Microsoft is hosting a media event in New York tomorrow, ostensibly to unveil new models of its Surface tablet line. Most of the speculation suggests Microsoft will announce some sort of “Surface Mini,” but a larger “Surface XL”—or something to that effect—would be much more useful. Check out why on this article from PCWorld.com
Security researchers have been stressing the dramatic rise in mobile malware for a few years now—which naturally leads to more users downloading and using some sort of mobile antimalware app. But now even malware protection has become a risk: last month the popular Virus Shield Android app was outed as fraud, and this week Kaspersky announced the discovery of a pair of fake apps using its name in the Google and Windows Phone app stores. Get some useful information from this article on PCWorld.com
If you had a choice to set up an ice cream stand on the boardwalk of a hot beachfront in the middle of summer, or on the edge of an Alaskan wilderness in the middle of winter, which would you choose? Obviously, your odds of making money improve on a hot summer beach, so why not let the Google Keyword Planner tool show you where the hottest parts of the Internet are as well? Check out this article from MakeUseOf.com
You probably know that Google Docs, the online word processor app that’s a part of Google Drive, is free if you have a Google account. What you probably don’t know is that Google Docs has a huge, free repository of ready templates that you can use for almost any professional scenario. Get more info on this article from MakeUseOf.com
Windows Phone 8.1 introduces some great new features to redesign your Start screen. Among these is the ability to set tile backgrounds, enabling you to create a striking new look for your phone. Check this out from this article on MakeUseOf.com
Whether you’re trying to avoid Windows 8 or just considering something new, you might be thinking about switching to a Mac. One thing bothers you, though: can you keep your data? Basically: yes. Check this helpful article from MakeUseOf.com
Google Search app for iOS jumped to version 4.0.0, with several new features and improved “conversational” functions. Get more from this article on MakeUseOf.com