Samsung’s Galaxy S5 doubles as a baby monitor, if you have a Gear watch

The Galaxy S5: powerhouse smartphone, fitness guru… baby monitor? Yes, you read that right. SoyaCincau has learned that Samsung’s jack-of-all-trades Android flagship includes a “baby crying detector” mode that uses the phone as a listening station. If your child is upset, the GS5 sends a vibrating alert to your Gear watch (needed for the feature) that urges you to come to Junior’s aid. You probably...

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Evan Schuman: Wal-Mart is latest big company with mobile-app security problems

The Computerworld (US) story “Evan Schuman: Wal-Mart is latest big company with mobile-app security problems,” which ran on the wire March 25, contained errors throughout the story. More: Evan Schuman: Wal-Mart is latest big company with mobile-app security problemsgarcinia cambogia extract pure

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iPad Writes a New Game Plan for Concussions

But nothing like the illegal check that rocked him this season. Although he managed to finish the game, his head throbbed and he was falling asleep in class. He didn’t know it at the time, but he had a concussion. A bad one. According to athletic trainer Jason Cruickshank, Duffy was lucky his concussion was caught. His team is part of a program that uses iPad with the C3 Logix app to measure and monitor concussion symptoms among all...

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Oculus VR’s John Carmack sees bright future in Facebook deal

When Facebook said it would buy Oculus VR, many eyes turned to Oculus CTO John Carmack. Would Quake’s co-creator be happy with the deal when Facebook sees virtual reality gaming as just the beginning? Thankfully, it looks like he’s staying put. In a response to jitters about the acquisition, Carmack says that Facebook appears to “get the Big Picture” — it understands the impact of VR and will help the...

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Microsoft scraps ‘Windows-first’ practice, puts Office on iPad before Surface

The Computerworld story, “Microsoft scraps ‘Windows-first’ practice, puts Office on iPad before Surface,” posted to the newswire Thursday, did not fully identify the person quoted at paragraph 20. Go here to see the original: Microsoft scraps ‘Windows-first’ practice, puts Office on iPad before Surface

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