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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 351

smartphone apps

Commuters look at their smartphones as they walk through a subway station in Beijing, Thursday, Oct. 29, 2020. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
March 12, 2021, 5:40 am
Cellphone obsessives are grinding their teeth, losing sleep — Israeli study
Saying symptoms are related to FOMO, researchers find those with smartphone dependency are physically hurting themselves
By Nathan Jeffay
An iPhone running the Health Ministry's HaMagen app, which aims to track the spread of the novel coronavirus and warn users if they have interacted with someone infected. (Sam Sokol)
July 27, 2020, 11:19 pm
Health Ministry launches revamped COVID-19 tracking app
First version of HaMagen app was marred by mistakes; new features include use of Bluetooth, which is said to improve accuracy
By Sam Sokol and ToI Staff
Gabi Arnovitz (center) with David Suraqui (L) and Uriel Shuraki. (Courtesy)
May 12, 2020, 5:43 pm
Now in English, project teaches seniors new ways to keep in touch by smartphone
Some 1,500 people joined original Hebrew language course launched by three Jerusalem social entrepreneurs to help elderly master Zoom, WhatsApp during COVID-19 lockdown
By Sue Surkes
The Health Ministry's HaMagen application running on an iPhone. (Sam Sokol)
April 27, 2020, 6:02 am
I wasted 2 days holed up in my bedroom thanks to buggy Health Ministry virus app
Mistakes have tarnished HaMagen’s reputation, as I can personally testify, but health officials say they are addressing its problems and still hope for widespread adoption
By Sam Sokol
Gabi Arnovitz (center) with David Suraqui (L) and Uriel Shuraki. (Courtesy)
April 6, 2020, 9:03 am
Seniors stuck amid lockdown learn to operate smartphones with online course
Over two weeks, more than 1,000 join free course designed by 3 social entrepreneurs that aims to help elderly keep in touch during coronavirus; plans to launch English version soon
By Sue Surkes
An iPhone running the Health Ministry's HaMagen app, which aims to track the spread of the novel coronavirus and warn users if they have interacted with someone infected. (Sam Sokol)
March 31, 2020, 9:07 am
By voice or location, Israeli apps can determine your risk of coronavirus
Israeli developers working on applications to track spread of COVID-19, while country’s largest hospital makes strides with telemedicine to protect staff
By Agencies and ToI Staff
CoronApp, the new Health Ministry app for info on the coronavirus in Israel (Courtesy)
March 5, 2020, 3:10 am
New Health Ministry app is one-stop shop for all things coronavirus
CoronApp includes updated guidelines, latest announcements, info on locations visited by the recently diagnosed, user-submitted questions and more
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: A worker looks at his mobile phone at Al Maktoum International Airport in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on October 27, 2013. (Patrick Castillo/ Emarat Al Youm via AP, File)
December 28, 2019, 3:21 pm
UAE denies developing popular Middle East app as spy tool
After report claims ToTok allows the Emiratis to track users, telecoms authority says country’s laws ‘prohibit any kind of data breach and unlawful interception’
By AFP
FaceApp is displayed on an iPhone, July 17, 2019, in New York. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane)
December 3, 2019, 10:28 am
FBI warns FaceApp is ‘potential counterintelligence threat’ from Russia
Responding to Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer’s request for probe of popular app, agency says Moscow’s intelligence services have ‘robust cyber exploitation capabilities’
By ToI Staff and Agencies
An illustrative image of an anaphylaxis auto injector for allergy reactions (CarrieCaptured; iStock by Getty Images)
March 26, 2018, 6:20 pm
In urgent need of an EpiPen? App may find you one, stat
Israeli researchers and Magen David Adom create community of allergy sufferers who can help each other out in a pinch, using proximity-based algorithms
By Shoshanna Solomon
An illustrative image of a woman's nose. Israel's Nanoscent says it has developed an electronic nose for smartphones (bibacomua; iStock by Getty Images)
March 26, 2018, 2:10 pm
Startup sets sights on scent as new frontier for smartphone apps
Haifa-based Nanoscent says its technology will help you choose a perfume — and find love
By Urvashi Verma
Sophie Golden, in striped shirt and headband, uses social media to coordinate meet-ups with her camp friends. (Davina Golden/via JTA)
March 6, 2017, 4:38 pm
Thanks to social media, kids keep their camp vibe all year
Even when it’s time to pack up and go home, group chats and texting connect campers — and their parents
By Josefin Dolsten
SELFLY's camera drone helps do away with old-fashioned selfie sticks (Courtesy)
February 8, 2017, 1:24 pm
Israel’s detachable camera drone makes selfie sticks redundant
Tel Aviv startup SELFLY creates a phone case that flies and takes pictures, and can be operated via your phone
By Shoshanna Solomon
A man holds up his cellphone with a screenshot of the Pokemon Go game in front of the White House in Washington, DC, July 12, 2016. (JIM WATSON/AFP/Getty Images)
August 16, 2016, 9:23 am
Pokemon No: The battle to declare Auschwitz off-limits
Memorial sites want visitors to contemplate the weight of history rather than hunt for monsters on their cellphones
By Erwan Lucas
Illustrative photo of an Android smartphone (screenshot: YouTube)
May 12, 2016, 12:56 pm
New Islamic State app teaches kids ABCs of jihad
Unofficial new Android software includes alphabet games alongside extremist songs
By ToI Staff
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