Version 2.0 of Disney’s Infinity Toy Box has come to iPad, leveraging the Metal API to offer exceptionally shiny graphics. The wide-ranging platforming game for iPhone and iPad includes level creation tools and a bunch of collectible heroes from Marvel and Disney.

Infinity Toy Box 2.0 is fully cross-platform so you can pick up where you left off on consoles and PC. Though separate from the original Infinity Toy Box, all of your previous progress is carried over.

Here’s a breakdown of what’s new in Disney Toy Box 2.0, for those interested.

• Try 3 Characters for Free – They rotate often, so check back to explore new characters and play styles.
• Build Toy Boxes Faster – New tools make it easier to create and customize your own worlds and games.
• Customize Your INteriors – Take it inside and theme rooms with Marvel & Disney characters.

• Play With Friends – Connect online to play and build Toy Boxes together!

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To go with the BlackBerry Enterprise Products and Services webcast, BlackBerry also hosted a ‘Managing security threats in today’s Mobile Enterprise webcast’ on January 27th, and if you missed out on that one you can now watch the replay. The event including the Q&A session lasts around 45 minutes and you can check out the overview below.

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For those of you out there who have been using the BlackBerry Beta Zone versions of Facebook, this won’t be much of a change but if you’ve stuck to the BlackBerry World release and avoided beta’s, you might be pleased to know that the Facebook app for BlackBerry 10 has been updated. It takes a combination of all the improvements made in the Beta Zone versions and places them in BlackBerry World for all. What’s new?

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Microsoft is teaming up with game engine developer Unity to sponsor a Windows Game Developer Contest. The competition will award cash prizes to the best games made with the Unity Engine for the Windows Store and Windows Phone Store platforms.

Apple’s taken a bunch of steps in the past few years to make it easier to find directions for any given address, including data detectors that intelligently make addresses tappable in Messages, Maps search suggestions in Safari, and more. But the system isn’t perfect, and I often find myself executing far too many steps every time I want to get directions for a location — even more so if I want to use Google Maps.

Instead, I offer a simpler solution: Using Workflow, you can quickly get directions to any address from your clipboard. Friend didn’t format their address in a way iOS can parse? Don’t want to go through the hassle of copying and pasting an address from one place to your Maps app of choice, waiting for directions to load, and so on? This fixes all that.

To use this trick, you’ll have to have the Workflow app installed. Trust me: It’s just $2 and will pay for itself a million times over.

The workflow itself is pretty simple: It gets the content of your clipboard, gets directions for that address, and opens it in the Maps app of your choice. (I have Google Maps selected.)

You can download my workflow from the Workflow website on your iOS device; after you do, here’s how you can use it.

Option A: Use an action extension

By default, the workflow is set up as an option whenever you tap the Share button in a program. So, in Safari for instance, all you have to do is copy the address you want, tap the Share button, tap Run Workflow, and select the Open In Maps workflow.

Option B: Use a home screen web app

If you’re using an app that doesn’t have the share sheet — like Messages, for example — you can also add the workflow to your Home Screen, where you can launch it as a regular app. To do so, just follow these steps.

1. Open the Workflow app, and under My Workflows, tap the Open in Maps workflow.
2. Tap the Settings icon in the upper right corner.
   
3. Tap Add to Home Screen.
4. Choose the color and glyph you want to see on your home screen.
5. After Workflow sends you to Safari, tap the Share icon.
   
6. Tap the Add to Home Screen icon in the Extensions list.

You’ll then have a home screen icon for that workflow that you can tap at any time after you’ve copied an address to have it run.

In short…

I really love this trick, and I’ve made a bunch more workflows to address similar tiny gaps in iOS’s infrastructure. Anyone else played around with Workflow and made anything cool? Let us know in the comments.

The non-beta version of the official Windows Phone Facebook app received an update today, adding a number of features that have been included in the beta version, including the Top Stories option for News Feed and more.

UK fans of Motorola’s Android Wear-based smartwatch, the Moto 360 will be able to choose from three metallic band options later in 2015: Light Gold, Light Metal and Dark Metal. Those band options launched in the US market in late 2014.

AVG has been on the PC antivirus scene for a long time, and has traditionally been the go-to free antivirus program for ages. Competitors now offer excellent alternatives, but AVG has kept up with the times.

We tested AVG AntiVirus 2015 on a Windows 8.1 PC. This entry level security suite covers day-to-day virus scans, malware detection, and web protection for $39.99/year. For an extra $15/year you can get anti-phishing and enhanced firewall through AVG Internet Security 2015. A full feature comparison is available at AVG’s site.

It looks like the Nexus Player is beginning its exploration of the wide, wide world. Google announced today that the Android TV device will be coming to Japan at the end of February for 12,800 yen (about $108).

Adobe has added another iPad app to its growing library called PaintCan. Instead of providing finely detailed artistic tools, PaintCan allows amateurs and pros alike to add broad, artistic filters to photos. These brushstrokes are added selectively to areas you want. Parts of the image can remain as sharp and detailed as you like, while the rest around it can look like it’s been handpainted.

Here’s a quick run-down of what Adobe PaintCan is capable of.

• Presets: PaintCan features practical presets for many common painting situations. Start with Background presets, add some Details, and finish of with some Extras to create your personal masterpiece.
• Manual Controls: If a preset doesn’t suit your needs, or if you feel the desire for more control, switch to manual controls and unleash the power of PaintCan’s smart brushes underneath your finger tips.
• Sample Images: Don’t know what to paint? Get started with one of PaintCan’s built-in samples. Of course, you can also snap a picture with your camera, or use an image saved on your iPad.
• Smart Brushes: PaintCan features a number of powerful smart brushes, designed to help paint common scenes, like landscapes, portraits, and still lives. They configure themselves, so that you don’t have to.

The folks at Adobe are classifying the app as an experiment, and are actively seeking feedback; drop a line at paintcan@adobe.com if you have ideas for additions or changes.

Source: Adobe

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