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Latest Tech News: New iPad 128 GB and Temple Run 2

Temple Run 2 released. Apple iPad 4 128 GB Model. More below on the latest news in the tech world.

Temple Run 2: Download and Play

The second version of the phenomenal mobile game application Temple Run is now available. It can be downloaded in your Kindle, Android and Apple devices. Temple Run 2 features new terrain, new power-ups, new characters and many improvements in performance and experience.

Yesterday, Imangi Studios  the creator of the game, announced that the game has unseated Angry Birds Space as the fastest growing mobile game. The press released reported that Temple Run 2 was downloaded 50 Million times in just 13 days. For comparison,  Rovio’s Angry Bird Space reached the 50 Million milestone in 35 days.

Temple Run 2  is a game where the user takes the role of an explorer who stole an idol from a temple. Being chased by demonic monkey, he must run continuously, picking up coins and power-ups along the way. To stay alive he must ensure that he would successfully avoid the obstacles. The game was favorably received by critics and users and is a certified time consumer.

Temple Run 2 in iPad

Apple Releases iPad 128GB

Aiming for enterprise customers with big memory needs, Apple released Tuesday the 128 GB version of iPad 4 (iPad with Retina). With twice as much space as before, enterprise customers, artists and educators has more reason to use the iPad in their professional tasks.

The 128 GB iPad is priced at 799 USD for WiFi models and 929 USD for WiFi +Cellular models. The units will be available online at store.apple.com, Apple Retail Stores and select Apple Authorized Retailers starting February 5.

The fourth generation iPad or iPad 4 comes with 9.7 in Retina Display, a quad-core A6X Processor, 1.2 MP front and  5 MP Rear Cameras. Cellular versions now supports LTE wireless connectivity, the fastest mobile wireless technology available commercially.

The new iPad with Retina Display now comes in 128 GB version

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Angry Birds Star Wars Available for Download

The much-anticipated release of Angry Birds Star Wars edition has finally come. It can now be download in almost all platform including PCs, Macs, iOS, Android, and Windows Phone devices. This latest edition of the popular strategy-puzzle game is being sold at 99 cents for iPhone, $2.99 for iPad, $2.99 HD version for Android, and a free ad-powered version for Android.

Angry Birds Star Wars Game

Angry Birds Star Wars Flavor

This new edition of Angry Birds game also rekindled the interest to Star Wars, a George Lucas fiction-fantasy space movie series that dates back to 1977 when its first episode was shown. It’s interesting to see iconic characters like Luke Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi portrayed as balls of feathers being thrown  to destroy the evil pigs wearing the mask of Darth Vader. Here’s the cinematic trailer Angry Birds Star Wars Edition.

About Angry Birds

Angry Birds is a strategy-physics-puzzle game created by Finnish company Rovio and was released in the App Store in 2009. As it became a certified hit, Rovio developed versions for other platforms like Android, Windows, Facebook, Chrome, as well as for desktops and gaming consoles.

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Free Amazing Alex Download for Android but not for iPhone (iOS)

Today, the maker behind the extremely popular mobile/web/desktop game Angry Birds, Rovio released Amazing Alex, their newest game offering. Amazing Alex, just like Angry Birds, is a puzzle game and it would be physics-based using real objects we see in our daily activities.

Amazing Alex has 100 levels and on each problem, you can have your own solution. One feature though that can revolutionize puzzle games is the ability to create your own custom game level and share it. With that, even after you finished completing the 100 levels, you still have more levels to play.

Here’s the teaser video of the Amazing Alex game.

Free version Available for Android not for iOS (iPhone, iTouch, and iPad)

Well, I think many will become a little bit disappointed because Amazing Alex game has no free (or ad supported) version in the Apple App Store. You have to buy it for 0.99 USD. Meanwhile, Google Play offers both free and paid versions of the game. For free version though, expect that you won’t get all the levels and see ads being posted during the game.

Amazing Alex in Google Play Store

Google April Fools Day 2012: Self Driving Car in NASCAR

Last year, Google’s April 1 gimmick is the announcement of motion controlled Gmail. Now a year after, on the April 1st of 2012, Google announces that their experimental self-riving car is arriving to the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR).

Google serlf driving car at NASCAR

If you want to find out the full details of this Google gimmick. Check out the post written by Google co-founder Sergey Brin at the official Google Blog.

Here’s the link to Google Racing.

Google It: “Let it Snow”

This winter season (in the Northern part of the globe), Google has a new gimmick on their search engine. Typing in the phrase “Let It Snow” in their search bar will bring the snow the search result page. And slowly, the entire screen will become foggy as it gets colder and colder (imaginary).

Google Let It Snow on Your Search Results

Google frequently puts fun tricks on their search results. Some examples include Google Askew, Google Gravity and Do the Barrel Roll.

Newest Angry Bird in the Haloween Edition (Video)

A new angry bird was introduced by Rovio in the recently released Halloween Edition of its popular mobile game Angry Birds. The new bird was colored orange and has the ability to expand its size. BY default he was tiny but when angry, he will expand into a giant bird causing damage to the building a killing those evil pigs nearby.

To be able to use this bird in action, you must download the Angry Birds Seasonsbut for Android or iOS.

Google Plus is Now Open to Everyone!

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Google’s latest social network attempt in the name of Google+ is now open to public ending the three months of beta testing where access to the service is via invitation only. To register an account, just have your Google account ready or if still don’t have a Google account, just sign up for it.

Google+ features such features as Circles, the new way to share anything to your friend while controlling who to share it with, Hangout, the newest way to talk to your friend even if they are miles away, Sparks, to find anything worth sharing, Mobile, the newest way to make your phone use more social and Games, the newest way of playing games with your friends online.

To sign up, just go to this link. http://plus.google.com

Have You Already Checked Google Gravity?

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Well, if haven’t heard of it already, Google Gravity was a “gimmick” from Google where it tweaked its famous Search Interface.

In Google Gravity, there’s gravity so everything not supported will fall. All the elements of the famous Google Search UI including the logo, the search bar, the buttons and the menu bar at the top will fall immediately after entering the experiment page.

But although everything moves, all the functionality of the those elements will remain ” as is”. In the search bar, you can still search but the results will just drop from the top as pulled by the “gravity”.

Check out for yourself Google Gravity.

Google Adds Games to Google Plus Project

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As most of us might have already expected, Google has finally unleashed its initial set of social games on Google+. The obvious goal is to take on Facebook’s arsenal of games, which most analyst says has skyrocketed Facebook to its current position in the Social networking arena.

Of course, Google just don’t want to bombard Google+ users with games. What makes them different from Facebook is that they allowed their users to “control over when they see games, how they play them and with whom they share their experiences. Games in Google+ are there when they want them and gone when they don’t.

The initial list of their games is a bit small compared to the army of Facebook game apps. The list currently includes Rovio’s Angry Birds, Bejeweled, Zynga Poker and many more. But as more and more people and game developers flock to Google Plus, we can expect that the quantity of games in will explode. And this is not far from reality since Google Plus has seen tremendous growth in just six weeks after release. Current numbers shows that Google+ has already raked over 20 Million registered users even though it is just on a Beta stage and access is currently via invitation only.

Yet, it is too early to predict the success of G+ games. It all boils down to the quality of games as well as the users liking it.

Note: Google Plus games is NOT yet available to ALL users. If you don’t see games on your Google Plus account, well it means that you are not one of the few chosen to try it.But don’t despair, Google said that they will eventually roll it to everyone.

Angry Birds the Movie – Rooster Teeth

It started as a simple iPhone game app. It spreads itnto different mobile and PC based platforms. It catches millions of people’s attention and not to mention, a big chunk of their time. It conquered the world of stuff toys and subjugated it. Now, the Angry Birds is going to take over another world – movies.

No…no…no… just kidding. But, come to think of it. What if it does, become a movie? Well, here’s a nice spoof  video from Rooster Teeth to give you a good idea of what could be coming in the next few months.

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