The new Windows Remote Desktop application for mobile devices, which was launched last week for iOS and Android devices, will soon be available for Windows Phone, reports The Next Web. The report comes in response to a question as to why Microsoft would release the app for the competition but not for its own platform. […]
A new consumer app tells you when spy satellites are overhead and potentially taking pictures of your area. SpyMeSat collates publicly available information about low-orbit spy satellites, issues alerts when one is overhead, and delivers technical information about the specific models of satellite that might be checking you out. It also tells you which nation […]
On August 16, Google rolled out an update for its Google+ app for IOS, bringing with it Hangouts and Drive media access. Today another update has rolled out, this time bringing more features to the Hangouts portion of the service, among them being the ability to view animated GIFs and make voice calls to phones. […]
If you sit at a desk with your laptop and don’t use a laptop stand along with an external mouse and keyboard, you’re really missing out on greatly improved ergonomics and probably less back and neck pain. This Belkin Zero stand is a great choice, and looks great underneath any laptop, especially a Macbook. It’s only 21 bucks on eBay right now. [eBay]
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There’s just something about getting actual mail versus email. With the former, you get to touch it, manipulate it, and pin it on your wall or stick it on your fridge for good measure. With the latter, all you can do is look at it on your computer or mobile device, and print it out, if you want an actual physical copy.
The thing is, not everyone has the time to go out and mail an actual postcard, or fire up Photoshop or Illustrator to customize their own. So for that, there’s the PhotoCard app by Bill Atkinson, who happens to have been one of the members of the original Apple Macintosh team, and developed the popular Mac applications, Hypercard and MacPaint.
The app features a neat and easy-to-use interface that lets users create and design their very own personalized postcards that will be printed out and sent via postal mail. Users can choose to upload their own images or use the ones in the app’s image library. They can then add their personal messages and “stickers” to the card and choose to have it printed and mailed (for a small fee, of course.) For those of you who prefer things digital, you can electronically send images for free.
PhotoCard can be downloaded for free from the iTunes App Store.
[via Laughing Squid]
Facebook has updated its social networking app for iOS to version 6.6, bringing with it some additional functionality that desktop users have enjoyed, improving the overall process. After updating, users will be able to add photos to comments they leave on statuses, something that has been available for a little while now on the Web, […]
A little over a week ago Microsoft announced that its Remote Desktop app would be coming to iOS and Android soon. Today the app has been launched for both platforms. The roll out of this app coincides with that of Windows Server 2012 R2, and the app is also available on Windows, Windows RT and OS X. As rumored, the iOS app supports both iOS 6 and iOS 7. Android users will at least need Gingerbread under the hood for this app to be compatible with their devices. What does the Microsoft Remote Desktop app do? Its simple. It lets users control their Windows PC using their smartphone or tablet.
The apps offers a number of features, such as high quality video and sound streaming with improved compression and bandwidth usage, secure connections to all data and apps on a local machine through Network Layer Authentication technology, a connection center for management of all remote connections, a Remote Desktop Gateway that provides access to remote resources and more. Both apps are now live in the Google Play Store and App Store for Android and iOS respectively. They’re available as a free download, so that’s an added incentive to check out the app if you’re interested in remotely controlling your Windows computer.
Microsoft Remote Desktop App For Android And iOS Released original content from Ubergizmo. 
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The only thing better than a 1TB USB3 portable hard drive for several dollars less than our "always post at this price" price is an external hard drive that meets those criteria and is also RED. $56. [eBay]
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Some people spend more than what they can actually afford. A lot of financial advisers recommend keeping a list of every purchase, so that each expenditure can be reviewed afterward. Most people start out okay but eventually forget a few days later.
An alternative? Level.
Level is a lightweight budget management app that links to the user’s bank account. Once it’s hooked up, the app will then calculate how much the user can spend in a day given their income. It shows the “spendables” left for the day, keeping users in check before they swipe their card or buy something that they don’t really need.
The cool thing about Level is that it also automatically detects fixed expenses. Over a hundred top banks in the US are supported by Level, so you’ll most likely be able to find your institution on the list.
Level also recommends and encourages saving, and we all know that’s not a bad thing. The app is available for free from the iTunes App Store, and an Android version is currently in development.
[via TNW via Laughing Squid]
When it comes to mobile ads on Facebook, is there a platform that does better than the other? Well logic would dictate that the platform with a larger userbase would win, since that would imply that more people are seeing the ads. However interestingly enough that does not appear to be the case, at least according to a recent study by Nanigans who found that in a study of about 200 billion ads on Facebook, mobile ads on the iPhone managed to generate 1,790% more return on investment versus Android.
Nanigans admits that the data that they have managed to gather is controversial and have declined to speculate in their report as to why the disparity is so great, but they do note that this will differ between industries. For example in the gaming industry, the disparity in numbers aren’t as great. According to the report, “Retailers are realizing significantly greater return from audiences on iOS than audiences on Android […] For the first three quarters of 2013, RPC [revenue per click] on iOS averaged 6.1 times higher than Android and ROI [return on investment] on iOS averaged 17.9 times higher than Android.”
What do you guys think? Why do you think Facebook ads for the iPhone are bringing higher returns compared to Android?
Facebook Ads On iPhone Do Better Compared To Android original content from Ubergizmo. 
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