Free MLB At Bat 2012 For Android, iOS

Major League Baseball’s MLB At Bat 2012 app launches on both Android and iOS. The app brings the widely praised franchise back for another season and it has several important changes for baseball lovers.

Among these is the fact that it will be one of the first apps outside of the publishing world that will have access to Apple’s recurring monthly subscription option right in the app. The radio streaming app Pandora got them last November. The new app is also now free to download from the App Store and there are some nice subscription options. The Next Web had a chance to speak to the MLB about the app and the new features and it looks like it will be another great version of the app.

For the first time ever, MLB At Bat 2012 will be one universal app, free to all, with Android and iOS feature parity. That means that the app is identical, across all platforms, with all features available. Previously, due to technical restrictions, Android users couldn’t access some of the video highlight features, among others. Now, every version of the app has all of the features available, which is very cool. The iOS app is also a universal binary, which means that one download will work on all of Apple’s devices. There was a ton of work put in to combine the codebases of the apps and to bring them into a harmonious package that will work across all devices.

Another big change for At Bat 2012 is the cost. The app is freely downloadable from the App Store and the Android Market, which is a change from last year, when it was a $15 download on the iPhone and iPad. The free app is roughly the equivalent of the ‘At Bat Lite’ app that has now been done away with. Instead, the MLB is letting you grab it for free, and then will offer several ways to unlock the app’s additional functionality. Any feature unlocks you purchase, say, on an iPhone, are also available on the iPad via a ‘restore’ purchase button.

1. The default app is similar to the ‘Lite’ version from last year, which offers a bunch of stuff including:
Scores
Standings
News
Team Content

2. The second tier is an annual $14.99 price. This brings you everything that you get with the standard app and also includes:

Pitch FX (the pitch-by-pitch calling)
Game Day Audio
Stats
Highlights
Live Look-ins (video)
Condensed Games and video library archive
Free live game of the day

3. The third tier has exactly the same features, but bills at a monthly $2.99. This subscription level is available to iOS users only, but the MLB indicated that it was working to bring it to Android as well.

4. All features are free to MLB.tv subscribers, who just authorize account after launching the app. This essentially makes the app free on any and all platforms for anyone with an MLB.TV subscription. In addition, live video broadcasts of some of the 150 Spring Training games and all 2,430 regular season games are available to subscribers.


If you’re not familiar with the At Bat App, then you don’t know just how great a job the team has been doing over the past couple of years. Since the app launched in 2008, it’s been the gold standard for sports apps. Really, anything from the NFL, NBA or NHL pales in comparison to the level of detail at work in the flagship MLB app. You can tell that the team respects baseball, but also loves building great apps, something that you just don’t find in a lot of sports apps, where more often than not you’ll find a web view embedded in a crappy looking native frame, with all of the stink of a cash grab. Conversely, the At Bat App is s a joy to use and has become an integral part of my baseball watching experience.

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TheO Makes Your Phone A More Physically-Demanding Gaming Device

Check out what the makers of TheO has in store for you. TheO was among those on exhibit at the Toy Fair 2012 in New York, and it transforms your iOS or Android device into a more physically-demanding gaming device. All you have to do is place your phone inside the ball made of foam and start playing games that make full use of the phone’s accelerometer. With TheO, typical sports games such as bowling will now need you to get off the couch and start aiming for those pins to score.

The use of TheO opens up a whole new world of apps to users, assuming you are willing to place your phone inside it. The phone locks into place and provided that you stay clear of some liquid substances, your phone should be safe enough for mild to average physical activity with TheO.

TheO Lets You Roll Your Own Phone... Safely - 2012 Toy Fair:

HTC To Get PlayStation Certification For Mobile Devices?

At the moment the only mobile devices that have received PlayStation certification from Sony, are their own devices, and now it looks like this could possibly change later this year. Sony's PlayStation certification program is a cross-platform endeavor that allows PSOne games to be enjoyed on Android smartphones and tablets, a move that will hopefully help Sony expand the brand. If included with the HTC, users would gain access to the PlayStation Store as well as PSOne games.

Currently, the PlayStation Certification program only extends to Sony smartphones and tablets like the Xperia Play, Tablet S, and Tablet P. But with those devices failing to capture a mass audience, Sony could be looking to other manufacturers for its certification program. According to a recent report by Pocket Lint, HTC will be one of the first companies outside of Sony that will receive PlayStation certification for certain smartphones. Sony and HTC could possibly announce this new partnership at MWC 2012 later this month, and the first devices are expected to debut in the second half of 2012. This would bring a range of new games to HTC’s Android devices, and if Sony expands the partnership to other manufacturers it could end up being a profitable move for them.

This would bring a range of new games to HTC’s Android devices, and if Sony expands the partnership to other manufacturers it could end up being a profitable move for them. Since HTC refuses to "comment on rumors or speculation" all we can do is wait and see. Sources suggest we will see the certification awarded in the second half of 2012.

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First Razer Blade Gaming Laptops Sell Out In Just 30 Minutes

The very first Razer Blade gaming laptops were launched late last week and sold out in just 30 minutes. Razer announced that their new high powered Razer Blade laptop would be going on sale on January 27th at 9PM. But just 30 minutes later all available stock had been purchased. But don’t worry if you missed out on the first Razer Blade laptops priced at $2,800 each a new batch will be arriving in 2 weeks time.

Min-Liang Tan Razer’s CEO explained via Facebook:
“OMFG. Less than 30 minutes and we sold out of EVERY.SINGLE.ONE. of our first batch of Razer Blades,” Tan posted on his Facebook Wall. “Our next batch will be in about 2 weeks and we’re making as many as we can. Hang in there. This is *CENSORED* amazing.”

To recap the Razer Blade is equipped with a 17-inch Full HD LED backlit display, Core i7 2640M processor, 8GB of DDR3-1333 memory, 256GB SATA 6Gbps solid state drive, Nvidia GeForce GT 555M graphics chip, and of course its highly touted ‘Switchblade User Interface’ with 10 dynamic adaptive tactile keys and a dual-mode LCD pad. Watch the video below for an introducetion

Razer Blade - The World's First True Gaming Laptop:

Crazy Ballz

This is one of the most addictive and fun games ever created. Many people have spent thousands of hours playing this addictive little game (Jezz Ball clone)!

Trap the balls into smaller spaces in order to make at least 80 percent of the camber disappear. When the balls are sufficiently contained, a new level begins with an extra ball added.

Tips:
- Lines are initiated by vertical and horizontal gestures. This can be done by clicking a point, dragging in a vertical or horizontal direction, and then letting go.

Download.