The Klarna conundrum: why treating buy-now-pay-later apps like banks will not protect consumers: Buy or bye? Sulastri Sulastri Whether you use Klarna all the time or have barely heard of it, it’s time to start paying attention: the buy-now-pay-later app has just become the biggest private fintech company in Europe. Klarna has completed a new …
Rapid delivery grocery apps have flourished during the pandemic – but will they permanently change how we shop?: Deliveroo is one of several rapid delivery companies that have gained popularity during the COVID-19 pandemic. Thomas Dekiere/Shutterstock Billions of dollars are flowing to support companies you may never have heard of – startups with memorable names …
Depop sale: fashion retailers must move faster on sustainability — or they will be replaced by Gen Z apps: Secondhand shopping apps have become popular among Generation Z, who want more sustainable alternatives to fast fashion. Reshetnikov_art/Shutterstock The news that Depop – Generation Z’s favourite app for selling and buying used clothing – had been …
WhatsApp’s controversial privacy update may be banned in the EU – but the app’s sights are fixed on India: The May 15 deadline for users to accept WhatsApp's new privacy policy has also been extended by 'several weeks'. rafapress/Shutterstock The roll out of WhatsApp’s new privacy policy, which critics warn will lead to more data …
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How to choose educational apps for pre-school children: WitthayaP/Shutterstock Lockdowns and school closures have pushed more aspects of our lives online. This has encouraged parents and children to engage with apps and other forms of digital media more frequently than before the pandemic. For parents of young children, touchscreen apps may be a valuable resource …
2021: Apps will rise. Again.: Another year of COVID-19 will see apps explode all over again. By Karam Malhotra, Partner & Global VP, SHAREit As we tackle new COVID-19 variants and witness increasing levels of lockdown still unfolding around the world, the promise of a vaccine has not yet dulled the relentless and destructive march …
Checkers Sixty60 named one of Memeburn’s best apps of 2020: Checkers Sixty60 was recently recognised as one of Memeburn’s best apps of 2020 – the apps were those who helped to manage the stress and chaos of lockdowns and social distancing. While 2020’s unexpected turn of events presented many challenges, Sixty60 provided customers with an …
My 3 favorite open source productivity apps: Productivity apps can really make your workflow much easier. In this article, I’ll share a few of the open source applications I have used to streamline my workflow and increase my overall productivity. All of the productivity applications in this article are free Linux productivity applications. Tomboy/Gnote Tomboy …
Show progress in your Python apps with tqdm: The Semitic root q-d-m in Aramaic, Hebrew, and Arabic is usually associated with moving forward or making progress. The Arabic word taqaddum (?????) means “progress.” Progress is important. As every feel-good movie will tell you, the journey is as important as the destination. read more: Opensource.com Moshe …
Test GNOME apps on this Linux reference platform: I’m very excited about GNOME 3.38. The new version of the Linux desktop environment includes lots of new features and a noticeable performance boost. But in the background, mostly unnoticed, is another neat new thing about GNOME: the development of GNOME OS. read more: Opensource.com Jim Hall …
Use your favorite open source apps on your Mac with MacPorts: “Package manager” is a generic name for software to install, upgrade, and uninstall applications. Commands like dnf or apt on Linux, or pkg_add on BSD, or even pip on Python and luarocks on Lua, make it trivial for users to add new applications to …
South Africa in the news: MTN celebrates SA’s winning business apps: EasyEquities, the app that sets out to democratise all things investing, was named overall winner at the MTN Business App of the Year Awards last night.: “South Africa” – BingNews New Zealand votes to legalise euthanasia – but not cannabis: New Zealanders have voted …
We must make moral choices about how we relate to social media apps: The Social Dilemma/Netflix Recently a South African radio show asked, “If you had to choose between your mobile phone and your pet, which would choose?” Think about that for a moment. Many callers responded they would choose their phone. I was shocked… …
Contact-tracing apps: there’s no evidence they’re helping stop COVID-19: Checking in. Danny Lawson/PA Wire/PA Images During the first wave of COVID-19, researchers at Oxford University built a computer model that suggested if 56% of the the UK downloaded and used a contact-tracing app (alongside other control measures) it could end the epidemic in the country. …
Run Linux apps on your Chromebook: Chromebooks have been a game-changer for PreK-12 school systems, enabling them to purchase low-cost laptop computers for students, teachers, and administrators to use. While Chromebooks have always been powered by a Linux-based operating system (Chrome OS), until recently, there was no way to run most Linux apps on one. read more: …
Create and run Python apps on your Android phone: Learning and using Python is fun. Thanks to its growing popularity, there are a plethora of ways it can be used to make the world of computing better than what it is today. read more: Opensource.com adabala Supporting Open Source. Have you tried: Diving with Sharks?
Create and run Python apps on your Android phone: Learning and using Python is fun. Thanks to its growing popularity, there are a plethora of ways it can be used to make the world of computing better than what it is today. read more: Opensource.com adabala Supporting Open Source. Have you tried: Sailing in Africa …