Monday, December 27, 2010

Max adventure provides tight action double-stick shooter

Some games are much attention because of something new: they ensure the tired genre new twist or a set of completely new type to geek out.  Other games, however, be simply paste the formula traditional, doing a bang job of it.  Max Adventure, a new shooter double-stick belongs to this category.

The story is at the base.  There is an alien invasion and save you to begin helmet worldwide, with a light ray gun and a colander.  You get a quick sense of mechanics has applied the first level, so that you are ready to draw an endless series of colourful life forms come to you at each successive stage of the labyrinth.

Controls are typical.  You get two virtual thumbsticks on both sides with a Minie card in the Middle, showing you by save the children and the output level.   Missions can vary from one level to a level: some require only find children to save them, others will guide you through the middle of foreign attackers and other similar variations on the theme.

There is a good variety of enemy, as well as, for which any amount of strategy (not too well - it is still a shoot-em-up in the heart).  Power-ups you can along the way, but you can just stick to one at a time.  It has a clean upgrade system which allows you to more advanced weapons, equipment and skills.

The biggest problem with double-stick shooters have is their tendency to be repeated after a few levels.  Fortunately, this is not a problem here.  The variety of levels and enemy effectively manage retain a soft (well, fresh this kind anyway get can) from start to finish.

Although there is nothing revolutionary about Max adventure rave, is an exuberant playing with his game and a sufficient challenge.  It is now available for 99-cents.

[Imangi] Max Adventure brings tights, double-Stick Shooter ActionunratedNoel2010-12_-_17_13: 10: 54

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Optimus 2 X LG now official

Cannot bear the wait for this dual core e packin LG star?  You did not wait for a long time, when the Korean company has just the power of a phone number of agent under a new name: Optimus 2 X LG.

As already reported, the handset packaged one processor Tegra 2 dual-core 1 GHz, put in a material category all its own.  With this increased processing power, manage your phone can play full 1080p video and deliver the output large screens via HDMI - mirroring.

Details of the official LG Optimus 2 X include a capacitive touch screen 4 inch (800 x 480 resolution), an 8. megapixel camera module (with record 1080p video), 1. 3 megapixel front facing camera, GPS, 3 g with stereo HSPA, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, 8 GB expansion card storage and microSD (up to 32 GB).  Need just a 1500 mAh battery which is not different from most phones core 1 GHz nowadays, it is interesting to see how well this will hold the actual usage.

Only, it is not so perfect, LG has just announced the launch of the handset with 2 Android. Froyo 2.  An update for Android 2. 3 gingerbread is promised, course ("his" according to the press release). find out how long this OTA updates take, however, you can resign itself to the latest version of the platform for a period of time.

Price is not specified, but the Optimus 2 X LG will Korea, debut at the beginning of January with other markets in Europe and Asia after shortly after.   No word on a regular release for the American market, though.

[LG news room] Optimus 2 X LG now OfficialunratedNoel2010-12_-_16_13: 12: 55

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Pantech Vega Xpress Packs of memory, applications performance company

In fact tailor the news with a strange phone called the Pantech Vega Xpress, which is shipped with the performance requirements some optimistic.  While bride numbers may be accurate, but it is difficult to listen to the extravagant claims without any factual evidence.

Why are we gently dubious?  Pantech says that their phone can double graphics performance 3D and 1.5 times faster than other devices powered by Android with similar processor (1 GHz Qualcomm MSM8225), while offering "surfing the Internet speed PC-level" and up to three times better energy efficiency.

All these improvements are considered as mainly as a result, a major change in the Pantech Vega XPress Hardware: it uses the memory.  Yes, it is the same material likely to be used in the computer's memory (or your old computer, you will need a new DDR3-packin'een).

Details of the phone include a 4-inch (800 x 480 resolution), capacitive touch screen module camera 5 megapixels, 20.5 x 62.8 × 10. size 9 mm, 8 GB microSD storage preloaded (expandable up to 32 GB) and a 1500 mAh battery module.  We assume there usual support connectivity, since load it as a high-end sound machine.   Oh yes, that comes pre-loaded with 2 Android. Froyo 2.

Intended for CA and LG Uplus clients local Korean market from Pantech, Pantech Vega Xpress file sometime in 2011.

[by telecommunications Korea] Pantech Vega Xpress Packs of memory RAM, extravagant Performance ClaimsunratedNoel2010-12_-_22_15: 13: 14

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Sunday, December 26, 2010

Meizu M9 gets complete specifications from the list, supposedly for Christmas

Meizu has been teasing the world with smartphone M9 quite some time now.  The appearance of it, they are finally ready to sail Chinese ambitious Android handset with online official site and the complete list procurement specifications.

Initially, a monitor resolution 960 x 640 microdisks rocking.  Word is a Sharp ASV instead of an IPS for iPhone.   With a completed property is set, look at this device especially if it is, a good start.

The rest of the Meizu M9 details contain a 1 GHz CPU (the same as that of the Galaxy-S is used), 5. megapixel camera module (with recording video 720 p), GPS, 3 g HSPA, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 2. extension card microSD 1 (up to 32 GB) and a battery of 370mAh 1.  Phone dimensions are 59.8 x 113 x 11. 2 mm with a weight of 123 grams.

Design of telephone, ready for the history of Meizu, rich iPhone 4.  It has 2 Android. 2 at the helm, however, if use can feel it works with a deep iPhone which is a customized version of the mobile operating system from Google.

For all, it is useful, this just longer step pose Meizu, the efforts have borne fruit.  Rumor is that the end M9 in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Shenzhen stores as early as December 25.

[Meizu via Engadget]

Meizu M9 gets complete specifications from the list, Rumored to ChristmasunratedNoel2010-12_-_15_12: 26: 16

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Chewsy enables you from good menu items

If amazed the salad of each well on the new site by the petrol station?  That is where the best hamburgers on this side of the city are created?  It now has an app for that, and it is called Chewsy.

If you have long, ", Yelp that already" replied, then you are exactly as I've done.  In addition to the application actually go a different route.  Instead of focusing on the restaurants themselves, is more focused on the individual menu items.  This allows you to exactly what specific dishes are good and which are best to pass.

You can vote on every single entry in a menu of the restaurant, as well as priority higher in the lowest quality.  For each food item, you can separate reviews so you can drill up to specific characteristics.   Search for eating well, Chewsy uses Google for restaurant locations as well as your GPS phone to find your proximity.  The results, at least for areas of the database now, really impressive.

Only 11 cities currently listed data (these are the cities that they their beta program ran), so it is not ready for primetime hours.  If you are in one of these areas, but this could prove to be a real practical guide.  In addition, everyone everywhere application download and add entries for their own city.

As many others focus on social apps, climate, there are elements of the use of the application (e.g. unlocking performance after the same dish eat several times).  I have always found these stupid things, but they are here that you love them.

Chewsy is now available for free from the app store.

[Chewsy] Chewsy helps you find the right Menu ItemsunratedNoel2010-12_-_14_14: 05: 20

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Photo Shootout for iPhone: starting point for Nice, bad execution

I love the premise of photo Shootout.  A set of "simulation of professional photography", I thought that this will be a fun way to refresh some of these sophisticated skills than the pros of casual users like me camera shots.  Unfortunately, this is not the way it works.

In the game, you play a photographer at the beginning of your career.   You start with three different sessions where you will learn how to set the ISO, Aperture and shutter on your DSLR rates in the game.  After that, you can take work assignment, sale of pictures of the funds and use the best equipment to buy.  It should be noted that at no time during the game requires you to take pictures with the camera of the real iPhone - is here.

There are 11 total photoshoots to play photo Shootout.  Funny, they are divided into two types of jobs: beauty and swimwear.  A bit of variety more lot would have been welcome, but we recommend that it is usable for a first effort.

When photographing a subject, your goal is to all three components (ISO, Aperture and shutter speed), so that they are able to offer you the perfect shot.  A video playing on the screen, show what you are supposed to look in the viewfinder of the camera.  The level ends either when it is time or memory card is full.

As a trainer, we must be honest here: there is not quite realistic.  In fact, I feel like I know even less about the use of a camera after the game.  That said, the game is quite fun, as a worry with taking wrong expectations (you will not learn better shooting here in all).   Forget the value of replay, along - do you once the stems, you're probably ready.

For the moment, it is the best part about photo Shootout (currently $1.99 app store) the starting point.  This is an innovative idea, unfortunately, not very well made.  We look forward to the next version, well (or any other developer who can take the concept and do better).

[Photo Shootout] Photo Shootout for iPhone: nice starting point poor ExecutionunratedNoel2010-12_-_20_14: 25: 08

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RIM BlackBerry even excellent 9780 brings the Courier New Bold OS

While 9780 Bold BlackBerry features hardware marginal improvements to the 9700, contains a list of updates to edge new smartphone OS.  Sport a series of upgrades to the end of the software, it is for users to a whole new experience that RIM should find more attractive.

Physically, it seems to BlackBerry Bold 9780 an exact replica of the 9700, pocketable robust construction in the good sense to hand size.  Display is a LCD 2.4 inches with a resolution of 480 x 320 screen.  Me spoiled by the touchscreen contemporary, but it feels a little heavy to do things like videos on the phone display and navigation website failure.  That said, the screen is crisp, clear and bright.   Keyboard is the same excellent on the 9700, so that it continues to be a winner.

If a phone makes the Bold BlackBerry 9780 for generally good conversations.  Vote was very clearly on our side, although some people concavity of the call.  Speaker was mostly empty, but very useful.  Battery is estimated to be 6 hours of talk time.

As mentioned, most of the changes here happens in the software, which is a major reorganization of the platform.  Although it is still short Android or iOS Tomb, it is a huge change for the better.  Despite a moderate 624 MHz processor to bar runs everything quickly with no delay.

9780 Fat is a quad-band-worldphone, with the usual range of voice calls and messaging features BlackBerry strengths. Connectivity is fully covered with GPS, WiFi, 3 g and Bluetooth 2. 1. Their improved safety features and support for commercial email are all on board.

It comes with a number of IM clients as well as numerous applications for social networks.  Surfing on the Web is much improved, even though the small screen makes it a pain to use.  The multimedia player is considerably more attractive, a cover Flow-style user interface and a good amount of features of sport.  However, on-board storage is only 512 MB, so you double with an SD card.

5 camera 0 is one of the rare equipment improves the 9700.  Unfortunately, there is a lack of detailed change options and image quality is very average.

As with earlier versions of rim, the BlackBerry Bold 9780 main strength lies in its prowess of posts.  This is a great choice for a phone messaging, but may not be worth the upgrade if you have already a 9700. RIM BlackBerry Bold excellent even 9780 provides messaging, new OSunratedNoel2010-12_-_24_05: 05: 47

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