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Microsoft Surface Pro LTE Review: The True Mobile Computer Is Here | The Verge | "The Surface Pro LTE is a modern, capable, 2-in-1 computer that also happens to be able to connect to the internet without the need for a Wi-Fi network or a hot spot device," writes Dan Seifert. "The best word I can use to describe using the Surface Pro LTE is 'freeing'... Using a computer with a built-in cellular connection is so convenient that now I want every computer to have it." It’s available for preorder from Microsoft and Best Buy now. | Google Lens Now Describes Landmarks and Creates Contacts from Business Cards | TNW | Google Lens is a handy little tool. Announced at Google I/O 2017, Lens is essentially a visual search engine. Android users can take a picture, and Google will do some clever analysis and provide insights into what you’re looking at. Now, it’s getting even better, and can store information from business cards as contacts, and even describe landmarks you’ve spotted. Sadly, iOS users will have to wait a bit to use this. | Gray Hat | New York Magazine | Marcus Hutchins stopped one of the most dangerous cyberattacks ever (WannaCry). Then the FBI arrested him. Does a hacker hero always have to have a past? A fascinating longform read. | | | Everything You Need to Know About the New Google Hangouts Chat | Zapier Blog | A sidekick to Google Hangouts Meet video calls, Hangouts Chat is G Suite’s new business-focused chat tool. Here’s a quick guide to using it—and the best hidden tips to make Hangouts Chat a productive place to discuss your work and push projects forward. | How to Stop Annoying Robocalls on Your iPhone or Android Phone | The Verge | Fight back against the constant, annoying scam calls. "If you’re as sick as I am of pulling a vibrating phone out of your pocket only to see a random, suspect number," writes Chris Welch, "let’s go over the options for fighting back and restoring some sense of peace." | | | Automatically Provision Users with Four Additional Apps | G Suite Updates | When auto-provisioning is enabled for a supported third-party application, any users created, modified, or deleted in G Suite are automatically added, edited, or deleted in the third-party application as well. Google is adding auto-provisioning support for four new applications: Kudos, 15Five, Rollbar, and Honey. | | Best Gaming Keyboards: The Best Quiet, Loud, Colorful and Proud Mechanical Keyboards Around Pocket-lint put a range of keyboards to the test to hunt down the very best ones. |
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