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Google pushes more chat, collaboration features onto Drive Summary: Cloud storage providers continue to try to outdo each other by adding as many collaborative features as possible. Google is pushing out some more features to add to its cloud storage service Drive, which could be applicable to consumers and business users alike. The latest update focuses mostly on fostering communication and collaboration by drawing upon resources from Google Plus, such as profile pictures and being able to automatically add contacts to Circles directly from Drive. Furthermore, users can also start group chats more easily with "one click" thanks to a new chat button dropped into the interface. At first glance, these new features seem fairly straightforward and perhaps nothing to think too much about. Nevertheless, the addition of these chat-friendly functions are meant to continue boosting Google Drive beyond just a cloud storage service to a fully-fledged file sharin...

Download additional 'Stickers' for Facebook Messenger Bored of the standard Facebook Messenger Stickers? Here's how you can download and manage additional packs. f your account has been granted access to Facebook Messenger Stickers , you've likely realized they can add a bit of fun to normally mundane conversations. Instead of relying on the standard smiley-face stickers, download additional sticker packs from the Facebook Sticker Store. (Credit: Screenshot by Jason Cipriani/CNET)    You'll know if your account has access to Stickers if you open a conversation in the Facebook app on iOS, or the Messenger app on Android and you see a smiley icon in the text field. Tapping on it will reveal stickers you can then send in your conversations. (Credit: Screenshot by Jason Cipriani/CNET)    The smiley stickers are nice, but it would be better if there were cat stickers you could send. Who doesn't love cats? Especially cats on computers....

Nokia, BlackBerry aim to elbow in on Android parade Summary: Nokia and BlackBerry may have a tough chore as they try to get attention amid an Android news onslaught in May.  Nokia and its Microsoft's Windows Phone franchise and BlackBerry are looking to make some product headway in May as a steady stream of Android devices from the likes of Samsung and HTC hit the market. For the two platforms battling to be a viable No. 3 May could prove to be a critical month to gain traction. Nokia is planning on launching its latest Lumia on May 14 in London . CNET noted that a new flagship could be on tap. Details about the event are sparse, but the timing is notable since BlackBerry has its BlackBerry Jam event the same week in Florida. In addition, Google's Android-heavy I/O conference will kick off at the same time in San Francisco. As for BlackBerry, the company's main devices are the Z10 and q10. The Q10 received good reviews overall, but it's unclear whe...

Facebook purchases Parse to promote cross-platform mobile app development With the buy, the social network unveils a new strategy in mobile: selling backend services to app developers. Facebook has agreed to purchase Parse, a service that allows developers to build mobile applications for iOS, Android , Windows, and mobile web. The social network picked up the mobile-focused company for an undisclosed sum and said it plans to continue offering Parse's products and services. The deal is reported to be worth worth $85 million , according to TechCrunch. "By making Parse a part of Facebook Platform, we want to enable developers to rapidly build apps that span mobile platforms and devices," Doug Purdy, Facebook's director of product management, said. "Parse makes this possible by allowing developers to work with native objects that provide backend services for data storage, notifications, user management, and more. This removes the need to manage ...

Twitter may soon tell you what's going on nearby, right now A report from AllThingsD suggests that Twitter is developing tools that will let users see what's going on nearby in real-time. If you've ever wondered what people near you are tweeting about in real-time and thought that such activity might help you find cool things going on nearby, Twitter may soon give you exactly that. According to AllThingsD , Twitter may well be working on new features that would show tweets from people near you. "Twitter is in the process of testing a new feature that lets you discover tweets from people within a certain distance of your location," AllThingsD said it had been told by multiple sources. "The idea is to surface relevant activity based on where you are in the world, serving up tweets from others around you -- whether you follow them or not." Such a feature would make a lot of sense, given how many people use Twitter, and how embedded the...

Internet Explorer, Windows XP rank highly at work, but BYOD threatens mutiny Summary: Bring your own device to work? According to Forrester research, that's mixing up the browser market space, despite Internet Explorer keeping its top-dog status. Meanwhile, Windows XP still ranks highly at work despite one year left until support gets cut off. Microsoft's Internet Explorer retains its lead at the top of the browser market share rankings, but bring-your-own-device (BYOD) is threatening its dominance. Meanwhile, Windows XP still has a stranglehold on more than one-third of the enterprise market, despite having less than one year until Microsoft cuts off support for the aging operating system. According to latest Forrester research , out of nearly 7,300 global IT information workers, Internet Explorer remains at the top of their self-reported browser usage at 40.2 percent. Google Chrome stands at second place with 27.8 percent, Mozilla Firefox at 25.4 perc...

Facebook's New Emoticons Will Make You :-) Facebook is testing emoticons in the status updates on user profiles, allowing members to add anything from a smiley face to an ice cream cone to messages. The social network — which has rolled out the feature to select profiles — offers a variety of emoticons to choose from. Listed next to the small icons for adding a picture or a graphic location, a smiley face image now resides with the following prompt: "News: Share how you're feeling or what you're doing." Clicking on the icon reveals various categories, such as drinking, eating, watching and doing. Grabbing a bite to eat with friends? Post an update and add a pizza emoticon. At the movies? Search for the title and it will add a film board image. This connects your conversation to a show, movie, artist and so on, and possibly opens up the door for more ad revenue for the company in the future. Although emoticons can be...

Now Multiple Google+ Accounts Can Manage One YouTube Channel Google announced on Wednesday YouTube accounts and channels can be linked to Google+ pages. The company is inviting YouTube creators to a beta test that would ultimately allow a single account to manage up to 50 YouTube channels at once. By linking accounts, Google said it will unlock new features such as improved video sharing, live broadcasts via Hangouts, and a YouTube tab on your Google+ page. To get started, users must visit their YouTube account settings and select "Connect with a Google+ page (beta)." There, you can link to new and existing Google+ pages and connect to their Google+ profile. For deeper details on how to do so, click here . As Google builds the new feature, it warns "certain mobile apps and third-party tools may require a bit more effort to work with YouTube channels linked to Google+ pages." To avoid headaches, ensure you're using the latest version o...

Getting to know the new Firefox download manager Firefox 20 has a new download manager. We'll show you how it works and how to switch back, if you prefer the old download manager. Mozilla just released Firefox 20 ( download for Windows | Mac | Linux ), which introduced a few new features , including a brand-new download manager. The new download manager works similarly to the old one, but with a couple of new twists. The first change you'll notice is a new Download button next to the Home button. This gives you quick access to the last three downloads. The Download button will actually display the time remaining during a download, then change to an arrow when the download completes. (Credit: Screenshot by Ed Rhee/CNET) You can click on "Show All Downloads" or use the keyboard shortcut, Ctrl+J for Windows and Command+J on a Mac , to see all your downloads in the Library. All of your downloads are now listed in the Library, where you can a...

Stuck halfway between Chromebook and laptop  The good: The HP Pavilion Chromebook 14 feels more like a traditional laptop than other Chromebooks. Its big screen and Chrome's improved offline capabilities make a better case for the category. The bad: Other Chromebooks perform better and run longer. The limited Chrome OS is still not for everyone, or even for most. This model lacks the mobile broadband that makers of other Chromebooks have touted as a must-have feature. The bottom line: The HP Pavilion Chromebook 14 advances the argument for Chrome as a low-cost mainstream computing environment, but the laptop's most noteworthy feature is a slightly bigger screen. Sitting down in front of the $329 HP Pavilion 14 Chromebook, one could be forgiven for thinking this is just another in a long line of slim plastic laptops with budget prices. I previously reviewed the HP Pavilion TouchSmart 15z , an ultrabooklike 15-inch laptop with a similar black plas...

T-Mobile's 4G LTE impresses in real-world tests (hands-on) Two weeks ago, when T-Mobile announced that its 4G LTE had launched , CNET's own Brian Bennett gave the network a test run in New York across three handsets: the iPhone 5 , the HTC One , and the BlackBerry Z10 . But as most of us know, the carrier's 4G LTE isn't actually live now in New York; it was turned on temporarily just for the press conference. Currently, if you want to experience T-Mobile's fledgling 4G LTE, you'll need to be in Baltimore; Houston; Kansas City, Mo.; Las Vegas; Phoenix; San Jose, Calif.; or Washington, D.C. So that's what I did -- I headed to San Jose to measure data speeds under real-life circumstances. I used the same device, the Samsung Galaxy Note 2 , across three different carriers, T-Mobile, AT&T, and Verizon. Each handset was wiped and reset before testing, and all tests were conducted in the afternoon on the same day. All data points are in se...

Microsoft releases Windows Embedded 8 Industry Pro, Pro Retail, and Enterprise editions Last month, Microsoft revealed Windows Embedded 8 Industry during the Retail Tech Japan trade show. Windows Embedded 8 Industry is set to be the sequel to Windows Embedded POS Ready 7 and is a retail platform solution based on Windows 8. In an official blog post, Microsoft has announced the availability of Windows Embedded 8 Industry and its three SKUs: Windows Embedded 8 Industry Pro, Windows Embedded 8 Industry Pro for Retail, and Windows Embedded 8 Industry Enterprise. "Windows Embedded 8 Industry provides a fixed-image OS that is especially suited to power industry devices, control panels, kiosks, and yes, POS terminals. It provides a single image with lockdown features and embedded enhancements that will make the next generation of industry devices smarter, better connected, more secure, and more user friendly," Microsoft stated in an official blog post. ...

G oogle Has Planned To Give Its Glass A Tiny Projector To Show A Keyboard On The User’s Arm As far as we know so far Google Glass is capable of projecting the images on the human eyes directly. While asked about its uses,  the Glass project leader Babak Parvis said that is would be used as “a device that would allow for pictorial communications, to allow people to connect to others with images and video,” he also added to that Google is experimenting different ways of how a user can interact with the device. He said that, “feature set for the device is not set yet” and “is still in flux,” and that Google has “experimented a lot with using voice commands” and “with some hand gestures.” And regarding the business model of the Glass he said, it is “still being worked on,” and currently there is no plans to display ads via Glass “at the moment”.

Top 3 Reasons Why You’ve Never Made Money Online You have been engaging in over night riches concept I can remember when I first got online, then I use to read some mails on some survey sites and they promise to pay me 100 dollars for each article I read. Each time I remember those times, I do laugh at my self because they are all online money making scams which you should avoid. If you have been working with a website promising you to pay as high as 100 dollars or even more for just clicking on ads, or referring someone, You should know it’s all lies. Some stupid sites will even go as far as telling you that you should deposit 100 dollars with them and that in 10 days, you will get 1000 but it’s a pity that most of them don’t really work. So if you have been doing what doesn’t work then, you wont make money online. You didn’t invest anything: To make money online, you must invest something, for me I invest my TIME and a little money, but if you are there lookin...