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Saturday, August 13, 2011
How About Google Plus Currency For Google Plus Games And Apps?
You must be aware of Facebook virtual currency- Facebook Credits that people use at various stages throughout their Facebook experience. Whether in playing games or purchasing apps, it is an easy way of currency flow within Facebook. On the same line, may be Google can bring this feature on Google Plus too.
As per the news around the web, Google has brought out Google Plus games and working hard for its development. If Games would be accessed by a stream and APIs would be provided to third party developers, may be Google Plus Currency is the next step to cover the buying & selling experience within social games and apps. Also, an effective way for developers to generate revenue from their apps and games.
Review : Samsung Galaxy Tab 750 an iPad killer
The new Galaxy Tab 750, AKA Galaxy Tab 10.1 has just been launched in India amongst a lot of fan fare, and without wasting much words, I’ll come straight to the point. This beauty, with a Sherlock Holmes’ Brain, is an iPad killer. That is the best part: I’ll repeat it, its an iPad killer.
So what makes this an iPad killer you ask? Read on to find out.
Hardware
The first thing that a tablet should have is an amazing screen: the Tab has a 10.1 inch, which is larger than the other tablets available (including the iPad 2) and also has a higher resolution at 1280×800. Bigger size and resolution means most of the websites will won’t have problem opening in your tab’s inbuilt browser and you won’t need website specific apps.
So the bigger size, must mean more bulky?
Not really. Samsung has pushed its R&D department, to get something slimmer than the iPad 2, while weighing lighter as well. Sure, it has plastic instead of Aluminium, but the Plastic too has a premium feel to it, and there is no need to worry about the build quality. Also, its because of the plastic that its lighter, and we are not complaining.
Talking about cameras, this has a 3MP camera at the back, with autofocus, and capable of 720p movie recording, and a 2MP shooter up front. The picture quality is impressive, and on par with the other tablets available out there. The tab also has the full motion sensing kit, complete with gyroscopes for awesome gaming, and a couple of tricks on the UI.
Android users are not very fond of their battery life, but Samsung has been a pretty good job by providing a battery, and awesome power management that lasts around 10 hours of video playback.
But lets face it, these are not the reasons you buy a tablet. You buy a tablet for the experience. And this is where the Samsung Galaxy Tab outshines everything on the market, including the iPad. Powered by a NVIDIA Tegra 2, 1GHz Dual Core SoC, everything is just fast.
Samsung Galaxy Tab 750 offers connectivity through HSPA+, EDGE/GPRS, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 3.0 and Wi-Fi Direct.
Software
You might not be Android fan boy, but you will certainly love the features that Honeycomb 3.1 offers to you. It’s far more open than any other tablet OS out there in the market and you can customize it in your own way. So, its a great plus point for any g33k like me.
The Samsung TouchWiz UX, the skin on top of Android Honeycomb 3.1, doesn’t really seem to be slowing it down, while providing loads of additional functionality like the live panel, media hub, mini apps tray etc.
Live panel offers you a magazine style look in which you add, edit and remove widgets with a single touch whenever you want.
Mini apps tray has a task manager which will help you with better memory management,as most of the times you might have opened several apps simultaneously and you might be draining your Tab’s battery unintentionally.
Another big point in which Android scores over Apple is Flash support. Even after the push for HTML5, a lot of the web is still in Flash, and Galaxy Tab manages to render it beautifully.
Now the verdict: With the price tag of Rs. 36,200, this tablet is a no-brainer, for anyone with a brain, and the willingness to explore beyond iOS. The tablet is slim,sexy, powerful, Open, and Awesome. Quite frankly the war is just between the Tab and the iPad. Right Now, the Tab seems to be winning it.
Games (Finally) Come to Google+
Today CEO President Vic Gundotra posted on the Google Blog, making the official announcement that the long-awaited (or long-dreaded) gaming feature had been introduced to Google’s increasingly popular Google+ social network.
According to Google Mobile Engineer Punit Soni, the games will be rolled out to the over 20 million Google+ users, over time. If you are a Plus user, expect to see a games icon at the top of your stream, according to Gundotra. Simply click on it to see which games are available - largely Zynga offerings, which is to be expected as Google has invested heavily in the gaming company recently.
Whether you are an Angry Birds player, a Bejeweled Blitz lover, learning the ropes at City of Wonder or are a Zynga Poker user, there are a variety of initial games to choose from.
According to Gundotra’s Google Blog post, the games will have an invite feature, as well as status-related updates, which have been a thorn in many a Facebook and Twitter user, as they have cluttered their streams. According to Gundotra, on Google+ much of this information appears separately under the Games section, and is shown only to those in your Circles who are playing the same games.
Not interested in Google+ Games at all? Simply ignore the Games button, and Google+ will continue sharing great information from the people you have Circled.
But c’mon, don’t you want to help me build that Great Coliseum in City of Wonder?
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