The defining factor of any showy-offy desktop setup is often measured by having two, three or more monitors connected up alongside each other to provide that extra width, allowing panes to be scattered easily and taking gaming to a whole new level. Plus let’s face it, it looks pretty cool.
If you are a fan of gaming then you will of no doubt be aware of what the Steam portal has to offer you. The self titled ultimate online game platform, developed by the Valve Corporation is a digital distribution, digital rights management, multiplayer and communications platform which is predominantly used to distribute video games and other related media items to the online community. The distributed content comes from a wide range of sources, ranging from small indie developers to large software organizations. When packaged together with the community features, automatic updating of games and the ability to use voice chat as an in game experience, Steam becomes an attractive platform for any gamer.
Grand Theft Auto, or GTA as it is more affectionately known, is a multi award winning video game series which can trace its roots to the United Kingdom and the development company Rockstar North. Although criticized at times by sections of the media due to it containing violent missions, the GTA series of games have been unbelievably successful, selling more than 124 million copies worldwide across various platforms.
I know from personal experience that the ability to tether a device can not only be of great benefit, but also occasionally life saving. If you aren't familiar with the art of tethering then you can think of it as the ability to share your devices cellular data connection with your PC, Mac or a tablet. This is extremely useful when travelling and have no access to a Wi-Fi network, or if like me you have a Wi-Fi only iPad.
A powerful new tool from the Android developer community has been released today. It’s called CyanogenMod Compiler and it lets you cook your own special flavor of CyanogenMod 7 (based on Android 2.3.x) or CyanogenMod 9 (based on Android 4.x). We’ve got the details and the relevant download link available after the jump!
Apple's launch of Siri certainly made people sit up and take notice. There had been voice recognition and dictation apps before, even Siri in its earliest incarnation was a standalone app that offered some of the features we all now take for granted from our iPhone 4S devices.
It's a marriage made in heaven, or hell depending on which side of the iOS / Android fence you happen to sit on. See, someone somewhere has decided that it would be a good idea to come up with a way for Google TV owning peeps to join in with all that AirPlaying fun that iPhone and Apple TV fans are currently enjoying.
After the sad demise* of Digg, Reddit has become the most popular social news website on the internet. On the desktop, you can use tools like the Reddit Enhancement Suite to, well, enhance your Reddit-browsing experience, but on Android, the mobile website doesn’t offer as smooth an experience. Because of this, native Reddit apps for Android are popular among redditors on the go.
Camera360 Ultimate unsurprisingly lives in the photography section of the Android Market and bills itself as the most famous and perfect camera application allowing you to take more amazing, funny and interesting photographs. So, are the claims of perfection founded or just an attempt by the developer to stand out in a crowded market place?
Earlier today, we saw one of iOS’ best racing simulation games ported over to Android and now, another popular iOS game – Overkill – has been released on Android. Check it out after the jump!
