The latest post on ‘Mashable’ is titled “Google Remote Desktop for Android: Control Your PC via Smartphone”. Samantha Murphy Kelly says, “Good news for Android users: You can now access your PC desktop computer directly via your smartphone or tablet. Google announced the launch of Chrome Remote Desktop app for Android this week, which lets you access files sitting on your home PC or Mac even when you’re nowhere near it. The move builds off its Chrome Remote Desktop app launched in 2011, which let users remotely access a desktop from another laptop or computer. The... [...]

The latest post on ‘Mashable’ is titled “Facebook’s News Feed: What Changed and Why”. Kurt Wagner says, “As Winston Churchill once said, “to improve is to change; to be perfect is to change often.” It’s a maxim Facebook seems to have adopted wholeheartedly when it comes to the News Feed. Posts appearing in your news feed today likely look different from the posts you saw six months ago, both in appearance and content. The simple reason for this is Facebook is learning more about you, and that means the company’s news feed algorithm is better at determining... [...]

The latest post on ‘Mashable’ is titled “Yahoo Sets Sights On Bumping Google From Apple’s Mobile Products, Report Says”. Jason Abbruzzese says, “Yahoo‘s efforts to reinvent its search reportedly have some grand ambitions. CEO Marissa Mayer wants to supplant Google as Apple’s default search on mobile products, according to a report from Re/code. If successful, the arrangement would prove a coup for Yahoo and drastically change the company’s share of the search market, particularly in the rapidly growing mobile segment“. Yahoo Sets Sights On Bumping... [...]

The latest post on ‘Mashable’ is titled “Google Misses Q1 Earnings Estimates, Stock Drops More Than 5%”. Seth Fiegerman says, “Sometimes $15 billion just isn’t enough. Google reported earnings of $6.27 per share on revenue of $15.42 billion for the first quarter, missing Wall Street estimates for earnings of $6.44 on revenue of $15.52 billion. Revenue excluding traffic acquisition costs for the quarter was $12.19 billion, coming in below analyst estimates for around $12.25 billion. SEE ALSO: Google in 2014: The World Is (Almost) Its Oyster The number of paid clicks... [...]

The latest post on ‘Mashable’ is titled “Twitter Acquires Data Startup Gnip”. Jason Abbruzzese says, “Twitter is acquiring social data analytics firm Gnip, a step that will give the microblogging service more control over the monetization of its data. The value of the deal was not immediately disclosed, but Gnip has raised $6.6 million in funding. Gnip was the first company to be authorized to resell Twitter’s historical data. Twitter and Gnip announced a partnership in 2010 that provided the “firehose” of data to clients, helping to generate revenue from... [...]

The latest post on ‘Mashable’ is titled “Turkey Wants to Tax Facebook and Twitter”. Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai says, “In a new stage in Turkey’s strife against U.S. social media companies, the Turkish government now wants Twitter and Facebook to pay taxes to its treasury — despite the fact that neither have an office in Turkey. All social media companies that do business in Turkey should pay taxes to the Turkish Government and have an office in the country, said Turkey’s Finance Minister Mehmet Simsek in a press conference on Tuesday, according to news reports. His... [...]

The latest post on ‘Mashable’ is titled “5 Essential Topics Every Email Marketer Should Understand”. Derek Harding says, “Some years ago, OK many years ago, I joined a custom publishing agency. My first week was one of deep orientation. During that week I was taken through the details of the publishing process. I was taught about the print process: the different types of printers, paper, and printing techniques; color processes, CMYK and spot color; collation, distribution, and the postal system. I was taught about copy writing, editing, layout and proofing, and all the other... [...]

The latest post on ‘Mashable’ is titled “FTC ‘Consumer Complaint’ Emails Are Actually Scams”. Mashable team says, “No business owner likes to see customer complaints, but a new email scam could be even more damaging than an unsatisfied client, according to a new warning from the Federal Trade Commission. The FTC is warning businesses about emails sent with the subject line “Pending consumer complaint.” The email looks like it’s from the FTC and informs recipients that a complaint against them has been filed with the government. However, it likely... [...]

The latest post on ‘Mashable’ is titled “Report: Facebook Planning E-Money Service in Ireland”. Seth Fiegerman says, “Facebook is moving closer to becoming more of a checkbook, at least according to one report. The Financial Times reports that Facebook is “weeks away” from gaining regulatory approval in Ireland for a service in which users can store money on the social network and transfer funds to one another. The electronic money service would work throughout Europe, according to the report. Facebook is also looking to partner with several startups for international... [...]

The latest post on ‘Mashable’ is titled “Mashable Explains: What Is the Heartbleed Encryption Bug?”. Melissa Goldin says, “Heartbleed, the bug being called one of the Internet’s biggest security threats, has been around for two years — but it was only recently discovered. While many companies have released patches, your information is still vulnerable; but between our handy chart of which passwords you need to change and our explainer video, above, we’ve got you covered from all sides. The latest video in our Mashable Explains series gives you the low down... [...]