Smartphone sales tumbled 38 percent in February after coronavirus spreads around the globe

Smartphone shipments tumbled 38 percent in February, the biggest single month decline in the industry’s history – driven by factory shutdowns in Asia and growing consumer anxiety about the coronavirus pandemic Smartphone makers shipped 37 million fewer units in February 2020 than 2019 The 38 percent decline was the biggest single month fall in history … Read more

Apple’s voice assistant Siri can now respond to users who are worried they may have coronavirus

Apple’s voice assistant Siri can now respond to users who are worried they may have coronavirus with a questionnaire Siri can now respond to users who are worried they may have COVID-19  The voice assistant now responds with a questionnaire  Among other things, Siri asks is users have a fever or cough It then directs … Read more

With millions of ‘routine’ operations cancelled we tell you how to stay healthy at home 

Millions of patients waiting for knee and hip replacements, cataract surgery and hernia repairs now face delays to their treatment after the NHS announced it was postponing routine operations. From April 15, while most cancer treatments and emergency cases will still go ahead, 700,000 non-urgent operations carried out in England each month will be postponed. … Read more

Employees urged to turn off smart speakers while working from home during the coronavirus

Tech companies are known to listen in on private conversation via its smart speakers in order to ‘improve voice-recognition features.’ Now that millions of people are currently working home due to the coronavirus outbreak, employers are urging their stuff to power down the technology in order to keep it from listening to confidential phone calls. … Read more

We tell you how to beat the medicine shortage with expert-approved home remedies

Pharmacy and supermarket shelves have been stripped bare of the basic over-the-counter remedies many of us rely on, as customers panic-buy and stockpile, fearing supplies will soon run out. Meanwhile, some pharmacies are being advised to shut intermittently during the day to ease pressure on workload and staff. So what can you do to ease … Read more

Glastonbury call-off hits trading at power generator supplier Aggreko

Glastonbury cancellation hits trading at power generator supplier Aggreko By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:50 GMT, 23 March 2020 | Updated: 22:09 GMT, 23 March 2020 The cancellation of this year’s Glastonbury Festival and other big events because of the coronavirus outbreak has hit trading at Aggreko.  The power generator supplier scrapped … Read more

Stelios urges Easyjet to fire staff and stop buying planes

Easyjet founder Stelios Haji-Ioannou urges the airline to fire staff and stop buying planes amid coronavirus chaos By Matt Oliver For The Daily Mail Published: 21:51 GMT, 23 March 2020 | Updated: 22:09 GMT, 23 March 2020 Easyjet’s founder urged the airline to slash costs by cancelling orders for planes and sacking staff during the … Read more

Stock market losses hit £793bn as Fed pledges unlimited emergency cash

Stock market losses reach £793bn as US Federal Reserve pledges unlimited emergency cash By Lucy White For The Daily Mail Published: 21:50 GMT, 23 March 2020 | Updated: 22:08 GMT, 23 March 2020 More than £60billion was wiped off the stock market yesterday – taking total losses since the coronavirus pandemic hit to £793billion.  On … Read more

MARKET REPORT: High Street shares crushed as stores shut their doors

Shares in some of the biggest High Street names slumped as they shut stores to protect staff and customers from coronavirus.  Even before Boris Johnson ordered the closure of all nonessential shops, retailers took matters into their own hands and pulled the shutters down.  Next temporarily closed its 700 UK stores last night, while Primark’s … Read more