Saturday, September 22, 2012

License To Kill Found In Earn To Die

License To Kill Found In Earn To Die
Earn to Die by Not Doppler icon Earn to Die ($0.99) by Not Doppler has you mowing down zombies like weeds.
You are a survivor in a post apocalyptic world and it’s your job to go on a road trip to meet up with another population of survivors. Go on a killing spree to eliminate any zombies standing in your way.
IMG_1137 Your controls consist of a rear wheel and forward wheel drive on the left side, with accelerate and boost buttons on the right. Between these is a speedometer, and fuel gauge.
The gameplay is similar to Pumped: BMX in that you need to control the car carefully as you go up and down hills. However, this game is much more forgiving as the car tumbles. There is no health meter and you don’t shed parts away as you somersault.
Each attempt to get as far as you can counts as a “day,” just like in Turtle Fly. Money is awarded all the time, making upgrading your vehicle a piece of cake.
In the garage you can choose from a variety of upgrades, including: tricked-out bumpers, extra fuel capacity, and (of course) shotguns. You can either install them for the first time or increase their power.
Eight vehicles are available, each with the ability to be upgraded to the nines. Save up your money to buy the fancier ones and kick even more zombie butt.
IMG_1138 However, the repetitiveness of this game becomes apparent all too quickly. The process goes from upgrading in the garage, to zipping through the level, and turning zombies into red smears. Rinse and repeat.
Overall this game might be a welcomed addition for any zombie fans, but its appeal is limited. An HD version is available as well, which includes Retina support.

Thursday, September 20, 2012

How Fast Is The iPhone 5's Apple A6 Processor?

How Fast Is The iPhone 5′s Apple A6 Processor?
Been wondering how fast the smartphone standard-setting Apple A6 processor is? Already, we knew the A6 is two times faster than the A5, 22 percent smaller, and has twice the GPU power, and also that it also helps with noise reduction, faster camera capture and better low light performance. Now, AnandTech has more details regarding the processor that’s powering the 4-Inch iPhone.
According to the website:
Quick analysis of the A6 SoC photos from the iPhone 5 launch event tells us all we need to know about the memory interface, speed and bandwidth of the new platform. As always, the A6 features a PoP stack combining the SoC itself and its DRAM. The package-stacked DRAM helps save space, which comes at a premium inside a device as small as a smartphone. PoP stacks are quite common in all modern smartphones. [...]
Through crafty navigation of Samsung’s product guide, Brian Klug got us the details. The K3P tells us we’re looking at a dual-channel LPDDR2 package with 32-bit channels. The E7E7 gives us the density of each of the two DRAM die (512MB per die, 1GB total). The final two characters in the part number give us the cycle time/data rate, which in this case is 1066MHz.
AnandTech put all the information together in the below chart, which shows “iDevice memory bandwidth vs. generation.”
It's all in the chart ...
It’s all in the chart …
All in all, the iPhone 5 packs around 33 percent more memory bandwidth than the iPhone 4S. Clearly, this will help with the under-the-hood performance optimizations and, of course, that taller, 4-Inch display.
Currently, the iPhone 5 is available to preorder from the Apple Online Store. Have you preordered yours yet?
Source: AnandTech

Third-Party Manufacturers Already Selling Lightning Adapters On Amazon, eBay

Third-Party Manufacturers Already Selling Lightning Adapters On Amazon, eBay
Well that didn’t take long. Just days after Apple introduced the new iPhone 5 with the smaller Lightning dock connector, third-party manufacturers have already begun selling 30-pin adapters that are substantially cheaper than Apple’s own solutions.
According to 9to5Mac, Amazon sellers Nanotch and iTronz are offering pre-orders for versions of the adapters. The pictured Nanotch adapter is $17.95, plus $4.95 shipping, and will be released on Sept. 30. The iTronz solution is priced at $9.99, plus $2.50 shipping, with a release date of Oct. 5.
There are also numerous sellers on eBay offering both types of the adapters.
Those prices are substantially cheaper than Apple’s own $29 and $39 versions of the adapter that are listed for shipping sometime in October.
The smaller dock connector, besides causing headaches for consumers who have already purchased 30-pin dock accessories, has been controversial even before the new iPhone was announced. A report earlier in the month said that Apple would be the sole seller of the adapters and they would only cost $10 each.
Thanks to a mixup on Apple’s site early Friday morning, many who pre-ordered an iPhone 5 believed that one adapter would come with the new handset. But that hope was quickly squashed.
While the third-party adapters might save some money, I’ve do wonder how reliable the technology will be. I would rather pay a little more and know that my other accessories and new iPhone will work just fine.
Source: 9to5Mac