Dead Trigger 2 Review – Zombies, Zombies and more Zombies
Dead Trigger 2 hit the Windows Phone Store earlier this month and joins the ranks of quality Windows Phone games such as Dead Earth: Trigger Man and Dead Target: Zombie. As you might guess, Dead Trigger 2 is a first person shooter where you roam the world killing the walking dead.
The graphics with Dead Trigger 2 are well drawn up and game play has its fair share of challenges. The game includes over 600 game play scenarios that are staged across 10 global regions. Along with the storyline gaming mode, Dead Trigger 2 also has global tournaments to compete in. If you are looking for a quality Windows Phone game to spend a few minutes with or for longer spurts, Dead Trigger 2 will fit either need rather nicely. Unfortunately for some, Dead Trigger 2 is not available for low-memory Windows Phones.
Sony rolls out Lollipop to additional Xperia smartphones with more on the way
Sony today announced that the Lollipop update is now rolling out for a variety of Xperia smartphones. The company also touched on what handsets will be receiving the update next week.
Sprint to send experts to deliver your new phone anywhere you want
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There is a great news for Sprint customers who are planning to buy a new phone or upgrade their old phones. With the introduction of its Direct 2 You service, Sprint is aiming to provide the store like environment in the comfort of your home, workplace or Starbucks – whichever you happen to prefer.
All you have to do, is buy a Sprint mobile phone, tablet or a wireless device and Sprint will send a trained expert to deliver it at a location of your choosing. Not only will he deliver your product but he will also set it up and transfer all of their content, including contacts, pictures, videos and apps, from your old device to a new one. Also, the service doesn’t cost any extra dime.
“What make this unique is that we will deliver pretty much anywhere: Starbucks, work, home, at the gym — we can do all those different things, and it’s an exact-on-time delivery,” Sprint VP Rod Millar was quoted as saying.
While the Direct 2 You is currently only available in Kansas City – Sprint’s hometown, it will be rolled out in all major metropolitan areas by the end of the year to make wireless shopping more convenient.
On April 20, Sprint Direct 2 You will be available in the Chicago and Miami markets, with expansion nationally expected to follow throughout 2015.
If you are eligible for an upgrade, here are the steps that you need to follow.
- Once you receive an offer to upgrade, call the Sprint phone number or reply to the email that informed you about the offer, and schedule an appointment for this free service.
- A Direct 2 You Expert will arrive whenever and wherever you request and activate your new phone for you as per your liking.
- You can choose to recycle or reuse your old phone
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Xbox Live members get the ‘Game of Thrones’ premiere for free
If you’ve resisted piracy’s siren call, you now have another way to catch the season premiere of Game of Thrones. Xbox Live members with an Xbox One or 360 can now stream the Season 5 premier gratis until April 16th, including extra content like trailers, on-set tours and blooper reels. The episode debuted on HBO and its $15/month streaming HBO Go service last night, to largely solid reviews (spoilers at that link). It looks like the extra is only available in the US due to HBO’s complex foreign syndication, but it’s good news if you didn’t want to sign up with HBO just for GoT and have Xbox Live.
Source: Xbox Wire
Xbox One is now available for £299 through Microsoft UK
Microsoft has kicked off a new advertising campaign to promote the newest price cut of the Xbox One, which is now available in the UK for £299.99 through official channels.
The USPTO awards patent D726,140 to LG for a foldable smartphone-watch mash-up
With the recent release of its Flex and Flex 2 smartphones, LG has advanced the field of flexible devices. It seems that the Korean company is looking further down the line though, according to patent D0726,140 that was awarded to it by the United States Patent and Trademark office last week. This new patent shows a design for a foldable smartphone-watch mash-up.
As you can see from the images, the foldable smartphone is attached to the bracelet/band and wraps around it, conforming to the curve of the wearer’s wrist. There’s no mention of how it is attached to the bracelet/band, and obviously no mention of any possible specifications. Just because LG has been awarded a patent for the idea doesn’t mean it is anywhere near to becoming a reality. It’s an impossible concept with present capabilities, and LG filing for such a patent is simply LG protecting themselves for the future, when the technology for such a device might be possible. Still, it’s an intriguing concept and one that will be teased over and over again in the coming years I’m sure.
Source: USPTO
Via: AndroidPolice
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Xbox One’s official UK price falls to £300
Plenty of UK retailers are already selling the Xbox One for under £300, but now Microsoft is making this significantly lower price-tag official. Effective immediately, the console will be available from £299.99, or £30 less than before. A spokesperson for Microsoft told Eurogamer that it’s a “UK-only retail promotion,” which suggests the reduction could only be temporary. However, given how Microsoft handled a similar price-drop in the US, we suspect this’ll be a permanent discount before too long, if it’s not one already. By making this the official price, Microsoft is also encouraging retailers to drop the cost of their bundles even further. The console has few exclusives prepped for the first half of 2015 (Halo 5: Guardians and Rise of the Tomb Raider will change that this autumn) but if you’ve been mulling a purchase anyway, now might be a good time to take the plunge.
The best games. The best exclusives. The best time to buy an Xbox One. Now starting at £299.99 http://t.co/Tbep7mapLC pic.twitter.com/uezLFTujkw
– Xbox UK (@xboxuk) April 13, 2015
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Source: Xbox UK
Enjoy the Game of Thrones Season 5 premiere on your Xbox console for free
Should you happen to be an Xbox Live member plenty of blood and gore are heading your way. Microsoft has managed to team up with HBO to bring the Season 5 premiere of Games of Thrones to Xbox consoles, which is available for viewing through April 16.
Switch to iPhone: For a more private Google experience
Google values iPhone owners so much they make sure most of their apps run on iOS, and that can be a big advantage.
The apps that Google has released for the iPhone include YouTube, Google Maps, Gmail, Hangouts, Google+, Google Authenticator, Chrome, Google Search, Google Drive, Google Play Music, and more. Having them all on the App Store makes it easier for Android owners to switch to iPhone.
The pros and cons of deep integration
The most often cited advantage for using Google apps on Android is the integration. Google Play, for better or for worse, has become one half the sandwich that makes up almost all Android phones outside of China. That means Google apps go deep into the system and allows for everything from Google Now predictions to seamless intercommunications.
Yet every advantage comes with it an equal and opposite disadvantage. To achieve all that integration, you have to be signed into Google everywhere — from the Google Play store to Gmail to Google Maps to Google Calendar to YouTube to Chrome and on and one. Google gets to know what you’re downloading, the contents of your email, where you are, who and when your appointments are with, what you’re watching, and most everywhere you’re browsing.
Again, many people won’t care. For them the quality and “free” price of the services more than make up for the attention and data required as payment. For others, however, attention and data is far more valuable than money, and price we’re not always willing to pay.
The value of disintegration
On the iPhone, if you want to use Gmail, Google still gets your communications. Same with Google Calendar and appointments. There are just some things for which you need an account. There are alternatives, like iCloud, Microsoft, and Yahoo!, but if you’re all in on Google, there’s no way to avoid being all in with Google. Same with Google+, because social network.
Other services, however, you can use perfectly well on iOS without being logged into Google. They don’t make it easy, obviously, and they withhold some conveniences to try and incentive logging in, but you can do it. You can watch YouTube videos without being logged in. You can use Google Maps without being logged in. You can even use Chrome without being logged in.
It may not mean much, there may be a hundred other ways to track you and companies doing the tracking, but if you’re sensitive about Google in general, yet still want or need to use its services, it may mean something to you.
And alternatives
If it ever gets to the point where you decide Google’s interests and yours no longer align enough to use its services, even if they’re free, then the iPhone also makes it easy to switch to alternatives. Vimeo, Apple Maps, and Safari are just a few of the options available. Almost everyone makes app for iOS, so you can choose whoever you want. If Docs becomes an issue for you, there’s Microsoft Office and Apple iWork. If Hangouts starts to creep you out, there’s iMessage, Skype, Whatsapp, LINE, even BBM.
Google offers terrific services for millions upon millions of people, but what’s even more terrific is having a choice in whether you use them or not. Even the choice to flip back and forth between using them and not without having to also flip phones just to do it.
Time to switch!
Privacy is an increasingly important issue. Apple has made privacy, along with security, a front-facing feature from the top down. They want it to be a competitive advantage, and that’s great for customers who value it as a feature. If you want alternatives to Google apps, or even if you want to use some of Google’s apps without being logged into Google, the iPhone is a great way to do it. And it’s just one of the benefits you get by making the switch.
The TWRP custom recovery is now available for the Galaxy S6
Samsung only released the kernel source code for the Samsung Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge smartphones a short while ago, but there’s already some good news for would-be hackers and tinkerers. The Team Win Recovery Project (TWRP) team has just announced the availability of its custom recovery for the Galaxy S6.
Currently, the build has only been tested on the T-Mobile variant of the Galaxy S6, but it’s believed that the customer recovery may also be compatible with other versions so long as the bootloader isn’t locked like it is on the Verizon and AT&T handsets. Naturally, as with all hacking and modding activities, you should follow the instructions to the letter. It’s advisable to get a copy of the stock recovery before flashing the TWRP recovery to your phone and your handset will also need to be rooted before-hand.
Seeing as no one wants a bricked smartphone, you should proceed with caution when tinkering with your handset. If you aren’t sure what a custom recovery is, stop what you are doing and read the instructions again, making sure you understand them fully and ensuring your handset is compatible. Once the TWRP recovery is installed, the path is clear to install custom ROMs, mods and hacks as and when they become available.
Source: TWRP
Via: AndroidPolice
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