Google Docs Is Expanding Extensions To Counter Office 365

Google planning to face to counter the competition faced Office 365 moreover Microsoft is developing the capabilities of its desktop service Docs and Sheets through the extensions developed by third-party vendors support. The functionality of desktop services by Google does is not explained more exclusively.

Docs and Sheets (word processing and spreadsheet) can now be functionally enriched by third parties through extensions or add-ons. Google has indeed formalized tools designed by partner developer’s support. To view these applications and integrate them into his office, it is sufficient for the user to click on a new menu “Add-On" in the taskbar.

The only thing remaining is to choose among the extensions and install them and then to exploit the functions they provide. The principle is similar to that of extensions for Chrome – and is preparing it for any other browser. Available modules are around 30 now, and these can be used to perform very specific tasks such as import names and addresses from a spreadsheet into a Docs document, for printing purposes.

Thanks to these third-party extensions , Google should enrich its competitors Office Web applications and make even more serious alternatives to the Microsoft Office Suite, particularly in the context of the business offer Google Apps.

Microsoft unleashes Office 365 Android SDK for developers

Microsoft has released an SDK open source through which Android developers will be able to introduce Office 365 support data in their applications.

Microsoft Open Technologies, responsible for creating a bridge between Microsoft products and other technologies via open source tools and open standards branch, has unveiled a new development kit for Office 365 to Android.

A preview of the SDK open source (Apache 2.0 license) is available on GitHub platform. Developers will be able to allow applications to access Office 365 data through links to SharePoint and Exchange servers.

Applications will include access to SharePoint lists and files, calendars, contacts and Exchange messaging. The SDK is compatible with Android versions ranging from KitKat. Those wishing to contribute to the project must sign a licensing agreement Microsoft Open Technologies Contributor.

Miracle Machine Turns Water Into Wine

If you are a wine lover, then I assure you this post will be interest you to the highest point. Two researchers have created an incredible object, capable of turning water into wine, and in just a few days.

They subtly named the Miracle Machine, referring to one of the very first famous miracle of Jesus Christ. Kevin Boyer Philip and James have developed this artificial wine that requires the machine is very amazing, yes it needs a Smartphone and water.

The dedicated mobile application allows you to select the type of wine you want to make and then tells you what ingredients placed in the object to create the drink. The software connects to the Miracle Machine via Bluetooth and monitors the progress of the wine preventing it to mature. It takes approximately three days to taste your wine prepared.

Do not be afraid to find yourself short of ingredients to launch the production only it needs grape concentrate, yeast and other few necessary spices. The Miracle Machine consists of a fermentation chamber, heater, thermometer, blender, a microprocessor to oversee the process and finally a Bluetooth antenna to connect to your Smartphone.

Although the idea behind this device is not new (there are already gadgets to make your own beer), the manufacturing method of this wine can easily be confusing. The project will soon be launched via a Kick starter page, where interested people can participate in the financing.

The expected price for the Miracle Machine amounts to 499 dollars, 359 Euros. We were very surprised to learn that such a gadget will soon be appearing in the market and we are very curious to see what it is capable of.

Sony Working On Blu-ray Successor “Archival Disc” With Terabyte Storage

Sony and Panasonic to present the "Archival Disc" the potential successor to the Blu -ray Disc with a capacity of up to one terabyte. Sony and Panasonic are working on this one- terabyte data store.

In the summer of 2015 they will start the new generation of data storage; Sony and Panasonic potter along on the successor model Blu- ray disc, introduced in 2006. This successor disc will initially appear with 300 gigabytes of capacity, followed by other models.

According to Sony, soon the new technology will continue to evolve, in a next step, a 500 -gigabyte disc model will arise. And their goal is the introduction of a one- terabyte disc in a few years. The Archival Disc is writable on both sides, on each side there are three layers, each with an initial 50 gigabytes.

To write to the disc, there will be special burner. According to Sony; the discs will be particularly resistant for dust and water. And Sony mentioned at this moment the cost of this archival disc is quite high. Hence the target group for the archival disc is thus initially probably only the professional environment and not the public masses. A specific release date or price is not yet known. And the announcement will be by summer 2015.

Twitter Launches Click To Call Option In Their Advertisements

The social network is currently experimenting "click to call" with some of the advertisements, including Google and Yelp button.

This feature should be introduced in the coming months. Twitter has confirmed that it is currently testing a button “click to call“that appears on some advertisements to allow users to contact the advertiser directly by phone. This new feature will help micro blogging service to hold it in the segment of local advertising.

For example any business can use this type of advertisements to reach their target audience more effectively. With this function twitter will help the advertiser to get their targeted audience from a relevant geographic targeting to reach the right audience.

To do this, advertisers can use the postcode particulars. Twitter so far does not mention the brands participating in this experiment, but the Wall Street Journal mentioned that Google and Yelp are participating. This new option of contact should be commissioned in the forthcoming months.