Project Sword is a forthcoming 3D game on the iOS platform and if you saw the Apple press conference this week you would have seen how amazing it is. Epic Citadel is a demo of the game and is in the app store right now. Available on the iPod, iPhone and iPad it sure gives a nice insight to the future of 3D gaming.
Check out the video below and if you fancy giving it a try head over to the app store and download it. It’s free.
We don’t normally cover games here at tracyandmatt but every so often I come across a game that is so addictive I cant stop playing it.
Although not free (£1.19) LilRacers for the iPhone is fantastic value for money in my opinion and will keep you entertained for hours.
As you will see, the game has a massive selection of championships to enter and each of those containing four tracks. In addition there are four types of road surface to make things a little more realistic.
Check out the video below and if you have an iPhone or iPod Touch I would recommend giving this one a try.
As the weather has been so bad here in the UK, with snow and freezing temperatures, there have been record numbers of vehicle breakdowns reported. I came across a useful app for the iPhone this morning that drivers with iPhones much want to consider. It’s called Breakdown from a company called Hello24.
It’s a simple idea but like many simple ideas it’s also genius! If you are unfortunate enough to find yourself in a situation where you are stuck, car has broken down or you are, god forbid, involved in an accident then Breakdown can really help.
It allows you to set up the details of your breakdown service membership, whether that’s the AA, RAC, Green Flag etc so that you have your membership number and the phone number to call at hand. It also allows you to use the built in GPS to find your current location and the ability to forward those details to a third party via text or email.
Furthermore, there is a ‘What To Do’ section that offers advice for when things go wrong, handy in itself as how many people would go in to a blind panic in an emergency!
Head over to Hello24 to check out the app. definitely worth having on your phone, just in case!
Posted by: Matt
I have mentioned Windows Marketplace in several reviews now, but it has only been available to download for Windows Mobile 6.5
Not any more though. You can now download for both 6.0 and 6.1, good news all round. Microsoft promised this update in November and I am please to say they have delivered.
Get your update by visiting mp.windowsphone.com
Enjoy.
Posted by: James
I have just stumbled on a fantastic piece of software for Windows Mobile 6.5
Its called “Tell Me” from Microsoft and will allow you to carry out many tasks using only your voice!
I think the best two features of “Tell Me” are the voice to text messaging and voice activated dialling. I will be able to text while driving!
In addition you can say pretty much anything to your phone and “Tell Me” will look for it using the Internet.
“Tell Me” looks absolutely amazing and there is already a beta version for Blackberry available.
If anyone has the chance to try it before I do on WinMo 6.5 please use the forum to air your thoughts. I await eagerly!
Full details can be found at www.tellme.com/you including a video.
Posted By: James
Apple have announced the release of their latest operating system – OS X Snow Leopard. It is due to go on sale on Friday 28th August 2009.
OS X Snow Leopard is an upgrade of the last OS Leopard. One of the main improvements is that Snow Leopard is half the size of its predecessor and up to 7GB is freed up once installed.
CUPERTINO, California-August 24, 2009-Apple® today announced that Mac OS® X v10.6 Snow LeopardT will go on sale Friday, August 28 at Apple’s retail stores and Apple Authorized Resellers, and that Apple’s online store is now accepting pre-orders. Snow Leopard builds on a decade of OS X innovation and success with hundreds of refinements, new core technologies and out of the box support for Microsoft Exchange. Snow Leopard will be available as an upgrade for Mac OS X Leopard® users for $29.
“Snow Leopard builds on our most successful operating system ever and we’re happy to get it to users earlier than expected,” said Bertrand Serlet, Apple’s senior vice president of Software Engineering. “For just $29, Leopard users get a smooth upgrade to the world’s most advanced operating system and the only system with built in Exchange support.”
To create Snow Leopard, Apple engineers refined 90 percent of the more than 1,000 projects that make up Mac OS X. Users will notice refinements including a more responsive FinderT; Mail that loads messages up to twice as fast;* Time Machine® with an up to 80 percent faster initial backup;* a Dock with Exposé® integration; QuickTime® X with a redesigned player that allows users to easily view, record, trim and share video; and a 64-bit version of Safari® 4 that is up to 50 percent** faster and resistant to crashes caused by plug-ins.
(from Apple’s site)
Posted by: Emma
Google currently has an Operating System (OS) for mobile phones called Android. Now Google is developing an (OS) for PCs. It will be known as the Google Chrome OS.
Google Chrome OS will be aimed initially at small, low-cost netbooks, but will eventually be used on PCs as well.
Google said netbooks with Chrome OS could be on sale by the middle of 2010.
"Speed, simplicity and security are the key aspects of Google Chrome OS," the firm said in its official blog.
The operating system, which will run on an open source licence, was a "natural extension" of its Chrome browser, the firm said.
The news comes just months before Microsoft launches the latest version of its operating system, called Windows 7.
So, it looks as though Microsoft may have another competitor in their OS market.
Posted by: Emma
If you’ve got a newer HTC mobile and you’re bored with the Teeter game but looking for another title to show off the Accelerometer then take a look at Ball Rush Aqua from Herocraft.
Ball Rush Aqua is a brick-busting Arkanoid style game that’s been around for a little while but Herocraft have just released this latest update which no includes ‘motion control’ that employs the G-Sensor built in to many newer handsets as a method of controlling the action.
Modern technology brought to a legendary classic: Ball Rush Aqua is an enthralling Arcanoid style game that realizes the eternal ideas of the original, yet brings the whole experience bang up to date!
You can now travel through the underwater world! This game excels in its diversity — from the form and features of the bat through to the large variety of tasks involved: you don’t need to destroy all of the blocks, just open a way to the upper part of a screen to pass the level, and then to pass the next ones until you reach the top where you can really have fun and smash everything in sight! Over a hundred original locations are included alongside two levels of difficulty and a huge number of bonuses, which make the game even more captivating and attractive to play! Throw in 13 types of blocks which all have different margins of safety and you are ready to tackle the rewarding and absorbing experience that is Ball Rush Aqua. Some blocks restore after being crushed and some are almost indestructible. But don’t worry, your arsenal is ready for these trials because you can use fire and ice balls, missiles and bombs, which will hall help you to make your way to freedom!
Game features:
- Outstanding graphics
- Dynamic backgrounds
- 185 unique levels
- 13 bonus types and 13 types of blocks
- Record table
- Background stereo tracks
- High-quality sound effects
- Boss-levels
New features in version 1.4:
- Accelerometer support
- New levels
- Improved touch control
- Minor bug fixes
I remind to all of the customers who have bought Ball Rush Aqua before – just visit our site and get this update for free!
The detailed information about the games, including screenshots, trailers and links for demo version are available on the HeroCraft PDA site – http://smart.herocraft.com/ball-rush-aqua.
Posted by: Matt
Today Nokia released new firmware update for the 5800 XpressMusic. Being quite a major release it brings improvements in a number of areas. According to Nokia it should improve the performance and the user interface as well as add some new applications.
The new firmware version brings in the Mobile Dictionary and Application Update Apps to the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic. The first one offers you voice playback and text-to-speech, supporting 38 languages.
As the name suggests Application Update manages the new updates for your installed apps, making them easy to keep up to date.
The 5800 XpressMusic new firmware revision also brings two new camera features. The first is the burst mode, which allows the primary camera to take multiple photos with a single key press. The second is enabling the secondary camera to take photos. Up until now it could only be used for video-calling.
As usually lots of bug-fixes and performance improvements complete the change log. According to Nokia the 5800 XpressMusic handsets that get the new firmware should have faster user interface and greater download speeds.
Considering the enormous popularity of the 5800 XpressMusic it’s hardly surprising that Nokia are rushing to fix all those irritating bugs that plague its first S60 full touch handset. Despite some hardware issues it had recently, the handset is selling in volumes, making it quite likely that this is not the last firmware update it will see.
Posted by: John
Fans of VITO Techlology’s iWindowsMobile Communication Suite will be pleased to hear that the suite has just been updated and now includes the newest versions of many of VITO featured applications.
Press release:
VITO Technology Releases New Version 1.8 of iWindowsMobile Communication Suite. Communication Suite makes your Windows Mobile device look stunning with new graphics and finger-friendly interface and reveals the real potential of Windows Mobile touch screen device.
iWindowsMobile Communication Suite has in it all 5 bestsellers from VITO Technology including new Winterface 1.31, and the forever favourites SMS-Chat, FunContact, ZoomBoard and an improved free Weather app with added options and all bugs fixed.
If you haven’t tried our new Winterface 1.31 yet, here is what you will find different in it. It offers you the possibility to choose between black skin with white stylish icons or bright one with colorful icons and 3d images. Furthermore what makes Winterface even more attractive is the ability to switch on or off Windowed mode. This mode allows you either to show or hide the standard top WM bar that shows the essential info like start button, time, profile, mobile operator, etc.
Together with the new Winterface 1.31 this is what Communication Suite includes:
FunContact for managing all your contacts in a fun way with clear and stylish icons.
SMS-Chat for threaded SMS on your device where all SMS written and received appear in a very user friendly way.
ZoomBoard for finger-friendly typing with options to add any language you need.
Weather gives you regular updates on weather of the day and weather forecasts. The new Weather gives the option to choose how frequently updates should appear: every hour, 3 hours or 12 hours. The skin of Weather app changes together with the Winterface skin. All major bugs have also been fixed.
Communication Suite is available for $39.95 at http://www.vitotechnology.com/communication-suite.html. Purchasing the Suite you are saving $30! You may download 14-day free trial version to check the deal.
Posted by: Matt
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