Quick: what's more important? Your entire My Documents directory, or your Facebook / Flickr galleries? The answer seems fairly obvious, but for those too proud to admit it, Seagate's got a new hard drive that'll delicately handle both. The outfit's latest line of 2.5-inch mobile HDDs goes by the name Backup Plus, aiming to give consumers one-click … [Read more...]
Google’s Sundar Pichai confirms that offline Google Drive ‘coming in five weeks,’ hints at ad-supported Chromebook
June 1, 2012 by
During the closing session here at D10 in California, Google's on Senior Vice President of Chrome & Apps Sundar Pichai was joined by Susan Wojcicki (SVP of Advertising at Google) at Walt Mossberg. Sundar was able to drive the majority of the conversation in the realm of Chrome and Chrome OS, and quite a few interesting nuggets were dropped. For … [Read more...]
Google Drive official: 5GB of free storage, Chrome web apps, Wave-like sharing and editing (video)
April 30, 2012 by
If it happened any other way, it just wouldn't be as satisfying, now would it? After years of leaks, murmurs, hubbub and other familiar synonyms, Google's mythical cloud storage platform is now official... sort of. As Lady Fate would have it, the company apparently outed a memo of the features on its French blog earlier today, but before it could … [Read more...]
PSA: If you purchased extra Gmail storage, your Google Drive just got bigger
April 29, 2012 by
5GB, huh? Not quite enough for you? If you were wise enough to up the capacity of your Gmail inbox + Picasa allotment before today, your Google Drive experience just got a lot more awesome. A trio of editors here at Engadget HQ managed to upgrade their Gmail boxes a couple of years ago, and at the time (read: it's no longer an available option), … [Read more...]
Paraders mark Earth Day along Commercial Drive
April 22, 2012 by
Vancouver residents are marking Earth Day with a parade along Commercial Drive. Among the crowd, Grade 11 student Angela Ho says she’s worried about the possible environmental consequences from projects like the proposed Northern Gateway oil pipeline. "If these things do happen, then we're going to have to deal with the consequences. And I … [Read more...]
Google app review video shows Share to ‘Drive’ option
April 20, 2012 by
To close out each week, the Android Developer Relations team hosts a Friday App Review video. This Friday, however, the focus is far from whatever apps are being showcased (psst... it's Handy Scanner); instead, all eyes are on the Share to 'Drive' option, seen just below the 'Bluetooth' logo in the screen capture above. It's shown at the 32:53 mark … [Read more...]
Nokia Drive gets full offline access, Maps / Transport also updated
March 20, 2012 by
For the smattering of hardcore argonauts on staff here at Engadget (guilty as charged), we've clung tightly to Android when it came time to navigate on the move. Why? Google Maps Navigation, that's why. To date, there's simply no better all-around navigational app from a global perspective -- one that gets updated daily in the cloud gratis, and one … [Read more...]
March against racism planned for Commercial Drive
March 17, 2012 by
A local group hopes hundreds of people will turn out for a march to mark the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Sunday afternoon. Organizer Harjap Grewal with No one is Illegal says the march, is in part about reclaiming a neighbourhood – after attacks allegedly by three men believed to be linked with the white … [Read more...]
“Drive” Duo’s “God Forgives” At Radius
March 1, 2012 by
The Weinstein Company's new subsidiary distribution company Radius-TWC is in negotiations to acquire U.S. distribution rights to the re-teaming of "Drive" director Nicolas Winding Refn and star Ryan Gosling in "Only God Forgives" says Deadline. The hard R-rated drama, which features swordplay and mixed martial arts along with more explosive … [Read more...]
Government says it will do a better job explaining Drive Able
February 21, 2012 by
The Minister of Justice and Attorney-General admits her government needs to do a better job explaining a test seniors must take that determines if they can keep driving. Shirley Bond is asking the superintendent of motor vehicles to have staff visit communities to demonstrate how the "Drive Able" computerized test works. The test … [Read more...]
