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App And Game : Rayman Fiesta Run, Battery Widget Reborn, Assassin's Creed Pirates, And More

adnane 10 Applications, Games, News February 16, 2014

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There's a holiday of sorts coming up 
tomorrow, but there's still time to get something special for your 
significant other. There happen to be some apps and games on sale. 
That'll do it, right? Actually, that's terrible advice – don't do that. 
You can still check out these sales for completely unrelated reasons, 
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<a class="external" href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.dualboot.apps.vday" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">My Date HD</a> – $0.99 from $1.99</div>
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<a class="external" href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.almalence.opencam_plus" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">A Better Camera Unlocked</a> – $3.99 from $6.99</div>
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<a class="external" href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.hubalek.android.apps.reborn.pro" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Battery Widget Reborn</a> – $0.99 from $1.99</div>
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<a class="external" href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00771I32W/ref=mas_fad_img?tag=androidpolice-20" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">BT Handwriting</a> – Free from $1.99 (<a class="external" href="http://www.amazon.com/?tag=androidpolice-20" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="Amazon">Amazon</a>)</div>
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<a class="external" href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.dualboot.apps.celticgarden" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Celtic Garden HD</a> – $0.99 from $1.99</div>
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<a class="external" href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.dualboot.apps.halloween" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Haunted House HD</a> – $0.99 from $1.99</div>
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<a class="external" href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.dualboot.apps.springzen" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Season Zen HD</a> – $0.99 from $1.99</div>
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<a class="external" href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.dualboot.apps.beach" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">My Beach HD</a> – $0.99 from $1.99</div>
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<a class="external" href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.dualboot.apps.christmas" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Christmas HD</a> – $0.99 from $1.99</div>
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<a class="external" href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.dualboot.apps.ocean" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ocean HD</a> – $0.99 from $1.99</div>
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<a class="external" href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ads.ads.premium" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Office Story Premium</a> – $1.11 from $1.99</div>
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<a class="external" href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ubisoft.rayman.fiestarun" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Rayman Fiesta Run</a> – $1.49 from $2.99</div>
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<a class="external" href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ubisoft.assassin.pirates" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Assassin's Creed Pirates</a> – $2.99 from $4.99</div>
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<a class="external" href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.nitako.move" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Move</a> – Free from $0.99 (use promo code appgratis)</div>
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<a class="external" href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.hiddenvariable.bagit" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Bag It!</a> – $0.99 from $1.99</div>
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App And Game : Rayman Fiesta Run, Battery Widget Reborn, Assassin's Creed Pirates, And More

There's a holiday of sorts coming up tomorrow, but there's still time to get something special for your significant other. T...

Got A Bunch Of APKs To Rename And Manage? Do It Easily With LocalAPK For Windows

adnane 3 News February 16, 2014

LocalAPK is jam packed with features. You can bulk rename files to 
something more readable such as their package or application names. When
 it comes time to move a file back to a smartphone, you can transfer it 
over using just a QR code. As for the files that have grown outdated, 
this program will empower you to remove them quickly and easily. <br />

The software is free, so if you have a growing folder of APKs sitting around, or you're <em>thinking</em> about having a folder with a bunch of APKs sitting around, go give it a shot.<br />

<a class="external" href="http://www.breezie.be/dev/localapk/index.htm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><em>LocalAPK</em></a><br />
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Got A Bunch Of APKs To Rename And Manage? Do It Easily With LocalAPK For Windows

Google keeps a running list of previously downloaded apps available in the Play Store, but if you want to genuinely backup and own...

Google Cast SDK Gets Final Release As Play Services 4.2 Is Rolled Out To All Devices – Prepare For The Flood Of Chromecast Apps

adnane 18 android, Google, News February 16, 2014

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Google announced
 the final version of the Google Cast SDK and Play Services 4.2 early 
this month, but it wasn't quite ready for the public. Developers were 
asked by Google to hold off until the new services framework was 
finalized, and today is the big day – it's open season on the 
Chromecast. 
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Play Services 4.2 is now rolled out to all devices worldwide, so 
apps built with the Cast SDK can be freely released in Google Play. 
Since Play Services 4.2 is required for these new Chromecast-enabled 
apps to work, it wouldn't have made sense to release the apps preciously
 anyway. I expect apps that had to remove Chromecast support will be 
getting it back soon. <a class="external" href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=cloudtv.dayframe" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Dayframe</a>, which had to pull back on Chromecast last week, has an update propagating in Google Play already. </div>
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The Android SDK Manager also has the new Google Play services SDK 
ready for developers to download and start tinkering with. While Play 
Services 4.2 is available worldwide, that's still more than we can say 
for the Chromecast... sorry. </div>
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Google Cast SDK Gets Final Release As Play Services 4.2 Is Rolled Out To All Devices – Prepare For The Flood Of Chromecast Apps

Google announced the final version of the Google Cast SDK and Play Services 4.2 early this month,...

Rumor: T-Mobile Jump Plans Will Include [More?] Tablets, Change Upgrade Threshold To Price Model Instead Of Time

adnane 4 February 16, 2014

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According to <a class="external" href="http://www.tmonews.com/2014/02/jump-changing-to-include-tablets-unlimited-upgrades-and-no-6-month-wait-from-feb-23/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">TmoNews</a>, Americas magenta-est carrier (and don't you <a href="http://www.androidpolice.com/2014/02/08/t-mobile-wins-lawsuit-against-atts-aio-wireless-for-magenta-trademark-infringement/">forget it</a>!)
 will unveil some changes to the company's JUMP! device installment 
plans on February 23rd, and while they're heavy on "unlimited" language,
 the plans are actually getting a bit more restrictive for customers.<br />

First, in the "good news" departments, tablets are joining the JUMP! 
family of devices, so you'll soon be able to finance a tablet from 
T-Mobile. Which if that's something you, you know, want, sounds good. 
However, T-Mobile <a class="external" href="http://www.t-mobile.com/internet-devices.ios.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">already offers</a>
 the iPad Air and iPad Mini Retina on JUMP!... so I'm not sure what new 
tablets they're adding, but I'm guessing it's going to be more.<br />

The next piece of news is definitely a bit of marketing speak - JUMP!
 upgrades are now "unlimited." The claim is that you can now upgrade to a
 new device whenever you want, irrespective of how long you've had your 
current JUMP! phone or tablet. This is as opposed to the previous model 
which required customers to wait 6 months after adding their JUMP! 
device, then trade it in for a new phone, up to twice a year.<br />

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The catch? You have to have paid at least half of the device's total 
MSRP before you can upgrade again. So, you can upgrade whenever you 
want, just as long as T-Mobile's gotten enough money out of you. The new
 plan will effectively make many customers wait longer to upgrade for a 
couple of reasons. First, JUMP! device payments don't usually start 
until the two to three months after you've had the device, meaning it 
takes a while to even start making a dent in that MSRP. Second, JUMP! 
devices take a long time to pay down - 24 months if you choose to 
utilize the longest financing term making the minimum payments with $0 
down on the device. You wouldn't be eligible for a no-cost upgrade until
 12 months into the term. It's more often than every 2 years, but it's 
still obviously a worse deal than what T-Mobile was offering before.<br />

The reasoning for this change is, I think, pretty obvious: customers 
changing phones every 6 months after only putting a couple hundred 
dollars into the MSRP isn't exactly going to turn T-Mobile a profit, 
even if they are selling the used phones back to refurbishment 
companies. So, while the language of these tweaks will doubtless be 
awash in John Legere's typical <em>UNLIMITEDNESS</em>, the changes to 
the JUMP! plans are actually cracking down on customers who sought to 
take the greatest economic advantage of the 6 month upgrade period. Now 
those customers who choose to put $0 down and opt for the longest 
payment period will need to put in 12 months of device payments (vs 
months of service, which would be 13-14 months because of the delay in 
payments starting) if they want optimal value out of the plan, versus 
the 6 months of service they had to put in previously.<br />

Users of the old-style JUMP! plans will be grandfathered in under the
 old 6 month rule, though presumably if you end your JUMP! plan at any 
point, you'll be out of luck and forced into the new plan.<br />

So, what say you? Worse? Better? Who cares? I guess we'll find out if these rumors hold water on the 23rd.<br />

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Rumor: T-Mobile Jump Plans Will Include [More?] Tablets, Change Upgrade Threshold To Price Model Instead Of Time

According to TmoNews , Americas magenta-est carrier (and don't you forget it !) will unveil some...

Google Play Music Labs Adds A Fireplace Visualizer For Your Chromecast, Barry White Not Included

adnane 4 Google, News February 16, 2014

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Valentine's Day is tomorrow, and you know 
what that means: bitter disappointment fruitlessly displaced with 
technology. (That might just be me.) Google's got you covered on the 
second part, at least if you have a Chromecast. A new visualizer option 
for Google Play Music ditches the bars and equalizers in favor of a 
looped video of a cozy fireplace. You'll have to supply your own music, 
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The visualizer isn't on by default, but it's easy enough to enable. 
Just go to Google Play Music on the web, hit the "settings" gear icon, 
click Labs, and change the "Chromecast Fireplace Visualizer" to Enabled.
 Of course, it's no replacement for the real thing - you'll only get as 
much heat as your super-efficient LCD television can put out - but it 
should help you set the mood if you don't have the real thing. Now all 
you need is a bearskin rug and a box of fine wine. <br />

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This isn't Google's first foray into the arena of cheesy fireplace videos: they had a special fireplace YouTube channel for the holidays. This one seems a little better since it takes up the whole screen, which makes more sense. <br />

<em>Source: <a class="external" href="https://plus.google.com/+chrome/posts/PEYKJ38deM2" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Google+</a></em><br />
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Google Play Music Labs Adds A Fireplace Visualizer For Your Chromecast, Barry White Not Included

Valentine's Day is tomorrow, and you know what that means: bitter disappointment fruitlessly displaced with technology. (That mi...

The Web Version Of The Google Play Store Now Shows An Indicator For Apps With In-App Purchases

adnane 13 android, Applications, Games, Google, News February 16, 2014

The Web Version Of The Google Play Store Now Shows An Indicator For Apps With In-App Purchases

If you're a dedicated gamer who's wary of the ever-present freemium model (or an Android blogger who's tired of reaching...

CyanogenMod 11 Nightlies Now Available For The Moto X T-Mobile/GSM Developer Edition (XT1053) And Verizon Developer Edition (XT1060)

adnane 7 News February 16, 2014

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If your phone was already one of the very 
first devices to get the latest version of Android, do you really need a
 custom ROM like CyanogenMod? If you're shouting "YES" at the screen 
right now, you'll want to know about the first nightly builds available 
for the Moto X. The CM team has published <a class="external" href="http://wiki.cyanogenmod.org/w/Xt1053_Info" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">CM11 nightlies for the Moto X on T-Mobile</a> (XT1053, which is also the standard unlocked GSM edition) <a class="external" href="http://download.cyanogenmod.com/?device=xt1060&type=nightly" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">and for Verizon</a> (XT1060), though the later needs to be a Developer Edition. 
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Those users who sprang for the Verizon developer version of the phone
 should be particularly happy to hear this news, since the Moto X is 
about as close to a recent Nexus phone as you can get on Big Red. 
AT&T customers who insisted on an unlocked bootloader and bought the
 GSM Developer Edition should also be covered, since it's essentially 
the same phone as the T-Mobile model. As far as we know, no one has 
cracked the bootloader on the standard Moto X models for AT&T and 
Verizon, <a class="external" href="http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2493862" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">despite a large bounty</a> for the exploit. There's no word on a CyanogenMod build for the <a class="external" href="http://www.jdoqocy.com/bg81efolfn26C3849B243ABA6A6" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="Sprint">Sprint</a> version of the Moto X or any of the smaller regional carriers. <br />

At the time of writing each phone has just one nightly published. As 
always with nightly builds, be prepared for a few bugs here and there. 
If you've already got a custom recovery installed, just load up the ZIP 
file (<a class="external" href="http://wiki.cyanogenmod.org/w/Google_Apps" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="">and Gapps</a>
 if you'd like access to the Play Store), wipe your old ROM, and flash 
it. Remember to back up your current build before doing anything else. <br />

<em>Source: Download.CyanogenMod.com</em><br />
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The LG G Pad 8.3 Is $250 ($100 Off) With A Discount Code At Newegg

adnane 11 LG, News, Tablets February 16, 2014

The LG G Pad 8.3 Is $250 ($100 Off) With A Discount Code At Newegg

Looking for a good mid-sized tablet? You can't do much better than the LG G Pad 8.3, the compa...

Klinker Apps Updates Talon For Twitter And EvolveSMS, Offers Beta App Just For Themes

adnane 5 Applications, News February 16, 2014

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Klinker Apps is on a roll lately. In 
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 with new features like Pebble integration. Yesterday Talon was updated 
to version 1.4, and there's a new version of EvolveSMS in the pipeline 
for the next few days as well. But perhaps most interesting is the way 
that the small developer has issued a secondary support app, Klinker 
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The Portal app isn't on the Play Store - you can download the beta 
version directly to your device in the Theme Settings menu of either 
Talon or EvolveSMS. It's pretty barebones at the moment, with a basic 
theme gallery (no downloads) and periodic updates from the developers on
 the primary apps. According to Klinker's Google+ posts, the 
functionality of the Portal will gradually be expanded. You can still 
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As far as the updates themselves go, Talon gets customization options
 for the two pages to the side of the primary timeline view, a long-tap 
option to remove favorite users, a progress bar for the integrated 
browser, and a few stability and bug fixes. The upcoming EvolveSMS 
update is more drastic, adding SMS backups to Google Drive and Dropbox, 
emoticon display, new options for contact images, and more themable 
portions of the app. </div>
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Japanese Web Retailer Rakuten Purchases Viber VOIP Service For $900 Million

adnane 5 Applications, communication, News February 16, 2014

What will Rakuten do with Viber? Presumably the same thing they've 
done with Kobo: try and use their economic muscle to make Viber viable 
and profitable. Rakuten seems to have a rather hands-off approach to the
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TOKYO--(<a class="external" href="http://www.businesswire.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">BUSINESS WIRE</a>)--Rakuten
 Inc (4755:Tokyo), one of the world’s largest Internet services 
companies, announced today its acquisition of pioneering messaging and 
VoIP company, Viber. Rakuten will acquire Viber for a total 
consideration of $900 million. The acquisition represents another bold 
step for Rakuten into the digital content space, following its 
acquisitions of Kobo, Wuaki.tv, and Viki.
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As people continue to shift from traditional content and 
communications platforms to mobile applications, Viber, one of the most 
popular mobile communications services worldwide with a rapidly growing 
global user base of 300 million registered users, perfectly complements 
Rakuten’s strategy in the digital space. As Rakuten aims to become the 
world’s No.1 Internet services company, this acquisition will enable 
Rakuten to penetrate new markets with multiple digital content 
offerings, in combination with its e-commerce and financial services 
platforms.
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With 40 different services, Rakuten has built one of the world’s 
most robust and dynamic Internet services ecosystems, centered around a 
unified ID membership database that features the enormously popular and 
successful online Rakuten Super Points rewards program. Viber’s fun 
approach to messaging and high quality VoIP services is a perfect 
marriage with Rakuten’s digital content offerings and its “Shopping is 
Entertainment” philosophy laying the foundation for the world’s most 
comprehensive and engaging daily online platform. The combination also 
unlocks massive new potential markets for Viber through Rakuten Group’s 
roughly 225 million global members.
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Rakuten Chairman and CEO, Hiroshi Mikitani, commented:
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“I am tremendously excited to welcome Viber to the Rakuten 
family. Viber delivers the most consistently high quality and convenient
 messaging and VoIP experience available. Additionally, Viber has 
introduced a great sticker market and has tremendous potential as a 
gaming platform. Simply put, Viber understands how people <i>actually want</i>
 to engage and have built the only service that truly delivers on all 
fronts. This makes Viber the ideal total consumer engagement platform 
for Rakuten as we seek to bring our deep understanding of the consumer 
to vast new audiences through our dynamic ecosystem of Internet 
Services.”
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Viber CEO and Founder, Talmon Marco, underlined these synergies:
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“Rakuten is one of the world’s most important Internet companies.
 It is truly dominant in its home market of Japan and has been rapidly 
expanding globally. This combination presents an amazing opportunity for
 Viber to enhance our rapid user growth in both existing and new 
markets. Sharing similar aspirations with Rakuten, our vision is to be 
the world’s No.1 communications platform and our combination with 
Rakuten is an important step in that direction.”
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Viber’s multi-platform application adoption is undeniably 
impressive. The business has demonstrated significant growth reaching 
300 million registered users, growing over 120% in 2013.
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Rakuten began its march into global digital content in 2012 with 
the acquisition of Kobo Inc., one of the world’s fastest-growing 
eReading services, that now offers 4 million eBooks, magazines and 
newspapers to customers in 190 countries. In 2012, Rakuten acquired 
Wuaki.tv, an innovative Europe-based video-on-demand and streaming 
service, which recently began its international expansion beyond Spain 
by offering customers in the UK its premier movie titles catalogue and 
unique hybrid payment model. More recently, in September 2013, Rakuten 
acquired borderless digital content platform, Viki, which now reaches 
65% of its 30 million monthly users through mobile devices.<br />

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Sony Xperia D6503 'Sirius' Shown Off On Video Along With New User Interface

adnane 3 News, Smartphones, sony February 16, 2014

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Note to cell phone leakers: please try and get decent 
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 does indeed seem to be Sony's latest phone, or at least a phone that 
looks a lot like their previous hardware and seems to be sporting a new 
version of the company's Android UI. Unfortunately there's little to be 
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What we can see is a short tour of some of the new interface 
functions on what is purported to be the D6503 "Sirius," expected to 
succeed the Xperia Z1 whenever it's announced. The user in the video 
pays particular attention to the Walkman music widget, a revamped lock 
screen, and refreshed camera apps. Take note of the music widget on the 
lockscreen: even in its minimized state, you can track to any point in a
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We've seen the Sirius in a few candid photos and a ton of screenshots,
 which show that the phone is probably a flagship and coming soon. Leaks
 indicate a 5.2-inch 1080p screen, a Snapdragon 800 processor, Sony's 
20.1MP camera, and various other top-of-the-line hardware and software 
features. As you can probably tell from the video, the phone is 
currently running Android 4.4 (dig that transparent navigation bar). An 
announcement at Mobile World Congress later this month would make sense,
 but we haven't heard anything official yet. </div>
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Rovio Teases New Angry Birds Game 'Stella' With A Pair Of Images And Not Much Else

adnane 12 Games, News February 16, 2014

“Angry Birds Stella is breaking the mold by introducing strong, 
passionate characters who really stand for something, while adding 
plenty of action and reality into the mix", said Mikael Hed, CEO of 
Rovio Entertainment. “The Angry Birds Stella story will live and evolve 
across physical and digital, bridging them in fun and innovative ways. 
Stella and her friends are here to stay, with plenty of adventures ahead
 of them.”<br />

Angry Birds Stella will bring fans a wide range of entertainment 
across multiple media, such as games, animation, toys, books and other 
retail products for many years to come. Stay tuned for more details, 
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32GB Samsung Galaxy NotePRO 12.2 And 16GB TabPRO 10.1 Now Available In The US At Amazon, Best Buy, Newegg, And Elsewhere

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<strong>Update #1: </strong>The 16GB Galaxy TabPRO 8.4 is scheduled to go live today also,
 but it doesn't seem to have trickled out to most retailers just yet. 
Best Buy currently has the smallest tablet in the PRO series available 
for $399.99 online, but <a class="external" href="http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/click?id=TM20TXf59aU&subid=&offerid=308561.1&type=10&tmpid=13127&RD_PARM1=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bestbuy.com%2Fsite%2Fgalaxy-tab-pro-8-4-16gb%2F3714002.p%3Fid%3D1219093181539%26skuId%3D3714002%26st%3Dtab%2520pro%26cp%3D1%26lp%3D1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">only in white</a>.
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<strong>Update #2: </strong>Alas, <a class="external" href="http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/click?id=TM20TXf59aU&subid=&offerid=308561.1&type=10&tmpid=13127&RD_PARM1=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bestbuy.com%2Fsite%2Fgalaxy-tab-pro-8-4-16gb%2F3715001.p%3Fid%3D1219093181535%26skuId%3D3715001%26st%3Dtab%2520pro%25208.4%26cp%3D1%26lp%3D1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here is the Galaxy TabPRO 8.4 in black</a>.</div>
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Samsung's new Galaxy NotePRO tablets combine massive size with 
massive price, but that doesn't mean there isn't someone with fat hands 
and a matching wallet just waiting to give them a go. In the US at 
least, today's your lucky day. The 32GB Galaxy NotePRO 12.2 is now up 
for sale from <a class="external" href="http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-Galaxy-Note-12-2-Black/dp/B00HWMPSK6/ref=lp_7767526011_1_1?tag=androidpolice-20&s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1392308140&sr=1-1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Amazon</a>, <a class="external" href="http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/click?id=TM20TXf59aU&subid=&offerid=308561.1&type=10&tmpid=13127&RD_PARM1=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bestbuy.com%2Fsite%2Fgalaxy-note-pro-12-2-32gb%2F3718026.p%3Fid%3D1219093181542%26skuId%3D3718026%26st%3Dnote%2520pro%26cp%3D1%26lp%3D1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Best Buy</a>, <a class="external" href="http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834131696" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Newegg</a>, and elsewhere for $749.99. The more traditionally sized 16GB TabPRO 10.1 is also available from <a class="external" href="http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-Galaxy-10-1-Tablet-Black/dp/B00HWMPSFQ/ref=lp_7767526011_1_2?tag=androidpolice-20&s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1392308140&sr=1-2" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">the</a> <a class="external" href="http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/click?id=TM20TXf59aU&subid=&offerid=308561.1&type=10&tmpid=13127&RD_PARM1=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bestbuy.com%2Fsite%2Fgalaxy-tab-pro-10-1-16gb%2F3716028.p%3Fid%3D1219093181534%26skuId%3D3716028%26st%3Dtab%2520pro%26cp%3D1%26lp%3D3" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">same</a> <a class="external" href="http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834131703" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">places</a>
 for $499.99. Both are available in your choice of black or white, and 
they come with 12.2-inch 2560x1600 displays and 1.9GHz quad-core 
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Other tablets in the PRO series, such as the 64GB NotePRO 12.2 and 
all of the TabPROs, are not yet ready, but you can pre-order them 
depending on the retailer. <a class="external" href="http://www.amazon.com/?tag=androidpolice-20" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="Amazon">Amazon</a> lists the 64GB NotePRO as coming on March 9th, while the TabPRO 8.4 will arrive much sooner on February 19th.</div>
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