Google Now vs. Siri vs. Cortana There’s been a lot of buzz lately regarding the competition between Google Now, Siri, and Cortana and which one of their parent companies (Google, Apple, and Microsoft, respectively) will eventually emerge the winner. While all three contenders have brought their best game to the table, Google’s contender is about to… Read more »
Collaboration without chaos If you’ve ever attempted to communicate with your team about a project, you know that email is not always the best place to do so. The surge of messages happens almost instantly and the struggle for everyone to keep up can cause responsibilities to become muddy, direction to be lost, and documents can… Read more »
So you’re ready to move to a new office? You’ve nabbed the perfect location, scheduled a moving company, notified your staff and customers, and now there’s just one thing left to do…organize your IT relocation. Sound overwhelming? It doesn’t have to be! Whether your IT department consists of one person, or you have a Managed… Read more »
Say Hello to Cortana Recently, Microsoft announced their plans to make Cortana a fundamental part of Windows 10 when it is released in Fall 2015. According to Microsoft, the software will be designed to become more familiar with users as time goes by and customize recommendations based on the user’s tastes and day-to-day interactions. Although… Read more »
Google Calendar for iPhone is Here! On March 10, Google launched a dedicated calendar app for the iPhone and Gmail fans rejoiced! Google Calendar for iPhone is a beautiful calendar app that joins a lengthy list of well-designed, highly-functional Google apps on iOS that perform as well as, if not better than Apple’s default options. Just like… Read more »
Does Your Business Run on Android? Most people use their smartphones or tablets as essential tools to help complete important work tasks like checking email, editing documents, and approving deals. But for the majority of users, smartphones and tablets are vastly underutilized in the workplace as their business and innovation potential remains largely untapped. Google hopes… Read more »
Broadband is now a public utility On February 26, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) passed new net neutrality regulations designed to safeguard the free flow of content on the internet. The FCC’s vote causes fixed broadband lines to be reclassified under Title II of the Telecommunications Act. This means internet service providers (ISPs) and mobile broadband… Read more »
The first major change to HTTP in 16 years has been finalized! After years of development, HTTP/2 has been formally approved. According to an update by Mark Nottingham (the chair of the IETF HTTP Working Group), HTTP/2 has been officially finalized and has moved toward being fully standardized. The previous version (HTTP/1.1) was adopted in… Read more »