In a sign of the robotic process automation market’s continued strength in the face of an economic downturn, Blue Prism today announced that it raised £100 million ($124 million) in equity financing at a valuation of around £1 billion ($1.24 billion). Chairman and CEO Jason Kingdon says the fresh capital will be used to strengthen Blue Prism’s balance sheet while allowing investment in the…
France says limitations in iOS are delaying the development of its COVID-19 contact-tracing app
April 21, 2020
As Apple and Google develop contact-tracing technology, France says a technical obstacle in iOS is preventing its government contact-tracing app from working properly. reports that France wants to deploy the app by May 11, and it’s asking Apple to “lift the technical…
As with every iPhone launch, Apple has produced a variety of official cases to go along with its new iPhone SE hardware. Unlike the iPhone 11, which featured 17 unique official Apple cases at launch, the iPhone SE’s official case options are much more modest.
In total…
LG is capable of producing some good hardware, but the company’s track record for software support is downright awful. In a bright moment full of hope, though, we’re now seeing the company start pushing out the April security update for its LG V60 ThinQ.
We’re in the second half of April at this point, but LG getting a security update within a month is still notable for the company.
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Have you ever been watching a TV show or movie on your smartphone and accidentally touched the screen, resulting in the content stopping or moving around the timeline? If so, you’ll be happy to know that Netflix for Android has added a new “screen lock” button to…
Smartphone cameras are getting ridiculously good which means, generally, that OEMs don’t have to lie or exaggerate how good their cameras are. Huawei, though, has been caught red-handed using an expensive DSLR camera to exaggerate the quality of its smartphone, this time…
There might be a concerning issue hidden in the background of Android 10. Lately, more and more users have noticed that if an app locks up on their device, the entire system can grind to a halt on several devices with Pixels and other Android 10 devices experiencing the issue.
In case this hasn’t happened to you, here’s what occurs. When an app on your smartphone freezes — something…
Choice is one of the biggest strengths of Android, to the point where you can even ditch the Google Play Store for a third-party alternative. Aptoide has been one popular app store for Android users, but recently it’s suffered a huge data breach.
worked with data breach…
IBM today announced a new tool that taps AI to predict when allergy symptoms are likely to flare up. It’s called Allergy Insights with Watson, and it’s available in The Weather Channel app for iOS and Android ahead of a launch on the web.
In addition to a 15-day forecast…
Apple likely planning 2020 iPhone SE assembly in Brazil
April 20, 2020
Apple announced the new iPhone SE last week, and the phone is now available to order in more than 40 countries, according to Apple. While Brazil is not in the first wave at launch, the 2020 iPhone SE may arrive in the country in the coming weeks, as ANATEL (Brazil’s FCC-equivalent) has just released the documentation of the product homologation process. More surprisingly, there’s evidence…
