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Image Credit: Jordan Novet/VentureBeat For most of us, cloud storage has revolutionized the way we work, play games, and store data. We use remote storage so casually these days that it’s easy to forget just how many of our favorite apps and platforms use them. Today Google announced that they would be consolidating all of their cloud-based services under the new Google Cloud branding, and their bevy office apps are getting a new umbrella title. Google broke this news at their Horizon conference, which targets business users. “G Suite” is now a formalized package which includes Gmail, Google Docs, Google Sheets, Google Slides, Google+, Google Calendar, Google Hangouts, Google Forms. See also: Google Docs and Sheets on Android now support add-ons The announcement was accompanied by a video depicting collaborating workers getting business done to the guitar riffs of Norman Greenbaum’s “Spirit in the Sky” while a narrator extolls the virtues of G Suite in an oddly Dr. Suess-esque

When we first started this list in 2012, things were starting to get exciting. We were seeing processors with more cores, screens in true HD, and things were starting to get really exciting for Android. It’s now 2015 and the mobile industry has undergone a striking revolution. Carriers are becoming less aggressive, off-contract phones are getting better and cheaper, and things don’t look anything like they did in 2012. The one thing that hasn’t changed is the value of a good no contract plan or a prepaid plan so let’s take a look at the best ones of 2015. Please note, this list is in alphabetical order. Top 10 Cheapest Prepaid Plans T-Mobile T-Mobile has done away with contracts entirely. That means that, technically, every plan on their service is no-contract. Believe it or not, they still have a prepaid service as well. There are a ton of options and most plans get all of the perks, including T-Mobile’s JUMP program, Music Freedom, Binge On, and whatever else they happen to cook

Google believes that our future relationship with technology will be intrinsically conversational. That’s why they’ve put so much heft behind projects like Google Home , their recent Google Assistant , and machine learning focused on language . Now Google Maps is getting an upgrade with this perspective in mind. The goal is to make hands-free interaction with your smartphone safer and easier while you’re on the road. Although Google wants future roads filled with autonomous vehicles, they also want to make sure as many people as possible stay alive to witness that achievement. See also: Blue dot on Google Maps now shows what direction you’re pointing 12 All of these new commands can be accessed by simply saying “OK Google” while in navigation or driving mode. You’ll be able to do things like ask Google Maps to find nearby gas stations or restaurants. To set this feature up, simple install the latest version of Google Maps, access the overflow menu, select Settings, and enable “

Google first announced Android Wear version 2.0 back at Google I/O 2016, but we still have yet to see an official, consumer-ready release. The good news is that we are getting closer, as Google has just released the third developer preview of Android Wear 2.0. The biggest change you’ll find in the third dev preview is the addition of the Google Play Store on Android Wear . Now users will be able to browse recommended apps, search and install new applications directly from their wrists. Plus, users can also install an app on their watch without installing it on their phone, which is definitely a welcome addition. Of course, there are quite a few other improvements present in this new developer preview, so head to the source link below to check them all out. See also: Best Android Wear watches 67 If you’re okay with running unstable software on your smartwatch, you can go ahead and download it now. If you’d rather wait for a stable release, though, we have some bad news: Google

Society has often gone through fundamental changes, mainly related to man’s attempts to master the world in which he lives. We had the industrial revolution, the space age and the information age. We are now on the verge of a new era, the rise of the machines. Artificial Intelligence is already playing a part in our daily lives. We can ask Google Now if it will rain tomorrow, we can dictate messages to people, and there are advanced driving aids already in production cars. The next step will be driver-less vehicles and then who-knows-what. When it comes to AI it is important to understand the difference between what is known as weak AI and strong AI. You can find lots of details about the distinction between these two in my article/video will the emergence of AI mean the end of the world? In a nutshell: weak AI is a computer system that mimics intelligent behavior, but can’t be said to have a mind or be self-aware. Its opposite is strong AI, a system that has been endowed with a mind

OnePlus vowed to speed up the lead time for software updates when the company fused Oxygen OS and Hydrogen OS earlier this month. The phone maker is making good on that promise with the rollout of OxygenOS community build 3.5.3 for OnePlus 3. Oxygen OS 3.5 community build released with UI improvements and new apps OnePlus 3 Oxygen OS Community Build gets updated to version 3.5.1 Breath of fresh air: OnePlus 3 gets OxygenOS update loaded with fixes Recall that OnePlus 3’s OxygenOS version was updated to 3.5.2 only two weeks ago with a pack of changes like the “kill all background processes” button in the Recent menu, among others. Half a month later, we are now seeing a lot of significant improvements in the community build, including the ability to set the AOSP clock as default, a cellular data firewall and new UI for your contacts, and much more. Here are all the improvements in v3.5.3: AOSP clock as default clock Capability to uninstall some preinstalled apps, like File

There are plenty of kid-friendly fitness trackers on the market, but not many of them are made by well-known companies that know about fitness tracking. If you’re looking for a new activity tracker to help keep your kids happy and healthy, you might want to check out the new Garmin vívofit jr. Made for children ages 4 through 9, the new vívofit jr. will track your children’s steps, sleep and total activity time throughout the day. It’s also water resistant, which means you won’t need to worry about your child ruining it when it gets wet. While the vívofit jr. looks a lot like Garmin’s popular  vívofit 3 , there are a few differences. The vívofit jr. has a one-piece strap, making it easy to take on and off if need be. It also comes with a battery that will last over one year without needing a replacement, so you won’t need to plug it in every night or worry about it losing charge throughout the day. See also: Best fitness trackers 16 Parents can check on their kids' daily ac