Mid last month Starbucks added a new payment method. You can now go to Starbucks and pay with your phone via the Square wallet app which is available on both Android and Iphone. The service has launch at over 7000 Starbucks locations.The Square Wallet app allows you to link your debit/credit card to the application.…
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Over the past year YouTube has been trying out a new system. YouTube tried to get original content providers to roll out several hours of new content every week. This new weekly content was designed to try and compete with cable companies and see if it was possible to become competitive with them by doing…
Android turned 5 on the 5th of this month. It has only been 5 years since The Open Handset Alliance announced the Linux based mobile platform. It is hard to believe that only 5 years ago Android was released and since has capitalized on about 75% of the world-wide Smartphone market.Since Android's release it has grown about…
With Microsoft's new tablet, Surface, out recently and predictions it is going to hurt Apple's bottom line it was only a matter of time before Apple responded with a new product line to try and tempt users away from Microsoft.Apple is releasing the new iPad Mini in an attempt to steal some of its user…
When you create an account in Windows 8 you can associate an email address with the account. If you do this Microsoft will have the ability to send you emails. They have started sending out how-to emails that assist users in navigating the new Windows environment. So far the emails have been labeled "Getting Started…
One of the lesser known services Google offers is the ability to translate documents from one language to another. Google Translate is a service that allows users to upload text from one of fifty-four languages from all around the globe and have it instantly translated to another language of their choice.While this service in most…
Acer has told Microsoft that is it not happy about Microsoft releasing hardware. Microsoft has been releasing hardware that competes with their hardware partners. Linxian Lang emailed Microsoft letting them know that he does not agree with this. Acer has pushed off the release of a tablet loaded with Windows RT because it is wary…
Many different free email services have come to over the years, AOL, Hotmail, Yahoo, etc. but just recently one of the new guys is now on top. For a number of years Hotmail claimed the prize as most used free email service but this past October they lost their grip on this title.Gmail, Googles free…
Google has just released its' new voice search features. This is downloaded in the form of an update and is included in the Google Search app. This application provides users with contextual results for voice queries and will answer text input questions using Google.com.On a side-by-side comparison Google's new voice search returned more accurate results…
With Microsoft’s new Surface tablet just being release recently how’s it doing and what do people think of Apples new rival in the tablet market?If sales are any indication on of how consumers view Microsoft’s tablet then Surface is doing quite well. Several online retailers that previously had the lower end Surface tablet in stock…
Since its release Microsoft has already sold 4 million copies of Windows 8. Windows 8, which was released on Friday last week, is Microsoft’s newest addition to the Windows family.Windows 8 is designed to offer a more touch screen friendly design while retaining usability for those who will still be using today’s standard mouse and…
If you have not heard of Ninite yet it is a multi-application installer. To get started with Ninite you can go to their website and then check the boxes of the applications that you wish to install. They have many of the popular applications such as Adobe Reader, Chrome, FireFox, GIMP, OpenOffice, and so much more. Once you…