How good is Good for Enterprise?
How “good” Good for Enterprise is for you may largely depend upon how your company’s IT department implements it. Good, after all, isn’t designed for you rather it is designed to meet the company’s needs first and foremost. Good is a self-contained universe to give employees secure remote access to corporate email, calendar and sometimes more. How useful Good is for you will largely depend upon how restrictive your IT department is in the deployment.
Goodbye Android Market, Hello Google Play
Today Google announced a re-branding of the Android Market in the form of Google Play. Google Play is not, at least not now, the name of Google’s upcoming tablet, but the new name of Google’s digital store. A new version of the Android Market…..er Google Play will be rolling out to Android devices soon. The web interface has already been updated along with some Android apps like Music and Videos. Personally I feel like this is a marketing disaster and Google Play Music, Movies, Books, etc.. doesn’t exactly roll off the tongue. Google even has a marketing message in the app store, “Play $0.49 apps”. On what planet does that make sense? I mean some are games, but some are not. How do I “Play” a keyboard app? Just plain stupid.
Twitter Updates Android and iOS Apps
Today Twitter released a big update for their Android app and the iOS app (not so much the iPad though). The updates provide a new UI for both apps that are very similar in nature. They have changed Mentions to being called Connect now, combining an Interactions tab along with your Mentions.
Also included now is a Discover tab/hub, that allows you to to search hashtags or keywords, see what is trending, and also view your suggested friends. It is really nice that both Twitter and Facebook are trying to get on the same page with their apps on both platforms. Go ahead and update your apps or download them to try out the new updates, and tell us what you think?
Google Chrome Gets an Update, Focuses on Apps
Apps, apps, apps, that’s what it’s all about these days. Google has just updated Chrome with some changes with a direct focus on apps. The “new tab” screen now shows you a grid of all of your installed apps with navigation controls on the side as well as the ability to customize app arrangement. Google also gave the Chrome Web Store much needed face lift the highlights apps much better.
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Guru Gotta Have It: Android Apps Edition
