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Apple restricting apps around COVID-19 on the App StoreApple restricting apps around COVID-19 on the App Store

Apple has posted guidelines for developers working on apps that relate to COVID-19. Apple will only allow apps it considers that are from credible sources, which include government organizations, health-focused NGOs, companies deeply credentialed in health issues, and medical or educational institutions.

Apple is recommending that only developers

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How well will our tech cope with working from home during coronavirus crisis?
Is Covid-19 a once in a lifetime tech test? Will we all hammer broadband and mobile networks into a buffering mess? Can our creaky laptops and iPhone 6S handsets cope with sparky Microsoft Teams and its incessant pinging?
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Prime Minister Boris Johnson is due to speak to engineering firms on Monday about whether they can shift production lines to building NHS ventilators.

It comes amid growing concern about a shortage of the life-saving equipment as coronavirus infections increase.

Carmakers and the construction equipment firm JCB are among

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Fenton's Qualio joins coronavirus fight
Corkman Robert Fenton's medical and pharmaceutical quality management software firm Qualio is offering free software and support to companies in the sector working to combat the coronavirus.
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It started out as a project in an online forum and turned into the best-selling video game of all time, but now Minecraft is being used for something even its creator would not have dreamt of.

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Dark web drug dealers turn to selling face masks to meet demand
Cyber criminals are now selling potentially counterfeit surgical face masks on dark web marketplaces in a rush to exploit the supply shortage resulting from the outbreak in China.
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