HIGHLIGHTS The feature is available to iOS and Android users Users can now live stream via a tweet Users do not need the Periscope app installed Twitter has launched the ability to create live videos via its Android and iOS apps with the help of Periscope. Just like Facebook, Twitter will also allow users to live stream video through the ... Read More »
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Google Drive for iOS Update Tries to Ease Shift From iPhone to Android
HIGHLIGHTS The feature arrives with the latest version 4.16.1 It allows backup of contacts, photos, videos, and calendar events This method makes it easy for users to shift from iPhone to Android In another effort to ease the transition from iOS to Android, Google has updated its Google Drive for iOS app to make the transition simpler. Many users often ... Read More »
Opera 42 for Windows, Mac, Linux Gets Built-in Currency Conversion and More
Opera 42 for Windows, Mac, Linux Gets Built-in Currency Conversion and More HIGHLIGHTS Currency conversion is now built-in with Opera 42 It supports the INR currency as well Opera 42 also made improvements in news feed discovery Internet browser Opera has released a new stable desktop version for all users, and it comes with a few nifty features worth highlighting. ... Read More »
LG’s Four New Phones, Premium Features at a Medium Pri
Very soon, some major smartphone manufacturers are going to release new models of their flagship devices. LG is getting a jump on them by announcing four new LG phones. And the company is hoping to attract customers with some mid-range price tags on those phones. The company says that the Magna, Spirit, Leon, and Joy smartphones will be officially unveiled ... Read More »
Windows 10 Preview, LG G4 Phone Both Unveiled
New technology ruled the news this week. And that technology might be of interest to small business owners too as they build stronger companies through better operating systems and mobile technology. Microsoft and LG were among the companies with new products to show, even if they aren’t available to your business just yet. Take a look at this week’s Small ... Read More »
20 Top Privacy Screen Protectors for Your Computers and Phones
With he list of security threats ever increasing, you can now add visual hacking to the list, which as the name implies is when individuals look at your screen to steal information. With smartphones, tablets and laptops now being used outside of the office just as much as inside, you have to take precautions if you don’t want to fall ... Read More »
New HP Slate Tablet Offers Another Budget Tech Option
There are an increasing number of budget options for mobile technology out there. HP seems to be adding to the list with its new Slate 7 Plus, a budget 7-inch tablet. The device replaces the earlier Slate 7 which some felt fell so short of other slightly more expensive tablets like the Nexus 7, it wasn’t worth the savings. But the ... Read More »
What Is Yodle and How Can It Help Your Business?
Yodle is an all-in-one digital marketing platform that offers everything a small business needs to build a presence online. It is to marketing what an all-you-can-eat buffet is to meal time. There’s plenty to consume, and then some. Yodle is primarily designed to assist local small businesses: realtors, plumbers, doctors and retailers, to name a few. Currently, the company serves ... Read More »
New Promo Feature from Slidely Aims to Make Every Marketer Into a Video Creator: But Does it Succeed?
Usefulness Functionality Price Summary Promo by Slidely brings video content to any business, small, medium or large, to help them participate in the video age. With Promo it is now possible to effortlessly create instant, affordable promotional videos with access to premium footage from Getty Images – the same premium footage used by the biggest name brands. The current surge ... Read More »
Jim Fowler of Owler: Even as Tech and Data Grows in Importance, Crowdsourcing Is Still About People
Small Business Trends: Before we jump on full bore with that maybe give us a little bit of your personal background leading up to what you were doing with Jigsaw. Jim Fowler: After college I was a diving and salvage officer in the United States Navy doing salvage operations and paid back Uncle Sam for my college tuition. Then when ... Read More »