[Deal Alert] Unlocked Black GSM HTC One X Available On eBay Daily Deals For $557

Until the Galaxy S III comes out, the One X is the phone that’s stealing all the spotlights. eBay Daily Deals is offering an unlocked One X for $557, the lowest price we’ve seen yet. This device is a GSM quadband model that supports AT&T 3G stateside (no LTE, though). Once again, no T-Mobile 3G.

The device is available just for today and is only available in black. Keep in mind, since this is the international version, the device is packing the quad-core Tegra 3 that overseas readers are accustomed to, not the dual-core, but still impressive S4 Krait processor AT&T’s One X (known as the One XL overseas) is carrying. Both are fantastic phones, but this one won’t support LTE. As a consolation prize, though, how about a nice Tegra-exclusive Sonic the Hedgehog game?

Hit the source link below to grab this deal before the clock strikes twelve and eBay turns back into a pumpkin.

Source: eBay

Via: [Deal Alert] Unlocked Black GSM HTC One X Available On eBay Daily Deals For $557

22 Best New Android Games From The Last 2 Weeks (5/3/12 – 5/18/12)

Welcome to the weekly roundup of the best new Android applications, games, and live wallpapers that went live in the Market or were spotted by us in the previous 2 weeks or so.

This edition focuses only on new games. The app roundup is coming up soon, and you can find the tablet app roundup here.

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Featured Game

Exhaust Thing

Today’s roundup is sponsored by FencingFleas and their game Exhaust Thing. In Exhaust Thing, your mission is to save Earth from getting polluted by various shady smoky characters who are eating away at our atmosphere. Armed with your fingers and a variety of power-ups that you will gain as you progress, you have to finish each of the 8 levels by tapping the pesky buggers before they reach the sky and poke a sufficient amount of holes in it.

While the game may look a little too simplistic in the beginning, things heat up pretty quickly. You will catch your heart and mind racing a few levels in while trying to deploy power-ups and squashing approaching enemies. Don’t take my word for it, watch the video below around 3:10.

Check out Exhaust Thing along with its hilarious and sarcastic Play Store description for free by using the widget below.

Games

Machinarium

Android Police review: Machinarium For Android Game Review: The Best $4 You’ll Ever Spend On An Android Game

Android Police coverage: Machinarium Combines Puzzles, Mini-Games, And A Beautiful, Award-Winning Art Style

If you haven’t played Machinarium yet, you’re missing out. Note, however, that 1024×600 and 1280×800 is preferred, while 1280×720 on phone screens may experience issues in certain puzzles.

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Discover the award-winning, steam punk world of Machinarium, navigating a clever little robot called Josef from the scrapheap into the city to save his robot girlfriend. Solve puzzles, quests, brain-teasers and mini-games to rid the city of the wicked Black Cap Brotherhood robots. Gorgeous hand-drawn graphics and animations bring the robot’s story to life, using unique comic bubbles and symbols to convey the plot. The Machinarium world is populated only by robots of various forms and functions. One of the most interesting places in this world is old, rusty and legendary city of Machinarium where the game takes place. Backgrounds and characters are 2D hand-drawn represented through carefully crafted animations. An award winning and original soundtrack compliments the game play throughout.

Sonic 4 Episode II THD

Android Police coverage: Sega Announces Sonic 4 Episode 2 Is Heading To Tegra 3 Devices May 16th

Android Police review: Sonic The Hedgehog 4 Episode II Review: A Really Great Game – If You Have A Controller… And Some Patience

The Sonic 4 Saga continues in Episode II with the return of a beloved side kick and fan-favorite villains. Following the events of Episode I, Metal Sonic has returned to form a formidable alliance with Dr. Eggman! To face this new evil, Sonic will have to call upon an old friend to help him save the day! Now joined by Tails, race across four brand new Zones and take down fearsome new badniks with deadly combination moves in order to put an end to this dastardly duos plans.

• Powered by Nvidia Tegra
  Episode II comes to life on the Android using the Tegra 3 Nvidia Chipset for silky smooth gameplay and graphics
• Collaborative Play
  Team up with a friend via Bluetooth and take control of Sonic and Tails as they battle against Dr. Eggman and Metal Sonic
• Lock-on with Episode Metal
  Users who own both Episodes I & II will unlock an exclusive scenario featuring Metal Sonic! Explore four Acts across four reworked Zones from Episode I and experience the story of Metal Sonic’s revival after his defeat in Sonic CD

Mini Motor Racing

Android Police coverage: [New Game] Mini Motor Racing Has Little Cars And Big Races In One Massive Download

Little cars, BIG fun. Start your engines! The most vibrant, super-charged racing game youve ever seen is here. Mini Motor Racing plays like a favorite remote-controlled car showdown, combined with modern tech to nitro-boost your engines! Play multiplayer against up to four of your friends via WiFi! Race in campaign competitions for big rewards! Upgrade your skills and cars to win more! Its all here in Mini Motor Racing.

Big Win Hockey

It’s time to hit the ice with Big Win Hockey! From the opening face off to final buzzer Big Win Hockey is the game for everyone. CREATE your own unique dream team, COMPETE against opponents from around the world, WATCH your team battle it out on the ice, BOOST your players passing, shooting, skating and other skills and get ready to hoist the Daily Trophy for the ultimate BIG WIN.

Burn it All

Android Police coverage: [New Game] Burn It All Is A Great Game For Puzzle Solvers, Aspiring Pyromaniacs Alike

Help 3 little Flames rise from the molten depths and make their way back home. Burn it All gives you control at the tip of your finger of three different little Flames as they venture through stages of brain-rattling puzzles, from the molten depths beneath the Earths crust to the Top of the World. Theyll use their unique fiery abilities to burn through all sorts of objects, avoiding water and gas, dealing with underground monsters, blowing things up, and even putting time in a loop to make their way back home, where their father, The Sun, awaits.

Ricky Carmichael’s Motocross

So you think you have what it takes to ride with the big boys? Well, here is your chance to step up and prove it. Try to own your friends and rivals in this newest installment from the team that brought you the hits 2XL Supercross, 2XL MX Offroad, X Games Snocross and XLR8. Ricky Carmichael Motocross Matchup Pro is an all-new racing game where its just you against online competitors from around the globe! This includes the chance to bang bars with some the of best in the business, including Ricky Carmichael himself. Play Matchup mode and go head-to-head on both indoor (based on the real 2011 Supercross track layouts) and outdoor nationals tracks, including Rickys very own backyard.

Pix’n Love Rush

Android Police coverage: Pix’n Love Rush Is A Delightful Retro Platformer, Hearkens Back To A Simpler Game

Run, jump and shoot. Go back to the 80s retro gaming universe, with the game Pixn Love Rush. Controlling the Pixel Cat, run the different levels as fast as you can while you collect all the bonuses on your path. Your heartbeat will not resist the Rush. All you love in classic Jump & Run games stuffed into 5 minute sessions or in infinite mode, for those who have solid nerves and incredible reflexes. Try both in 4 different challenging modes the cursed rush where getting a 100% score in 5 daunting levels will exhaust your nerves and your fingers.

Towers N’ Trolls

Fast paced fantasy tower defense… from the creators of Toy Soldiers and Baldur’s Gate: Dark Alliance. Defend your kingdom from invading troll hordes, with addictive quick-to-learn but difficult-to-master gameplay. Towers N’ Trolls combines fast-paced arcade action with quick-thinking strategy. The tower defense genre is updated for 21st Century mobile gaming with nail-biting moments where your fate teeters on a razor’s edge. No sitting and waiting for the enemy, they’re already at your door – it’s up to you to stop them. Towers N’ Trolls features beautifully hand-painted environments and playful, light-hearted monsters from the Age of Fantasy. Play across 9 worlds and 45 unique maps, including the Lonely Forest, Fertile Pastures, Snowy Forest, Underworld, Badlands, and the North.

45 Levels
3 Game Modes (Story Campaign, Challenge, and Open Mode)
9 different worlds across completely different environments
10 Enemy types with thousands of frames of animation
3 Levels of Difficulty
Unique, Hand Painted Backgrounds
Randomized loot generation provide countless hours of replayability
Leaderboards & Achievements
OpenFeint Support
Outrageous Special Weapons including – Powder Kegs, Mine Fields, and Poison Gas Clouds

Monster of Puppets

Monster of Puppets combines swipe & slash gameplay with a “tap-to-shoot” method that makes it very funny and dynamic. The old fruit salad is not enough anymore, fruits dont fight back. The game offers a virtually infinite number of levels in which the player is challenged by the progression of difficulty and game speed. Monster of Puppetss cute and expressive 3D characters, combined with a lovely graphic implementation will keep you and your kids entertained for hours. Simple and well known games mechanics allows for everyone to have fun from the very beginning. A wide and expandable set of weapons and abilities will help in your mission.

Lunar Racer

Android Police coverage: [New Game] Lunar Racer (From The Creators Of Super Stickman Golf) Takes Fun, Touch-Based Racing To Outer Space

Strap on your moon boots and fire up your nitro boosters. The real space race is about to begin. Sure there are racing games… but then there are racing games with power-ups! Ever tried racing with homing missiles, land mines, bubble shields and gravity thrusters? Yeah, didn’t think so. Shoot, dodge, blast, and nitro boost your way through the solar circuit. Achieve the ultimate prize and conquer the solar system by beating any competitor in your way. From the creators of Super Stickman Golf, Lunar Racer is the next free casual racing sensation.

Zombie Flick by Full Fat Games

You better Be Quick or be Dead in this killer of a game. During the 1970s an incurable virus spreads throughout mainland America. With no food or guns to hand, its down to you as lone survivor to make the dead masses feel the pain. Using nothing but useless everyday objects, flick, dismember and decapitate all that come at you to survive. Wrapped up in an atmospheric cinematic style, Zombie Flick will provide a fresh and bloody challenge to gamers with the tastiest brains.

Empress of the Deep 2

I love hidden object puzzle games. Can’t ever have enough.

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Anna awakens on a mysterious tiny island after escaping the destruction of her underwater kingdom. She must find her way to a mystical floating cloud city in the sky, seek out the four Children of Light and save them from the twisted clutches of the Evil Empress Pandora. Along the way she must rescue and heal enchanted animal slaves in this fantastic Hidden Object Puzzle Adventure game.

Rich graphical adventure spanning 9 chapters
Multiple Hidden Object scenes, collectibles, & puzzle modes
Explore a mystical floating city

Amazeballs Free

This game is better than you may think. Watch the video and pay attention to switching colors.

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Amazeballs is a physics-based puzzle game where you rotate the world to move the ball under gravity and collect all the stars in the shortest time possible… all while matching your colour to the surfaces you touch. With levels ranging from 10-60 seconds in length it’s perfect for those pick-up-and-play moments like tea-breaks at work or while commuting. Great for both the casual player as well as the more devoted gamer who wants to go for gold on every level.

Zombro

Zombro is a puzzle game with a simple goal: Detach Zombros basic elements (torso, legs, and braiiiiiinnz) to jump, dodge, and roll while making sure he finishes each level in one piece.
- 50 Puzzles
- Solve mind bending puzzles, while detaching Zombro in three pieces
- Outfit Zombro in cool gear. Even customize his brain
- Choose from over 30 cool items in the store
- Play offline! No internet connection needed except when making purchases.

Dr Rocket Free

Dr. Rocket is a exciting, addictive, fast paced physics game. You control a wacky flying professor with rocket boots attached to his feet. You can choose your controls between, “Tilt” or, “Touch”. Your objective is to launch him as fast as possible into the stratosphere through a riveting and challenging obstacle course. You will encounter and overcome many hurtles throughout your journey into space. The gripping gameplay will keep your on your toes while you enjoy the exhilaration of extreme flight. After a vertical blast off, you will collect coins and fuel while slipping and sliding through turns. You can fly even faster when you pass through the rocket boosters. But watch out for planes, asteroids, menacing space junk and deadly spikes.

Bloody Mary – Ghost

Bloody Mary Project is a mix of Adventure Game with real paranormal scanning, so if you meet Mary and succeed to invoke her using this app there’s a high chance that your place is haunted. The Bloody Mary Project presents a new way of entertainment, creating a personalized experience for each user. Imagine being part of a story and, with your own perceptions and choices, write their end. The story is divided into chapters (releases free in updates). As a novel, the course and its end are undefined and will depend on your choices.

- Stunning 3D/Hand Drawing Graphics
- Innovative Real Time System (If you play during day/night that reflects in game)
- Dynamic Events Based on Real Time
- EMF Sensor that collects data and transform in events
- New Chapter Every Month!
- Constantly Updates

Oven Break by Com2uS

Ginger mans grand escape adventure, OvenBreak. One of App stores most popular games has finally landed on Google play. Our crunchy cookie hero, Ginger man, wakes in the witchs magic oven. Help him break out of the oven. Once you start running, you can’t stop. Get as far as the stars, jump over holes, slide under creamy traps, hook your candy cane into helpful objects. It all looks cute, but don’t forget: you are running for your life. Don’t die on a plate, next to a glass of milk.

Spirit of Wandering

After an attack by the Flying Dutchman, the crew of the Spirit of Wandering and captains true love, Jack, were imprisoned in the spirit world. Use powerful tools such as the Crystal Orb, a trusty compass and the help of fellow prisoners to find hidden objects that are drifting between the two worlds. Remove the lingering curse and prove that true love can conquer all in this romantic adventure.

6 Gorgeous settings
24 Challenging locations
Over 450 hidden objects
90 cherished items to discover

Zombie Granny

Zombie Granny is an addictively fun puzzle game that combines zany characters, dazzling animated effects of destruction, and tricky mechanical puzzles for a ghoulishly entertaining good time. In this crazy zombie killer game, you control the objects in the environment to solve the puzzle and destroy all the zombies as fast and as efficiently as possible. Travel through exciting different worlds in your quest to exterminate the walking dead, polishing your skills and collecting all the hidden puzzle pieces to set the best hi-score. Think through the puzzle then use your fingers to cut the ropes and break the chains with just the right timing. Watch closely as your actions put the scene and fireballs in motion. If done just right, you will BBQ those zombies and watch them all turn into black ash.

GAME FEATURES:

3 different worlds to conquer: Stonehenge, Pirate Ship and Police Station
45 tricky and challenging puzzle levels to solve (15 per world)
More than 100 zombies to kill and incinerate
3 strong and clever bosses to defeat
Tons of weapons to use: colored fireballs, bombs, boxes, etc.
Lots of tricky devices to maneuver: levers, springs, platforms, etc.
Cool graphics and atmospheric music
Arcade elements with fun, ghoulish characters
Easy-to-use level editor (available only after you have gone through Pirate Ship and Police Station levels – $1.99 for both)

Skyrise Runner Zeewe

Get ready run and jump like never before, in your magic journey trough the Skylands. Protect the skyland forests from the lumberjacks, collect the crystals and get awesome powerups and artifacts! Use the ancient mystic power of the crystals and morph into the great eagle to go further and protect the tree tops. You are Ciellu, the last of the Skyrunners, an ancient tribe that protects the Skyland forests.

Tap Dragon Park

Can you build the most beautiful Dragon Park? Your Kingdom and Dragons await you. Hatch, raise and train magnificent dragons in Tap Dragon Park. Collect tons of adorable dragons and raise and train them with the help of wizards. Use your dragons to help guard your Kingdoms treasure and keep out the evil Trolls! Mix and match your dragons to discover many more rare species.

AWESOME FEATURES INCLUDE:
- Collect TONS of rare and magnificent dragons
- TRAIN & GROW your dragons with the help of Wizards
- Watch your dragons EVOLVE as you train them
- BATTLE evil trolls to protect your treasure
- Use STRATEGY and combinations of elements to defeat the evil trolls
- MIX your dragons to discover new rare types
- DECORATE your kingdom to make your citizens happy
- Play for free

Know A Worthy New App? Let Us Know!

If you have an application in mind for the next issue of the roundup, feel free to send us an email and let us know.

Important: there are 2 requirements in order for the app to be considered, listed below.

• the app’s launch date has to be no longer than 2 weeks ago
• it has to be original, ground-breaking, well-reviewed, interesting, fun, etc – the cream of the crop

Now, if and only if the above requirements have been satisfied, fire up an email to this address: oh.no.its.the@androidpolice.com.

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Via: 22 Best New Android Games From The Last 2 Weeks (5/3/12 – 5/18/12)

Samsung Galaxy S III Rooted By Chainfire, Shows Samsung Is Still Cool With Unlockability

Even though the device hasn’t even hit the street, noted Android developer Chainfire has obtained root on the Samsung Galaxy S III. Chainfire doesn’t actually have the device in hand, so don’t start berating him with questions on that matter. Rather, he got root on a firmware build that was leaked to him, and has a few juicy tidbits to share with everyone.

It appears that the Galaxy S III isn’t going to be locked down in any significant way. All Chainfire had to do was repackage the kernel with a modified adb binary and install SuperUser manually. Samsung chose to use the standard boot.img kernel format as well. Previous phones used the much harder to modify zImage kernel. There is a recovery partition available in this firmware that should allow recoveries to be flashed separately from the kernel. There is, however, a counter in the bootloader that detects the modified kernel, but that is par for Samsung devices and doesn’t negatively affect things.

Chainfire has decided against releasing the insecure kernel for the time being. He worries that the build he is working with could be traced back to the individual that leaked it. Additionally, this was all done with release candidate software, and things could technically change in the final firmware for devices. Carrier-specific versions of the Galaxy S III might also be more locked down.

[XDA Forums]

Via: Samsung Galaxy S III Rooted By Chainfire, Shows Samsung Is Still Cool With Unlockability

SPIGEN Klasden Levanaus Backpack Review: Meet The Swiss Army Knife Of Backpacks

We cover a lot of very Android-specific gear here at AP, narrowing certain things all the way down to the device-specific level. For this review, though, we’re going broad. Really broad. Instead of a way to carry your phone, your tablet, or just an Android device in general, we’re taking a look at a backpack for all your gadgets, gear, and other stuff.

When I first laid eyes on the Klasden Levanaus backpack that SPIGEN SGP sent us to review, one thing was clear to me: I was looking at a quality product. Of course, I expected nothing less, because every SPIGEN product I’ve ever touched has been nothing short of awesome – in both form and function. Seriously, these guys know how to make some of the best products on the market, and I love them. In a purely platonic way.

The Levanaus backpack is no different, either – it’s versatile, practical, and well made. With that, let’s dive into a closer look.

Inside the bag

I was honestly amazed at the sheer amount of stuff I could fit inside this bag and still have room left over. Take a look:

• Samsung Series 7 laptop (15.6″ model)
• Acer Iconia Tab A510
• Samsung Galaxy Nexus
• ZAGGkeys Flex Bluetooth keyboard
• Logitech Z515 Bluetooth speaker
• Logitech M305 wireless mouse
• SGP kuel f60Q 6000mAh portable charger
• Canon Powershot Elph 500HS with two batteries
• Arkon travel stand for tablets
• Small Targus tripod
• Canon charger
• Samsung Series 7 laptop charger
• Acer A510 charger
• Samsung Galaxy Nexus charger
• Targus stylus, 1 pen (in pen slots)
• Moleskin notebook
• …and there’s still room left. I just don’t have anything else dire to put in it.

Of course, you could forgo certain things (like the tripod, camera, Bluetooth speaker, etc.) and have plenty of room for books and the like for school.

Even with a full load of stuff in it, the Klasden backpack is still quite comfortable to carry thanks to the incredibly padded shoulder straps and back, and comfort is always a plus.

Klasden Levanous Pouch and Neumann Shoulder Bag

If you prefer a messenger-style bag or have a smaller (13″ or less) laptop, then you may want to check out the Neumann Shoulder Bag ($63). It’s in the same Klasden line that the Levanous backpack is from, and features the same construction, colors, faux-fur lining, and design elements.

Similarly, SPIGEN also offers a Klasden themed cell phone/MP3 player/point & shoot camera case that can easily attach to the shoulder straps of either the Levanaus backpack or Neumann shoulder bag ($15).

Conclusion

I have no less than seven different gadget bags, and the Klasden backpack is up at the top of the list (alongside my Powerbag messenger) for my favorite. Which bag I carry varies – sometimes I’m in the mood to carry a messenger style, so I grab my Powerbag (our review); when I want to carry a backpack (which is most of the time), though, I’m going straight for the Klasden backpack every single time.

This bag is well made, holds a metric ton of stuff, protects your laptop, smartphone, and tablet; and is comfortable to carry – what more could you ask for?

Buy

Klasden Lenavaus Backpack: SPIGEN Amazon

Klasden Neumann Shoulder Bag: SPIGEN Amazon

Klasden Levanaus Pouch: SPIGEN Amazon

Via: SPIGEN Klasden Levanaus Backpack Review: Meet The Swiss Army Knife Of Backpacks

Because We May Coalition Of Game Developers Set To Offer Deep Discounts In Celebration Of Pricing Freedom

From May 24th to June 1st, a boatload of your favorite Android games will be going on sale in celebration of pricing freedom. Because We May, a coalition of game developers that is “preparing for launch,” announced the sale recently, explaining that the purpose of the sale is to “celebrate online stores that give us control over pricing.”

The stores involved include the iOS App Store, Mac App Store, Steam, Google Play, and a few others (including a “Direct from Developer” option).

Games in the Google Play category (so far) include favorites like World of Goo, Osmos, Smuggle (and Snuggle) Truck, Canabalt HD, and 26 other great games.

Until May 22nd, Because We May will have open registration for developers looking to promote their games with the sale while celebrating the freedom to price games as they see fit. Interested developers can register here.

For a full list of games, or more information about the project, just visit Because We May’s website, linked below.

Source: Because We May

Via: Because We May Coalition Of Game Developers Set To Offer Deep Discounts In Celebration Of Pricing Freedom

Microsoft Wins Order To Ban Import Of (Some) Undisclosed Motorola Android Smartphones Into US

According to an exclusion order issued by the ITC, some of Motorola Mobility’s smartphone devices are in violation of four claims in a Microsoft patent related to scheduling meetings in a calendar. The specifics really aren’t important – basically, the ITC found that Motorola infringed a Microsoft patent related to mobile software for creating and sending meeting invitations.

Motorola and Google had argued that an exclusionary order banning the import of offending Motorola devices wasn’t in the public interest, but the judge didn’t buy it. More importantly, it’s unclear exactly which Motorola devices fall under the scope of the exclusionary order, which should go into effect roughly 60 days from now. This probably isn’t enough time to cause device supplies to go uninterrupted, but then again, Motorola isn’t exactly selling them by the pallet-full here in the US lately – the DROID RAZR really being the company’s only truly popular smartphone.

However, as HTC has learned, it may not matter whether your phones actually violate the patents cited in ITC orders, so much as whether US Customs decides they want to “investigate” them. Most likely, US Customs will give Motorola the same treatment it has given HTC once the order goes into effect and err on the side of “caution” – if we get that far, that is.

Motorola does have one option here: settle. While the Google-Motorola deal isn’t officially closed yet (China is lagging on approval), I’m sure there’s plenty of closed-door discussion going on about what conceding to Microsoft’s patent claims would mean for Google’s image. If Motorola settles, other would-be patent trolls may start coming out of the woodwork looking for a piece of the action, and Google’s other hardware partners probably wouldn’t be thrilled, either. Of course, Samsung, LG, and HTC already have licensing deals with Microsoft – Motorola is the last major holdout.

Personally, I see this ending in settlement, Motorola is already lagging behind the smartphone curve, and with the Google merger still up in the air, the company doesn’t want any more financial uncertainty than it already has. Check out the source link for more.

FOSSPatents, ITC Order

Via: Microsoft Wins Order To Ban Import Of (Some) Undisclosed Motorola Android Smartphones Into US