Mad over the recent pork barrel scam involving our lawmakers and Mrs. Janet Lim Napoles? Then you can release all your anger at the latest android game from DroidVPN.

“Let’s Whack Napoles” lets you whack the head of Janet Lim Napoles with your finger when she pops out of the barrel. The game is similar to the old arcade game “Whack-A-Mole” and features music from old Nintendo games.

Download “Let’s Whack Napoles” here.

Android is the operating system that powers over 1 billion smartphones and tablets. Since these devices make our lives so sweet, each Android version is named after a dessert: Cupcake, Donut, Eclair, Froyo, Gingerbread, Honeycomb, Ice Cream Sandwich, and Jelly Bean. As everybody finds it difficult to stay away from chocolate we decided to name the next version of Android after one of our favorite chocolate treats, Kit Kat!

And because of this new tie up between Andoid and Kit Kat, Hershey’s USA and Android are going to be giving away Nexus 7, Google Play credits or that Andoid-shaped Kit Kat!

Let’s have a break, and chew down that Andoid-shaped Kit Kat!

MyPhone has finally announced its newest flagship set to be launched on July 26 at Eastwood City Central Plaza. The MyPhone Agua ICEBERG features a 5.7″ HD Gorilla Glass 2 IPS display, a quad-core processor clocked at 1.2Ghz, 1GB of RAM, and a PowerVR 5XT GPU.

From MyPhone’s official Facebook page:

✓ 5.7 HD IPS Display, Corning Gorilla Glass 2
✓ Android 4.2 Jelly Bean
✓ 1.2GHz Quad-core processor
✓ 16GB internal storage
✓ 1GB RAM
✓ 12-megapixel autofocus main camera with LED flash(BSI)
✓ 5-megapixel front camera
✓ 1080p video recording
✓ Bluetooth / WiFi / HSPA+
✓ Light, Motion, Proximity, Magnetic Sensor
✓ OTG

Clever Motion Feature

Clever Motion allows you to use specific commands or gestures to easily control your ICEBERG. Simply wave-to capture images, hold iceberg right next to your ear to answer calls and many more.

• Wave to Capture Image
• Wave to DIM (Off screen)
• Clever Dial
• Flip to Mute

Wireless Display

MyPhone Agua Iceberg will also have a TV-out like feature but is said to be wireless. There will be an accessory which will be sold separately after launch of the device. Our source is still confirming more information about this feature.

Theft Apprehension and Asset Recovery Application (TARA)

This is a built-in Anti-theft technology which can remotely disable your handset to secure your data in case the phone gets stolen or lost. TARA is a proudly Pinoy App and exclusive to MyPhone users.

Aluminum Body

This MyPhone Android phone exudes the frosty look and feel of an ICEBERG. Light weight yet heavy on protection, Encased in silver, aluminum body, ICEBERG is safe even if expose to extreme temperatures.

You can get the MyPhone ICEBERG for as low as P499.50/month for 24 months starting on July 26. The phone comes with a 2 year warranty. Yes, 2 years!

[Source]

Like other period and health calendars, its basic functions include a calendar where you can mark your period start and end dates, temperature, mood, weight and symptoms, to name a few, using cute icons. You can also add notes to each date. The calendar predicts your next period depending on previous data. It also has logs and charts. You can also password protect your calendar to keep other people from prying, and there’s also several ways to backup your calendar – by email, local storage, cloud storage or by Dropbox.

In case you wanted to see the other period and health calendars I’ve tried and the few differences they had, you can read my blog entry about it here.

Cherry Mobile in Thailand has posted new “2.0 versions” of their popular Android handsets all running a Snapdragon Quad-Core CPU. Leading the pack is their “Dual Core ng Bayan” handset, the Cherry Mobile Flare. The new Flare is packing a 1.2Ghz quad-core processor and  1GB of RAM running on Android 4.1 Jelly Bean.

Cherry Mobile Flare 2.0 specs:

• 4-inch 480 x 800 display
• 1.2GHz quad-core CPU
• 1GB RAM
• 4GB internal memory
• micro SD up to 32GB
• 5MP camera w/LED flash
• VGA front-facing camera
• WiFi, Bluetooth, GPS
• Dual SIM
• Android 4.1 Jellybean
• 1,500mAh battery
• 124 x 63 x 9.9 mm

Cherry Mobile Burst 2.0 specs:

• 4.5-inch 480 x 854 display
• 1.2GHz quad-core CPU
• 1GB RAM
• 4GB internal memory
• micro SD up to 32GB
• 5MP camera w/LED flash
• VGA front-facing camera
• WiFi, Bluetooth, GPS
• Dual SIM
• Android 4.2 Jellybean
• 2,000mAh battery

Cherry Mobile Thunder 2.0 specs:

• 5-inch 480 x 854 display
• 1.2GHz quad-core CPU
• 512MB RAM
• 4GB internal memory
• micro SD up to 32GB
• 5MP camera w/LED flash
• 2MP front-facing camera
• WiFi, Bluetooth, GPS
• Dual SIM
• Android 4.2 Jellybean
• 2,100mAh battery
• 145 x 74 x 9.9 mm (dimensions)

Cherry Mobile Blaze 2.0 specs:

• 5.7-inch 720 x 1280 IPS LCD display
• 1.2GHz quad-core CPU
• 1GB RAM
• 4GB internal memory
• micro SD up to 32GB
• 12MP camera w/LED flash
• 3MP front-facing camera
• WiFi, Bluetooth, GPS
• Dual SIM
• Android 4.2 Jellybean
• 2,500mAh battery
• 157.8 x 83.3 x 9.9 mm (dimensions)

Local prices of these phones have yet to be announced. If Cherry Mobile Philippines can match the original pricing of the original Cherry Mobile Flare, then the Flare 2.0 will probably become the new “Quad Core ng Bayan” handset.

A few nights ago I was experimenting with my CDR-King Android TV Box (MK 802) and screwed up a lot of things. While scouring the internet, I saw a lot of resources for reflashing it sans the CDR-King branding(because I cannot find a stock CDR-King firmware). While testing the stock OEM firmware I found its a lot better than default CDR-King one.

For flashing stock firmware here are some resources that I used.

from Liliputing

from Rikomagic

Here is a guide for flashing Clockworkmod Recovery and eventually Cyanogenmod 10.

Also I have installed Android Pilipinas’ favorite Android tweak.

I have not personally tried flashing CM 10 on my device but am planning to soon. Will post tests if ever I flash CM 10.

Google has finally unveiled the much rumored “Google Babel” unified messaging platform in the form of the new Google+ Hangouts. Once installed, it will replace Google Talk on your phone. Notifications are synced on all devices. If you see a notification on one device, other devices will no longer display them.

Features:

● Say more with photos and emoji.
● See when people are together in Hangouts, when they’re typing, or whether they’ve seen your message.
● Turn any conversation into a video call with up to 10 friends.
● Message friends anytime, even if they’re not connected right now.
● Use Hangouts on computers, Android and Apple devices.
● Hangouts stay in sync across devices so you can start or continue them anywhere.
● Choose from hundreds of emoji to help you make your point
● See what you talked about in the past, including shared photos and your video call history.
● Get notifications just once. Once you see an alert, you won’t see repeats on your computer or other Android devices.
● View collections of photos shared from each of your Hangouts.
● Snooze notifications at times when you’d prefer to be undisturbed by alerts.

Notes:
● Unlike Google Talk, Hangouts does not support “invisible” status.

Download Google+ Hangouts here

I have a longer post about this game at my blog, but if you prefer a less detailed post, you can read it on here, instead.

Ninja Love, like any other otoge, is 2D dating simulation game where you progress through the story like reading a visual novel. But unlike usual otoge, where the story line depends on the choices or decision you make when situations arise, in Ninja Love, you follow the same story line, only yor Love Meter will gain slower points.

There is also a character level, but it’s basically useless due to the fact that you level up just as the story progresses. You will, however, be limited with your progress because you need evergy for each chapter you read. You gain these by either waiting for X number of hours or buying rice balls from the store using in-game money or GREE coins (this is where the business begins). While going through the story, you will also be held back by checkpoints and this time, you need passports to go through. Rice balls are one thing, but checkpoints are really expensive if you would buy them using in-game money and there’s no way you’ll be able to buy all passports using in-game money by merely farming them. Basically, it’s a subtle way of saying, “buy GREE coins” to continue to play.

If you’re all into bishie and fan service and you’re okay with spending a bit to get it, the game is not that bad for an otoge.

With the Android strengthening as a platform, and the iPhone barely even changing form factors, there is no wonder why it’s an exciting period in the Android history. From Ice Cream Sandwich, we are now on the Jellybean era, and things are simply getting more exciting by the day: main brands are now playing the Quad-Core Android wars, while the entry-level brands are churning out dual-core devices by the numbers.

Cherry Mobile is out to corner the market on budget dual cores, and they’re doing so with a vengeance: it seems as if they release a brand-new rebranded whitebox Dual-Core Android every two weeks! In fact, if memory and excitement serves us right, they’ve even seemed to release one dual-core Smartphone after the other for the past two weeks!

It’s both exciting and crazy. And my Cherry Mobile Flame is starting to feel old and creaky, especially with the Cherry Mobile Titan TV out in the market.

Call it screen envy of sorts, the bottom line is that, my pocket and wish lists may resent Cherry Mobile, but there is only one way to view this period in Android History: It’s a revved-up, charged-up time for Androids!

And here I have a brief (if you call 1008 words “brief”) review of my Cherry Mobile Flame.

Click here to continue reading “Cherry Mobile Flame: Initial Impressions”

Android Alliance Philippines was on hiatus for a while and certainly missed the flow from Gingerbread to ICS and just smack-landed on the Jellybean era. But no worries, it has planned to come back, and come back with rainbows and, well, hopefully jellybeans in its wake.

GameOPS‘ Android Pilipinas and Android Alliance Ph has officially joined forces and will be bringing you more juicy Android App reviews, Android rumor news as well as no-holds-barred Android Phone reviews.

Here’s to Android Alliance Ph and its new era of awesome Android stories!

***

Photo Credits: Sony Mobile, FB Lover Covers

If you can’t wait to get your hands on that quad-core monster from Cherry Mobile, you can get the MyPad 2 from MyTel Mobility Solutions now. It runs on Android 4.0 and an ARM 8 1.2ghz processor.

Full specs of the MyPad 2 from our friend Chuckie below:

Cherry Mobile has revealed their newest masa offering in the form of a cheap Quad Core tablet. The Cherry Mobile Fusion Bolt (sounds like a sports drink) is a 1.0GHz A9 quad core tablet with 8GB of storage space. It’s almost identical to the Ainol Novo Venus tablet currently out in the market.

Cherry Mobile Fusion Bolt specs:

• 7-inch IPS LCD 720p HD display @ 1280×800 pixels
• ATM7029 ARM Cortex A9 1.0GHz quad-core
• 1GB DDR3 RAM
• 8GB internal storage (4GB + 4GB)
• up to 32GB via microSD
• WiFi 802.11 b/g/n
• 2MP rear camera
• 0.3MP front-facing camera
• Li-Ion 4,000mAh battery
• Android 4.1 Jellybean

This monster tablet will sell for Php3,999 come this March 2013. I already want one!