“Over the past few weeks I’ve regaled you with detailed reviews of the three major online office productivity suites: Microsoft Office Online with Word Online, Excel Online, and PowerPoint Online; Apple’s iWork for iCloud with Pages, Numbers, and Keynote for iCloud; and Google Drive (aka Google App”
Apple just obsoleted the Mac and nobody noticed
“With iOS 8 and OS X Yosemite, Apple is finally showing us its idea of how we’ll compute in the future.”
Nest buying video monitoring startup Dropcam for $555 million
“Google-owned Nest today said it’s acquired San Francisco-based Dropcam, a company that’s been making home monitoring cameras for the past five years. In a pair of blog posts, the two companies said Dropcam will still be sold in all the usual places, but stopped short of promising future products.”
T-Mobile Un-carrier 6.0 is all about the music, including streaming that doesn’t count against your data allowance : TmoNewsTmoNews
“We had a feeling that tonight would be big, and it looks like we were right. Immediately after detailing Un-carrier 5.0 and the iPhone 5s Test Drive program, John Legere dove into the details of Un-carrier 6.0. The focus of Un-carrier 6.0 is music.”
Five Best Android Keyboards
“Finding the perfect Android keyboard is no easy task—there are so many to choose from, and most of them are great, depending on the type of typist you are. This week, we’re looking at five of the best, based on your nominations and votes.”
Apple CEO Tim Cook Described As Less Hands-On, More Interested In Broad Implications With iWatch
“Apple CEO Tim Cook is the subject of a new profile in the New York Times today, and the profile includes plenty of background information about the executive and his commitment to human rights and environmental issues.”
Report: Google wants to get into the health data game with ‘Google Fit’
“Everyone wants a piece of the fit tech action these days, and Google, it seems, is not immune to Fit Tech Fever. According to a new report from Forbes, the company plans to introduce its own fitness data aggregation service called Google Fit at this month’s Google I/O conference.”
iWatch will run iOS 8 and launch this October
“Apple’s long awaited and heavily rumored iWatch is set to land in stores and on wrists this October, according to a new report from Japanese business newspaper Nikkei.”
The Easiest Way to Install Android’s ADB and Fastboot Tools on Any OS
“If you’ve ever tried to root your Android phone or flash a ROM, you may have heard about ADB and/or fastboot. These two tools are surprisingly powerful, but can be a bit overly complex to install. Here’s how to do it the easy way.”
The Justice Department will review 73-year-old music royalties rules
“The Justice Department will review the rules that determine how much services like Pandora and Google Music must pay to license music, the start of a process that could make those sites cheaper or more expensive for customers.”
