Marvel and comiXology team up to offer buy one, get one free deal on comics
Marvel and comiXology have teamed up to offer a buy one, get one free sale on Marvel comics on their websites from today, Feb. 20, through Monday, Feb. 23. When purchasing any number of Marvel comics either the Marvel or comiXology site, use the code MARVEL during checkout to to get an equal number of comics of the same or lower value for free.
The offer does not apply to bundles, or titles under the MAX or Icon labels. Titles being promoted under the deal include Captain America, Uncanny X-Men, Ms. Marvel, and Black Widow. As a reminder, this deal is only available on the web. However, after purchase, you’ll be able to read your new books right from the Marvel or comiXology apps on your iPhone or iPad.
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Windows Phone Store Collection: Revisiting the AppCampus Showcase
A few years ago, Microsoft partnered with Nokia and Aalto University to create the AppCampus. The initiative was created to help developers build new content for Windows Phone and has had tremendous success.
Some of the alumni of the AppCampus include Project Tripod, Dark Lands, Mash&Co. and Zombies got a Pogo. The collection of apps has grown so that the Windows Phone Store has an AppCampus Showcase Collection to highlight a few of the games that have darkened the campus hallways.
We have touched on this Collection before and felt it was time to revisit things and shine the spotlight on a few of these Windows Phone games for this week’s Windows Central roundup.
Windows Phone Store Collection: Revisiting the AppCampus Showcase
A few years ago, Microsoft partnered with Nokia and Aalto University to create the AppCampus. The initiative was created to help developers build new content for Windows Phone and has had tremendous success.
Some of the alumni of the AppCampus include Project Tripod, Dark Lands, Mash&Co. and Zombies got a Pogo. The collection of apps has grown so that the Windows Phone Store has an AppCampus Showcase Collection to highlight a few of the games that have darkened the campus hallways.
We have touched on this Collection before and felt it was time to revisit things and shine the spotlight on a few of these Windows Phone games for this week’s Windows Central roundup.
How to use Chinese, Hebrew, and Islamic calendars on iPhone and iPad
The Calendar app on the iPhone and iPad supports alternate calendars, including Chinese, Hebrew, and Islamic. By default, in America, it’s set to U.S. format. However, you can easily change it to any of the other formats. Here’s how!
How to enable Chinese, Hebrew, or Islamic formats in Calendar for iPhone or iPad
- Launch the Settings app on your iPhone or iPad.
- Tap on Mail, Contacts, Calendars.
- Tap on Alternate Calendars under the Calendars section.
- Tap on any one of the supported alternate calendars you’d like to use instead of the standard format.
- Your Calendar app should now reflect those changes.
This dual-textured skin for Lumia 920 is only $4.95 today
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Buy this game: Robot Roller Derby Disco Dodgeball
If you’re looking for a fun Mac, Windows or Linux game to play this weekend, check out Robot Roller-Derby Disco Dodgeball from 82 Apps.
Robot Roller-Derby Disco Dodgeball is a futuristic first person shooter that’s what would happen to Dodgeball in the Tron world. What’s more, it’s on sale right now for $11.99.
Unicycle-style robots populate chambers equipped with ramps, walls and obstacles, lobbing explosive dodgeballs. Catch them when they’re thrown at you and eliminate your opponent; pick up a ball and hit your opponent and score.
The game sports a variety of different play modes, including Capture the Flag, Elimination, Hoops and Grand Prix, along with power-ups that give you new abilities like jet packs, pogo jumps, laser balls and more. There’s cross-platform multiplayer support too.
Robot Roller-Derby Disco Dodgeball reminds me a lot of the fun I’ve had playing Quake 3 Arena and Unreal Tournament. It’s a tremendous amount of fun. Mac laptop and Magic Trackpad gamers, you’re going to need a multi-button mouse unless you’re a much more skilled trackpad gamer than me.
Robot Roller-Derby Disco Dodgeball was released in early 2014 as Steam Early Access release, but now it’s available as a general download. And with Mac system requirements going back to Snow Leopard, chances are your Mac can run it.
- $11.99 – Download now
Buy this game: Robot Roller Derby Disco Dodgeball
If you’re looking for a fun Mac, Windows or Linux game to play this weekend, check out Robot Roller-Derby Disco Dodgeball from 82 Apps.
Robot Roller-Derby Disco Dodgeball is a futuristic first person shooter that’s what would happen to Dodgeball in the Tron world. What’s more, it’s on sale right now for $11.99.
Unicycle-style robots populate chambers equipped with ramps, walls and obstacles, lobbing explosive dodgeballs. Catch them when they’re thrown at you and eliminate your opponent; pick up a ball and hit your opponent and score.
The game sports a variety of different play modes, including Capture the Flag, Elimination, Hoops and Grand Prix, along with power-ups that give you new abilities like jet packs, pogo jumps, laser balls and more. There’s cross-platform multiplayer support too.
Robot Roller-Derby Disco Dodgeball reminds me a lot of the fun I’ve had playing Quake 3 Arena and Unreal Tournament. It’s a tremendous amount of fun. Mac laptop and Magic Trackpad gamers, you’re going to need a multi-button mouse unless you’re a much more skilled trackpad gamer than me.
Robot Roller-Derby Disco Dodgeball was released in early 2014 as Steam Early Access release, but now it’s available as a general download. And with Mac system requirements going back to Snow Leopard, chances are your Mac can run it.
- $11.99 – Download now
Amazon Echo review
Everything has to be smarter these days. Connected to something. Connected to everything. And these days we have to talk to those things.
Google brought us, well, Google Now. But excellent as it is, you’re taking to a machine. Apple personified things with Siri. And now Amazon has Alexa in its Amazon Echo Bluetooth speaker. Why? Oh, why not. On one hand you’ve got a decent speaker that ties into Amazon music. And lets you make shopping lists for later. On Amazon, of course.
But really that’s just the tip of the iceberg with Alex. And it’s a bit of an odd product, not available for general purchase. You register your interest with Amazon, finally are given the opportunity to buy, and then wait a few weeks until it ships. Maybe available will expand, maybe it won’t. It took about a month for ours to arrive, a few minutes to get it set up, and not much longer to see that this thing has some serious potential. The question is whether that potential leads to anything on down the road.
And if it does, the likes of Google and Apple are going to find themselves with even more of a competitor in Amazon.
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