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Help This Infectious New Game Go Viral – Patient Zero

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by Jim Farmer on
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It’s 2012 and together, we can help start the mass outbreak of the zombie apocalypse, as well as a slew of other bizarre infections. It doesn’t matter how much you wash your hands, these infections have evolved to transmit themselves over our wireless network infrastructure.

This is the premise of Patient Zero, a new game by a fresh developer, EgonDev. In this pandemic game, infections get transferred by players coming within proximity of each other in the real world. Players infected with your virus will carry it and infect more players. The ultimate goal is to be Patient Zero for the most devastatingly sweeping virus in the world. Here’s a few screenshot to help give you an idea of how it works.

The game is currently in  open beta, and needs more players to get the sickness spreading.

The concept behind this game has some real potential. For those of you familiar with them, you can almost liken it to a modernized/easier/themed game of either  ”Where’s George” or perhaps even the street pass feature of the Nintendo 3DS.

Mwhahaha, looks like I’ve successfully caused people near me to contract Luposlipaphobia.

If you’re ready to get down with the sickness, check it out in the Play Store.


Download on Play Store

via: Reddit 

 

Kernel Governors, Modules, I/O Schedulers, and CPU Tweaks – The Master List

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by Jim Farmer on
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Whether you’re a novice or a pro, when it comes to rooting and flashing things to your phone it seems there’s always something new to learn. The topics in the title are often the least understood and yet the most sought after enhancements to our devices. That being said they generate a lot of questions and typically few concise answers. For instance, have you ever wondered any of the following?

  • “OK I have flashed this xyz kernel. What’re all these governors? How do I know which one is the best for me? How do I tweak them to bias their characters towards Battery-life/Performance/Balance between the Two?”
  • “What’s this about these modules that come with the kernel? What are they? How do I use them. Are they any good? Is it OK to neglect them?”
  • “What roles does an I/O scheduler play? How do I choose a reliable I/O scheduler?”
  • “Can I have more control on CPU? Can I get more info and tweaks on dual core CPU, bus frequency, etc?”
If so, you should check out droidphile‘s post over on XDA’s forums. Droidphile writes,
“Hope this thread could give you answers for all these questions. We’re covering governors, modules, i/o schedulers that comes with Siyah kernel, plus more. That should cover almost all the popular governors/modules/io schedulers! Many people seem to get lost in Kernel dev threads without getting answers about governors and such.”
The thread is extensive! 18 popular governors are finally clearly defined. Sample Governor tweaks are given. INIT.D scripts are explained. A comprehensive list of modules and there functions are listed, and so much more. Hit the source link to be taken to a treasure trove of Android knowledge.

source: XDA

AndEtch opens its doors for all your Android pimping needs

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by Stacy Bruce on
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Remember a few weeks back when I told you about the awesome custom etched Galaxy Nexus battery doors that you could get through an IndiGoGo project? Well the IndiGoGo project has successfully come to an end but our good buddy Omar Trujillo isn’t finished just yet. After exceeding his pledge goal 6x over, Omar decided it was time to set up a more permanent outlet for Android lovers to pimp out their beloved handsets. Enter AndEtch - your one stop shop for the ultimate in Android device customization. » Read the rest

Contest: Win one of three iFrogz Boost Near Field Audio Speakers (Updated With Winners)

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by Robert Nazarian on
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I just did a review on the iFrogz Boost Near Field Audio Speaker, which amps up your speaker on your smartphone or digital media player. The folks over at iFrogz were gracious enough to provide three units for our loyal readers. We like to keep our contests simple so all you have to do is head over to our forum thread and tell us what your favorite song to listen to is lately. You will have until Sunday, March 11 at 11:59pm EST. We will pick three random winners and post them on March 12. Winners will receive an email in the account associated with your username. Only one entry per person please.

Click here to enter

Update:

Congratulations to the following winners:

Colin Sewell

davidac

dbqfan

You will receive an email to the account associated with your username. Just get back to me with your full name, address, and phone number your iFrogz Boost will be shipped.

Thanks for playing and look for another contest soon.

 

 

Why I Want an Android Brain Implant

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by Ed Caggiani on
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In this day and age, technology is designed to make our lives simpler. We no longer need to pull over to a rest area to use a payphone. Paper maps are quickly becoming a thing of the past. We can now carry thousands of books with us without requiring years of weight training. The devices we carry with us every day are rapidly becoming indispensable.

So this is why we freak out when we suddenly don’t have access to our smartphones, either through damage or loss. This single point of failure is why we have a growing market of protective phone cases, insurance, and remote wipe software. How can we guarantee we’ll never lose or break our phones? Only one way I see…remove the device from the equation.

If there was no physical device we had to keep track of, there would obviously be no fear of losing it. But the device is what gives us the power to do all those wonderful things. So what if we natively had the same abilities our smartphones have without having to carry anything around? Enter the Android Brain Implant™ (ABI).

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Contest: Win one of twenty-five FREE copies of MyBackup Pro (Updated With Winners)

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by Robert Nazarian on
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I just reviewed MyBackup Pro, which I think is an app that every Android user should have on their phone or tablet. The folks over at RerWare were gracious enough to provide us 25 copies to give to our awesome readers. It’s quite simple. Just head over to our forum post and tell us what phone and/or tablet you are sporting right now. You have until Monday, March 5th at 11:59EST. We will randomly pick 25 winners and announce them on Tuesday, March 6. Winners will receive an email with instructions in the email account that is attached to their username. Good Luck!!!

Click here to enter

 

UPDATE:

Congratulations to the following winners:

angelus788

 

Don Goncalves

deserted

Jason Herrington

rhagemeyer

John Moore

kaibo

eastcoastowl

Spencer Teuscher

Droidster

dct1954

johnb847

Jason Esterline

Big Al

kartha87

duoflash

gr8bizweb

Bengina

johnshibbe

NortonHey

mdesousa

Puddlejumper

johnnykoko

Simon Roughley

manjot

You will receive and email in the account associated with your username with instructions.

Thanks for playing and look for another contest soon!!

 

Android’s Countdown to Mobile World Congress

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by Jim Farmer on
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The Android website is counting down to Mobile World Congress (MWC). They posted this animation on their website which adds more elements as we get closer to the opening of the event, February 27th. What cool things will we see from Google this year? Whatever it may be, it doesn’t appear as if the animation will be giving away anything major. Seemingly all of the animation’s elements are sourced from the image below, click for full size.

What do you want to see most from Google: Jelly Bean Sneak Peak, Nexus Tablet, Android @ Home, Majel, set-top boxes, or something else? Let us know in the comments!

source: Android

Kindle Fire Study: Bad Usability, Great Sales

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by Ed Caggiani on
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The folks over at Human Factors International, a company that specializes in user-centered design training and consulting, have published an interesting white paper about the increasingly popular Kindle Fire. Written by the CEO Eric Schaffer, the basic premise of the document states that even though the Fire has some fundamental usability issues with its user interface, it’s still a success for other reasons. What usability issues, you ask?

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Cool HD Wallpapers Of The Week For Your Android Smartphone

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by Joe Sirianni on
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If it’s one thing I like doing often to keep my Android experience fresh and current, it’s change my background.  Sometimes your background can get a little stale and some updating is in order.  A new background, a new launcher or some icon rearranging can really freshen up a device if you know what you’re doing.  So every once in a while we come across some pretty cool HD wallpapers and when we do, there’s really only one thing to do with them, share them with all of you.  Check out some of the HD wallpapers below and don’t forget to let us know what you think.  Feel free to also upload some of your very own wallpapers in our new forum to share with the rest of the Android community.  And if you’re not a member yet, what are you waiting for?  You can sign up at the same link.   » Read the rest

The XDA Android Hacker’s Toolkit is Available for Preorder

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by Jim Farmer on
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Jason Tyler, author of Google App Inventor for Android, has a new book on its way and you can pre-order it today. It’s titled, XDA’s Android Hacker’s Toolkit: The Complete Guide to Rooting, ROMs and Theming. For those of you ready to start hacking, but aren’t sure where to start, the XDA developer’s forum has long been a great resource. Tyler’s book presents it in a more easily approached manner, beginning with the basics.  » Read the rest

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