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Apptastic!

Welcome to issue 20 of the Pocket Gamer guide to mobile games, brought to you by the team of experts at www.pocketgamer.co.uk.

For many, spring (well, it’s been more like summer, really) marks the real start of the year. A time to clean out the old and make room for the new. So if you’re in the habit of regularly refreshing your mobile, check out our coverage of the Samsung Galaxy S II this issue.

Because as Android phones go, this one is awesome.

Then, of course, you’ll need to fill it up with content.

That’s where our selection of the finest games and apps comes in. Enjoy!

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Spider-Man video games (and indeed super hero video games in general) used to be similarly awkward, clunky affairs. Ultimate Spider-Man: Total Mayhem shows just how much they’ve grown.

Indeed, the game as a whole does brilliant justice to the Marvel character. With a heavy focus on slick combat, sparingly seasoned with brief platforming sections, Ultimate Spider-Man: Total Mayhem swings in as is the finest action game on Android.

Precise slicing is the name of the game here. Having been presented with a basic shape (there are 60 available, with 40 more to come), your goal is to divide it into the required number of equal slices using a set number of moves. Each move constitutes a swipe across the shape, which marks where the slices will occur one you’ve finished your planning. Throw in plenty of well-judged embellishments to this rather simple and inviting play formula and you have one of the finest casual puzzlers for your Android phone.

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Developer: Armor Games Publisher: Handmark

Swapping colours in this platform puzzler is more than a matter of aesthetic preference. Each of Shift’s levels is painted like a distorted yin-yang sign in which your solid black silhouette of a character moves through solid white air, and leaps between solid black platforms. Pressing the virtual ‘Shift’ button swaps it all around, and your newly white character can interact with the solidified white areas. The goal in all this is to reach the level exit. It’s an instantly beguiling and constantly absorbing undertaking.

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Your task is to build your humble four-person development studio into a hit factory to rival anyone. As you hire staff, set the focus of your next game project, take on contract work to pay the bills and decide how to advertise your masterpiece, events amusingly mirror real life. Starting from the mid-‘80s, you’ll witness the launch of familiar-looking consoles and handhelds, each of which you can choose to support or ignore. Game Dev Story is one of the most addictive smartphone games you’ll play this year.

Bold, brash, and with control and physics models to die for, MiniSquadron was positively brimming over with bright ideas.

Fortunately, the formula has lost none of its potency in its latest sortie. As before, you pilot your chosen aircraft around a collection of aerial arenas, shooting waves of enemies out of the sky over 12 rounds. Along the way you unlock new levels and new aircraft to keep you blasting away for hours. A bold new look, new craft and thrilling gameplay make this well worth a look for fans and newcomers alike.

As golfing returns go, you could view Let’s Golf! 2 as the equivalent to Tiger Woods returning from his recent sabbatical and hitting a round of 63 on his way to victory at The Masters.

No other Android golf game came close to the first Let’s Golf!, and the sequel raises the bar even further.

That's because Let’s Golf! 2 is wise enough not to reinvent the golf game, or make wholesale changes to the previous version. But what it does is make meaningful improvements in virtually every area. As a result, what we end up with here is the definitive Android golfing experience.

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Rejoice, fans of action role-playing series Zenonia.

Zenonia 3 is set many years after the series’ first two instalments and places you in the role of Chael, son of previous hero Regret. The eternal war between the forces of the Divine and Devil has spilled into the realm of Midgard. Naturally, it’s up to a spiky-haired hero to save the day, on this occasion against the backdrop of an eternal war between three realms.

Helpfully, four character classes – Shadow Hunter, Sword Knight, Mechanical Launcher, and Nature Shaman – are on hand to select.

The two former classes focus on melee attacks, whereas the latter two concentrate on ranged and magical abilities.

And this wouldn’t be an action role-playing game if you didn’t find numerous puzzles – flipping switches to open locked doors, collecting items (you haven’t done that before, have you?), and other assorted little tasks to infuse the game with a bit of variety – to complete and enemies to battle along the way, of course.

And what a journey. Zenonia 3 features 227 unique maps of Midgard, 136 action-packed quests to complete, asynchronous co-op play, and the ability to customise your hero with 184 weapons, 120 helmets, 120 armours, 100 gauntlets and 100 footwear.

But above all else, it promises plenty of classic role-playing.

Fingers (and amulets) crossed.

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A brilliantly cute, colourful and accessible golf game that hides a remarkable level of depth.

Hot Springs Story

Fully fledged RTS game on your mobile – no strategy fan should miss it.

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Fruit Ninja

Almost inexplicable in its simple joy, Fruit Ninja will keep you hacking away at melons for ages and ages.

Reckless Racing

Astonishingly accomplished racing game with top-drawer visuals, brilliant handling and superb multiplaying.

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baseball apart from the hitting the ball as hard as you can bit? You’ll love this.

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A unique take on the tower defence genre which has been thoughtfully and expertly converted to Android.

Slice It!

Looking for a brainy yet casual experience? These 180-odd shapeslicing puzzles should do just the trick.

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Truly excellent multiplayer-enabled real-time strategy, and the finest tactical game on the Android Market?

Doodle Jump 10 The world hasn’t got tired of jumping yet. This classic gaming phenomenon just keeps getting higher and higher!

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Agreed culture Mad cows at ease Farm Frenzy sneaked up on unsuspecting mobile players.

Despite it being an insanely popular PC Flash title that’s been played over 21 million times, they weren’t prepared for the Java title’s surprisingly enjoyable mixture of the timemanagement and economic strategy genres.

Let’s not get caught out a second time, eh? Farm Frenzy 2 features 90 more story-based levels and new products (and, by extension, buildings) to manage, including the ability to create ‘homely houseware’. As with the previous game, the focus is as much on creating efficient supply chains of buildings as it is on moving around the various jobs on the farm at speed.

It’s a blossoming prospect that is expected to produce fruit on Java and Android by the time you read this. More next issue.

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Instead, it builds upon the already strong foundations by offering seven game modes, a campaign, five different ship types, and reactive music while playing the game, for that extra-layer of trippiness and ‘connection’.

By the time we return next issue we’ll have taken a blast through PewPew 2 and (presumably) survived to tell you all about its explosive action.

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A smartphone star in the making you’re switching between applications and loading up your favourite web destinations, playing the latest games or making the most of superfast connectivity and wi-fi options, whatever your downloading needs.

Not only is it the most powerful thanks to its dual-core 1.2GHz processor – no small feat considering it’s Samsung’s slimmest and the lightest smartphone to date – it’s also been specifically built for today’s smartphone-savvy user. So you’ll find it excels at multi-tasking while being a master of all trades, whether

As the first handset to feature Super AMOLED Plus screen technology, you can also count on games, pictures and videos looking gorgeous.

And for longer, too – Samsung’s advanced battery technology has extended usage time.

Which is just perfect, because you won’t get bored of spending time with the Galaxy S II.

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How do you follow one of the most celebrated Android handsets to date? You evolve it.

Carrying on from where the Galaxy S left off, the Galaxy S II proudly warps in as Samsung’s smartest smartphone yet.

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Dimensions: 125.3x66.1x8.49mm Weight: 116g Display: 4.27-inch Super AMOLED Plus Resolution: 480x800 Memory: 16GB Flash + microSD (up to 32GB) Camera : 8-megapixel (main), 2-megapixel (front) Video: Full HD (1080p) @ 30fps Connectivity: 3G, Bluetooth 3.0 + HS, USB 2.0, Wi-fi Sensor: Accelerometer, Light, Digital compass, Gyro

Key features

Readers Hub: With over 2.2 million books, 2,000 newspapers and 2,300 magazines, you’ll never run out of an interesting read.

Music Hub: Who wouldn’t want a music store that holds over 12 million songs? Get to sample, download and purchase every one!

Game Hub: The Galaxy S II comes preloaded with leading social games and premium HD games are only ever a quick download away.

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Social Hub: Talk to who you want, how you want. One screen for all your contacts, email, IM and social networking details.

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best out of the powerful smartphones that run it. One key advantage of an Android device like the Galaxy S II (see page 8) is the availability of apps from the Android Market. This is an Android-specific online software store where you’ll find over 250,000 apps to download – and because Android is now one of the fastest growing OSs around, the choice will just keep getting bigger.

On most models the ‘Market’ app will come pre-installed, giving you instant access to that massive number of applications that will transform the way you use your Android mobile.

Apps span a wide range of categories – anything from the incredibly useful to the incredibly silly (and not forgetting games, of course) – and can be downloaded (for free or purchased) directly onto your phone. Android Market is simple, it’s huge and it will unlock the potential at the heart of your Android handset!

Getting STARTED Before you can buy anything, you naturally need to register your details with the store.

This is where Google has already got its foot in the door, since the majority of us have registered with Google at some point in the past – either to buy something using the Google Checkout or to get ourselves a Gmail account. So it’s quick and easy to become a registered buyer and get straight to the shop front.

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Browsing They might be cheap, but you still need to know what you’re spending your money on when purchasing an app. A good description is really down to the developer of the app, but you also get screenshots and other users’ reviews (and ratings) to help you make up your mind. Of course, if it’s games you’re looking at remember that you can also check out the reviews on PocketGamer.co.uk.

Turn to page 18 and find some apps to get you started…

Buying This is very much linked to the Getting Started section, as most of the information the Market requires in order to sell you something is entered at the beginning.

Registering a card carries that info over to the Market store, and once you’ve hit the ‘Buy’ button you’re taken through a rather polished version of the Google Checkout – making a purchase is very quick and feels secure.

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Step 1: Get on the net Open your phone’s web browser from the main menu. If it doesn’t go straight to T-Mobile’s site, enter the following address: www.t-zones.co.uk.

Wait a few seconds for the page to load and you’ll see a collection of nine icons on the screen, one of which will be Games. Move the on-screen cursor or link highlighter over it.

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Click on the Games icon and a new page that enables you to start looking for a game to download will open. You can view new games, the Top 10 bestsellers and a selection of other groups; scroll down the page to see what takes your fancy. When you see a category of games that you like, click on the Go link.

You’ll be taken to a page listing the games within the selected category and you can scroll down to view them all. To learn more about an individual game, click on its title and you’ll see a brief description along with the relevant picture.

Step 4: Get on the net

Step 5: Time to play

If you’re on a Pay Monthly contract, the price of the game will be added to your monthly bill. If you’re a Pay-As-You-Go customer, make sure you’ve got enough credit on your account to pay for the game! As long as that’s the case, you’ll be prompted to download and install your chosen game.

Download and save the game, but don’t start it until you’ve exited your mobile phone’s internet browser.

You can start your new game by going to your phone’s main menu and looking in the Games or Applications section, depending on the make of your handset. (And don’t worry if someone rings you – the game will pause, enabling you to take the call!)

Once you’re ready to buy a game, simply click on the ‘Buy now!’ link.

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Step 1: Go to Vodafone Live

Step 2: Browse games menu

If you’re looking to download a game, the first step is to go to the Vodafone Live portal. How depends on your phone: some have a dedicated Vodafone Live button on the handset itself, while others require pressing one of the soft-keys under the screen. Once there, you’ll see the portal’s homepage.

Scroll down to find the Games link, which takes you to the portal’s main games page. There, you’ll be able to access this week’s special offers, as well as direct links to What’s New, Top 10 Games, and the Game of the Week. Games are updated on Fridays, so it’s worth checking back weekly.

Step 3: Check out games

Step 4: Get more info

Clicking on one of the links takes you to a list of games in that category, showing a picture (usually of the title screen), a price, and a link to get more information. This is a good way to get a quick overview of what’s available and how much it might cost, especially if you’re browsing by game genre.

Clicking on a game’s More Info link takes you through to its page, where you’ll find more screenshots of the game, and information on what it’s about. You’ll also notice a review score at the bottom of the page supplied by Pocket Gamer, with a link to click through to the full review of the title.

Step 5: Buy your game

Step 6: Download it NOW!

If you’re on a Pay Monthly contract, the price of the game will be added to your monthly bill. If you’re a Pay-As-You-Go customer, make sure you’ve got enough credit on your account to pay for the game. As long as that’s the case, you’ll be prompted to download and install your chosen game.

Once payment has gone through, it’s time to download your game. The exact method varies from phone to phone, but usually you’ll be asked to confirm that you want to download the game, and then sometimes you’ll be asked where you want to save it – in Games or Applications is usually the best choice.

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Download a game from Step 1: Get on the net If you’re looking to download mobile games, the first step is to go to the Planet 3 portal. This depends on your phone: some have a dedicated Planet 3 button on the handset itself, others require pressing one of the keys under the screen. Once there, you’ll see the portal’s homepage.

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Step 2: Pick a category

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It’s free to browse. Scroll down to find the games icon, which takes you to the portal’s main games page.

There, you’ll be able to access to hundreds of games from as little as 99p including the latest new games, Top 10 games, top deals, as well as a direct link to games split by genre (puzzle, action, retro, etc). Games are updated on Thursdays, so it’s worth checking back every week.

Clicking on one of the links takes you to a list of games in that category, showing a picture (usually of the title screen), a price, and a link to get more information. This is a good way to get a quick overview of what’s available and how much it might cost, especially if you’re browsing by genre.

Step 4: Get on the net

Step 5: Time to play

Clicking on a game’s ‘More info’ link takes you through to its dedicated page, where you’ll find more screenshots of the game, and information on what it is about.

Clicking on ‘Buy Game’ pays for the game, either taking the money from your account balance (if you’re Pay As You Go) or adding it to your monthly bill.

Once payment has gone through, it’s time to download the game. The exact method varies from phone to phone, but usually you’ll be asked to confirm that you want to download the game. You may be asked where you want to save your game – within Games or Applications is usually the best choice.

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Last year, Game Dev Story gave Android users their first real taste of the management sim genre. The addictive gameplay and unusual setting helped it gain the popularity it deserved.

Who could have imagined that the sequel would turn out to be Hot Springs Story, which puts you in charge of a start-up Japanese spa resort. Okay, hot springs aren’t as big a deal here as they are in the east, so a disconnect with a western audience might be expected. But that would be a shame, since Hot Springs Story is no less compelling than its predecessor.

Visitors check in to rooms and wander around using the spa’s springs, bars, arcades, and other facilities. For each facility used they will spend a certain amount of money. When you have dozens of guests pottering about at once your cash ticks ups quickly, granting that feeling of brief satisfaction that Kairosoft does so well. How well you do depends on the popularity of your facilities and on how pretty the resort looks.

If the original Dungeon Hunter proved the dungeon crawling hack ‘n slash template of 1990s PC classics could be ported to touchscreen, the sequel is a confident swipe forward.

With luscious visuals, hours of screenmashing combat, and an intuitive control system, this game is a treasure chest of creature slaying every Android owner should bust open.

The main storyline, which pitches one immortal hero against his corrupt brother, is hardly going to trouble the estate of Tolkien, but that doesn’t stop this game from being a deliciously addictive experience every wannabe Android-toting hero should try.

Hot Springs Story is an addictive game with a pleasantly surprising warmth and depth, and well worth diving into.

Just as compelling as its predecessor, Game Dev Story, this is a management sequel that is both fresh and familiar

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Crystal Defenders

Developer: Namco Networks Publisher: EA Mobile Format: Android Java Utter jewel

Would people play Pong if it came out for the first time now?

There’s an unwritten rule within gaming that, as a genre matures, so the complexity of its games ramps up. Not so. Crystal Defenders feels like it could have come from a bygone age. This is tower defence stripped back to its most basic level, and it’s all the better for it.

Survive wave after wave, and all you’ll have left is a whopping great score. But isn’t that what games used to be about?

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You’d have thought that fictional aliens would be tired of invading Earth by now, given how many of them have succumbed to Homo Sapiens over the years.

Likewise, you expect the odds would be stacked against N.O.V.A. being anything other than a re-run of Gameloft’s earlier action platformers, given how many of them the company has released over the past few years. Happily, this Java version manages to carve out its own identity with considerable success. The set-pieces are exciting and varied, while the speed of the action can be breathtaking. The graphics and sound, too, are of the highest quality, adding spice to the smooth side-scrolling action.

N.O.V.A. may be a tough nut to crack, but it’s worth putting up with this for the resulting bombastic gameplay.

True to its heritage, N.O.V.A. on Java is a stylish and exciting action-platformer, packed with variety (and as hard as nails)

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PES 2011 Developer: Konami Publisher: AMA Format: Android Java What’s another year?

If you’re reading this, you probably know what to expect from a new version of Pro Evolution Soccer.

Luckily for Konami, that’s no bad thing. Given last year’s PES 2010 verged on perfection at times, playing its open, expansive take on the game for a second time is hardly what you’d describe as punishment. As far as simulating the flow of a real football match goes, PES has remained largely unsurpassed on mobile for the past two seasons.

Get on the pitch and get playing!

Offering up a high standard PES has made its own of late, PES 2011 will delight fans of the footy franchise

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World Poker Tour:

Hold ‘Em Showdown Developer: Xendex Publisher: Hands-On Entertainment Format: Java Card caller Lady Gaga wasn’t lying – poker really is all about controlling expression.

Worms

Developer: Team 17 Publisher: EA Mobile Format: Android

Do Android users dream of exploding sheep?

Thanks goodness worms don’t have opposable thumbs. If you want to know what the world would be like if they did, just play any one of the Worms games released over the past 16 years.

Yep – our fair planet would be a pot-holed wasteland filled with explosions and death, the landscape gradually whittled away to nothing by high-level explosive ordnance. Once you’ve said your thanks, whip out that Android handset.

Worms has finally arrived on the big G-phone, and it’s as incendiary as ever.

So take control of a small team of cartoonishly violent wrigglers in a series of randomly generated, fully deformable 2D arenas and wipe out the opposition!

WPT: Hold ‘Em Showdown can’t convey the thrill that results from playing a poker face in the middle of a game, sure, but it does come with one element most competitors are lacking: sound. The result is one of the most believable and engaging hold ‘em sims on mobile to date.

A smart, sophisticated Hold ‘Em package that raises the bar when it comes to simulating poker play

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Asphalt 6: Adrenaline Developer: Gameloft Publisher: Gameloft Format: Android

This is a fine conversion of a timeless classic.

We need to torque Have you noticed the term ‘race car’ is a palindrome?

Racing games seem to take inspiration from this.

They reverse the tracks or make you drive against oncoming traffic in a bid to shake things up. But they always rely on the same principles: go fast, win races. Asphalt 6 isn’t anything new, but it makes no apologies for that. When the racing is this well-executed, it doesn’t need to.

A fine and faithful conversion of the classic turn-based action formula, that Android owners finally get to enjoy on their handsets

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Beautifully presented and action packed, Asphalt 6: Adrenaline is a top class Android arcade racer

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Dolphin Browser HD Yelp Developer: Dolphin Browser Category: Communication

Developer: Yelp Category: Travel

The Android Market is accruing a nice little range of alternative web browsers. This major new version from Dolphin deserves particular attention, however. Dolphin was the first of its kind to bring multitouch support to Android and this HD remix is just as pinch-zoom friendly. Far more features means it's restricted to handsets running Android 2.2 or higher but the effort is worth it. This is a superb evolution of an already great browser. If your phone can handle it, this comes highly recommended.

Looking for petrol? The nearest pub? Or perhaps a new place to take your latest date to? Yelp can help. It offers both excellent presentation and great ease of use, but also draws from a database covering a very wide range of activities and places. One key feature is how it integrates into the phone portion of your handset – touch the number to instantly dial – and how you can quickly bring up its location with directions on Google Maps and share it. Should make organising group visits easy.

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Aldiko Book Reader Developer: Aldiko Ltd Category: Reference

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eBook reading has had a bit of a boost in the last few years, with dedicated devices tripping over each other on their hurried way to retail. If you don’t fancy lugging around an e-ink tablet you can still join in with the eReader revolution on your phone with a suitable app.

Aldiko is one such app. Reading electronic books on a full size dedicated device may be a better all-round experience, but it’s hard to pick serious holds in Aldiko.

Providing your Android phone has a decent screen, you'll enjoy this.

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News Republic

Rockplayer Developer: Redirect Intelligence Category: Media & Video

Developer: MobilesRepublic Category: News & Magazines

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Getting ‘more than you bargained for’ is a phrase in the modern English language that is laden with negative connotations. Its basis is that going into a project or action without properly understanding how gigantic the task/other fighter is will lead to a less than pleasant outcome. News Republic certainly struck us as an app that offers more than we bargained for – not in the traditional sense, but in a way that puts other news apps’ offerings to shame. This is essential for any Android current affairs fans.

Rockplayer is a versatile video player for Android, that aims to bring high-quality playback of many video formats not supported out-of-the-box on most phones.

Quite simply, it does what it claims to do. True, support for MKV files isn't quite there yet, but it's fair to assume most people are looking for DivX support rather than the more exotic formats Rockplayer offers. This, it does exceptionally well and providing your phone has a decent processor this app will turn it into a very capable movie viewing machine.

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RemoteDroid PicSay Pro Developer: J Sera Category: Tools

Developer: Shinycore Category: Multimedia

Once you pass the first few heady days of Android ownership, you might suddenly feel a little deflated. There are bound to be a few things that your little droid can't do as well as a desktop computer. Bless. But wait! What if there was some way for you to use the phone and the computer at the same time? RemoteDroid does just that, by providing a wireless remote control function for your phone. What that means is that you get to control your PC, even when you're on the go. Awesome.

Looking for the most powerful picture editor for your Android?

You might just have found it.

PicSay may sound wee and cuddly, but it’s a fully fledged package that comes loaded with features.

Whether you wish to colour correct your shots, add word balloons, titles, graphics and effects (tints, distortion and many more), or mess about with more classic parameters such as filters, exposure, contrast, saturation and hue, you’ll find it all here in an easy, intuitive user interface. Snap it up!

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Astro File Manager Developer: Metago Category: Tools

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JUNE 2011

The next time you’re moaning about how convoluted the Android file and app management is, consider Astro File Manager. It will delete apps, grab file sizes, unpack packages, or check on what may be draining your battery down without you having to trawl through multiple layers of menus.

As a way of performing PC-like tasks on your Android handset its range of features is excellent. It’s also easy to use, meaning Astro File Managers should prove invaluable to most Android owners.

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a Samsung Your slice of smartphone supremacy is just a simple There aren’t many opportunities in life to get a glimpse of the future. But, in effect, that’s what it’s like to hold the brand new Samsung Galaxy S II. As you may have deduced, this is the follow-up to the award-winning Galaxy S and, remarkably, it manages to be an evolution of its much-loved predecessor in just about every way.

At just 125.3x66.1x8.49mm and 116g, it is Samsung’s slimmest and lightest smartphone yet, while the presence of a 1.2GHz dual core processor ensures unrivalled power. Throw in a Super AMOLED Plus display for unprecedented sharpness, brightness and colour, an 8-megapixel camera capable of capturing Full HD video, blistering fast data speeds, the very latest Android operating system and a list of class-leading multimedia capabilities as long as the M1 and you have a handset that redefines the Android smartphone landscape.

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What is the size of the Super AMOLED Plus display of the Samsung Galaxy S II? A) 2.27 inches B) 3.27 inches C) 4.27 inches

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