Contest: Not on Verizon and want to play Star Legends: The Blackstar Chronicles? We are giving away 20 beta keys!!

tagged Contest, Pocket Legends, Space Legends, Spacetime Studios, the blackstar chronicles, v cast, Verizon, verizon wireless

It is time for another TalkAndroid giveaway. This one is from Spacetime Studios. We reported earlier that Star Legends: The Blackstar Chronicles has entered beta, but as a Verizon V CAST exclusive.

For now, if you are not on Verizon Wireless, you are left out in the cold, but TalkAndroid has you covered as we are giving away 20 beta keys.

Full rules:

Leave a post in this forum thread telling us why you want a beta key
Additional posts from the same user will be ignored.
The contest ends 11:59pm eastern on July 9, 2011.
Winners will be picked at random and contacted via email.

**Entries will only be accepted in our Forum thread above. Comments to this actual post will not be included.

Good Luck.

Star Legends:The Blackstar Chronicles hits beta exclusively on Verizon V Cast apps

tagged game, MMO, MMORPG, Star Legends, the blackstar chronicles, v cast, Verizon, Verzon Wireless

We met with Spacetime Studios last month at E3, and we have been excited ever since for the release of their MMO Star Legends: The Blackstar Chronicles. We are happy to say that it has entered beta as an exclusive with Verizon V CAST Apps. The beta period will run for 2 weeks from July 6 through July 20 and is available on many Verizon Wireless Android devices.

Star Legends: The Blackstar Chronicles is set in a distant galaxy during the 41st century. It pits space-faring, privateer humans against their own treachery and the alien menace known as the Vular. You have a choice of three classes of space-age heroes” Commando, Engineer, and Operative. You will battle with harsh, alien environments, monstrous, unthinking aliens, and the greed and ambition of their rivals.

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Motorola releases 20 tutorial videos for the Droid 3

tagged Droid 3, motorola, training videos, Verizon, verizon wireless, videos

As we reported earlier, the Droid 3 is now available online for $199 for a two-year contract or $459 without. Motorola released 20 videos to help you understand all the features. Some of these videos were leaked a month ago. For a lot of us, these videos won’t serve a lot of purpose, but I think these videos are great for the mainstream consumer, especially if they are new to Android. Here are all 20 videos for your viewing pleasure:

Using your phone for the first time:

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Quick Look at Today’s Free Amazon App: Fieldrunners HD [Hands on Video]

tagged amazon, Amazon free app, Fieldrunners, Fieldrunners HD, game, strategy, Tower Defense

Fieldrunners HD was supposed to debut about a week ago, but they found out that they could not offer it free for the first day with the Android Market. They signed up with Amazon, and the debut was pushed to today. You will find it on both Amazon and the Android market for .99cents, but today it is free on Amazon.

Welcome to the world of Fieldrunners HD, the most anticipated and visually stunning game in mobile Tower Defense history, now available on Android with updated hi-def graphics! Defend your base and control the field using a diverse selection of upgradeable towers in a limitless adventure. Master a wide array of tactics and strategies to help you stand victorious against countless waves of unique land and air combatants! Do you have what it takes to defeat the Fieldrunners and rise to the top as the ultimate Tower Defense champion?

Fieldrunners HD has fantastic graphics, and as far as tower defense games goes, this will be the one to beat. They are promising tablet support soon as well. Check out our hands on video for a closer look.

[via amazon]

Want a White HTC EVO 3D? Here’s how to make it yourself

tagged Evo 3D, HTC, painting, white

XDA user, Zoidpilot, dropped his EVO 3D which caused some damage. He decided to fix it up, and in the process he painted it white. It looks as good as if it came directly from HTC. So who is brave enough to try this?

List of supplies you will need:

2 sheets of extemely fine sandpaper
1 can of black primer spray paint
1 can of white primer spray paint
1 can of gloss white enamel spray paint
1 bottle of gloss white touch up paint (just in case)
1 set of paint brushes (for the just in case)
1 roll of masking tape
1 razor blade
1 box of pop tarts ( artists get hungry y’know?)

Checkout a bunch of photos after the break

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CyanogenMod7 and MIUI land on the Droid Incredible 2

tagged bootloaders, cm7, HTC, Incredible 2, MIUI, roms, rooting, unlocked bootloader

Recently, HTC changed their stance on locking bootloaders, but it was too late for the Incredible 2. Thankfully the development community managed to open it last month.

We knew it was a matter of time till we saw some custom ROMs. The two most popular, CM7 and MIUI have arrived and can be flashed. Head over to the links for more information.

[CyanogenMod Wiki] [MIUI]

[via engadget]

Google Maps now lets you download map data for offline use

tagged download maps, google maps, maps, Navigation, offline, offline use

The new update to Google Maps was released today which brought a lot of nice new features, but one additional feature is the ability to download map data for offline use. This is something we have been all waiting for. Unfortunately, you are still unable to use it for navigation, but you will be able to download a 10 square mile area for viewing anytime you do not have a data connection.

To do this you need to go into maps and hit Menu/More/Labs. The third choice down should be “Download map area.” All you need to do it tap that to enable it (you will see a check mark). To actually download an area, there are 2 ways:

1) You can search anywhere on a map and long press in the area and after the box appears, tap that and you will see “Download map area” at the bottom of the screen. Tap that and your download should take about a minute.

2) From a Place page you can tap “More options” and you will see “Download map area” at the bottom.

To access your downloaded areas, from the map screen, hit Menu/More/Cache Settings/Downloaded map areas. Select one of your download areas, and it will appear with a black square surrounding it. Only map tiles are loaded (no satellite, traffic, etc.)

[via gigaom]

Google Maps 5.7 brings Transit Navigation (beta) and better search results [Video]

tagged google maps, places, transit navigation, update

Google Maps has been updated to version 5.7 and one of the big highlights is Transit Navigation (Beta). The update also includes updated access to directions, better suggested search results, and a photo viewer for Place pages.

Transit Navigation give you public transit directions in 400+ cities around the world. It works within turn by turn directions so it will alert you when you need to get off or make a transfer. You can even open up other applications and it will still alert you as your stop approaches. This will obviously work better with above ground transit. Check out the video after break:

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Foursquare brings “Beyond Check-In” notifications to Android first

tagged check in, foursquare, notifications

Most developers, like Foursquare, have given major updates to iOS before Android. With Android leading the market share, one has to wonder how long that will keep up.

Foursquare just changed things up a bit. They recently added “beyond check-in” notifications, but only to the Android version (and web). We already had push notifications for check-ins so this focuses on other activities like comments on check-ins and photos, alerts when friends sign up, alerts about tips, alerts when you’re ousted as mayor, etc.

“People in the Android-iverse, you’re first to play with this; download today’s update to get started. For the rest of you, head over to foursquare.com to see what it’s all about (just click on ‘notifications’).”

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Gameloft’s BackStab HD comes to the Android Market [Video]

tagged BackStab, BackStab HD, Gameloft

We reported last month that Gameloft’s fears of the Android Market are starting to dissipate. The past practice for Gameloft has been to only sell their games via their website, but most likely this has affected their sales.

BackStab HD is the latest game to release in the Android Market. The story is that you are a rogue killer that wants vengeance on those who betrayed you.

Take on the role of Henry Blake, a broken man whose life was stripped away, and help in his quest for justice and revenge. Climb, jump and sneak your way through diverse settings to reach your target and strike down adversaries. Use your deadly fighting skills and the combo-based combat system to defeat your nemesis and anyone else who gets in your way. Roam freely across a huge island and gaze upon its magnificent full-3D environments and experience the feeling of an immersive, realistic world around you thanks to impressive non-player character interactions with true-to-life voice effects.

Video and download links after the beak

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About Robert Nazarian

Robert lives in upstate New York where he was born and raised. Technology was always his passion. His first computer was a Radio Shack TRS80 Color that used a cassette tape to save programs, and his first laptop was a Toshiba T1200FB that sported a CGA greyscale screen and two 720kb floppy drives (no hardrive). From the early 90’s through late 2011, he only owned Motorola phones starting with the MircroTAC all the way through to the Droid X. He broke that streak when he bought the Galaxy Nexus. Now he's sporting a DROID DNA, and absolutely loves it. He has a wonderful wife and a 4 year old son. In his free time he enjoys sports, movies, TV, working out, and trying to keep up with the rapid fast world of technology.