Spellsword. At the bottom

The values ​​change from one format to another, is difficult to assess from a movie in a theater or on DVD, including a physical book or a digital one, but essential to consider between a video game console and one for smartphones or tablets. While in the first case we talk about graphics, history, mechanical … the second is all that, but also a raw thing above all, durability.

How many times I will play to the application you just downloaded? How many times dead will go down in history? If you also compare it with its price, 0.79 euros Spellsword is an excellent title on par with other gems like Super Crate Box or Jetpack Joyride. Discover the reasons in the following background.

Mixing action and RPG, Spellsword is very similar to Super Crate Box in their mechanics. While the title of Vlambeer we should concentrate on collecting various weapons and destroy the enemies until our reflexes or accuracy given by the end of the game, here also includes a system of missions long, difficult and varied.

In an enclosed space in which platforms and traps play an important role, there will be phases in which we ask to end with a number of enemies, achieve a wave, or pick a specific number of spell cards.

It is at this point that comes into play RPG system, giving us the possibility not only to purchase items that enhance our lives or abilities, but also to use the crystals collected after killing enemies to improve the power of those spells.

Slow down your sword the enemies throwing icicles, which poison the monsters killing in X time or it becomes a spiral of fire leaving flaming rockets will depend largely on levels you have purchased for that spell .

Needless to say, the difficulty curve will force us to take this into account when the matter is complicated in the missions, but even if we decided to beat our own record in the endless mode, which will constantly waves of enemies until get away with the hearts that have life.

Control, but difficult to master at first, it works like a charm when you got the hang, and soon you’ll be giving double jumps between traps and enemies without rozarte get. Get ready because when you get to that point there will be no turning back, you’ll be completely hooked on the game.

The visual appearance, supported a retro look in love with the pixel, also keeps up, and both characters, enemies, attack scenes and enjoy a quality equal to what we already enjoy in Terra Noctis, another great titles Everplay.

In short, Spellsword is one of the great games for IOS devices that populate the AppStore, one of those titles that start running like wildfire among iPhone, iPad, iPod from your friends when they see you play. If your problem is focused on looking for a title that you can squeeze the most and it takes you months to get tired, I think you’ve found the solution.

Vita PS: price cuts to sluggish sales

Nearly two months after the launch in Germany seem leveled the sales of the PlayStation Vita on a very low level. This conclusion suggests at least the latest price developments.

For some retailers now require significantly less than the original 249 (WiFi only) and 299 € (WLAN and 3G). In our comparison of entry starts at just under $ 170 , respectively, around 240 € . The fact that this is not only short-term price reductions, shows the spiral, the first reactions of individual traders have triggered a few days ago.

But not only the falling prices indicate a sales problem. According to VGChartz was in Europe during the week of 7 April only almost 29,000 copies of the portable console sold. The direct competitor of the House of Nintendo 3DS, it is in the same period to more than 48,000 pieces have brought. Even the games sales charts speak for themselves, so named in the top ten European console, not a single PlayStation Vita title.

The Altec Lansing 5000 with AirPlay InAir reach Spain

Altec Lansing has introduced in Spain the new speaker technology compatible with AirPlay from Apple.

The Wireless 5000 wireless speaker InAir AirPlay lets users wirelessly receive music you have stored in iTunes or Apple-compatible computers via the home WiFi network. In addition, it has given a very striking design also has the objective of the sound waves do not mix.

Like other teams with AirPlay, an application helps the user to initially configure the computer for the emaparejamiento posterirmente instant.

The Altec Lansing InAir 500 uses 3-inch drivers built in Kevlar and a 4-inch subwoofer with its own power.

This personal sound system for your Apple hardware is already on sale for 500 euros.

Lenovo IdeaPad S206, continue betting on netbooks

We learned of its existence at CES 2012 , but since then we heard nothing more about it. From a video posted on YouTube know that Lenovo has finished cooking the new netbook, which is a 11.6-inch model by the name of Lenovo IdeaPad S206.

Like previous models of the brand in China, featuring the use of AMD processors, in this case dual-core, as there is no official information, we assume that this is an E-450 . We go with the video:

We stress the computer screen resolution, 1366 × 768 pixels, but we’re both glossy finish (also used throughout the inner zone of the team). The thickness of the team is 20.7 millimeters, the chiclet-style keyboard with Lenovo typical design, and the touchpad seems quite large.

We also have three USB ports, SDHC card reader, and the autonomy of the team is about four hours, I think something short of what is needed in this type of equipment.

The laptop comes out in June in the U.S. at a price of $ 350, we hope to soon have information on their European exit. The metallic finish of the housing will be available in three colors, white, pink and dark gray.

Reuters launches campaign for “intellectual property”

“Under the title belongs to me My head “Handelsblatt has launched a campaign to say at which representatives from the arts, media, business, science and policy for the protection of intellectual property. Their intention is to resist the “Free Culture” on the Internet and the Pirate Party.

The Pirate Party is the focus of the campaign. For instance, raises the Handelsblatt the Pirates in the accompanying article before, they wanted to abolish copyright and citing in this regard a statement by Martin Delius, director of Berlin’s Pirate Party, which sees the term “intellectual property” as a battle cry. Among the participants in the commitment to include some of the former Bertelsmann chief Thomas Middelhoff, SAP CEO Jim Hagemann Snabe or the Green Party politicians Renate Künast. Among the participating creatives – which should be supported with the campaign – including the actress Franka Potente, Julia Franck and the author of Mirror journalist Jan Fleischhauer.

The reactions in the network fell away over the holidays, as expected, mostly in the range between more or less outraged contributions to the campaign and copyright debate and scorn and ridicule, by referring to some 100 authors, who, once Einstein’s relativity theory railed . A detailed statement provides, however, the pirate Bruno Kramm, who responds to each of the 100 participants separately and rejects the fundamental criticism. The pirates were not for the abolition of copyright, it would simply adapt to the digital environment and make it even creative people in the foreground.

The debate about the value and protection of “intellectual property” moved several weeks ago called the Internet community. This example also includes the polemical sounding open letter of 51 crime writers who spoke out for stronger protection of intellectual property. In response came a pamphlet of the Chaos Computer Club, which also critically reflecting on the concept of “intellectual property”. In addition, attention was provided by the Wutrede the musician Sven Regener.

The campaign, however, the Handelsblatt corresponds to the demands of stakeholders, the creative sector should be involved even more in the public debate over copyright law. In an event of media industry and lobby groups complained Parliament simply as the GVU and politicians who stand up for a better protection of copyright on the “opinion leader” of Internet activists, reported the blog Netzpolitik.org. That is why the creative industries should also be active in order to make understandable the concerns of authors – this call seems to have arrived.

Mac Trojan exploits unpatched vulnerability in Java

Employees of the security services’ F-Secure ‘were aware of a new variant of the Mac Trojan Flashback. This will become an even unpatched Java vulnerability in Mac OS X to target.

Flashback was the name of the malware that was first discovered in the past year, as they alleged to be a popular Flash playerfrom Adobe. Gradually, the developers have taken care of the trojan that more vulnerabilities will be exploited in other applications.

This includes, among other things Java. During Flashback could previously only use older Java vulnerabilities that malware is now a not yet fixed vulnerability in Java ( CVE-2012-0507 ) to exploit. Apple has yet asked for an update available.

Corresponding updates for Windows, Linux and Unix were released in February by Oracle. The malicious code contacted after a successful infection, a command server and can send only personal information and screenshots.

For the infection itself is already visiting a malicious Web page according to a Java applet is provided, sufficient. First, before the malware is trying to import an update and asks the user to to enter the administrator login.

The Apple-virus scanner detects XProtect only older versions of Flashback. The current version is not recognized by this security solution. As for Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard no longer comes standard Java, only systems are affected, where Java was installed afterwards. A patch for the vulnerability addressed is not yet available.

The graphics processor

This marvel of screen would not be possible without a graphics processor that feed, and for that GPU comes this new chip built into the Apple A5X. Intended primarily to move the huge (although “concentrated”) display of the new iPhone, applications that have migrated to the new resolution with a pint amazing. Those that have not yet, not look bad: The fonts use the native resolution of the iPad, and dramatically improve applications except clear images that have not been rescaled. Applications for iPhone, are exactly like the iPad 2.

Games such as Real Racing HD, Infinity Blade II and Mass Effect: Infiltrator left with his mouth open more than one, and amaze anyone who is not accustomed to seeing that level of graphics in a tablet. Not just in games or in the resolution, the new iPhoto and iMovie launched by Apple the same day the new iPhone take advantage of the new processor to speed and show new effects in our photographs or videos.

However, we are at the gates of something much bigger: The new graphics processor is to explore, and certainly many applications and is being created with this purpose in this very moment.

The external play FullHD HDMI adapter by Apple is perfect, no jumps, even in “mirroring” for applications that do not have specific mode two screens (like Real Racing HD).

Eye to HDMI adapters: Left, the former with maximum resolution 720p, right, the new model to support 1080p. To differentiate them, that of the “base” is the new wider.
By the way, keep in mind one thing: The previous HDMI adapter only takes 720p video, so Apple has put on sale a new adapter that does allow the output to 1080p. Are virtually identical, distinguished only by the model: The new A1422 is the A1388 and the previous. Above you can see a picture with both models and some trick to tell them apart.

Windows 8 Tablet with Keyboard Book Ultra-Dock

The Chinese company wants to Teso in time for the launch of Windows 8 a type of ultra-Book Tablet on the market, where Intel’s new processor generation “Ivy Bridge” architecture is built.

The first model is called Teso K116 and features a 11.6-inch display. The platform around the Intel “Ivy Bridge” processor is thereby almost completely behind the display itself housed in principle it is therefore an x86-based tablet. See also: Windows 8: As the beta is running on a Tablet The special K116 is the Teso, according to ‘ NetbookNews.de ‘but that the tablet part is complemented by a kind of keyboard dock with hinge, as it has shown us, the Taiwanese manufacturer ASUS at its very successful Android tablet Eee Pad Transformer.

In the dock are the K116 side of the keyboard also has two more USB ports, Ethernet port, a trackpad, and an additional battery , which extends the term of the overall package. With the dock, the device can upon request be used as a notebook. the tablet part of the K116 are located up to 4GB of DDR3 RAM and an SSD with a capacity of 16 up to 128 GB. The 11.6-inch display has a capacitive touchscreen. The device is designed specifically for use with Windows 8 and is expected to cost in quantities of 1000 pieces from a dealer or reseller 400-600 dollars.

The Teso K116 is apparently the first example of the next generation of hybrid devices that Intel’s “Ivy Bridge” 8 and Windows combine to blur the boundaries between tablets and Ultra books. Intel and Microsoft have already announced that it will provide notice of such systems. So far, however, were but the Lenovo IdeaPad yoga . no concrete products in view of a specific date for the availability of K116, that manufacturer is not, apparently, there are already inventories. WinFuture Special: Windows 8

VinylRecorder T560 can “make” your own vinyl

The vinyl looks like they are back. Whether music fetish, for purists or pure pleasure, no market. What if you intend to go a little further? How about create your own vinyl literally?

VinylRecorder T560 is a musical gadget shown in last year’s SXSW and that allows you to “write” or create your own vinyl special editions with color illustrations.

As you see, this gadget is not exactly simple equipment and minimalist design, but rather a home team, but it works. Create and record at different speeds, with different sizes and can even listen to the recording while performing.

The bad news is that this Vinylrecorder T560 is a team of DIY, and you have to go riding and setting the team starting from the basic kit that comes out of 3,200 euros.

PicPick 3.1.3: Screenshot creation and editing

With the freely available tool called PicPick can easily screen shots and edit them directly. The tool comes with a rich feature set.

The developers of PicPick praise of their product as an all-in-one application that functions to create screenshots, an intuitive editor, and various other options for editing the footage offers. Basically, can be processed with the next PicPick screenshots and other graphics files.

All important functions can be accessed from this program with a few clicks, regardless to whether the entire screen, a particular region or the active window will be taken. In addition, the tool can monitor specific keystrokes.

For Home PicPick is completely free of charge. Alternatively, the developers offer a chargeable version of the software for commercial use.

With version 3.1.3 have been several bug fixes and updates including the language version, it says in the changelog .