Google Messenger 1.3 adds Quick Reply and a new widget. Download the APK

With so many implementations of Google sometimes we can be confuses between one or another, but for those unfamiliar with it, Messenger is a lighter and even basic Hangouts alternative, which is only aimed SMS, unlike the other that supports video calling, messaging Google+ and of course, if we predefine SMS as well.

For those who have Android Lollipop, in the latest update to version 1.3, Google Messenger adds quick reply, because from the same notification from any screen "Answer" will appear a popup window, where this can draw the desired text opens to send to your contact.

Last but not least interesting, it is the new addition to this, because we have a widget to apply in any main screen of our terminal, which will serve the style of floating window in order to visualize the conversation via SMS to the selected contact also quick to enter the access application, two in one.

If the SMS  are no longer primary messaging method but want to use these new features, we provide the APK safely, once downloaded and installed you will have the version 1.3 of Google Messenger, as usual, for free.

Google Messenger 1.3 adds Quick Reply and a new widget. Download the APK

Facebook Messenger allows video calls now

At this point we still wonder how it is that Facebook has two instant messaging services such as Facebook Messenger and WhatsApp, both competing on different operating systems, and sharing many similar features.

However, they do not stop their own of constantly update and improve its application, this time throwing a novelty video calls that will allow us to talk face-to-face with friends, family or colleagues. The new option will let us keep conversations using both our home Wi-Fi, and 3G or 4G network connection, so this it does not generate a high rate of spending on our data.

It would be available gradually, coming to different countries, currently it is in Belgium, Canada, Croatia, Denmark, France, Greece, Ireland, Laos, Lithuania, Mexico, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Poland, Portugal, United Kingdom, United States and Uruguay. Of course this is a clear move to detract users to another application that also makes it competitive in this regard as Skype, for this next to the new dialer called Hello we are going straight for calls both voice and video.

At this point, we'll see what upcoming features added to the ownership of Facebook applications such as Messenger and WhatsApp, because practically they shared use tools and know how soon added, as today have pretty much the gist of a messaging application.

Facebook Messenger allows video calls now

YouTube adds a filter to search for videos in 360 degrees

Just a month since YouTube added the option to upload videos at 360 degrees to its platform, giving the youtubers a new tool to create the most amazing videos ago. This new option is hinted after exposure of the video filter option "spherical" in Teardown 4K. 

After that, the YouTube app was updated with a search filter for 4k video, ignoring the "spherical". Now we can finally enjoy the recordings in 360 degrees and after this latest update we will have a special filter in our searches, both Android and the web.

Find the filter is not difficult: just do a search, click the Filters button and select 360. You can easily find these commands: YouTube web, you will find them just below the search field, clearly marked as filters. In the Android application menu options is in top right, and marked with three decreasing horizontal lines.

The 360º  filter appears to everyone on the website of YouTube, but may not yet be available for all Android devices. Google is allowing this update to a server level, so if you do not yet see a test appearing, you must restart your YouTube application. If this new option is still missing, do not despair. Because soon it will come to your Android device.

Now we can easily find these new videos, either Android or PC.

YouTube adds a filter to search for videos in 360 degrees

Nexus 7 2013 is no longer sold in Google Play

As we informed here, Nexus 7 2013, the forgotten tablet of Google, is no longer sold in Google Play. As also Google stopped producing the Nexus 5, one of the most beloved smartphones by Android users, another of the most important along the Nexus range of Google ends. 

The tablet Nexus 7 2013 is a device with a 7 inch screen developed by Google. A compact tablet with which Google entered the market.

If you access the Google Store now you will see that we can not buy a tablet than the new Nexus 9. The Nexus 7, 2013 is no longer for sale through the official store. Meanwhile, if you wanted to get your hands on one of these devices, there are still ways through third parties like Amazon.

Google wants to promote maximum sales of its latest Android devices such as the Nexus 6 and Nexus 9. The Nexus 5 was the first to be removed of the Store and now it's the turn of the last Nexus 7. This year we will see a new arsenal of tablets and smartphones, probably, Google could be renewing their store for the arrival of new models... Maybe.

Nexus 7 2013 is no longer sold in Google Play

Microsoft Office is now officially supporting Android Lollipop tablets and x86 chips

Earlier this year, we reported that Microsoft Office and Office Suite, which includes Word, Excel and PowerPoint, was already available for Android tablets. However, it was not compatible with all devices, as two of the requirements to use it was to have an Android 4.4.x KitKat -it could be installed in Lollipop, but errors could occur at use-, and necessarily based on ARM chipset.

 

The news now are that both requirements have passed into history, and now we can use the applications also on tablets with Android 5.0 Lollipop and above, and in those with processors with x86 architecture, ie which mounted Intel chipsets. Yes, still are preview versions, but should not present problems.

To enjoy them, you first need to join Google+ community by sending a request, and once they accept you and you become testers, you will have free access to download new versions of the three apps, of which we leave the download links below:

Microsoft Office Word (Preview) (Free)

Microsoft Office Excel (test) (Free)

Microsoft Office PowerPoint (test) (Free)

For those that have tablets with ARM chips and an Android version below Lollipop, we remind you that you can also download and use at no cost:

Microsoft Office Word (Free)

Microsoft Office Excel (Free)

Microsoft Office PowerPoint (Free)

Microsoft Office is now officially supporting Android Lollipop tablets and x86 chips

Video: How the LG G4 camera will work

The April 28 will be presented one of the most anticipated smartphones, the LG G4. The new South Korean terminal is about to compete against the best phones of brands such as Samsung Galaxy S6 or HTC One M9.

Because today, the high-end devices generally include great features and specifications, but companies seek alternatives to differentiate their products and show them to the potential buyers. Some other brands use premium materials, others prefer their terminals provide a unique experience and others prefer to use excel in the photographic aspect. In this last example is LG, that want to convince us that LG G4 camera is really impressive.

Not only because it comes with an aperture f/1.8, allowing us taking great shots in low or insufficient light, but also because the LG G4 camera will rise to the top of professional cameras, still according LG. To do this, a video has appeared showing all the benefits of LG G4 and its camera. Starring Colby Brown, a professional photographer of landscapes, he teach us different shots made by the LG terminal.

Actual colors, stunning photographs with and without light, manual mode to choose the parameters, etc. First impressions say we could be facing one of the best cameras seen on a smartphone. Of course, the video is made by LG itself, so that is not really "neutral".

We will see how it behaves in fact the camera of this LG G4 when it releases. In principle, it seems that we will not be disappointed, especially because advertising LG is giving is about the photographic section.

Video: How the LG G4 camera will work

The Firm, how to become a stockbroker and get rich

By now we all know the huge amount of games that exist in the catalog of Google Play, but this one we bring now is somewhat different, because despite being an arcade at its best, proposes the challenge of being extremely rich, in the way as X-Lives tried with Tiburón o Pescadilla (Shark or Whiting), many years ago.

The Firm, the game where your character is a trader who works for a large corporation, consist in trying to classify all the endless stock of investment documents. The Firm is quite easy to understand, because we only swipe left or right the various documents that appear to us in the bottom of the screen, where we classify ourselves if companies listed are worthy of the investment of our big corporation or it is not, reject and continue with others.

As time passes, if we are efficient enough and know where to invest and where not, we will begin to earn a significant amount of money, which ultimately lead to the ambition to win more is better.

But not everything is positive, because if we do not meet the target and start to decline, we will see our bank account begins to get empty itself to zero, so we have to start over as an anyone scholar.

The Firm, how to become a stockbroker and get rich

Google Play lowered to 70% some of its most successful games, for a limited time

Google Play provide us with a number of interesting games, where these have been discounted up to 70% making a compilation own according to their success, active players or other aspects motivating them to appear.. This is a way to get all kinds of more public content, ease of acquisition and also to provide interesting offers whenever they want is by digital sales.

The total number of games is 22, where several companies like Electronic Arts, HandyGames or Chillingo have lowered the price of their games, finding in some of these paltry 0.15 Euro final cost. In these, we also found good variety of content, both a more casual, others pure horror, sports and more.

Titles in this case are quite appreciated and rest assured we will offer interesting and fun hours of gameplay, such as Plants vs. Zombies, The Sims 3, NBA JAM, Monopoly Millionaire, Guns'n'Glory WW2 Hero Ninja Cats, Devils & Demons or Dead Space.

Right now is when we have to say it: Hurry up! As these offers are valid for a limited time, so that at any moment can disappear, and given the price we have some successful titles like Plants vs Zombies to 0.50 euros, it is definitely a recommended purchase and fun assured by a good time.

Remember that most of these still offer more quality in a tablet, so if you have both devices can get even more enjoyment and fun, because whichever often do not find an experience as it should given the screen size of smartphones.

Source: Google Play

Google Play lowered to 70% some of its most successful games, for a limited time

Grand Theft Auto V in Oculus Rift

It was inevitable, and has been a long time until finally someone tried: Grand Theft Auto V in the Oculus Rift is already possible.

For this, all we need is the vorpX program, which is able to show games from DirectX 9 to DirectX 11 3D stereo format for a virtual reality device necessary as the Oculus Rift. The downside is the payment, and it costs €29.99, but the effect worth it for many users.

Thanks to this program is fairly easy to add support Oculus Rift to many PC games, not just GTA V, although not perfect if the game is not designed with virtual reality in mind. For Grand Theft Auto V, as shown in the video below, the effect is pretty good when we ride a motorcycle; in fact the author of the video says it is the only thing that give something really special to the game, go around driving and shooting sporadically.

That's the good thing about games so liberated as this one. Virtually every player enjoys in a different way; in the video below another player decides to test the action on foot.

Grand Theft Auto V came to Steam this week but there is already a large community around, beating the record of users playing simultaneously (in a game that is not Valve, the creator of Steam).

And although it has not been created with the mods in mind, there are many experiments as this attempt to play Grand Theft Auto V in the Oculus Rift showing to that players that is not an impediment.

Grand Theft Auto V in Oculus Rift

Hearthstone available for Android phones

One of the most successful games are co-existing today is Hearthstone, the Blizzard game of cards. After the computer unstoppable assault and landing back in December on Android tablets, many Hearthstone players demanded to take a few games from their own phone.

So far, Hearthstone was not available for six inches devices  or less, but Blizzard has just announced that based on World of Warcraft game, you can download it in your phone. The famous developer of games like Diablo or Heroes of Storm, has worked hard to bring Hearthstone to devices with not so big screens, and it shows in its new interface, which is designed for mobile, making it much more accessible to the user.

Otherwise, the game remains the same. Same fun, same challenges and same mechanical, except that now we can enjoy anytime, anywhere thanks to our smartphone. Blizzard said that the version for Android phones will be available in both the Amazon store and Google Play, and should be available sometime during the day. So if you come to one of these stores to download applications and still can not, be patient, it will be downloadable soon.

As if that were not enough, if we complete a game from mobile phone, we will be rewarded for a card at no cost. A very good incentive to install.

Hearthstone available for Android phones

Lara Croft: Relic Run, the new Tomb Raider game coming soon

Square Enix is ​​still living by its most famous saga to gain a foothold in the increasingly important field of video games for Android. With the upcoming Final Fantasy Mevius just around the corner, and the recent Tomb Raider launched a few days ago, Square Enix knows that exploding a well known title for all users usually will get them pretty good results.

The next release, a game of our favorite explorer, Lara Croft. This time is no portable, but an own game created for Android. It will be called Lara Croft: Relic Run and this time we will be one endless runner. Veteran players will feel the essence of the original Tomb Raider while we enjoyed the mechanical and frenzy endless runner. It remains to be seen.

Relic Run is an endless runner in essence. But in the background is much more than this. Not only is it running while doing acrobatics, but combat phases/shots, vehicles and epic battles against bosses are also mixed, included our beloved T-Rex.

Lara Croft: Relic Run is no longer a Temple Run but starring a prettier girl, forcing us to run while dodging a multitude of obstacles. The game is free to play, with integrated-shopping and will be available for the three major smartphone platforms, iOS, Android and WP. In principle should be available in the coming months or even earlier.

Lara Croft: Relic Run, the new Tomb Raider game coming soon

Firefox for Android now exceeds 100 million downloads

Mozilla Firefox, the free and open source web browser, has passed the 100 million downloads in the Google Play Store. 

With a rating of more than 4 stars in the Play Store and more than 100 million downloads since March 2011, when it was released, it becomes a new mark achieved by Firefox for Android, the private mobile version of the powerful, customizable, social, popular and easy to configure web browser Mozilla.

The milestones are listed on the official Mozilla blog where prey to highlight some other facts and events in the history of its development: Its launch in 2011 with immediate options to synchronize content between different devices and operating systems, presenting an optimized version for Android Tablets, Do Not Track options to ensure private browsing, support for visual themes for personalization and QuickShare web content via social networks.

A guest navigation mode, pre-installation on mobile devices and the Kobo GIGABYTE brand power transmitting video to other screens within home via Roku and Chromecast, DuckDuckGo available in its default search engine -another great thing for those who prefer a higher level of privacy-, sections to highlight frequently visited web sites and a reading mode that turns any web page into a text for easy viewing, which complete the list of the most striking features that have been successfully implemented for the Mozilla team in this bright browser.

Firefox was born as an experimental branch of the Mozilla project by Dave Hyatt, Joe Hewitt and Blake Ross. In their view, the commercial requirements of Netscape's sponsorship and the large number of features of Mozilla Application Suite compromised the utility of this one. To combat what they called inflated Mozilla Application Suite, they created a separate browser with the intention of replacing it. On April 3, 2003, the Mozilla Organization announced they would focus their efforts on Firefox and Thunderbird. After that and the years, here’s where we are.

Firefox for Android now exceeds 100 million downloads

Google Project Tango lowers its price in half

There was a long time since we had last news about one of the most interesting projects that Google kept on, this is Project Tango. A system for creating "mapped" 3D cameras mobile devices. It started as a phone, finally becoming a tablet, with the help of LG.

The last thing we learned is that the initiative came from Google incubator because they spent two years at Google ATAP taking shape, and since early this year has been emancipated to be taking shape product. We know that Google wants to bring it closer to the public, which are mainly developers today.

For those who have been following the story of Project Tango, you will know that it was not an affordable product, as they asked for it $1024. But its price will suffer a cut of 50%, so that more people start playing with their technology, which with it actually will capitalize on their chances.

They also intend that its availability to be wider, so people who have it available soon would ask, so probably what they have done is create more units. They want it to become a more affordable product for developers, the same thing will not happen that Google Glass, who had to return to the laboratory.

Google Project Tango lowers its price in half

Fatal Fury Special comes to Android

If you are around 30 years old you probably remember a series of fighting games that the company SNK launched in the 90s. All of them were part of expensive -and impressive- catalog of Neo Geo console that all kind of addicted to video games dreamed of having, because it was like having an Amusement arcade at home.

Among this plethora of games they had some as Art of Fighting, 3 Count Bout, World Heroes and one that was ported to other platforms and that is now the one we are talking about today: Fatal Fury Special. After a 22 years, this classic among classics has been adequate for transportation to mobile platforms.

Originally, Fatal Fury Special was an updated version of Fatal Fury 2, although from SNK Playmore  -current name of the company- said that this release is much more than that, after reviewing the balance of the game and have introduced a new system for combos, which apparently were never included before the launch of the original game.

This title includes the same 16 characters who appeared in the first game, and as in all other fighting games from the company that this has reissued, there are two kinds of control buttons that users can choose: The four traditional SNK and a new system of six buttons that supposedly makes easy creating combos.

If at the time you played it and liked it and you want to relive what this game made you experience and if you've played the reissues of the current company as the King of Fighters, then it may be worth you buy the game for a price pretty ridiculous when compared to the original price -in 1993 was around 120 euros-, since you can purchase it for 3.99 euros.

Fatal Fury Special comes to Android

Football Manager Classic 2015 comes to Google Play

A few months ago the company SEGA dedicated to video games, in collaboration with Sports Interactive, presented the new version of its most famous game of football, Football Manager Handheld 2015 A game is an adaptation of the full version available for PC, a complete game that can't be compared with these other version, because something is missing to enjoy 100% of the experience offered by the manager computer simulator.

This time we have a new version of the same game, improved renewal that makes this Football Manager Classic 2015 a complete set, with more leagues, better features and a limitation on their tablets compatible devices reduced because those extra functions and new ways of viewing, needing higher resolution displays and devices with certain "power", something that not all terminals with Android have. Here you can see the list of differences between the new Football Manager Classic 2015 and Football Manager Handheld 2015 released in November 2014.

Football Manager Classic 2015 will allow you to control any real club from a selection of 117 leagues from 51 countries and making decisions as if an actual coach in question. One of the most important developments is the new way to follow the action through the new 3D match engine with a variety of camera angles.

Some of the most important features of the game:

An immersive experience in match day

An intuitive menu system optimized for touch screen

Scouting global players

Interaction with players, staff and media

Comprehensive training of players and equipment

A flexible management structure

Accelerated game option, the result of the instantaneous matches

Challenge mode, headings established a series of goals to achieve.

This version for tablets of Football Manager Classic 2015 will have a fairly high price, namely 19.99 euros (plus in-app payments), an expensive game for Android users, used to free-to-play games.

Football Manager Classic 2015 comes to Google Play

Youtube is preparing a subscription service payment to avoid ads

Youtube, the streaming service most used in the world in terms of playing videos, has content for both amateurs and professionals Youtubers, a big problem that are a part of the subject of ads where there they generate monthly income through what is commonly known as a partner and a good number of these users with tools to prevent the browser as Adblock.

According to information appeared in the media, Youtube despite being the service for excellence in online video playback, barely manages to generate income, since shuffling would implement a surcharge or rather, a monthly subscription where all users who wish may apply the improvement and prevent these integrated advertising, similar to what we see in Youtube Music Key.

Also, note that this also results in benefits, whether net or gross for Youtuber then receive up to 55% of the payments made to the subscription, much like what was rumored at the time as the option of a button integrated donate to whom we wish to make. For according to whom this will be a good option to increase the benefits of your favorite youtuber, but on the other hand we can say that, having among us tools that are well suited for blocking Youtube annoying ads when viewing a video, this subscription could cost $10, if only gives us that little success will therefore should apply more improvements and user benefits not only avoid integrated advertising.

We'll see if it becomes reality and how, as we will be watching to see how it affects to Android users.

Youtube is preparing a subscription service payment to avoid ads

Amazon prepares to make video games?

If Amazon today aims to become one of the industry giants is that the steps that have been giving lead to think about it. Arguably, by acquiring companies and make arrangements with those beyond their control, the online store born in Seattle aims to replicate the achievements with books making its way slowly but surely through games.

In fact there are several parallelisms between both industry. Amazon has become a benchmark for when buying games at attractive prices. Imagine their power when drag faithful, announcing that enter the market of resale of the shares got GameStop games should fall by 14%. As with copies to electronic books, success in the physical market only prefaced what then continue with digital copies, Android bandwagon with its own shop and even expanding PlayStation Network offers its own section in which purchasing codes became a festival of offers improved the Sony.

If videogames give money, the next step was more than clear, first come developments and thereafter, the platforms. Creating Amazon Game Studios and bulging current account that promise a personal and professional future were able to drag heavyweights like Kim Swift ('Website') and Clint Hocking ('Far Cry 2'), and all the sole purpose of creating games for their digital stores and mobile platforms.

The Amazon Phone Fire followed Amazon Fire TV, a media center also focused on the game on the big screen room that despite not promise great virtues over other competitors in the video game industry, yes smells another of those small steps the company adds up until you get to reach a goal that by now know.

Only then can we get the head to acquisitions as the Double Helix Games, creators of the latest 'Killer Instinct' and the recent revision of the classic 'Strider', are part of sense, because right now the Amazon catalog Game Studios is so scarce as little hopeful. Something similar happens with the recent agreement with Crytek, one morterada between 50 and 70 million dollars with which we can use the CryEngine and, incidentally, that the Germans should do them a favor for having managed to save the furniture company. Remains to be seen how movements continue to surprise us, because something is brewing in Seattle offices. Obvious. If it is an assault on the throne of the industry or a simple strategy for Amazon appears Listings in another sector only time will tell. I with an agreement with Sega to launch a new console (under American direction, do not want more smoothly Japanese) and I was happy.

Amazon prepares to make video games?