Apple and Google will reportedly ban location tracking in apps that use their proprietary COVID-19 contact tracing system. According to Reuters, the two tech companies—which teamed up to help slow the …
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Britain’s NHS shuns Apple and Google as it rolls out coronavirus contact-tracing app
The NHS app is based on the government’s “centralized” framework instead of the tech giant’s “decentralized” technology.
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France accuses Apple of refusing help with ‘StopCovid’ app
France accused Apple on Tuesday of undermining its effort to fight the coronavirus by refusing to help make its iPhones more compatible with a planned “StopCovid” contact-tracing app. Countries are …
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Th UK’s COVID-19 contact-tracing app probably won’t work properly
The NHS has released some details on how the app will work, but some questions around how it will use Bluetooth remain unanswered.
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How to Transfer Your Notes from Evernote to Apple Notes
If you’ve been thinking about jumping ship from Evernote to Apple’s surprisingly robust little Mac app, it’s super easy to do now. Apple has always packed a lot of decent software into OS X …
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Apple and Google release sample code, UI and detailed policies for COVID-19 exposure-notification apps
Apple and Google are providing additional resources for developers working with the first version of their Exposure Notification API, the development tools the companies have created and are working o …
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Apple, Google Covid-19 Tool to Be Limited to One App Per Country
Apple Inc. and Google said their upcoming contact-tracing tool will be restricted to one public health app per country to get as many people in each nation using the software as possible.
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Apple, Google ban use of location tracking in contact tracing apps
Apple Inc and Alphabet Inc’s Google on Monday said they would ban the use of location tracking in apps that use a new contact tracing system the two are building to help slow the spread of the novel …
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France, UK to test contract tracing apps without Apple and Google technology
As major world governments work to contain the spread of COVID-19, France and the UK this week announced plans to begin testing digital contact tracing solutions developed without the aid of Apple and …
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Google and Apple Reveal How Covid-19 Alert Apps Might Look
As contract tracing plans firm up, the tech giants are sharing new details for their framework—and a potential app interface.
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UK to begin testing coronavirus contact-tracing app without Apple and Google
The UK on Monday said it’ll begin testing its coronavirus contact-tracing app this week as part of the next phase of its plan to lessen the spread of COVID-19. The trial will take place in one region …
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Apple, Google push makers of coronavirus apps not to record user location
Public health agencies, academics and governors’ offices are racing to deploy the apps in the U.S. as one step toward relaxing stay-at-home orders.
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Apple And Google Have Released Their Paint-By-Numbers Recommendations For Contact Tracing Apps
The companies say that public health authorities have asked for help in designing what contact tracing apps might look like.
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Apple and Google Reveal How COVID-19 Exposure Notification Apps Will Function
Apple and Google today are providing public health authorities around the world with new resources to help them make COVID-19 exposure …
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Free iOS, Apple TV Apps To Improve Your Stay-At-Home Routine Amid Coronavirus Crisis
Now that the COVID-19 outbreak has caused people to stay at home for their own safety, people have a lot of free time to try out new things. Here are some apps and services that iOS device and Apple …
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Quick! Apple Watch Series 5 is down to its cheapest price ever at Best Buy
The Apple Watch Series 5 is at its lowest price ever right now at Best Buy. Grab the bargain now while stocks last.
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iPad apps saw record downloads, spending in Q1 2020
Downloads of iPad apps surged in the first quarter of 2020, driven largely by adoption and increasing usage of Apple’s tablets during stay-at-home orders.
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