Office workers spend a lot of time sitting down, increasing the risk of high blood pressure, heart disease, poor circulation and other conditions associated with sitting for prolonged periods. The free Varidesk app helps minimise the dangers by reminding you to stand up every hour. For maximum benefits, use it with a Varidesk sit-stand platform that can be retrofited to your existing desk (see photo)....
The smartphone effect Smartphones are taking over the world. Sales of the devices outstripped PC shipments in the second half of 2010 and have maintained momentum ever since. As consumer smartphone adoption accelerates, smartphone apps are selling in ever greater numbers. According to a new report from Juniper Research, more than 31 billion were downloaded to mobile devices in 2011. By 2016, it predicts...
