Apple picker The new Skylanders game with a controller is coming to the iPad, in addition to Facebook, we are already seeing advertising videos on Twitter and Flipboard, the Facebook application has finally gotten rid of the bug that caused more than 50% of its crashes, and very interesting updates have been made to Mailbox and Gruber's note application Vesper .
News from the world of applications
Action game Skylanders heads to iPad along with game controller (12/8)
Well-known developer studio Activison has announced a new game title for iPad, Skylanders Trap Team. This action game is aimed primarily at young players, and the developers promise that the title will launch in the US on October 5th. Together with the release of the game to the App Store, a special game package will be prepared for users, which will contain not only 2 game figures and a portal (plastic pad), but above all a game controller that can be paired with the device via Bluetooth technology. Thanks to the multiplayer function, it will even be possible to connect two controllers to one device.
The controller itself is completely adapted to the game and the overall ergonomics of the grip for young players. The developers from the Activison studio have of course promised that the game will also be able to be controlled using the classic touch method, and the controller is intended to serve primarily as a stronger and better experience of playing Skylanders Trap Team. The special portal, i.e. the plastic mat that you will also receive in the package together with the controller, also serves as a holder for your iPad and thanks to this you will be able to play the game on any surface, be it on the table, couch or in the children's room on the floor. This portal will also be justified in the role of a virtual portal that will allow game characters to create virtual doubles in the game. There is not much information yet on how this will work in practice, as the developers are still working on this feature. Skylanders Trap Team will become a full-fledged game on your iPad, as evidenced by the 6 GB of free memory you will need to install this game. The entire game package will be available for purchase for $75.
Source: Mac Rumors
Twitter responds to Facebook and wants to launch video ads (13/8)
Probably all users of the social network Facebook have become accustomed to the ubiquitous advertising videos that are found on your profile. The social network Twitter wants to catch up with its competitor in the field of marketing and is also starting to test video ads.
It will now be possible to have advertising videos displayed to users of the Twitter social network for a fee. The advertiser will also have access to statistical data related to his advertisement and will therefore know how many people have watched his video and how effective his advertising campaign is. On the payment side, Twitter will offer advertisers a new Cost Per View (CPV) mode for video ads. So the advertiser only pays for videos that the user actually plays.
Fans and users of the social network Twitter will have no choice but to get used to the ads and hope that, following the example of Facebook, Twitter will not start the automatic playback of these video ads. The second option is to use one of the alternative Twitter clients, whose advantages include the absence of advertisements. If you are thinking about buying such a client, we wrote for you some time ago comparison of the most interesting of nich.
Source: Cult of Mac
Flipboard will come with video advertising soon (14/8)
After Facebook, Instagram and Twitter, Flipboard also unveiled plans for video advertising. This service, which is an alternative to RSS readers and provides the user with a kind of tailor-made magazine, will start pushing advertisements to users already in the spring.
Mike McCue, the service's founder and CEO, announced that Flipboard will release details on video advertising capabilities within the service as early as next month. The first advertisers and official partners of this advertising project will be Lufthansa airlines, fashion brands Chanel and Gucci, and Conrad Hotels and Chrysler.
McCue boasted that advertising on Flipboard will be more effective than advertising on television, according to analytics firm Nielsen. This analysis is based on data from the effectiveness of Flipboard's existing static ads, so it will be interesting to see if the new ad format lives up to expectations.
Source: The Next Web
Pokemon trading card game arrives on iPad (15/8)
Server & HostingPolygon.com reported that the popular Pokémon trading card game will also arrive on the iPad. This was announced by Josh Wittenkeller on Twitter. The game will probably be an add-on and a port of an already existing gameThe Pokemon Trading Card Game Online, which can already be played on PC and Mac. A representative from The Pokémon Company confirmed that the game pictured below is indeed real, but did not specify a release date.
Source: Polygon
New applications
Camoji, a simple application for working with GIF animations
A new application for making and sending GIF animations has arrived in the App Store. It is extremely simple and based on gesture control. In recording mode, just hold your finger on the display and take a video of up to 5 seconds. The application then converts the captured video into GIF format.
The further fate of the animation is again fully subordinated to your gestures. By tapping the display, you can add text or a smiley to the GIF, swipe up to send the animation via iMessage, and swipe right to publish the photo on Instagram, Facebook, or Twitter. It is also possible to upload the animation to the Camoji website and get a link that you can then distribute as you like. The last option is to export to your image library. You will certainly be pleased that the application is completely free to download.
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SIMSme – a new secure communicator developed by the German Deutsche Post
The German postal authority Deutsche Post surprisingly comes with a new secure communication application. The main attraction of the application is supposed to be the security of communication using end-to-end encryption, which Deutsche Post itself guarantees. In addition, the first million users will get the auto-delete conversation feature for free.
The application is free and should remain free. Functionally, SIMSme does not compete with applications such as WhatsApp, but bets on trustworthiness and security for users. Sending multimedia or importing contacts from your system directory is a matter of course.
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Important update
Mailbox comes with new language localizations and Passbook support
The popular e-mail client Mailbox received another important update. This Dropbox-owned application has already reached version 2.1, which brings several new features. These include support for a number of new languages, or the ability to mark emails as unread or spam. A new function is also the printing of emails or the possibility of marking important conversations with a star.
The integration of Passbook is also new. You can now add various loyalty cards, tickets or gift cards directly from the application to this iPhone digital wallet. A new spam filtering function was also added, and the application finally manages a 24-hour daily mode. Mailbox is in the App Store free in universal version for iPhone and iPad.
Fixed a bug causing more than 50% of reported crashes in the Facebook app
Facebook has received an update to a new version labeled 13.1, and although it doesn't look like it at first glance, it is a fairly fundamental update. The update description only talks about bug fixes, but on a special one Facebook blog a more specific report on what exactly has been fixed has surfaced, and the report suggests that a major bug that was causing more than 50% of reported app crashes has been fixed.
You can use the Facebook application, which is now noticeably more stable free download from the App Store.
Vesper comes with a new info bar and faster photo sync
Vesper, the note-taking app developed by John Gruber, has received an update and added some useful new features. In the application, you will now be able to see, among other things, the number of characters, the number of words and the reading time for notes. On the plus side, the application has remained as simple and minimalistic as possible.
You can easily view additional information about a note. Just tap the bottom of the note with your finger and Vesper will show you when the note was created. If you tap the display again, you will see the date the note was last changed, the number of characters, the number of words, and the last tap will remove the information bar again.
As a complement to this new information bar, Vesper also enables faster photo synchronization, as the application works more efficiently with copies of these photos. The update is of course supplemented with a number of minor bug fixes.
Vesper is currently in App Store available for €2,69. To install it, you will need an iPhone with the operating system iOS 7.1 and later.
With new game levels comes Tiny Wings game
The popular game Tiny Wings also came with the update. It brings one new island called Tuna Island to the part of the game called "Flight School", which includes 5 new levels. In addition, "Flying School" becomes more challenging than ever before, as you are always competing for your place in the nest with your bird rivals within each level.
Otherwise, Tiny Wings is still a beautiful and fundamentally simple game. In a hand-painted fairy-tale environment, you either race against other birds, or you have to fly as far as possible with your bird before the relentless sunset catches up with you and the sleep that comes with it. In addition to these two modes, the game also has local multiplayer, so you can easily play Tiny Wings with a friend. Tiny Wings download on iPhone for €0,89. Of course, the HD version was also updated You can download iPads for €2,69.
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