use wrapply to wrap your callbacks in $rootScope.$apply()

wrapply.js

angular.module('wrapply', []).factory('wrapply', ['$rootScope', function($rootScope){
  return function wrapply(originalCallback){
    return function wrappedCallback(){
      var args=arguments, self=this, retval;
      $rootScope.$apply(function(){
        retval = originalCallback.apply(self, args);
      });
      return retval;
    }
  }
}]);