Over a dozen Google Play apps discounted for Halloween, mostly games
Halloween is but a day away, and to celebrate the season several developers are slashing down their apps on Google Play to as low as $.49, with the majority hovering around the $.99 range. Considering that some of these apps price as high as around $7 normally – there’s some great deals here.
Most of these are games not apps, though there are a few fitness apps thrown in, many of which have a game-like twist, such as Zombies Run.
- Call of Duty Black Ops Zombies – $1.99, was $6.99
- Left in the Dark – $.99, was $4.99
- Zombies, Run! 5k Training – $.99, was $1.99
- The Walk: Fitness tracker game – $.99, was $2.99
- 7 Minute Super Hero workout – $.99, was $2.99
- Forever Lost: episode 1 – $.99, was $3.11
- Greedy Spiders 2 – $.49, was $.99
- Vampires: Todd and Jessica – $.99, was $4.99
- Dark Arcana: The Carnival – $.99, was $4.99
- Nightmares: Davy Jones – $.99, was $4.99
- Mystery of the Opera – $.99, was $4.99
- Abyss: Wraiths of Eden – $.99, was $4.99
- Twin Moons – $.99, was $4.99
- Fairy Tale Mysteries 2 – $1.99, was $4.99
- Grim Legends 2 – $1.99, was $4.99
- Time Mysteries 2 – $.99, was $4.99
- Deadly Puzzles – $.99, was $4.99
In addition to the games available through this sale, Amazon also has its own offer for those interested. And for those that aren’t necessarily looking for just sale items, be sure to check out Joe’s list of best horror games, and his list of best apps with Halloween in mind.
What do you think of the apps listed above, any of them you’d recommend? Share your thoughts in the comments.
‘League of Legends’ shoutcaster loves the game, not the fame
Trevor Henry doesn’t like to think of himself as “famous.” He prefers the term “recognizable,” and then only in certain situations — like at the League of Legends World Championships in Europe this year. Henry, professionally known as Quickshot, is a shoutcaster for League of Legends, which means he’s often the face and voice of professional matches as he commentates on live games and analyzes important moves afterward. Literally millions of people know who he is: In 2014, 27 million fans watched the final match of the League World Championships. For perspective, the NBA Finals in 2014 averaged just 15.5 million viewers per game. Quickshot has been in the shoutcasting game for half a decade, although at first as a hobby and now professionally in a rapidly evolving industry. He knows where professional League of Legends started and sees where it can go — and he told us all about it.
Apple’s latest Android app gives you control of the Beats Pill+
When the new Beats speaker, its first since joining Apple, was announced earlier this month, the companion app and its added features were only ready for iOS. Now that the Pill+ is on sale, Beats released an Android version of the software, too. This marks Apple’s second Android app, following the Move to iOS tool that arrived in September to help you switch to an iPhone. If you’re in need of a refresher, the Pill+ app provides a DJ mode that’ll let more than one person control the tunes and allows you to pair two of the speakers for a bigger sound. The software is available from Google Play now, so if you already made the purchase, or are waiting for yours to be delivered, you can download the app on your Android handset or slate to make the most of it. And Apple Music should arrive for Google’s mobile OS soon enough to round out the setup.
Via: Android Police
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The best $500 TV
By Chris Heinonen
This post was done in partnership with The Wirecutter, a buyer’s guide to the best technology. Read the full article here.
After over 100 hours of researching the field and testing five finalists, we found that the Vizio M43-C1 is the best TV that costs around $500. It provides the best image quality under real-world viewing conditions. It also produces contrast ratios that are twice as high as those of competing TVs: Its blacks are twice as dark as competitors’, and its whites are the brightest, great for daytime use in rooms with window reflections. This set has five HDMI inputs, two more than every other TV we tested, and it generates the lowest input lag for the best video gaming performance as well. The fact that it offers UltraHD (or 4K) resolution, instead of 1080p, is a bonus.
Test-driving Audi’s new A3 e-tron plug-in hybrid
Audi built an A3 that gets over 80 miles per gallon in the right conditions. That’s the biggest thing you need to know about the new plug-in hybrid A3 e-tron. Yet with hybrids and electric vehicles it’s easy to get waylaid by batteries, range and the compromises that come from adding an electric engine to an established platform. But it’s that mileage that gets the drivers in the seats of these cars. That, and the sense you’re doing your small part for the Earth. Driving this car, you can have style and power with a dollop of the green lifestyle. Oh, and on the freeway, it eat a Toyota Prius or Chevy Volt for breakfast. Slideshow-335939
Apple Opens Cryptographic Libraries to Third-Party Developers to Encourage Security
Apple announced yesterday that the company has opened up its cryptographic libraries so that third-party developers can build more “advanced security features” into their apps (via VentureBeat). The cryptographic libraries being opened to developers are the same ones Apple uses to protect iOS and OS X, as Apple notes on its updated site.
Developers will have access to two of the company’s advanced security features, including Security Framework and Common Crypto. Security Framework gives developers tools for organizing certificates, public and private keys, and trust policies, ensuring that all sensitive information is stored privately in a “secure repository for sensitive user data.” Common Crypto library provides additional support for symmetric encryption, hash-based message authentication codes, and digests.
Both Security Framework and Common Crypto rely on the corecrypto library to provide implementations of low level cryptographic primitives. This is also the library submitted for validation of compliance with U.S. Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) 140-2 Level 1. Although corecrypto does not directly provide programming interfaces for developers and should not be used by iOS or OS X apps, the source code is available to allow for verification of its security characteristics and correct functioning.
Check out Apple’s official website for reference sheets, service guides, and links to the open source releases for Security Framework and Common Crypto libraries.
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Amazon updates its music app with MicroSD and Android Wear support
If you’re an Amazon Prime subscriber, you’ll be glad to find out that the Amazon Music app is in the process of receiving an update that will greatly enhance its usability. The update brings MicroSD card and Android Wear support as well as a number of other improvements.
New features include:
- Prime Music artist detail pages – the one stop destination in Prime Music for top songs, albums, photos, stations, and much more for your favorite artists
- Android Wear support – now you can browse the app & control playback right from your Wear device
- “New to Prime” tab in Prime Music – highlighting newest music added to the service
- New “Popular” tab in Prime Music – see charts for top songs, albums, playlists
- Lyrics support (UK only – it was already available in the US)
The update is currently rolling out via Google Play and it shouldn’t be too long until it reaches your device.
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HTC financial struggles continue in third quarter
HTC held their quarterly conference call to discuss financial results for the third quarter of 2015. There were no surprises regarding the results as HTC continues to struggle financially with many wondering how long the company can continue to stay in business. For the third quarter, the smartphone manufacturer generated NT$21.4B ($660M USD) in revenues, which is almost half of what they did for the same quarter in 2014. The results are consistent with a downward slide for the company.
Unlike some previous quarters where HTC was able to barely make an operating profit, for the third quarter they experienced a NT$4.9B ($151M USD) loss, which followed a NT$5.1B ($157M USD) loss the previous quarter. This loss came despite HTC saying they had experienced a “significant reduction” in operating expenditures. That shows the impact of the loss of sales volume on the company. The HTC One A9 has since been released as HTC, along with most other manufacturers, start to move more aggressively into the mid-tier market. Investors will be watching to see how that impacts the fourth quarter numbers.
If there were any silver lining to be found, it is that the results ended up at the “higher end” of expectations. That may lead investors to not punish the company quite so severely on the stock markets. However, HTC did announce during their conference call that they were no longer going to issue guidance regarding future performance. That could be due to issues related to the complexity of forecasting new products like the HTC One A9 or it could be due to a lack of confidence in the business. For now though, it appears that HTC will continue to linger in the market.
source: HTC
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The Nexus 6P is not as durable as one may have previously thought
Brace yourselves! After testing the Nexus 6P’s repair ability, a new video shows off its durability. And it’s not looking good.
Just this morning a YouTuber posted a video putting the Nexus 6P to the test. If you thought the Nexus 6P’s aluminum body would apply an added durability, think again. The Nexus 6P underwent a bend test, scratch test and burn test. All in which performed well below par.
The user used different implements to help determine the display’s hardness level. Then followed up with a scratch test to the lens cover. After that, the user took a flame to the handset’s display and applied pressure to test the bendability.
The video concludes that with the addition of heat, the durability suffers and becomes extremely weak. However, many of us don’t hold our phones up to fire on a daily basis. But it may be worth re-considering before making a purchase. You can check out the test on video down below.
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Motorola shares the production process in making its ShatterShield display in new video
Just this past week, Motorola made history when it released its DROID Turbo 2 handset. It features the world’s first ever smartphone with a shatterproof display. But it didn’t come easy. Motorola executives shared their experiences and the production process it took to create this new technology in a new “In the Making” video.
We have been patiently waiting for Motorola to do something big over the years, and now we have it. The first ever smartphone with an unbreakable display. So there is no need to rush out and get a case for that brand new handset you bought. Motorola showed off multiple demos at its official unveiling in NYC thus proving the durability level of its new DROID Turbo 2 handset. And so far, the ShatterShield display has lived up to its name. You can watch the full making video down below.
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