Tag: Apps
Harvst launches app-controlled smart greenhouses
If you love the idea of owning a greenhouse but are put off by all the work that's involved in growing fruit and vegetables then a Welsh startup has a solution for you, according to Transition Earth. Harvst is a new-ish green-tech company which has just launched a range of smart, self-watering, climate-controlled mini greenhouses.…
Skoda combines mobile services into single MySkoda app
Skoda is combining its mobile services into a single app – the new MySkoda App. The new app offers users access to all the mobile online services of Skoda Connect. In addition, it provides information about their car and the network of Skoda service partners. Switching over is straightforward for anyone using the previous apps,…
Dreamlab app helps scientists speed up Corona-AI research
Vodafone UK has announced that thousands of smartphone users who have downloaded the DreamLab app have helped Imperial College London to complete Phase 1 of its Corona-AI research project in only six months. Imperial College London’s Corona-AI research project has been delivered with the help of DreamLab, an app developed by the Vodafone Foundation, originally…
Tinder is iPhone’s top-grossing app globally
Data presented by Stock Apps indicates that Tinder was the highest-grossing iPhone app in September with a revenue of $33.86 million, over half of it coming from the US. From the research, eight out of the ten apps are mobile games. Monster Strike recorded the second-highest revenue at $28.92 million followed by King of Glory at…
Mobile users turn to yoga apps to de-stress during lockdown
Mobile users turned to calming yoga, recipe and painting-by-numbers apps as stress and anxiety levels rose during the lockdown period, with use soaring by almost half (45%, 45% and 44% respectively), according to new research from Uswitch.com, the comparison and switching service. Reading and audiobook apps such as Kindle and Audible saw their use rise…
UK government abandons NHS contact tracing app
In an embarrassing and costly U-Turn, the UK has ditched the current NHS coronavirus contact tracing app, developed by NHSX, in favour of a solution from tech giants Apple and Google. The current system, piloted on the Isle of Wight, is to be abandoned after research found it could only identify four per cent of…
Contract tracing app only effective if mass take up
A contact-tracing app could help stop the coronavirus pandemic, but only if 80% of current smartphone owners use it, say experts advising the NHS. The University of Oxford's Big Data Institute has modelled a city of one million people to simulate the software's impact. The team estimates that 56% of the general population must use…
How to Pick the Best Bingo App for You
In recent years, bingo has undergone something of an evolution. Once the preserve of OAPs and housewives, it has today transformed into a game that’s hip, chic, and holds an unerring appeal to people of all genders and ages. This bingo revolution has naturally brought a whole new market of customers to the sector, and with many of…
DfE to launch competition to find best Children’s Education apps
The Department for Education (DfE) is to launch a competition to find the best apps to help disadvantaged families to boost their children’s education. It is part of a push to encourage poorer families to work with their children to develop their language and literacy skills at home. According to DfE data, disadvantaged children are…
Facebook to launch experimental apps to test new features
Facebook is to release experimental apps to the public as part of new product development plans. The social media giant said it would launch “small, focused apps” based on “entirely new experiences” through its New Product Experimentation (NPE) developer team. The company said the apps will be available on Apple’s App Store, Android and the…
