Tag: Smartphones
Ethiopia enters 3rd week of internet shutdown after unrest
JOHANNESBURG (AP) - Ethiopia is entering its third week without internet service for almost everyone after days of deadly unrest, as the government in...
Facebook’s software kit to blame for popular apps crashing
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - Friday's widespread crashes of popular apps running on the iPhone’s iOS operating system - including Tinder, Spotify and Pinterest -...
Facebook’s software kit to blame for popular apps crashing
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - Friday's widespread crashes of popular apps running on the iPhone’s iOS operating system - including Tinder, Spotify and Pinterest -...
Britain scraps virus tracing app for Google-Apple system
LONDON (AP) - Britain scrapped plans to launch its own coronavirus contact tracing smartphone app because of technical problems and will now work on...
Canada to introduce virus tracing app in July
TORONTO (AP) - Canada is introducing a contact tracing smartphone app that will notify Canadians of exposure to the new coronavirus.Prime Minister Justin Trudeau...
The Latest: UK expected to ditch its virus app after delays
LONDON - Britain’s government is scrapping its existing coronavirus tracing smartphone app and switching to a model based on technology supplied by Apple and...
Asia Today: S. Korea requires QR tracing at high-risk places
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - South Korea has reported 50 new cases of COVID-19 as officials began requiring nightclubs, karaoke rooms and gyms to...
Virus-tracking app angers thousands in Moscow with fines
MOSCOW (AP) - When nurse Maria Alexeyeva caught coronavirus at work, she isolated herself at home and followed the rules set down by Moscow...
Apple, Google release technology for pandemic apps
Apple and Google on Wednesday released long-awaited smartphone technology to automatically notify people if they might have been exposed to the coronavirus.The companies said...
Tech-assisted COVID-19 tracking is having some issues
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Harnessing today's technology to fight the coronavirus pandemic is turning out to be more complicated than it first appeared.The first...