Information Technology News and Announcements for the Software and Services that matter.
When the official Google Voice app was released for the iPhone it was also met with waves of angry iPod and iPad users that were blocked from downloading it. Now Google has finished developing an iPod and iPad compliant version, and it just hit the app store yesterday. Finally, Google Voice users on the iPod […]
Today, Lifehacker and Gawker confirmed the rumors that have been circulating since Saturday afternoon: a hacker group known as Gnosis has breached Gawker’s servers, harvesting over 200,000 usernames, emails and passwords along with, according to the torrent file posted on PirateBay “an additional million or so easily decryptable” usernames and passwords. Lifehacker and the rest […]
When Google first launched the Nexus One they dubbed it a “superphone.” It wasn’t long after that more bigger, faster devices rolled of the press and the term “superphone” was short lived. Now Google has brought out their next phone in the line, the Nexus S. It isn’t a huge improvement over the Nexus One, […]
“What exactly is the Google Chrome Web Store?” You don’t have to be a newbie or luddite to have this question on your mind. Although heavily covered in the media, the launch of the Google Chrome Web Store has many of us scratching our heads trying to figure out what to make of all this. […]
I’ve been getting acclimated to the new Facebook Messages platform, and so far, the changes are pretty low-key and generally positive. One such exciting development that didn’t get much of the limelight when the new Facebook Messages system was being erroneously trumpeted as a Gmail killer is the ability to share Microsoft Office files with […]
Back in October we announced the release of Microsoft Office 2011 for the MAC and today I have a quick tip for the Excel 2011 ultra-geek groovyReaders out there. (more…)
This week Microsoft has two groovy deals going to help Mac fans jump onto the Microsoft Office boat. If you want to score on Office 2011 for Mac Business edition for a bargain, upgrade pricing is the way to go. Of course, you can also use it to get the Home & Student edition, but […]
Yesterday Verizon began rolling out a new tier of Fios to eligible subscribers, which Verizon estimates is around 12.5million customers. This new speed package is 3 times faster than the closest competitor, and the upload speed is sensational. What about price… I’ll tell you, it ain’t cheap. (more…)
Yesterday, Apple announced the much anticipated software update to iOS, the mobile operating system for iPhones, iPads and iPod Touches. iOS 4.1 skips right over iOS 4.2.0 and dives into iOS 4.2.1, which brings all iOS devices onto a more level playing field. This iOS update will be most exciting for iPad users, who have […]
This week brought two big announcements that may change the way you stream TV shows and movies. First was the release of the iOS 4.2.1 software update, which brought AirPlay front and center among the big feature improvements for iPod Touch, iPhone and iPad users. Initially, AirPlay makes the most sense for Apple TV owners […]
Since August of 2006, over 25 million people have switched over to Google Apps for business, education, and government. While this user-base was growing, Google has played it smart and kept things simple. For the past 4 years when a Google Apps user logged in they were only able to access Gmail, Google Docs, Google […]
Google Docs has gone mobile. Well, not yet – but they’ve said we’re only days away. Yup, this week is just full of mobile surprises from Google (apparently it is also a good week to own an iPhone.) Soon you’ll be to edit Google Docs on your iOS, or Android device. But, don’t let me […]
All last week, a certain prominent tech blog has been forecasting the demise of our old friend Gmail, all in anticipation of a big announcement from Facebook scheduled for this Monday. After much fervent speculation, and one ridiculous false lead regarding an employee Outlook web access portal, Mark Zuckerberg finally broke the news about the […]
With all the presents we’re getting around Christmas and the upcoming year of 2011, Microsoft has decided to surprise us too. Microsoft’s seventh retail store is opening this week in Bellevue. Aside from just purchasing Microsoft products, you will be able to test most of them, play some Kinect, talk to an expert or attend […]
