Back in the late 90s, Nokia was the first mainstream phone company to allow customers to snap out their default phone cases and snap their own cases on, creating a custom look: this was back with the Nokia 5110. Adapting to passing times (in quite a huge way, we must say), Nokia is now allowing customers (at least those with 3D printers lying around, or able to afford a one-off print-off) to print their own cases for the Lumia 820.
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.
2013 is shaping up to be an extremely exciting year for gaming fans around the world. With E3 happening in June as well as Sony and Microsoft both pushing to reignite the console world, things are starting to look positive for the rest of the year. As we wait patiently for official, technical announcements from both Sony and Microsoft regarding their next-generation consoles, varying sources are suggesting that the new PlayStation will have the upper hand over the Xbox 720 in terms of raw computational power.
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".
Ever wanted a Galaxy Note tablet that's a little smaller than the 10.1 offering that's currently on sale? Want to take advantage of the S Pen but the Galaxy Note smartphone just a little too small? You may be in luck.
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.
If you own an iOS or Android device and enjoy playing mobile games on your way to work or school, you have most likely stumbled across Temple Run at one point. This addictive touch-screen game is now getting its first major revamp since its 2011 release: Tempe Run 2, which will reach Google Play on January 24th, following the recent release of the iOS version.
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.
After spending a couple of years sitting in the background and watching other publishers embrace Apple’s technologies; the decision-making executives behind The Rolling Stone magazine have finally deemed it the right time to bring the publication to the digital display of the iPad. Jan Wenner - the founder of Rolling Stone - has previously been critical of those who jumped immediately aboard the iPad ship when it was launched back in 2010, but it seems that opinions have changed with today's release of the extremely popular magazine onto the App Store.
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.
