Til Morning's Light, a new adventure game from Amazon Game Studios

A new video game developed by Amazon Game Studios is here, and this time it's an adventure game directed to a teenage target.

It is called Til Morning's Light, and is set in a haunted house surrounded by a centenary mystery. In the role of Erica, a young girl who is trapped in it, we will be able to solve the mystery and find a way out -by dawn, or become ghosts ourselves. 

We will have to look for clues, solve puzzles, riddles and more puzzles, and fight monsters of various kinds (the combat system is very simple, based on tap at the right time).

The game features more than 100 rooms, made with care and full of detail in 3D. Currently available exclusively for Fire devices (except the Fire TV), even if the link on the App-Shop indicates that this is compatible with all Android 3.0+ devices. 

At the price of 5.50 € it is not a cheap game, but the quality and the magnitude of the game should keep players happy and busy for quite a while. At least there are no in-app purchases, and is available in different languages.

Til Morning's Light, a new adventure game from Amazon Game Studios

Adblock Browser for Android is here

Advertising is a must for many. It allows many companies to live and offer their products, and in relation to the Internet, helps many websites to survive from day to day. While it is necessary, we will not cheat, sometimes ads bother a lot. Especially when our computer screen is full with annoying ads that fill the entire screen and leave no surfing conditions. And if it bothers on a computer screen, we have all suffered advertising in our smartphone screens.

There are some Internet sector that considers that advertising should not be suffered by users. One of the proponents of this view is Adblock, sure you know thanks to its browser extension that allows us to enjoy Internet without advertising, or only those websites that we want to.

Android is another matter. Besides advertising applications that consumes more battery power, to eliminate advertising and ads on our smarpthone it must be root, a fact that many users do not like. Now Adblock just launched its own browser for Android that blocks all advertising, and although it is not yet available on Google Play, you can get it in a very simple way.

To try this interesting browser, you must join the community of beta testers on your Google+ page. Once you are admitted as testers, you can download the browser without problem, which is still in beta.

Will have to see if Google publishes this application in its app store, because as you all know, for Google advertising is very important. The application is very simple, so if you want a deeper and more browser options, this is not yours. If on the other hand, you wish to wait for the final version, since websites have reported that they are waiting for the final decision of Google, it is very likely that we can see Adblock Browser on Google Play in the coming hours.

Adblock Browser for Android is here

The new OnePlus One firmware does not seem to solve all the problems definitely

Despite the time it takes the flagship killer named OnePlus One, which is already available without invitation and still is a fantastic choice for those seeking high performance, good components and finishes at an affordable price, with full support of Cyanogen firmware.

And speaking of firmware, namely we published a week ago the arrival of a new update to the operating system OnePlus One, in which many users experienced problems with the touch screen of this, because for one reason or another, this did not contain the accuracy necessary to tap with your fingers. As well we said, OnePlus worked with Synaptics to address the serious issue in a number of terminals that suffered and did so by publishing a small firmware update that would solve all the problems with the screen, but the result has not been fully positive.

As we can read between the lines in the source of the news, it seems that now this new and latest firmware is draining the battery of these terminals to a more acceptable level. This is because, if we enabled the option of waking up to double tap, autonomy is reduced significantly.

This has led CyanogenOS to want to replace the latter with a nightly version today, May 18, so that users don get affected in their the autonomy of OnePlus One and can continue to enjoy their device as they have done so far when this series of problems appeared.

As well say themselves, they are working on it, what can still take a few days talking -always the less better- what if the issue extends too, think it advisable to recommend to the holders of those using alternative ROM, Therefore it is official as OxygenOS.

The new OnePlus One firmware does not seem to solve all the problems definitely

YouTube is updated by adding new and exciting features

Google has the use to update their own catalog of applications each week. In the case of YouTube (see here additions of previous version), usually it is different, the application for excellence in video playback online takes a different pace, as from time to time add new features and some extra, plus solve common errors, improve performance and correct minor details to make latest new design standards.

This time as many others, we can read the latest news about it through AndroidPolice, among them are some interesting, some small fixes and other minor details.

As you know, YouTube makes great use of Chromecast, and its role has been slightly increased, then they added a Permanent Cast Icon button in the upper right, in order to have on hand at all times be able to play content to TV in question. The decision is also pure logic and drive the use of your device.

Material Design simplicity is essential, and have decided to spend the broom sweeping the selector of privacy. Now we visualize a sharper appearance, along with more successful and refurbished icons, meaning they offer the option to choose.

With the arrival of new subscription plans, YouTube is offering new features to the public as this, adding the ability for users to download audio from videos so desired, allow offline playback of these when we have no data connection certain times, or to not consume megas are much needed addition for many of us. In the code it has clearly found a line where you can read "Audio Only", this probably means this feature is upcoming.

YouTube is updated by adding new and exciting features

Xiaomi online store comes to Europe officially next May 19

Xiaomi is, for many, one of the best in the field of mobile technology. Not only for what the economical view, but because at the same time it is offering a quality that has nothing to envy the most important companies in the industry, that sell their products at a much higher price in many cases. Good examples of this are all smartphones that Xiaomi has taken to date, without going any further, the Xiaomi Mi4, with a quality/price virtually impossible to overcome.

But Xiaomi has also become stronger in other business, such as accessories. Headphones, power banks and wearables, as the new power bank of 10,000 mAh saw this week, have delighted many users both Chinese and outside China, thanks to imports.

However, this import Xiaomi accessories seems closer than ever to come to an end, because the company is already taking the first steps to officially sell beyond the borders of its native country.

As reported by Xiaomi through Facebook, the next day 19 will open the doors of its online store in the UK, France and Germany also in the United States through its online store mi.com. This is a first test in beta, so the units will be very limited. Although not specified, we assume only be open during the day, or until stocks, although knowing Xiaomi records, sure to sell out quickly.

It will be interesting to see the conversion rate and shipping costs (if any), as the products are shipped from China. To purchase, you will need to register and be connected with mi.com account. At the moment, other european countries are not among the countries chosen for this first step in the global expansion of Xiaomi, but hopefully if the test goes well, the store will soon settle permanently in these countries and elsewhere.

Xiaomi online store comes to Europe officially next May 19

Seabeard for Android available

One of the most exploited concepts in the world of video games is let us be what we want: let us believe the way of our character, giving us control to our actions. Android games are not lacking in that for those who want to exploit the mechanical, and today we bring a new release that promises just that.

Seabeard is creating a world in our pocket that we can come and go as we please, make new friends in the places we go, recruiting a crew to further explore this ocean, and conquer the seas with all the challenges that entails. Feeding whales, fight against sea monsters, rescue shipwrecked, etc. The game will keep us entertained with both hands.

The fun thing of the game is that we can live that life at the pace we want: exploring seas and islands when we feel adventurous, treasure hunt in ancient tombs, navigating lakes that not appear on maps, or simply go into the adventure. There scenarios and mechanical whom reminds to The Legend of Zelda and of course the legendary Animal Crossing, and finally we can enjoy something like this on Android.

However, it can be a problem: the game is free, but dropped much of their monetization payments within the application and Internet connection required. It is possible to play without paying a penny, but paying for in-game currency will get speed up the process to create our empire.

Seabeard for Android available

Google Docs is updated and enhanced support for offline editing images

Google Docs for Android is updated in search of improvements that provide a better user experience. In the last major upgrade, full screen reading were added, bringing comfort to the use thereof. Now, developments are mainly related to images, and using these Office applications without being connected to the Internet.

This time, the changes are unique to Docs and Slides, and are as follows:

- Insert pictures from your smartphone or tablet

It may seem obvious, but until now images could not be added to a document or presentation stored in the memory of our own device. From now on, we can add images from the gallery, or take a picture and add it at the time.

- Trim Images

Another novelty is to cut the images that we add in a presentation. Of course, something imperatively necessary, so now we can do a more professional job from the device, without relying on a computer to edit the images. To access the trimming mode, we only have to double tap to edit the image, and we can do it at will.

- It works without being connected to the network

Finally, this Google update now lets you work with documents and presentations without being connected to Internet. Until now, we had the ability to view documents offline, but not edit them. Now, if we can continue to edit offline from anywhere, which of course is a perfect match, given that a mobile device is specifically designed for this, move and may wherever we go, we are in any area where we can not be connected to the Internet.

These are all major developments in the new update of Google Documents and Google Presentations. For now, the new versions are not yet available on Google Play, although they will in brief. Anyways, we leave here the links to download the APK file of both apps, and that you can enjoy without waiting for these update with all the improvements.

Download | Docs

Download | Slides

Google Docs is updated and enhanced support for offline editing images

Samsung Gear VR already available on presale

The new generation of virtual reality devices of Samsung is already coming. Samsung Gear VR Innovator Edition, compatible with the new Samsung Galaxy S6 and Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge, is now available for pre-booking through the online Samsung store, and will be until May 17.

Those who want one of these devices in advance will receive the gift of a Samsung Gear Circle, a Bluetooth headset that have the quality of being able to read your messages, perfect for when you're doing sports or your hands are busy and you can not check your phone. Both products will cost €199 together.

Samsung Gear VR Innovator Edition supports the new flagship of Samsung and seeks to take full advantage of the Super AMOLED screen and resolution of 1440 x 2560. It has improved the field of view and improved the design, now it is more ergonomic and has better ventilation. Also included is a USB input that can not depend solely on the phone battery. That is, total immersion with Samsung Gear VR Innovator Edition.

Virtual reality devices are becoming a new priority for manufacturers, who see them as an ideal to exploit all the potential of smartphones supplement. Even Google is interested in developing an Android version specifically for virtual reality to deal with Samsung devices, the Lakento MVR and the Oculus Rift by Facebook too.

Samsung Gear VR already available on presale

Coolify keeps your device to optimum temperature

Although many devices (both high-end or mid-range) have an excellent performance for any task that we put forward, sometimes it is something we can not avoid: the overheating of them; therefore to provide passive cooling, we have no way of isolating the heat generated by the main components such as the CPU and GPU.

Now we found an alternative if you want to cool your terminal, and it is not an accessory, but an app. Coolify gives to any smartphone or tablet an easy way to cool it and is totally real, with it you can considerably reduce the accumulating degrees of these devices at times.

Coolify has within an algorithm between CPU, GPU and battery, as applied to 80 values ​​in the operating system to optimize it in good shape. But the funny thing is that, even touch any processor frequency, applied for only some interesting improvements on Android, to reducing the burden of this and the temperature drops at times.

The interesting thing is that all users who try boast a very positive result, because in the end also reduced in lower battery consumption, another plus. The only drawback is that it requires root user permissions.

The developer himself has not revealed the secret of this, as the code is applied in this truly effective and prefers carry it in his head, as it would logically be heard for competition and it is not desired. And as one would expect, the application looks great with Material Design accompanying its simplicity when it comes to carrying out its task.

We invite everyone to test the application, even if you have got a terminal with the hot Snapdragon 810 or even the new HTC One M9, which we know has more temperature inside with their building material.

Coolify keeps your device to optimum temperature

Google Play allows pre-registration of applications to notify its launch

Our favorite applications store on mobile platforms such as Google Play has added a new feature, and can say that nothing expected, because from now we begin to see different applications and other content that support prior registration, which will allow users to be notified when they are published or rather when it is released in our region.

That is, as if it were a reservation, we can now run a search without any requirement at all, because only now it has the function to inform the public when a game or application in this case is published.

The first we have met with this new tool has been game Terminator Genisys: Revolution. If we agree on its respective page in Google Play a new button appears in the same location as the "Install" and it is the "Pre-register"button where a pop-up notifying you will be advised at the time of publication appears.

Of course we can at any time cancel the registration, so we will not be notified at the time of publication if we wish that way, because it is not something irreparable and has its solution, something positive of course.

With this development, the developers prefer to do so, from now they can publish content days or weeks before the release and anyone who want can register if they are interested in this.

Hopefully sooner they will apply this option and we can be aware of the publication of applications that interest us, and of course other content such as movies, books, music and other catalog that has Google Play today.

Google Play allows pre-registration of applications to notify its launch

Snake will come back, this time on Android, May 14

Snake was born 18 years ago. In those times, smartphones were not available yet (perhaps only in a mind of a developer), and most of the mortals were owners of a Nokia device. They were robust, resistant and phones with a battery autonomy of a week.

Other than to call and send SMS, Nokia phones hooked the audience with a game that made them enjoy in front of a screen for hours, only because of a game. The most famous Candy Crush Saga or Angry Birds, are nothing compared with was Snake game was, our favorite game for years.

With the advent of smartphones, Android and Nokia ostracism, people were leaving their Nokia 3210 and 3310 phones becoming intelligent side with which they could surf the Internet, use the WhatsApp and enjoy other games with better graphics and storylines. Nokia was not the only forgotten, Snake too.

But though always remain in our memory those long bus rides playing this game, its creator, Taneli Armento, wants to get a current version for smartphones, and it will be helped by the developer Rumilus Design.

The new Snake, called Snake Rewind, will be available for Android, iOS and Windows Phone since May 14 and will not be just an upgraded version of the classic. It will include new graphics, more levels and different objectives for each screen. Of course, the game will include the most nostalgic classic Snake, too.

Snake will come back, this time on Android, May 14

This is the Oculus Rift ultimate version arriving in 2016

Finally we saw how the final version of the Oculus Rift will be, and more importantly, its release date: the first quarter of 2016.

Oculus has over it a lot of pressure since it was bought by Facebook, in every way: not only has to meet the expectations of virtual reality, but also demonstrate that the sale does not affect what it promised. Although we expected a pitch this year, the lack of news made us fear the worst, and finally confirmed: until next year can not afford a Oculus Rift.

At least today the company has tried to calm the cravings get one, showing the first images (very dark, of course) on how will look the ultimate version of Oculus Rift and sharing some data.

The main thing is that this Rift is based on the prototype Crescent Bay, presented in September last year. According to its creators it will be more than just a device, and that also promises a complete ecosystem; it is not surprising, given the large number of games and apps compatible with Oculus Rift even though there is still not officially been released.

Concerning prototypes, we find improvements in the monitoring system, both seated and standing; also it has improved ergonomics to make it less annoying. Oculus Rift reserves will be opened later this year, and probably we will soon know more hardware.

This is the Oculus Rift ultimate version arriving in 2016

Pocket Rally, the free app of the day in Amazon

As you know, in the Amazon app store every day we can enjoy an application for free, and when they really worth it, we always try to inform you about it. This time the free app of the day is Pocket Rally, one of the best rally games available for Android.

In Pocket Rally we can drive mythical legends in the world of rallying, as the Subaru Impreza, Toyota Celica 4WD, the Lancia Stratos, or the Peugeot 205, and thus, up to 12 different models, which compete over 8 circuits of asphalt, snow or dirt, which are 16 if you count that can be played both ways. You can enjoy all this over 65 different events to play both solo, as against 4 opponents on track.

The title has a right graphics, with modeling and 3D environments, and different view modes. It also offers good gameplay, as have several touch control systems, plus the ability to play with gamepads, something that is appreciated in these games.

The normal price of Pocket Rally in Google Play is 1.09 euros, but as we say, now you can download it at no cost on Amazon. We remind you that to install it with your Amazon device applications, you must have an account in such trade, and pre-install its app store.

Pocket Rally, the free app of the day in Amazon

Facebook will allow you to read full articles without leaving the page

Facebook has accelerated as far as news is concerned and soon your news feed on the social network may be quite different from what it is now. A few weeks ago they announced a change in the log to show more publications of your close friends and fewer pages. Starting this month, Facebook will host content from other sites without access to the web that is published.

This initiative, called "Instant Articles" is focused on improving load times especially for mobile applications. Among the first partners that will Facebook at the beginning of this adventure are the New York Times, National Geographic and Buzzfeed.

Who publish your articles in this way can stay all the money generated by advertising if the advertiser is one that brings the publication, however if it's Facebook that hired it, the network will keep 30% of revenue. This agreement shows that Facebook do not see this option as a direct way to make money but as a way for users to not need to leave the social network to check content and browsing and then follow it, increasing the time of stay, and generate higher revenues. In this way, publications can stay all the money generated by advertising.

A few days ago Facebook announced a change in the algorithm with which begin to show more friends and fewer publications pages. The network feels strong because of the dependence of many publications visits leading and their strategy seems aimed at forcing publications to jump through hoops: or raisins per box to promote your post and this will have less visibility, and this new movement for housing directly retain users on their network but difficult these then surf the page author. A Machiavellian strategy.

Facebook will allow you to read full articles without leaving the page

Kingdom Rush, the first installment of the saga becomes free on Android

The guys of Ironhide Game Studio have created one of the most appreciated games - Kingdom Rush - in the strategy genre for mobile devices, specifically the sagas subgenre called tower defense, which is basically survive to waves of enemies, where we have to use all kinds of defense towers to repel them, that will help us overcome the level that put us ahead.

Kingdom Rush is now in its third installment, where each new one improves all kinds of sections of the game, but never without departing from its own style of fantasy. The good news are that the first of the series becomes free on Android, it adopted the free-to-play model so, reach the hands of more users and get to know the franchise, which for sure will appeal to those who have not had the pleasure to enjoy it.

Logically they maintain the integrated shopping, good hand that can say they are totally unnecessary, since the basic experience is more than enough and does not reach such a high difficulty to use it. Without further ado, you can find it at the following link to Google Play, where you can install it free of charge.

Google Play | Kingdom Rush (Free)

Kingdom Rush, the first installment of the saga becomes free on Android

Ys Chronicles 1 comes to Android, revives the classic JRPG on your terminal

Good players of a certain age we value the quality of the classic games, because without the graphics and the limitations of the time, we did enjoy as much or more than at present. In the genre of RPG we find great titles already mentioned as Dragon Quest III, the collection called ExaGear RPG and other retro diner style as Quest Crusaders.

For this today we add another, even better for some, because the company DotEmu brings a port of the classic Ys Chronicles, where we found running at its best in Android, launched back in 1987 and will refresh the memory of the fans of these titles.

Again we assume the role of Adol Christin, a young man who goes into the mysterious Esteria and will live adventures, challenging and fun struggles with a retro style that will appeal to audiences of all ages who want to revive this great RPG of Japanese origin.

Find new features, menus in HD while maintaining the classic look and achievements included for those who love challenges. In Google Play you can get a gem of the Golden Age and in the momentum of the game, where you play are available for both smartphones and tablet, at a price of 4.99 euros.

Ys Chronicles 1 comes to Android, revives the classic JRPG on your terminal