Facebook’s Safety Check is a super simple way to tell the world you’re OK

Follow:   10.16.2014  View in a Browser Facebook’s Safety Check is a super simple way to tell the world you’re OK 10.16.2014 7:54 AM If you’ve ever worried yourself sick wondering whether your friends and family were affected by a disaster, Facebook's new tool is designed to ease your mind. Will.i.am's Puls is a beast of a wearable that makes calls without a phone 10.15.2014 8:08 PM But it does need a data plan from AT&T in the U.S. or from O2 in the U.K. -ADVERTISEMENT-   PCWorld Superguides Check our Guides packed with practical how-tos, in-depth features, tips and tricks, and more! Laptops on PCWorld Our award-winning editors keep you up to date   Startup builds on Wi-Fi chips for cheaper 'last mile' to home broadband 10.15.2014 2:05 PM Mimosa Networks wants to help service providers reach customers without laying fiber or copper Google wastes no time refining Classroom, its app platform for education 10.15.2014 12:55 PM The first set of upgrades arrives only two months after the release of the classroom assistance app. Lenovo to challenge Xiaomi on smartphones with new company in China 10.15.2014 7:55 PM Lenovo's new company will sell mobile devices under a separate brand name FBI director calls for greater police access to communications 10.16.2014 10:20 AM Apple and Google should also rethink their plans to enable smartphone encryption by default, he says. The 9 best features of Google's new Nexus 9 tablet 10.15.2014 12:55 PM Don't feel blindsidedâ€Â"Google surprised us all with its new Nexus devices, but its tablet is chock full of powerful, next-gen features. New CBS All Access joins streaming-service trend, but many strings are attached 10.16.2014 8:11 AM The future of a-la-carte TV looks less than rosy. The $6 monthly All Access service omits football games and “The Big Bang Theory” due to licensing issues, and new shows will still have commercials. Get your phone into the holiday spirit with these great Halloween apps 10.16.2014 4:00 AM Unleash your inner ghoul with these fun and creepy apps from the Netherworld. (Or, the Google Play store.) Telco Systems lays groundwork for fewer management worries with virtual routers, firewalls 10.16.2014 4:30 AM The company's platform lets service providers offer virtual router and firewalls Facebook opens Paper framework to help devs make smoother scrolling iOS apps 10.15.2014 12:55 PM Facebook's AsyncDisplayKit could be just the remedy to solve a complex app's scrolling difficulties Utterly crazy hack users long-distance lasers to hack all-in-one printers 10.16.2014 9:15 AM If you saw it in a movie, you'd never believe it's true. But it is. Researchers have developed Morse code for transmitting data via pulses of light sent to a scanner via a laser.       You are subscribed to this newsletter as: messi1927@gmail.com More PCWorld Newsletters / Manage Subscriptions / Unsubscribe IDG Consumer & SMB Privacy Policy © 2014 IDGCSMB, 501 2nd Street, San Francisco, CA 94107