Saturday, April 5, 2014

​How to use Google Drive add-ons - CNET

​How to use Google Drive add-ons - CNET: "This past March, Google introduced a new app store for its Docs and Sheets service inside of Google Drive. The marketplace offers various add-ons from the company's developer partners that bring even more functionality to the service. Here's how you can start adding new features to your documents and spreadsheets inside of Google Drive."



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Spring cleaning: Make your iOS device feel new again - CNET

Spring cleaning: Make your iOS device feel new again - CNET: "Spring is finally here! In addition to nice weather, warm nights, and baseball parks filling up, it's also time start checking off items on the honey-do list around the house. In addition to cleaning up some cobwebs, sit down with your iOS device and show it a bit of love as well."



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​Why Roku Matters More Than Ever

​Why Roku Matters More Than Ever: "You have more streaming TV options than you could hope for, especially now that Amazon has entered the fray. And while Apple TV, Chromecast, and Fire TV all have their strengths, they also share the same crippling weakness: self-interest. That's what makes Roku so important."



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​Why Roku Matters More Than Ever

​Why Roku Matters More Than Ever: "You have more streaming TV options than you could hope for, especially now that Amazon has entered the fray. And while Apple TV, Chromecast, and Fire TV all have their strengths, they also share the same crippling weakness: self-interest. That's what makes Roku so important."



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Samsung's Smart Home service aims to automate the home

Samsung's Smart Home service aims to automate the home: "An explosion in the number of devices connected to the internet is expected over the next decade and in turn, our homes will become increasingly "smart." With this in mind, Samsung has today announced its own Smart Home service, which will provide home automation via an app."



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Who needs humans? Computers used to teach other computers

Who needs humans? Computers used to teach other computers: "While it may be getting easier for humans to teach robots how to perform new tasks, there's still one potential problem – when a new robot is introduced to a work environment, its user may have to teach it the task over again, from scratch. That might soon no longer be the case, however. Researchers at Washington State University have devised a method by which computers can teach each other, freeing humans from having to do so."



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