Visit my food blog

I decided to make a food blog. I will be updating this blog in the coming months since I have now graduated from school hehe =)

Here's my new food blog: http://oishiidesuka.blogspot.com/

Word Feud Fun

My sis told me to hurry up and make a move...

I told her to stop Russian me. 

Haha I'm lame. =X

Google Music Beta Impressions

I've been playing with it for awhile. I'm actually quite impressed with this whole saving your music on the cloud. The UI is silky smooth and very sleek. The newest update addresses several bugs and adds deleting songs the SD card. I've uploaded a very small portion of my library to try it out and it's just like having my PMP. I find the "offline caching" to be quite useful especially if you don't have a wireless connection.

The only thing I don't like about Google Music Beta is the album art. My album art is totally messed up. On my PMP, I deleted all traces of the album art because well...I don't like it. Now that I uploaded my music, the album art shows up. I have songs with and without album art now lol....Not really a complaint but rather a surprise.

Also, I have a tiered data plan of only 200mb/month. Streaming music via 3g would cost a bunch but I have settings configured to only stream via wifi. It's a quite useful setting especially if you don't have unlimited data.

Right now, I'm not sure if this will replace my PMP. I know the hard drive on that thing is going to go soon so I figured saving my music to the cloud just in case would be prudent. Overall, for a Beta release, it's quite good. For those hardcore music lovers out there, this release wouldn't replace PowerAMP. Though, if Google tweaks it a bit more, I think it'll be something great. 

EDIT: It seems that since Google doesn't have any licensing from companies, you can only upload your songs. You can't redownload them. No biggie. I'm sure Google will find a solution to this. 

I got my Google Music Beta invite!

I am quite excited to try it out. Actually I've had this invite for a couple days and I finally had some time to try it out. So far, I'm enjoying it. If anyone is wondering, this is Google's Cloud Drive and iCloud competitor. If you have the Android app, you can store your music to the cloud and stream it wirelessly.

If anyone has any questions about Music Beta, let me know =)

I'll be posting my initial impression in a bit. 

Plants Vs. Zombies finally hits the Amazon App Store! Get it NOW for FREE! Only 24 hours!!

Recently, Amazon has been throwing out exclusives on their App Store such as TuneIn Radio Pro and Chuzzle. Tonight is the night we've been waiting for....PLANTS VS ZOMBIES has just been released! It's free for just 24 hours. After that, it'll be $2.99. It's not bad for the price especially since it offers hours and hours of gameplay.

The download is 74mb so it's recommended to have a wifi connection. Luckily it has the Apps2SD function enabled so you can move it to your SD card. After install, it'll only take up 700kb of your memory.

I'm tweaking out right now. I suggest you join me and kill some zombies in the process. Download it now before you have to pay!

Here's the link

A few awesome pictures

Imagine trying to unlock that on a regular basis just for a call. 

I thought this was cool. An Apple user who also loves Android

This made me lulz. Click it for the higher resolution version

Last week of school then Summer starts

Then I'll finally be able to make updates. There's some kickass apps I've been playing with these past couple weeks. I'm excited to write about them. Sit tight everyone. I'll be back!

Anyone watched or attended Google I/O? Fantastic new products and updates. Android's future looks bright!

Well this isn't good

I haven't been updating because the semester is getting pretty tough. I've been having at least one exam and project per week. I believe it'll be like this for another couple weeks. Please bear with me. I'll start writing again.

Until then, here's a nice wallpaper. I thought it was awesome.

Click for high resolution

Plan

So here's the plan: I will still write about apps I've been using but at the same time, I will also post about the free app from the Amazon app store. Amazon's "one free paid app per day" program is really something and I thought I'd spread the word.

Check out the daily paid app here

Here's a wallpaper I've been using on my phone for the longest time. Thought I'd share it =)

ZENONIA 2 Free!! on Amazon App store for 24 hours!!

Anyone who loves RPGs should definitely get this app. Amazon is currently offering the paid version for free!! That's a $5 app for free! I've played the free version and I must say, it's quite addicting. There's 4 classes: Paladin, Shooter, Magician, and Warrior. The superb graphics match the storyline well. I find the monsters to be a bit Pokemonish which is a nice touch.  I think the best thing about the game is the PVP support.  This is definitely a game you'd want to play while riding the bus or waiting for your girlfriend to finish work.

Download the game here via Amazon AppStore

Download the game here via Amazon AppStore

X Construct Full Version from Amazon 24 hours only

Well as you may know, Amazon is currently offering a free app each day. Thought I'd make a mention of it on my blog.

Today's app is X Construct. You can read a little overview I wrote about the game several months back here.  This game is quite addicting because the physics are quite awesome. I also have to say some levels are a bit challenging too.

Here's the link to Amazon

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004SPETQ4?ie=UTF8&ref=mas_faad

I must say, these apps from Amazon are quite appealing. So far I've got $14 worth of paid apps. Check it out.

Edit: If you need help installing the Amazon app store, shoot me a message and I'll try help you. 

Nintendo DS Emulator Coming to Android This Year (Maybe)!!

Believe it or not, a Nintendo DS emulator is currently in the works for our Android powered devices. Tiger King recently released his emulator app on the Android Market. It's only a demo and it doesn't work on all phones. Also it runs very slow even with my phone overclocked. As I understand, even the high end phones have difficulty running it. I wasn't able to get past the title screen. Though I was able to watch the intros for the games.There is no sound either.

Nevertheless, this shows the possibility of our phones one day being able to run Nintendo DS games. According to Tiger King, it'll be a while before it's fully optimized. Until then, all we can do is drool over the demo.

BTW: This app will only be on the Android Market for a limited time. 

Here are a few screenshots (lol Professor Layton fan here):

Tiger Lab (nds demo emulator) for Android on AppBrain

Gotta catch 'em all! App: Pokemon Game

Edit: PokeMon Game Ultimate Edition was recently released.
It features:
-Online Battles and Social Interactions
-New attacks when Pokemon level
-New pokemon added in each update

PokeMon Game Ultimate Edition for Android on AppBrain

Take some time and reminisce. Remember those days when you used to battle it out against friends via linkcable? What about those days when you tried to catch Moltres but ran out of Pokeballs? Anyone remember Mew and MissingNo? lol..

If you grew up during the 90's like me, you'd certainly know about Pokemon. Pokemon is short for "pocket monsters" which originated in Japan. Pokemon is a monster catching/battle game based on the manga and anime. During the 90's, Nintendo released the blockbuster hit games, Pokemon versions Blue and Red on the Gameboy handheld. Throughout the years, Nintendo and Gamefreak released many more versions of the game which followed the anime series. To this day, Pokemon still remains hugely popular.

For any Pokemon fan with an Android phone, I suggest giving this app a try. The app is called Pokemon Game created by XDA member, Jeno Manickam D. This game is a text-based RPG that follows Pokemon Red and Blue version quite closely. In other words, you won't see Gameboy animations but you will be able to fight gym leaders and heal your Pokemon when it gets hurt. It's almost like a Pokemon "lite" tribute. 

Some of the features found in this game are: 

-8 cities (Gym leaders and Elite Four included)

-58 Pokemon to catch

-PC box to store unused Pokemon

-Pokecenter and Pokemart

-Save and Load options

-Ability to catch and tame Pokemon

Oh look Pikachu..I chose Charmander as my starter hehe

First Gym Leader battler against Brock

Overall, I find this game to be quite entertaining.  It is almost reminiscent of the original Pokemon games found on the original Gameboy. This game is considered a Beta version so there may be a few bugs found throughout. Also, names of the Pokemon have been altered to avoid copyright issues. It can be a bit difficult when battling at higher levels. The game itself can be a bit repetitive because of grinding to the next level but then again, all Pokemon games require some grinding ;-P 

Check this app out. It's free on the Android Market. If you're a huge Pokemon fan, I'm sure you'll enjoy this game. 

PokeMon Game for Android on AppBrain

You can also follow the development of this exciting app on xda-developers. From what I understand, the developer is working on another version that will include online battles and many more features. 

Architects and Engineers rejoice! X Construction will put your skills to the test

Recently, Google made news when the Android Market hit the 200,000 mark. I've been following Android for quite sometime now and I've seen quite a few interesting apps. One of the newer apps is a game that was just recently released. This game takes London Bridges to a whole different level. Although quite simple, it is entertaining with a hint of difficulty. I'm sure this game will encourage Android lovers to get their build on.

X Construction Lite by CrossConstruct is a game where you build a bridge over a valley to help the train get to the other side. Yes it sounds painfully simple but there's a catch. One needs to take into consideration the weight of the train since it can cause structural stress. You are also given a limited amount of girders to build with. Finding the right foundation for building the bridge can be quite difficult (well for me at least since I'm not an architect lol).

Choo choo!!

Red girders mean structural stress

Overall, I find this game to be quite addicting. The graphics look quite appealing and the sound effects are a nice addition. People scream for their lives if the bridge breaks from a poorly constructed foundation. The physics in this game is interesting. I find it quite amusing how the bridge's parts "pop" and rip through the air. There is an "Undo" button so if you used one too many girders, you can click undo to re-tweak your bridge. Some levels can be very challenging and it really gets your mind working. One level in particular racked my brains out when I trying to find a solution.

6 challenging levels

This game is in Beta so it is quite short (6 levels to be precise). If I were to guess, since this game is in Beta and this is a "Lite" version, full release Lite and Paid versions will eventually hit the market. The dev definitely has an addictive game that can potentially be quite popular (it already has >250,000 downloads in such a short amount of time). Anyway until then, check out this Beta release on the Android Market. It doesn't hurt to try especially since it's FREE!!

X Construction Lite for Android on AppBrain