Thursday, September 27, 2012

Android and Me

Android and Me


Madfinger Games teases free to play online shooter Deadzone

Posted: 26 Sep 2012 03:23 PM PDT

Madfinger Games is one of our favorite Android game developers, having already produced Samurai II, Shadowgun and Dead Trigger. Last year they promised to release a free to play online shooter called Deadzone, but it never appeared. We actually got to play the game back in January at CES, but I...

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Qualcomm boasts they will have the fastest mobile GPU

Posted: 26 Sep 2012 02:57 PM PDT

Qualcomm has traditionally been weak in the GPU department with their Snapdragon chips, but that is all set to change with the upcoming Adreno 320 GPU found in the new Snapdragon S4 Pro. Early benchmarks from Anandtech and other sites show that this new GPU is faster than anything we have ever seen...

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Top 10 Android game releases this week: Pocket Planes, GT Racing, Indestructible

Posted: 26 Sep 2012 02:10 PM PDT

This week we are taking another break from our Android Gaming Weekly recap and just focusing on new releases. We still plan to cover upcoming releases and games we are playing, but this new column is just dedicated to new games you can install and start playing right now. Check out our top picks...

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Kim Dotcom teases the Android app that will put the major music labels out of business

Posted: 26 Sep 2012 11:29 AM PDT

Megaupload was one of the largest sites on the Internet at its peak with over 50 million visitors per day. Then the US Government took down the site on charges of criminal copyright infringement and arrested its founder Kim Dotcom. A month later he was released from jail and started working on his...

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Samsung uploads a pair of new ads making fun of iSheep

Posted: 26 Sep 2012 10:57 AM PDT

Last week Samsung released a new add making fun of people waiting to buy an iPhone 5, and it has already been viewed 15 million times on YouTube. The 90 second clip has seen heavy rotation on prime time TV and now Samsung has produced two more 30 second ad spots to add to [...]

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Google Play posts list of top Android apps on sale for $0.25

Posted: 26 Sep 2012 10:44 AM PDT

Early this morning Google announced they were having a big sale to celebrate 25 billion downloads in the Google Play store, and now they have posted the full list of $0.25 apps. There are currently 14 apps and games that are on sale, but this promotion last for five days and we expect [...]

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Reminder: Bad Piggies comes to Android tomorrow

Posted: 26 Sep 2012 10:34 AM PDT

Angry Birds was once the most popular game on Android, but I think we grew tired of it over the years after the multiple sequels and endless holiday themed add-ons. Tomorrow Rovio will launch Bad Piggies, a game that gives you a chance to “finally see the pig picture and take the role of the...

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Another source says LG Nexus device in the works

Posted: 26 Sep 2012 10:18 AM PDT

Last week we reported that LG might be working on a Nexus device, and now another source has come forward with similar information. The Spanish blog MovilZona is reporting that a person connected with Vodafone told them that the next Nexus device would be made by LG. We don’t know much about...

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T-Mobile HTC One X+ appears in the wild

Posted: 26 Sep 2012 08:42 AM PDT

The HTC One X+ has been rumored for a long time and today we get our first look at a version of the device with T-Mobile branding. As expected, it looks exactly like the regular HTC One X and there are no noticeable differences. We first reported back in February that the One X would eventually...

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Barnes & Noble goes toe-to-toe with Amazon, refreshes Nook tablets with HD displays

Posted: 26 Sep 2012 08:23 AM PDT

Today Barnes & Noble released a new lineup of Nook tablets that are meant to compete directly with Amazon’s Kindle Fire family of products. The Nook devices are already available for pre-order, and customers will be able to enjoy the new devices in early November. A quick comparison of...

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