If you're in an earthquake-prone area and own an Android phone, it could save your life. It may even have already done so.

A worldwide Android smartphone-based earthquake detection and early warning system can detect seismic activity in real time.

If Turkish-Polish links kindle your curiosity, there are two must-sees in Istanbul: the leafy enclave of Polonezkoy (aka Adampol), a Polish village founded in 1842 in Beykoz; and the Adam Mickiewicz ...