BlackBerry App Roundup for March 20, 2015
A weekly look at new, exciting, and cool apps to try
Howdy CrackBerry nation! Hope you all are ready for the weekend. This week we not only saw OS 10.3.1.2582 update files available for download and the announcement of the BlackBerry Care Protection Plan, but the introduction of the Porsche Design P’9983 graphite. In case you missed it, if you haven’t had a chance be sure to listen to the BerryFlow Upstream Podcast – Freak where a variety of topics are discussed including the BlackBerry Leap on Vodafone UK and the upcoming BlackBerry earnings report
Now on to the more important topic of the day. It is time to bring you this week’s picks for all your passionate BlackBerry addicts out there. You can find each app and game I’ve rustled up for you by clicking through the gallery below. If your favorite did not make the cut this week, remember you can help by offering your suggestions at the end.
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You can now stream your Microsoft Band sensors to the web for remote monitoring
The Microsoft Band is one of those super fascinating accessories that has a ton of potential. Venetasoft is one of those companies, experimenting with the Band and even teaming up with hospitals to use the wearable with patients.
Today, Venetasoft’s app Band Sensor Monitor goes to version 1.2.7.0 and with it comes the ability to stream your Microsoft Band’s sensors to the web for remote viewing. This app is a super neat implementation of the Microsoft Band, your Windows Phone, and Azure cloud computing.
Popular mobile shooter Overkill 3 is heading to Xbox for Windows and Windows Phone
Game Troopers appeared out of nowhere mid-last year with a mission to bring quality mobile titles to Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8 with full Xbox integration. Thus far, the team have published cutesy top-down shooter Tiny Troopers and the addictive virtual money generator Make it Rain.
Not content with stopping there, Game Troopers have today announced that they are working with Craneballs and Plunge Interactive to bring popular Android/iOS shooter Overkill 3 to Windows and Windows Phone.
Microsoft Store selling the Lenovo Flex 2 15 for just $499
The Microsoft Store site is currently selling the Lenovo Flex 2 15 Windows 8.1 laptop for just $499, which is $200 less than its normal price. It is also selling the same laptop with a one year subscription to Office 365 Home for $578.99, $220 less than its normal $798.99 price tag.
5 intriguing apps for Windows 8.1: March 20, 2015
With the ever-growing number of apps and games in the Windows Store, it is becoming increasingly difficult to keep up with what’s out there.
For that reason, every Friday we showcase some apps that have piqued our interest.
They may have been in the news recently, they may be new to the Windows Store, or they could simply be old apps that we just stumbled upon.
They are the 5 Intriguing Apps of the Week.
Countdown site promises a Halo 5: Guardians announcement Sunday, March 22
A Tumblr site has gone live that promises some kind of announcement related to Halo 5: Guardians, the next game in Microsoft’s first person shooter series for the Xbox One, on Sunday, March 22.
Image of Apple Store in-ear headphone demo kit reportedly surfaces
We may have gotten our first look at the Demo Kits that will be used to allow customers to try on in-ear headphones in Apple Retail Stores.
Apple’s intention to let customers try on in-ear headsets in their stores was reported earlier this month. The Demo Kit were reported to consist of six pairs of headphones: The urBeats, Beats Tour, and PowerBeats 2 Wireless, all made by the Apple-owned Beats Electronics, and the RHA MA450i, JayBird BlueBuds X, and the Bose QC20.
An image of the kit has reportedly surfaced, thanks to Japanese blog Macotakara.
Customers who make use of the Demo Kit are said to be able to keep the tips that are used when trying on headphones. Apple Store employees will apparently also wipe down the headphones after each use. This will help keep the process sanitary, a major issue with trying in-ear headphones on in a public store.
Source: Macotakara (in Japanese); via 9to5Mac
The Inaugural Edition of the Weekly Xbox Upload Contest: Grand Theft Auto V
Have you said, “Xbox, record that” lately due to an epic kill? How about to some funny bug you encountered? Well, we want you to share those moments with us, and we’ll reward you for doing so. Each week, we’ll pick one lucky winner for the week’s theme on Xbox One. This is our inaugural edition of the Windows Central Xbox Upload Challenge!
Holy sh*t snacks! Redditors find massive ‘Archer’ Easter egg
I’m not sure which is more impressive: the fact that the Archer series creators went through so much trouble to create such an elaborate Easter egg or the fact that someone was actually able to crack the multiple mind-bending puzzles needed to reveal it. And from the looks of things, we haven’t even come close to the bottom of this rabbit hole.
The mystery began when eagle-eyed Redditor aglidden noticed what appeared to be a hex code in a scene from the popular animated spy spoof. Translating that code generated a URL that in turn led to a YouTube video. Running the YouTube video’s audio channel through a spectrogram then uncovered a hidden message encoded with a Vigenère cipher. Deciphering that message revealed another URL to a Craigslist ad (clearly posted by Kreiger) looking for medical experiment volunteers. The Craigslist ad contained another cypher revealing another URL, this time leading to Kreiger’s personal Reddit page. Decrypting the Reddit page revealed a link to Kreiger’s Flickr account, which linked to the mad scientist’s personal website, Algersoft.net. And that’s where things get really weird.
Logging into the Algersoft website (the password is, of course, “guest“) uncovers as many new questions as answers. Users can play games, view images and attempt to access restricted files such as insurance.zip (though nobody’s managed to crack that passcode yet). Presumably future episodes will provide further hints for unraveling this intricate conundrum. Head over to Reddit for a complete listing of both the known Archer Easter Eggs and many more potential surprises.
Filed under: Home Entertainment, Internet, HD
Via: Imgur
Source: Reddit
BlackBerry Leap arrives at the FCC
Although BlackBerry slipped up a bit early and listed the device formerly known as the Z20, now the BlackBerry Leap, inside FCC documents for the BlackBerry Passport, the BlackBerry Leap has arrived at the FCC seeking approval. As the device is already official, the FCC documents don’t reveal much of anything that isn’t already known about the latest all-touch device except, perhaps, a possible approximate launch time frame for North America.
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