More than TEN MILLION download NHS track and trace app in first three days

More than 10 million people have downloaded the NHS Covid-19 app since it launched last week as pubs and restaurants turn away customers who don’t have it on their phones Six million people downloaded the app the first day it launched   Pubs and restaurants have started turning customers away unless they can show the QR … Read more

TikTok is granted a last-minute reprieve as federal judge blocks ban on the Chinese-owned app

A U.S. judge in Washington has temporarily blocked a Trump administration order banning TikTok, hours before it was due to go in to effect. District Judge Carl Nichols granted a preliminary injunction sought by TikTok owner ByteDance to allow the app to remain available at U.S. app stores, before the 11:59pm Sunday deadline. He declined, … Read more

TikTok is granted a last-minute reprieve as federal judge blocks ban on the Chinese-owned app

A U.S. judge in Washington has temporarily blocked a Trump administration order banning TikTok, hours before it was due to go in to effect. District Judge Carl Nichols granted a preliminary injunction sought by TikTok owner ByteDance to allow the app to remain available at U.S. app stores, before the 11:59pm Sunday deadline. He declined, … Read more

Matt Hancock’s track and trace app blocks all NHS test results

The new coronavirus tracing app was hit by another fiasco last night after it blocked tens of thousands of users from logging their test results. The app asks users to input a special pin code when they receive their results. But humiliatingly for the Government, only those tested privately for Covid actually received the code. … Read more

NHS Covid-19 app ‘bug’ refuses to let users enter negative test results

NHS Covid-19 app ‘bug’ refuses to let users enter negative test results and insists they stay in 14-day quarantine App tells users to self-isolate if they alert it to any coronavirus-like symptoms But if they fail to book a test through the app they then cannot enter the results This means they are unable to … Read more

NHS Covid-19 app ‘bug’ refuses to let users enter negative test results

NHS Covid-19 app ‘bug’ refuses to let users enter negative test results and insists they stay in 14-day quarantine App tells users to self-isolate if they alert it to any coronavirus-like symptoms But if they fail to book a test through the app they then cannot enter the results This means they are unable to … Read more

Google to discontinue popular Rivet reading app, to become “Assistant only”

Google’s experimental incubator Area 120 has been a hit and miss for the tech giant. But one definite hit is the Rivet app which helped kids read better and helps parents in guiding their kids’ reading journey. However, it seems that Google decided this was not an app worth keeping as they announced they are … Read more

Gemma Collins and Olly Murs lead stars encouraging the nation to download NHS COVID-19 app

Gemma Collins and Olly Murs led the celebrities encouraging the public to download the NHS COVID-19 app in a new advert. The former TOWIE star, 39, and the Voice coach, 36, joined the likes of Simon Cowell, Harry Redknapp and Gordon Ramsay to stress the importance of acquiring the platform in videos recorded from their … Read more

Gemma Collins and Olly Murs lead stars encouraging the nation to download NHS COVID-19 app

Gemma Collins and Olly Murs led the celebrities encouraging the public to download the NHS COVID-19 app in a new advert. The former TOWIE star, 39, and the Voice coach, 36, joined the likes of Simon Cowell, Harry Redknapp and Gordon Ramsay to stress the importance of acquiring the platform in videos recorded from their … Read more

‘Coalition for App Fairness’ formed to protect the app economy

A new community has been formed with the goal of fighting for app fairness. Officially called the ‘Coalition for App Fairness’, this group consists of leading app developers that want to set things straight. These developers want to protect innovation on digital platforms and promote competition. They just published an important document that they hope … Read more