Last Monday, Microsoft announced that SkyDrive will be renamed OneDrive going forward.
The decision to rename it came about after a U.K. court case between Sky Broadcasting Group (BSkyB) and Microsoft. Microsoft came out with a nice video showcasing some of the possibilities you could do with OneDrive when it is re-launched.
I don’t know about you, but I am eagerly awaiting the launch! Sign up to be notified for their launch here
I am sure you must have heard about Google’s 3.2 billion-dollar acquisition of Nest by now. Nest as you know builds home devices such as thermostats, smoke alarms, etc. The only difference between them and the thousands of other such devices is that they make them cool. Really really cool. Their mission as they stated on their site is “We take the unloved products in your home and make simple, beautiful, thoughtful things.”
True that.
Following Google’s announcement of the acquisition, I came across this interesting article where someone built a nest-like thermostat within a day using open-source software. Read more about it on FastCompany
I have not tried it but if it’s true, then perhaps it’s possible to build a multi-billion dollar company in a day…
Sharing a great slide deck on the key tech trends to watch for 2014.
http://www.slideshare.net/frogdesign/tech-trends-2014?sf21549429=1
I don’t know about you, but I am looking forward to a brand new Apple TV product this year!
