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• Lancashire Force orders officers to IGNORE NHS Covid app - and told can only put on personal phones
  
  Officers with Lancashire Constabulary were told to ignore self-isolation warnings from the app. The NPCC has said all officers should only install the app on their personal phones.
  Daily Mail.  Tue, 29 Sep 2020 10:39:29 +0100.
• How to get Stadia working on iOS - run it on iPhone and iPad
  
  Like Cloud Gaming with Xbox Game Pass and Nvidia GeForce Now, Stadia is not officially available on iOS. You can download the Stadia app for iPhone, iPad
  Rik Henderson.  Pocket Lint.  Tue, 29 Sep 2020 10:03:03 +0100.
• Google Demands Its 30% Cut From App Developers in Play Store
  
  Some companies like Netflix and Spotify had avoided making the payment when people paid for something inside their apps.
  Daisuke Wakabayashi.  New York Times.  Mon, 28 Sep 2020 17:03:44 +0000.
• Police told not to download NHS Covid-19 app
  
  National Police Chiefs Council says officers should not install contact-tracing app on work phones.
  BBC News.  Mon, 28 Sep 2020 15:13:48 GMT.
• TikTok: US judge temporarily blocks ban on video sharing app
  
  An order which would have banned the popular video sharing app TikTok from smartphone app stores in the US has been temporarily blocked.
  Sky News.  Mon, 28 Sep 2020 03:28:00 +0100.
• Contact-tracing app: First version worked on more phones
  
  The first version of the NHS England and Wales app was trialled on the Isle of Wight.
  BBC News.  Fri, 25 Sep 2020 16:39:33 GMT.
• Chevron Staff Gets Cut-Off Date to Remove Wechat From Phones
  
  Chevron (CVX) dubs WeChat a ''non-compliant application'' and sets a deadline of Sep 27 for its employees to delete the app from their work handsets for an uninterrupted access to the company's network.
  Zacks Equity Research.  Zacks.  Thu, 24 Sep 2020 17:08:00 GMT.
• To Fight Apple and Google, Smaller App Rivals Organize a Coalition
  
  Spotify, Match Group, Epic Games and others have created a nonprofit alliance that they hope will amplify a protest against the power of the giants.
  Erin Griffith.  New York Times.  Thu, 24 Sep 2020 14:30:45 +0000.
• Nintendo and other iPhone app developers warn users not to update to iOS 14 or they could experience glitches
  
  Developers found out on Tuesday they had 24 hours to prepare their apps for iOS 14 when Tim Cook announced the update would launch the next day.
  Yahoo.  Wed, 16 Sep 2020 10:14:08 -0400.
• Starkey's new AI powered hearing aid includes 'mask mode'
  
  The Livio Edge AI hearing aids also pair with a smartphone to offer turn-by-turn directions, music streaming and phone calls. A separate app also tracks fitness and brain activity, and can provide real-time translation and transcription.
  Carter Jones.  American City Business Journals.  Mon, 14 Sep 2020 10:00:00 +0000.

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