Sky probed by Ofcom over end-of-contract notifications for subscription customers

Is Sky playing fair on end-of-contract notifications for pay-TV customers? Ofcom to investigate the telecoms giant Ofcom is investigating Sky over whether it is following industry rules  Firms now have to tell customers when their contract is coming to an end  Sky believes it does not have to tell its pay-TV customers  By Grace Gausden … Read more

NHS Covid-19 app finally gets an update to stop ‘confusing’ ghost notifications

The NHS Covid-19 app has finally received an overdue update to stop users receiving confusing ‘ghost notifications’. After the app was launched on September 24 it has been downloaded more than 19 million times by people in England and Wales, with 40 per cent of smartphone users installing the app.  The Department of Health and … Read more

NHS Covid-19 app finally gets an update to stop ‘confusing’ ghost notifications

 The NHS contact tracing coronavirus app , called NHS Covid-19, is based on  a piece of software, an API, built by tech giants Apple and Google, who came together in an unprecedented alliance at the start of the pandemic. It works via Bluetooth, which is fitted to almost every smartphone in the world, and involves … Read more

Glitch in NHS Covid-19 app causing phantom notifications is FINALLY ‘fixed’

The NHS Covid-19 app has finally been given an update to address the glitch causing phantom notifications which led to widespread alarm among users.  England and Wales’s contact-tracing app is based on the software blueprint laid out for free by Apple and Google.  Many people have reported receiving bizarre alerts which were said to be … Read more

Sound Notifications lets Android users be aware of “critical sounds”

If you’re dealing with hearing loss or some problems with your auditory system, there may be sounds around your home that you need to pay attention to but you may not be always aware of. There are several tools available for situations like that and now you can add your Android phone to the tools … Read more

NHS contact tracing app glitch that causes disappearing false notifications is STILL not fixed

Apple, Google and the UK Department for Health have still not fixed a glitch in the NHS Covid-19 app, which has resulted in thousands of users receiving phantom ‘exposure notifications’. The alerts have been popping up on both iOS and Android devices since last week, with the title: ‘Possible COVID-19 exposure’, ‘COVID-19 EXPOSURE LOGGING’ or ‘COVID-19 … Read more

Google Wifi, Nest Wifi system improved with device notifications

With every household getting busier each day whether because of the adults’ work or the children’s online schooling, there is a demand for a faster Internet connection. There is 5G mobile connectivity being pushed all over the world but it may be long before it becomes a standard. WiFi is still the most popular. It … Read more