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Tuesday, 28 June 2011
Android app: Flick Kick Football
Flick Kick Football, has arrived for Android! Set in the Golden Age of Football, do you have what it takes to find the net? Curve, lob, drive and shoot the ball from all over the pitch with the flick of your finger!
Features:
- Multiple Game Modes to choose from!
- Feint Leaderboards and Achievements!
Recent changes:
- Pass and Play multiplayer mode
- Bug fixes
Download: Use your barcode scanner to scan this barcode below to get the download link directly on your phone. You can also download the app directly from Android Market.
Android app: Chompys Dodgeball
Join Chompy and his friends for a fast paced, action packed dodgeball frenzy! Compete in each of the five character’s worlds, tournaments and minigames for a chance to be a part of Dodgeball History! Throw, dodge, win!
Download: Use your barcode scanner to scan this barcode below to get the download link directly on your phone. You can also download the app directly from Android Market.
Peggy – Free Android app
Peggy is a fun, addictive and accessible casual game for Android! Bounce balls on the colored pegs to score points. Hit several pegs in a row to score more points, and even more points if the pegs are the same color! Different balls, discs, pegs! – Balls have different size and mass – master them all!
Download: Use your barcode scanner to scan this barcode below to get the download link directly on your phone. You can also download the app directly from Android Market.
Meet the new Sony Ericsson Xperia Ray
Sony Ericsson today announced Xperia ray, a stunning new smartphone alongside CommunicAsia 2011 in Singapore. With a 3.3” screen and running the latest Android platform for smartphones (Gingerbread 2.3), the phone packs in a powerful 1Ghz processor, Reality Display with Mobile BRAVIA Engine, a 8.1mp camera with Exmor R for mobile and HD video functionality. At only 9.4mm thin, Xperia ray incorporates market leading design for which Sony Ericsson has become known.
To add to a full set of specifications, the phone incorporates a front facing camera and a scratch resistant screen with excellent resolution and brightness and integrated touch keys. Sony Ericsson’s unique integration of Facebook inside Xperia delivers a unique consumer experience for greater social interaction. In combination with the Google services, as well as access to over 200,000 Apps via the Android Market, it provides a solid and entertaining smartphone foundation.
Daniel Sandblom, Global Product Marketing Manager, Sony Ericsson said: “We expect Xperia ray to appeal to consumers who are looking for a combination of beautiful design and a rich feature set. We are able to uniquely deliver this with a combination of premium materials and multimedia features provided by Sony.”
Sony Ericsson Xperia ray will be available globally in selected markets, including Japan, from Q3 2011.
Sony Ericsson Xperia ray at a glance.
*Please note that all services mentioned below may not be available in every market.
Colours
- Black
- Gold
- White
- Pink
Facts
- Operating system: Google™ Android 2.3 (Gingerbread)
- Size: 111 x 53 x 9.4mm
- Weight: 100 grams
Camera
- 8.1mp camera
- 16x digital zoom
- Aperture f/2.4
- Auto focus
- Face detection
- Face recognition
- Photo light
- Front-facing camera (VGA)
- Geo tagging
- HD video recording (720p)
- Image stabiliser
- Scene detection
- Self-timer
- Send to web
- Smile detection
- Sony Exmor R™ CMOS sensor
- Touch capture
- Touch focus
- Video light
- Video recording
- Video stabiliser
Music
- Album art
- Bluetooth™ stereo (A2DP)
- Music tones (MP3/AAC)
- PlayNow™ service
- SensMe™
- Sony Ericsson Music Player
- TrackID™ music recognition application
- xLOUD™ Experience
Internet
- Android Market™
- Bookmarks
- Google™ search
- Google Voice Search
- NeoReader™ barcode scanner
- Pan & zoom
- Web browser (WebKit)
Communication
- Call list
- Conference calls
- Facebook™ application
- Google Talk™
- Noise Shield
- Polyphonic ringtones
- Sony Ericsson Timescape™
- Speakerphone
- Twitter™ (Timescape™ integration)
- Vibrating alert
- Video chat ready
Messaging
- Conversations
- Google Mail™
- Instant messaging
- Picture messaging (MMS)
- Predictive text input
- Text messaging (SMS)
Design
- Auto rotate
- Keyboard (on-screen, 12 key)
- Keyboard (on-screen, QWERTY)
- Picture wallpaper
- Reality display with Sony Mobile
- BRAVIA® Engine
- Touch screen
- Wallpaper animation
Entertainment
- 3D games
- Media browser
- Motion gaming
- Radio (FM radio with RDS)
- Video streaming
- YouTube™
Organiser
- Alarm clock
- Calculator
- Calendar
- Document editors
- Document readers
- E-Manual
- Flight mode
- Google Calendar™
- Google Gallery 3D™
- Infinite button
- Phone book
- Setup Wizard
- Widget manager
Connectivity
- 3.5 mm audio jack
- aGPS
- Bluetooth™ technology
- DLNA Certified™
- Google Latitude™
- Google Maps™ with Street View
- Media Transfer Protocol support
- Micro USB support
- Modem
- Native USB tethering
- Synchronisation via Facebook™
- Synchronisation via Google™ Sync
- Synchronisation via Sony Ericsson Sync
- Synchronisation with computer
- Synchronisation via Exchange ActiveSync®
- USB High speed 2.0 support
- USB mass storage
- Wi-Fi®
- Wi-Fi® Hotspot functionality
- Wisepilot™ turn-by-turn navigation
Display
- Reality Display with Mobile BRAVIA® Engine
- 16,777,216 colour TFT
- Capacitive touchscreen (multi-touch)
- 3.3 inches
- 854 x 480 pixels
- Scratch-resistant mineral glass
Memory
- Phone memory (user-free): Up to 300MB
- Memory card support: microSD™, up to 32GB
- Memory card included: 4GB microSD™
Battery life
- Talk time GSM/GPRS: Up to 6 hrs 50 min*
- Standby time GSM/GPRS: Up to 430 hrs*
- Talk time UMTS: Up to 7 hrs*
- Standby time UMTS: Up to 440 hrs*
- Music listening time: Up to 36 hrs
- Video playback time: Up to 6 hrs 45 min
- *According to GSM Association Battery Life Measurement Technique. Battery performance may vary depending on network conditions and configurations, and phone usage.
Networks
- UMTS HSPA 900, 2100
- GSM GPRS/EDGE 850, 900, 1800, 1900
- UMTS HSPA 850, 1900, 2100
- GSM GPRS/EDGE 850, 900, 1800, 1900
In the kit
- 1500mAh battery,
- Stereo portable handsfree
- 4GB microSD™ memory card
- Charger
- Micro USB cable for charging
- Synchronisation and file transfer
- User documentation
- (LiveSound™ in selected markets)
Android: Chompys Dodgeball – Gameplay video
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Heres a quick look at the game play from Chompy’s Dodgeball for Android. Join Chompy and his friends for a fast paced, action packed dodgeball frenzy! Compete in each of the five character’s worlds, tournaments and minigames for a chance to be a part of Dodgeball History! Throw, dodge, win!
Android app: Age of Zombies – Gameplay video
After launching initially as an exclusive for the Sony Ericsson Xperia Play, Halfbrick Studios’ Age of Zombies is now available for a wider selection of Android devices
Nano Panda Android Game, free or paid is still addictive
Get ready for some lost productivity hours right after you start playing Nano Panda on your favorite Android phone. The game is available in two flavors, paid and free as in no-money-only ads. Nano Panda is a fluffy puzzle game with plenty of creative physics challenges for your phone’s GPU and your brains. Explore electromagnetism and gravity with a sweet cartoony visual style, cute characters (even the bad guys) and a catchy soundtrack. The magnetic pull really is unique and brings new energy to the genre. Watch the tease trailer after the break and go and grab the paid or free version of Nano Panda.
Android app review: Glow Hockey 2
Glow Hockey 2 delivers a new style of hockey game. Easy to play, hard to master. Challenge yourself with the computer opponents or play with your friends!
Features:
- Multiplayer (on the same device).
- 2 table themes.
- Colorful glow graphics.
- Smooth and responsive game play.
- Realistic physics.
- Quick play mode (single player), challenge yourself with 4 difficulty levels (easy to insane).
- 4 selectable paddles and pucks.
- Vibrate when goal.
Download: Use your barcode scanner to scan this barcode below to get the download link directly on your phone. You can also download the app directly from Android Market.
Monday, 27 June 2011
Trailer: 9mm – iPhone, iPad & Android
John “Loose” Kannon is the leader of a special team of hardened cops that aren’t afraid to bend the law to do their job. But when they kill a local drug lord’s brother and take millions in cash, Kannon’s whole team becomes a target of revenge. Now Kannon has only one option: Take down the head of the gang that’s hunting them, legally or not, before his team gets taken out – or sold out by one of their own.
Available soon on iPhone, iPad & Android
Android app: Battleheart – Review
The hit iOS game, now available on Android! Battleheart distills some of the greatest elements of roleplaying games and real-time strategy into pocket-sized form! Create a unique party of heroes, and lead them in frantic real-time battles against monsters of ever increasing power. Lay waste to your foes with dozens of unique special powers as you gain experience, upgrade your party’s equipment, and craft them into the ultimate battle force!
Android: Get Plants vs. Zombies FREE today from Amazon App Store
Get ready to soil your plants! The hit PopCap game comes to Android at last. Forget shotguns, flamethrowers, and cricket bats. A well-tended garden is your best defense against a rampaging horde of undead. Keep the zombies at bay with an array of deadly plants and well-aimed lawnmowers. With Plants vs. Zombies, the fun never dies!
Features:
- Enjoy a horticultural new twist on tower defense gameplay
- See the undead shamble across your lawn with charmingly gruesome graphics and animations
- Upgrade your army with the help of Crazy Dave
- Cultivate your garden for a yield of killer crops
Review: Sony Ericsson Xperia Play
The Sony Ericsson Xperia Play, otherwise known as the PlayStation Phone, is the most talked about smartphone of recent times. The Sony Ericsson Xperia PLAY is the first PlayStation Certified device and the first specialized Android gaming phone to hit the market. It features a slide-out gamepad, 4″ LCD screen and a second generation 1GHz Snapdragon chipset. There is a dedicated section on Android Market for it, which will list titles written specifically for the Sony Ericsson Xperia Play, or ported over from other mobile devices.
Cut The Rope V1.0.0 apk download
A mysterious package has arrived, and the creature inside has only one request…CANDY! Help get the candy to Om Nom, the adorable monster, in this highly innovative and addictive puzzle game. Combining outstanding physics, devilishly tricky levels, and bright colorful High Definition visuals, Cut the Rope is one of the most original and fun-filled games on the App Store.
I WANT CANDY!
Cut the Rope combines realistic physics with simple, yet accurate and precise touch controls. Cut the ropes by simply swiping your finger across them and collect the stars by touching them with the candy, but it’s not always simple. Think before you slice and be sure to avoid the enemies and obstacles. Every level is different and getting that candy to Om Nom won’t be easy!
IT’S KNOT GONNA BE A BREEZE
In Cut the Rope you don’t just need to feed Om Nom, in order to get maximum points you will also need to collect three golden stars in each stage. Some are easy, some are deviously difficult; you’re going to have to use your head to get them all-but be quick, some of these stars don’t hang around forever! Dodge jagged spikes that smash your candy to bits, and look out for sneaky spiders intent on having Om Nom’s treat all for themselves!
STAR PLAYER
Use a variety of special tools in your effort to get Om Nom his candy. Blow candy around in bubbles using special air pumps, catapult your candy across the screen to get to those hard to reach stars, use hidden ropes and special pulleys in your effort to get every star there is!
THINK OUTSIDE THE BOX, INSIDE THE BOX
Easy to learn and intuitive to play, Cut the Rope is hard to put down. As you progress, Om Nom will jump from one box to another, with more levels to get through. With each new box contains new and even more challenging stars and obstacles, can you make it to the end?
Crystal Leaderboards and Achievements: Players can see how they compare to rope cutters throughout the world via online leaderboards and achievements through Crystal!
Download the apk here:
Rovio’s Angry Birds RIO 1.2.1 apk download
Let the feathered artillery fly! Rescue rare birds from smugglers, then make your escape through the jungle
Recruit a whole flock of unique birds to join the cause, including Blu and Jewel from the movie Rio
Play through 105 Rio-themed levels with a mixture of strategy, skill, and brute force
Find hidden secrets, win trophies, and earn coveted 3-star ratings on each level
More birds and levels are on the way! Expect more characters with unique abilities and more content from Rio
What's new:
A whole new episode! It's time to Samba!
15 all-new levels
New bird type
Download the 1.2.1 apk here:
Mega Jump v1.1 apk download
Get ready to blast off on an epic jumping journey with Mega Jump! Collect coins, grab crazy powerups, and evade monsters to boost yourself to the edge of the Universe and beyond!
Mega Jump has got what you need:
- Eye-popping cartoon graphics and beautiful multi-layered backdrops
- Grab the Fireball and Super Nova Mega Boosts and hang on for a fiery ride!
- Collect coins and stars for big points and huge combo boosts!
- Turn into a Balloon! Strap on some Jump Boots! Become a Coin Magnet! Hover with the Action Umbrella or zap enemies with the Power Shield!
- Multiple stages - try to reach the edge of space and beyond!
- Reached the final stage? Try the Hard stages for an extra challenge!
- Watch out for killer items and monsters that'll stop you dead in your tracks!
- Unlock all kinds of awesome new characters to play with!
- Hilarious sound effects and a bumping sound track!
- Regular updates with new features and upgrades!
- Dozens of unlockable achievements for maximum gamerscore!
- Online worldwide leaderboards with Feint!
- Compete with your friends on Facebook and Twitter!
What are you waiting for? Grab Mega Jump and start jumping!
Mega Jump has over 7 million players and counting! Thanks to all the Mega Jumpers out there!
Recent changes (1.1):
+ MARTY THE MONKEY
+ BIFF THE BEAVER
+ 5 New Wallpapers!
+ Improved performance and memory usage on all devices!
Download the v1.1 apk here:
Gingerbread is out!!
New User Features
UI refinements for simplicity and speed
The user interface is refined in many ways across the system, making it easier to learn, faster to use, and more power-efficient. A simplified visual theme of colors against black brings vividness and contrast to the notification bar, menus, and other parts of the UI. Changes in menus and settings make it easier for the user to navigate and control the features of the system and device.
Faster, more intuitive text input
The Android soft keyboard is redesigned and optimized for faster text input and editing. The keys themselves are reshaped and repositioned for improved targeting, making them easier to see and press accurately, even at high speeds. The keyboard also displays the current character and dictionary suggestions in a larger, more vivid style that is easier to read.
The keyboard adds the capability to correct entered words from suggestions in the dictionary. As the user selects a word already entered, the keyboard displays suggestions that the user can choose from, to replace the selection. The user can also switch to voice input mode to replace the selection. Smart suggestions let the user accept a suggestion and then return to correct it later, if needed, from the original set of suggestions.
New multitouch key-chording lets the user quickly enter numbers and symbols by pressing Shift+<letter> and ?123+<symbol>, without needing to manually switch input modes. From certain keys, users can also access a popup menu of accented characters, numbers, and symbols by holding the key and sliding to select a character.
One-touch word selection and copy/paste
When entering text or viewing a web page, the user can quickly select a word by press-hold, then copy to the clipboard and paste. Pressing on a word enters a free-selection mode — the user can adjust the selection area as needed by dragging a set of bounding arrows to new positions, then copy the bounded area by pressing anywhere in the selection area. For text entry, the user can slide-press to enter a cursor mode, then reposition the cursor easily and accurately by dragging the cursor arrow. With both the selection and cursor modes, no use of a trackball is needed.
Improved power management
The Android system takes a more active role in managing apps that are keeping the device awake for too long or that are consuming CPU while running in the background. By managing such apps — closing them if appropriate — the system helps ensure best possible performance and maximum battery life.
The system also gives the user more visibility over the power being consumed by system components and running apps. The Application settings provides an accurate overview of how the battery is being used, with details of the usage and relative power consumed by each component or application.
Control over applications
A shortcut to the Manage Applications control now appears in the Options Menu in the Home screen and Launcher, making it much easier to check and manage application activity. Once the user enters Manage Applications, a new Running tab displays a list of active applications and the storage and memory being used by each. The user can read further details about each application and if necessary stop an application or report feedback to its developer.
New ways of communicating, organizing
An updated set of standard applications lets the user take new approaches to managing information and relationships.
Internet calling
The user can make voice calls over the internet to other users who have SIP accounts. The user can add an internet calling number (a SIP address) to any Contact and can initiate a call from Quick Contact or Dialer. To use internet calling, the user must create an account at the SIP provider of their choice — SIP accounts are not provided as part of the internet calling feature. Additionally, support for the platform's SIP and internet calling features on specific devices is determined by their manufacturers and associated carriers.
Near-field communications (NFC)
An NFC Reader application lets the user read and interact with near-field communication (NFC) tags. For example, the user can “touch” or “swipe” an NFC tag that might be embedded in a poster, sticker, or advertisement, then act on the data read from the tag. A typical use would be to read a tag at a restaurant, store, or event and then rate or register by jumping to a web site whose URL is included in the tag data. NFC communication relies on wireless technology in the device hardware, so support for the platform's NFC features on specific devices is determined by their manufacturers.
Downloads management
The Downloads application gives the user easy access to any file downloaded from the browser, email, or another application. Downloads is built on an completely new download manager facility in the system that any other applications can use, to more easily manage and store their downloads.
Camera
The application now lets the user access multiple cameras on the device, including a front-facing camera, if available.
New Developer Features
Android 2.3 delivers a variety of features and APIs that let developers bring new types of applications to the Android platform.
Enhancements for gaming
Performance
Android 2.3 includes a variety of improvements across the system that make common operations faster and more efficient for all applications. Of particular interest to game developers are:
- Concurrent garbage collector — The Dalivik VM introduces a new, concurrent garbage collector that minimizes application pauses, helping to ensure smoother animation and increased responsiveness in games and similar applications.
- Faster event distribution — The plaform now handles touch and keyboard events faster and more efficiently, minimizing CPU utilization during event distribution. The changes improve responsiveness for all applications, but especially benefit games that use touch events in combination with 3D graphics or other CPU-intensive operations.
- Updated video drivers — The platform uses updated third-party video drivers that improve the efficiency of OpenGL ES operations, for faster overall 3D graphics performance.
Native input and sensor events
Applications that use native code can now receive and process input and sensor events directly in their native code, which dramatically improves efficiency and responsiveness.
Native libraries exposed by the platform let applications handle the same types of input events as those available through the framework. Applications can receive events from all supported sensor types and can enable/disable specific sensors and manage event delivery rate and queueing.
Gyroscope and other new sensors, for improved 3D motion processing
Android 2.3 adds API support for several new sensor types, including gyroscope, rotation vector, linear acceleration, gravity, and barometer sensors. Applications can use the new sensors in combination with any other sensors available on the device, to track three-dimensional device motion and orientation change with high precision and accuracy. For example, a game application could use readings from a gyroscope and accelerometer on the device to recognize complex user gestures and motions, such as tilt, spin, thrust, and slice.
Open API for native audio
The platform provides a software implementation of Khronos OpenSL ES, a standard API that gives applications access to powerful audio controls and effects from native code. Applications can use the API to manage audio devices and control audio input, output, and processing directly from native code
Native graphics management
The platform provides an interface to its Khronos EGL library, which lets applications manage graphics contexts and create and manage OpenGL ES textures and surfaces from native code.
Native access to Activity lifecycle, window management
Native applications can declare a new type of Activity class, NativeActivity whose lifecycle callbacks are implemented directly in native code. The NativeActivity and its underlying native code run in the system just as do other Activities — they run in the application's system process and execute on the application's main UI thread, and they receive the same lifecycle callbacks as do other Activities.
The platform also exposes native APIs for managing windows, including the ability to lock/unlock the pixel buffer to draw directly into it. Through the API, applications can obtain a native window object associated with a framework Surface object and interact with it directly in native code.
Native access to assets, storage
Applications can now access a native Asset Manager API to retrieve application assets directly from native code without needing to go through JNI. If the assets are compressed, the platform does streaming decompression as the application reads the asset data. There is no longer a limit on the size of compressed .apk assets that can be read.
Additionally, applications can access a native Storage Manager API to work directly with OBB files downloaded and managed by the system. Note that although platform support for OBB is available in Android 2.3, development tools for creating and managing OBB files will not be available until early 2011.
Robust native development environment
The Android NDK (r5 or higher) provides a complete set of tools, toolchains, and libraries for developing applications that use the rich native environment offered by the Android 2.3 platform. For more information or to download the NDK, please see the Android NDK page.
New forms of communication
Internet telephony
Developers can now add SIP-based internet telephony features to their applications. Android 2.3 includes a full SIP protocol stack and integrated call management services that let applications easily set up outgoing and incoming voice calls, without having to manage sessions, transport-level communication, or audio record or playback directly.
Support for the platform's SIP and internet calling features on specific devices is determined by their manufacturers and associated carriers.
Near Field Communications (NFC)
The platform's support for Near Field Communications (NFC) lets developers get started creating a whole new class of applications for Android. Developers can create new applications that offer proximity-based information and services to users, organizations, merchants, and advertisers.
Using the NFC API, applications can respond to NFC tags “discovered” as the user “touches” an NFC-enabled device to elements embedded in stickers, smart posters, and even other devices. When a tag of interest is collected, applications can respond to the tag, read messages from it, and then store the messages, prompting the user as needed.
NFC communication relies on wireless technology in the device hardware, so support for the platform's NFC features on specific devices is determined by their manufacturers.
Rich multimedia
Mixable audio effects
A new audio effects API lets developers easily create rich audio environments by adding equalization, bass boost, headphone virtualization (widened soundstage), and reverb to audio tracks and sounds. Developers can mix multiple audio effects in a local track or apply effects globally, across multiple tracks.
Support for new media formats
The platform now offers built-in support for the VP8 open video compression format and the WebM open container format. The platform also adds support for AAC encoding and AMR wideband encoding (in software), so that applications can capture higher quality audio than narrowband.
Access to multiple cameras
The Camera API now lets developers access any cameras that are available on a device, including a front-facing camera. Applications can query the platform for the number of cameras on the device and their types and characteristics, then open the camera needed. For example, a video chat application might want to access a front-facing camera that offers lower-resolution, while a photo application might prefer a back-facing camera that offers higher-resolution.
New Platform Technologies
Media Framework
- New media framework fully replaces OpenCore, maintaining all previous codec/container support for encoding and decoding.
- Integrated support for the VP8 open video compression format and the WebM open container format
- Adds AAC encoding and AMR wideband encoding
Linux Kernel
- Upgraded to 2.6.35
Networking
- SIP stack, configurable by device manufacturer
- Support for Near Field Communications (NFC), configurable by device manufacturer
- Updated BlueZ stack
Dalvik runtime
- Dalvik VM:
- Concurrent garbage collector (target sub-3ms pauses)
- Adds further JIT (code-generation) optimizations
- Improved code verification
- StrictMode debugging, for identifying performance and memory issues
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- Core libraries:
- Expanded I18N support (full worldwide encodings, more locales)
- Faster Formatter and number formatting. For example, float formatting is 2.5x faster.
- HTTP responses are gzipped by default. XML and JSON API response sizes may be reduced by 60% or more.
- New collections and utilities APIs
- Improved network APIs
- Improved file read and write controls
- Updated JDBC
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- Updates from upstream projects:
- OpenSSL 1.0.0a
- BouncyCastle 1.45
- ICU 4.4
- zlib 1.2.5
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For more information about the new developer APIs, see the Android 2.3 version notes and the API Differences Report.
Cross-posted from Android.com
