It’s about time we started getting some new updates and freebees for our computers. Not that I am greedy or anything. First, Microsoft announced that the new Windows 8.1 upgrade will be free to existing users. I thought it would be, but you never know with Microsoft. Of course, it should be free…that’s their penalty for shipping an incomplete products.
What else is new? How about a new Amazon cloud service for photos…or Google increasing its Google Drive free space from 5GB to 15GB…or a brand new Firefox browser that gives you health reports…or my favorite of the day, Bing now translating English into Klingon for free. Wow! Who knew?
But wait…there’s more! Except I can’t tell you about it. The reason? I don’t know what Google has in mind. We have to wait until tomorrow and the Google I/O Conference. This is when they announce a lot of new products. The keynote address is scheduled to be 3 hours long! So expect a lot of new goodies. We will give you the highlights of the conference in our Thursday edition.
Until then, be satisfied with what I have included here. Please? -JRC
Microsoft confirms Windows 8.1 (a.k.a "Blue") will be free
It's official: The Windows Blue update will be dubbed Windows 8.1, it'll be available for Windows 8 and Windows RT devices alike, and it will cost you the low, low price of zip, nada, zilch.
Microsoft struggles to re-start Windows 8
With an upcoming fix for Windows 8, Microsoft finds itself in a strange position: It has to make the faithful happy by shaping the experience to be more like the respected Windows 7 while, it must continue to support the modern "Metro" interface.
May's Patch Tuesday to fix two critical flaws in Internet Explorer
Starting today, Microsoft will issue fixes for 33 vulnerabilities in total, including two critical flaws relating to Internet Explorer, affecting all versions of Windows.
Microsoft improves photo management in SkyDrive
Microsoft is rolling out changes to SkyDrive to enhance management of photos in the cloud storage service. The improvements include a new “all photos” view that displays thumbnails of all the pictures, organized in a monthly timeline grid.
Amazon releases Amazon Cloud Drive Photos to compete with Apple Photo Stream
The free app allows you to upload all your iPhone or iPod touch photos to the cloud. The images can be accessed from your iOS device, from your Mac, or from any web browser.
Google Drive triples free storage to 15GB
Google announces just ahead of its I/O conference that free storage across Google services -- Gmail, Google+, and Drive -- is leaping from 5GB to 15GB. But why?
Firefox 21 lands with "health report" and Android update
Firefox Health Report tracks "health information" about the browser, such as boot time and the number of crashes, helping to highlight any problems needing attention.
Maj! Bing adds Klingon language translation
Go galactic with the newest addition to Bing Translator, an automated Klingon translation service that has you covered whether you're translating tribbles (yIHmey) or "Star Trek" (Hov trek).
When tech titans fall from grace
Here are 14 once-elite tech companies that fell off their pedestals due to unforeseen circumstances, arrogance, ineptitude, or all of the above
Google's Schmidt: The Internet needs a delete button
Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt says mistakes people make when young can haunt them forever.
XnSketch (Desktop version)
XnSketch enables you to convert your photos into cartoons or sketches by applying different image effects that mimic various sketching techniques. Free!
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