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A research conducted by Stanford University’s School of Medicine found that the Apple Watch can spot irregular heartbeat in users. This eight-month long, Apple-sponsored study covered more than 400,000 participants from all across the country. Last year in November, Apple announced this ‘first-of-its-kind’ research using Watch’s heart rate sensor to collect data in the background […]
Smartphones are a utility in our lives more than any other thing. The addiction has increased to a level that most of us keep our smartphones by our side whether we are at the office, home or even while we are on the bed. According to the research by Cellular Telecommunication and Internet Association, there […]
Who doesn’t like elegant watches, especially those who can literally save your life like the Apple Watch, right? Last time when we talked about Apple Watch, it was related to a 62-year-old man who felt sick at work and decided not to bother his colleagues but when his Apple Watch’s Health and Fitness feature revealed that his heart […]
Polar Flow, an app developed by Polar, a Finland based sports gadgets manufacture has been found exposing personal and sensitive details of millions of users around the globe including location data of those working for law enforcement organizations, intelligence agencies, and military bases etc. As a result, the company has suspended its Explore feature to avoid further […]
We do know that the inherent flaws in wearable devices especially the fitness trackers can prove to be detrimental to our security because of the nature of data these devices register. Since these devices provide information like calories burned, heart rate, sleep duration, and miles walked, therefore, these are becoming increasingly popular among fitness enthusiasts […]
We all know that excessive use of anything is not a good thing, and the same is the case with the usage of cell phones. Today marked an important day in legal history as a court in Italy ruled in favor of person claiming “Excessive usage of Phone” lead to a brain tumor, reports Italy’s Repubblica. […]
With the emergence of wearable gadgets like Smartwatches, researchers are trying to provide smart alternatives of everything including personal health monitoring. Hence, wearable devices like heart rate monitors, stress level calculator, calorie counter and sleep pattern observer devices came into existence. These are quite fun to use as you get instant, HANDS ON information about […]
A Rapid7 researcher found out that Johnson & Johnson Animas’ Insulin Pumps can be hacked where attackers can increase the patient’s regular insulin dose, making it an overdose. Insulin pumps are used by all diabetes patients especially the Animas’ OneTouch Ping is quite popular among diabetics. But Jay Radcliffe of Rapid 7 has a rather […]
10 million+ members’ data leaked after system breach of Rochester-based New York health insurer. Excellus BlueCross BlueShield, an upstate New York health insurer, informed media on Wednesday that computer systems of its own and those of its affiliates were breached. As a result, data of more than 10million members got exposed. [must url=”https://www.hackread.com/south-shore-medical-center-site-hacked-patient-payment-info-compromised/”]South Shore Medical […]
From using PCs and cell phones to watch online movies and playing games, wireless technology has advanced greatly and made life easier for us — However, Wi-Fi has a serious drawback that it makes people sick. Wi-Fi signals are different from radio and television signals as these are powerful enough to penetrate concrete walls. This […]