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Phones that could save your life (or at least make you feel better)

BLOGGER: NAOMI WEISER   An interesting story that emerged from the tragedy of the Haitian earthquake at the beginning of the year is how one victim used a medical app on his iPhone to help him treat a leg injury while waiting to be rescued from the rubble of his hotel. It highlighted an ever-increasing trend of people using smartphone apps to try to improve or monitor their health – from exercising and dieting, to checking medical information or managing stress. Thanks to increasingly sensitive sensors on smartphones, developers are now potentially able to create apps to diagnose whatever ails ... More >>