We're getting into that time of year when
device rumors are swirling,
but when it comes down to it we still care about finding the best apps
in the Play Store for your enjoyment every week. When we find 'em, we
let you guys know. We've got a couple games (as usual) and some utility
apps for your enjoyment. Read on past the break to see how we've done
this week.
Richard Devine - Max Payne Mobile
The past seven days saw a brand new, shiny, factory fresh Jelly Bean
install on my Nexus 7, which meant it was completely empty to start
filling up with apps all over again. First on the list was Max Payne
Mobile. A game i've longed to play on my Android devices since release,
but never got round to. Mainly down to required storage space.
Yeah, it's massive. However, once past that, what an amazing mobile
game this really is. True to the original console version in every way,
same storyline, same graphics, and who ever got tired of using the
Matrix-esque bullet time to kill bad guys? A nice touch is the
customizable touchscreen control positions, meaning that if you have
small hands -- like me -- you can bunch all the controls up close to
each other for maximum effect. I love the original, I love this port,
and at $2.99 it's great value for money too.
Sean Brunett - History Here
This app is for all of you history buffs out there and is brought to
us by the official HISTORY Channel. The app’s goal is to present
locations on a map that are significant historically so that you can
read about them, visit them and understand more about the background of a
particular place. The app allows you to search locations or use your
GPS to find interesting sites that are near you. It will then display
pins on a Google Map that you can click on and read more about why they
have importance. You can save sites that you particularly enjoy to your
favorites, share them with friends and view images of them. It’s a
clever app that is great for the history buff.
Simon Sage - Funky Smugglers
Funky Smugglers strutted into Google Play late this week, offering
fast, stylish, swipe-based gameplay. You play as an airport security
officer scanning travelers through an x-ray. You need to tap and drag
away dangerous items, like uzis and hacksaws, while leaving safe items,
like rubber duckies, untouched. If you miss a dangerous item or
accidentally confiscate a green one, you lose one of three health
points. Players earn bonus points for removing multiple items in single
swipes, which can be supplemented by useful power-ups that occasionally
drift into view. Completing the three random missions active at any time
can also earn you some bonus cash. Of course, the more planes that you
subsequently board, the harder they get, but you also earn big coins for
long streaks of security clearance. Once you're paid at the end of the
day, you can spend your coins on new passengers, theme packs, or
limited-use power-ups. Yeah, coins can also be purchased through in-app
purchases, but that's easy enough to ignore. If you're feeling
competitive there are also only team battle leaderboards.
The funky soundtrack and exaggerated cartoon graphics give this game a
ton of replay value and is bound to keep you entertained for a long
time to come.
Chris Parsons - TunnelBear
Whether you're just looking to protect your privacy, bypass internet
censorship or experience the internet as people in other countries
experience it, a VPN is a great solution. Problem is some of them are
expensive and don't always work with your tablet or smartphone the way
you would like. Enter TunnelBear.. A free VPN app that works for both
the U.S. and UK. To kick things off, TunnelBear will give you 500MB of
data to use as you see fit through their servers and to add to that if
you hit them up on Twitter each month they'll give you an additional 1GB
directly added to your account. The app is simple, beautiful, free and
it works -- can't ask for much more than that.
Andrew Martonik - Starbucks WiFi Auto Login
If you’ve spent any decent amount of time in a Starbucks, you’ve
likely connected to their free Wi-Fi before. Connecting on a laptop is
easy enough. Connect to the open Wi-Fi, open your browser, accept the
terms and you’re good to go. It’s a little bit more of a pain on your
phone though, and I’ve found an app that can take care of it
automatically. This simple, open source app will automatically accept
the terms and conditions and connect you to Starbucks Wi-Fi when you
enable it. After setting it up once, the next time you return your phone
will automatically sign in, assuming you enable Wi-Fi in the first
place. It’s something simple that will maybe save you 30 seconds, but
given the choice I’d rather have it done automatically.
Jerry Hildenbrand - Wallbase HD Wallpapers
Half the fun of having a smartphone is customizing the way it looks
and making it a reflection of you. With Android, there are a lot of ways
to accomplish this, but probably the easiest is with a unique
wallpaper. There are a lot of ways to get custom wallpapers for your
phone, including our very own
Wallpaper Gallery, but in the spirit of choice I'm picking another one this week -- Wallbase HD Wallpapers.
Wallbase.cc is a site that scrapes 4chan to grab the best wallpapers
from the boards, and post them elsewhere so you don't have to wade
through the filth that is 4chan to find them, They offer an incredible
collection, and have something to suit every taste -- including the NSFW
taste (you've been warned). With the Wallbase HD Wallpapers app, you
now have an easy way to search through them all and apply one directly
to your phone, without using any wires or sending files. If you love
changing the wallpaper on your Android phone, it's well worth having a
look.
Of course, we can't have any discussion of wallpapers without showing
one, so here's mine. To make things easy, I've uploaded it to the
AC wallpaper database right here. Now find your own favorite, and
head to the forums to show it off!
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