Small is beautiful, as the old saying goes, and nowhere is that more true than in media files. Compressed images are considerably easier to transmit and store than uncompressed ones are, and now Google is using neural networks to beat JPEG at the compression game. More of this article from PCWorld.com
Microsoft’s new Garage app, called Cache, offers the company a chance to compete with one of the better organizational apps out there: Google Keep. Unfortunately, it’s not clear that that’s the direction Cache is headed. More of this article in PCWorld.com
It can’t be long before Google’s forthcoming messaging app, Allo, hits the Play Store. Not only has there been a deluge of leaks from Android Police, which has been dishing out details of an internal preview build, but video chat app Duo launched last Tuesday. Check out this article in PCWorld.com
If you’re the type of person who absolutely hates Microsoft’s practice of downloading and installing Windows 10 security updates late at night—well, new research says you have only yourself to blame. Check on this article in PCWorld.com
Google Photos is a great way to back up and organize all your images, though you still need to do a little bit of legwork if you want to capture everything. Check out this article in PCWorld.com
Microsoft is now giving Mac users an easy path to get their notes out of Evernote and into its OneNote note-taking service. Check out this article in PCWorld.com
Years back, Microsoft began paying people to use its Bing search service via a program called Bing Rewards. Now, Microsoft will do the same with its Edge browser and other products. Check out this article in PCWorld.com