Samsung’s new app uses AI to choose meals for you
Samsung has dropped an AI-powered food and recipe app called Samsung Food that will suggest meal plans, synch with Samsung Health, and control connected cooking equipment in the kitchen.
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Spark doubles down on IoT, eHealth and sport content to ignite future growth
New Zealand operator Spark has launched a new three-year plan that focuses on significantly diversifying its offering.
Proximus is halting some 5G deployment to calm health fears
Belgian telco Proximus will halt 5G network deployment in the city of Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve to hold a Town Hall to address all health concerns of citizens.
ASA bans ad claiming 5G causes infertility
Campaign group Electrosensitivity UK has been told its advert claiming 5G causes infertility and depression cannot be used in its current form as there is no evidence to support the statements.
The FDA certified Apple Watch is still not a medical device
The new Apple Watch has been cleared by the FDA to sell as a low-grade health tracking device but is not producing medical grade data.
Will you grow an extra ear from too much Snapchatting?
This week Telecoms.com has 16 year-old Shannon O’Connor joining the team for work experience, and today she looks at the potential for damage of radio frequency radiation on society.
Italian court rules excessive mobile phone use caused brain tumour
A Telecom Italia employee has won compensation for a benign brain tumour he says was caused by using his mobile phone for three hours a day over 15 years.
Microsoft begins retreat from Windows Phone with platform-agnostic Microsoft Health
Software giant Microsoft has formally entered the wearables game with the launch of its Microsoft Health platform and accompanying Microsoft Band fitness band. But the real significance behind this move is Microsoft’s decision to make both products platform-agnostic, implying Microsoft has decided to no longer pin its mobile hopes on Windows Phone.
Mobile phones don’t cause cancer, finds study
Usage of mobile phones does not result in an increased risk of brain cancer, according to the largest study ever into the issue. Scientists in Denmark investigated data on more than 358,000 mobile users over 18 years, and found no link between long-term use of mobile phones and tumours of the brain or central nervous system.
Telstra embraces M2M with self service platform
Australian carrier Telstra has upped its game in the machine to machine (M2M) space, introducing a web-based self-service platform, allowing organisations to manage M2M products themselves.
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