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Google Embraces the Age of AI at IO 2018

Google Embraces the Age of AI at IO 2018 There was a particular segment during Google’s 2018 IO keynote that, even for those with no technical understanding of artificial intelligence, made the hair stand up on the back of your neck. It was a conversation between a hair salon receptionist and an unidentified customer. The…

How Mobile Apps Can Benefit from Blockchain Technology

How Mobile Apps Can Benefit from Blockchain Technology Blockchain sounds like something physicists have been trying to uncover for hundreds of years, but the reality is blockchain is the new kid on the block (get it?) for managing and providing secure and reliable transactions. There are bidding wars over developers, apps that track sexual consent through blockchain, and the constant analysis and introduction of new…

The Slow Death of Windows Phone

Microsoft officially pulled the plug on Windows Phone in July of last year. Of course, the announcement of the end of Redmond’s technical support for the mobile OS was really just a confirmation of what most app developers and users already knew: Windows Phone had been languishing for a long time. This death knell was…

Five Takeaways from the Pixel 2 Event

If you were looking for a pure and distinct contrast to Apple’s iPhone X launch event last month, you didn’t have to look any further than today’s Google’s Pixel 2 event. Hardware announcements came fast and furious, with Google announcing a myriad of new iterations of their hardware, as well as several wholly new products.…