Amazon’s contract drivers are hanging cell phones in TREES next to distribution stations and Whole Foods stores in Chicago so they can get notifications to pick up deliveries before rivals Amazon Flex drivers are hanging phones in trees near a Whole Foods store The idea is to help them grab incoming orders in faster via … Read more
A third of us ‘are overpaying for mobile phones’ via a loyalty penalty that can cost more than £400 a year, consumer watchdog warns Third of mobile phone owners are being hit by penalty which could cost £400 Which? said millions pay same monthly charge long after initial contract ends Phone companies make £182million per … Read more
‘Officers feel under siege’: Police are now filming incidents on their mobile phones so they can refute claims of racism made online Police officers feel mounting anger at being erroneously ‘named and shamed’ Met Police Federation chair Ken Marsh says PCs feel its for their own protection Comments come after high profile accusations of racial … Read more
Smartphone app built by scientists knows when you’re drunk by using the device’s in-built sensors to detect tell-tale signs of intoxication Sensors found in regulation smartphones are now highly sensitive equipment Researchers used these sensors to detect tiny differences in a person’s gait Over ten steps it was able to detect a person who was … Read more
‘I hope I’m getting paid for this!’ Sophie Monk hilariously calls out Channel 10 as Jackie O phones her on The Masked Singer to ask if she’s the Dragonfly By Chloe-lee Longhetti For Daily Mail Australia Published: 00:31 BST, 18 August 2020 | Updated: 00:33 BST, 18 August 2020 Australian singer and reality TV star … Read more
HEALTH NOTES: Pregnant women can now check up on their babies with DIY ultrasound – using their phones By Mail on Sunday Reporter Published: 22:06 BST, 15 August 2020 | Updated: 22:56 BST, 15 August 2020 Pregnant women can now check up on their babies with a smartphone device. The handheld tool, developed by Israeli … Read more
Security researches warn over one billion Android phones are at risk of becoming a spying tool for hackers. The team found 400 vulnerabilities in Qualcomm’s Snapdragon chips, which are staples in the smartphones. The flaws, collectively called ‘Achilles,’ lets cybercriminals access photos, videos, location data and other sensitive details on the handset. First uncovered by … Read more
AT&T tells customers with old phones they need to buy new devices or lose access to its network in urgently worded email that fails to mention they have until 2022 An email was sent to customers with the header, ‘UPDATE NEEDED’ It said customers they need to replace old phones to use AT&T’s network The … Read more
The price of premium mobile phones have risen 490 per cent in the last two decades, new research shows. It means the outlay for a top of the range model is close to heading back to the early 1990s, when huge mobile phones were only used by the rich and famous, and a Motorola 3200 … Read more
Police will end ‘digital strip search’ tactic of demanding mobile phones from rape victims after some were told prosecutions would be stopped if they did not comply The practice was rolled out by the National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC) last year in response to the disclosure scandal However a string of defendants had charges against … Read more