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Google fires Alfred, its local

So long, Alfred. It’s been nice knowing you. Google has informed users of its Alfred local-recommendations mobile app that the time has come for the helper to retire as of July 19. Users who have liked places that they want to take with them must request their data from Google by tomorrow. Alfred was the brainchild of developer Clever Sense. …

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Microsoft Surface and Pro tablets to get new updated models

Microsoft is planning a new version of both the Microsoft Surface and Surface Pro tablets alongside Windows 8.1 and the Xbox One. Microsoft’s plans for the foreseeable future, spotted by The Verge, include updates to both the Surface, which uses the tablet-friendly Windows 8 RT software, and the Surface Pro, which uses full-fat Windows 8 so you can install programs …

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