If you’ve been a gaming enthusiast for the last decade, you have probably played SimCity, the simulator game that involves building a virtual city. After several years dormant, a new release of SimCity is upon us and players can now register for a three-day beta, which will run from January 25th to the 28th.
A new tweak for the Samsung Galaxy S III has just been released which allows the clock on the system’s status bar to be customized. While not necessarily significant for everybody, this tweak will be welcome by users who have found it difficult to check the time at a glance from the status bar, or maybe for visually impaired users who could use with a slighter larger font on their Android clocks. Or maybe you’re just tired of the old Android look and are looking to try something new.
The powerful and extremely well thought of XBMC software has often been thought of as a complete media center solution for the Windows, OS X and Linux platforms, but thanks to some incredibly hard work from the people over at XBMC, it looks like we can reliably add Android to that list of supported platforms. We've been hearing about Android pre-release and nightly builds of XBMC for quite some time, so we knew it was in the works, but the team has officially announced what they call the "first end-user friendly release of XBMC for Android".
Just a few weeks into the year, Sony has already received quite a lot of press attention, mostly concerning its next-generation console. However, the company is showing some love for its current-generation console with its new bundle: a white PlayStation 3 with a 500GB hard drive, along with a white DualShock 3 controller and a one-year membership for PlayStation Plus, all for just under $300.
Games are a strange genre. They’re insanely popular (just take a look at the best-selling or most popular titles across any App Store), and their dynamics are far from predictable. Sometimes, mindless, meaningless and dead simple titles would become overnight success stories, while other much well-developed and thought of titles would remain trailing in the abyss of non-recognition. Then, there are those cases too, where persistence and perseverance pays off. Rovio Entertainment’s Angry Birds lineup is one story that adheres to the latter category – a company on the brink of closure comes up with a title after countless attempts that becomes an insane hit with the masses, doing for Rovio what few titles have been ever able to achieve for their developers.
Samsung's upcoming Galaxy S IV smartphone may feature wireless charging this generation, according to reports.
If iOS is your mobile gaming platform of choice and you have a spare $3.99 to spend on the App Store, then the latest release from Square Enix is the role-playing-game that you have been waiting for. The development house have seen their name attached to some seriously impressive gaming titles recently, and the latest is certainly no exception, with iOS gamers now able to get their hands on the glorious Final Fantasy All The Bravest title right now.
With iOS 6 out for a few months and iOS 6.1 right around the corner, many are already wondering where Apple might next take its mobile operating system. After a few releases with little user interface changes, it is plausible that Apple may be working on quite a lot of changes for its upcoming release, iOS 7.
iPhone and iPod touch users who prefer to step away from purchasing their music directly through the iTunes store can now rejoice as Amazon has announced some changes to the way those users can access and purchase music through Mobile Safari. In an official press release coming out of Seattle, Amazon has lifted the lid on the optimization changes that they have made to the Amazon MP3 Store that will directly benefit iOS users, allowing for a first-time seamless purchasing and browsing experience.
Been put off using AirDroid thanks to the rather odd invite system the developer had going on? Now's your chance to see what all the fuss is about - the invite system is no more and a beta release of version 2 is at your fingertips.
