Facebook may soon be creating an Instagram designed primarily for children, a development coming just days after Instagram vowed to do more to protect children. The app would be for children under the age of 13. Users of Instagram currently need to be at least 13 years old to register for the app, though there’s … Read more
Facebook may soon be creating an Instagram designed primarily for children, a development coming just days after Instagram vowed to do more to protect children. The app would be for children under the age of 13. Users of Instagram currently need to be at least 13 years old to register for the app, though there’s … Read more
A newly-released app uses police data to show users where recent crimes have happened – so they can pick safe routes to walk home. WalkSafe pins stabbings, muggings and burglaries on a map to warn pedestrians. There have been more than 200,000 downloads of the free safety app in five days – as focus has … Read more
Personal safety app for women that ‘shouldn’t have to exist’ sees a surge in downloads following the murder of Sarah Everard in London The app, called WalkSafe, has had 300,000 downloads within the past week This saw it go to the top spot of free apps on iOS and top ten for Android apps It … Read more
App developers have seen a boon in business due to the coronavirus pandemic, Apple has revealed. The tech giant, valued at more than two trillion dollars, says 2020 saw a 22 per cent boost in earnings compared to 2019 for developers. Apple did not give exact figures for either year. As a result, more than 330,000 … Read more
A new app called Boozr is giving locked-down Britons in need of a pint the chance to find out which pubs with beer gardens are open nearby from 12 April. Designed by developer Pete Shaw, 54, from London, the Boozr app spans 700,000 venues worldwide and is aimed at people who can’t wait to ‘do … Read more
Emilia Clarke ‘hoped to find love on celeb dating app Raya… before swiftly deleting her profile because it wasn’t what she’d hoped it would be’ By Andrew Bullock For Mailonline Published: 21:29 GMT, 10 March 2021 | Updated: 21:29 GMT, 10 March 2021 Emilia Clarke reportedly turned to celebrity dating app Raya to find love – before … Read more
Scientists have created an algorithm that can accurately diagnose people with Covid-19 just by the sound of their cough. Their algorithm would underpin an app that could herald a quicker, cheaper and less invasive way of preliminary testing for the virus, according to the experts. DeepCough, created by experts from the University of Essex, was built … Read more
Scientists have created an algorithm that can accurately diagnose people with Covid-19 just by the sound of their cough. DeepCough, created by experts from the University of Essex, was built using 8,380 clinically-validated audio samples of people coughing. The samples were taken from hospitals in Spain and Mexico since April last year –2,339 who tested … Read more
A Canadian woman sent a multi-question quiz to all of her dating app matches, asking them to answer a list of very specific questions about Taylor Swift songs, Cheetos, and Mario Kart. Kennedy clearly thought it would be funny to send the unique compatibility quiz to her matches — and based on her TikTok views, … Read more