LinkedIn Ads to be Tested in New Mobile Apps

LinkedIn social media is derived for professionals which is now testing advertisements for the mobile apps of the smartphones. The revamped mobile applications are with a purpose to highlight informational stream which is being shared with the members of the social network. It is for the first time from LinkedIn to show adds on smartphones which was not done previously.

Within mobile application’s news stream, these ads will appear. Till it’s a small test as said by Julie Inouye LinkedIn spokeswomen. The new app will accessible readily for both Apple and Android devices. This makes it easier as most of the professionals are using smartphones and these services will help them to a greater extend. They can like and comment on the shared news story on LinkedIn through the app by going to the news stream section. 

Nowadays people are accessing internet or web through their mobiles instead of PCs so this shift is clearly in mind of Facebook, Google Inc and LinkedIn which is why steps for using apps on mobile are being taken by them. According to the estimate, for about quarter of the LinkedIn traffic comes from mobile apps. To motivate its users to spend more time on LinkedIn, it has overwhelmingly produced changes to its website in the recent months. 

Why it needs advertisement? It is quite clear. For having better visibility. This way, users can better reach to the professionals to whom they are interested into. The app will help in getting interaction with all those likeminded people thus enhancing the experience of LinkedIn users. 

LinkedIn features like contributed content, endorsements, ability for monitoring users and notifications has not only changed the way interaction was done before but this new app has made the network more appealing to be visited daily instead of just while looking for a job or a business.

The app has more intuitive navigation for customizing jobs, groups and people we might know. Apart from that, you can view photos largely. Also, more information with just two to three tabs away. Apart from the improvements in interface, LinkedIn bringing in sponsored content to the smartphone apps. 

According to an estimate, there are 200 million users who used to log into LinkedIn daily through mobile and just 15% on average, the new users an year before but now the ratio is 27% for today. That is the reason why LinkedIn wants to give more reasons to its users to log on for better user experience.

File Sync from One Source to Another!

 

Copying a file from one PC, laptop or a phone to another is not as appealing as it may exhaust you. Each time you do that you might think of,”there must be something to ease that out”. That’s right; you may want to use apps which can make you work comfortably. BitTorrent and FolderSync are some of the apps which can help you in file sync. 

Through BitTorrent you can sync your files on different or multiple devices. It uses p2p (Peer-to-peer) protocol for easy and secure file transfer. What advantage it offers? By transferring through this app your files will not be store at cloud but directly reached to other computer. In such case, both computers must also be connected to the internet for sync process to be completed. To avoid blocking by internet providers BitTorrent will be giving you secret code which can be used by both computers for linking sync files. 

FolderSync helps in simple sync of folders in which storage on cloud will be observed. Currently it can be workable for multiple accounts like SkyDrive, DropBox FTPS, WebDAV, Amazon S3, Google Docs and NetDocuments and more. You can have backup of music, pictures and important files of your phone. Full file manager helps in managing files in cloud and locally too. For testing you can have lite version for two accounts without tasker support and filters. 

Good Sync another help for you as it has syncing algorithms supporting sync files through FTP Servers, USB Drivers and other online means of storage. You don’t need to use intermediates for connecting two different PCs as they get connected through p2p. If you get a free version, only limited features would be there but pro version contains all of its features. 

For all Gmail users, Google offers a free Google Drive for cloud storage. It has special features both for mobile and desktop users. You can collaborate through instant messages and wait there’s more; Time Machine that allows to review file with multiple versions. In case of free account, you can store up to five GB and it will be even better if you purchase it.

Therefore, file sync has become so easy through sync applications. You don’t need to stuck in the middle as all these helps in collaborating through systems in a more wise manner. So, BitTorrent, FolderSync, Good Sync and Google Drive are some of the useful sync applications.      

Sony Bravia TV Apps Amazements

In multimedia devices, Sony manufacturers have earned a big name world around. Sony smart TV really acts smartly which means all of your essentials are right there inside Sony. Apart from premium and superb sound quality the feature of Sony entertainment encircling different apps makes you feel out of the world. 

Your TV can also deliver the same PC experience of social media, internet videos, and music. Firstly, through Opera TV store, you can download innumerable web apps. On Sony TV you can browse unlimited music and video through following apps like Dailymotions, Epicurious, YouTube, Golflink, Style.com, Wired and more. Through these apps you can catch latest blockbusters of Bollywood and Hollywood along with TV series in full HD. You can even upload photos, music and even video by using account of Sony Entertainment Network. 

Social networking is all possible on your smart Sony TV. You can stay social while watching videos or movies on TV. You can chat with your friends and family whilst your video or movie is streaming along. Same like Facebook you can follow twitter’s timeline. Apart from them, the world’s famous internet voice and telephony video service of Skype is there in the smart Sony TV. Now you can make free calls or join in conference calls too. 

Watching movies on a wider screen with better picture quality enhances the viewer’s experience. You can copy the videos and movies from laptop or a pc and can directly watch them on the big screen by inserting USB in the port. Apart from this manual activity, you can browse movies from YouTube or any other such app and can download. 

Moreover, you can download apps of weather and maps so that you get daily weather forecast, and then you can plan your travelling schedules especially if you are planning vacations at a particular place. Maps helps in getting the right directions and also you will get the info regarding which route is being crowded. You can dress up according to the weather. You can schedule your events for the coming days or week.

 Therefore, Sony Smart TV apps are unlimited, and there are much more to explore. You cannot only stream videos, music and movies live through internet but can also stay connected through social media means. You can download other useful apps like weather and maps applications for better scheduling of routine days and weekends.
Bio:

Rick Brown is an experienced App developer in Algomatik located in California, who owns rare experience in both Mobile Application Development and related IT services.

 


 

Best News Reading App on Windows 8

 

Windows 8 says no to icons and tiles are in now. There are different apps specially being designed for windows 8 but one of the best news reading apps is News Bento. Shackles of desktop PC are being shredded by Microsoft and now apps for touch friendly devices are here to stay.

Filpboard prior to News bento is not like RSS feed which is more like digital news magazine filled with heavy texts. The concept of this app is similar to flipboard. Some of the features of this particular app are: beautiful magazine view, optimized for touch, Google reader integration, personalized news, tile support live and secondary. It is fluid and open pages seamlessly. The design is awesome you love to go through news pages. 

In the mornings, you might read news by going to varied sources. But through News bento there isn’t any need to open all such news sources from which you are habitual to open and read. Your all interested sites will open at one place which in turn saves your time as well. 

News bento is a news reader for the windows 8. It can be used for subscriptions of the news feeds or you can access to feeds through a Google reader. Are you new to this app? If yes, it will serve you to get to know about this type of app. When you are done with installing, you will be presented some news feeds to add up. These feeds could include entertainment, tech, sports or any other concerning to your world of interest.

The tile interface is really good to see visuals as each tile will represent latest stories. The app looks and works same like the way start screen of Windows 8. These tiles can be re-organized by simply dragging and then drop at your place of concern. The options of basic customization are there due to which you remove any of the tile by right clicking on it if you are not interested in particular anymore. 

Moreover, you can show tiles in different size or shapes as you might want some sites to look bigger but some to appear small in tile’s display. Also, you can have your favorite feed pinned at your start screen which is ideal for tablets but could also be done on desktops. The images display is heavy and you may not determine much about feeds or posts but as soon as you click on any of the feed you can read all latest news stories as display would be wider.