Apple has added to the list of products that can interfere with medical devices like pacemakers

Apple warns to keep their products away from medical devices like pacemakers after test found iPhone 12 was able to STOP device responsible for regulating heartbeat Apple has updated the list of products that could interfere with medical devices  Included in the update are versions of AirPods, Apple Watch, HomePod, iPad, iPhone 12, various Macs and … Read more

Tesco.com is swapping boring grocery items for tech devices

Tesco is surprising online shoppers with incredible substitutes including iPhones for apples, Samsung Galaxy smartphones for Galaxy chocolate bars and Nokia devices for gnocchi Tesco.com is swapping boring grocery items for some high-end tech devices  There are 80 prizes on offer including iPhone SE, Apple Airpods and Nokia 3.4 Winners have to opt for Click & Collect and … Read more

Psychology: Devices are ‘rewiring’ kids’ BRAINS and making them less able to see the bigger picture 

Time to ditch the iPad? Tablets and smartphones are ‘rewiring’ children’s BRAINS and making them less able to see the bigger picture People normally focus on the big picture before zeroing in on specific details Hungarian experts tested kids in a task involving images on two different scales Those who frequently used devices were found to … Read more

Kia’s new app gives drivers access to 14,000 public EV charging devices

Car firm Kia has today launched an antidote for drivers of electric cars who suffer range-anxiety worries about where they can next charge their car. It’s new KiaCharge s ‘one-stop shop’ system gives drivers of its cars access to 13,900 UK charging points at which to recharge their pure electric or plug-in petrol-electric hybrid vehicles. … Read more

Smartphone-based coronavirus test produces results in just 10 minutes using the device’s microscope

Scientists are developing a smartphone app that can detect COVID-19 in saliva in about 10 minutes. The technology pairs a phone with a small microscope that analyzes a saliva sample for evidence of the virus.  Designed by the University of Arizona, the team’s goal is to combine the speed of an antigen test with the accuracy … Read more

Smartphone-based coronavirus test produces results in just 10 minutes using the device’s microscope

Scientists are developing a smartphone app that can detect COVID-19 in saliva in about 10 minutes. The technology pairs a phone with a small microscope that analyzes a saliva sample for evidence of the virus.  Designed by the University of Arizona, the team’s goal is to combine the speed of an antigen test with the accuracy … Read more

Apple set for $100bn sales record after strong demand for new devices

Apple set for $100bn sales record after Christmas shoppers clamour to get their hands on its latest devices By Matt Oliver For The Daily Mail Published: 22:57 GMT, 26 January 2021 | Updated: 22:57 GMT, 26 January 2021 Apple is expected to unveil its first $100billion quarter tonight after the iPhone maker launched a string … Read more

More than a third of low-income households do not have devices needed for remote schooling

Millions of pupils don’t have the laptops they need: A THIRD of low-income families do not have the equipment needed for home schooling, report reveals Pupils have been told to use devices to learn at home while schools are closed Has opened ‘digital divide’ between middle classes and low-income pupils  Sutton Trust found that 35% … Read more

Covid UK: BBC staff must wear ‘social distancing proximity devices’

BBC staff will have to wear ‘social distancing proximity devices’ in the office to make sure they keep two metres apart BBC staff have been told to wear ‘social distancing devices’ which will beep Technology will alert them if they are less than 2 metres apart from someone else Staff working in office will also … Read more