May 12, 2019 | Android, Apple, augmented reality, Chrome, Facebook, Google, Google Home, home assistants, Microsoft, Privacy, security
Google, Microsoft, and Facebook held developer conferences last week to showcase new products and services. Google had some exciting announcements. Microsoft and Facebook, not so much. MICROSOFT Microsoft is an enterprise company. At its Build Conference, it...
Apr 16, 2018 | Android, Apple, audio, augmented reality, Cortana, Dropbox, Google, IE, Microsoft, Office 365, OneDrive, Surface, video, Vista, Windows 10 S, Windows10, Windows7, Windows8
There was a time when Windows was cool. A long time ago, people lined up to get new versions of Windows when they went on sale. Maybe not quite the numbers of people outside of Apple stores at the height of iPhone madness, but still – Microsoft was pretty cool....
Jul 6, 2017 | Amazon, Android, augmented reality, business, Google, Microsoft, search
The European Union’s head of antitrust enforcement hit Google with a $2.7 billion fine last week because of a shopping service you’ve never heard of. The EU’s action comes after seven years of tussling with Google. The case was almost settled in 2014 but intense...
May 24, 2017 | Amazon, Android, Apple, augmented reality, business, Google, mobile, phone, web_services, WeChat
Google announced a number of new products and services at its developer conference last week. One of them, Google Lens, might change the world. It might be the most important technology announcement in ten years. Of course, it’s just as likely that it will turn out to...
Apr 20, 2017 | Apple, augmented reality, computers, Facebook, Google, hardware, HoloLens, Internet, iPad, laptops, Microsoft, news, phone, photos, tablet, web_services, Windows10, Windows7, Windows8
Technology in 2017 is just a bit . . . dull. There’s not much going on. You hadn’t really thought about it but now that I mention it, you know it’s true, right? Choose your metaphor. It’s a plateau. It’s the calm before the storm. We’re in a holding pattern. We’re...
Feb 27, 2017 | Apple, augmented reality, Google, HoloLens
Smart contact lenses are coming. There are no products on the market today and no one can predict how quickly the technology will be ready for public use, but it may be sooner than you think. If the technology can be developed, smart contact lenses have the potential...
