At this morning’s press event, Google announced that the Google Play Games app was ready for users to download through the Play store. The app is made for users to keep track of their achievements in different games, as well as to stack themselves up against their friends and global leaderboards. On top of that, you can also find new games to play that feature the game services that are offered by Google. (more…)
After what seems like forever, Riptide GP2 has finally launched for Android and iOS. The original Riptide GP was a huge success, used by companies like NVIDIA to show off their CPU’s computing power with sweet effects and like-like water splashes on your screen. It was fancy, but after a while, it got boring. With the sequel, that all goes out the window. (more…)
Sonos, the makers of lovely Hi-Fi home audio equipment, released an update to their Android app this morning that allows for playback of music (or podcasts) stored on Android devices through Sonos speakers. No longer are you stuck loading all music onto a home computer or media server – the days of streaming whatever audio is stored on your phone are here.
The update is live already through Google Play, so if you own any of the Sonos products, be sure to update your device. (more…)
For those not following, Falcon Pro was recently removed from Google Play by its developer, because Twitter apparently shut the app down. With Twitter not allowing the app to generate any new user tokens, having customers buy the app and then not being able to use it didn’t make much sense.
The developer found somewhat a workaround for this, hosting his own site now where everyone that either purchased the app already or wants to use it can download it for free. In addition, the developer also found a sneaky way around Twitter’s token limit, which may or may not have been fixed by Twitter now. Either way, there is a new update for the app, bringing some new features and fixes which everyone is welcome to go download. (more…)
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Over on YouTube, Gameloft released a gameplay trailer for their upcoming title, Thor: The Dark World. The game is set to be released around the same time the movie hits theaters, later this year in the fall. You play as Thor, attempting to restore order to the Nine Worlds in over 100 missions. You can use the God of Thunder’s “iconic” combat moves, as well as take control over the Warriors Three. To top it off, the game will be free to download from Google Play once released. (more…)
If you were thinking about quickly spicing up your Android device, without the need for root or custom ROMs/themes, then revamping your lockscreen with a simple app is a good place to start. Recently launched is Sparky, a lockscreen app that brings preset themes that actually look good right to your device. From what I can tell, this removes all types of lockscreen security (example: no passwords, pattern unlocks), but if that isn’t something you are concerned about, it’s a cool app. (more…)
Recently launched onto Android is a somewhat simplistic-looking 3D motorcycle game called Night Riders 3D. Using OpenGL, the developer puts you on the seat of a speedy bike, pitting you against other 3D racers. There isn’t much to look at on the various tracks, but the gameplay is quite smooth and the music is good. (more…)
