5 Best Running Games on the Google Play Store

The mobile gaming environment has been flooded with running games and side scrolling adventures which seem to be well suited for the touchscreen and mobile device platform. Given all of the options it seemed necessary to whittle down the apps out there and make a list of the best 5 running games for Android devices. Here’s what we’ve come up with:

Temple Run 2 ;

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This second installment of the incredibly popular Temple Run franchise has become the newest craze in the mobile gaming world. The number of downloads in the past two weeks since its release have been amazing. The game itself is solid, a definite improvement from the last version. With only new additions and great new gameplay this is at the top of the list.

Subway Surfers ;

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This game doesn’t yet have the publicity that the top title does, but it is another great game that really shows off the ability of the Android OS. It is seamless and a great, fun, addicting game. The little avatar characters are reminiscent of those created on the Xbox 360. Grinding trains and train rails has never been safer or more enjoyable than on Subway Surfers.

Rail Rush ;

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This game is another running or sliding movement based game which is very similar to the previous two in terms of gameplay. It is another very fun and addicting addition to the Android game marketplace. Ride little mining rail carts all the way down and collect items along the way,

Running Fred ;

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This is a personal favorite of mine. There’s something about the great list of characters and little tricks which make this a very unique title. It’s certainly worthy of a download. The graphics are even surprisingly amazing for a mobile app.

Run Like Hell! ;

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This game is another slide and run style game like Temple Run. The same movement and physics are present and the game itself performs quite well. With different game modes and a list of sweet features and abilities for your character this game is far from one dimensional and allows you to really get a great game feel, not just a regular tap tap tap boring game.

Definitely give all of the games on this list a download and find out for yourself why they made our list. They’re all fun and addicting, and will have you procrastinating on whatever you need to get done.

 

[images via Google Play Store]

Samsung unveils new Galaxy Pop with quad-core processor and 8MP camera

Sasmung has added another smartphone to its most popular Galaxy family. Samsung today launched its new Galaxy Pop phone in its home country South Korea.  Surprisly the phone has been renamed from ‘Galaxy Premier’ to ‘Galaxy Pop’ . There are no major changes noticed in the specs of Galaxy Pop.

Samsung Galaxy Pop features as 1.4GHz quad-core CPU, LTE support, Android 4.1. It also features a 4.65-inch HD Super AMOLED display, 8MP camera, 2MP front-facing camera, NFC, Bluetooth 3.0, 2100mAh battery and software enhancements like Smart Stay, S Beam, Popup Play.

The Galaxy Pop is currently available in a Korea for 700,000 Won ($650 USD). Samsung is silent on international availability or pricing. we will update when we receive word.

Microsoft unveils New Windows 8 Themes

Today on Microsoft’s own blog they announced their new line of personalization techniques, including themes and wallpapers, for Windows 8. For gamers, they released a new Halo 4 wallpaper. I know I love Halo and the newest installment of the series has been burning in my xbox since the release date. If I was up for changing my wallpaper I’d probably give the Halo4 one a spin.

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GTGraphics 2 was also released. It is a series of images produced by a team of incredibly talented artists which go along with the space and futuristic, shiny look of Halo 4, although completely unrelated.

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For animal lovers, there was an African Wildlife theme. This one was probably my favorite just because I love seeing natural, high resolution images of animals in their environments. These images are incredibly high definition and look great on any Windows 8 device.

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There’s also an Ancient Egyptian theme for any of you history buffs out there. These pictures include essentially a virtual tour of some of the main attractions of Egyptian ruins, and landscapes from the region. Whether you like Egypt in general or just stunning photographs, this set will leave you breathless.

For a rather out of the public eye release of such themes they were actually all quite impressive. I know I found them all to be suitable for any of my devices, and although there’s not going to be any replacement for my dog as my wallpaper or themes, if I would consider it these themes would be my first picks.

Source: Windows Blog | Images via Microsoft

Copy + Paste Made Easy on Android to Evernote with EverClip

Evernote is a great program for storing and for taking notes in a way that was not really possible before on an Android device. It’s got a great interface and allows you to really get the most out of those precious seconds. It is hard to sometimes select aspects of a webpage to use on Evernote if you for example just want a picture or a select few lines of text and not the entire page. However, now with EverClip, the process is incredibly easy and no longer will limit your note taking on Evernote any longer.

The great thing about EverClip is that you can use it to select an entire webpage also if that is what you’d like. The option to take an entire page of information OR just a select bit makes it the perfect all round selecting tool to export relevant content to Evernote.

Although EverClip is it’s own program not linked directly to Evernote, a simple permission grant to EverClip to access Evernote will have them working seamlessly together and you’ll think they came as a package all along.

The other great thing is that you can actually take the in app web browser to the pages you want to visit which makes it much easier to access the information you need to get and not have to import links, or copy and paste urls into the app to get the content.

The last feature of this app which I’ll praise is the clipboard. It is set up beautifully so that you can see the last several selections you’ve made in case you want to place them somewhere else. The best part about the clipboard is that along with being able to see the last few selections you’ve made there is a thumbnail so you don’t have to remember which exact clipping you took in what order. The thumbnail will allow you a preview of the clipped information.

There is a free version with ads and an ad free version for just $2.49. Do yourself a favor and get these apps today!

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EverClip for Android

 

[Image Credit: Google Play Store]

Edit a Tweet Before Retweeting With Classic ReTweet

Ahh Twitter. Your little blue bird is so innocent and friendly looking, but any sort of customization of the site is so awkward and difficult. Why must you be so challenging? Well, there is a nice little feature for iOS and Android that allows you to finally to something we’ve all been wanting to do for ages on Twitter. You can now finally edit a Retweet before posting it to finish out the character count or make an edit if you want. This is something that shouldn’t be nearly as ignored as it has been for so long. The fact that you can do it from your mobile device, but not from your computer seems a little bit ridiculous.

Classic Retweet is an extension for Chrome and Firefox that enable the ability to finally do this editing of a tweet before retweeting it on a computer. The steps to do this otherwise are cumbersome and random, but with this extension it seems like it has always been a feature since the beginning.

The extension puts another option underneath the classic Twitter box. This is called “classicRT” and clicking this will open up the Retweet option in a fully editable box much like an original tweet would come up on. This allows any further tagging or character additions before posting it.

This is an incredibly handy tool for editing typos, removing tags or hashtags that you don’t want, or simply adding your special flare to another person’s tweet. After all, retweeting something in an exact identical format is only limiting. Nobody wants to be completely unoriginal.

Find the Classic Retweet extension in the Chrome Web Store today. A Firefox user can get the extension manually but the latest version hasn’t been fully approved so an automatic installation isn’t quite ready yet.

Don’t be held back by the confines of your computer’s tweeting limitations anymore. Get this extension and Tweet all you can Tweet!

 

Classic Retweet From Chrome Web Store

Classic Retweet v1.11 For Firefox

iPhone 5s to Have 13 Megapixel Camera from SONY!

There are always rumors flooding in about the newest iPhone from the second the last one is released. This time the newest model is being referred to as the 5S among technology sources. The newest reputable leak has come from iLounge which mentions a faster processor, which is no surprise. Apple has included a faster processor each time a new generation of iPhone has been released. Yet, there was one new claim which is worth mentioning. The newest prototypes are said to include a 13 megapixel camera.

The cameras on iPhones have always been a huge selling point. The self shots in mirrors across the world are almost synonymous with the iconic devices. Now we may have a 13 megapixel idea of what you looked like getting ready in the morning for all of social media to appreciate. Apple has had great cameras in their devices for years, but if this latest model is to truly have a 13 megapixel device from Sony the jump in quality would be noticeably larger.

Obviously, at this point in the game there’s no telling exactly what Apple could be planning for their next iPhone. With the smaller improvement other than screen size with their latest model they could be scheming up something big for their next debut. Only time will tell and come the next big press release we will all know for sure.

It stinks that with so many sources of information and all of them claiming to have insider information there is no standard among the community to either validate or squash claims as they come out. Don’t fear! At TechnoBB we only announce news when it is reputable and has some sort of backing to it. We take technology seriously and only want the correct news coming out to our readers.