Technology & Business
Share files of any size from a Mac for free
There are hundreds of free file sharing services littering the web but there is a new service [for Apple computers only right now] called Minbox that may be worth a second look. Benefit 1 - No wait sharing The issue with every other service is that they force your upload to complete before allowing you to send it to someone. Minbox allows you to configure the sharing info while the file upload which means you can get back to work while Minbox continues its magic in the background.
Apple the most valuable company in the world
Even with all the negative press surrounding Apple, Apple was voted the #1 brand in the world by Marketing Week. It will be interesting to see how this changes in 2014 based on Apple's 2013 product releases (which many are hoping brings the company back to the forefront).
Nokia offers free music to Windows Phone owners in Canada
Nokia music is a streaming music service that is available for free to all Canadian customers using a Nokia branded Windows Phone device. Nokia music offers 18 million commercial free songs, doesn't require sign-up and works offline (after synching). You can always pay $3.99/month and upgrade to their premium package which offers unlimited song skipping and higher quality streaming. If you own a Nokia Windows Phone device, download the Nokia Music app from the Windows Phone AppStore here.
The CBC chooses Google Apps over Microsoft 365
The CBC is Canada's public broadcaster and offers an array of TV, radio , internet and mobile device oriented content in English, French and 8 aboriginal languages. Like most private companies, they are constantly trying to stretch every dollar and deliver the best bang for every buck. They evaluated the 2 major offerings : Google Apps Microsoft 365 They wanted an easy to deploy solution that offered flexible pricing, real-time collaboration and excellent availability guarantees. Once the decision was made to go with Google, the CBC leveraged the migration expertise of a Google Apps partner to transition its entire staff within 90 days.
Google asking users to validate telephone numbers?
When searching for a telephone number on my smartphone, I head straight to Google and enter the name of the establishment. I then clicked on the Call button and was presented with an interesting new dialog box (which I saw once the call was completed and I was returned back to Safari Mobile). Google was asking me to validate the number it had provided. I tried to reproduce this dialog box by clicking the call button (for the same establishment and some others in the area) but it never reappeared.
Slic-Sound Earbud Enhancers Review
I use In Ear Monitors (aka headphones) 95% of the time so I rarely test products made for typical button style earbuds (think the old Apple earbuds.) A couple of readers wanted me to review the Slic-Sound product so here it is. The manufacturer claims these enhancers will: help you hear better by sending the music deeper into your ear canal help keep the earbuds in place by going deeper into your ear canal help make your earbuds more comfortable because they will be held in place by soft silicone So are any of these claims true?
N.O.V.A. 3 - Now FREE On IOS
N.O.V.A. 3 is now free on the itunes AppStore for IOS (iPhone, iPad, iPad mini). This is an incredible fun game that many consider the ultimate First Person Shooter series on smartphones and tablet. There are optional in-game purchases available but none are absolutely required.
Gangstar Rio: City of Saints - Now FREE on IOS
Gangstar Rio is now free on the iTunes AppStore. In the game, you are a gangster that has to complete 60 missions. Missions include killing corrupt politiians, stealing cars, etc.
Nokia windowsphone with 41 megapixel coming?
The world warmly received the Lumia 925/928 this week and tech pundits already started complaining that Nokia should introduce a 41 megapixel equipped device leveraging its PureView technology. Now WMPowerUser belives they have information about an upcoming device that would answer the call for a windowsphone smartphone with a PureView camera. According to that post, the EOS camera will use a polycarbonate (plastic) shell and have the same physical caracteristics of the Lumia 920. The device is purported to have the same 4.
Bitcasa Windows Update 1.1 review
As much I loved the concept of unlimited cloud storage for $99 a year, the previous version of the Windows client was absolutely horrible. It was slow, buggy and crashed constantly. I was happy to read the Bitcasa blog that revealed version 1.1. The primary advertised benefit of this update is stability and performance. If you have the previous Windows version installed, you should already have seen a notification for the in-app upgrade. Mac users will receive the notification over the next couple of days.