Not only iPhone 6 is larger. Most advanced mobile operating system in the world has taken a big leap, too. iOS 8 features new capabilities and functions that let you do things you could only imagine before, as the use of Siri to control home devices or applications using health and fitness to communicate with your doctor. Developers now have a deeper access and more tools to bring some of the amazing new features of iOS 8 applications. And everything looks great on the large Retina HD display.
What's new in iOS 8
iOS 8 is packed with features that make it better every experience. More fun, useful and surprising ways to send messages. A better picture of your health and fitness information. A new way to bring harmony to the digital life of his family. And much more.
iPhone comes with an impressive collection of applications
iPhone 6 is ready to do great things, and things of every day, right out of the box. Edit photos on the fly. Create the perfect playlist. Ask Siri you book a reservation for dinner. iPhone is full of large integrated applications that are optimized to take advantage of 64-bit architecture class desktop A8 chip.
Pocket Gamer reports that according to several computer developers to review the implementation of Apple has been rejecting games and updates, including screenshots that show violence as people holding guns, being maimed or killed.
This is forcing developers to either eliminate such screenshots or even delete the image to hide weapons or things that could represent violence. As Pocket Gamer notes, Splash Damage, developers Tempo, which was chosen as Editor's Choice by Apple, had to clear up arms to hide the screen.
Similarly, Team Choas, developer vs. Rooster Teeth Zombiens had to change its icon, because in the original icon of the hero held a pistol NES Zapper.
Marco Arment, developer of Instapaper and Claro, says that this is not a new rule. According to App Store guidelines all application metadata such as title, description, icon and screenshots have to adhere to 4+ age rating.
The App Store has parental controls and requires that all applications that support content classifications appropriate to their age. While violence, etc. always been allowed in applications, Apple has always required that all application metadata - title, description, icon, screen capture - are childproof with the lowest rating.
Here is the clause 3.6 of the guidelines application in the Apple store:
Applications with application icons, images and previews that do not adhere to the classification of 4+ will be rejected
So it seems that Apple has begun implementing the much stricter guideline. But Jim Dalrymple of The Loop, Apple reports that spoke about this today, and was told that "the company is being more liberal lately with what is allowed in the App Store for images and screenshots."
Seems like a reasonable requirement that the App Store is accessible by people of all ages, but the problem seems to be inconsistency in the application.
Sprint launches new promotional package that will allow buyers to get both an iPhone and iPad at a price of monthly contract. The starting price of the limited time offer is $ 100 per month for the 16GB iPhone 6 and 16 GB Mini iPad 3.
CNET reports the details of this new promotional offer, which ends on April 9:
Breaking down the monthly cost of the package promotion, customers will pay $ 20 for the iPhone for Life and $ 50 for a simple unlimited talk, text and data plan for your phone. A data plan will need 2 gigabytes separately for $ 30 for the tablet, but the monthly fee of $ 17 for the iPad Mini 3 is cut out as part of the promotion.
Wireless Week adds that Sprint customers can also combine the iPhone 6 Plus with the iPad Air 2 with a similar promotional offer, but the monthly fee will be higher. By the time the agreement is not being alive, but we will update this post when available.
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Manny Calavera is a travel agent ... of all kinds. He works for the Department of Death, selling packages souls recently departed from the city of El Marrow, the Land of the Dead. This is the scene of one of the most original adventure games that have been created, a title originally developed for Windows and published by LucasArts back in 1998. Now has returned to the Mac, PC and Linux (with iOS still in the works), and it's all so strange and wonderful as it was 17 years ago - only better.
Grim Fandango is undoubtedly the pinnacle of point and click adventure game from LucasArts that was once renowned for. The game did not particularly well when it was first released, but over time has grown to almost legendary status, is often placed at the top games of its era critics lists.
Most of us thought we'd seen the last of Grim Fandango years ago, and when Disney bought LucasArts and made clear that there were no plans to resurrect the company's classic point and click adventure games, their fate seemed bleak. But that's where new game developer, Double Fine Productions, comes into play: the pedigree of Double Fine descends directly from LucasArts. The company is managed by Tim Schaefer, who worked as a designer in Grim Fandango Original, along with Full Throttle and The Secret of Monkey Island. Double Fine has produced a number of excellent original titles in his tenure as a study of games, like last year Broken Age (which iMore recognized as Mac puzzle game of the year).
The story
Grim Fandango is a strange mixture of Aztec folklore and black film, which owes much to classic films of Humphrey Bogart as The Maltese Falcon and Casablanca. The story takes a folded capers nourish, with Manny as the anti-hero Adorable - A looser travel agent trying to work a debt to go to the Ninth Underworld, fate of the soul after it leaves the ground living. He tried, however, Manny can never get ahead.
Finally, thinks he has found his big break when you finagles a dream client - only to have it snatched away. Manny discovers that something strange is going on, and he's drawn into a plot involves a revolutionary group seeking to overturn a conspiracy within the Department of Death. This is where the game gets really interesting.
Grim Fandango is divided into four distinct acts, each taking place on November 2 for several consecutive years. November 2, for those who do not know, is the Day of the Dead - a holiday marketplace focused in memory of friends and relatives who have died - and as such, it is not surprising that the game is rich with cultural artifacts of this holiday. Manny and his fellow characters are based on figures Calaca of Day of the Dead artwork and crafts; setting also owes much to the black film of 1930 the era of Art Deco architecture and design.
I will not spoil much, as I do not want to take much of the joy of Grim Fandango: discover how the story unfolds. It's just a fairy tale; it takes several hours to play through and a lot of fun.
controls
In Grim Fandango Remastered Double Fine, you control Manny and interact with their environment by pointing and clicking; seeing how their tracks head will give an idea of the specific hot spots that you must click or characters that you should interact. An emerging interface allows you to either manipulate an object, pick it up and add it to your inventory (Manny suit pocket can contain an infinite number of elements), or - in the case of other characters - talk to them. The dialogue between characters involves branching options.
Grim Fandango Remastered is an old game, yes, but not easy. In fact, it is much more difficult than many recent adventure games I've played. But that does not mean it is impossible, or that it is too frustrating, either. There is no way to "die" in this game, so no tearing his fists on the table in some effort endlessly contraction, either. The only time the game starts to fray is during the cut scenes that look very grainy and dated compared to what we've come to expect from games today.
The remastering process
The game has not been redesigned from scratch: It's still instantly recognizable as Grim Fandango, with the same story, the same puzzles and same jokes that made the game so eminently playable again in the late 1990s has just been updated and adjusted to take modern processing capabilities, repainted textures with higher resolution characters, new dynamic lighting effects, re-recorded score for a live orchestra, and some worthy of a Blu-ray disc or DVD release special extras.
Additional content of Grim Fandango Remastered includes more than two hours of directors and conceptual art speech browser; is a fun addition that offers greater game fans get even more experience.
end result
The lack of handholding can frustrate new players in the genre of adventure, but the good news is that, like a game of 17, there are plenty of tutorials and guides suggestion can be found with a quick search on Google . But honestly, solve puzzles himself is much more fun because it forces you to pay special attention to the history and the environment. And Grim Fandango is worth your attention.
Grim Fandango Remastered is available for download via Steam.
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The messaging application for Mac lets you easily send iMessage and even regular text messages without having to pick up your iPhone. Apart from cellular messages, the messages application can also be integrated into other messaging services, including Google Hangouts. Once connected, you can easily send and receive messages directly to your Mac Hangouts, no annoying browser plugins required!
How Google Hangouts receive messages with the Messages app to Mac
Note: If you have enabled two-step verification for your Google account, please note that you need to generate a password specifically for your Mac if you have not already. Otherwise, you receive errors that logon information is incorrect. Click the menu in the upper left corner of your Mac. Select System Preferences. Once in System Preferences, click Accounts Internet.
Add your Google account if you have not been added. Once added, activate the messages.
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Apple's latest App Store distribution numbers show that iOS 8 has now been installed on 72% of all compatible devices as of Feb. 2, 2015. iOS 7 now stands at 25%, with all the older versions claiming a total of 3% of installs.
While the new stats represent a 4% gain compared to the iOS 8 adoption numbers from January 7, 2015, they are still behind the installs of iOS 7 at this same time a year ago, when it claimed 85% of all compatible devices. Clearly some iPhone and iPad owners have yet to make the change to iOS 8, although there could be several reasons for that decision. iOS 8 launched in September 2014, so getting a 72% adoption rate in about five months is still pretty solid. By contrast, Android 5.0 Lollipop has only been installed in 1.6% of all Android devices since it launched in November 2014.
One of the best things about using the Messages application on iOS interface 8 is the quick reply. Unfortunately, third-party applications can not access the API rapid response, so limited in this respect. Would not it be nice if one of your favorite messaging application has access to real native iOS 8 quick answer? That is the exact premise behind Nuntius, a new jailbreak tweak brand that brings true native iOS 8 Quick reply to WhatsApp.
Once you install Nuntius just start working. Obviously, you will need to have WhatsApp installed and signed in, but once you do, you will see the interface as quick response message is received from a friend.
No options or settings to configure for Nuntius, in fact, no preference panel to tweak found in the application configuration settings. This trick is a real appearance of plug and play.
If you are a user of WhatsApp, it is difficult to find a reason not be excited Nuntius. The trick is currently in beta now, so can not be found in Cydia repositories default, but can be had by adding the following repo to your Cydia sources list.
Once you add the repository, just install the package Nuntius sharedRoutine the developer to get started. What do you think about having native iOS 8 Quick reply to WhatsApp?
