Apple, Google to harness phones for virus infection tracking Apple and Google fueled hopes for digital technology’s promise against a fast-moving, invisible killer, announcing a joint effort to help public health agencies worldwide leverage smartphones to contain the COVID-19 pandemic. New software the... Mobile & Apps 11 Apr, 2020
Mapping app location data shows how virus spread in China SHANGHAI: For weeks after the first reports of a mysterious new virus in Wuhan, millions of people poured out of the central Chinese city, cramming onto buses, trains and planes as the first wave of China's great Lunar New Year migration broke across... Women 09 Feb, 2020
Car navigation tech brings new twists and turns to driving SAN FRANCISCO: Digital maps that dodge traffic jams are saving time for millions of motorists, but they’re also turning some neighborhood streets into headache-inducing escape routes from congested highways. The unsettling side effects of... Mobile & Apps 06 Sep, 2017
Can technology help Bangladesh end mass arsenic poisoning? BANGKOK: Almost a quarter of a century after public health experts discovered mass public poisoning in Bangladesh caused by water contaminated with arsenic, the government is planning a new push to end the scourge, while researchers are designing... Mobile & Apps 28 Aug, 2017
