Germany ask managers not to call or email staff after work hours

Germany's labor ministry has banned managers from calling or emailing staff out of hours except in emergencies. The ministry says the measure is intended to prevent staff from suffering undue stress by being constantly on call.

Daily Sueddeutsche Zeitung reported Friday that the ministry is following the lead of major German companies such as automaker Volkswagen and Deutsche Telekom.

The newspaper cited official guidelines stating that no staff should be penalized for turning off their cellphone or failing to pick up messages after working hours "to prevent self-exploitation."

Samsung Galaxy S5 Announced With Full Specifications

Samsung announced the latest Galaxy S smartphone - the Samsung Galaxy S5 - at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. Samsung's Galaxy S series has emerged as one of the strongest challengers to Apple's iPhones and has helped the Korean company surpass Apple as the world's largest smartphone maker.

Samsung Galaxy S5 has just leaked in live photos, specs and details. Some inspired reader managed to guess the link to a concealed article and downloaded everything about the upcoming flagship smartphone. Unfortunately the page doesn't exist anymore so it's impossible to confirm if the images are the real deal.

A chief complaint about Samsung phones has been the company's tendency to pack them with a slew of features, some of which don't work well with each other or at all.

Following are some key features to check about Samsung Galaxy S5

KEY SPECS: Display: 5.10-inch
Processor: 2.5GHz
Front Camera: 2.1-megapixel
Resolution: 1080x1920 pixels
RAM: 2GB
OS: Android 4.4.2
Storage: 16GB
Rear Camera: 16-megapixel
Battery capacity: 2800mAh

Samsung Gear 2 and Gear 2 launched

Samsung unveiled the Gear 2 and Gear Neo 2 smartwatches at Mobile World Congress (MWC) on Sunday, and as rumours had suggested, the devices shun Android in favour of Tizen.

The Gear 2 offers a number of improvements on the original Samsung Galaxy Gear. Chief among these is the addition of Tizen, with Samsung dumping Google's Android operating system in favour of its own open-source software, which should, according to the firm, make the devices nipper than the original model. This shift also sees Samsung dumping the Galaxy branding for its second-generation smartwatches.

However, despite running Tizen, it appears the smartwatches will still need to hook-up to a Samsung Galaxy smartphone in order to work, with the firm saying it will be compatible with more than 12 handsets at launch. We're assumng one of these will be the Samsung Galaxy S5.

Beyond software, the built-in 2MP camera now sits above the display, rather than on the strap of the device, which Samsung claims makes the device sleeker and more discreet than before. The Samsung Gear 2 Neo doesn't have a camera, suggesting it will be offered as a more affordable version.

Samsung has also added fitness sensors to both the Gear 2 and Gear Neo 2, including a heart rate monitor, pedometer, gyroscope and accelerometer, and sensors for tracking sleep and stress levels. Both watches also come with IP67 certification, which means they are resistant against dust and water.

These features arrive amid talk that Apple's mooted iWatch will focus on fitness, with the firm set to debut a bunch of health-focused features in iOS 8 this year.

The new models retain the original Galaxy Gear's 1.63in 320x320 AMOLED display and 512MB of RAM, although they have seen a bump in the processor department with a dual-core 1GHz chip under the hood, as opposed to the original's 800MHz offering. They also come with the addition of an IrLED sensor, which means you can use the watch to control your television, if you so desire.

There has been a downgrade in the battery department however, with the second-generation Gear devices featuring a 300mAh battery, compared to 315mAh. However, Samsung claims the two new watches will last longer than the original, promising two to three days of battery life.

Both the Samsung Gear 2 and Gear 2 Neo will be available to buy from April this year, but there's no word on pricing just yet.