Firefox for Android Beta tests out browser casting feature

There are still people who use Firefox as their browser on both desktops and mobiles, although that percentage is growing smaller and smaller by the year. Last year (2013), that percentage was 20.09%, if the guys at Statcounter are to be believed.* But that is not stopping Mozilla from continuing to develop the Android version of their browser, now coming up with a “mirroring” feature that enables devices to cast a tab of the browser to a Chromecast or Miracast streaming device.

Browser casting isn’t a new thing, Google developed the Chromecast device with Chrome and this feature specifically in mind. But props to Mozilla for catching up with the big boys. The Firefox developer has rolled out this feature on the current beta version.

All you have to do to start using it is to make sure your current version is updated to the latest and greatest version. Then check out the instructions given by Mozilla via the source link. But it isn’t any different from most of the features you already know from other such app features. Also, make sure that your device and the streaming device of your choice is on the same Wifi network. Other than that, you should be good to go.

If you want to try out Firefox Beta for Android, it’s a free download via the Google Play Store. Mozilla also reminds it users to make sure to file bugs that you discover while using the app. Enjoy browser casting!

SOURCE: Mozilla

Story Timeline

• Firefox for Android Beta now lets you cast videos from websites


• Firefox OS-powered Matchstick to rival Chromecast


• Watch videos from Firefox for Android on your TV

Drone: Shadow Strike blasts onto Android

The weekend is nearly here and if you are looking for a new game to play during your downtime check out the new game that has landed recently on Google Play. The game is called Drone: Shadow Strike and it allows players to control a drone as it attacks the bad guys.

The game has real world inspired environments and lets you watch bad guys via a FLIR camera like those used on a real drone. The game has players working their way up the chain of command via a series of missions using all sorts of equipment.

There are seven types of aircraft to fly ranging from actual in service aircraft to prototypes. There are 24 missions in four real world campaigns to play. Weapons include cannons, guided missiles, rockets, and bombs.

Players will fight alongside friendly AI forces. As the game progresses, players can rise up the ranks from Airman basic to master General. There are over 280 challenges and 70 achievements.

SOURCE: Google

SouthPark has now been “pinball-ized” in new Android game

If you're a fan of the funny (well, at times), filthy (well, a lot), definitely-not-for-kids satire animated series SouthPark, then you'll want to make some space on your Android device. Zen Studios announced the release of two new Pinball games based on the hit show: Super Sweet Pinball and Butters' Very Own Pinball Game. Better keep the kiddies away though, as this may probably be the only pinball game that has a warning for "Mild Language, Fantasy Violance, and Comic Mischief." There wasn't a typo there.

In South Park: Super Sweet Pinball, the fab four of Cartmann, Kyle, Stan and Kenny (when he's alive) will be with you as you "let the balls fly." Of course most of the characters and moments in the game will only be familiar if you watch the TV series. But if you want to try a PG-13 (actually, 10, according to the trailer video) pinball game but you have only watched one or a handful of their episodes, prepare to be confused (and maybe amused, who knows). Do you know what a ManBearPig is? Well if you don't, then you'd have to watch the episode to find out why it's funny (it has something to do with a former Vice President, global warming and cereals).

Butters Stotch, who started out as a background character in the series before evolving into one of its most frequent recurring stars, gets his own game with, well, Butters' Very Own Pinball Game. This seems to be a "tamer" version of pinball, in line with the naive and optimistic 4th-grader's personality. You need to play this game so that Butters will not be grounded by his parents (which, if you watch the show, you know it's his worst nightmare.

You can buy the stand-alone SouthPark Pinball games for $3.99 from the Google Play Store. But if you want to buy it through the Zen Pinball app, each table costs $1.99.

SOURCE: Zen Studios

Fruit Ninja Ghostbusters game hits Android

With mid-October behind us, Halloween will be here before you know it. That means that people are thinking up costumes to wear to parties and to go trick-or-treating. Spooky movies also play constantly on TV this time of year, and believe it or not, this year is the 30th anniversary of Ghostbusters.

That movie is a spooky, comedy classic and to celebrate the 30-year anniversary, Fruit Ninja has released a Ghostbusters themed special edition just for Halloween. The update brings a new blade, new dojo, and new theme.

The new blade lets players cross the streams to annihilate fruit. The dojo allows you to slice ghost traps to release clusters of fruit. The new theme gets players dressed up like Ghostbusters. The update landed October 16.

The download is 80MB and the current version of the game is 2.1.0. Fruit Ninja has proven to be exceptionally popular with as many as 500,000,000 installs according to Google Play. Check out the video below for more details on the Ghostbusters Halloween event for Fruit Ninja.

SOURCE: Google Play

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Samsung developing flexible ‘rollable’ batteries

Say what you want about Samsung, but these guys have invested a ton of what they earn in profits back into their in-house R&D – which is why they don’t rely so heavily on outside suppliers all that much. The Galaxy Note Edge is really a shining evidence of how they have furthered their in-house AMOLED technology. But Samsung won’t stop with display technology – it is reportedly investing much in flexible batteries, the kind you can use with action-type wearable devices.

Samsung is putting a lot of focus on the wearable market which is now a pretty competitive market after the gadgets launched this year, specifically at the recent IFA 2014 in Berlin. That is why they are investing in batteries that will accept curved form factors and roll-able devices. Imagine what that could contribute to the general lightness and flexibility of a device.

Recently, Samsung SDI unveiled their progress in this area during the ongoing InterBattery 2014 exhibition in Seoul, South Korea. Using its own materials and design, Samsung unveiled a battery that would still function even when rolled like a paper cup. Pretty nifty, if we may say so.

We can think of one startup project that might need this – the flexible Portal fitness tracker-slash-smartphone – but sadly, Samsung has put a 3-year development period for their flexible batteries. The Portal is due to debut next year. Samsung may need to realistically consider what products it will use the technology on, and if they can find the raw materials to mass produce such a technology.

SOURCE: G for Games

Story Timeline

• Samsung reported to be busy with flexible and transparent touchscreens


• Samsung producing Graphene, the material for flexible displays


• Portal is a startup project device that's flexible, waterproof

The Silent Age Chapter Two :more dystopian puzzles to solve

If you enjoy mobile games that are not endless runners or murderous pigs or fruits that need to be sliced or zombies that need to be killed, then you would have enjoyed The Silent Age. And if you did enjoy the, well, eerie silence of that game, then you'll be happy to know that the second (and final! Boo!) episode is now upon us, ready to let you solve the mystery of what happened to our planet and save whatever is left of mankind. Oh, and you get to play a janitor the whole time. (Not that there's anything wrong with that, really).

The Silent Age Chapter Two continues where the first one left off (naturally) and our average Joe (yes, that's your name) is still on a quest for answers. The point and click game is set between the 70s and the present time where everything seems to be dead, dying or silent. Backed by a creepy (in a good way) soundtrack and visuals that are more stylistic than state-of-the-art, your goal is to solve all the "mind-bending puzzles" thrown your way.

The final chapter has more than 60 detailed locations for Joe to move around and a few new characters to meet as well. The game has now been optimized for devices that use touch rather than point and click. The game should look better as well, given that they are using a new animation system, with better shadow, lighting, etc. Another great thing about this update is that you can save the progress of your game in Google+, in case you were worried you would have to start over again.

Silent Age Chapter Two is available for download from the Google Play Store for only $4.99. What's fun about this game is that even while you're playing it, you feel like you're watching an animated movie. And since dystopian-type of stories are all the rage, users will feel right at home in the setting, although it is scary to imagine our world ending up like that someday.

VIA: Gamasutra