Hasta La Gadget!

You guys might recall that a while back, an app called IFTTT launched on the iPhone. The name is short of “If This Than That” which is a nod to programming where programmers create if-then-else scenarios for specific events. For those unfamiliar with the app, it basically helps to automate your smartphone even further by allowing users to setup recipes.

For example you could set it so that you will only be notified of emails whenever it comes from a particular address. You could also set it so that every photo you snap will be saved to the cloud or sent to your email as a copy. There are also recipes that will notify you about the weather in the morning so that’s the first thing you see when you wake up, and so on.

The good news is that it looks like IFTTT’s exclusivity on iOS is over as the developers have recently announced that they are planning on launching a beta of the app for Android. Oddly enough the post, which was spotted by Phandroid on Google+, has since been deleted although we’re not sure why. Perhaps it went out a bit too early, or perhaps the post was only meant to be seen by certain parties, and not everyone.

Either way we guess the cat is already out of the bag and while we have no idea when the app will be released, we can at least take comfort in knowing that it will be released for Android hopefully in the near future. That and the fact that Android isn’t as tightly controlled as iOS, hopefully this means that we can expect even more interesting recipes. Heck, perhaps developers will find a way to create recipes for rooted devices as well.

In the meantime for iOS users, the app is available for download and is available for both the iPhone and iPad, so head on over to the iTunes App Store for the download.

IFTTT App Could Be Coming To Android Soon , original content from Ubergizmo, Filed in Cellphones, Android, Apps,

Earlier when Office for iPad was launched, one of the features that many noticed were missing was its ability to print directly from the iPad app itself. According to Microsoft, a rather vague statement seemed to suggest that printing would be arriving at a later date and this was confirmed during a recent Reddit AMA that the Office for iPad team did.

According to the team, it was confirmed that printing is a feature that will be introduced to the app in the future. This was revealed by Sangeeta Mudnal, the group program manager for Excel, who wrote, “Print is a high demand feature that we intend to introduce in due course.” (more…)

Office For iPad Team Confirms Print Feature Is Coming “In Due Course” original content from Ubergizmo.

The rumors about Office for iPad have made their rounds for a couple of years, so we have to wonder why did it take Microsoft so long before the apps were finally shipped to iPad users? Could it be that the former-CEO, Steve Ballmer, had issues with Office for iPad and delayed it and that Microsoft’s new CEO, Satya Nadella, was the one that gave it the greenlight?

Well it turns out that maybe Office for iPad took long than it should have for other reasons, but Steve Ballmer was definitely not one of them. Speaking during a Reddit AMA session, the team that put together Office for iPad revealed that the decision to ship the apps was made by Nadella became the new CEO. (more…)

Decision To Ship Office For iPad Was Made During Steve Ballmer’s Tenure original content from Ubergizmo.

Yesterday we reported that according to a former Apple Genius Bar technician, Scotty Loveless, it was found that quitting your apps by “killing” it via the multitask screen might actually lead to a bigger battery drain instead of the opposite. Now according to Loveless, it seems that there is another culprit that adds to the iPhone battery drain and it is none other than everyone’s favorite social networking app, Facebook.

Yup, you heard that right, if you’re the type of person who checks their Facebook all day, there is a good chance you will be draining your phone’s battery faster than you might think. That’s pretty obvious we guess since using any app constantly throughout the day can cause battery drain. However it turns out that Facebook’s features and ambitions are what’s draining your phone’s battery even faster. (more…)

Facebook On iPhone Could Be Responsible For Huge Battery Drain original content from Ubergizmo.

Sometimes the best way to find out about a new app is by your friends recommending it to you. Unlike you having to download it and try it for yourself, seeing how it is being used by your friends or have them describe it to you will probably clue you in better on how you might be able to use it on your own device.

In a recent Play Store update, it seems that Google will be doing just that by including a “People” section in the app. Basically what the section does is that it shows you the list of apps that your friends are sharing, thus giving you an idea of what sort of apps they are using and which apps they are recommending.

Much like how iOS’ Game Center can be used to discover new games by seeing what types of games your friends or contacts are playing, we guess the same can be achieved through the Play Store’s “People” section. The section does not cover only apps but pretty much anything that can be bought in the Play Store, which includes books, movies, music, and so on.

The “People” section will also show how your friends have rated their purchases so that you know whether or not the app/book/movie/album is worth your time and your money. So if you have not updated your Play Store app yet, be sure to do so and you can start browsing right away! So, who else is pleased by this update?

Play Store Updated With “People” Section, Shows Apps Recommended By Friends , original content from Ubergizmo, Filed in Cellphones, Android, Apps, Google,