Aug 25, 2017 | Apple, Dropbox, Google, mobile, OneDrive, phone, photos, web_services
Here’s a tip for iPhone users that might make you sleep more soundly. If you rely on Google Photos, OneDrive, Dropbox or other online services to back up your photos from an iPhone, open those apps when you’re connected to Wi-Fi and make sure they have synced your...
Jun 26, 2017 | audio, Spotify, web_services
Spotify and Apple Music have helped the music industry recover from a disastrous decade. Here are a couple of interesting perspectives on streaming music – a look behind the scenes at the relationship between Spotify and the music industry, and a thought about our...
Jun 22, 2017 | Android, Apple, Google, photos, web_services
Google Photos is transformational. Some name will emerge to describe the next wave of technology – “post-Internet” or “A.I.-enabled,” maybe. References to “artificial intelligence” and future technology can be vague and scary. Google Photos is here today to show you...
Jun 14, 2017 | Apple, Box, Dropbox, OneDrive, web_services, Windows10
Today Box announced that Box Drive is generally available. We are beginning a profound shift in the way we think about our files. This deserves some attention even if you don’t use Box – Dropbox and OneDrive will be following suit before long. Box Drive is a new...
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...
May 21, 2017 | Android, Apple, Google, mobile, phone, web_services, WeChat
China uses smartphones differently than anywhere else in the world. It’s a fascinating story! Understanding WeChat and why QR codes are displayed everywhere in China will give you a context to understand the importance of Google’s announcements last week. I’ll tell...
