Monday, August 20, 2012
Are the Networks About to Completely Screw Up Hulu? [Hulu]
Elephant Quest is an addictive, deep platformer
Elephant Quest is one platformer that managed to prove me completely wrong. Yes, you do run and jump around, and you also shoot at stuff. But the game has much, much more going for it.
Basically, as you run, jump and shoot, you gain experience points and level up. Hitting Space brings you into an interface where you can convert your experience points into Charisma, Intelligence, Agility and Dexterity points. Once you've "specialized" your points, you then get to pick what exact skills you'd like to enhance in each field. For example, you could use your dexterity to enhance your weapons or increase your swiftness.
The game is played in a huge maze; you go through rooms using doors, and there's a large map. As the name implies, there are quests you can take, too. For example, one quest had me searching all over the place for ten balloons.
The bottom line is that this is a surprisingly deep game that just might ensnare you for a good bit longer than you intended to play. Beware!
Elephant Quest is an addictive, deep platformer originally appeared on Download Squad on Fri, 25 Mar 2011 15:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Instagram 3.0?s New Maps Feature: A Privacy Wake-Up Call?
Instagram certainly seems to be following in its soon-to-be parent company Facebook's ethos of "sharing more is better." Among a handful of mostly minor updates, Instagram 3.0, out today on iOS and Android, adds a photo mapping feature that plots all of your Instagram shots on a map, so viewers of your profile can check out photogenic spots in your 'hood and from your travels.
Source: http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2012/08/instagram-3-0-update-maps/
Finns Set a Record by Flinging Phones at Their Crazy Competition [Video]
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Saudia Arabia Stamps Foot, Demands TLDs Wiped From the Web
Today in international tech news: Saudi Arabia asks ICANN to prohibit a laundry list of top-level domains -- .gay, .wine, .sex among them. Also: A Briton is sentenced to four years in prison for operating the streaming site surfthechannel.com; Walmart ups its stake in a Chinese e-commerce company; Ecuador has not, in fact, made a decision about the Julian Assange asylum case.
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Dynaflo Liquid Armor ? Nano Protection
Hands up – who’s ever had issues installing a screen protector on their smartphone or tablet or camera or …….? Unless you’re VERY careful, it’s so easy to end up with bubbles, dust, or hairs under the protector. From Dynaflo comes Liquid Armor, a Nano coating technology that protects your screen without affecting the sensitivity, [...]
Source: http://the-gadgeteer.com/2012/08/18/dynaflo-liquid-armor-nano-protection/
theKube2 is the World?s Smallest Touch Enabled MP3 Player
Is there still a market for stand alone MP3 players when so many of us have smart phones and other devices with that capability already built in? I think so because I still use my iPod Classic because my iPhone can’t hold my entire music library. TheKube2 can hold way more tunes than my iPhone [...]
Source: http://the-gadgeteer.com/2012/08/16/thekube2-is-the-worlds-smallest-touch-enabled-mp3-player/
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Windows 8 wallpaper available to download, Jupiter and Twin UI spotted
As you can see, it's got a similar feel to the good ol' Windows 7 default background, but features a more subdued smattering of cerulean hues. Those of you who want to use the Windows 8 wallpaper on your current desktop can download it from our file dump.
A few other details have been revealed, too. According to ZDNet's source, the Windows 8 Jupiter libraries and Twin UI are starting to take shape -- though all that's been located thus far are "[various files] scattered throughout the OS" and the aptly-named twinui.dll.
Windows 8 wallpaper available to download, Jupiter and Twin UI spotted originally appeared on Download Squad on Thu, 31 Mar 2011 10:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Sunday, August 19, 2012
Snapshot: Verizon Galaxy S3 captures lightning strikes [from the forums]
That the Samsung Galaxy S3 has a great camera is hardly a secret. But just how fast is that burst mode? Android Forums member BasPilot says he took nearly 2,000 pics of a recent storm in burst mode and got 25 or so good ones. Never mind the percentage on that one. Any good photog knows to just keep shooting. (This is the digital age, after all.)
Even better is that BasPilot's sharing a few of his captures in the forums. Hit the link below to check 'em out.
More: Caught Lightning in Action
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Google Denies Paying Bloggers During Java Lawsuit [Google]
Windows 8 now available to OEMs via Microsoft Connect
Select Microsoft Connect partners -- major players like HP -- have been given their first taste of Windows 8. According to various sources, the build string currently sits at 7971.0.110324-1900, which is the third milestone build of the successor to Windows 7.So far, there haven't been many details revealed about Windows 8. An actual System Restore -- which is being referred to as History Vault -- has been reported, and the feature will allow users and administrators to completely roll back a system to a previous state. A factory reset option is also said to be included.
We've also seen Windows Live integration taking shape on the desktop. It's believed that you'll be able to log in to Windows 8 using your Windows Live credentials, not just a traditional offline Windows username and password.
All that's left now is for a leaked Windows 8 build to show up on a torrent site. Feel free to tip us if you see that happen.
Windows 8 now available to OEMs via Microsoft Connect originally appeared on Download Squad on Thu, 31 Mar 2011 08:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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NASA maps out proposed travel plans for Curiosity, decides to head for the hills
As the vista on Mars gradually gets ever clearer, and the system checks continue to show that the rover is in good stead, the team behind Curiosity will be increasingly eager to stretch its legs wheels. The first trip might be just a cautious few meters, but plans for a more adventurous jaunt have just been revealed. The first location in Curiosity's sights is an area referred to as Glenelg, which, based on initial pictures, offers three different geological characteristics, as well as potentially being an area where water used to be present. The site is only 1,300 feet (400 meters) from where the rover landed, but it could still take several weeks to get there. This is merely a quick dash compared to the next leg of its journey, which sees Curiosity heading out to an area called Mount Sharp -- a large mound of layered rock which is hoped to contain visible geology potentially dating back millions of years. With seven kilometers (4.4 miles) lying between the rover and the mountain's foothills, it'll be a much longer journey, but one that could provide the first real evidence of the planet's ability to host, or have hosted, life.
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NASA maps out proposed travel plans for Curiosity, decides to head for the hills originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 19 Aug 2012 09:08:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Feast Your Ears On Fresh Jams From Musicians You Love At Hipset Via YC?s Tracks.by
Hipset is a music discovery site launching today from Y Combinator's Tracks.by that makes sure you never miss the hot new songs, videos, and other content from the artists you Like on Facebook -- updates which the social network might not show in your feed. If launched on its own, Hipset would just be a fun site for listeners. But while disarmingly simple, it's the culmination of Tracks.by's year-long master plan to shake up the music marketing industry. Here's how Hipset is going to rock you.Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/QaG0bq5jJRU/
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