Microsoft updates Skype to only send you chat notifications on one active device

If you have Skype on your smartphone, tablet, and computer, we’re pretty sure you get annoyed by the simultaneously pinging of those devices when you get chat notifications. Microsoft is fixing the problem with a new update. Skype has a new “active endpoint” feature that will only send you chat notifications on the device you are using. For example, if you are chatting on your phone, then the notifications will only show up on your phone. At the same time, the chat history is still synced across multiple devices so if you want to pick up the conversation on another device, you can do just that.

Get alerted about notifications when you pick up your phone with Vibify

A new Android app on Xda-Developers will let you know if you have new notifications as soon as you pick your phone up. Vibify takes the place of those notification LEDs in front by vibrating once you pick up your phone (if there are notifications, that is). It senses when you move your device and vibrates to let you know you should check your phone. You can select which apps can alert you and disable the app when you’re running low on battery. You can even configure it to turn the screen on when picked up to show you that there is a new notification. If you want to try out the app, you can download the beta version here.

Samsung Galaxy Gear update adds more notifications

A new update of the Samsung Galaxy Gear Manager app displays more use notification features for your smartphone. Almost every notification your phone gets will now be displayed on the smart watch, including Hangouts messages and email previews.

Source: Sam Mobile

First Impressions of the Cookoo Smart Watch

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla 

The Cookoo smart watch is a Kickstarter project pioneered by Canadian Peter Hauser. Called 'the watch for the connected generation' it is designed to integrate with iPhones and Android smartphones via Bluetooth to show users alerts, tweets, chat messages, emails and calendar notifications when the phone is muted. It is also a platform unto itself and can be made to work with any number of apps.

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