Tech Article Assignment #1

Google is creating a new program like the Notes app and Post-Its, and it is called Keep. The Keep is going to keep you organized like the Notes app and will have reminders about your new note. The notes you make would be stored up in the cloud because it is linked with Google Drive. This app was leaked on Monday and was officially released in Google Play. There is also a search engine to find the keeps you previously created. Google Keep is only compatible with Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. Windows phones right now are not compatible with this app. For the Android users, the app allows you to make it a widget, and you wouldn't have to unlock the phone to create a new reminder.

I believe for a little while people with Android will switch to this new reminder system. After a new competitor releases something new, then they will go back to their old system for reminders. This app will create some new competition for newly released apps since the reminders will be displayed on the lock screen. Since this new app is created for Android users, then the buyer margin will be smaller than if it was released in the Apple Store. There is only so much you can do to spice up reminders. The other  upside will be that you can edit photos on this app. This app will only use all the photo editing features that the Android has already on the phone. All your reminders will be displayed almost Pinterest style, so the technology will be easy to start using.

http://www.cnn.com/2013/03/21/tech/mobile/google-keep/index.html

CNN  Tech

By Nathan Olivarez-Giles

March 21, 2013