11 bit studios’ SPACECOM strategy game fights its way to the Google Play Store
There are hundreds of addictive strategy games out there, many of which are available on both Android and PC. The problem is, finding a unique strategy title can be quite the challenge if you’re looking for something that’s not Clash of Clans (or something similar). So if you’re looking for a simple, addictive sci-fi strategy game for your Android device, look no further. 11 bit studios, the folks who brought us popular titles such as the Anomaly series and This War of Mine, has finally brought its SPACECOM game to the Play Store.
The aim of the game is to command your starfleet to victory while also defending your base against enemy attacks. Of course, similar to other strategy titles, you’ll need to build your fleet in hopes to expand into uncharted star systems and try to take over other occupied locations.
The game is quite slow-moving, which will give you the ability to think about the moves you’re going to make, rather than making big decisions on a whim. It’s actually very fun, and plenty challenging. Be sure to check out the video attached above to see just what this game has to offer.
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There’s a single player campaign mode, multiplayer mode that can work with up to five people, and the developers are also throwing in three brand new multiplayer/skirmish maps that are only available on mobile devices. The game is available now for just $3.99, and has no in-app purchases whatsoever. There’s also a version available for Steam that costs $9.99, if you’re interested in playing on a bigger screen. Head to the link below if you’re interested.
Deal: Buy a Kyocera Hydro Icon for $49.99 and get free phone service!
Another day, another deal. But this time we have an offer that’s especially exciting for those looking to get a new budget smartphone. The AA Deals Store is selling the Kyocera Hydro Icon for only $49.99. And you don’t only get the phone – customers can also take advantage of one free month of unlimited FreedomPop service (and free ‘limited’ service for the life of the phone after that).
The mere act of getting this handset for $49.99 will prove to be enough savings. The phone has a retail price of $224 USD. That would equate to a 77% discount! Add the free service on top of that and you have one hell of a deal.
Let’s start by telling you a bit about the phone. The Kyocera Hydro Icon comes with IPX5 and IPX7 certification, making it resistant to rain and 1-meter water submersion (up to 30 minutes). This means it’s the perfect phone for the wild adventurers who give their devices a rough lifetime. Inside that tough body you will find a 4.5-inch 540x960p display, a Snapdragon 400 processor, 1.5 GB of RAM, 4 GB of internal storage, an 8 MP rear camera, a 2 MP front cam and a 2100 mAh battery.
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And just in case you haven’t heard of FreedomPop, it’s an MVNO that runs off Sprint’s network and offers among the cheapest service prices in the USA (even free if you stick to very limited usage). Remember there is the added treat of free access to their paid plans for either one moth or even 6 months if you are willing to pay a bit more.
Those who opt for a month will get access to their $19.99/mo plan, which offers unlimited calls, unlimited texting and 1 GB of 4G/3G data. You will also receive a free month to their premier service, which includes visual voicemail, premium voice, tethering and data rollover.
Opting for the 6-month plan will raise your total investment price to $99.99, but that is still worth it. Opting for this service will grant you access to unlimited text and calling, as well as 500 MB of 4G/3G per month. This plan is normally $10.99/mo. And yes, you also get to enjoy the premium service feature, which does usually cost $9.99 per month.
Interested? You will be hard-pressed to find a better deal around, so and sign up for the deal at the AA Deals Store.
Enter this contest for your chance to win a free OnePlus 2
The OnePlus 2 has finally been announced, and it comes with some of the best specifications available on the market today (even though it may be missing a few key features). Although OnePlus is allowing customers to purchase the device for just $329 via the revamped invite system, that doesn’t necessarily guarantee interested customers can grab one right away.
With that said, wouldn’t it be nice if you could win your very own “2016 flagship killer” without waiting in line? OnePlus is now giving you the chance to win one of 22 OnePlus 2 handsets, as long as you’re devoted enough.
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Here’s how it works: OnePlus has created 10 unique challenges to choose from. You’ll need to pick the challenge that suits you best, film it, and send it in to the link attached at the bottom of this post. The more votes you get from the OnePlus community, the better your chances are of winning a handset. Many of the challenges are… odd, to say the least. But some of them are actually quite good, urging users to give back to their communities in some way. Here’s the full list of challenges you can choose from:
- Pimp your ride (Yes, really) – Drive around in your OnePlus themed car – show the world you Never Settle.
- Project the OnePlus logo in a busy area in your city
- Organize a flash mob with at least 50 people
- Create a OnePlus-themed dance and get 10 people to post videos of them doing the same
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Perform something awesome – Do you have any hidden talents? Show it to us!
- Write a poem or sing a song about why you deserve the OnePlus 2 and perform it in public
- Showcase your love for OnePlus in your social media profiles – Not a performer? Make your entire social media profile OnePlus-themed.
- Go run in the middle of a live performance or event while wearing a OnePlus t-shirt
- Create an app for OnePlus fans and share with the community
- Contribute to a local community project with your tech power
Learn more about the OnePlus 2
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So, are you up for any of these challenges? If so, head to the link attached below to submit your video entry. The contest is going on for another five days or so. More details can also be found in the link below.
Apple Expands Into San Francisco With New Office Building Lease
Apple has offices located around the Bay Area, in Cupertino, Sunnyvale, Santa Clara, and San Jose, but for the first time, the company is planning to expand into San Francisco. According to the San Francisco Business Times, Apple has leased 76,000 square feet of office space in the popular South of Market neighborhood (SoMa) in San Francisco.
Many startups and major tech companies are located in San Francisco, in the very neighborhood Apple is moving into. It is not clear what Apple plans to do with the office space, but Beats Music leases office space in San Francisco, so it’s possible Apple will house its Apple Music employees in the city.
Though Apple’s offices have long been located in the South Bay, many employees live in the city and face a daily hour-long commute by car or Apple bus, so San Francisco office space for at least some of the commuters will likely be welcome news. The ability to work in San Francisco could also help Apple recruit key employees that are reluctant to work outside of the city.
In the building Apple plans to sublease through 2022, employees will share office space with CBS Interactive, the main tenant. The 76,000 square foot space could accommodate an estimated 400 to 500 employees. It’s not known what Apple is paying to rent the space, but SoMa is one of San Francisco’s most expensive areas due to its popularity with tech companies. On average, rent in SoMa costs $66 per square foot, so Apple is likely paying millions of dollars per year to occupy the space.
News of Apple’s San Francisco lease comes shortly after news that the company leased 300,000 square feet of space in North San Jose. Apple also recently expanded into Seattle, leasing office space in a popular downtown area.
Apple Seeds Second iOS 8.4.1 Beta to Developers
Apple today seeded the second beta of iOS 8.4.1 to registered developers for testing purposes, just over two weeks after releasing the first iOS 8.4.1 beta and a month after launching iOS 8.4 with the new Apple Music service.
Today’s beta, build 12H318, is available via an over the air update and it can also be downloaded from the Apple Developer Center.
No outward facing changes were discovered in the first iOS 8.4.1 beta, and it’s a .1 update, so it’s likely that it includes only minor bug fixes, security enhancements, and performance improvements designed to prepare the update for its upcoming retirement.
iOS 8.4.1 may be one of the last updates to iOS 8 as Apple is working on its successor, iOS 9. iOS 9 builds on many of the features introduced with iOS 8 and adds new content and underlying performance improvements. iOS 9 is currently in beta testing and will be released in the fall.
Udemy Launches Developer Course for iOS 9, Offers Discount to MacRumors Readers
Online learning site Udemy, which offers classes on a wide range of subjects including programming, photography, Photoshop, writing, and more, is today debuting a new iOS 9 Developer Course that aims to teach students how to use Xcode 7 and Swift 2 to make iOS apps.
Designed to be a comprehensive tutorial on app development for iOS 9 for complete beginners, the course includes a total of 28 hours of video lectures that cover topics like the Swift language, Xcode, SpriteKit, Inputs, Buttons, Reactive Interfaces, Navigation, Storage, Live Content, Images, Accelerometers, Motion Feedback, iAds, In-App purchases, and tons more.
Udemy promises that by the end of the course, students will be able to build “clones” of popular apps like Uber, Tinder, Flappy Bird, and Instagram. The program also includes unlimited web hosting for 1 year, an eBook on earning money while learning to code, and over 1,000 graphic assets to use within apps.
The Complete iOS 9 Developer Course is THE most comprehensive, pocket-friendly and profitable app development course you’ll find on the web – or your money back.
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Udemy’s iOS 9 course is the followup to the iOS 8 course, which saw more than 100,000 students enroll and received a 4.8/5 rating from attendees. The course continues to be taught by Rob Percival, who taught the iOS 8 course.
Udemy’s Complete iOS 9 Developer Course is priced at $199, but Udemy has agreed to give interested MacRumors readers a significant discount, cutting the price by 87 percent. When checking out, MacRumors readers can enter the code MACRUMORS to get access to the course for $24. The deal will last until the end of the day on August 4.
Formula 1 driver joins video game racing team
Gran Turismo, Forza Motorsport, Project Cars and other racing games offer a surprisingly realistic depiction of motorsport. It should come as no surprise then to hear that professional drivers are starting to use these virtual depictions as training tools. Max Verstappen, a Formula 1 driver that placed fourth in last weekend’s Hungarian Grand Prix, is joining the sim racers at Team Redline to hone his skills. The squad has been running for 15 years and competes using games such as iRacing, Assetto Corsa and rFactor 2. Verstappen isn’t the first professional driver to make the leap to virtual racing though — Richie Stanaway, Nick Catsburg and Kelvin van der Linde have all been snapped up by Team Redline too. It’s effectively the reverse of GT Academy, a scheme run by Nissan and PlayStation which gives players the chance to compete in real-life motorsport.
Filed under: Gaming
Via: Eurogamer
Source: Team Redline
US wants the world’s fastest supercomputer by 2025
President Obama has signed an executive order demanding that the US build the world’s fastest supercomputer by 2025. The National Strategic Computing Initiative has been implemented to get the country building an Exascale machine and not fall behind rival nations in the technological arms race. This supercomputer will be developed by arms of the federal government and then be harnessed to speed up research into a wide variety of topics. One example is that the hardware will be used to help NASA better understand turbulence for aircraft design, while another is to crunch the numbers for medical researchers.
The US may have more of the Top 500 supercomputers than any other nation, but its prestige in this area is slipping to nations like China and Japan. China’s Tianhe-2 has been the world’s fastest machine for two and a half years in a row, and the list’s authors feel that the US approaching is plunging to a “historical low.” With the weight of the federal government behind it, the NSCI is hoping to steal a march on its rivals and break new ground in the high performance computing sphere. With all of the various challenges that the planet is facing — challenges that we’re told Exascale computing will be able to fix — it can’t come soon enough.
Filed under: Desktops
Via: BBC News
Source: White House, (2) (.PDF)
LG partners with “Color Me Rad” for a race across the US to launch their new LG TONE Active headphones
LG is partnering with Color Me Rad for three races in its 2015 “Bigger Badder Radder Tour”. This match up is to celebrate the launch of LG’s new TONE Active wireless Bluetooth headphones.
The tour starts at Color Me Rad Boston on August 1st and continues to Seattle on August 15th. Finally ending in San Diego on August 22nd.
The LG TONE Active’s are perfect for fitness as they are wireless, stay put around your neck, and are water/sweat resistant with a certification of IPX3.
Press Release:
To celebrate the launch of the LG TONE Active™, the sporty new wireless Bluetooth headset in the award-winning TONE Series, LG Electronics is teaming up with Color Me Rad for three races in its 2015 “Bigger Badder Radder Tour.” LG will begin the tour at Color Me Rad Boston on Aug. 1, and then continue on to Seattle on Aug. 15 and San Diego on Aug. 22.
“LG’s TONE Active was designed to enable one’s fitness potential while listening to the music that empowers their workouts,” said Chang Ma, senior vice president of North American marketing, LG MobileComm USA, Inc. “Color Me Rad races are notorious for bringing a unique way to have fun while exercising. Through this partnership, we’re hoping to show Color Me Rad racers that they can stay connected through even the most colorful workouts.”Compatible with Bluetooth-enabled devices – including the all-new flagship LG G4 smartphone – TONE Active fits snugly around the neck with a stay-put, contoured design. TONE Active has a water resistance rating of IPX31, so it can withstand sweat. It also features retractable earbuds to alleviate tangled cords. Select Color Me Rad participants will get to wear the newly released TONE Active to experience firsthand how it’s the perfect workout accessory during America’s most colorful 5K event.
“We started Color Me Rad 5K to give people a chance to complete a fitness milestone and have fun while doing it,” said Emerson Hamilton, CEO of Color Me Rad. “Our participants will love LG’s TONE Active, as it will allow them a stylish and comfortable way to stay connected to their favorite music during any activity.”
Breakout features of the LG TONE Active include:
IPX3 Water and Sweat Resistance Rating – Designed to handle sweat, whether on the course or in the gym.
Durable, Rugged and Lightweight – Durable yet lightweight with a contoured, around-the-neck style that is comfortable to wear all day long.
Retractable Earbuds – Comes with two sizes of stabilizer tips for a more secure and comfortable fit and a simple solution for cord management.
Bluetooth® Wireless Technology – Hassle-free device connectivity, compatible with Bluetooth-enabled devices, including the LG G4.
Quad-Layer Speaker Technology™ and Digital MEMS Microphone – Robust bass, crisp treble, and exceptional voice clarity.
1 Water-resistant to spraying water based on IPX3 rating
Source: Prnewswire
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The Big Picture: VHS monstrosities invade Iceland
French artist Ob Rey mashes together a number of different media for his latest series, dubbed “V”HS. The five apparitional black and white images, each of which is accompanied by a short film, is supposed to represent a post-human world in which monstrous beings burst forth into a confusing and frightful existence, their skeletal frames clad in VHS ribbon and whatever detritus could be found during the Icelandic production. Their visages are meant to invoke thought and questions regarding the forced obsolescence of humans and their electronics in our ever-accelerating march of technological advancement. Or something like that, at least. It’s art — it means whatever you think it means.
You can see the entire “V” HS Project on Ob Rey’s website.
Filed under: Cameras, Misc, HD
Via: Kill Screen
Source: Humantropy
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