The Cloud, Day 28: My Five Biggest Cloud Complaints
Posted by PCWorld
It?s Day 28 of the 30 Days With the Cloud series. As with previous ?30 Days? series, this day is dedicated to recapping the five biggest issues or problems I encountered during the 30 Days journey.
So, without further ado, here are my five biggest cloud complaints:
1. Sometimes It?s Not ?Cloudy?
The cloud has tons of great tools and services to address virtually any need, which is great?as long as you can connect to the cloud. Living in a large metropolitan area it seems like strong wireless carrier signals, and Wi-Fi hotspots are fairly ubiquitous. But, the unthinkable still happens sometimes, and you just can?t connect to the Internet. The more rural or remote you are, the greater the odds[...]
Continue ReadingSo, without further ado, here are my five biggest cloud complaints:
1. Sometimes It?s Not ?Cloudy?
The cloud has tons of great tools and services to address virtually any need, which is great?as long as you can connect to the cloud. Living in a large metropolitan area it seems like strong wireless carrier signals, and Wi-Fi hotspots are fairly ubiquitous. But, the unthinkable still happens sometimes, and you just can?t connect to the Internet. The more rural or remote you are, the greater the odds[...]
TC Disrupt Winner UberConference Sees Major Update: Adds Instant Conferences, Chat & Evernote Sync
Posted by TechCrunch
Only a few weeks following its TechCrunch Disrupt NYC win, UberConference, the service which aims to fix crappy conference calls, is out with its first major update. Today, the company is introducing three new features for its beta users, including Evernote integration, group chat, and something it’s calling “instant conferences.”
Although the company isn’t talking exact download numbers at this time, according to Firespotter Labs (the folks behind UberConference)’s CEO�Craig Walker, demand for the service has “exceeded expectations,” and the system has “tens of thousands” of beta users and just as many now on its waitlist.
Walker, who pr[...]
Continue ReadingAlthough the company isn’t talking exact download numbers at this time, according to Firespotter Labs (the folks behind UberConference)’s CEO�Craig Walker, demand for the service has “exceeded expectations,” and the system has “tens of thousands” of beta users and just as many now on its waitlist.
Walker, who pr[...]
Verizon debuts FiOS Quantum with crazy 300Mbps download speeds
Posted by VentureBeat
Verizon’s home services arm has launched�FiOS Quantum high-speed Internet access that delivers up to 300Mbps downloads and up to 65Mbps uploads, making it one of the fastest mass-scale offerings in the U.S.
The new Quantum service has speeds that almost no other cable or ISP in the country can match, making it extremely attractive for heavy Internet use. With Quantum, Verizon says, you can download 50MB worth of music (10 songs or so) in 1.4 seconds and a 5GB high-def movie in 2.2 minutes. Online gamers and streaming video aficionados will be especially interested in these crazy speeds.
“As consumers stream and watch more movies, sports, and shows in their homes on devices other[...]
Continue ReadingThe new Quantum service has speeds that almost no other cable or ISP in the country can match, making it extremely attractive for heavy Internet use. With Quantum, Verizon says, you can download 50MB worth of music (10 songs or so) in 1.4 seconds and a 5GB high-def movie in 2.2 minutes. Online gamers and streaming video aficionados will be especially interested in these crazy speeds.
“As consumers stream and watch more movies, sports, and shows in their homes on devices other[...]
Square gets into the loyalty game with digital punch cards
Posted by Gigaom
Square has made its name as a mobile payment start-up but its future lies in providing merchants with a full suite of tools to make their businesses run. The fast-growing company is working to fill out its menu of services and today it’s revealing new loyalty, inventory, analytics and discovery tools for Square Register and Pay with Square, helping Square appeal to a wider number of merchants.
The big news will be Square’s loyalty and rewards system, which allows merchants to create digital punch cards for users, rewarding them for their first visit and continued patronage. Square Register, Square’s iPad business app, had a very simple reward system before, but it involved[...]
Continue ReadingThe big news will be Square’s loyalty and rewards system, which allows merchants to create digital punch cards for users, rewarding them for their first visit and continued patronage. Square Register, Square’s iPad business app, had a very simple reward system before, but it involved[...]
Microsoft Hardware: Successes and Failures
Posted by PCWorld
Microsoft?s new Surface tablet isn?t the first time that Redmond has moved into the hardware arena. The result: Some wins, but even more fails[...]
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