Phones

Bruce Lee, Jackie Chan and other martial art legends have one thing in common, they can leave most people mesmerized with their combat moves. The style of combat has been featured in movies, cartoons and video games as well. iOS users now have a chance to take a part in similar action with Ultimate Stick Fight, a game that features two heroes who have various martial art combination skills. Ryan and Slash are the two heroes of the game. Slash uses a sword to fight against enemies (he also wears a cool purple bandana on his head) while Ryan relies on the sticks to fight the Dragon crime family that’s turning out to be the threat to the main city. Both characters have fantastic combat combinations which are going to leave you awed. The main action that characters perform is based on three buttons available on the screen ? kick, jump and punch. There's an extra button to hold any object and throw at enemies. All four buttons are placed at the bottom right corner of the screen. The rage meter can be used to inflict damage on enemies in an instant (you can see it filling in the second bar at the top left corner of the screen in blue color). As you progress through the levels, using objects becomes increasingly important for defeating enemies. There are 40 different stages to play, but most of them have the same background. It would have been nice if the developer switched up the background between different stages. Moving on, the skills level of your characters also upgrade when you move to further levels. You start out with the basic kicks and punches, but later the characters learn awesome beat them up skills. As enemies grow in number, you may find it difficult at some stage, which is where you can use the stars earned from different stages (each level gives you a rating out of three stars) to unlock upgraded moves. You can also buy moves through in-app purchases. Ultimate Fight Stick is priced at $0.99 and is available to download for both iPad and iPhone. It’s optimized for iPhone 5 and supports the bladepad controller on iPad. iOS users who’ve been craving for such action may find it addictive. This article, App Review: Ultimate Fight Stick for iPhone and iPad, was originally published at simonblog.com.

Lots of 8-inch Android tablets should hit the market in the second half of the year in the wake of iPad Mini's success, says NPD DisplaySearch.

The older the Google Nexus 7 tablet gets, the worse it runs according to a number of the tablet's owners who are complaining about things like a terribly long 10 second lag just to orient the tablet correctly; one owner of the tablet complains about problems including lagging in the browser, when multitasking and having the device experience one crash and reboot per hour...

You might be thinking that a solution like this will ultimately be redundant considering that Glass will be...Photos:

Welcome to the GSM-Forum forums. You are currently viewing our boards as a guest which gives you limited access to view most discussions and access our other features. By joining our free community you will have access to post topics, communicate privately with other members (PM), respond to polls, upload content and access many other special features. Registration is fast, simple and absolutely free so please, join our community today! If you have any problems with the registration process or your account login, please contact contact us.Source: gsmhosting.com

I can probably count on one hand how many times I’ve used a QR Code reader over the years. The fact that such functionality isn’t built into iOS pretty much ensures that this tech will always be dead to me. Yet, a new jailbreak tweak is trying to change that by incorporating the ability to scan QR Codes directly from the stock Camera app. NativeQR is the name of the tweak, and not only will it allow you to scan QR codes, it also allows you to share contacts using QR codes as well.(...)Read the rest of How to make the stock Camera app read QR codes "How to make the stock Camera app read QR codes" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com. Make sure to follow us on Twitter, Facebook, and Google+.

Facebook has released a major update for its iOS app, which brings the status icons to the iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. Facebook had introduced status icons in the web version in April. Facebook status icons are like emoticons, which show what you’re feeling, watching, reading, drinking, listening to, eating, or playing.  Continue reading →

AT&T has come up with a very clever way to keep New Yorkers' mobile devices powered up throughout the day. The New York Times reports that AT&T is building 25 solar-powered charging stations throughout New York City that will give wireless users the ability to recharge their phones in places where they can't typically find electrical outlets. AT&T plans to deploy the stations in public outdoor spaces such as parks and beaches as part of a pilot project between the carrier and the city. Marissa Shorenstein, the president of AT&T’s New York division, tells the Times that her company views the initiative "as a commitment to being a part of the New York community as a corporate citizen but also as a way for New Yorkers to continue to engage with their technology as they continue to consume more and more data."

Q. I just recently downloaded this in an attempt to jailbreak my Iphone, I am updating and restoring my phone using the u.d.f mode, but after my apple sign on the front turns to the Greenpoison sign and it wont stop beeping and loading?Source: blogspot.com

Living in a major metropolitan area, I’ve come to take my broadband Internet access for granted. However, that’s a luxury that is not afforded to a solid two-thirds of the world. Project Loon has been launched (no pun intended) by Google to provide high-speed Internet to more remote areas on the planet. And they’re doing it with balloons. You could say that the name “Project Loon” is a play on the word “balloon” and perhaps something to do with being a little crazy, but the idea here is that they launch these massive balloons about 12.4 miles above the Earth’s surface. At this altitude, they can avoid most adverse weather or airplane traffic. The balloons, which measure 49 x 39 feet when inflated, can withstand abuse for over 100 days before they need to be recovered. Each balloon can cover an area on the ground of about 25 miles in diameter, providing it with speeds “comparable to 3G.” The initial test has them in New Zealand where they launched the first Project Loon Internet-providing balloon on June 14 and they plan on launching a total of 30 more in the next few days. The balloon itself contains a myriad of electronics — radio antennas, GPS, flight sensors, weather monitoring instruments, etc. — and there’s an array of solar panels for 100 watts of power. By using the wind for travel, the balloons are pretty green. The Internet signal isn’t sent back via Wi-Fi. Instead, the balloons connect to the ground and then the service is broadcast via a radio frequency over ISM bands. Homes in the area then need to install special antenna to nab the signal and decrypt the data. This may seem wacky, but it could prove to be a fascinating solution for areas where conventional broadband just isn’t feasible or cost-effective. They also say it’s a good way to get connected following a natural disaster. [Source] The post Video: Google Project Loon Balloons Connect Remote Areas to the Web appeared first on Mobile Magazine.