Bea Mortlock

The US FDA Has Approved The First Smartphone App For Delivering Insulin. The App, T:Connect App From Tandem Diabetes Care, Inc, Will Be Paired With The T:Slim X2 Insulin Pump. The App, Which Can Be Used On Both Android And iOS Phones, Will Display, E.G., The Last 24 Hours Of Glucose Trends, Pump Status Changes And Insulin Therapy Data.

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A Global Survey Of The World’s Most Downloaded App Indicates That The TikTok App Is The Most Download App In 2020, Surpassing The Facebook App. The Data Compiled By Business Journal Nikkei Shows That TikTok Moved from 4th Position To 1st Position In 2020. Facebook Remains 2nd, While Facebook Messaging App Moved From 1st To 4th Position.

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The Tastry’s App, BottleBird, Uses AI, Wine Profile Data, And Consumer’s “Palate Survey” For Personal Taste And Smell Preferences To Personalize Wine Recommendations For Consumers, And Improve Sales For Wine Traders. These Parameters Make BottleBird Different From Apps Like Vivino, Which Rely On Historical Purchase And Rating Data.

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Researchers, Based On The Relationship Between Inflammatory Markers And Various Age-Related Conditions, Have Developed A New Tool Called iAge, Which Analyzes Blood-Borne Markers Of Chronic Inflammation. To Determine One’s Immunological Age, Which Could Hint At When/Whether A Person Will Become Frail Or Develop Heart Disease Later In Life.

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Lock&Stock Is Another App That Incentivises Students To Stay Off Their Phones During Class Or While Studying. The App Does This Via The Credits/Keys That Students Earn For Every Minute Their Phones Stay Locked. The keys Can Then Be Used To, E.G., Apply For Scholarships Via Partnered Universities Or Get Discounts Via Partnered Brands.

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Google Has Unveiled An AI App Known As “Dermatology Assist.” The App, Modeled After A Previous Tool For Identifying Symptoms Of Certain Cancers And Tuberculosis, Uses Questions And Images Uploaded To Identify Hair, Skin, And Nail Conditions, Enabling Doctors To Provide More Tailored Treatment. The App Can Recognise 288 Skin Conditions.

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Scientists May Have Built The World’s First Mobile Genome Sequence Analyzer App Called iGenomics. The App Combines With A Handheld DNA Sequencer To Enable Users Create A Mobile Lab To Determine The Kind Of Genetic Information Carried In A Particular DNA Segment. “iGenomics Makes Genome Studies More Portable, Accessible, And Affordable.”

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With The Rising Cases Of Coronavirus, Some States Have Created A Coronavirus Notification App That Can Send Alerts, Via Bluetooth, When A Person Is Close To Someone Infected. Now, Unless One Is Masked-Up, The App Only Informs You After Exposure. But, At Least, You Now Know To Take Precautions To Avoid Infecting Others. Ingenious!

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Have A Song Stuck In Your Head That You Can’t Seem To Remember The Name Or Lyrics? Well, The Google Search App Can Now Help With That. All You Need Do Is “Tap The Mic Icon Or Use The Google Assistant, And Say “What’s This Song?” Or Click The “Search A Song” Button. And Then Start Humming For 10-15 Seconds” To Find The Song. Pretty Cool!

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A Rental App Called Swimply, Touted As The Airbnb For Pools, Will Let You Rent A Pool From Neighbors, Especially When Going To Public Pools Are Ill-Advised During This Era Of COVID-19. The Cost Of Renting A Pool Varies, With An Average Cost Of $45/Hr, Depending On Pool Area Size, Amenities, Timing, And Demand, Etc.

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