December 2011 Archives

Dec

[Update: Now Available In The Market] NVIDIA Posts Gameplay Video For Tegra 3 Edition Of Shadowgun, We Gape In Admiration

Posted by Jaroslav Stekl in Games, News, Videos

Last Updated: January 29th, 2012

Update: The Tegra-3 optimized version just landed in the Android Market. If you're one of the lucky ones who has a Transformer Prime (or has one on the way), then get ready for some amazing graphics.

Shadowgun THD

The very first quad-core Tegra 3 tablet will be launching soon, and with it comes the promise of a whole new class of Android games. We've already previewed a few such masterpieces; now, with the release of MADFINGER GAMES' Shadowgun, we can add another to the roster.

And what a stunning addition it is! As you can see, its graphics are ...

Dec

[Update: Now With ICS Source] Gold For Android Developers: Add AOSP Source Code To Eclipse With The "Android Sources" Plugin

Posted by Artem Russakovskii in Android OS, Cupcake 1.5, Dev, Donut 1.6, Eclair 2.1, Froyo 2.2, Gingerbread 2.3, Ice Cream Sandwich 4.0, Tips

As an Android developer, the first thing I do when I set up Eclipse with ADT on a new machine is hunt down the Android source for the API level I'm working on.

Earlier this month, I added a request for Android 4.0 source to be added to the plugin, and I'm pleased to report that the plugin maintainer just added it to the latest version.

Honeycomb sources are being worked on.

Note: If you already have the plugin installed, you'll need to re-install for this addition to show up.

Developers should understand what I'm talking about, but for ...

Dec

[Update x3: It's Back!] Deal Alert: Hurry, HTC EVO View 4G 32GB Is $240 With No Contract And Free Shipping From eBay Daily Deals

Posted by Cameron Summerson in Deals, EVO View 4G, News, Sprint

Update 12/22: Guess what? Yeah, It's back again. Just in time for Honeycomb.

Update 12/12: If you missed this opportunity the first time around, the gods have shined upon you. ~~It's back~~.

Update: Hope you grabbed this deal while it was live, because it's gone now!

For anyone holding out on buying the HTC EVO View 4G on Sprint, the opportune moment just arrived. Over at eBay's Daily Deals site, the View 4G is going for a mere $240 with no contract - a solid $160 off the current Sprint price (it doesn't even look like ...

Dec

[Update: On Sale For $3 Until 12/29] Time To Beat People Up And Steal Cars, Right On Your Mobile - Grand Theft Auto (GTA) III Is Now In The Android Market

Posted by Artem Russakovskii in Games, News, Videos

Update 12/22: The game is now on sale for $2.99 (40% off) until 12/29. If you're not sure whether it's worth three bucks, check out our review, then hit the link below to buy.

GTA III

QR code for https://market.android.com/details?id=com.rockstar.gta3

Rockstar Games' infamous GTA franchise has reached the Android Market, right on the dot and as promised - the game is available in the Android Market right now. To my pleasant surprise, despite rumors of Samsung Galaxy S II incompatibility, the listing shows it as installable to my Epic 4G Touch SGSII just fine. Yay!

So, what are you waiting for? Those hookers ...

Dec

[Video] This Is What Happens When You Mess With An African Bullfrog While It's Playing A Game Of Ant Crusher

Posted by Cameron Summerson in Games, Off-Topic, Videos

Sure, we've already seen a Bearded Dragon playing Ant Crusher, but if that wasn't good enough for you, how about an African Bullfrog trying its tongue at it?

This frog is dead-set on getting the high score, and nothing is going to get in its way. Not even its owner's thumb...

I can't help but laugh every time I see it.

P.S. - Yes, they have teeth.

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Dec

[Update: Rolling Out Now] Verizon Support Docs Updated, Droid RAZR Build 6.11.747 Should Be Rolling Out Soon With Bug Fixes A-Plenty

Posted by Cameron Summerson in Droid RAZR, News

Last Updated: February 2nd, 2012

Update: According to Motorola, this update should be rolling out now. Let us know when it hits your device!

Looks like Big Red is preparing to push the first update out to the Droid RAZR that fixes a few bugs, improves data connectivity, and improves readability in the lapdock interface. Here is the full list of fixes:

Device Features

SIM Error notification has been fixed.
Improved camera features and quality.
Improved stability of menu access, Browser, Phone Dialer, video playback and music player to prevent Force Close errors and lockups.

Email, Messaging, & Data

Updated ground message notification.
Improvement

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Dec

[New Game] Blowfish Studios Catapults Siegecraft Into The Android Market And Tegra Zone

Posted by Brandon Lancaster in Games, News

Blowfish Studios has just unleashed two versions of Siegecraft into the Android world, one of which is optimized for Tegra devices. Not only does this game look beautiful, it appears to have some pretty dynamic gameplay as well. Immerse yourself into a world torn by war, in which you'll be in charge of protecting the land and castle of the race you choose to play as, eliminating enemies with a wide range of awesome weapons.

Each race has specific campaigns, totaling 6 altogether with 25 levels each - that's a lot of game time. If you're running the Tegra optimized ...

Dec

[New Game] EA's Real Racing 2 Brings Immersive, Dynamic Racing Action To The Palm Of Your Hand

Posted by Liam Spradlin in Games, News

EA Mobile recently released "the most hotly anticipated racing game ever made for Android" to the Market, unleashing Real Racing 2 – an intense racing game that will keep you on the edge of your seat as you navigate through over 40 miles of track in 15 gorgeous environments.

Real Racing 2 features a dynamic Career mode, allowing players to work their way up from rookie to pro, and also offers touch or tilt controls, which means players can – to some extent – customize the gameplay experience to their liking.

It's worth mentioning that Real Racing 2 ...

Dec

[New App] Papa John's Makes Ordering Pizza A Cinch With Official Android App

Posted by Brandon Lancaster in Applications, News

Calling in a pizza order is so last decade. Pizza places don't even have phone lines anymore, do they? Didn't think so. Papa John's Pizza, the self proclaimed "leader in desktop and mobile web ordering," just stepped up their game, introducing an official app to the Android Market. Now ordering your Papa favorites is easier than ever, and with the new app you'll have access to everything that can be found on the actual website right at your fingertips.

I know that when I have pizza on my mind, I want to hear the delivery guy pulling up right after ...

Dec

Android 3.2.1 Honeycomb Update Now Rolling Out To HTC's EVO View 4G

Posted by Nate Kimmey in EVO View 4G, Honeycomb 3.0/3.1/3.2, News

Sprint's variant of the HTC Flyer - the HTC EVO View 4G - is finally getting a taste of Honeycomb, bringing it up to par with competing Android tablets.

Originally launched with a heavily customized version of Android 2.3, the View 4G is now receiving an over-the-air update to Android 3.2.1. As you'd expect, the update brings Honeycomb to Sprint's version of the Flyer, featuring HTC's Sense overlay, and on-screen buttons which replace the View 4G's capacitive keys – here's the full changelog for this 217MB update: