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AT&T HTC One M8 owners finally get their free Drive storage

Posted on May 14, 2014 by Stephen Schenck

Three weeks back we learned about a problem that was affecting new owners of the HTC One M8, but only those picking up the phone for AT&T. You see, HTC had promoted the One M8 as coming with a number of perks, including access to 50GB of free Google Drive storage for the next two years. We certainly wouldn’t buy the One M8 solely because of this promotion, but it was a nice touch, so why not take advantage of it? Problem was, the deal didn’t seem to be working, and HTC confirmed that a “minor ...

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Google forces Drive users to adopt new editing apps: upgrade or downgrade?

Posted on May 8, 2014 by Stephen Schenck

Late last month, we saw Google release stand-alone Docs and Sheets apps, with the promise of a third, Slides, on its way. These were designed to give users extended document creation and editing abilities beyond those already present in Google Drive. Sure, the idea of juggling multiple apps instead of doing everything from Drive might sound a little cumbersome, but we always like seeing companies giving smartphone users more options. As it turns ...

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Google brings Docs and Sheets apps to iOS, Android

Posted on April 30, 2014 by Stephen Schenck

Update: Apps also available for Android. Remember, the existing Drive app used to be Docs (and it’s still using the “com.google.android.apps.docs” identifier), but this marks the return of Docs to Android as a stand-alone app. Update 2: Now we’ve got

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More Google Android app updates: Hangouts, Maps, Drive, Newsstand

Posted on February 6, 2014 by Stephen Schenck

Google is having a busy day when it comes to Android apps, with update after update hitting the Play Store. A little earlier we told you about the changes to Google Search, and what that meant for the Nexus 5′s launcher, but that’s merely the tip of the iceberg. We’ve also spotted updates going out for a number of additional apps, so let’s take a moment to look at what’s new: Maps’s official changelog just mentions bugfixes, but it also delivers changes to how it presents Offers, and ...

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HTC quietly sinking, Google Drive improves, YouTube on WP8 watered & more – Pocketnow Daily

Posted on May 22, 2013 by admin

Watch today’s Pocketnow Daily as we talk about LG’s new Optimus GJ and what’s different from the previous Optimus G, if there really is any difference. Then we talk about Microsoft and how it had to water-down its YouTube app for Windows Phone 8 due to a petition from Google. Speaking of Google, their new Google Drive is next as it got significantly revamped in mobile. The Nokia EOS project is next as we go through a possible launch date. We end today’s show talking about how the news show an HTC quietly sinking due to some major departures in their staff. All this ...

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Google Drive update: new editing, scanning tools, refreshed UI

Posted on May 22, 2013 by admin

Google is on a bit of a tear lately, updating apps and services across the board. We follow up the recent changes to Google+ with an update for the Android Drive app, giving the program a new look. The Now-ification of Google apps continues with Drive’s new card-based layout. You can swipe these around to navigate through your shared files, and there’s a new quick preview mode. For those of you who like to work with documents on your phone – and not ...

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