Samsung announces 16 Megapixel S4 Zoom

At first the the S4 Zoom was nothing but a rumor, at the Sony press conference these romors have forever been layd to rest with the announcement of the 16 Megapixel S4 Zoom.

The smartphone camera duo is equipped with a 16 Megapixel lens with 10x optical zoom; other features of the camera aspect entail, a c-mos sensor, optical image stability, xenon flash and a feature called zoom ring.
Soom ring is essentially a tool for in call photo sharing, how it works is when enabled the ring surrounds the camera and when twisted it shares the photo with who ever is on the other end of the phone call.
One of the extra software included is photo suggest, this let's you know of photos taken by others in the area.

On the smartphone side of things, the phone is equipped with a 4.3 inch 960x540 super amoled screen, 1.5 GHz dual core processor, 1.5 GB ram, Android jelly bean and 8 GB internal storage( however storage is marked at 5 GB ) which can be upped to 64 GB via micro sd.
Size wise the zoom is 1.5mm deep and weighs in at 208 grams compared to the standard S4
7.9 mm and 130 gram body.

CEO J.K Shin is pleased with the phone saying that"It's truly best of both worlds without compromise."

No price has yet been confirmed and the phone should be available in the U.S. and Europe in the 4'th quarter. What do you think about the zoom, would you buy one?

Free app of the day

Nosferatu: Run from the sun
Being a vampire can have it's certain perks, things like never physically aging, immortality, "vampire powers" but it certainly can't be easy. Of course I'm referring to being viewed as a monster and being hunted by angry villagers, also there's the whole sunlight will turn you to ash thing.

Luckily in Smuttlewerks latest game there is none of that! Except the sun... It's out for blood.
You start the game as a vampire-like creature running over rooftops, collecting coins, upgrades and turning humans into other vampire friends, all while avoiding varying gaps that will ultimately lead to your doom.

The game follows the same basic concept like that of Canabalt or Jetpack Joyride. As you progress, the pace will slowly start to pick up and everything will become a little more challenging than before, to not fall off the rooftops. The controls are very basic you tap once to jump, hold to jump high and tap while in mid air to double jump.

The games visuals are in a very cartoony style which adds to the cuteness of it all, however the sounds of the game draws back from the entire experience. Every time you jump it sounds like the neighbors annoying chihuahua barking at you, which makes it one game to definitely play with the sound off.
Throughout the levels you will find bonus upgrades that will temporarily help you, but which are also available to purchase with the coins you collect.

As many other games there are missions and statistics to keep things interesting, adding a certain level of challenge to the experience. A multitude of outfits and upgrades are available for your character to purchase if you have collected enough coins, which may not appeal to everybody as an outfit can cost anything between 500 and 350 000 coins.

The game has certain Facebook integration to receive free coins to spend by liking it on Facebook.
Overall, Nosferatu: run from the sun is a fun game to play while you have some time to spare, either waiting inline in the doctor's office or waiting at the airport.

Google play store gives nosferatu a 4.6

Check out "Nosferatu - Run from the Sun"

Can you outrun the sun?
 

Combo crew

Climb the tower and beat the boss as one of many fighters in the action packed arcade styled fighter from the gamebakers.

The game consists of 7 levels of 5 rounds each as you battle your way past various kinds of enemies, the controls are very simple as you swipe your finger to hit and hold your finger on the screen to charge your attack, double swipes to use combos.
As you progress you collect coins which you can use to buy upgrades whether it be one time use or permanent upgrade.
The game also has an alternative game mode called combo crew mode where you can choose to play solo or invite friends that will recieve your game and are able to join in the fun, this mode can be compared to survival mode of tekken, there is a constant stream of enemies to challenge until your energy bar is fully depleated where after you can accept your fate or ask one of your friends for a revive.

With much continuous play the game might feel a bit repetitive but overall still a very good time as you battle your way up to fight the boss.

The game is available on the android marketplace for a low price of €1.79