Three Reasons That Google Should Be Your Next Phone Carrier

Mar 17, 2016 | Android, Google, mobile, phone

The tech community is entranced with Google Project Fi, a partnership between Google, major carriers, and hardware manufacturers to deliver a unique and satisfying phone experience – and along the way deliver a powerful message to the carriers about how they should...

The Decline Of Internet Explorer

Mar 7, 2016 | Android, Apple, Chrome, Google, IE, Microsoft, software, Windows10

Market share for Internet Explorer is going down fast. Google Chrome is the Internet browser being chosen by more people every year. If you’re an Internet Explorer user, you’re not required to switch! This is an interesting trend, not an emergency. Nonetheless, I...

The Real Stakes In The Apple vs FBI Standoff

Feb 24, 2016 | Android, Apple, Google, news, Politics, security

There are three points that are frequently overlooked in the debate about the FBI’s demand that Apple provide custom access to a terrorist’s locked iPhone.   •  Apple is not defying a court order   •  The FBI is seeking a broad precedent  ...

The Ignored, Unloved Windows Store

Feb 22, 2016 | Android, Apple, Box, Dropbox, games, Microsoft, shopping, software, Windows Phone 8, Windows10

Windows 10 has two new icons on the taskbar. One is Microsoft Edge, the new unfinished web browser that Microsoft should have kept under wraps for a while longer. You’ve noticed that one because the “E” is intentionally designed to resemble the old Internet Explorer...

Another One Bites The Dust: Say Goodbye To Picasa

Feb 14, 2016 | Android, Apple, Google, Microsoft, mobile, OneDrive, phone, photos, software, video, web_services, Windows Live, Windows10

Google posted an announcement a few days ago that Picasa will be closed down soon. Picasa is two things – a cloud service for storing photos online, and a desktop application for managing photos on your computer. Both of them will be shut down in the next few months....

Box Is Now Seamlessly Integrated With Windows And Office

Feb 7, 2016 | Adobe, Android, Apple, Box, Dropbox, file_sharing, iPad, Microsoft, Office, Office 365, OneDrive, phone, tablet, web_services, Windows10

With some new additions last week, Box is now completely integrated with Windows and the Office programs. Microsoft has opened Windows and Office so partner companies can integrate with them, and Box is one of the first companies to take full advantage of the new...