Smartphone App

• Coronavirus: Apple, Google to ban location tracking in joint contact tracing system

  Both companies said privacy and preventing governments from using the system to compile data on citizens was a primary goal.

  Health

  May 5, 2020
  
• Australia urges use of coronavirus-tracking phone app, but says it’s not mandatory

  Government Services Minister Stuart Robert said there would there will be no surveillance involved with the app, which is to be ready within weeks.

  Health

  Apr 18, 2020
  
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• Regina launches new app allowing drivers to pay downtown parking meters online

  Motorists have a new parking option when heading to downtown Regina with the launch of the PayByPhone’s mobile app.

  Canada

  Oct 15, 2019
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• Saskatchewan cannabis delivery regulations preventing smartphone app business

  Designated Delivery launched its alcohol service Thursday, but can’t deliver cannabis under its current business model in Saskatchewan.

  Cannabis

  Feb 7, 2019
• Alberta smartphone app helps cancer patients understand care

  The My Care Conversations app allows patients to record conversations with their care providers during clinical visits and share them with trusted friends and family.

  Health

  Nov 28, 2018
• Minnesota man allegedly steals Tesla Model 3 vehicle with smartphone app

  The man allegedly registered the car over the phone, then was able to unlock and start it with Tesla's own smartphone app.

  Tech

  Sep 15, 2018
• Cannabis home-delivery planned for Saskatoon and Kelowna via smartphone app

  Saskatoon customers can use the Designated Delivery smartphone app to order cannabis and alcohol.

  Consumer

  Aug 2, 2018
• Smartphone app helps doctors more accurately measure blood flow: study

  An experimental smartphone app might be an effective alternative to a traditional method of assessing circulation in people who need surgery to restore normal blood flow to the heart, according to a Canadian study.

  Apr 3, 2018
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• FaceApp pulls ‘ethnicity’ filter after online backlash

  FaceApp released a filter that allows users to change their ethnicity. Hours later the company removed the feature.

  World

  Aug 10, 2017
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• Scientists developing coding systems to read animals’ facial expressions

  Researchers hope coding systems of animals' facial cues will help humans better understand their non-human counterparts. The findings may even lead to a smartphone app.

  Canada

  Jul 12, 2017