How Google’s Earthquake Alerts Protected Millions — And How to Turn It On in Quake-Prone Countries When two massive earthquakes (7.2 and 7.5) struck Venezuela recently, the country had no national early warning system. But millions of Android phones lit up with loud alerts seconds to minutes before the shaking hit — giving people precious time to drop, cover, and hold on. Google’s clever system turns the accelerometers in over 2 billion Android phones into a giant crowdsourced seismic network. It detects the first waves, confirms the quake, and blasts notifications to users in the affected area. In Venezuela, it reached 11.4 million people — proving technology can save lives even where governments can’t. How to activate it (works in nearly 100 countries): Open Settings on your Android phone. Tap Safety & Emergency (or search for “Earthquake alerts”). Select Earthquake Alerts and toggle it ON. Keep Location services ena...
2 5 0 6 image: http://images.cdn.stuff.tv/sites/stuff.tv/files/styles/big-image/public/brands/Random-photos/lg_g_flex_2.jpg?itok=UGqrh4Ad 29 July 2015 / 9:59BST by Erna Mahyuni We won't be rattling too many cages by predicting that the LG G Flex 2 will be getting a successor next year - and in fact some spec details have already leaked online. The claims, from our old friend "an anonymous source" and published by MobiPicker, are that the G Flex 3 will be arriving sometime in March 2016, will be fitted with a 6in QHD display, and will be encased in a metal structure body. Nothing too difficult to believe there, we think you'll agree. The rumours go on to say the G Flex 3 will offer a Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 chipset, ...