Google Play finally allows developers to let users leave in-app reviews

We all know that with the millions of apps available in the Google Play Store, discoverability is highly important. And part of how your app will be discovered is through reviews and ratings. Unfortunately, the current system makes it hard to ask users to rate the app they’re using because it involves having to go … Read more

Campaigners raise glass to Polly the pint-swilling pig as her grave is saved from developers

Tucked away in an ivy-clad corner of the car park of the Cock Hotel in Worsley, near Salford, is a small, intricately-carved headstone. It is inscribed as follows: In memory of Polly, mother of 200 pigs. Died December 23, 1904, aged 15½ years. For more than a century since, men, women and children have enjoyed … Read more

ANDREW PIERCE: Is Robert Jenrick a developer’s darling… or a pal to the poorest? 

During a Commons debate earlier this year, Robert Jenrick singled out one vital planning policy that helps deprived communities. The Housing Secretary argued it was right that developers making huge sums from major housing schemes should pay the so-called Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) to local councils, which can then spend the cash on schools, health … Read more

ANDREW PIERCE: Is Robert Jenrick a developer’s darling… or a pal to the poorest? 

During a Commons debate earlier this year, Robert Jenrick singled out one vital planning policy that helps deprived communities. The Housing Secretary argued it was right that developers making huge sums from major housing schemes should pay the so-called Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) to local councils, which can then spend the cash on schools, health … Read more

Apple lets developers appeal App Store guidelines after public payment dispute with email app Hey

Apple will now let developers appeal App Store guidelines after public payment dispute with email app Hey Developers can now appeal alleged violations of App Store guidelines Apple says it will no longer withhold software updates as punishments The decision comes after a public dispute with email app, Hey   By James Pero For Dailymail.com Published: … Read more

Developers behind NHS’s failed Covid-19 app ‘tried to block’ rivals software

The Government tried to stop people from making coronavirus-tracking apps which would rival the one it was making with the NHS, developers say. A leading scientist behind the COVID Symptom Tracker app, which is used by around a million people in the UK, said his team was seen as ‘the enemy’. The NHS’s digital arm, … Read more

Developers behind NHS’s failed Covid-19 app ‘tried to block’ rivals software

Developers behind NHS’s abandoned Covid-19 symptom tracker app ‘tried to block’ other firms from creating similar software amid fears they could distract from its launch NHSX, the health service technology unit attempted to block rival software  Developers of several app competitor were urged to stop work by NHSX or MoD  The app turned out to … Read more

Pokémon developers release an augmented reality app to help young children brush their teeth 

Pokémon developers release an augmented reality app to teach young children how to brush their teeth The Pokémon Company announced a new AR game to help kids brush their teeth Called Pokémon Smile, the app is out now on Android and iOS devices Kids record themselves brushing their teeth and unlock new Pokémon by targeting … Read more

Cambridge developers build parking space-sized ‘micro-homes’

Shoe-box flats the size of disabled parking bays have been green-lighted for construction, flying in the face of a fierce backlash. Developers have managed to squeeze an extraordinary amount of equipment into 182 square feet and boast that the micro-homes are fitted with all the essentials needed for day-to-day living.  A kitchen, bathroom and bedroom … Read more