Smartphone applications among measures to monitor purchase of subsidised goods - Nanta
The use of smartphone applications to record purchases of controlled goods has been proposed as one of the measures to monitor the distribution of subsidised goods.
Sat Jun 25 2022
Singapore trials Smartphone app offering mini check-ups
All Udayakumar needs is his smartphone, which in just 45 seconds can tell him his heart rate, oxygen levels and even his stress levels.
Wed Feb 24 2021
Pakistani film explores social media's role in anger over blasphemy
'Swipe' is about a boy obsessed with a hypothetical smartphone app that allows people to vote on whether someone should be killed.
Wed Dec 09 2020
Facebook adds camera features, moving closer to Snapchat
Facebook Inc is giving the camera a central place on its smartphone app for the first time, encouraging users to take more pictures and edit them with digital stickers.
Tue Mar 28 2017
Snap bets on hardware as Facebook threat looms
Snap has hired hundreds of hardware engineers, built a secretive product development lab and scoured the landscape for acquisitions as it pursues its newly stated ambition to be "a camera company."
Mon Feb 20 2017
Facebook launches smartphone app for event seekers
Facebook has released a mobile app for finding local happenings to enjoy with friends.
Sat Oct 08 2016
French terror investigators grapple with Telegram app
The Smartphone app, favoured by the Daish group thanks to the encrypted messaging it offers, is proving a headache for French anti-terror investigators.
Tue Sep 13 2016
Pokemon Go craze finally hits Japan
The smartphone app has now been launched in more than 40 countries, including the US and much of Europe, but Japan was kept waiting.
Fri Jul 22 2016
Saudi revives 15-year-old anti-Pokemon fatwa
The Pokemon game was un-Islamic as it contains polytheism, said the 2001 religious edict, without specifically referring to the popular smartphone app.
Thu Jul 21 2016
Consumers confused by smartphone app consent
A study has shown that too often consumers are unaware of what their Android apps are accessing and that if they were, they'd like to stop it.
Sun Jan 17 2016
Enraged cabbies unite worldwide against Uber in 2015
Traditional taxi drivers united worldwide against Uber in 2015, a year that saw riots, legal battles and even a kidnapping in protest against the startup.
Mon Dec 21 2015
Brazil court orders 48-hour WhatsApp block
A Brazilian court has ordered cellular service providers nationwide to block the popular WhatsApp smartphone application for two days until midnight Saturday.
Thu Dec 17 2015
Uber wins English court case on taximeters
England's High Court ruled that the ride-sharing smartphone app Uber does not infringe a law on the use of taximeters to calculate fares.
Fri Oct 16 2015
Consult the doctor through your smartphone
A novel smartphone app, BookDoc, is going to change the way how people choose and make an appointment with their doctor.
Sat Oct 03 2015
Can Mercedes revolutionise parking?
A technology that will enable a car to drop off its driver and passengers then autonomously locate and maneuver into an available parking bay is in the works.
Thu Jun 11 2015
COP29 climate summit draft proposes rich countries pay $250 billion per year
The draft finance deal criticised by both developed and developing nations.
Fri Nov 22 2024
Bomb squad sent to London's Gatwick Airport after terminal evacuation
This was following the discovery of a suspected prohibited item in luggage.
Fri Nov 22 2024
Kelantan urges caution amidst northeast monsoon rains
Kelantan has reminded the public in the state to refrain from outdoor activities with the arrival of the Northeast Monsoon season.
Fri Nov 22 2024
Former New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern receives UN leadership award
Former New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern was given a global leadership award by the United Nations Foundation.
Fri Nov 22 2024
ICC'S arrest warrants for Netanyahu, Gallant an apt decision - PM
The decision of the ICC to issue arrest warrants against Benjamin Netanyahu and Yoav Gallant is apt, said Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.
Fri Nov 22 2024
KTMB provides two additional ETS trains for Christmas, school holidays
KTMB will provide two additional ETS trains for the KL Sentral-Padang Besar route and return trips in conjunction with the holidays.
Fri Nov 22 2024
BNM'S international reserves rise to USD118 bil as at Nov 15, 2024
Malaysia's international reserves rose to US$118.0 billion as at Nov 15, 2024, up from US$117.6 billion on Oct 30, 2024.
Fri Nov 22 2024
Findings by dark energy researchers back Einstein's conception of gravity
The findings announced are part of a years-long study of the history of the cosmos focusing upon dark energy.
Fri Nov 22 2024
NRES responds to Rimbawatch press release on COP29
The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability (NRES) wishes to offer the following clarifications to the issues raised.
Fri Nov 22 2024
Online Safety Bill and Anti-Cyberbullying Laws must carefully balance rights and protections
The Online Safety Advocacy Group (OSAG) stands united with people in Malaysia in the fight against serious online harms.
Fri Nov 22 2024