w Map shows how nitrogen dioxide levels have dropped across the US amid coronavirus pandemic By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Thu, 26 Mar 2020 20:17:10 GMT A new map pulls data from European Space Agency satellite to show how nitrogen dioxide levels have dropped since many states have enforced lockdowns to limit the spread of the coronavirus. Full Article
w How to use Australia's new coronavirus app By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Mon, 30 Mar 2020 06:34:45 GMT The Australian Government has launched a coronavirus app to provide up-to-date information about the pandemic. Full Article
w Facebook and Apple say personal N95 masks they are donating were stockpiled during wildfires By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Mon, 30 Mar 2020 22:31:30 GMT Tech giants are sending millions of N95 masks to healthcare workers in the US to help with the shortage, but the donations are raising questions to why these firms have a stockpile. Full Article
w The lockdown zoo: Families staying indoors are using 3D phone app to bring exotic beasts to life By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Wed, 01 Apr 2020 00:53:19 GMT Families in the UK enduring the lockdown are using an augmented reality feature from Google to bring an array of exotic beasts to life in their homes. Full Article
w Australia's best and worst April Fool's pranks for 2020 revealed By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Wed, 01 Apr 2020 07:08:17 GMT April Fool's Day has rolled around once again and a few Australian companies still got in on the shameless tricks. Full Article
w Apple buys weather app Dark Sky and will kill off Android version By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Wed, 01 Apr 2020 18:30:57 GMT Weather predicting app Dark Sky has been bought for Apple, which is killing off the Android version of the app. Dark Sky gives 'hyperlocal' global weather forecasts as well as interactive maps. Full Article
w Engineer who stole Google secrets wants Uber to pay legal fees By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Thu, 02 Apr 2020 18:35:24 GMT Anthony Levandowski, 39, a pioneer in the field of driverless vehicles, claims that Uber reneged on an agreement to pay for his legal expenses after it convinced him to leave Google in 2016. Full Article
w Reese Witherspoon is giving away 250 dresses to teachers By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Sat, 04 Apr 2020 14:04:01 GMT They can enter via Google Form, from April 5, where eligible teachers will be able to win a gown from her line - which she launched back in 2015 - with the winners unveiled on April 7. Full Article
w Where they refuse to stay home: Arkansas has four counties where people are going out MORE By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Sat, 04 Apr 2020 19:50:33 GMT The data, released on Friday by Google, uses aggregated, anonymized data harvested from from Google Maps to track recent changes in population movement. Full Article
w Google Maps app puts restaurants with delivery upfront so people know where to eat during lockdown By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Mon, 06 Apr 2020 23:11:19 GMT According to 9to5Google, when users open up their Maps app they will now see shortcuts on the home screen that help them find restaurants that are relevant from a delivery standpoint. Full Article
w Why worried Australians in self-isolation are searching for bizarre 5G conspiracies By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Tue, 07 Apr 2020 06:59:17 GMT Self-isolating Australians are using the extra time they have holed up indoors to research the internet about anti-5G conspiracy theories, according to analytical search trends by Google. Full Article
w Taiwan bans Zoom for any government use and recommends workers use Google or Microsoft instead By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Tue, 07 Apr 2020 16:41:18 GMT The government of Taiwan has banned the popular video conferencing tool Zoom from being used for all official state business, and instead it recommends workers use Google or Microsoft. Full Article
w Let them eat play! Google makes its video game streaming service Stadia free for two months By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Fri, 10 Apr 2020 01:02:51 GMT Google will make its video game streaming service Stadia free for two months while many around the world are living under restrictive shutdown policies. Current subscribers are eligible. Full Article
w Google unveils virtual braille keyboard that makes phones accessible without additional hardware By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Fri, 10 Apr 2020 19:47:10 GMT Though hardware solutions allow those who are visually impaired to type on mobile devices, a virtual keyboard offers users a quick way to type without having connecting a physical keyboard. Full Article
w New NHS phone app unveiled by Matt Hancock which warns your friends when you've got coronavirus By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Sun, 12 Apr 2020 17:40:22 GMT Health Secretary Matt Hancock said the 'contract tracing' software would allow people who become unwell to warn those they had been in touch with 'over the past few days' so they can 'act accordingly'. Full Article
w NHS 'discussed allowing coronavirus app to identify people using their mobile phone ID' By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Mon, 13 Apr 2020 17:43:09 GMT A draft document from last month considered whether the app should include the ability to reveal a person's identity 'if ministers judge that to be proportionate at some stage'. Full Article
w Tech firms plea to dodge new UK digital services tax By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Tue, 14 Apr 2020 13:52:29 GMT Trade body TechUK, which represents hundreds of technology companies in Britain including Facebook, Google, Apple and Amazon, said the Government should 'look again' at the new tax. Full Article
w Google may be developing own processor for powering its line of Pixel phones and Chromebook laptops By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Wed, 15 Apr 2020 16:28:30 GMT Google's development of a processor for Pixel phones and Chromebooks could materialize a chip as soon as early next year and could help the tech giant support on-board artificial intelligence. Full Article
w Google maps show that Sydneysiders are flouting restrictions more than others By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Thu, 16 Apr 2020 09:10:18 GMT Sydneysiders are not following social distancing measures as strictly as Melburnians, according to new data from Apple and Google. Full Article
w Google and Facebook will be forced to pay media organisations for news content By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Sun, 19 Apr 2020 17:28:52 GMT Australian Treasurer Josh Frydenberg will on Monday announce a mandatory code on digital platforms to be finalised by July, bringing forward a November deadline. Full Article
w 'Make Facebook and Google pay for UK media news content' By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Mon, 20 Apr 2020 12:24:25 GMT Ex-Culture Committee chair Damian Collins is urging the government to follow the example of Australia, where new rules are being brought in to help prop up publications amid coronavirus turmoil. Full Article
w Increase in UK Google searches for home workouts, deliveries and recipes during coronavirus lockdown By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Mon, 20 Apr 2020 16:39:32 GMT Investigators used the search engine marketing tools Google Trends and SEMrush to determine what UK internet users have been looking up in lockdown. Full Article
w Online searches for 'bread', 'at home workout', 'animal crossing' and 'buzz cut' soar By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Tue, 21 Apr 2020 09:19:53 GMT Worldwide data reveals an all-time peak in queries pertaining to 'buzz cut' as people are forced to cut their own hair amid lockdown. Full Article
w Twitter's Jack Dorsey gives nearly $400m less to charity than the $1 billion he claimed By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Thu, 23 Apr 2020 07:05:23 GMT Dorsey tweeted that he would donate a billion dollars in the form of shares in Square to help coronavirus efforts but Securities Exchange Filings show he has donated less than that. Full Article
w Google will notify people when it thinks their search results may not be a good match with a query By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Thu, 23 Apr 2020 16:22:04 GMT Google will still allow users to scroll through the results and will sometimes provide 'alternative' searches that could not better results by re-tailoring language or using different terms. Full Article
w Apple will release COVID-19 tracking technology to governments weeks before previously planned By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Thu, 23 Apr 2020 22:59:36 GMT France's Les Echos also reports that Breton also pressed Apple to guarantee that the technology would be built with privacy in mind as well as being voluntary and transparent. Full Article
w Apple and Google promise to discontinue COVID-19 tracking following the pandemic By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Sat, 25 Apr 2020 01:08:38 GMT The decision to disable tech supporting contact tracing apps designed to monitor the spread of COVID-19 be made on a geographic basis according to representatives. Full Article
w Contact tracing app to be released in weeks could help prevent Covid-19 infections By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Sun, 26 Apr 2020 15:38:43 GMT Professor Christophe Fraser, from Oxford University's Big Data Institute, said 60 per cent of the UK population - or 40 million - would need to download the app. Full Article
w A new poll suggests 60 PERCENT of Americans are unable or unwilling to use coronavirus-tracking apps By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Wed, 29 Apr 2020 18:28:31 GMT According to a recent survey, three out of five Americans are either unable or unwilling to use contact tracing technology that uses a phone's Bluetooth signal to track the spread of COVID-19. Full Article
w Google searches for the coronavirus are FOUR TIMES higher than for the Super Bowl By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Wed, 29 Apr 2020 18:36:53 GMT Google has been working tirelessly to combat the spread of misinformation about the coronavirus and found searches related to the pandemic are four times higher than the Super Bowl. Full Article
w Google tells its employees they won't return to company office until at least June 1st By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Wed, 29 Apr 2020 19:34:45 GMT Google has told its employees the company offices will remain closed until at least June 1st because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, and when it does reopen it will likely be in stages. Full Article
w How to give your Zoom photo a touch of the exotic: Holiday companies make beautiful photos available By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Fri, 01 May 2020 16:26:39 GMT Google Trends data has revealed the most popular destinations for Zoom background pictures, and it's the Caribbean that's in the No1 spot, with searches for locations there up 9,900%. Full Article
w Google searches for 'how to do fractions' and 'what is an adverb' soar in Britain since lockdown By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Mon, 04 May 2020 08:42:03 GMT After schools were closed in March and children were sent home, many pupils have been taught by their parents and taken to Google themselves to help with school work. Full Article
w Son, 55, nurses Covid-stricken father, 81, back to health after he was released from hospital to die By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Mon, 04 May 2020 15:47:36 GMT Raj Nathwani (left, with his mother Kanchan, father Suri and brother Manish) also used a Google spreadsheet to monitor 81-year-old Suri's vital signs and kept his house clean in Watford. Full Article
w Developers see if coronavirus app can work with Apple-Google system By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 14:48:40 GMT NHS digital innovation arm NHSX has asked the London office of Swiss firm Zuhlke Engineering to develop and support the new coronavirus app which is on trial on the Isle of Wight. Full Article
w NHSX Covid-19 contact tracing app doesn't work on two-year-old phones By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 01:08:35 GMT Residents on the Isle of Wight today claim they are unable to use the new NHS contact tracing app on phones which are more than two years old. Full Article
w Government scientist hints NHSX is useless unless users get Covid test results within 24 hours By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 14:01:38 GMT Underscoring the need for speed, the Oxford scientist said a fast turnaround could 'make the difference between an epidemic starting to resurge towards the second wave or not'. Full Article
w Google mobility data shows people are flocking to parks during sunny weather By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 00:08:12 GMT At a coronavirus pandemic press briefing at Downing Street today, Medical Director for NHS England Professor Stephen Powis shared data showing the public's movements for the first time. Full Article
w NHS is already building a new Covid-19 contact tracing app By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 09:18:51 GMT Developers from Google and Apple have been brought into the fold to provide technology that will overcome incompatibility issues with some mobiles reported on the Isle of Wight. Full Article
w Kate Hudson's partner Danny Fujikawa plants sweet kiss on their daughter Rani Rose's head By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Wed, 11 Dec 2019 08:24:35 GMT The 40-year-old's long-term boyfriend planted a sweet kiss on Rani's head as they paused their stroll to check out something on Kate's iPhone. Full Article
w Apple iPad now has up to 20% off in Amazon's Last Minute Christmas Deals By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Wed, 11 Dec 2019 19:26:03 GMT Looking for the best iPad deals this Christmas? You won't want to miss out on Amazon's current offer. The retail giant has slashed up to 20% off the Apple device. Here are the best iPad deals. Full Article
w What was the most popular Christmas present the year YOU were born? By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Thu, 12 Dec 2019 00:40:03 GMT A fascinating look at how gifts have changed over the past five decades has shown how shoppers now spend up to eight times as much on Christmas presents. Full Article
w iPhone shipments to China fall 35 percent even as the country's smartphone market continues to grow By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Thu, 12 Dec 2019 17:33:32 GMT iPhone shipments to China fell by 35 percent in November, the second straight month of double-digit declines in the country compared to the same periods the previous year, likely due to tariffs. Full Article
w Apple tipped to release SEVEN new iPhones in 2020 - including the long-awaited iPhone SE 2 By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Mon, 16 Dec 2019 10:39:56 GMT Details of the new models were revealed in a private note to investors by analyst Jun Zhang of international brokers Rosenblatt Securities, leaked to Apple Insider. Full Article
w Ariel Winter looks refreshed as she braves the wind for a self-care day in Studio City By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Mon, 16 Dec 2019 21:29:52 GMT She's been spotted out with her rumored new beau Luke Benward. But on Sunday, Ariel Winter, 28, stepped out for some solo time as she headed off to a nail salon in Studio City. Full Article
w The decade's top 10 most 'important and influential gadgets' - with Apple's iPad ranking first By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Tue, 17 Dec 2019 09:11:38 GMT Apple's iPad took the number one spot, followed by Tesla Model S and Raspberry Pi ranked as the second and third of the decades top 10 most 'important and influential gadgets'. Full Article
w Royal Mail warns of text scam claiming to offer free iPhone 11 Pro By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Tue, 17 Dec 2019 13:42:31 GMT The fraud targeting UK phone users involves a text from a sender entitled 'Royal Mail' which reads: 'There is an item waiting to be confirmed. You took one of the spots on our Currys' XMAS-list.' Full Article
w Man stole identities of 75 people in sim-swapping cryptocurrency scam where he made $1M in months By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Wed, 18 Dec 2019 22:59:29 GMT Yousef Selassie was arrested in California for stealing the identities of at least 75 people in the scam based from his New York apartment and targeted people in lucrative industries. Full Article
w Photographer Amos Chapple tests the new iPhone 11 Pro's night mode in Arctic Murmansk during winter By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Sat, 21 Dec 2019 10:37:18 GMT Where better to test the iPhone 11 Pro than in Murmansk in December, when the sun never rises? That was the thinking behind Kiwi photographer Amos Chapple's odyssey to the Russian city. Full Article
w Larry Emdur faces off with a giant goanna near his Sydney home By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Sun, 22 Dec 2019 09:11:39 GMT The Morning Show host Larry Emdur is known for his affable wit. And on Saturday, the 55-year-old showed his signature good humour when he faced a giant goanna near his Sydney home. Full Article