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Cruel dog thieves gouge out tracker chips from cocker spaniels after snatching the animals from their home WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT Dogs Topsy and Daisy were stolen from their homes in Dublin and Wexford Both had chunks gouged out of their flesh to remove their tracking chips A third dog, named Turvy, was found unharmed … Read more
Apple and Android users have been left puzzled after a coronavirus tracking software quietly glided on to their mobile phones without consent. Despite no prior warning, a function called COVID-19 Exposure Logging has been installed to pave the way for a fully-fledged test and trace app. Users across the world have slammed the ‘sneaky’ and ‘Orwellian’ … Read more
Coronavirus cases in the UK surged after the government added loss of smell and taste to the list of disease symptoms, a coronavirus symptom tracker has claimed. Covid Symptom Tracker saw its estimated total number of cases jump by 27,441 in the four days following the announcement on May 18, to 279,188. The app also … Read more
A coronavirus tracking app has suggested coronavairus was spreading through the UK in January, weeks before it was first spotted. COVID Symptom tracker, designed by scientists at King’s College London, is asking its 2.6million users to report their symptoms daily to show the spread of coronavirus. Professor of Genetic Epidemiology, Tim Spector, said ‘hundreds’ of … Read more
Instagram co-founders launch state-by-state coronavirus tracker that estimates secondary COVID-19 infection rates and shows decline in New York while North Dakota has highest rate The site distills data taken from the COVID-19 Tracking Project It then uses that data to calculate the effective reproduction rate of the virus Figures show how many people are infected … Read more
South Korea vows to strap GPS tracker wristbands on lockdown flouters to stem coronavirus spread – as nation’s infections fall while death toll is 214 South Korea will begin rolling out trackable wristbands to lockdown flouters Controls are required because some people defied orders to stay at home Country has seen 10,512 confirmed cases with 214 … Read more
The coronavirus has now spread to almost 70 countries around the world and health officials are scrambling to stop people spreading the virus among themselves. But with many patients not realizing they’re ill, and others carrying on with normal life until they are diagnosed, the fast-spreading infection is proving difficult to contain. Avoiding an infection … Read more
Coronavirus symptom tracker claims up to 6.6MILLION people in Britain may already have the life-threatening infection The app, made by King’s College London, takes users through a questionnaire There is no official way of estimating the true number of patients, experts say According to Government statistics fewer than 10,000 people have caught it But estimates … Read more
Airlines across the globe have slashed services in an effort to slow down the spread of coronavirus, with thousands of fewer flights in the air. Data from airline tracking site Flight Radar 24 shows the massive reduction in the numbers of aircraft flying across the globe. According to the International Air Transport Association, it now … Read more
Samsung’s ‘Bean’ earbuds could keep you in shape with workout tracker and audible fitness coach, trademark request reveals A new trademark filing from Samsung shows it could be making new earbuds Codenamed ‘Bean’, the set would be aimed at fitness packed with software One software is designed provide fitness coaching to the wearer Another that … Read more