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Coronavirus US: Google website to provide advice on COVID-19

The US president said at a press conference on Friday the website would let people 'self-screen' to determine whether they need to tested for COVID-19.




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Google cancels its yearly tradition of posting an April Fools' Day joke

Google is skipping its tradition of designing an April Fools' Day joke on its front page during the COVID-19 pandemic, out of respect for people working to help curb the spread of the disease.




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Taiwan bans Zoom for any government use and recommends workers use Google or Microsoft instead

The government of Taiwan has banned the popular video conferencing tool Zoom from being used for all official state business, and instead it recommends workers use Google or Microsoft.




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Let them eat play! Google makes its video game streaming service Stadia free for two months

Google will make its video game streaming service Stadia free for two months while many around the world are living under restrictive shutdown policies. Current subscribers are eligible.




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Google unveils virtual braille keyboard that makes phones accessible without additional hardware

Though hardware solutions allow those who are visually impaired to type on mobile devices, a virtual keyboard offers users a quick way to type without having connecting a physical keyboard.




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The clump of 33 trees on Adak Island in Alaska that forms 'America's smallest national forest'

'Adak National Forest' - which looks like a big bush from a distance - can be found on the remote Alaskan island of Adak, part of the volcanic Aleutian archipelago.




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Online searches for 'bread', 'at home workout', 'animal crossing' and 'buzz cut' soar

Worldwide data reveals an all-time peak in queries pertaining to 'buzz cut' as people are forced to cut their own hair amid lockdown.




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Oatlands tragedy victim Charbel Kassas found out his cousins had died on Google

Charbel Kassas, 11, is talking and walking despite spending more than two months unconscious in Westmead Children's Hospital following the shocking crash in Sydney on February 1.




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Google searches for 'how to do fractions' and 'what is an adverb' soar in Britain since lockdown

After schools were closed in March and children were sent home, many pupils have been taught by their parents and taken to Google themselves to help with school work.




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NHS is already building a new Covid-19 contact tracing app

Developers from Google and Apple have been brought into the fold to provide technology that will overcome incompatibility issues with some mobiles reported on the Isle of Wight.




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Kate Hudson's partner Danny Fujikawa plants sweet kiss on their daughter Rani Rose's head

The 40-year-old's long-term boyfriend planted a sweet kiss on Rani's head as they paused their stroll to check out something on Kate's iPhone.




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Apple iPad now has up to 20% off in Amazon's Last Minute Christmas Deals

Looking for the best iPad deals this Christmas? You won't want to miss out on Amazon's current offer. The retail giant has slashed up to 20% off the Apple device. Here are the best iPad deals.




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The decade's top 10 most 'important and influential gadgets' - with Apple's iPad ranking first

Apple's iPad took the number one spot, followed by Tesla Model S and Raspberry Pi ranked as the second and third of the decades top 10 most 'important and influential gadgets'.




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A Foxconn scheme sold more than 300,000 bootleg iPhones made from defective parts

Workers at Foxconn's biggest iPhone assembly plant were allegedly running a side business selling bootleg phones made from defective components that should have been destroyed.  




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Man stole identities of 75 people in sim-swapping cryptocurrency scam where he made $1M in months

Yousef Selassie was arrested in California for stealing the identities of at least 75 people in the scam based from his New York apartment and targeted people in lucrative industries.




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Renders claiming to be the 2020 iPad Pros reveal each will have a triple rear camera

Renders claiming to be Apple's 2020 iPad Pro family have surfaced online. The images show two devices, an 11in and 12.9in, both of which will be designed with a triple rear camera system.




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Six-year-old boy has an adorable reaction when he gets his own iPHONE for Christmas

Max Knowles, six, from Anfield, burst into tears when he unwrapped an iPhone for Christmas. His mum Carli said he had 'no idea' about the surprise gift.




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Apple's top 2020 iPhone model may be first entire-screen device with embedded fingerprint reade

Among the major changes, according to LetsGoDigital, would be getting rid of Apple's current face recognition software, Face ID and replacing it with in-display fingerprint technology.




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O2 admits Apple's iPhone XR loses signal 'several times a day' on its network 

It is unclear whether a recent update to the iPhone operating system may have caused the connectivity issues for users of the UK-based mobile network provider.




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Balinese taxi driver who bashed by Aussie tradie demands to meet attacker

Tore Bempasciuto, from Ferndale in Perth, has been locked in a cell in Kuta for six days as he waits for an agreement to be reached.




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Australian tradie accused of headbutting a Bali taxi driver reaches peace deal with alleged victim

Tore Gerard Vincenzo Bempasciuto, from Perth, signed a peace agreement with Saipul Nurokhim for an undisclosed amount of money on Tuesday following an incident last week.




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Motorcyclist saves driver's Ipad who was travelling along Sydney's M5 tunnel with it on bonnet

The rider had been travelling along Sydney's M5 tunnel which has a maximum speed of 80km/h on Monday when he noticed the device sitting on the car's bonnet beside him.




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Russian luxury gadget maker unveils a modified iPhone 11 Pro that mimics Tesla's Cybertruck

Caviar released a modified iPhone 11 Pro inspired by Tesla's Cybertruck. The case is made of titanium, which claims to provide 'absolute protection' -unlike the Cybertruck's windows, the firm implies.




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Apple to sell tags for tracking everyday items and new headphones alongside the iPhone SE 2 in March

The predictions come from Taiwan's well-known Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, who also forecasts the release of new iPad models and a small wireless charging mat.




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The mad world of Joe Marler: family, dogs, ethics of fast food... even rugby!

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW BY NIK SIMON: We should do a normal, cliche-full, politically correct interview for a change,' says Joe Marler in a brief WhatsApp exchange.




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Osher Gunsberg says coal-powered stations are like using an old Nokia 3210 instead of an iPhone

The Bachelor host, who has become a vocal environmental activist, criticised the push by some MPs to increase Australia's coal capacity.




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Shocking moment rugby 'fan' snatches iPad out of player's hand

Liam Hampson, who plays for a semi-professional rugby league team in the Gold Coast, Australia, was travelling with his teammates in Papua New Guinea for a rugby match.




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iPhones could be emitting TWICE the legal radiation limit

RF Exposure Lab, an independent laboratory dedicated to this form of testing in California, decided to scrutinise an off-the-shelf iPhone 11 Pro.




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Microsoft's xCloud becomes first cloud gaming service to launch on iOS in nearly a decade

The introduction of xCloud to iOS is the first time a cloud gaming service has appeared on the operating system since OnLive, an app-base cloud gaming service, nearly 10 years ago.




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Billionaire Warren Buffett FINALLY trades in his $20 Samsung flip phone for Apple's iPhone 11

Billionaire Warren Buffet shared in a recent interview with CNBC that his 'flip phone is permanently gone' and he is now using Apple's 'latest model' smartphone, the iPhone 11.




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Apple could release an iPad keyboard with a trackpad this year, report reveals

Apple is rumored to be working on a secret weapon that will position its iPad against traditional laptops - a keyboard with a built-in trackpad. The report says it could be release this year.




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Hailey Bieber wears a MASK as she lands in New York then covers her face with an iPad

The wife of Justin Bieber was seen wearing a medical mask when landed at JFK airport in New York City on Friday after a trip to Paris, where two people have already died from the virus.




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Lori Loughlin claims FBI told college admissions scam mastermind Rick Singer to lie about bribes

In a new Boston court filing, lawyers for Loughlin and her husband Mossimo Giannulli presented evidence that FBI agents told Singer to lie about whether parents knew they were paying bribes.




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Apple may have leaked four new iPad Pro models on its website before quickly taking them down

According to a Canadian Apple Blog, iPhone Canada , a support document on Apple's Chinese website leaked four new iPad Pros but was taken down shortly after being uploaded.




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First person to die from coronavirus in Indiana had to say goodbye to her partner via iPad

Roberta Shelton, who was in her 60s and had underlying health conditions, died in Indianapolis on Monday after saying goodbye to her partner via iPad, medics said.




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Gambling addicts get bombarded with adverts for betting firms instead

Gambling addicts who searched for phone apps to help them quit have been bombarded by adverts for online casinos (stock image).




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How downloading the new COVID-19 tracking app could drain your iPhone battery

The government based its app off one used in Singapore, TraceTogether, where the biggest issue was not privacy - but battery life.




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Prince Harry's ex Cressida Bonas joins Sarah Ferguson's storytime reading The Night Parade

Winchester-born actress and model Cressida Bonas, 31, read The Night Parade by Lily Roscoe from her home, and the video was shared to Sarah Ferguson's YouTube channel.




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Miley Cyrus says her dad Billy Ray Cyrus still hasn't mastered FaceTime … as she broadcasts on IGTV

The We Can't Stop singer said that her father, 58, has in the past to leave his Nashville home to communicate with her via the Apple feature.




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Kylie Jenner cradles Stormi (and her iPhone) in unseen delivery room shot

Kylie Jenner is sharing never-before-seen pictures of her two-year-old daughter Stormi.




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Intensive care nurse had to choose whose hand to hold between two patients dying from coronavirus

Luke Sumner, who works in a Blackpool hospital, explained the moment he was torn between two patients and didn't know which one to sit with as they passed away from coronavirus.




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Stoke boy, six, saves his pregnant mother and unborn sister's life by using iPad to call for help

Max Lewis, six, came to his mother Nicky's rescue when she fell ill at their house in Stoke-on-Trent. He called his aunt, Sonia, to tell her his mother, 31, was 'breathing funny' and she called 999.




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JEFF PRESTRIDGE: Get radical, Chancellor, and kill off the death tax 

Some of the taxes we currently pay and a number of the tax breaks we are given to encourage us to save for old age are either too onerous or far too complicated.




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JEFF PRESTRIDGE: Hold your nerve even as markets head south

These are worrying times for readers with shares-based Isas and investments held inside self-invested personal pensions. But panicking out of investments not is not the right way forward.




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Couple have no regrets trading home for 32ft boat with no hot water

David and Pippa bought the small sailboat in Bristol Harbour and moved on board in March. They say their cut in rent is worth the downsides which include no hot water, a lack of space and a seasick cat.




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London pair, 62 and 72, admit illegally trading 136 pieces of ivory worth £145,000 on eBay

Guy Buckle (left) and Sik Hung Or (right), of London, admitted three counts of exporting goods with intent to evade a restriction in relation to 136 items as well as two other carved ivory fans.




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Lady Hale brooch-inspired T-shirts fly off the shelves with one eBay seller flogging seven THOUSAND

Twitter users across the UK have praised Lady Hale after a T-shirt inspired by her Spider brooch managed to sell nearly 7,000 lines, raising money for homeless charity Shelter.




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Adidas trainers which collectors queued for three days to buy are being sold for £58,000 on eBay

Only 160 pairs of the Blackburn SPEZIAL trainers were released at a store on Friday, but by Saturday afternoon many were generating bids of thousands of pounds on eBay.




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Cadbury Caramilk hits eBay for 10 TIMES the price

Australian shoppers are selling Cadbury Caramilk on eBay for up to 10 times the price - as frustrated chocolate fans reveal they are struggling to get their hands on the sought-after product.




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Bone collector, 49, pleads guilty to illegally selling endangered rhino skulls

Michael Tang, from Cardiff, became the subject of a police investigation after listing a monkey skull for sale on online market place eBay, under the name 'Zoskiapare.'