Take Part In Medical Studies With Your iPhone & ResearchKit

The introduction of HealthKit with iOS 8 marked a turning point in how we think about our day-to-day health. Now, your iPhone can function accurately and consistently as a way to track important stats, monitor health conditions, and encourage you to maintain a healthy lifestyle. More of this article from MakeUseOf.com

Google App 5.3 preps the way for the return of auto rotation

So many of the new features that Google rolls out to Android come not through operating system updates, but the Google app. Check this article from PCWorld.com

Test Your Password Strength with the Same Tool Hackers Use

Is your password secure? We’ve all heard a lot of advice about what sorts of passwords you should never pick – and there are various tools that claim to assess the security of your password online. However, these can only be dubiously accurate. The only way to really test the security of your passwords is to try to break them. Check this article from MakeUseOf.com

How to Work from Home & Be Productive with Collaborative Online Tools

In the days before the Internet (a.k.a The Dark Ages), people would travel to an office and stay there until their employer (henceforth known as Big Boss) released them from their chains of servitude. More of this article from MakeUseOf.com

Firefox for Android version 41 makes it easier to switch search engines, manage bookmarks

Firefox for Android is getting a nice bundle of powerful features to enable a better browsing experience on Android smartphones and tablets.

Version 41 allows you to quickly choose among different search providers so you can try out some of the alternatives to Google. Check this article from PCWorld.com

Google’s Gmail finally adds the ability to block email, but there’s a better way

Google said Tuesday that users will now be able to “block” specific email addresses—except that they’re not really blocked, and Google already has more powerful tools to eradicate offensive email that are already in Gmail. Check this article from PCWorld.com

10 Common Misconceptions About Wireless Networks

Most of us don’t know our AES from our MIMO. In a world so technical, so jargon-rich, it’s easy to see how networking myths start. Networking isn’t the simplest of things to discuss, and for the average Internet user it’s probably not on their mind at all until their network goes down, or they experience an intrusion. Check this article from MakeUseOf.com