Category: Apps
BT Sport app to show both European football finals in HDR
BT Sport is to show the Champions League and Europa League finals in High Dynamic Range (HDR) via its official app as part of trials of the picture quality technology. Both European finals, which will be contested entirely by English sides for the first time, will also be free to watch on TV, the BT…
NSPCC warning over anonymous Snapchat app Yolo
A children’s charity has issued a warning about apps that allow users to be anonymous after the rapid rise of questions app Yolo. The NSPCC has warned such apps can be easily misused to send abusive messages to others or by those looking to exploit young people. Yolo – an acronym for you only live…
Sainsbury’s launches augmented reality Easter Bunny Hunt app
Sainsbury’s has launched an augmented reality app for children over the Easter break that tasks them with hunting down the Easter bunny and other characters while their parents carry out the shopping. The free app, called April’s Easter Adventure, requires users to interactively track down a bunny, lamb, chick, deer, fox and duck dotted around…
Google removes Living Hope Ministries ‘gay conversion therapy’ app
Google has bowed to pressure to remove an app accused of promoting gay conversion therapy, months after Apple, Amazon and Microsoft took action. The Living Hope Ministries app, made by a US Christian group, offered a number of guides that claim to help “sexually broken guys” by building a “deeper relationship with God” through prayer.…
Uber forgotten items: Last Supper painting and cat among items left behind!
What's the craziest thing you've left behind in an Uber? Probably an umbrella or more seriously a mobile phone or your front door key. It's probably not your cat, a painting of the Last Supper or a fake skull - just some of the bizarre items reported missing via Uber's lost and found index. Others…
FA Matchday app lets players use PayPal to pay match fees
Amateur football players can now pay their match fees via their smartphone thanks to an update to an official app. Digital payments service PayPal has signed a partnership with the Football Association (FA) to enable grassroots footballers to pay match fees from their smartphones. The FA Matchday app will now offer an online payment system…
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…