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It's no longer news that the Samsung S5 is an awesome device from Samsung. However, did you know it is a heart-rate sensor? Yes, this feature is built into the phone next to the camera flash, the sensor can read a person's heart rate when he holds his finger up to it for a few seconds. The technology used isn't exactly new, but it's the first time we get to see it in a smartphone. It works by shining the phone's LED light on your fingertip, letting the sensor detect the blood flow beneath the skin. Amazing isn't it? Leave your comments.

If you are conversant with attending conferences on Google Hangout on your laptop or PC, you might find it difficult at times to join, especially when you need to join a conference meeting online and you are not just in a conducive environment to use your laptop. Well, no sweat, Uberconference gets you in the meeting from your phone. Uberconference is an app that makes it easy to receive calls from Google Hangout. Lets create a scenario for further clarification. You have a conference meeting with your friends or colleague and then you forgot doing some other thing. Others can easily call your mobile phone to get you on as long as you have the Uberconference app of course on your smartphone. With Uberconference, you can start and schedule conference calls on the go. Create instant calls with a click and schedule calls by simply selecting contacts and picking a meeting time. During the call, you'll see your conference in action, who's there and who's talking, just like

Your wrist is a hotly contested new battleground, with a small fry like Pebble doing battle with giants including Samsung, and activity trackers like the Jawbone UP and Nike+ FuelBand fighting it out, too. A new Kickstarter project also wants to be a contender, with the Carbon wearable solar charger. The project debuted a couple of weeks ago, with a blank-faced wrist-mounted charger that had a simple solar panel and could collect sunlight and generate around three hours of extra talk time for smartphones with its onboard 800 mAh battery and USB output. But the device, while cool and definitely handy if you’re in need of a bit of emergency juice, wasn’t super practical as a wristborne tool, if only because it originally lacked the ability to tell time. A new update to the project adds a watchface to the Carbon, however, after EnergyBionics gathered feedback from their supporters and found that this could be a way to increase interest in the wearable. The design of the gadget is alre

Are you a lover of music? Do you feel sad each time you miss that very important music concert? Cheer up, because this is for you!Launched last year, is a Seattle-based music technology company that partners with artists to record and quickly deliver live shows to fans in high-quality audio and video. Content is purchased and downloaded in the app moments after the show. So, you can put your phones down and your hands up. Lively takes advantage of technology to preserve live shows and concerts. Concerts should be experienced live, shared and remembered, this is exactly what Lively tried to achieve. Lively gives both artists and fans what they want, without compromising the live performance. The free Lively app is available on Android (http://bit.ly/100Pfjb) iOS (http://bit.ly/ZpOlYH) and Windows (http://bit.ly/12wSVJn) platforms. With Lively the show must go on!

Recently WeChat seem to be really gaining ground, and really I just installed it on my "plasa" few days ago. Please don't laugh :-) With the messaging app space suddenly running hot after the Facebook acquisition of WhatsApp, you can bet the other big messaging platforms are playing close attention to their products. And sure enough, WeChat has just done a major upgrade for both iOS and Android. Version 5.2.0.17 now includes: - Real-time location sharing with walkie talkie - Universal search including chat history search - Receive a special notification if you’re mentioned in a group chat - Share sticker sets with friends - “Better image browsing in chats” - Calls “connect more reliably and video and audio quality is improved” The Android version has also had a facelift with some UI improvements and a new Friend Radar feature similar to the older Look Around feature which connects you with people using WeChat nearby. Like the iOS version, its also has the real-time loc

Washington - When a US jury convicted Michael Dunn of attempted murder, but not actual murder, in the shooting death of a black teenager, the hash tag #dangerousblackchildren popped up on Twitter. Users posted photos of black babies and toddlers, making fun of the fear that Dunn testified he felt before opening fire on a car full of teens at a convenience store. That hash tag was the calling card of Black Twitter, a small corner of the social media giant where an unabashedly black spin on life gets served up in 140-character instalments. Black Twitter shares opinions on everything from US President Barack Obama to the latest TV reality show. But Black Twitter can also turn activist quickly. "Black Twitter brings the fullness of black humanity into the social network, and that is why it has become so fascinating," said Kimberly C Ellis, who has a doctorate in American and Africana Studies, tweets as @drgoddess and is studying Black Twitter for her upcoming book, The Bomba

You only get one chance to make a first impression. You might be delivering brilliant, flawless technology, but if users are confused when they first encounter it, they’ll be disappointed. And, you know who will be blamed. Yes, the introduction of new technology can have a profound impact on your organization, the productivity of users, the reputation of your group and your personal career prospects. Join Paul Glen, author of Leading Geeks, as he delves into the key issues and best practices of rolling out new hardware and software to users. Join this live webinar to learn: How to assess what users expect from technology Common missteps and omissions in the QA process How to make users feel more confident and supported And more… Paul has spent more than 20 years working on technical projects, leading technical organizations, and helping technical leaders. Since 1999, he has poured his energy into improving the quality of technical leadership as a consultant, author and presente