With so many Android devices out there to choose from, it’s not always easy to find one that’s enterprise-friendly. To help alleviate that problem, Google announced the Android Enterprise Recommended program today. As the name implies, it’s designed to point enterprise IT departments at devices that Google has deemed to be enterprise-ready. This involves a number of… Read More
With so many Android devices out there to choose from, it’s not always easy to find one that’s enterprise-friendly. To help alleviate that problem, Google announced the Android Enterprise Recommended program today. As the name implies, it’s designed to point enterprise IT departments at devices that Google has deemed to be enterprise-ready. This involves a number of… Read More
Did you know that Google offers a vast array of online courses? They cover everything from digital marketing to Android app development. Some even come with a certification. Despite the impressive breadth of topics, Google doesn’t make it particularly easy to find the courses it offers. There’s no centralized dashboard or list of links. To complicate matters further, some courses are accessible through Google’s portals, whereas others require you to register with a massive open online course (MOOC) service such as Udacity. Which are the best online Google courses? We’re going to take a closer look. This list looks at...
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Cobalt is the new oil. Car companies and battery manufacturers are all rushing to secure multiyear contracts with mining companies for their lithium-ion batteries. According to a Bloomberg report, Apple is also participating in this game as the company wants to secure its long-term supplies. The company has never done this before with cobalt. Apple relies on a ton of suppliers for all the… Read More
Cloud IoT Core, Google’s fully managed service for connecting, managing and ingesting data from IoT devices, is now out of beta and generally available. Google envisions the service, which launched in public beta last September, as the first entry point for IoT data into its cloud. Once the data has been ingested, users can use Cloud IoT Core to push data to Google’s cloud… Read More
Snapchat has posted an official response to users who signed a petition on Change.org asking the company to reverse its controversial update, which people say makes the app more difficult to use. In the response, Snapchat promises to make a few more changes to the Friends and Discover section in order to address user complaints. These changes were announced yesterday, along with GIF stickers… Read More
Just a quick bit of news for those with Nest cams around the house: a new, cheaper Nest Aware (read: the cloud recording service that also gives the camera a bit more smarts) plan is on the way. Nest has long offered two plans: a $10/month plan that lets you store the last 10 days of video history, and a $30/month plan that gave you 30 days of video history. This new plan will cost $5 per… Read More
After Google announced earlier this month that it was going to wrap Nest back into Google’s hardware operation, everyone figured we’d see a bit more overlap between the two. Sure enough, just two weeks later: the Nest Cam IQ Indoor is getting support for Google Assistant. Nest says the app update that lets users toggle Google Assistant functionality should hit sometime today. The… Read More
Getting a blue screen of death, where your system unexpectedly crashes, is frustrating. Especially when you don’t understand the problem. If the error is named “Unexpected Store Exception,” we can help. Despite what you might think, this error has nothing to do with the Microsoft Store. We’re going to show you various ways to troubleshoot this error to determine the cause. If you’ve encountered this error and have your own solution to share, let us know in the comments. 1. Check the Health of Your Hard Drive The error often indicates that you’re using a failing hard drive. It’s easy...
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Once computers started using the modern 64-bit architecture, users soon realized that running those old 16-bit applications wasn’t going to work. Why can’t 64-bit machines run 16-bit apps? The answer to that question can be confusing, depending who you ask. For one thing, it isn’t actually impossible to run 16-bit apps. It’s just difficult. Secondly, the reason for this difficulty lies in both the CPU architecture and the operating system. Confused yet? Don’t worry, you aren’t alone. But by the time you get to the end of this article, you won’t be confused anymore. The History of CPU Architecture I...
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Ever wanted to run Windows software on your Android device? Probably not… but what if you could? What if your Android device could finally act as a Windows desktop replacement, simply by running Windows software? Recently, the Wine project has released an Android-compatible version. Long embraced by Linux users (mostly gamers) requiring a fix of their favorite Windows-only software, this option is now available on Android. But does it work as well as expected? And why would you bother anyway, given the wealth of software available on Android? Let’s find out. What Is Wine? Often mistakenly described as an “emulator”,...
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Alexa-controlled toilets are a thing in 2018 but cost thousands. An enterprising person can make their own by following these instructions. It takes a bit of work, multiple components and about $750 (plus the cost of the toilet) but the end result is a voice controlled toilet and everyone needs that in their life. The trick is buying a bidet that has an IR remote and then using a Adafruit… Read More
Thanks to online ratings, it’s easier than ever to know whether or not a movie is worth watching. A quick Google search brings up plenty of websites offering their opinions on the latest films. The three most popular are IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes, and Metacritic. But how do these three sites differ, and which should you trust to get the skinny on movies? Here’s everything you need to know. IMDb The Internet Movie Database is a gigantic compendium of movies, TV shows, and video games. Its primary use is to find detailed information about any actor, producer, or piece of content....
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Facebook Messenger now lets you add more people to a voice or video call without hanging up first. The new feature is available with the latest Android and iOS Messenger update. Read More
Do you have trouble staying focused? If the problem isn’t social media, it might be distracting noise. We’re going to show you various colors of noise that can help you improve your focus and productivity, plus a few tools you can use to create these supportive noises. What Is “Noise”? Our ears detect sounds when a change in pressure moves our eardrums. The sound also must fall within a certain frequency range. A tone has only one frequency or several related ones. In contrast, noise features hundreds or thousands of random frequencies in it. White noise may already be familiar:...
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Google is today unveiling a new ad unit for AdSense that taps into the company’s big push to add more artificial intelligence into its business, and to potentially bring on more publishers who might consider ramping up their advertising efforts but don’t have the time or other resources to manage them. Google is debuting “Auto Ads” — not commercials for cars, but… Read More
Facebook today took its latest step towards making good on paying out royalties to music rightsholders around tracks that are used across its multiple platforms and networks. The company has signed a deal with ICE Services — a licensing group and copyright database of some 31 million works that represents PRS in the UK, STIM in Sweden and GEMA in Germany — to provide music… Read More
Amazon Prime members get a few more goodies than others, and one of them is a perk you might not have come across yet: Amazon Prime Samples is a program that allows Prime members to try samples of products. It isn’t a way to get free stuff from Amazon, but the money-saving benefits are nice. What Are Amazon Prime Samples? Amazon Prime Samples is a risk-free way to try a new product without wasting too much money on it. You can buy a sample from anywhere between $2 and $4. These dollars work like a discount when you buy the full-sized product....
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If you’re writing up a long report in Microsoft Word and want to use simple dividers to split up the various sections for readability, all you have to do is type three hyphens and hit Enter for a long horizontal line to magically appear. But once it’s there, getting rid of it can prove challenging. You’d think using the Delete or Backspace keys would work, but that only works if you delete right after hitting Enter. Otherwise, you’re stuck with that line. How to Delete Horizontal Lines in Microsoft Word While you can’t use the Backspace key to get rid of...
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Twitter, which is constantly criticized for not doing enough to prevent harassment, has updated its guidelines with more information on how it handles tweets or accounts that encourage other people to hurt themselves or commit suicide. Read More
Snapchat is a funny beast. Some of its features remain hugely addictive, but the company is under pressure to innovate as services like Instagram and Facebook continue to pilfer its ideas. Furthermore, the user base isn’t happy. A recent redesign of the app disappointed many, with people demanding the company bring back the old layout. But based on what Snapchat’s CEO Evan Spiegel said, it seems unlikely: “There is a strong likelihood that the redesign of our application will be disruptive to our business in the short term, and we don’t yet know how the behavior of our community will...
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You may remember last week that Boston Dynamics’ latest robot, a trim and yellow Spot Mini, has learned to open doors. Seems like at this point you don’t want to anger them. They will find you. Or rather, they’ll find the company’s designated robot abuser and punish him for stopping poor robots from doing what they have been told to do. Soon Spot Mini will not be the one… Read More
The FCC may be hard at work at “bridging the digital divide,” as Chairman Pai so frequently puts it, and the Connect America Fund II will help. But while the big players are setting up, people all over the U.S. are going without reliable internet. Mozilla and the National Science Foundation are awarding cash to projects that aim to connect those still waiting on the bandwidth we… Read More
The FCC may be hard at work at “bridging the digital divide,” as Chairman Pai so frequently puts it, and the Connect America Fund II will help. But while the big players are setting up, people all over the U.S. are going without reliable internet. Mozilla and the National Science Foundation are awarding cash to projects that aim to connect those still waiting on the bandwidth we… Read More
