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- APPTEASERS: 15 great Android apps you should know this week (June 6)
- A2Z – Multiple modes of A-to-Z finger frolicking
- Reminders front and center in latest Evernote update
- Sprint dials up LG Optimus F3 for visually impaired demographic
- LG Optimus F7 available at U.S. Cellular
- Space Colony by maxelus.net
| APPTEASERS: 15 great Android apps you should know this week (June 6) Posted: 06 Jun 2013 12:27 PM PDT APPTEASERS is a collection of apps and games that are new to Android, recently updated, discounted, etc. Whatever the case, we think they’re worth exploring and are willing to bet that many of you would enjoy a few of them. We understand that we won’t get every single app that crosses our path but we hope to filter things a bit and pass them along to you, dear reader. What you’ll find below is a quick plug for apps and games, occasionally using the developer’s own words to describe the title. Note that this column is not intended to be a list of “must have” apps but more of a random assortment of titles you might not already know about. No, these are not always new titles. Yes, they can be from big name developers and little indie teams as well. Also, be sure to follow us on Facebook and Google+ as we showcase different apps over there as well!
Ticket to Ride – After nine years of hauling the indie game circuit and 2 million iOS installs, this one finally arrived on Android this week. New games start up every 13 seconds with more than 100,000 active users playing across globe. Collect and play train cards to claim railway routes connecting cities listed on Destination Tickets you will receive at the start of each game. The longer your routes, the more points you’ll earn. $6.99
The Secret Society – “The Order of Seekers is a clandestine community of people with the unique ability to move through magic worlds. Your dear Uncle Richard, an elite member of this ancient order, has suddenly gone missing. After a period of despair, you realize that you too are blessed with these special powers and thus are the only one that can find him!” Features upwards of 400 quests across 14 locations, 50 hidden items, and another 65 items available for (in-app) purchase. FREE
Sheep Up! - Clever and humorous puzzle platformer with tons of levels and addictive gameplay mechanics. Plenty of power-ups, rich vibrant colors, and a catchy soundtrack give the game high replay value. Free to play, but in-app purchases let users buy additional options. FREE
App Stats (Beta) - Written with developers in mind, this app provides at-a-glance information and push notifications as to how your app is doing. Find out what your competitors are up to as well and learn of price changes, negative feedback, trends, and other helpful details. No need to log into the developer dashboard for stuff that gets delivered immediately! Offered as a beta (free for now), this service will be a paid subscription down the road. – FREE
Bug Rush – A simple premise: tower defense in the garden. The mean queen is coming for you and you’ve got to defend your base using plants, poisonous slimes, and spiky thorns. Endless combinations make for high replay value. FREE
Fat Pig Free for Kids – Pass the phone to your child for a bit and entertain them with this game which features 20 fun levels of running, jumping, and eating. Fun graphics, a silly soundtrack and increasingly harder gameplay ensures they come back for more. FREE
Grim Joggers Freestyle - Show your love (or hate) of jogging with this retro-looking game. Your job is to lead a pack of 15 joggers with a deathwish across various terrains such as glaciers, mines, jungles, and battlefields. Recent update include Google PLay Leaderboards so get cracking and grab the top score over your social circles! FREE
Rock Stars vs Paparazzi – You’re a rock star, Hannibal Puppet, and you’re gonna need your fans to take on the paparazzi in a tower defense-style game. You’ll be glad to know that they can toss Molotov cocktails and shurikens, crack the whip and use the other increasingly insane weapons. More than 40 levels with a dozen fans and weapons, you’ll need to be quick! FREE
Rope Escape – Use the catapult to get yourself as deep into the jungle as possible. Grab the hanging ropes to swing through trees, climb high to the zeppelins, and avoid touching the ground. Pick up as many coins as possible and and continue your journey in this simple yet addictive endless game. FREE
ZOOKEEPER BATTLE – It’s simple, swap animals to make pairs or triplets to catch them. From there, they become yours to use in attack and defense as you take on the others. Hurry, you’ve only got 30 seconds and your opponent has the same animals as you! FREE
MARVEL War of Heroes – Action-packed card battle game featuring your MARVEL heroes such as Iron Man, Spider-Man, Thor, Hulk, Captain America, Black Widow, and Hawkeye. Take on the Super Villains by teaming up different characters and see how you fare against players around the globe. FREE
Megapolis – Design and build a city of your own with more than 500 different buildings, daily tasks, and challenges with rewards and achievements. You’re in charge of finances, railways, power plants, and seaports. Don’t let us down, we’re counting on you. FREE
Logo Quiz – Can you identify a company or brand by simply observing the logo? Of course you can. But can you do it over 1,000 times across 15 levels of difficulty? Yeah, it’s not so easy now. FREE
What’s the Saying? – Take a look at the image and try to figure out what it is that’s being said. It could be a phrase, familiar saying, or a rebus. Whatever it is, they do get quite difficult. As of most recent update there are more than 270 puzzles with leaderboards and an option to pull help from Twitter. FREE
Tiny Token Empires – Channel your inner Game of Thrones with this cute and clever strategy game. Five nations, five heroes, 25 generals and 50 troop types are yours to command over multiple campaigns and difficult levels. FREE The post APPTEASERS: 15 great Android apps you should know this week (June 6) appeared first on AndroidGuys. |
| A2Z – Multiple modes of A-to-Z finger frolicking Posted: 06 Jun 2013 09:30 AM PDT A2Z is an awesome and quick game that makes you tap from A to Z as fast as you can. There are plenty of similar games that can make your fingers fly, but A2Z delivers multiple modes and difficulties to have you playing for dozens of minutes at a time. It also has Google Play Games support to top off your addiction.
Aside from the normal mode of tapping A to Z, A2Z brings disco mode (all the tiles strobe different colors), blind mode (for those who want to dim the disco mode), hard mode (my favorite, you tap letters backwards, from Z to A), geek mode (I cannot help you here, it is all binary numbers), shuffle mode (the letters coincidentally shuffle), and digital mode (you tap from 1 to 60 instead of alphabetically). So you are saying to yourself, “I like all these modes, but I can only compete with myself for so long before I need to be able to brag to someone else.” With Google Play Games integration, you can view your high scores from whomever is playing A2Z in your circles or from anyone that plays the game worldwide. Each mode has its own leaderboard and you can separate the list into all-time, today, or this week. The only thought you have is the sing-song alphabet in your head. Also, A2Z gives you achievements similar to PlayStation Trophies or Xbox… Achievements. Some of them are fairly simple, only requiring that you play a mode, but other achievements have you beating modes in a certain amount of time. For example, a normal mode achievement wants you to beat it in under six seconds, which is freakish. A2Z is the spirit of what mobile games strive to be. You can pick it up, play, become addicted, forget you are at the doctor’s office, and almost beat your high score (you remember those nine seconds fondly) until someone interrupts you, forcing you to glare them into submission. The multiple modes, Google Play Games integration, and achievements make the experience so much richer that you will not accept being anything but the best at geek mode (because you cannot beat my hard-mode time). What we liked
What could be improved
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| Reminders front and center in latest Evernote update Posted: 06 Jun 2013 08:51 AM PDT
The latest version of Evernote for Android (v5.1) arrives today with the reminders feature leading the way. Acting as three tools in one, reminders can come in the form of alarms, pinned notes, and note based to-dos. Indeed, it’s all the stuff that recently hit the web-based experience of Evernote. Additional features in the Evernote 5.1 experience:
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| Sprint dials up LG Optimus F3 for visually impaired demographic Posted: 06 Jun 2013 08:16 AM PDT
Sprint announced on Thursday that the LG Optimus F3 will be available starting from June 14. Priced at only $29.99 (with a $50 mail-in rebate reward card) with a two-year service agreement, the handset is aimed at those with visual impairments and disabilities. The 4G LTE smartphone is the first to feature Google’s TalkBack; text-to-speech is ready to roll right out of the box. What more, the Optimus F3 comes with the Accessible Education Sprint ID pack aimed at students of all ages with print disabilities. Among other details the Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean phone comes with a 4-inch IPS display, 5-megapixel rear camera, NFC, and a host of LG software touches. LG Optimus F3 from Sprint Boasts Advanced Accessibility and Unmatched Affordability First U.S. smartphone to allow the visually impaired to receive voice prompts right out of the box with TalkBack by Google ARLINGTON, Va., – June 6, 2013 – LG Electronics and Sprint today announced the upcoming availability of the LG Optimus F3™ smartphone offering features designed to make the device more accessible for people with vision loss or other disabilities. The LG Optimus F3 offers access to the Sprint 4G LTE1 network, a 1.2GHz dual-core processor, a long-lasting 2,460mAh battery, a vivid IPS display, and premium features that allow customers to connect and share with ease. At just $29.99 (excluding taxes) with a new line or eligible upgrade, two-year service agreement and $50 mail-in rebate via reward card2, this device will be the most affordable 4G LTE smartphone from Sprint at launch. Available in two colors – silver and purple – the LG Optimus F3 can be purchased beginning June 14 at www.sprint.com or by calling 1-800-SPRINT1. It will be available in all Sprint retail channels later this summer. The LG Optimus F3 is the first phone to come preloaded with TalkBack, which is accessible when users take the phone out of the box and power it on. Talkback is a text-to-speech accessibility feature from Google that helps blind and vision-impaired users interact with their devices more easily. With the TalkBack feature "on" from the get-go, customers will benefit from voice guidance as they go through the activation and setup process on their device. "Sprint is committed to providing technology that meets the needs of all of our customers," said Dan Hesse, Sprint CEO, who announced the device today at the M-Enabling Summit in Arlington, Va. "The LG Optimus F3 offers a robust list of features for any customer, and it is uniquely empowering for people with disabilities." "Combining intelligent features with the user-friendly LG interface, the LG Optimus F3 allows users to easily collaborate and communicate while handling a variety of tasks or enjoying entertainment content," said Wayne Park, president and CEO of LG Electronics USA. "This device exemplifies LG's commitment to delivering compelling accessibility features." The LG Optimus F3 is Sprint ID-enabled, allowing users to download the new Accessible Education ID pack. This ID pack makes it easy for millions of K-12 students with print disabilities – individuals who cannot effectively read print because of visual, physical, perceptual, developmental, cognitive or learning disabilities – to access Web-based educational resources on their smartphone. The Accessible Education ID pack is a package of applications and mobile Web services available in a single download. The Accessible Education ID pack features customized mobile Web services that are designed to eliminate clutter and display only the parts of Web pages of interest to the user. It also provides students who do not have computers or Internet connections at home with mobile-friendly interfaces and Web-based educational resources. Applications within the Accessible Education ID pack, developed by Apps4Android, include:
With nearly 90 Sprint ID packs available today, Sprint ID allows consumers, on select Android-powered devices from Sprint, including the LG Optimus F3, to download "ID packs" – a bundle of content that delivers a complete mobile experience in a few simple clicks. ID packs include applications, widgets, ringtones and wallpapers. Whether they are an environmentalist, sports lover, music enthusiast, fitness fanatic, gamer or an individual with disabilities, Sprint ID makes it easy for customers to personalize their smartphone by allowing them to download ID packs with content to fit their lifestyle. In addition, the unique LED indicator on the LG Optimus F3's home button offers a rainbow of color options that can assist those with hearing impairment, such as green for a phone call or red for a text message. Specified colored and patterned light provides charging status and notifications, such as alarms, calendar reminders, new messages and missed events. Built with a 5-megapixel rear-facing camera and convenient front-facing camera, the LG Optimus F3 is packed with nifty camera features that allow users to enhance special moments and photos. With Beauty Shot, users can snap photos that enhance their friends' and their own appearances. Cheese Shot lets users take a voice-activated photo by simply saying "cheese" while Panorama Shot helps users to capture the entire scene in a single photo. Additional features include:
Sprint now offers 4G LTE service in 88 markets nationwide, including Los Angeles, Charlotte, Boston and Dallas. Many Sprint customers are discovering Sprint 4G LTE in cities that haven't yet officially been announced, including Washington, D.C., New York and San Francisco. Sprint has announced more than 170 additional markets where LTE will be available in the coming months. For the most current maps, please visit www.sprint.com/4GLTE. To learn more about what Sprint is doing to empower customers with disabilities, please visitwww.sprint.com/accessibility. About LG Electronics USA LG Electronics USA, Inc., based in Englewood Cliffs, N.J., is the North American subsidiary of LG Electronics, Inc., a $45 billion global force and technology leader in consumer electronics, home appliances and mobile communications. In the United States, LG Electronics sells a range of stylish and innovative mobile phones, home entertainment products, home appliances, and air conditioning systems and energy solutions, all under LG's "Life's Good" marketing theme. LG Electronics is a 2013 ENERGY STAR® Partner of the Year. For more information, please visit www.lg.com. About Sprint Nextel Sprint Nextel offers a comprehensive range of wireless and wireline communications services bringing the freedom of mobility to consumers, businesses and government users. Sprint Nextel served more than 55 million customers at the end of the first quarter of 2013 and is widely recognized for developing, engineering and deploying innovative technologies, including the first wireless 4G service from a national carrier in the United States; offering industry-leading mobile data services, leading prepaid brands including Virgin Mobile USA, Boost Mobile, and Assurance Wireless; instant national and international push-to-talk capabilities; and a global Tier 1 Internet backbone. The American Customer Satisfaction Index rated Sprint most improved, across all 47 industries, during the last five years.Newsweek ranked Sprint No. 3 in both its 2011 and 2012 Green Rankings, listing it as one of the nation's greenest companies, the highest of any telecommunications company. You can learn more and visit Sprint at www.sprint.com orwww.facebook.com/sprint and www.twitter.com/sprint. The post Sprint dials up LG Optimus F3 for visually impaired demographic appeared first on AndroidGuys. |
| LG Optimus F7 available at U.S. Cellular Posted: 06 Jun 2013 07:37 AM PDT
The LG Optimus F7 has become the latest smartphone to join U.S. Cellular’s smartphone lineup. Priced at $99, the handset runs Android 4.1 Jelly Bean and features a 4.7-inch IPS display, 8GB internal storage, and an 8-megapixel rear camera. Powerful enough for more experienced Android owners, the price point should attract new smartphone buyers. Additional details include 4G LTE, a front-facing 1.3-megapixel camera, microSD expansion, and the requisite fare of connectivity.
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| Posted: 05 Jun 2013 05:44 PM PDT Any sci-fi fans looking for a beautiful new wallpaper? Space Colony by maxelus.net has some absolutely gorgeous scenes and a ton of options to tweak the look and feel of your wallpaper.
You also have options to change the “Toxic Aura” surrounding the buildings, you can turn it off or set the aura power low, medium or high. Toxic Aura colors
There’s a bunch of options when you get to the “Building illumination”
There are also 7 different non-descript options for “Camera tracks” and 4 different options for the speed. Probably my favorite options are the ones that allow you to effect the camera panning through the colony with the accelerometer.
Click the icon below and check it out on the Play Store!
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