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Mar

Trivia Crack scores a slight redesign, new languages in version 2.0


The insanely addictive mobile game Trivia Crack scored an update to 2.0 today, bringing a slight redesign and some new features along for the ride.

In Trivia Crack 2.0, players are presented with a new user profile, improved navigation, new animations, and new languages for both the game and the question factory.

Here’s a full breakdown of what’s new in Trivia Crack 2.0 for iOS:

  • New user profile: easier access to your stats and achievements. Discover the achievements and rankings of your friends and opponents
  • New animations: enjoy your favorite characters in new funny animations
  • Unlimited lives: now you can extend your life limit, including unlimited lives
  • New game languages: the game continues to spread worldwide, now taking steps towards the European and Asian markets by adding, on top of the 7 existing languages, 3 new ones: Russian, Dutch and Japanese. Also, Korean is incorporated as a new app language.
  • New languages in the Question Factory: now suggest questions in 11 new languages: Hindi, Bulgarian, Arabic, Croatian, Danish, Greek, Finnish, Korean, Norwegian, Turkish and Swedish
  • New navigation tabs: improved game usability, easy access to chat, rankings and friends list
  • Bug fixes and image improvements

Though the redesign is slight, there are some noticeable tweaks to how the the app looks and feels. If you’d like to check it out for yourself, you can hit up the store link below to snag the update.

11
Mar

MixRadio committed to Windows Phone for the future, iOS and Android private beta emerges


Having been a staple on Windows Phone for some time now the popular music service, MixRadio, is entering into a state of transition as it goes from being a Microsoft property to one owned by Line. Having recently met with the team at Mobile World Congress we’re able to confirm that the service will remain on Windows Phone, with development continuing into the future.

Oh, and a little hot off the press news: there’s a private beta of a MixRadio app for iOS and Android currently in testing.

11
Mar

Apple Stores reportedly working on new reservation process for the Apple Watch


According to a new report, Apple may be gearing up for a new reserve and pickup system for the Apple Watch in its retail stores.

With the new system, customers would be able to customize a watch online before trying it on and completing the purchase in-store.

The report comes from 9to5Mac, citing unnamed sources:

The Reserve and Pickup system for the Apple Watch will differ from the existing Personal Pickup system for other products, which allows customers to fully purchase items online before picking them up at Apple retail locations. The new system will allow potential Watch customers to reserve a desired case and band combination online, then try the specific Watch in-store before completing the purchase.

If this new reserve system is indeed implemented, the ability to customize and reserve a watch combination online before trying it on in-store could help streamline the purchasing process for customers.

As Apple announced yesterday, the Apple Watch will go up for pre-order on April 10, with the official release date set for April 24. For much more on the Apple Watch, along with all of the announcements from yesterday’s Spring Forward event, be sure to check out all of our coverage.

Source: 9to5Mac

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11
Mar

Popular music service MixRadio emerges in beta for iOS


MixRadio is a popular music service over in the land of Microsoft, but it doesn’t look like it’ll be exclusive there for that much longer. It turns out that there’s a private beta of the service out there in testing for iOS as well as Android. Sure, iOS users aren’t short on music services to choose from, but MixRadio (born from Nokia Music) is pretty good at what it does.

It’s as the name implies, a radio focused service that serves up music suggestions based on your chosen parameters. Favorite artists, genres, or even just using some of the curated mixes, MixRadio usually comes up with tunes you want to hear. It moved to Microsoft with the parts of Nokia that were acquired but has since been sold on to the messaging service, Line.

What comes of it we’ll have to wait and see. Beta’s are just that, and we’d be more surprised in 2015 if a company didn’t want to have their services on iOS. Numbers don’t lie. It’s a crowded space but MixRadio does what it sets out to do and does it well. And it also has a much more global reach right now than Apple’s iTunes Radio We’re looking forward to seeing what it might be able to do on our iPhones.

Source: Windows Central

11
Mar

Xbox One Preview members are getting free access to SMITE Alpha


Members enrolled in the Xbox One Preview program are now getting access to Hi-Rez Studios’ mythology-based MOBA (multiplayer online battle arena) SMITE. We’ve received tips from our readers that codes to test the alpha build of the game on the Xbox One are being rolled out.

11
Mar

Sony shutting down PlayStation Mobile later this year


After failing to gain significant traction, Sony’s PlayStation Mobile platform is being shuttered, with content distribution coming to a close on July 15.

11
Mar

Android 5.1 update for Nexus 6 could arrive as soon as today


Sprint says Android 5.1 Lollipop for the Nexus 6 is due to land today, with SMS/MMS fixes and factory reset protection.

Following the recent availability of Android 5.1 factory images for the Nexus 5, 10 and 7 (2012), it looks like Google’s latest Nexus phone is next on the list. U.S. operator Sprint has updated its Nexus 6 support pages indicating that the same build — LMY47D — is set to roll out starting today, March 11.

11
Mar

ASUS, with a straight face, shows why you should buy ZenWatch over Apple Watch Edition


ASUS has published this rather humorous image on Twitter, showing the social network why they should choose the ZenWatch and not the Apple Watch. Whether it’s to save a few pennies or to show sanity, the manufacturer is clearly ramping the marketing campaign up.

11
Mar

Carphone Warehouse commences HTC One M9 pre-orders, bundles Dot View Case for free


UK retailer Carphone Warehouse has commenced pre-orders of the HTC One M9, with the device set to be available from March 31.

11
Mar

Google opens its first branded store inside Currys PC World in London


Google has opened its first branded store, opting to partner with Currys PC World to open a “shop in shop” in the UK. The store, located inside Currys PC World on Tottenham Court Road in London, will offer tutorials on various Google products and demonstrate the power of Google apps. You’ll be able to buy Android phones and tablets, Chromebook laptops, and Chromecast TV.