Shellz, 37, a nurse from Houston, spends at least two hours a day with her husband playing a casino-style smartphone game called Jackpot Magic. The app offers a variety of typical casino games to play, including their favorite, called Reel… Read More ›
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(Pointless) England and Wales’ contact-tracing app gets launch date
“We need to use every tool at our disposal to control the spread of the virus including cutting-edge technology,” said Mr Hancock. “The launch of the app later this month across England and Wales is a defining moment and will… Read More ›
Tommy used to work on the docks…
With v15.6 of the WordPress app, you’ll be managing your site with confidence; no more livin’ on a prayer. Once up a time, not so long ago, there was no media editing support in the Gallery block. Now there is!… Read More ›
Calmaria
In Portuguese means calmness, tranquility, calm. It’s often used by seamen and surfers to indicate that there are no waves in the ocean. That mood perfectly translates to what this app intends to do, bring peace of mind and tranquility… Read More ›
Fortnite removed
Epic’s Fornite has been removed from the App Store after they implemented direct payments, circumventing Apple’s 30% cut. Tweeted here. This is quickly getting away from Apple. There are some titles that are arguably too big to lose, this is… Read More ›
Ireland’s contact-tracing app success
Since launching on 6 July, the Covid Tracker app was downloaded 1.3m times in eight days – the fastest-downloaded app per capita in Europe – and has started picking up cases of infection. “We’ve been delighted by the take-up rate…. Read More ›
FaceApp (spooky)
With lockdown tending to bring more time to the day I somehow ended up trying a silly photo app called FaceApp. It is a subscription app which puts me off because while I will happily pay for the likes of… Read More ›
Abyss: Read Later review
There is a natural inclination to buy apps that are complete solutions, that can potentially do the work of other apps and which feel like good value purely on the number of features they have. This makes sense and like… Read More ›
Testing new apps
Have you been fortunate enough to be able to ship any new iOS/Mac apps during your time in lockdown? Come share what you’ve been working on that makes you happy… Check out the responses here. Take a look at the… Read More ›
Why did the government ignore Apple and Google?
The government argues this will provide greater insight into the spread of COVID-19 and allow the NHS to decide which users are most at risk. Privacy advocates, though, warn it creates new avenues for state surveillance. Already, the UK government… Read More ›