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Shot Shot Pirate is very satisfying, because each level is short and to the point. You know what you have to do and you just do it. As you may have gathered from the name, you're cast in the role of a pirate. Your goal is to shoot at a diamond and make it fall off a tower of bricks. The height of the tower changes as you progress through the levels. It's not enough to just make the diamond fall off the tower of bricks - it has to fall below a certain line (drawn on the screen) for the level to be completed. There are also different kinds of bricks, with some heavier than others, and different kinds of ammo. You only get a certain amount of ammo for each level, and when it's gone, you lose. But don't worry! If you don't make it on the first try, it's very easy to restart the level and just give it another shot (or three). All in all it's a cute game. I've seen similar games with better graphics and music, but the game delivers on its main promise - a few minutes of pure time wasting! Shot Shot Pirate is a fun, simple physics game originally appeared on Download Squad on Thu, 24 Feb 2011 18:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Comments Source: http://downloadsquad.switched.com/2011/02/24/shot-shot-pirate-is-a-fun-simple-physics-game/ QUEST SOFTWARE QUANTUM QLOGIC PROGRESS SOFTWARE 
You're floating on Cloud 9 at your new Xoom Tab 10.1 Thrive tablet purchase, but after a bit of messing around, you realize you need a file manager. How else can you make sure your Now That's What I Call Music (Vol. 1-9) collection makes it into the right place? Enter Tab Explorer. Tab Explorer is pretty bare bones, but that's not to say it's bad. You don't need bells and whistles up the wazoo on your file manager, and for what it advertises, Tab Explorer delivers. You get a four-pane setup, and the deeper you go into a folder, for example, the more panels appear. It's rather intuitive, pretty much like using ASTRO File Manager or Root Explorer on your phone, except you're afforded the luxury of seeing the location you just came from instead of a new folder taking up your entire screen. There's also sorting options in the top-right corner of the screen, allowing you to sort by size, type, or name. You get a notification on-screen whenever you've chosen one, and if you want to use that same option, but reverse the order, pressing it again (or double-tapping it the first time) will get that result. Tab Explorer also does picture and app sorting for you as well, and you can access either of those menus at the top of the screen. App sorting didn't do much for me, but it might be because I still don't have too many apps on my tablet. The picture viewing is cool because it lets you delete pictures straight off your device and also lets you rotate them without going into the gallery or a photo editor. Tab Explorer comes in at $1.99, and while it's not as cheap (or free!) as some of it's competition, it's definitely a strong contender in the tablet file manager space. The developers also have a lite version on the Market that gives you full functionality for seven days, just so you can sample the delights before you invest. As always, more pictures and download links are after the break. read more 
 Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/androidcentral/~3/Z1rAsDwkYks/android-quick-app-tab-explorer VIRGIN MEDIA VIEWSONIC VERISIGN VERIFONE HOLDINGS It's shaping up to be a busy month for Pandigital. Two days after we spotted the Nova at Best Buy, the astronomically-inclined company has decided to officially unveil the Android tablet alongside the Planet and Star, with a fourth "flagship" device slated for release in September. Each of the three slates is powered by an A9 Cortex processor, and boasts a seven-inch touchscreen display (800x600 resolution on the Planet and Nova and 800x480 on the Star, pictured above). As far as storage goes, both the Planet and the Star offer 2GB of onboard memory, with the Nova packing 4GB, and all three offer WiFi and HDMI connectivity. The slabs also come preloaded with Barnes & Noble's eBookstore app and provide access to GetJar's app download store, rather than the Android Market. Honeycomb enthusiasts, however, should probably look elsewhere, as both the Planet and the Star run Android 2.2 Froyo, while the Nova ships with Gingerbread. But considering their prices, that shortcoming may be easy to overlook. The Planet, available now, will run you $189, as will the Nova, scheduled to ship later this week (though, again, you can also find it on Best Buy, for $170). The Star, meanwhile, will hit stores in mid-August, for a paltry $159. Rocket past the break for some photos of the Nova and Planet, along with more details, in the full press release. Continue reading Pandigital unveils Nova, Planet and Star Android tablets, 'flagship' device coming next month Pandigital unveils Nova, Planet and Star Android tablets, 'flagship' device coming next month originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 04 Aug 2011 04:07:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | | Email this | Comments 
 Source: http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~3/XGvp1TPVBpY/ PROGRESS SOFTWARE PLANAR SYSTEMS PEROT SYSTEMS PALM  American Airlines gives its Boeing 767-200 fleet all the love -- first it sends some 10.1-inch Galaxy Tabs through the gate, and now in-flight streaming videos get the all-clear to board. If you'll recall, AA's been testing Aircell (Gogo) in-flight video streaming, and now the service has gone live on 15 of the transcontinental wide-bodies flying New York to San Francisco or Los Angeles. You won't need to purchase in-flight WiFi to access Entertainment On Demand, but it currently only works on "select laptops," with rentals for television shows priced at $0.99 and movies at $3.99. You'll also be able to access your purchased TV and movie content on your device for 72 or 24 hours, respectively, if your flight soars into its destination ahead of time -- pickins' are quite slim, though, with only around 100 vids to choose from presently. The airline plans to add the service to all of its WiFi-enabled aircraft -- while also expanding device support -- beginning later this year. Fly on for a demo video and press release, parked just past the break. Continue reading American Airlines rolls out in-flight Entertainment On Demand, lets you continue watching after you land American Airlines rolls out in-flight Entertainment On Demand, lets you continue watching after you land originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 03 Aug 2011 21:38:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink  TechCrunch |  American Airlines | Email this | Comments 
 Source: http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~3/8lV7LlM2jDs/ IKON OFFICE SOLUTIONS IDT IBASIS HYPERCOM  It looks like LightSquared's crush on rural America is still ongoing, folks. The firm announced today it'll donate 2,000 satellite phones to the Indian Health Service and other tribal organizations, allowing them to make calls in areas that terrestrial networks don't cover. Sadly, no details on exactly what gear it's deploying, but according to Computerworld the devices are voice-only, meaning IHS employees better get pretty damn crafty if they want to surf Engadget whilst on the job -- can you say dial-up tether? Either way, with connectivity headed to facilities in Oregon, Washington, Idaho and Arizona, can the firm's wholesale debut be that far off? We'll have to see, but in the meantime, indulge in the official PR beyond the break. Continue reading LightSquared donates phones to North American tribes, keeps the rural connectivity flame a burnin' LightSquared donates phones to North American tribes, keeps the rural connectivity flame a burnin' originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 03 Aug 2011 16:12:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink Computerworld | | Email this | CommentsSource: http://www.engadget.com/2011/08/03/lightsquared-donates-phones-to-north-american-tribes-keeps-the/ QIMONDA QUALCOMM QUANTA COMPUTER RESEARCH IN MOTION This one's for the sysadmins in the audience: Altaro, makers of our favorite "time machine for Windows" back solution, OopsBackup, have just announced a new product entering beta called Hyper-V Backup. It's a backup solution for virtual machines running on Microsoft's Hyper-V virtualization solution. If that sentence just seemed like a bunch of buzzwords crammed together, Hyper-V backup is not for you. But, if you actually use Hyper-V and are hankering for a good backup solution, Altaro might be worth checking out. The beta run is limited - Altaro are looking for just 250 testers. All participants will get a free license key to the final, production version. So if you're interested in helping test Hyper-V Backup, get yourself over to Altaro now and join the beta. Altaro Hyper-V Backup beta launched, only 250 places available originally appeared on Download Squad on Wed, 02 Mar 2011 05:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Comments Source: http://downloadsquad.switched.com/2011/03/02/altaro-hyper-v-backup-beta-launched-only-250-places-available/ ASUSTEK COMPUTER ATandT AUTODESK AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING O'reilly make some of the best computer books in the world. They also sell them as DRM-free e-books in a bunch of formats, including PDFs and Mobi for Kindle. They usually offer one "Deal of the Day", which is a 50% discount code for a book chosen for that one day. But just for for today, they've created a discount code -- DDJPN -- that gives you a 50% discount on their entire catalog, and they give a part of the proceeds to aid Japan relief efforts. So far they've raised over $60,000, and the day is still young. So if you've been recently hankering after some nerdy book (or three), now would be a great time to grab one. O'Reilly helps Japan, offers entire e-book catalog for 50% off, today only originally appeared on Download Squad on Tue, 22 Mar 2011 14:35:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Comments Source: http://downloadsquad.switched.com/2011/03/22/oreilly-helps-japan-offers-entire-e-book-catalog-for-50-off/ AMPHENOL ANIXTER INTERNATIONAL APPLE COMPUTER APPLIED MATERIALS |
