Google Drive leaks -- packs 5GB storage, in-app doc editing
SoftwareSome details about Google's upcoming cloud-based storage system have leaked. And the big news? Google Drive will offer you 5GB free storage, which is more than Dropbox's 2GB. (Though you can choose to upgrade with both services.)
The screenshot was leaked to Talk Android. It also reveals you can make changes to the document within the app and all versions will be updated accordingly. Continue reading...
Temple Run on Android now, leaping over from iOS
Mobile PhonesTemple Run, the popular iOS time-waster, has arrived on Android at last, bringing ape-evading, tree-leaping antics to those who prefer smart phones powered by Google's adorable green robot.
The game is free, and can be downloaded from Google Play, which is the new name for the good old Android Market. Continue reading...
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Harry Potter ebooks on sale now from Pottermore
SoftwarePotter fans and Kindle owners take note, the Harry Potter novels are now available to buy in delicious digital formats, via JK Rowling's Pottermore site. But Kindle owners will be perturbed to learn the electronic tomes can't be downloaded directly from Amazon.
The first three books in the epic wizarding saga cost a penny under £5, with the final four priced slightly more at £6.99. If you're determined to power through all seven, then you can buy them at once for £38.64. Continue reading...
Mies van der Rohe, modernist architect, honoured by Google
SoftwareLudwig Mies van der Rohe, the celebrated German architect, has been given the Google Doodle treatment on what would have been his 126th birthday.
Head over to Google.com today and you'll be treated to a refreshingly modern version of the Google Doodle that mimics the "skin and bones" glass and steel architecture that Mies van der Rohe was known for. Continue reading...
Instagram for Android opens for pre-registration
Mobile PhonesInstagram is coming to Android, and it's not far off. The photo filter app now has a pre-registration page up, Engadget reports. So leave your details and you'll be the first to know when it's available.
There's still no word on when that'll be but expect it to be soon. Continue reading...
Rdio heading for UK, as it signs licensing agreement
SoftwareGood news music fans -- it looks like Rdio will be hitting these shores very soon. While the digital music subscription service hasn't officially announced any plans to expand to the UK, it has just signed a deal with PRS For Music.
PRS For Music is a not-for-profit organisation that represents the rights of 85,000 songwriters, composers and music publishers in the UK. It makes sure that the musicians get paid in full when their work is played, performed or reproduced. While the deal doesn't confirm Rdio will launch in the UK, it does suggest that the service is expanding, and has the UK in its sights. Continue reading...
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Nearly half of Apple customers would bank with Apple
SoftwareApple should get into banking, say experts -- and new figures suggest nearly half of those who own Apple products would entrust their money to an iBank.
A survey of 5,000 people about whether they'd use Apple-flavoured banking services found that of those who already own Apple kit, 43 per cent like the idea, according to Boy Genius Report. Continue reading...
Juan Gris, pioneer of Cubism, celebrated by Google doodle
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Juan Gris is feted by Google today to mark the Spanish artist's birthday. The Google home page features a Cubist reworking of the search engine's logo, including the guitars and fruits that were a common motif in paintings by Gris.
Born José Victoriano Carmelo Carlos González-Pérez in Madrid in 1887, Jaun Gris was a painter and sculptor who was instrumental in the development of Cubism. Continue reading...
YouTube can auto-edit your dark, shonky videos for you
SoftwareYouTube bosses have clearly had enough of your badly lit, jittery, amateur video eyesores because they've launched an auto-correct feature that will polish your, er, shall we say 'turns', before they sully the web.
The option to spruce up your clumsy clips will be presented to you via a notification bar, which you'll see when you go to upload a reel. YouTube will metaphorically take away the shades and shakes from your hangover by asking whether you want stabilisation and brightness to be automatically tweaked.
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Chrome is the world's most popular browser, for one day
SoftwareChrome has overtaken Internet Explorer as the world's most popular browser, but Google's minimalist software only stayed on top for one day.
Figures from traffic monitor StatCounter say that on 18 March, Chrome blasted past Internet Explorer, topping the charts in India, Russia and Brazil to make it number one worldwide. Continue reading...
Spring equinox celebrated by cheery Google doodle
SoftwareSpring has sprung! Google is celebrating the season of temperate weather with a specially designed spring-themed version of the famous logo.
Today's Google doodle is based on a design by Finnish textile company Marimekko, featuring flowers, butterflies, a lorry with some, er, they're probably eggs, is that a stork? and a kind of pink stripey thing. Continue reading...
BBC iPlayer on Xbox 360 from today, for free
Games and GearThe iPlayer has arrived on the Xbox 360, bringing video streaming from the BBC direct to your console, for free.
Word of iPlayer's imminent arrival on Microsoft's machine was doing the rounds last week, and those rumours have now been proved true. The app will be rolling out to Xbox consoles in the UK from today, though I've been informed it may take a few days for the app to appear on your dashboard. If you don't see it yet, it should be there soon. Continue reading...
Pirate Bay plots flying servers to evade long arm of the law
SoftwareThe Pirate Bay says it's going to experiment with flying server drones that hover several kilometres in the air, so they could only be shut down using aeroplanes.
The site details its surreal scheme in a blog post, saying it's plotting to try sending some of its machinery into the sky using far-reaching radio tech and tiny computers like the tiny, low-cost Rasberry Pi. Continue reading...
Google Play challenged by Man Utd over trademarks
SoftwareThose of you who celebrate a goal by emulating the badge-kissing antics of your favourite footballing mercenaries -- whipping out your crest-emblazoned smart phone and giving it a good old smooch -- may soon be frustrated as football clubs get tough on app trademark abuse.
Manchester United is insisting Google drops the many apps that use its official logo without authorisation, paidContent reports. Continue reading...
BBC iPlayer on Xbox arriving next week?
Games and GeariPlayer, the BBC's streaming video service, could be arriving on the Xbox 360 next week, according to a report from Eurogamer.
The site reckons that the service, which has been long absent from Xbox Live, will be hitting Microsoft's console in a matter of days, and will be available for free, whether you're an Xbox Live Gold subscriber or using the free option, previously known as Xbox Silver. Continue reading...
Akira Yoshizawa celebrated by Google
SoftwareGoogle is paying homage to paper-folding pioneer Akira Yoshizawa on the date he was born and died. The swami of origami is feted with a Google logo made of folded paper.
Yoshizawa was born on this day in 1911 in Japan. He taught himself origami as a child, and his passion grew when he was employed in his 20s to teach geometry to factory employees. By 1937 he was folding paper full-time, living in poverty, until his origami began to be published in magazines and monographs. Continue reading...
Apple shutting down iWork.com this summer, back up now
SoftwareBad news if you still use iWork.com -- Apple is shutting down the site, meaning anything you have stored on there will be lost forever. The good news? It's not happening until 31 July this year, so you've plenty of time to back up your documents. Oh, and iCloud will take over as your cloud-based back up service of choice.
"After July 31, 2012, you can no longer publish new documents to iWork.com from any iWork application on your Mac or iOS device," reads the post on the Apple site. It also advises you to log on to iWork.com and download your documents to your computer as early as possible -- so don't hang about. Continue reading...
Google exec says it can't afford to break our trust
SoftwareIs Google living up to its "Don't be evil" motto? Some would question that it is, due to its new privacy policy that came into effect on 1 March accused of breaking European law. But the company can't afford to lose our trust, according to one executive.
"If we do things that are evil, with one click you can leave Google," Vic Gundotra, senior vice president for engineering at Google, and the man who headed up Google Plus, told CNN in an interview at SXSW in Texas. "If we break the users' trust, we can lose to competitors very quickly." Continue reading...
BBC readying iTunes competitor?
SoftwareThe iTunes Store may be a runaway success in the world of online downloads, but that won't stop other media groups, such as the BBC, launching their own competing services. Auntie is preparing to make its enormous catalogue of old and new shows available for pay to download, making it a rival to iTunes, paidContent reports.
The BBC is currently in talks with independent producers that make some of the shows, with the producers in favour as it'd make them money as well as protecting against piracy. If it ever sees the light of day, the BBC store would charge £1.89 per episode, matching Apple's pricing (though Apple also charges £2.49 for newer offerings). Continue reading...
Android security apps are mostly useless, says report
Mobile PhonesIf you want to protect your Android device from pilfering your pocket in a bout of Bender-esque criminality, you'll want to tighten up your handset's security. But nearly six in 10 malware protection apps for Android are, if one may employ the French vernacular, mal at detecting threats.
With over 450,000 apps now available on Google Play (aka Android Market), quadrupling since July 2010, dastardly 'Droid-damaging deeds and malicious money-making mischief is on the rise. Your phone's increasingly under threat from phishing, banking trojans, spyware, bots, root exploits, SMS fraudsters, premium dialers, fake installers and backdoor defilers (ok, I made the last one up).
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