Dating app users swipe left or right ‘based on attractiveness and race’

Users of dating apps such as Tinder, OKCupid and Match.com swipe left or right based on attractiveness and race, a new study reveals. US researchers found attractiveness and race preferences were the top predictors of whether people would swipe left or right. On dating apps, a swipe left means you’re not interested in the person, while a … Read more

Sinitta reveals she has been banned from dating app Hinge

She had an on-off relationship for 20 years with Simon Cowell after first meeting in the 1980s.  And Sinitta revealed she has had dating difficulties recently after she was banned from the dating app Hinge after finding 55 potential suitors. Speaking to TOWIE’s Pete Wicks and First Dates’ Cici Coleman on Fubar Radio’s The Dating Show, … Read more

CMA investigates Apple over ‘anti-competitive’ terms for app developers in UK

UK competition watchdog investigates Apple over ‘unfair and anti-competitive’ terms for app developers Critics say Apple uses its market dominance to impose unfair terms  Concerns raised by developers to Competition and Markets Authority  Watchdog says Apple may restrict competition and make customers pay more  By Jack Elsom For Mailonline Published: 17:05 GMT, 4 March 2021 … Read more

‘Covid vaccine passport app’ to be trialled on Singapore Airlines London flights

Vaccine passports have landed in the UK as the International Air Transport Association trials an app with an airline between Singapore and London. The phone software from IATA stores evidence of a negative Covid test as well as the facility to store evidence travellers have had coronavirus vaccinations. It is being trialled over the next few … Read more

Britain’s first Amazon grocery store… where tracking sensors will charge you via an app

Revealed: Britain’s first Amazon grocery store… where you can pick up food and walk out without stopping to pay (but hidden tracking sensors will then charge you via an app) First UK Amazon Go store is understood to be unveiled in Ealing, West London   The shops have been billed as providing a glimpse into the … Read more

HEALTH NOTES: Britons have an average of seven fillings and DIY eye checks… on a phone app

HEALTH NOTES: Britons have an average of seven fillings and DIY eye checks… on a phone app By Mail on Sunday Reporter Published: 22:00 GMT, 27 February 2021 | Updated: 22:00 GMT, 27 February 2021 The average UK adult has had no fewer than seven fillings, according to new research.  It’s more than twice the number … Read more

Covid symptom-tracker app estimates UK cases have levelled off at 9,500 a day and are not shrinking

Britain’s coronavirus outbreak is no longer shrinking and has levelled off at 9,500 cases a day, according to estimates by a symptom-tracking app. The ZOE Covid Symptom Study predicted there were 9,545 new symptomatic daily infections in the week to February 21, up three per cent on the previous week when it said there were … Read more

Facebook Messenger outage: App crashes for thousands across UK 

If you’re considering deleting WhatsApp, you’ll be happy to hear that there are several alternative apps to choose from: 1. Telegram With more than 400 million users, Telegram is one of the most popular WhatsApp alternatives.  While it looks very similar to WhatsApp, what sets it apart is the fact that it gives the option to … Read more

Npower shuts down its mobile app after ‘credential stuffing’ hack

Npower has today scrapped its mobile app amid fears hackers may have gained access to customers’ personal data – including bank details. Bosses behind energy giant, a ‘Big Six’ firm, are warning customers to check their bank statements for unusual activity following the breach. It is thought hackers have gained access to contact details, addresses … Read more