The "snake" game of Nokia returns in Windows Phone!

The classic game of Nokia "snake" has returned to the Windows Phone named Snake 2K. The developer Willem Middelkoop - who also built the first Snake 1997 - highlights that the Snake 2K has nothing to do with what you know.


In the game there are five layouts for the user to choose, as well as two extra added Middelkoop. The nine levels of difficulty and there are many bonus monsters to catch the player.
As in the original game, high score can not be reset, so be careful to whom you give your device. The Snake 2K is available for download from the Windows Phone Marketplace and costs $ 0.99.

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Emotion UI: The custom environment for Huawei's smartphones with Android ICS

Huawei tries very hard in recent months to get the wedge market for large manufacturers of Android smartphones, impressing even the quad-core smartphone Huawei Ascend D Quad while ago, and now follows in the footsteps of others by preparing its own environment for operating system Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich.


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According to the company, the custom environment Emotion UI will be based on in the Android ICS and the creators of "listened carefully to users" to build a smart, creative and simple interface, which will be different than its competitors (see Samsung TouchWiz, HTC Sense, etc.).  


At present no information about the functions that will bring with him the Emotion UI, however, will soon find out, as the official date of discovery is set on June 9, while the disposal of the company's first devices (including Ascend D Quad) will begin in July.

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Diablo III: Check the status of the servers with the application for Android

The official release of Diablo III was marked by many problems in the game servers which still afflict millions of players worldwide. If you have Android device and you're a fan of the game is available today in Google Play application that tells you the state of the game servers.


The application with the name "Diablo 3 Server Checker" allows the user to control the state of the game servers easily and quickly drawing the official figures Battle.net. For the most fanatical of you can set the application as a widget on the home desktop to keep you informed and continuity.


You can download the application from Google Play [link] or save the page from Battle.net.

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Google plans to release the Game Center clone for Android [Rumor]

Google plans to release an application similar to Apple's Game Center for Android, according to various information, which the company considers vital for the emergence in the field of mobile gaming. The Game Center of Apple allows the users of iOS devices (and soon Mac devices with the upcoming Mountain Lion) to play with other players around the world along with performance information, leaderboards etc.


The corresponding implementation of Google is expected to be similar in operation and fully integrated social network with Google +. The application provides a centralized service for the toy market greatly simplifying the process for developers.


Android has been criticized recently by developers who believe that the fragmentation in the software and hardware as an obstacle to developing quality games on the platform of Google. On the other iOS traditionally proved far more profitable for developers to a recent survey shows that iPhone users spend five times more money on games from users Android.

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Tizen 1.0 Larkspur SDK, available the open-source mobile operating system

The creators of Tizen OS (including Intel, Samsung, Huawei, etc.) is pleased to announce the release of version 1.0 for developers (code named Larkspur), to create applications optimized for the open-source mobile operating system , signaling that he will soon see in smartphones, tablets and netbooks.




The project Tizen from the ashes of MeeGo, whose development began with the best conditions, but Nokia's withdrawal led to an end, with a few devices to reach the market.


The first target for Tizen OS is to stand the test of time and then see if a truly the open-source mobile operating system (supported by the Linux Foundation) can compete Android, iOS and Windows Phone.


As regards the Tizen 1.0 Larkspur SDK, includes tools for developing applications, while much attention has been paid to technology web (for creating web applications), which means that many applications designed for Tizen OS can run and other platforms.


Those who are interested, can download the SDK here.

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Wrong password! Your iphone is going to be destroyed in 3..2..1 .....bam! [video]

The AatmaStudio team published the following video which shows the new feature I'd like to see in iPhone 5: Siri destroy the device if the user enters the wrong password three consecutive times. We do not believe that this is possible from next smartphone of Apple, but it certainly is something unique.

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Skype: Available the application for the Sony PS Vita too! [Video]

Skype continues to spread into new mobile devices, and after the recent release of the application for Windows Phone from tomorrow will be available for the portable game console Sony PS Vita.

PS Vita owners will find the application on the device PlayStation Store for free, and they can make voice calls over 3G or WiFi (supports both versions) and video calls using both cameras (front-back) of the device.




Moreover, interesting is the "background mode", which allows the user to make calls via Skype when open other applications or when playing a game (not supported by all), without interrupting his occupation.

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Skype for Windows Phone devices: Available the final release!

Almost two months have passed since the release of beta version of Skype for Windows Phone devices and Microsoft now has the final version of the Windows Phone Marketplace!


The final version includes some minor improvements over the beta, including the ability to search and add new contacts function, but still not possible to receive calls when they opened the application. According to company representative, the absence is due to the different functions of Skype and Windows Phone OS.




By the way, the user can call landline phones, faster, and generally have several glitches repaired.


Those who wish, you can download Skype 1.0 for Windows Phone here, while it is very likely that the application will be integrated into Windows Phone 8 October.

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Draw Something displaced Angry Birds

Above we had begun to believe that nothing can approach the success of Angry Birds (and Rovio), comes Draw Something of OMGPOP (recently acquired by Zynga) to change the data in just 50 days of movement.

In fact, the game design exceeded 50 million downloads within the above mentioned time period, making it the fastest growing mobile game of all time. In addition, users have painted more than 6 billion drawings, the rate commensurate to 3,000 drawings per second!




Therefore, Zynga vindicated for $ 180 million spent to buy OMGPOP, as it is estimated that every day earns about $ 250,000 from the Draw Something, which costs € 0.79 in the App Store and € 0.74 in Google Play, while circulating and free versions (with ads).


Note that the Draw Something is already on top of the top paid applications in about 80 countries!

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VLC Player: Available for Android devices

As expected by the end of last year, the VLC Media Player made ​​his appearance in Google Play and is available for devices running Android Android 2.1 or higher.

The available version is alpha build and is expected there will be quite small or major problems, so it will take a look at the reviews of users in the Google Play before you install the application on your device.




However, a start was made and the final version will probably become your favorite way to watch any video or movie, and supports a majority of video codecs (eg avi, mp4, mpeg, 3gp, gif, flv, mpg , mpeg, ogg, wmv, swf, mov, mkv), HD material and subtitles.


Those who wish can download the VLC Player for Android here.

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Instagram is available for Android devices

The popular application Instagram for iPhone is here and little time available for Android via Google Play Store. After two years and an unprecedented success in the Instagram iPhone came to rock the boat and Android.


The application is free and is compatible with any Android device camera and version 2.2 or later and if does not work with Android tablets. All functions that we know are present in iPhone and Android version with slightly modified GUI. The company notes that this version does not have any function or feature that is not already in iOS version.


H company announced that it has so far over 30 million registered users with over 1 billion images. Climb the social network every day about 5 million images and made ​​575 likes and 81 comments per second.

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The difficulties of developers in developing applications for Android

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The Android OS is right now the dominant platform in the mobile operating area with a large percentage of success due to the free disposal, but also the wide range of cheap devices which are offered.

However, this advantage is what creates the most problems for developers, who are struggling to support Android and the plethora of devices compatible with minimal gains in return, thus lose interest and turn to iOS, as we saw In a recent survey of Appcelerator.


The last "hit" came from the recent release of the popular game iOS Temple Run, whose transfer to Android because the developers realized they wanted to exploit the large number of users to promote the name of the company. To game available for free on Google Play and had success with 1 million downloads the first three days of availability.


The developers, however, soon discovered the bitter reality after 99.9 percent of complaints were related to problems with compatibility of the game in various devices. The irony is that the Temple Run supports 707 Android devices (!)

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An application called 'Nokia TV' for Windows Phone is prepared

The WP7forum.ru forum claims to have held the screenshots that have leaked on a Windows Phone 7 application called "Nokia TV". The application, which logically would be available to turn of the company Lumia, allowing users to search for older material from various local channels, make stream different broadcasts via Wi-Fi, to download material for offline viewing and probably will offer live streaming TV. 


Although the existence of the application has not been confirmed, the screenshots do resemble some other Windows Phone 7 apps from Nokia. Specifically, the background of Nokia TV is rather like the design we've seen the Nokia Reading.


The rumors circulating the application to first in Finland, with three television stations (YLE, MTV3, and Nelopen) to provide material. No details will be available when the application or whether it will be exclusive to certain areas only. So to expect if and when Nokia and Microsoft will announce the new application.

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Rovio: We do not intend to bring the Angry Birds Space in Windows Phone ...

One day after the release of Angry Birds Space for PC, Mac, Android and iOS,  Rovio brings bad news for owners of their devices Windows Phone, and announced that it intends to transfer the operating system of Microsoft, at least for now, because the cost is quite large.

According to Peter Vesterbacka, CEO of Rovio,


"If you look to activate, the iOS and Android OS is by far the most popular platforms. You may want to have a presence in all the screens, but have to consider the transportation costs less powerful platforms. A lot of work to support the game from Windows Phone, as the application needs to be rewritten from scratch "




The news comes a day after the very positive developments for Windows Phone Marketplace, showing significant growth, good growth and good reviews from the developers, but it turns out that Microsoft should improve quite a bit if he wants to see the Angry Birds Space on the platform.


Of course, the rogue that Rovio avoids Windows Phone, because the financial benefits were meager compared to other platforms ...

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Free Smartphone apps decrese your battery energy extremely fast!

Wonder why the battery of your new smartphone barely lasts a day? Perhaps because instead of buying applications you choose to download the free versions of them!


Abhinav Pathak of Purdue University in Indiana, along with his team, developed a specialized software which analyzes the energy management of installed applications on a smartphone and it looked popular applications and games like Angry Birds, the Free Chess and app NYTimes.


The results were shocking:


More than 75% of energy use is used to serve ads or personal identifying data and uploading them to a corporate server.


For example, Angry Birds only 20% of the total energy used for the game itself! About 80% of the total energy consumed by the application are caused by positioning of the user and the serving of advertisements (location-based-ads).


The full survey results will be announced at the conference to be held EuroSys next month in Switzerland.

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Zombies, Run!, The new iOS application that combines exercise and game

For all of us who need an extra incentive to leave the house and start running the new application iOS Zombies, Run! might be what you want. In the world of Zombies, Run! the user of the device is iOS Runner 5, one of the last survivors of humanity after the domination of zombies on the planet. Mission is to get the player from the base and gather supplies for the rest, where he begins the fitness part of the game. When the game is "running" mode, the application explains the story in Runner 5 through the headphones, giving "orders through the radio" for where to go for supplies and how to avoid the zombies as the sounds who listens.
When the user returns home, the application provides statistics for the distance, time and pace of the player, but what informs and fees collected on the path. The more the player collects fees (such as batteries, food, water) the more developed the story and unlock new missions. Certainly there are some disadvantages as the application costs $ 7.99 and so far there are only 13 available missions. The developers plan to update soon "first season" with 17 other missions. For users of Android, the application will be available on the platform in the spring, but there is already a free application called Zombie, Run! which seems to have affected The new iOS app. Of course, this application has not been upgraded for about two years, so you can expect for the upcoming version for a better experience.

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Nokia Reading: New book reader for Nokia Lumia [Video]

After the presentation of Nokia Lumia 610, the first Windows Phone Tango smartphone company, Nokia announced the launch of a new application that will allow holders Lumia devices to discover and read literature from their favorite authors, and not only ...




The application follows the simple and elegant panorama design we have used to other departments by providing a well-designed electronic library, where the user can easily and quickly enjoy the news that interest him as well as ebooks and audio books of the Select.


Additionally, you can choose your favorite authors, or other popular books of your choice in your language and much more. And if you're not sure any book you like, the application allows you to read some pages totally free to get an idea. Free is also available for thousands of classic literary works.


The application is expected to make his appearance next April in England, France, Italy, Germany, Spain and Russia and logic will be extended later to other countries.

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musiXmatch: Identify music, music player and lyrics for devices Android [Video]

Applications for recognition of music files is especially dear to those who hold a smartphone, and certainly the most popular of these is the Shazam and SoundHound, but those devices using Android, it is advisable to take a look at the application musiXmatch.




The musiXmatch recently upgraded with a new look for the Android 4.0 ICS and includes new music player, and lets you identify songs (tag) without any numerical limitation. More interesting, however, is that it displays the lyrics and about 6 million songs in 20 different languages ​​(Ellinika however we found).


Even when you install it automatically syncs the songs you have on your past, find lyrics, lyrics provide other songs from the same group, and a short biography of the artist or band that you can see and offline.


Finally, when you choose to identify a song, if included in the application database, then displays the lyrics a little audio preview and the option to buy! Of course, not missing the opportunity of sharing information in many different ways (social networks, sms, email etc.).

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BitTorrent will bring the uTorrent application soon to Android smartphones / tablets!

How would you feel if you had the option to download torrents directly from your Android smartphone or tablet that you own? Interestingly enough, we would say, considering that most high-end devices can streamaroun content on TVs via DLNA or MHL link.

Currently, there are several applications in the Android Market operating as "remotes" for uTorrent client computers, but this time the authors are preparing a native BitTorrent client devices for Android, but no mention of when it is available.




The aim of BitTorrent Inc. is extended to the mobile market, after already using the uTorrent client more than 140 million users worldwide, and prepare the corresponding version for Linux. However, there are no thoughts about iOS, since Apple does not want to have anything to do with BitTorrent and its applications, because they stimulate piracy.

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Ubuntu for Android: Converts multi-core smartphones into computers! [Video]

The Canonical enters the ecosystem Android, as announced today that it will bring the experience of Linux-based Ubuntu operating system on multi-core Android smartphones, converting them to your personal computer when you connect a keyboard and a screen!




The idea is similar to the Motorola and Webtop docks, but in this case the switch from Ubuntu to Android is no problem, since the latter shares the Linux kernel to "run" from the beginning and the Android OS while booting.



The process is very simple, since only connect the Android smartphone at the base, it automatically appears on the external monitor environmental Ubuntu Unity, together with applications that go with it, such as the Music Player, Chromium, VLC, Thundebird etc.


Moreover, the photos and videos from Android smartphone is available in the respective applications Ubuntu, and you can manage any application Android device through the environment Unity! He is also available contacts, network settings and display an alert normally.


The minimum requirements for Ubuntu for Android are:


CPU dual-core 1GHz (+ video acceleration)
Memory RAM 512MB
Free 2GB storage
Output HMDI, USB host mode
A very interesting move from side Canonical, which is expected to occur extensively in MWC 2012. Until then, you can read several details in the official blog.

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