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Use your mobile device as a remote desktop with Wyse PocketCloud for Android

Cloud storage became the latest trend in mobile computing due to the lack of extensive storage on small mobile devices. Wyse PocketCloud for Android handles cloud storage quite well, allowing the user to access home computer files from a mobile device or another PC. This app also has an interesting feature rarely seen in mobile devices: remote control of the desktop of your home PC from anywhere.

Wyse PocketCloud for Android installs surprisingly easily. After the Android application is downloaded, the program requires registration using Google credentials. Then you download a small, self-installing program to the desktop you wish to … Read more

Help Pomo the Puppy push through lava in Puppy Run

Contrary to what the name implies, this game isn't a side-scrolling running game. Instead, you'll take control of Pomo, a supersmart puppy who is trying to return a lost compass to his owner. Puppy Run is a pretty easy puzzle game, but its cute graphics and loads of levels should be enough to keep a lot of players happy.

The paid version of the game offers 100 levels. There is a free version with significantly fewer levels, but all of the fun and no ads. In Puppy Run, you'll use and sometimes dodge obstacles to help you … Read more

Sprint for daylight on your Android gadget in Panda Run

The wildly successful Temple Run has naturally started spawning dozens of rip-offs. This one doesn't sport the same amazing graphics, but it's certainly no slouch. Panda Run has a cuter mascot, good graphics, and very smooth gameplay. Temple Run fans are sure to enjoy it almost as much.

The game turns you into a cute little panda dressed for a fun day of running along a nicely animated path. You swipe on your screen and tilt your phone in various directions to dodge obstacles and collect stones. The game doesn't work in portrait mode, sadly. Its landscape … Read more

Study for the SAT verbal section with SAT Words Easy

The SAT is a major undertaking for millions of students every year. Studying is tiresome, and vocabulary books are often incomplete or out of date. SAT Words Easy is a universal iOS app that allows users to quickly cycle through thousands of words from an up to date database of previously used words from the SAT verbal test. Quick and easy to install, with no menu screens and multiple study options (next, random, alphabetical) and the ability to copy to a clipboard or share with another user via Twitter or e-mail, SAT Words Easy is a solid companion for anyone … Read more

Take out brain eaters with Zombie Sniper

Resident Evil, this is not. This bad entry into the red-hot zombie fandom may be the worst of the bunch. With clunky controls, a terrible menu, and ad after ad, no true gamer is going to appreciate Zombie Sniper.

The game slams you with an ad or two before you even make it to the game's main menu. As if that weren't bad enough, the menu, each level, and just about every screen in the game is covered in ads. Even when you try to exit the game, you have to get through an ad first! Since all … Read more

Fight through time and join a large RPG community in Time Travel Heroes

This ambitious game tries to give you a console or PC-like RPG experience on your Android device. In some ways, it succeeds. However, unlike the story, the gameplay in Time Travel Heroes needs more work to be completely fun on most gadgets. If you don't mind repetitive battle sequences, you might enjoy this game.

You need to register with the game in order to play. Luckily, you don't have to hand over your e-mail address to get to the action. Once you're inside the game, it has a very busy environment for you to click and touch. … Read more

Track stocks with Stock + for Mac

Buying and selling stocks appeals to many people, but the process of trading stocks online can be overwhelming. Luckily, Stock + for Mac includes an easy-to-use interface that makes continual monitoring and charting easy.

Stock + for Mac allows you to track stock market fluctuations on selected stocks continually over time. You can define which stocks to follow and configure the interface to display stock or company names. This version includes a handy scrolling ticker tape feature that can be placed in either the menu bar or anywhere on the desktop. The scrolling ticker tape is easy to move, highly modifiable, and … Read more

Create Graphics with Logoist for Mac

Trying to get your work noticed in today's overcrowded marketplace requires hard work and unique details. Adding graphic elements to your projects can definitely make you stand out in the crowd. Logoist for Mac can help you create original multipart graphics with many customizable elements that will get you noticed.

Logoist for Mac can create graphics using its well-laid-out interface. The program keeps track of each modifiable element in your graphic creation on a sidebar for quick access. These individual elements can then be modified with a number of preset and customizable options. Options include everything from color, pattern … Read more

Evasi0n jailbreak tool supports iOS 6.1.2

iPhone and iPad owners who jump to iOS version 6.1.2 can still jailbreak their devices courtesy of Evasi0n.

Just a few hours after Apple released its latest iOS update yesterday, the Evad3rs team was out with Evasi0n version 1.4 designed to work with iOS 6.1.2 devices. An Evad3rs team member tweeted the news late yesterday.

Even the prior version of Evasi0n seemed unaffected by the iOS 6.1.2 update, at least according to preliminary testing. But Evasi0n version 1.4 makes it official.

IDownloadBlog has posted a page with step-by-step directions on how to jailbreak your iOS 6.1.2 deviceRead more

iOS 6.1.2 fixes Exchange battery-drain bug

Apple has put out yet another small software update to iOS 6 that addresses a bug that could cut device battery life.

This morning Apple put out iOS 6.1.2, a supplemental update that promises to fix "an Exchange calendar bug that could result in increased network activity and reduced battery life."

The update was previously rumored to arrive sometime this week by Apple news site iFun.

No word yet on if the update also closes a security exploit used by jailbreaking solution Evasi0n, which has become the fastest adopted jailbreaking tool ever.