Standalone Apps for iOS and Android

Google has unveiled standalone apps for Docs, Sheets and Slides.

iOS and Android users can download Google Docs and Sheets.

Although all of the functionality in each standalone app is already available in Google Drive, creating dedicated apps and giving Google the chance to compete with Microsoft Office, whose productivity apps remain popular among iPad users.

The new apps look and feel just like Drive, the main variation being the color scheme, but will allow Google to work on each product independently in order to create the best experience for any type of work.

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Google Docs and Google Sheets Are Now Standalone Apps for iOS and Android. (n.d.). Entrepreneur. Retrieved May 3, 2014, from http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/23356

Vhoto

Vhoto, A new app that was launch for the iPhone and iPad, uses the power of video to capture the perfect photo by combining computer vision with machine learning. This tool lets the application begin to understand user preferences. The app evaluates over 20 dimensions, including blur, contrast, action/movement, faces, smiles, novelty and user intent to automatically pick the best frames or the perfect moment from the video. The app is free through the App Store in the U.S. and worldwide.

The new app, which was launched by the co-founder and CEO of Seattle-based Vhoto, Noah Heller said that the app solves two fundamental problems with traditional mobile cameras: 1) hitting the button at the right second to get the perfect shot and 2) choosing between photo and video during life’s most precious moments. The current act of smiling and posing for pictures will soon become outdated.

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Will This App Fundamentally Change the Way We Take Photos?. (n.d.). Entrepreneur. Retrieved May 3, 2014, from http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/23354