Category: Apps
Google Play steps up effort against malicious apps
Efforts to detect and remove malicious apps from the Google Play Store have improved, Google said, after it increased the number of rejected app submissions by more than 50% in 2018. The tech giant, which runs the Google Play Store for its Android operating system on smartphones and tablets, claims it now scans more than…
BT Sport app launches on Apple TV, Samsung TVs and Xbox
The BT Sport app has launched on Apple TV, Samsung Smart TVs and Microsoft’s Xbox games console as the firm expands the places where subscribers can watch. The broadcaster confirmed a new app is available on the three streaming platforms at no extra charge to existing BT Sport customers. It said that initially its three…
GetPet – Tinder-style app matching dogs to potential owners!
If the pooch melts your heart, swipe right. Sadly the dogs don't get to choose! Animal lovers in Lithuania have created a mobile application inspired by the popular dating app Tinder to match up dogs in local shelters with new owners. Called GetPet, the app was launched last month and…
MTV launches streaming service app in the UK for £3.99 a month
MTV has launched its own subscription-based streaming service app in the UK, as the television channel looks to take on the likes of Netflix. MTV Play will cost £3.99 a month, parent company Viacom International Media Networks said, and will enable users to watch a live feed of the MTV UK TV channel as well…
Is brain training app ‘as effective as Ritalin’ in improving concentration?
A new brain training app designed by researchers at the University of Cambridge is as effective at improving concentration as using stimulants such as Ritalin, it has been claimed. The study suggests that participants who used an app called Decoder, which asks players to tap the screen when they spot number sequences or patterns, showed…
New Freeview mobile app will let you stream live TV for FREE
Digital TV platform Freeview has announced its mobile app will launch on the Apple App Store next week, enabling users to stream live TV for free. The app will offer the same range of content as other Freeview products, the company said, including content and channels from the BBC, ITV and Channel 4 as well…
Google under fire for failing to remove ‘pray away the gay’ app from Play Store
Google is facing mounting pressure to remove an app from its app store that advises gay people on controversial conversion therapy. The Living Hope Ministries app, made by a US Christian group, offers a number of guides that claim to help “sexually broken guys” by building a “deeper relationship with God” through prayer. One article…
5 Apps Every Android Geek Must Have on Their Phone
How secure is your phone or tablet? If you needed to send private information right now, could you be sure that your information is protected? For people who use public Wi-Fi or poorly-maintained mobile data, the answer is no. Security for most people means luck, a bit of hope that they won’t be the target of random…
Father creates ReplyASAP app to override teen son’s phone in emergencies
Nick Herbert designed the ReplyASAP app so he could contact his 14-year-old son Ben in emergencies (Credit: Nick Herbert/PA) A British father has become an accidental web wizard after his ReplyASAP app was downloaded by thousands of parents around the world. The app allows people to send emergency messages with…
Appy Christmas – Help get your business through festive season with these 6 Fun Xmas Apps
Guest writer Anthony Main of app development company The Distance picks his favourite fun apps for getting through the festive period... With Christmas fast approaching, the high streets are flooding with people, the Christmas markets are springing up in town and city centres across the country and the parties are in full swing. However, Christmas…