Google has a long history of using computers to do thing that… quite honestly could probably be done better by humans. But it’s easier to scale an algorithm than it is to hire more people. And that leads to situations where an algorithm makes an obviously wrong decision that stays in place until a human […]
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Pushbullet Pro offers more ways to connect your smartphone and desktop (for a fee)
Pushbullet is a service that lets you share content between your computers and mobile devices. Want to see your smartphone notifications on your desktop? Pushbullet can do that. Want to copy a link or a line of text on your PC and paste it on your phone? Pushbullet can do that too. It’s been about […]
Pushbullet file and link sharing app is now a messenger too
Pushbullet is an app that makes it easy to share files or links between a computer and a mobile device… or at least that used to be what it was. You could send a link from your Chrome web browser to your Android device and pick up on your smartphone where you left off on […]
Lilbits 296: Amazon may launch an Uber-for-package-delivery
Uber and Lyft let drivers use their own cars to provide rides for customers who hail a car using a mobile app. Now it looks like Amazon may be working on a similar service, except instead of letting participants use their own cars to taxi passengers from place to place, Amazon would let anyone become […]
Microsoft OneClip: Cloud clipboard shares content between Android, iOS, and Windows (leaks)
Microsoft is working on a new app which quickly share links, photos, text, or other content between devices. Copy a phone number to your clipboard on your computer and it’s instantly available on your iPhone. Save a photo on your phone and you can view it on your desktop. The app is called OneClip and […]