Category: Apps
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…
Review: AUTODOC car parts app
This week I took my car, an Audi A5 Sportback, for a service at the local car repair shop in North London. It cost me a few hundred pounds and I didn't really need that much in the way of new parts. Just a new Xenon headlight. God only knows why they are expensive. Had…
Barclays mobile banking customers can ‘switch off’ spending by sector – including gambling
Mobile banking customers can now choose to block their ability to spend with certain types of retailer, in a move which could put people struggling with addictions more in control of their finances. The new feature launched by Barclays could help those dealing with gambling problems, for example, to cut off their spending in betting…
Smartphone app detects anaemia using fingernail snapshots
An app has been developed that enables smartphone users to check for anaemia simply by snapping a picture of their fingernails. The software records levels of haemoglobin, the oxygen-carrying protein in red blood cells, by measuring the paleness of the fingernail bed. Scientists believe the app will ultimately replace the need for invasive blood tests…
Huawei launches AI-based story time app for deaf children and parents
A new app that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to help deaf children and their parents learn to read together has launched in the UK. Chinese technology giant Huawei has created the StorySign app, which uses the firm’s own AI and a smartphone’s camera to recognise words on a page and translate them into sign language…