“If you plan on selling or donating your smartphone and want to make sure all of your data is off of it, make sure you do more than just factory reset through the phone’s OS. Security researchers picked up several phones “wiped” this way, and found tons of data.”
Sunrise’s social calendar app reaches the Mac
“Sunrise has quickly become the calendar app of choice for some people, and for good reason. Besides its straightforward interface and support for all your social networks, it’s one of the few truly multi-platform schedulers you can find — as of this May, it can run on Android, iOS and the web.”
Google Makes “Ok Google” System-wide Hotword Detection Official
“Yesterday, after downloading the newest version of Google Search (3.5.14), we discovered that a new setting for system-wide “Ok Google” hotword detection had been placed inside of the application.”
YouTube, following Netflix, is now publicly shaming internet providers for slow video
“When videos blur, buffer, or won’t play altogether, YouTube is now pinning the blame on your internet service provider. “Experiencing interruptions?” reads the message in a blue bar underneath choppy video, as seen in the above screenshot.”
Chromecast Update Introduces An AirPlay-Like Android Mirroring Feature, Photo Backdrops And More
“Chromecast, Google’s popular $35 dongle that plugs into your TV’s HDMI port, letting you stream video and music to your television, received a number of updates today, Google announced this morning at its I/O developer conference.”
Review: Microsoft Office Online vs. Apple iWork for iCloud vs. Google Drive
“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”
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.”
Tip: Use Google Now To Remind You To Cancel Things Like Amazon Prime, Netflix, And More
“Google Now does a lot of neat things, but the way Google plugs in its wealth of data makes sure the functionality changes often and in unexpected ways. Case in point, it helps you set reminders for some oddly specific events. Need to cancel an auto-renewing membership? Try asking Google Now.”
Google is testing an army of new features for Gmail
“There’s a whole new wave of features being considered for Google’s popular email client, and on the list is more tabs, a new pin system, and the ability to temporarily quiet an email notification.”
