Wednesday, April 25, 2012
Sunday, April 22, 2012
Friday, April 20, 2012
Thursday, April 19, 2012
Wednesday, April 18, 2012
iphone - BIg Name Games
Super star of gaming
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| Dead Space |
- Dead space for ipad
- World of sod HD
- Grand theft Auto 3
- Scribblenauts - remix
- The sims free play
- Anamoly warZone Eath HD
- Sonic & sega All star Racing
- Final Fantasy III ipad
- NBA Jam by EA
- Madden NFL 12 by EA
- Back to the futyre epi-I
- Rage HD
- Machinarium
- Space invaders infinity gene
- Atari greatest hits
Monday, April 16, 2012
Sunday, April 15, 2012
Saturday, April 14, 2012
Friday, April 13, 2012
why is Electronic Arts the Worst Company in America?
why Electronic Arts?
The Consumerist, a weblog owned by Consumer Reports which since 2006 has awarded its "golden poos" to their readers' picks for the worst companies in America, has given their 2012 golden poo to Electronic Arts. EA beat out Bank of America in the final round of online polling, 64 percent to 36 percent.
Some of the reasons cited by The Consumerist for EA's "win" (a first for the company) include their claim that EA "nickel and dime[s] consumers to death" by "hold[ing] back game content with the sole intent of charging a fee for it at a later date".
No doubt the annoyance of constant downloadable content and premium prices for console games is weighing on voters' minds-- along with what was apparently a disappointing ending to Mass Effect 3. Plus, the major push by EA to kill the used-game market (and prevent paying customers from loaning games to friends) can certainly be seen as hostile.
Dead Space 2 on consoles.
But let's keep some perspective here. I was disappointed that when I bought a second-hand copy of Dead Space 2, I was locked out off the multiplayer mode because the code that comes with a new copy of the game had already been redeemed. But if I was kicked out of my home because Bank of America foreclosed on my mortgage, that would be devastating.
Last year, Bank of America moved to hurry distressed homeowners out of their homes, and into-- well, maybe the streets, their parents' houses, a friend's couch, or the family car. Risky subprime mortgages and excessive trading by companies like Bank of America have flatlined America's housing market-- but EA is the worst company in America?
Nobody has ever been literally nickel and dimed to death by videogames. But in this recession, millions of homeowners have faced foreclosure, which strains families and leads to life-and-death decisions about where and how to live.
My point is not to defend Electronic Arts' greedier tactics-- I still don't understand why we need a new version of Tetris for the iPad (as the old one is removed from the App Store) or why in-app purchases should help balance a game like Mass Effect Infiltrator. But I would urge everyone to keep some perspective. Giant videogame publishers like EA may not always act in the consumer's best interest, but many energy companies, banks, tobacco companies, and pharmaceutical companies have literally destroyed lives in their pursuit of profit.
Slide To Play advocates on behalf of gamers, and we will push back on slimy business practices from major videogame companies. Of all gaming companies, one could make the case that EA is most deserving of this year's golden poo award.
But in the world beyond the videogame industry, let's save our ire for the companies that are really screwing people over. Life and death in the world of videogames means plasma grenades and checkpoints, not actual life and death. Online voters have sent EA a message, but it seems to be coming from a virtual reality where videogame prices are more important than actual lives.
Thursday, April 12, 2012
iPad with Book Scanner Pro - By Leanna Lofte,
Paper and book scanner for iPad
One of the advantages of having a camera on your iPhone and iPad is that you can you use it with great apps like Scanner Pro that let you take photos of documents to “scan” them and store as PDFs. The result looks just as if you used a physical scanner to do the job.
To use Scanner Pro, you simply take a photo of the document you wish to scan, or upload a photo that you took at an early time from your Camera Roll. After you take the photo, Scanner Pro will automatically detect the edges and put a box around it. If it needs adjusting, you can simply drag the edges and corners to where they should be. In my experience, the detection has been very good. Even when I intentionally did a terrible job at taking the photo, Scanner Pro found a way to make it work.
Even though I took a terrible photo, Scanner Pro did a great job detecting the edges and produced a "good enough".
Scannner Pro also allows you to choose the document size before accepting the scan. Choosing an accurate paper size and border for your page is important for having the best looking scanned document for your result.
Tapping Done will bring you into the next stage of the scanning process. This is where you can decide if the document will be in color, black and white, or simply look just like the photo. You can also adjust the brightness and contrast to make sure the final documents looks good. Tapping Done at this stage will finish the scan.
After you’ve scanned your documents, you can share them to Dropbox, Evernote, or GoogleDocs. Scanner Pro also includes the “Open in” button so that you can open you scanned documents in any other apps that support PDFs.
The Good
- Easy way to scan documents on the go
- Does a fantastic job
- Auto edge detection is pretty accurate
- Set page size
- Support for multi-pate documents
- Option for password protection
- Sync with Dropbox, Evernote, and GoogleDocs
- Universal for iPhone and iPad
The Bad
- Edges can’t go off the screen, so make sure your document is completely visible in your photo
Tuesday, April 10, 2012
The best scientific calculator for the iPad - By Leanna Lofte
The best scientific calculator for the iPad
The Calculator app is one of those iPhone apps that didn’t make it’s way onto the iPad. It’s a shame, because a lot of people, including students, travelers, and home book keepers would get a lot of use out of it. The most popular type of calculator is a scientific calculator — it can do more than the basic operations (adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing), but isn’t as different in approach as an RPN (reverse Polish notation) or as advanced as a graphing calculator or CAS (computer algebra system). So which iPad app is the best scientific calculator? Calcbot by Tapbots.
One of the great features of Calcbot is that it has large buttons, making it very easy to make entries. In portrait mode, the calculator takes up the whole screen. Along the top is the output screen of the calculator. Under that, you’ll find the positive/negative, parentheses, and EE buttons. These are the elements that remain static.
The area of the calculator that contains all the numbers and operations is scrollable. Swiping to the left will reveal all the scientific functions. The up-arrow button on the scientific page will replace the trigonometic functions with their inverses, and the logarithm and exponential functions that are base e change to base 2. Visually, these are all the buttons that are light blue in color.
As you press buttons on the calculator, their symbols will appear in small, light blue letters at the bottom of the calculator’s screen. This is extremely helpful for keeping track of which button you’ve pressed last. The tracking will reset every time you press enter, when it then gets transferred to the tape.
To see the tape, rotate your iPad to landscape. The calculator will become slightly smaller and the tape will slide in from the right. The tape keeps track of all your calculations, including all the buttons that were pressed to get the results. Holding your finger down on an entry pops up a menu to either Use Result, Use Expression, Copy, Send as Email, or Delete. Using the result or expression will automatically add your choice into the calculator. You can also paste into the screen of the calculator or into another app.
The Good
- Large buttons
- Keeps track of buttons pressed
- Beautiful UI
- Landscape orientation reveals the tape
- Every button emits a subtle sound — true to Tapbots style (can be disabled)
- Option to round for currency
- Universal for iPhone and iPad
The Bad
- Must sacrifice having all the buttons on one screen for the larger buttons
Monday, April 9, 2012
Sunday, April 8, 2012
celebrity favorite iphone games and apps
aron Lennon: Tottenham Hotspur and England footballer
Favourite app: Cut the Rope
Platform: iPad
Price: £1.19
Favourite app: Cut the Rope
Platform: iPad
Price: £1.19
Adrian Sutil: F1 driver
Favourite app: Bloomberg Mobile
Platform: iPhone
Price: Free
Favourite app: Bloomberg Mobile
Platform: iPhone
Price: Free
Ben Collins: The Stig
Favourite app: Angry Birds HD
Platform: iPad
Price: £2.99
Favourite app: Angry Birds HD
Platform: iPad
Price: £2.99
Chris Ashton: England Rugby player
Favourite app: iMobsters
Platform: iPhone
Price: Free
Favourite app: iMobsters
Platform: iPhone
Price: Free
Giles Coren: Writer
Favourite app: Labour and Contraction timer
Platform: iPad
Price: Free
Favourite app: Labour and Contraction timer
Platform: iPad
Price: Free
Karen David: Actress
Favourite app: Viber
Platform: iPhone
Price: Free
Favourite app: Viber
Platform: iPhone
Price: Free
Katia Elizarova: International model
Favourite app: WhatsApp Messenger
Platform: iPhone
Price: Free
Favourite app: WhatsApp Messenger
Platform: iPhone
Price: Free
Ken Block: Rally driver
Favourite app: Mad Skills Motocross
Platform: iPhone
Price: Free
Favourite app: Mad Skills Motocross
Platform: iPhone
Price: Free
Matt Berry: Actor and Comedian
Favourite app: Funkbox Drum Machine
Platform: iPhone
Price: £1.79
Favourite app: Funkbox Drum Machine
Platform: iPhone
Price: £1.79
Olivia Wilde: Actress
Favourite app: Shazam
Platform: iPhone
Price: Free
Favourite app: Shazam
Platform: iPhone
Price: Free
Theo Walcott: Arsenal and England footballer
Favourite apps: Gravity Guy and T3 for iPad
Platform: iPhone (Gravity Guy), iPad (T3 for iPad)
Price: £0.59 (Gravity Guy), Free (T3 for iPad)
Favourite apps: Gravity Guy and T3 for iPad
Platform: iPhone (Gravity Guy), iPad (T3 for iPad)
Price: £0.59 (Gravity Guy), Free (T3 for iPad)
Toby Flood: England Rugby player
Favourite app: Stick Cricket
Platform: iPhone
Price: Free
Buy this app now: Download the Stick Cricket app now
Favourite app: Stick Cricket
Platform: iPhone
Price: Free
Buy this app now: Download the Stick Cricket app now
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