Today is Safer Internet Day. It is a day dedicated to reminding people to be safer and more responsible when using online technology. Until today, I hadn’t heard of it, but it is actually celebrating its 12th anniversary. This year, Google is participating in the online security awareness event by offering 2GB of additional storage […]
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Buy a Chromebook, get 1TB of cloud storage for 2 years
Google has been offering 100GB of free cloud storage to customers who buy Chromebooks fro a while. Now the company is stepping up its game: if you buy an eligible Chromebook between now and January 1st you’ll get 1TB of Google Drive storage space for free. That’s a pretty good deal when you consider that […]
Google’s office suite for mobile gets Slides, native editing
Google is fleshing out its suite of office apps for mobile devices with the launch of a Slides app for presentation which joins the company’s Docs and Sheets apps. All three apps feature QuickOffice technology for native editing, which means you don’t need an internet connection to create or edit documents anymore… although when you are online, […]
Android: Google Now cards work offline, Google Drive loses doc editing
Google rolled out a few updates to its Android apps this week, some for the better and some for the… well, it depends. The latest version of the Google Search app adds support for viewing Google Now cards even if you lose your internet connection. Meanwhile, the Google Drive app for Android no longer lets […]
Google launches Docs, Sheets apps for Android, iOS
Once upon a time Google offered an online office suite called Google Docs. Then it got merged into the online storage service known as Google Drive. But what’s old is new again: Google has launched standalone versions of its Docs word processor and Sheets spreadsheet app for Android and iOS. Presentation apps called Slides are […]
Lilbits (4-29-2014): Cheap(er) Kindles
Been holding off on picking up a Kindle eReader because the $69 starting price seems a bit steep? Amazon’s selling the latest Kindle for just $49. The Kindle Paperwhite is also $20 off this week, with a starting price of $99. Sure, it’s twice as expensive, but that’s still a pretty good deal for a […]
Google Drive cloud storage price cut: 1TB for $10/month
Google Drive provides users with up to 15GB of cloud storage for free. If you need more space for your files, you’ll have to pay for it… but now you’ll have to pay a lot less than before. Google has announced major price cuts for its cloud storage service. Users can now get 100GB of […]
Devs can now offer Google Docs add-ons, paid Chrome extensions,
Google is updating its Google Drive platform to allow developers to offer add-ons for Docs & Sheets. Meanwhile the company is also updating its Chrome Web Store policies, allowing, (among other things), for developers of browser extensions to charge for their tools. You can access add-ons for Doc & Sheets through a new add-ons menu […]
Lilbits (3-05-2014): Google Android finds its voice
One of the key features of Google Android is its voice recognition and text-to-speech engine which lets you talk to your phone and receive spoken replies. But if your phone’s voice has always sounded a bit… basic, the latest version of the Google Text-to-Speech app could improve things dramatically. Instead of voice data files that […]
Now you can use Google Sheets without an internet connection (Spreadsheets)
Google has been working on adding offline support for Google Docs for years, and now the company is finally letting users view and edit spreadsheets when they don’t have an internet connection. You can download documents, board a plane and edit them in transit and then sync your data once you’re back online. Synchronization happens […]