Cnet
Older consumers self-quarantined due to COVID-19 can turn to smart speakers like Google Home and Amazon Echo for interactions.
Wired
A wearable used in hospitals to monitor a patient’s pulse, breathing and oxygen levels is being tapped to monitor COVID-19 patients.
TechCrunch
A COVID-19 screener tool has been created in the form of a chatbot-based symptom checker.
Telecoms.com
In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, Vodafone is offering unlimited mobile data for free to certain customers for a month.
QRCode Press
The Central Bank of Brazil has introduced a new national QR code standard intended to make mobile payments more universal.
QRCode Press
FinTech and TrueLayer are partnering to make it possible for small businesses and freelancers to use instant payment QR codes.
FierceWireless
Challenged by the COVID-19 outbreak, Apple is considering delaying the introduction of its 5G iPhone, according to a report in Nikkei.
BBC
Companies including Amazon Care, The Gates Foundation and Mastercard are working toward finding treatments for COVID-19.
TechCrunch
The fitness platform ClassPass, which links gym-goers to studio fitness classes, has launched a video product in light of COVID-19.
Mobile World Live
Due to the impact of COVID-19, the standards body responsible for 5G standards pushed back the timeline for the next release.