The Duke is back, and this time he wants to let us know he’s free of charge. This classic first person shooter had reviewers furious over its release into the Android Market. It drew intense criticism for debuting as one of the first paid apps to include ads. It only took them one day (and dozens of one star ratings) to realize the error of their ways and release an update to remove the ads. It would appear that wasn’t enough to appease users and garner excitement as they are now offering the game for free in the Android Market.
Popular tower defense game Jelly Defense has received a nice holiday update to keep you in the spirit. Many of you were lucky enough to pick this game up when it was part of Google’s $.10 app deal so I’m sure you’ll certainly welcome the new additions. The update features two winter levels for Christmas evenings, a challenging endless level, a new and cozy Christmas tune along with:
Earlier in the month Adobe updated its Flash Player to include support for Android 4.0 and while Adobe has already announced its discontinuation of the mobile Flash platform, it will continue supporting the AIR platform. Today Adobe updated their AIR application to also include support for Ice Cream Sandwich along with a few performance improvements and bug fixes. This update is a relief to many Galaxy Nexus owners as well as the many owners whose devices will be receiving the ICS update within the next couple of months.
As the NFL regular season comes to an end, some of you are destined to watch your favorite team sidelined from the playoffs and there’s nothing you can do about it — or is there? NFL Pro 2012 gives you a virtual world in which to enact your revenge on your rivals by playing and managing one of 32 NFL teams with over 2,000 real players.
Gameloft is on a roll lately and continues launching hit titles onto the Android Market. This one is no different other than its “free” price tag. That’s right, it’s free (with optional in-app purchases of course), and offers the ability to avoid any extra cost by completing challenges to gain new features. NFL Pro 2012 brings the astro turf to the palm of your hands along with great features such as:
WordPress for Android has been updated to version 2.0 and promises to make blogging on your Android device faster and easier. This newest version is chock full of new features including: tablet support, a new UI, and a new Post Editor. While these changes seem to make the whole experience more feasible, I still consider using my phone as a blogging tool to be a last resort option. On the other hand, Blogging from a 10.1″ tablet with laptop dock — something I could get used to. Let’s take a look at this recent update and some of the changes that you’ll see when using WordPress 2.0 for Android.
