Posts Tagged ‘Android Market’

Android game: Anomaly Warzone Earth HD

Android game_Anomaly Warzone Earth HD

Anomaly Warzone Earth HD – One sign that Android is maturing as a gaming platform is the fact that more and more games either ported over from iOS or placed on both iOS and Android simultaneously. Anomaly Warzone Earth HD is a game around a long time to include iOS, Xbox 360 and PC and is now finally available for Android. It is a game that takes the tower defense genre and puts it on his end.

Actually, it is wrong to call Anomaly Warzone Earth HD a tower defense game, but it should be called the Tower Offense because we in the game do not defend ourselves without attacking. The history of Anomaly Warzone Earth HD is hardly Oscar-class and is about aliens attacking and taking over Baghdad in Iraq. Your mission is to over a span of 16 missions to find out what happened and of course, kick a little utomjordingsröv.

The game takes place in two main phases. First, select which devices you want to include. Each unit costs money and can also be upgraded. As far as we can see, it does not matter how you complete each mission, but the amount of money you have to buy devices that are controlled by which task it is. You have the most room for 6 pieces of units and units that can be purchased increases as you complete missions. In the first phase, you are electing how your units will run. When they started, they can not slow down and you need to plan your route by telling which direction to turn at every intersection. When first planning is done, just send them away.

You may at any time during the mission change to the planning and buy / upgrade your units and it is something you definitely will have to do then it is difficult to predict the best path at startup.

Enemies consist of different types of “towers” and the emergence of new, the longer the game is in progress. Some are good at attacking from a distance while others can only shoot in one direction and it is vitally important to plan your route so you do not go into an ambush. Almost every time an enemy dies, let an airplane down boxes that give you as a player one of four pieces of functionality. Repair box makes it possible to create a small area for a short time laws devices that run through it while the disturbance the box looks to reduce the effectiveness of an enemy tower is when it shoots at you. These boxes are also hugely important to gather when you can hardly manage without them in the later missions.

Graphically, Anomaly Warzone Earth HD really nice and runs smoothly on a Galaxy Nexus and a Transformer Prime. The Transformer Prime, we note, however, some minor graphical defects where some of the clouds of smoke sometimes just become black boxes but it is so minimal that it does not affect how much fun the game yet.

In addition to the 16 missions there are also some situations where you are on time to destroy selected targets. If it’s something we should complain about it is that we would like to see a sequel soon or more missions then the game is simply so much fun that it’s hard to let go and therefore can be played through in a few days.

With a price of around 26 crowns, it’s not the cheapest game on the Android Market but it’s still well worth considering what we get. Update: As some pointed out in the comments, this Anomaly Warzone Earth HD is one of the games in Humble Bundle (until 14 February).

Nook Tablet with an SD card can root

Nook Tablet_with an SD card_can root

Since shortly after the departure of Nook Tablet, which is basically the company’s tablet Barnes & Noble, you can root the device to tinker with the operating system, but while it can be done long ago, the process was always too complicated. Until now.

Indirect Turns out the developer forum xda-developers found a simple way to do it. If you’re wondering how he did it, the process was and is the simplest. He carried a series of files to an SD card, then all you have to do then is inserted into the device and restart it. It works up to version 1.4.1 Nook Tablet software that, when it finishes rebooting, it will become a Nook Color with all the possibilities offered by Google Android applications and the Android Market available that otherwise would not be in the Nook Tablet.

It is essentially the same process that was used with the Nook Color quickly had become a favorite among developers and experts because it was so simple to hack but, later, Barnes & Noble decided, with the launch of the Nook Tablet, lock the bootloaders . Of course, we must take into account that it is a very new version of the hack and still no McHose ROMs specially created for the Nook Tablet in question, but will soon appear, no doubt.

Android phone: ZTE Tureis

Android phone_ZTE Tureis

The ZTE Tureis is a low-end Android phone that comes with a full QWERTY keyboard style Blackberry, and going out to compete with the king of Android phones with this type of keyboard, the HTC ChaCha.

Specifications ZTE Tureis are the hope of a low-end Android phone, but the build quality is not bad, and that is the ZTE brand is proving you can do some terminals with more than acceptable quality at an affordable price.

The ZTE Tureis has a screen of 2,6 inches, a size a fair bit, but that is justified by the inclusion of a full keyboard. Your RAM is probably the worst of the phone, since we only have 256 MB and processor is not too powerful, as you will see below. Read on »

Coby launch five tablets Ice Cream Sandwich of economical range with Coby MID series

Coby_launch five tablets_Ice Cream Sandwich_of economical range with_Coby MID series

The U.S. manufacturer Coby has announced a new series of tablets Android will be released this year in different markets, based on the latest version of the Google operating system and an affordable price for any consumer. The firm launched five ICS tablets of various sizes, from 8 to 10 inches, all sharing the same specifications as both RAM and CPU storage. The new models Coby MID7042 7-inch Coby MID8042 8-inch in 4:3, Coby MID9042 9 inch, Coby MID9742 in 4:3 and larger, Coby MID1042 10-inch, will be released in the coming months.

All tablets Coby MID series incorporate a SoC with ARM Cortex A8 CPU 1 core at 1GHz, 1GB of RAM and expandable storage up to 32GB through Micro SDHC card, along with Wi-Fi and HDMI output with 1080p full HD support. All versions include capacitive multitouch screen, and arrive before the month of April with Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich and prices ranging between $ 100 and $ 300. Jodi Sally, vice president of marketing at Coby Electronics explains the press release on the main attractions of this new series of tablets “low-cost”:

    “Coby is proud to announce our first set of Tablets Android 4.0 with a big pack of features that put the world in the hands of consumers than ever before” [...] “We are also proud to count among the first companies to available to the consumer a wide range of the newest units with Android Ice Cream Sandwich, helping to underscore our commitment to meet the needs of a broad user base with innovative products in major categories of consumer electronics “

The main novelty the new Kyros series of Coby lies in the incorporation of Android Ice Cream Sandwich, the newest version of Google’s mobile operating system, which in principle requires more advanced hardware to operate in a fluid. The specifications for these tablets humble leave evidence, however, that you can get a stable and ready for marketing without having to resort to “dual-cores”, leaving “quirks” the decisions of many companies do not upgrade their current products Android 4.0, albeit in a version of “vanilla” without customizations and extra software. While new Coby units are not prepared for more advanced computer playing games or big budget, they can certainly be a great choice for everyday normal internet browsing, watching videos in high definition, or using any of the interesting applications on Android Market are available to all users. Coby MID series

What is the portable Jinxing JXD S7100 with Android?

What is the_console Jinxing JXD S7100_under Android

Jinxing JXD S7100 – The concept of handheld noname Chinese Android is not new. However one of the consoles would be available (slightly) above the others. This is the Jinxing JXD S7100 that runs on Android, we had talked about.

Netbooknews.it took over and tested the Jinxing JXD S7100. The conclusion does not want to jump on this console cheap enough, however, this confirms the idea that there is a market for its consoles Android. Read on »

ShadowGun: Leftover will be in the Android Market

ShadowGun: Leftover _will be in_the Android Market

ShadowGun: Leftover – The add-on of the excellent third-person shooter ShadowGun, already available for the IOS platform, it also prepares to land in the Android Market. The title should make its appearance in the application store dedicated to the Android smartphone sales during the week. Let’s look at the news that will be introduced along with ShadowGun: Leftover.

The main features included in ShadowGun: Leftover include:

     * The story takes the plot of the original Shadowgun Read on »

Models, prices, availability for Acer Iconia Tab A700

Models_prices_availability for_Acer Iconia Tab A700

Notebook Italia has managed to have more precise information on the Acer Iconia Tab A700, shown at CES by Acer. Remember, this tablet is one of the first equipped with a screen “HD” 1920 × 1200, coupled with a high-end processor Tegra 3, all under Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. Well it seems that Acer has wanted more than all its competitors, especially Apple and Asus: the tablet could leave as early as April 2012!

With this equipment, the price of the tablet Acer Iconia Tab A700 rises considerably: one speaks of € 549 for a 16GB model Wi-Fi and up to € 749 for a top model 64 GB, Wi Fi and 3G. Rather paradoxical: the first price seems high relative to the market, while the top model could almost be considered cheap compared to competition (an iPad 2 with a screen less well defined cost € 799, with 64 GB and 3G, for example). Read on »

Sony definitely thinking about retiring your Sony Dash?

Sony_definitely thinking of retiring to your_Sony Dash

Surely many of you have even heard of it, possibly because Sony has just put on sale in the U.S., but we must recognize that the Sony Dash community certainly has its ardent supporters. To get in background, to remind you that the Sony Dash is an advanced alarm clock radio with Internet capabilities. Not only will you wake up in the morning, but you can also read the headlines of the day, know the weather will do throughout the day and even see the traffic congestion in real time. As if that were not enough, in its 7-inch touch screen you will see the latest films of the moment or the latest releases of television, thanks to support for example, with Netflix. As you can see, there is an alarm clock either.

Well, we got the news that Sony has decided to end the online community of application developers for the Sony Dash. As of February 29 the community will better life, so that we can develop new applications. As if that were not enough, as of March 31, will also be closed for good forums (not clear if cleared) and email support. Read on »

CES 2012: Lenovo K91, a 55-inch TV under Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich

CES 2012_Lenovo K91_a 55-inch TV under_Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich

Lenovo K91 – Attention here is not talking about a Google TV but the TV first Android 4.0 aka Ice Cream Sandwich.

Indeed, the Lenovo K91 is a 55-inch TV features a dual-core processor 8060 1.5 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon and Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. It Lenovo K91 can be controlled by voice through a voice recognition system naturally, but it also allows visual interaction and face recognition using the embedded 5 Megapixel webcam. Otherwise, you can still use the remote that comes with a touchpad, a navigation pad, and a motion sensor.

The interface called “Sandwich” by Lenovo unifies personalized experience with TV and VoD dedicated applications.

Otherwise, the Lenovo K91 embeds the 802.11n Wi-Fi, 8 GB of internal memory and 2GB SD card over, and access to Android Market and the Lenovo Store.

There is unfortunately not a release date or price for the Lenovo K91, note that more availability in Europe is very unlikely…

Racing game: T-Racer HD for Android Tablet

Racing game for_Android Tablet_T-Racer HD

Racing game: T-Racer HD for Android Tablet – Prepare for a wild race through stunning tracks, with beautiful 3D graphics.

In this T-Racer HD, choose your ship wisely each has different stats and skills that will help you in different ways; also the use of rockets and mines to kill their opponents and cross the line first.

T-Racer HD features:         

• Stunning visual effects

• Incredible game speed

• Different ships to choose

• Different items to choose from, including rockets and mines to improve their position in the race

• Battle Arena mode

A futuristic racing experience designed and optimized for NVIDIA Tegra 2 devices.

Then leave the link to the Android Market so you can download it T-Racer HD directly from the phone or send from your computer to it.