Last week Microsoft announced that an update for Windows 8.1 was on the way… but contrary to primary rumors, this wouldn’t be the big “Windows 8.1 Update 2” that some people had expected. Instead it’s a minor update featuring touchpad improvements, the ability to use a PC as a Miracast wireless display receiver, and a […]
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Lilbits (7-15-2014): Intel chases the tablet market
Intel is on a mission to get its chips into as many phones and tablets as possible, and the company’s willing to offer its chips to device makers at or below cost to make it happen. So while Intel reported stronger than expected earnings in its latest financial report and claims to be on track […]
Google Auto Awesome Movies will automatically edit your Google+ videos
Google is expanding its “Auto Awesome” enhancements for media uploaded to your Google+ account. Earlier this year the company started offering the ability to automatically enhanced your photos by making adjustments to improve bad shots or make good shots even better (in some cases), while sometimes even creating animated GIFs out of a series of […]
Google Hangouts for Android adds SMS, location sharing, more
Google is rolling out an update to its Hangouts service today, bringing new features to desktop and mobile users. That includes HD video enabled by default no matter what kind of device you’re using, and a unified messaging experience if you’re on an Android device. For the first time, that means you can use Hangouts […]
Lilbits (8-20-2013): Google Maps gets crowd-source traffic updates
It’s been a few months since Google acquired mobile mapping service Waze and promised to bring crowd-sourced data about traffic accidents and other conditions on the roads to Google Maps. Now it’s available. Waze incident reports about construction, road closures, and other conditions will start showing up in Google Maps for Mobile in the US, UK, […]
Lilbits (5-20-2013): 1TB of Flickr photo storage for free
Google’s not the only company offering new photo features to users. Yahoo is overhauling Flickr with a major update today, including up to 1TB of free photo storage for all users. Here are some of the top news stories from around the web today. Yahoo revamps Flickr, 1TB of free photo storage for everyone Yahoo […]
New Google+ browser-based photo enhancement tools roll out today
At Google I/O today the company announced several updates and enhancements to Google+, including a bunch around photos. Now when you upload images to the social network you’ll get access to a bunch of tools for enhancing them as well as more space for full size storage. It’s not as extensive as Photoshop or even […]
Keep up with Liliputing on Google+
Google has opened the door for Google+ Pages, which means that you can add blogs, brands, and other things that aren’t people to your circles. Today I’m happy to announce that the new Liliputing page on Google+ is the latest way you can participate in the Liliputing community. We’ll be posting stories, photos, questions, and […]
Google+ got game
Google has begun rolling out a Games page for members of its Google+ social network. Games aren’t available to all users yet, but once it’s available you should see a new icon next to the Circles tab above your Stream that lets you visit the new page. From there you’ll be able to see game […]
How to load Google+ in your Firefox sidebar
One of the most compelling features of Google Plus is the little notification icon that pops up any time users visit a Google web site. It shows how many unread notifications are available if you’re using Gmail, Google Reader, Google Calendar, Google Maps, Google Search, and well… You get the idea. The notifier lets you […]