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REVIEW — Apple Watch review: Witness history in the making

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You know one thing that’s great about the Apple Watch? People often don’t realize it’s a smartwatch. I discovered this while visiting the Normandy American Cemetery at Omaha Beach in Normandy, France when I asked the guard at the security checkpoint if he minded if I kept my Apple Watch on while walking through the metal detector. He didn’t seem to notice this wasn’t a typical watch, one that mostly shows you a black display instead of the actual time, and he let me pass through without putting the device into the plastic tray.

But the Apple Watch, of course, really does do a lot more than any old wristwatch – and as I’ll explain below, the device has so far really changed the way I’ve been using my iPhone. Don’t get me wrong, the Apple Watch isn’t ever going to “replace” the iPhone – however, it will make sure that you no longer have to pull the device out of your pocket for every single notification you receive.

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Several key Android M features may have just been revealed

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Whether it wanted to or not, Google confirmed that Android M is coming at Google I/O 2015 in a schedule section for the upcoming event. The full name of Android M is yet to be announced, and its features still remain a mystery for the time being. However, the same Google I/O schedule reveals other details about Google’s upcoming announcements, and several of them are likely tied to the future of Android.

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LIMITED-TIME SALE: 8 awesome paid iPhone apps that are free downloads right now

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Yesterday’s post was packed with more paid iPhone and iPad apps on sale for free than we’ve featured in a single post all week, and a few of them are still on sale for free if you hurry back to that post. Today, however, we have eight more paid iOS apps that are on sale for a limited time, and you won’t pay a dime as long as you grab anything that looks appealing right away.

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The Apple Watch lets you touch yourself

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Earlier this week, we told you about a new subsection on the popular site Reddit where lonely Apple Watch users can go to find people to send their heartbeats to. Apple’s new watch includes a nifty feature that will measure your heart rate and send the beat to another Watch owner, but the device is so hard to come by that many people don’t have any friends who own one.

The “lonelyheartbeats” subreddit is nice, but what happens if you get really, really lonely? As it turns out, the Apple Watch lets you (digital) touch yourself.

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Take a Look At How Various Industries View Security

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Biscom shared some results of a new IT Survey finding that although regulated industries say security is a high concern, many are still using solutions that are inadequate for protecting their data.

The survey compared attitudes and behaviors related to enterprise security across 13 industries including healthcare, financial services, retail, computer hardware, software, and manufacturing. Security concerns have only gotten higher across those mentioned.

Tools and protocols vary greatly across industries, but all sectors see security as critical, and “need it to be core features of their file synchronization products” the survey finds.

“Our survey confirmed what we were already starting to see: that security will be the key focus in all areas of business for 2015,” said Biscom CEO Bill Ho. “The data breaches within the past year have shown us that all businesses are increasingly at risk and should be actively assessing tools and processes which can help reduce their exposure.”

70% of respondents in the survey said security was the top feature they looked for in file transfer. While 60% said they use SFT to transfer files at work, 86% said they use email. 51% said they still use FTP. 72% name security as “critical” for sync and share services like Google Drive and Dropbox.

According to Biscom, the healthcare industry is one of the most polarizing in terms of security as the industry is extremely concerned about security, but it’s the least likely to use the most secure methods for storing, syncing, and sharing data.

The financial services industry is the most secure, based on the survey’s findings.

You can learn more from the survey here.

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The funniest thing you’ll see today: Moms texting on Galaxy S6

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Samsung released a brand new ad featuring one of its latest flagship smartphones, the Galaxy S6 edge, and it might be one of the best promos we’ve seen from the company in a long time. Called #TextsFromMom, the new ad will certainly put a smile on your face, as it’s bound to resemble at least some texts you’ve received from your mom at one time or another.

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AT&T has quietly changed the way it slows down your ‘unlimited’ LTE data

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Good news for AT&T subscribers who have “unlimited” data plans: It seems that the carrier isn’t going to slow down your connection speed unless you’re using a congested cell site. Ars Technica flags a recent change in AT&T’s network management policy in which the company specifically states that “customers on a 3G or 4G smartphone or on a 4G LTE smartphone with an unlimited data plan who have exceeded 3 gigabytes (3G/4G) or 5 gigabytes (4G LTE) of data in a billing period may experience reduced speeds when using data services at times and in areas that are experiencing network congestion.”

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