In what seems like a rather quickly thrown together announcement (similar to the Microsoft Surface announcement), Steve Ballmer announced the Office 2013 preview availability. Much of the introduction tied recent Microsoft changes into one direction for the company. Office 2013 is designed for the latest and greatest, meaning Windows 8, Windows Phone 8, and Microsoft Surface. … [Read more...]
Are cloud-based services just as reliable as the weather forecast?
The weekend did not start off well for cloud-based services like Netflix, Pinterest, and Instagram. Starting last night and continuing into this morning, web services that rely on the Amazon Web Services Elastic Cloud Computing were down regionally or completely. The cause: thunderstorms on the east coast. Data centers across the regions have been giving all data center … [Read more...]
News from Google IO 2012 – Android 4.1, Nexus 7, and Nexus Q
The opening day and keynote of Google IO 2012 seemed to go pretty well for Google. They made some big reveals and then bam! right when the Google+ talk started to get boring they hit you with skydiving. Things introduced include: Android 4.1, Nexus 7 tablet, Nexus Q media player, Google+ new features, and more on Google Glass. … [Read more...]
Watch the Google IO 2012 keynote streaming live right here
Google IO 2012 is upon us. It's a chance for developers to learn how to integrate their apps with Google products or how to create those apps on the Android platform. It's also a chance for Google to address the developers and the world with any exciting news they're ready to share. Swirling in the rumors are a Google 7-inch Nexus tablet and more firm is the announcement of … [Read more...]
Microsoft joins the ‘no class action lawsuits’ big companies via ToS updates
AT&T, Sony, and EA are just some of the big companies that have removed consumers' rights to a class action lawsuit through an update of their Terms of Service or User Agreement. Since the 2011 Supreme Court ruling that upheld the practice in a case against AT&T, many other companies have been jumping on board. Sony did shortly after their hacking and downtime. Just … [Read more...]