Entries by Nicole Batac (11957)

Sunday
Nov082015

Google Calendar lets you restore deleted entries

If you accidentally deleted a calendar entry, Google’s latest update for its Calendar is your new friend. It adds a trash feature where you can restore your deleted entries. It’s available for both individual and recurring events you have deleted in your calendar or other calendars you have editing rights to.

To access your junked events, simply click on the drop-down arrow next your calendar. Just like in Gmail you can also permanently delete items from your trash bin, too. This feature is coming to Google Calendar on the web in the coming days.

Source: Google Apps Updates | Via: Lifehacker

Sunday
Nov082015

Chronos brings smart functionality to traditional chronographs

A traditional watch fan that wishes you can get some of the capabilities of a smartwatch? Your solution is a device like device like Chronos. This small disk fits into the underside of a watch and sticks to it using micro-suction. It can fit into roughly 80 percent of watches out on the market.

It brings with some of the core smartwatch functionalities and has a companion iOS and Android app. It makes use of Bluetooth 4.0 to feed you notifications. It buzzes slightly when you get a new email or text message and lights up if you need the visual reminder. It also comes with an accelerometer so it can do light fitness tracking. The battery is said to last for about 36 hours. The Chronos retails for US$99 and is available for pre-order at the moment. Shipping is expected in the Spring of 2016.

Source: Chronos | Via: The Next Web

Saturday
Nov072015

Canadian Reviewer Weekly Roundup 11/01-11/07

Saturday
Nov072015

iPhone video app developer joins Google’s Photos team

Google’s latest acquisition used to make iOS-exclusive apps. Fly Labs, which has created apps like Fly, Tempo, Clips and Crop on the Fly, will be joining Google Photos team. According to the New York City-based company, “We’re excited to continue on our mission by joining Google and the Google Photos team in Mountain View, California. Google Photos is a home for your life’s memories, powered by Google’s machine learning and computer vision technology. It’s a perfect match for what we built at Fly Labs, and we’re looking forward to folding our technology into Google Photos. We’ll be pouring the same passion into Google Photos that we poured into Clips, Fly, Tempo and Crop on the Fly.”

They didn’t say how much Google bought their company for but their apps on iOS will remain free to download and use but they will not update it and it will be removed from Apple App Store within three months.

Source: Fly Labs | Via: Android Central