The iPhone app 100 Floors, which challenges users to progress up a building using the elevator by solving a puzzle on each floor, was popular around the world this week, topping the charts in several countries. In France iPhone users were testing their punching speed with iPuncher. Details of this and other top free iPhone applications by country* for the week, by number of downloads, recorded …
Think you could game on a tablet for 26 hours in a row? Ever dream that your name would appear in the Guinness Book of World Records? Want a shot at $50,000 in cash prizes? Today Qualcomm announced they are working with the Guinness Book of World Records to host the first ever Snapdragon Gaming World Record Challenge at this year’s E3 . Gamers will be provided with a Snapdragon-powered Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 and then be challenged to play the latest Android games to beat the record of Longest Video Games Marathon on a Tablet
What if Siri could detect when your iPhone had been stolen and disable it? A new video by AatmaStudio has imagined just this situation and has quickly grabbed the attention of internet users.
People of my generation had the chance to experience what I like to call the Big Tech Bang. This made-up term refers to the beginning of the communications era. I remember the days when even house phones were a luxury. We used to play games outdoors (not video games), and actually knew every kid in the neighborhood. Things have changed since then. We no longer need to go to the library, and anyone and anything is reachable with the press of a few buttons
At the end of every week, Androinica.com chronicles the best Android apps and games that were released recently. These recommendations are a recap of great Android games and apps that you should try out. Click the icon to be taken to Google Play to download the apps. Programming note: Instagram’s Android arrival was among the biggest news of the week. To celebrate, we’re running a contest with CanvasPop that allows users to print their photos on 12 x 12 canvas to decorate their home or office.
“El Castillo,” a Mayan temple on the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico, with a mysterious “light beam” emerging from the top. Hector Siliezar
Now that this whole 2012 MWC madness has finally chilled out (sort of), we can move on from announcing extremely similar smartphone and tablet releases to… well, announcing Android games and app launches. However, the game we are going to talk about today is anything but ordinary or similar to any other and is set to rock your world. Yes, it’s Another World, the classic 1991 game, now remade by DotEmu, the French developer behind such successful releases as Broken Sword 2 and 3, Atlantis 3, Atlantis Evolution or Commandos 1, 2 and 3. It’s true, those are all PC games, but as far as I’m concerned, the redesigning and rebooting of Another World is certainly in capable hands. The new Another World, also known as Out of This World back in 1991, will hit the Android Market on March 16 th , according to a Facebook message (or status update or whatever) posted on the game’s official page. While we still have no idea what the upcoming platform game will cost (sorry, guys, but it’s certainly not going to be made available for free), we know some of the features and functions this new mobile app will bring to the table
A revamped iPad may not be the only thing Apple fans have to look forward to at the company’s March 7th event in San Francisco: 9to5mac cites sources close to Apple in anticipating a new Apple TV model will also be announced. The new device, codenamed J33, is expected to include a faster A5 processor with improved graphics capability, along with Bluetooth 4.0 connectivity, which has also been …
Sony’s finally bringing its uniquely designed Tablet P to America through AT&T starting March 4th for $399 on a two year contract.
Apple is putting some portion of its $100 billion bank account to work, with the Wall Street Journal and other sources reporting Apple is acquired iOS App Store search tool Chomp for an undisclosed price. As usual, Apple has had nothing to say about the acquisition: an Apple spokesperson has confirmed only that it occasionally buys other companies, and does not usually discuss its intentions or …