Google-Drive
Google Drive now lets you easily comment on Microsoft Office files, PDFs and images
Google is launching an update to Google Drive today that will make it easier for teams and agencies to use a mix of G Suite and Microsoft Office while working…
Google launches Drive File Stream to replace the Google Drive desktop app for G Suite users
Google today announced the launch of new desktop application for Google Drive users, called Drive File Stream, which is now available to G Suite customers. The app will serve as…
Google Drive goes down and takes worldwide productivity with it (updated)
Google Drive is having some major issues this morning. Starting around 7:30am PT, Google’s file storage service, which forms the backbone of much of Google’s G Suite, became either unreachable…
Google launches a new Backup & Sync desktop app for uploading files and photos to the cloud
As promised last month, Google has today launched its new “Backup and Sync from Google” tool, which aims to help users more easily back up the files and photos on…
Google today announced a number of major updates to Drive, its online file storage service, which all aim to make it more useful for the company’s business and enterprise users.…
Google debuts Cloud Search, a smart search engine for G Suite customers
Google today launched for its business customers a new tool called Google Cloud Search, which will allow users to search across G Suite products, including Drive, Gmail, Sites, Calendar, Docs,…
Crunch Report | Chelsea Manning to Be Freed in May
Chelsea Manning is going to be freed this May, Zoom video conferencing raises $100 million, Vine is shutting down — today is the last day to grab your videos, Google…
Google Drive goes down
Google Drive is having some major issues today. Sometime around 8am PT this morning, the storage service that forms the basis of most of Google’s online productivity suite (though not Gmail)…
Google Drive can now help you move to Android from iOS
Getting people to leave behind their iPhones and move to Android is something Google has focused on more heavily in recent months. For example, its new Pixel smartphones ship with a…
Slack and Google announce partnership focused on better integrating their services
Slack announced a strategic partnership with Google Cloud this morning, which will bring a number of new features, including deeper integrations with Google services, to its collaboration platform for teams.…
Google opens up its new product for business file sharing “Team Drives” to early adopters
Google is opening up applications to businesses interested in testing its new file-sharing product called Team Drives. Announced earlier this fall, the focus of Team Drives is to offer companies an…
Google Drive gets more Google-like with debut of smarter search
The search box in Google Drive is getting an upgrade that will make it function more like Google Search, Google announced this morning. The improvements include a new autocorrect feature…
Apple adds a 2TB iCloud storage option for $19.99 per month
iCloud users can now access up to 2TB of storage, as Apple just added a new tier that provides 2TB for $19.99 per month. As a refresher, iCloud storage can…
To compete with Google, think small
For companies serving enterprise customers, there are two ways to become a big fish: Go after other big fish or go after lots of small fish.
Google today announced that it is bringing some of its Google Cloud Platform and Google Apps tools a little bit closer together. BigQuery, Google’s serverless analytics data warehousing service, will now be…
Gmail Now Warns Users When They Send And Receive Email Over Unsecured Connections
Google is marking Safer Internet Day, which falls today, by introducing new authentication features to Gmail to help better identify emails that could be harmful or unsecured.
Gmail Now Has More Than 1B Monthly Active Users
During its earnings call, Google today announced that Gmail now has more than 1 billion monthly active users. That’s up from 900 million the company announced during its I/O developer…
Google Brings Commenting To Sheets And Slides On Mobile
Google announced today a couple of updates to the commenting features in its Google Apps productivity suite. These include the launch of mobile commenting in the iOS and Android apps for…
Google Dedicates $1M In Research Grants To Keep Google Drive Safe
Google wants you to feel safe and comfy in storing your data with them on all of their properties. One particular product probably has your most important documents — Google…
Google Drive Makes It Easier To Find The Files You’re Looking For
This is something I’ve personally been waiting for for a long time. Google Drive is making it easier to find your files by letting you choose the filetype, who it…
Google Drive Apps Get Sharing Notifications, Access Requests And Previews
Google Drive for iOS and Android has becoming pretty important for me. Whether I’m taking notes or writing up a post, I’ve used it to share my docs with colleagues…
An Inside Look At Upthere, The Company Aiming To Be Your Personal Cloud
The year is 2015 and yet the promise of the “personal cloud” has failed me. There are tons of drag and drop and syncing “backup services” but nowhere that’s my…
The Dog Ate Our Homework, Google Drive Is Down (UPDATED)
UPDATE: All services have returned and a Google spokesperson provided us with the following statement: Google Drive, Docs editors and Classroom have been restored for 99.5% of affected users as…
You Can Now Back Up WhatsApp Messages, Photos And Videos To Google Drive
The only thing that I really worry about when I drop my phone into a tub of water is if I’ve backed everything up. More specifically, did I back my…
Google Docs Gets Voice Typing, Templates, Smart Sheets And More
“Get ’em while they’re young” is a battle cry for every company. The younger your users are, the more you can evolve with them over time and keep them locked…
Google Brings Its Map-Making Tools To Google Drive
Google’s My Maps tool has long allowed anybody to create custom maps, but unless you knew it existed, chances are you wouldn’t randomly stumble upon it. Starting today, Google is…
Google Drive For Work, Education Get New Data Security Features
Google is launching an update to Drive for Work and Drive for Education today that introduces a number of new tools for users who need to have greater control over…
Google Brings ‘My Maps’ Custom Map Creation To Google Drive
Google’s My Maps tool for building custom drives, trips and routes on its Maps product is now integrated into Google Drive, which means you can build custom maps just as…
Earlier this week, TechCrunch published commentary on a report concerning the current popularity of various enterprise cloud file sync and share products, a group of services usually shortened to the…
Google Drive Now Works Better With Desktop Applications
Google today announced a new feature for its online storage service Google Drive that will allow users to more easily launch the files they have saved in the cloud using…