HP's Elite x2 tablet is gunning for the enterprise throne

HP has created what believes to be the World's First Tablet truly built for business in the HP Elite x2. A 2-in-1 convertible tablet that also has a magnetic QWERTY keyboard and an Active Pen. With an accessory dock, it can become a full desktop replacement. Unlike other similar products that are catch-all solutions for business and consumers wanting to stay productive, the HP Elite X2 is clearly focused on enterprise and BYOD.

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Michelin's Winter Driving Safety event teaches life saving skills

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

As drivers, we often have antiquated notions or have picked up bad driving habits which are can be corrected if we go back for specific driver's training. This is what I discovered for myself after spending time at the Michelin Driving Safety event yesterday in downtown Toronto.

Designed for teenagers and parents to drive through simulated weather conditions as well as learn to properly control cars that have hit ice, avoid oncoming obstacles and better value the properties of Winter Tires and their benefits when they are needed the most.

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Instagram and National Arts Centre collaborate to celebrate #Empty spaces

Toured the NAC for #EmptyNAC #Roadto2017 today. First of several shots to come of this amazing building. #CNAvide #routevers2017

A photo posted by Jason Fournier (@jasonfournier) on Nov 18, 2015 at 7:16am PST

 Instagram and the National Arts Centre in Ottawa hosted the first official Canadian #Empty event – inviting some of the capital’s best Instagrammers to capture beautiful snapshots and video of the space before it opened to the public. The new Minister of Heritage, Mélanie Joly, was on hand to welcome attendees.

Millions of people around the world use Instagram every day to highlight local arts and culture. As part of the Road to 2017 – Canada’s 150^th anniversary – Instagram will be collaborating with centennial institutions across the country on something called #Empty events. The goal of these events is to bring people together and celebrate the beauty of Canada through the lenses of art, culture and photography.

The #Empty trend was started in 2013 by American Instagrammer Dave Krugman at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in Manhattan. The idea is to give Instagrammers a rare opportunity to experience a cultural institution when it’s empty, either before or after-hours. 

Google tests out app streaming on Android

Sometimes you just want to try out an app to see if it’s worth spending time or money (or both) on. Google’s now taking advantage the world outside of mobile webpage search with its new experiment. Google Search is introducing app streaming on Android devices. Search results for sites like Chimani and HotelTonight will give you access to streamed versions of their mobile apps without having to download the app to your phone. But Google cautions you need good Wi-Fi connection for this.

Google’s reasoning is sometimes the searches you do have answers that are within apps. Google already has over 100 billion deep links into apps in their index such as those from Facebook, Airbnb, Instagram, and Pinterest. And according to them, 40 percent of what people search surface content within apps. Before this, they’ve only been able to show those that match web content. Now, they hope to give you access to “app-first” content as you use Search. Google’s working with a handful of partners at the moment but they hope to expand this.

Source: Google | Via: Engadget