Experience Fallout Shelter on NVIDIA SHIELD Tablet K1, Get Free In-Game Loot
2015 has given us not one, but two new Fallout games. The one that has been getting all the attention is, of course Fallout 4, a vast and complex game in which the player has to survive in a world ravaged by nuclear conflict after escaping from an underground bunker.
The other game set within the same post-apocalyptic world is Fallout Shelter, a smaller, more intimate game designed for touchscreen devices that puts the player in the role of an overseer, whose job it is to build, and maintain a subterranean shelter and look after civilians following a nuclear detonation.
The best news of all, however, is that if you buy an NVIDIA SHIELD Tablet K1, Fallout Shelter comes preloaded on it. The SHIELD Tablet K1 is perfectly suited to playing Fallout Shelter on, not just in light of the NVIDIA Tegra K1 processor powering the device, but also because of the tablet’s gorgeous 1920×1200 HD screen.
This is particularly important as the game is a masterpiece of tiny detail. The fallout shelter of the title is made of compact, but highly detailed rooms featuring subtle object animations and lighting effects that bring the environment to life. The tiny civilians are no less impressively drawn and animated.
Exclusively available to SHIELD Tablet K1 owners, NVIDIA is giving away a free bundle of five Lunchboxes in Fallout Shelter to the first 50,000 players who register. To redeem your in-game prize, go to the Settings app on your SHIELD Tablet K1, tap About Tablet, then tap Status and then copy your device’s serial number and enter it into this redemption page.
Like Fallout 4, Shelter has a retro style, a sort of fusion of 1950s sensibilities but with modern technology. At the start of each game you are assigned a very basic shelter and a few limited resources. Civilians immediately begin to appear from the wasteland and assemble at the outer door of the shelter and this is where your job as overseer truly begins.
The aim is a simple one. You need to expand the shelter by building more rooms, and you must generate resources – power, food, water and items – in order to keep the inhabitants of your shelter, healthy, happy and safe. You begin with the basics, building power plants, water purifiers, living quarters and diners in order to fulfill those basic needs. You then look at the characteristics of each civilian to see where their strengths lie and literally drag and drop them into a room so that they can get started on their assigned tasks. Once done, you will gradually begin to accrue resources to fund additional expansion.
This being a post-apocalyptic tale, you also have to have one eye on the future and boost the population of your shelter. The larger your population the more building options you have. As time goes by you will be able to build store rooms, radio studios, gyms and sports facilities and so on and in doing so your population will thrive. Occasionally raiders will try to storm the shelter so you also have to arm some of your civilians for defensive purposes and send them on missions out into the wasteland to recover weapons and other useful objects that aren’t available in the shelter.
Fallout Shelter is a mini marvel and it’s out now on Android devices like NVIDIA SHIELD Tablet K1.
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10 best Android apps released in 2015!
We’re nearing the end of 2015 and it’s time to take a long, hard look at the Android apps that made the biggest impact this year. It was a big year with large projects leaving beta and gigantic holes in the Android apps ecosystem that have been filled. These selections were not made lightly, and the majority of these apps have already become mainstays on tons of devices all around the world. Without further delay, let’s look at the best Android apps released in all of 2015!
A ton of Adobe apps
[Price: Free]
Adobe long ago promised that they would take Android a lot more seriously and they definitely proved it in 2015. They released a ton of apps, including Lightroom Mobile, Capture CC, Illustrator Draw, Photoshop Mix, Shape CC, Brush CC, and Color CC. These apps all have a range of functionality from photo editing, advanced photo editing, illustration, design, and other creation tools. You’d be hard pressed to find a better suite of tools for designers, photographers, and other creative types and they’re all free to use.
Get it now on Google Play!
Apple Music
[Price: Free app, $9.99/month]
Apple Music may not be what Android fans want to see on this list, but it actually is a decent little service. It boasts 30 million songs, radio stations, live radio, and a bunch of content. It competes head-to-head with the likes of Spotify and Google Play Music in terms of content available, although individual features may be more tempting based on personal taste. The app itself still needs work, but we assume Apple will eventually take care of that.
Get it now on Google Play!
Cortana
[Price: Free with subscription options]
After a long wait, Cortana landed on Android in early December. Microsoft’s cross-platform virtual assistant now gives Android users a second big choice aside from Google Now that can do things like put things on your schedule, text and call people, and even tell jokes. It’s a long way away from being complete and it’s been well documented that the app has some problems right now, but it is totally free and it’s almost certainly going to greatly improve over the course of the next year.
Get it now on Google Play!
Khan Academy
[Price: Free]
Khan Academy is an online learning resource that can help either teach you things or help you brush up on things you haven’t studied in a while. There are a variety of subjects you can check out, including math, science, economics, history, and plenty of others. In the application, you can watch videos about various subjects and bookmark your favorite content. Of course, the phone and the site sync so you can almost always start again where you left off. Learning is a lifelong endeavor and this is a decent app to help you keep going.
Get it now on Google Play!
Kodi
[Price: Free]
Kodi is a media center application that was once known as XBMC. Of course, legal things happened that caused a name change, but Kodi is still the epic and powerful media center app that it always was before. The official version was released to Google Play this year and includes a full interface where you can browse your TV shows, movies, music, and more. There is also third party plugin support, it is entirely open source, and completely free to use. Like the developers, we don’t recommend using it on smaller screens.
Get it now on Google Play!
See also: The best new Android apps from the last month!
Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint
[Price: Free]
Microsoft’s iconic Office suite took its sweet time making it to Android but it was worth the wait. All the way back in January, we saw the apps released for tablets, with phone releases coming some months later. Each application is entirely free to use for the most part and they’re all extremely solid and functional. You can get additional functionality if you use an Office 365 subscription, but either way, this is a seriously powerful Office suite and we’re happy to have it on Android, finally. To download, click the name of each app above or click the button below to browse all of Microsoft’s apps!
Get it now on Google Play!
Periscope
[Price: Free]
Periscope is one of the most unique applications to come out this year. It allows pretty much anyone to live stream what they’re doing through their phone camera and pretty much anyone can watch the streams. It’s been a favorite of bloggers, web stars, and even one dude who Periscoped himself brushing his teeth. The name of the app has already become a verb and that’s how you know you’ve done something special in the software space!
Get it now on Google Play!
Sling TV
[Price: Free app, $19.99+ per month]
Sling TV made some serious waves when it was released earlier this year. It is not the first service to offer live streaming TV, but it is among the first and among the largest to offer it without an existing cable subscription. You can get about two dozen channels with a basic subscription with add ons for things like sports and kids channels at an additional cost. The app needs some work, but the premise is amazing and we hope they expand on it in 2016.
Get it now on Google Play!
YouTube Music, YouTube Gaming, and YouTube Kids
[Price: Free, $9.99/month]
Google spent a great deal of time expanding YouTube this last year. They introduced YouTube Red, a subscription service that removes advertising and gives you additional features. They also released YouTube Kids, YouTube Gaming, and YouTube Music. These specialized versions of YouTube take away the general bric-a-brac and gives you a leaner collection of stuff you actually want. They’re all free, but can be enhanced with a subscription, and each comes with their own set of nifty features. Click the app names above to download each one or click the button below to see all of Google’s apps.
Get it now on Google Play!
Best Android App of 2015: Google Photos
[Price: Free]
Our pick for the best Android app released in 2015 is Google Photos. This application changed the game when it came to online photo storage, sharing, and backup. It provides free, unlimited photo and video storage as long as you don’t mind them reducing the quality a little bit. There are also a variety of sorting features, editing features, sharing features, and labeling features that make this a truly powerful application that literally everyone can appreciate.
Get it now on Google Play!
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If we missed any great Android apps released in the year 2015, we want to hear about them in the comments! To see our complete list of best app lists, click here.
Deal Alert: Samsung Galaxy S6 for $400 from eBay
Looking to treat yourself to a swanky new gadget before the year is out? Well, check out this offer on the Samsung Galaxy S6, which can be yours for just $399.99 through eBay.
The model on offer is the SM-G920TZKAXAR, unlocked and with 32GB of internal memory. The phone is only available in Black Sapphire, but that’s pretty good look. This is the standard unlocked model that retails in the US, but you can double check compatibility with your carrier’s 4G LTE bands below.
- 3G: B1(2100), B2(1900), B4(AWS), B5(850);
- 4G LTE: B1(2100), B2(1900), B3(1800), B4 (AWS), B5(850), B7(2600), B12(700), B17(700), B20(800)
Although lots of flagship smartphones have hit the market this year, the Samsung Galaxy S6 remains one of the best. The phone features a 5.1-inch QHD AMOLED display, cutting edge Exynos 7420 processor, 3GB of RAM, a 16 megapixel rear camera and a 5 megapixel front facing camera. The phone also ships with built-in wireless charging and now works with Samsung Pay in the US.
Galaxy S6 versus:
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The same Galaxy S6 model costs $600 directly through Samsung’s online store, so it’s quite the steal at $400. Stock is limited, so I will leave you to your shopping.
Samsung launches a Marshmallow beta program for the Galaxy S6 in Korea
Samsung is offering Galaxy S6 users in South Korea the chance to beta test Android 6.0 Marshmallow.
More Android manufacturers are using beta programs to test and improve their software updates. Google itself has offered developer preview releases since Lollipop, and it’s safe to say that new previews of Android updates will be published every summer going forward. Sony recently extended its Marshmallow Concept program and even Huawei’s up and coming Honor brand will open a Marshmallow beta program in the close future.
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Now Samsung, the biggest smartphone maker in the world, is announcing its own beta Marshmallow update program, though at least for now, it’s very limited in scale. Specifically, only users of the Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge on Korea Telecom and LG U+ are invited to participate, and there is no indication that similar beta programs will be offered in other markets.
To sign up for the Marshmallow preview, users can download the Galaxy Care app from the Play Store or from Samsung’s Galaxy store. Users will receive an OTA notification for the update within 24 hours of signing up.
Like any beta, the goal of the program is to gather useful feedback from a small number of users, before Samsung pushes updates to its tens of millions of users. Given Samsung’s checkered past when it comes to software, this is a highly welcomed initiative. Hopefully, it’s also a sign of better things to come – it’s high time Android OEMs started treating updates as more than afterthoughts.
On a related note, a recent rumor claims that, come the Galaxy S7, Samsung will be paying more attention than ever to the optimization of its software and apps.
See also: Samsung Galaxy S7 rumor roundup: release date, price, specs, features
Samsung’s Marshmallow beta program will be open through January 18. That means we shouldn’t expect the official OTA for the Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 Edge before that date. For a high-level view of the updates across manufacturers, check out our Marshmallow updates roundup.
Log in to your Google account on the PC using your phone, no password needed
If you’re anything like me, at any given time you probably have close to a dozen or more accounts online (email, memberships to services, bank accounts, etc), all of which require a password. That means you have at least a few different passwords to memorize, as using the same password for everything isn’t exactly the most secure route to take. While a completely password-free life isn’t quite attainable just yet, Google is testing out a method that can free us from one of these passwords at least.
According to a post from Reddit user rp1226, Google is apparently testing a new feature that allows users to log into a Google account on their PC without having to input a password. As an alternative, you simply enter your email and your phone will get a notification telling you someone is trying to sign in from another device. If you let your phone know that this person is you, it’ll automatically authorize the entry – no need to enter a password.
Obviously this feature doesn’t just magically work, it first needs to be set up. For rp1225, he first got an email letting him opt into the program, and then he had to set up the option by authorizing a compatible device. After the one-time setup, he was good to go.
There’s still several unknowns to this new login option. First, it’s unclear if this feature will be rolled out to everyone in short order, or if rp1226 was just lucky enough to be given early access. Second, it’s hard to say what devices are on the compatibility list. This particular user happens to have the Nexus 6p, and it’s certainly possible that this could have been the reason he was chosen as a tester.
Regardless, this is a pretty cool feature. Personally, I don’t mind entering a password and see this as more time-consuming, but for those constantly changing passwords or those that have trouble remembering them, this could certainly come in handy.
What do you think, is this something you could see yourself using? Let us know your thoughts down in the comments below.
10 best Android games released in 2015!
It wasn’t long ago that the best Android games included titles like Angry Birds, Temple Run, and various card games. We’ve come a long way since then and 2015 was a year that only saw the mobile gaming market improve. In-app purchases are in the public eye and developers are pumping out longer, better, and more engaging games than ever before. We’re going to take a look at the best Android games released in 2015 so let’s get started!
Broken Age
[Price: $4.99]
Broken Age is a puzzle-adventure game with a fun twist. You play as two teenagers who are dealing with all kinds of ridiculous shenanigans. The game comes with unique, hand-drawn graphics along with an all-star cast of voice actors that include Elijah Wood, Wil Wheaton, Jennifer Hale, Jack Black, and others. The music is pretty good, too. It’s a pay-once game with no in-app purchases and it’s one of the more complete games released this year.
Get it now on Google Play!
Chaos Rings III
[Price: $19.99]
Chaos Rings III is an RPG published by Square Enix and this game is huge. It features a full-fledged story line complete with a ton of side missions that’ll keep you going for at least a couple of dozen hours. There is also an arena mode where you can earn new items and upgrade your characters even further. It comes complete with fantastic graphics, an above average soundtrack, and even cut scenes. This is one of the few games I’ve ever played on mobile that doesn’t feel like a mobile game.
Get it now on Google Play!
Fallout Shelter
[Price: Free with in-app purchases]
Fallout Shelter is one of only two Freemium games that made it on this year’s list. The hype for this game was absolutely ridiculous and it quickly became one of the most popular games of the year. The game itself is a survival-simulator where you must recruit a group of dwellers as you build, maintain, and protect your shelter. There are a variety of jobs and tasks to perform and Bethesda has done a good job so far preserving the quirky feeling of the Fallout franchise.
Get it now on Google Play!
Final Fantasy Tactics: War of the Lions
[Price: $13.99]
When Square Enix released Final Fantasy Tactics: War of the Lions, it almost jumped to the top of the strategy RPG list. This is a port of the PSP version of the game and comes complete with the extra content, jobs, and even movies from the PSP remake. Of course, it’s been optimized for touch screens. About the only bad thing about it is a lack of Google Play Games services, but it wouldn’t be the first time if Square Enix eventually added that in later.
Get it now on Google Play!
Lara Croft GO
[Price: $4.99 with in-app purchases]
Lara Croft GO is another Square Enix title that almost no one has had a problem with. It’s a tap-and-swipe puzzle adventure game where you must guide Lara through a bunch of obstacles in order to collect various relics and complete levels. It’s surprisingly fun considering that it isn’t a full-fledged Tomb Raider game and the developers have already begun adding new content. It has Google Play Games services and a 4.7 rating in the Google Play Store.
Get it now on Google Play!
See also: The best free Android games
Limbo
[Price: $4.99]
Limbo is a 2D puzzle game that’s unlike anything else released this year. You play as a boy as you delve into the depths of Limbo to rescue your sister. Along the way are a variety of puzzles that will likely kill you repeatedly. It’s been hailed by pundits and gamers alike as one of the best mobile games released this year thanks to its subtle, but good looking graphics, challenging puzzles, and fun concept. There are also no in-app purchases.
Get it now on Google Play!
Minecraft: Story Mode
[Price: $4.99 with in-app purchases]
Minecraft: Story Mode was the marquee release from Telltale Games this year, a game studio that dominated our lists last year. In this title, you play as a girl named Jesse as you venture forth through all the various worlds from Minecraft, including the Nether and the End. It features an all-star cast of voice actors including Patton Oswalt, Ashley Johnson, Corey Feldman, and Brian Posehn. If you’re a fan of Minecraft, this is a game you definitely don’t want to miss.
Get it now on Google Play!
Prune
[Price: $3.99]
Prune is an atmospheric puzzle that was released later in the year, but it has already amassed some pretty serious critical acclaim. With this title, your job is to cut and cultivate trees to help them reach sunlight in order to grow, blossom, and become pretty. The graphics are fairly bare bones and the mechanics are pretty simple, but it’s a strangely fun game to play and you only have to pay for it once.
Get it now on Google Play!
UNKILLED
[Price: Free with in-app purchases]
UNKILLED is the second of two freemium titles that made our best list this year. This one was done up by MADFINGER Games, a studio you may recognize for their work doing Dead Trigger and Shadowgun. In this thrilling zombie shooter, you, well, shoot a whole bunch of zombies. There are 300 missions to complete, tons of weapons to collect, and it’s all wrapped up in some of the best graphics we’ve seen all year. It’d definitely worth checking out, especially if you like shooters.
Get it now on Google Play!
The best Android game of 2015:This War of Mine
[Price: $14.99]
It didn’t take long before This War of Mine became one of the must-have games of 2015. It’s a survival game where you must lead people around while trying to avoid soldiers in a besieged city. You must avoid snipers, make life or death decisions, and operate on a night and day basis in order to simply survive. It’s and unrepentant, gruesome, and merciless rollercoaster ride that manages to succeed in almost every possible way. This game is among the precious few that properly showcase what a mobile game can really be and that’s why it’s our pick for the best Android game of 2015.
Get it now on Google Play!
Related best app lists:
If we missed any amazing games released in 2015 that you think should be on this list, we’d love to hear about them in the comments below! To see our complete list of best app lists, click here.
Google launches new promotion, all albums are 50% off from the Play Store in select countries
Google is offering a special treat for Play Store goers, allowing those in select countries to take 50% off any single album, including some recent big hits, such as Adele’s new album, 25.
The deal is fairly straightforward to use: just add any album you’ve been dying to get to your cart, and at checkout, Google will apply the 50% off discount.
Unlike most promotional offers from Google, this one in particular isn’t limited to the US region; consumers in the UK, Canada, Germany, Australia, Brazil, France, Japan, Mexico, and Russia can all participate, too.
Google is running the promotion starting today and stated that it will last through January 4.
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Zen Mobile’s Cinemax 2 launches in India with exclusive Flipkart partnership
Zen Mobile announced today that it’s bringing the Cinemax 2 to the India market by forming an exclusive partnership with popular online India retailer Flipkart.
The Cinemax 2 is a decidedly mid-range smartphone, sporting a 5.5-inch 960 x 540 display, a 1.3GHz quad-core processor, and 1GB of RAM. It also has a 5-megapixel rear camera, 8GB of internal storage, and a large 2,900mAh battery, as well as Android 5.1 Lollipop straight out of the box.
There’s currently no official word whether this device will get Android 6.0 Marshmallow or not.
As far as connectivity goes, the Cinemax 2 supports 3G networks, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, A-GPS and your standard micro-USB connector.
Zen Mobile’s Cinemax 2 can be purchased from Flipkart for ₹4,199.
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Samsung to build chips for AMD
Korea’s Electronic Times is reporting that Samsung will manufacture CPU and GPU chips for AMD beginning next year.
Electronic Times posits that AMD’s incoming CPUs could be more competitive with Intel thanks to the 14-nanometer process by which the CPUs will be manufactured and could be as much as 40% more efficient than the current generation. Additionally, if Samsung continues to work with AMD, it could potentially get a leg up on Intel in the PC market. Electronic Times is saying Samsung is planning to ship more efficient 10-nanometer chips in 2016, while Intel has said it won’t ship 10-nanometer chips until 2017.
At the moment, all of AMD’s chips are manufactured by Abu Dhabi-based GlobalFoundries, a firm that once belonged to AMD.
Samsung manufactures chips for Apple devices (though it has been struggling against Apple in the smartphone sales arena) and also builds GPUs for NVIDIA. Meanwhile, AMD lags behind Intel and NVIDIA in CPU and GPU sales, respectively, and is reportedly struggling financially.
Source: Electronic Times
Via: Engadget
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New leak reveals internal heat pipe for Moto X (2016)
Although the next generation Motorola flagship, the Moto X (2016), is thought to be on track for a second half of 2016 release, the rumors and leaked images are already getting started. We have already seen one leak that revealed a radical departure may be in store from Motorola as they head down the path of a metal and glass chassis for the next version Moto X. A newly leaked image shows some innovative thinking on Motorola’s part, this time with regards to the internals of the device which appears to incorporate a heat pipe.
Heat pipes are not a new technology, but there have been few applications in mobile devices, although Samsung is reportedly looking at the same concept for the Galaxy S7. The need for some creative cooling solutions may be traced back to the Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 chip that is the rumored selection for the the Moto X (2016). Smartphone manufacturers already went through one round of heat “issues” with the Snapdragon 810.
Supposedly the Snapdragon 820 was going to avoid that situation, but thus far indications are that heat management is still a significant issue. Thus we see designers exploring solutions like heat pipes. In the case of Motorola, managing heat may also be part of the reason to shift to a metal and glass chassis design.
On a related note, sources have compared this latest leaked image with the last one and have noted the rear-facing speaker grille seems to match up between the two devices. Since this is likely an early prototype, that could still change for the final design.
source: TechWeb
via: G for Games
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