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Smartphone applications among measures to monitor purchase of subsidised goods - Nanta

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

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

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 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 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 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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?

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
Lebanese sources: Biden, Macron set to announce Israel-Hezbollah truce

Lebanese sources: Biden, Macron set to announce Israel-Hezbollah truce

In Washington, White House national security spokesperson John Kirby said, "We're close" but "nothing is done until everything is done".
Tue Nov 26 2024
PM meets chaebol tycoon to attract more FDI to Malaysia

PM meets chaebol tycoon to attract more FDI to Malaysia

Chaebols are prominent figures from South Korea's family-owned conglomerates.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Govt won't allow non-citizen vehicles to enjoy RON95 subsidy - Economy Ministry

Govt won't allow non-citizen vehicles to enjoy RON95 subsidy - Economy Ministry

The implementation of the RON95 subsidy in 2025 is expected to provide savings of RM3.6 billion to government expenditure.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Ringgit opens lower as greenback gains ground

Ringgit opens lower as greenback gains ground

Dr Mohd Afzanizam says the market responded positively to news of hedge fund manager Scott Bessent heading the US Treasury Department.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Management of low-cost housing, gov't quarters, focus at Dewan Rakyat today

Management of low-cost housing, gov't quarters, focus at Dewan Rakyat today

Also among the highlights, UNICEF report on 12.3pct of teenagers in Klang Valley's PPR face mental health issues and suicidal tendencies.
Tue Nov 26 2024
UN Resolution 1701, cornerstone of any Israel-Hezbollah truce

UN Resolution 1701, cornerstone of any Israel-Hezbollah truce

Here are the resolution's main terms, and a note about subsequent violations and tensions.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Record aid worker deaths in 2024 in 'era of impunity', UN says

Record aid worker deaths in 2024 in 'era of impunity', UN says

So far this year there have been 281 aid worker victims, according to the Aid Worker Security database.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Why India's toxic farm fire counting method is disputed

Why India's toxic farm fire counting method is disputed

Here's how India counts farm fires - a major contributor to severe pollution in the north - and why its method is being questioned.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Divisions on curbing plastic waste persist as UN treaty talks begin

Divisions on curbing plastic waste persist as UN treaty talks begin

South Korea is hosting the fifth and ostensibly final UN Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-5) meeting this week.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Transport Ministry to study proposal for senior citizen licence renewal assessments - Loke

Transport Ministry to study proposal for senior citizen licence renewal assessments - Loke

The Transport Ministry will review a proposal requiring senior citizens aged 65 and above to undergo competency and health assessments before renewing their Malaysian Driving Licence.
Mon Nov 25 2024