Google ups the ante on mobile office app providers

Google ups the ante on mobile office app providers
SEP 08, 2014
Google bolsters iOS productivity suite with Slides, updates to Docs and Sheets: Google on Monday released presentation app Slides alongside updates to existing iOS apps Docs and Sheets, offering a free Web-connected alternative to similar productivity suites from Microsoft and Apple. Introducing a more powerful Dropbox Pro, Amazon Opens Up Its Enterprise Cloud Storage Service Zocalo To All, and Cloud Storage Showdown: Google Drive, Dropbox, iCloud and More Compared. Hyperlapse: Instagram's First Standalone App You'll Actually Want to Use: Instagram's latest standalone, Hyperlapse, is simple, elegant and actually really useful. The app, which rolled out Tuesday, allows users to quickly and easily create on-the-go time-lapse videos — something that hasn't been easily and effectively accomplished on mobile, until now. Here are stories that didn't make this week's broadcast: The Freewheeling Life of the Virtual Advisor: Financial planner Alan Moore is at the forefront of a trend that is extending the reach of traditional advisers onto digital platforms. Every Time You Buy Something, This App Invests a Few Pennies on Wall Street: Now, a startup called Acorns wants to solve these problems with a new smartphone app, hoping it can help millennials outgrow the piggy bank.

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