Phones 4U founder JOHN CAUDWELL: My plan to get us all out of lockdown and back to work

Like many people, I am delighted that Boris Johnson is back in Downing Street today.  The Government and the country urgently need his authority to tackle the worst crisis in public finances that Britain has ever faced. The lockdown has gripped our economy in a deadly embrace – one from which it may never fully … Read more

Leaked iPhone 12 schematics suggest phones will have much smaller camera ‘notch’ and almost no bezel

Leaked iPhone 12 schematics suggest phones will have much smaller camera ‘notch’ and almost zero bezel The schematics show a drastically reduced camera ‘notch’ on the front A speaker could be placed on the top of the bezel instead of in between sensors It would mark an incremental step towards removing the iPhones notch entirely  … Read more

Google may be developing own processor for powering its line of Pixel phones and Chromebook laptops

Google may be developing its own processor to power machine-learning and AI in its line of Pixel phones and Chromebook laptops The processor would power Pixel phones and Chromebook laptops It could also improve machine-learning and Google Assistant This would be the first in-house main processor to appear in Google hardware  By James Pero For … Read more

Apple, Google to adapt phones for virus infection tracking

Apple and Google are cooperating on a new program to support software developers in their efforts to develop contact tracing apps during the COVID-19 pandemic. In May, the companies will jointly release an API (application programming interface)  and additional ‘operating system-level technology’ that will allow iOS and Android devices to communicate directly with one another … Read more

Google unveils virtual braille keyboard that makes phones accessible without additional hardware

Google unveils virtual braille keyboard for Android that makes phones accessible to the blind and those with low vision without additional hardware A new virtual keyboard lets the visually impaired type on Android using braille The tool can be used to type text messages or emails It does away with the need for clunky external … Read more

Airline passengers of the future could order food on phones and collect it from on-board lockers 

The end of the food and drinks trolley? In the future passengers could order meals on their phones and collect them from on-board lockers Seattle-based design firm Teague wants to transform aircraft galleys from kitchens into retail space areas   It also wants to move airline food storage and warming from the galley and into the … Read more

Government is tracking Americans’ cell phones to see how they move and spread coronavirus

Government officials across the United States are using cellphones of millions in the country to get a better understanding of how the virus is spreading.  The federal government through Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, state and local governments have started reviewing data about the presence and movement of people from certain geographic areas using … Read more

Government is tracking Americans’ cell phones to see how they move and spread coronavirus

Government officials across the United States are using cellphones of millions in the country to get a better understanding of how the virus is spreading.  The federal government through Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, state and local governments have started reviewing data about the presence and movement of people from certain geographic areas using … Read more

UK government gets permission to use personal data from mobile phones ‘to help fight coronavirus’

What is the coronavirus?  A coronavirus is a type of virus which can cause illness in animals and people. Viruses break into cells inside their host and use them to reproduce itself and disrupt the body’s normal functions. Coronaviruses are named after the Latin word ‘corona’, which means crown, because they are encased by a … Read more

Telecom companies urge people to ‘Stay Home’ in messages sneaked onto their phones’ home screens

Telecom companies urge people to ‘Stay Home’ in messages sneaked onto their phones’ home screens The messages are displayed next to normal network information They urge users to stay home amid an ongoing coronavirus pandemic Users in Germany, Peru, Turkey, and more have reported seeing them  Coronavirus symptoms: what are they and should you see … Read more