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New Google Photos features announced at I/O 2017

It’s hard to believe that Google photos was introduced only two years ago, but that’s the fact. At “I/O ’17” Google made some announcements around Google Photos enhancements. Google Photos is no joke saying that it now has more than 500 million people use it every month. And they are backing up more than 1.2 billion photos […]

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Doctors Figure out Medical Mysteries with a Mobile App

The Figure 1 app has been labeled the “Instagram for doctors” and has hit 1 million subscribers. Figure 1 is used by doctors and healthcare students from a variety of specialties including medicine, nursing, and dentistry. Figure 1 said its free online mobile tool – used by medical practitioners around the world to share images of patient ailments […]

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A new Perspective for Google Earth

Google released a new version of Google Earth today, just in time for Earth Day. And it is awesome! Their blog says “today we’re introducing a brand-new version of Google Earth—on the web and Android—two years in the making. (Don’t fret – IOS is coming soon.) With the new Earth, we want to open up […]

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Voice commands to use with Google Home, Alexa and Siri

Voice activated devices like Google Home, Amazon Echo and Apple’s Siri are seeing a big rise in popularity this year. So while 2016 proved to show a increase in voice commands or queries every day, it has set up 2017 to be a pivotal year to make both these things work together. More devises and Apps will […]

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How Seniors are Taking on Tech

Why do seniors struggle with tech? The fact is in the next 5 years, there will be more seniors using smartphones, iPads, and social networks, than those under the age of 50. As innovation and tech continue to immerse us in gadgets, apps and phones, some consumers struggle to keep up. It’s not like new gadgets come […]

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Google Photos Airs TV Commercial for the Oscars

Watch for this Google commercial during the Oscars on Feb 26th, 2017 (info here). It is a thoughtful and personal message. If you don’t use Google Photos, you should definitely check it out. Even if you’re on a IOS Apple device. I would argue that Google does have the best picture award.  

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