Tuesday, 26 October 2010
Android Market tops 100,000 applications
Google reached a significant milestone for its Android mobile operating system today: 100,000 applications are available in the Android Market.
The company announced the news in a post to its Android Developer Twitter account, nearly two years to the day since the Android Market formally opened for business. An unofficial estimate of Android applications by AndroLib had pegged the number at 50,000 in April, but it's not clear how accurate that was, as AndroLib currently predicts that 150,000 applications are available in the market.
Google is still well behind Apple when it comes to mobile applications, of course, with iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad owners having access to over 280,000 iOS-based applications at last count. (UPDATED 1:37 p.m PDT - Apple e-mailed in to clarify that on its earnings call last week, CEO Steve Jobs said there are now over 300,000 applications in the App Store.) Still, the milestone is worth noting as Android continues to cement its role as the Apple alternative for developers and consumers.
Before Google made the formal announcement The New York Times posted a story noting the milestone and pointing out some of the challenges that remain for Android developers, such as the subtle-yet-important differences between the hundreds of different Android devices on the market as well as payment issues with Google Checkout.
Edios 2011
The human revolution
Taking place in a Gibsonesque future where genetic enhancement runs rampant and shadowy corporations preside over the proletariat, the first game follows J.C Denton, an augmented agent working for UNATCO. After being sent out on one clandestine operation too many, Denton soon begins to question his role in these shady government machinations. The brainchild of genius developer Warren Spector (System Shock) Deus Ex was a satisfyingly deep experience, rich in story and gameplay.
Deus Ex: Invisible War was released in 2004 and shares many traits with it's superior predecessor. Story is the games main focus and many of the innovative elements of gameplay established by Deus Ex are relegated to the sidelines. Invisible War was still a deep RPG experience but it watered down many of the first games more ambitious aspects.
The mystery of Deus Ex 3
In a recent Q&A with Gamespot, director Jean Francois Dugas gives the impression that Human Revolution will attempt to re-capture the revolutionary (excuse the pun) gameplay style of the original Deus Ex:
"Even though some recent games took a page or two from Deus Ex, we believe that the experience hasn't been done since the original game. With Deus Ex: Human Revolution we're really dedicated to re-creating this unique experience for a new generation of gamers that never experienced what it's all about in the first place."
In the interview it is made clear that the game is a prequel rather than a direct sequel. The reason for this, as Dugan states, is to explore from a player perspective the early days of augmentation. It certainly seems like a bold choice to go back and explore the origins of Deus Ex's universe, but it may also serve as a great primer for those not familiar with the series.
Dugan also explains how Deus Ex 3 will be freeform and have a non-linear story progression as well as a return to the character augmentation that became a fan favourite in the other two games.
Deus Ex: Human Revolution has the less than enviable task of standing against the recent crop of modern action RPG's like Fallout 3 and Borderlands and trying to be a faithful and successful representation of it's highly regarded predecessors. Time will tell if Eidos Montreal can pull it off.
Top 25 Sexiest and Most Beautiful Women in the World
I was really amazed by the results of the surveys and poll made by different and recognizing organizations.
Browsing the net I came across this result, The Top 25 Sexiest and Most Beautiful Women in the World.
“Beauty indeed is in the eye of the beholder”. Different choices, different tastes and who knows, your pick were there too.
Browsing the net I came across this result, The Top 25 Sexiest and Most Beautiful Women in the World.
“Beauty indeed is in the eye of the beholder”. Different choices, different tastes and who knows, your pick were there too.
#1. Jessica Alba
Jessica Marie Alba (born April 28, 1981) is an American television and film actress. She began her television and movie appearances at age 13 in Camp Nowhere and The Secret World of Alex Mack (1994). Alba rose to prominence as the lead actress in the
#2. Megan Fox
Megan Denise Fox (born May 16, 1986) is an American actress and model. Fox's career in modeling and acting began with her winning several awards at the 1999 American Modeling and Talent Convention in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina. She began her
#3. Scarlett Johansson
Scarlett I. Johansson (born November 22, 1984) is an actress and singer of American and Danish citizenship. Johansson rose to fame with her role in 1998's The Horse Whisperer and subsequently gained critical acclaim for her roles in Ghost World, Lost
#4. Angelina Jolie
Angelina Jolie (born Angelina Jolie Voight on June 4, 1975) is an American film actor and a Goodwill Ambassador for the UN Refugee Agency. She has been cited as one of the world's most beautiful women and her off-screen life is widely reported. Jolie
#5. Kate Beckinsale
Kathryn Bailey "Kate" Beckinsale[ (born 26 July 1973) is an English actress, known for her roles in the films Pearl Harbor (2001), Underworld (2003), Van Helsing (2004), and The Aviator (2004). Born in Finsbury Park, London, Beckinsale is the daughte
#6. Keeley Hazell
Keeley Rebecca M. Hazell (born 18 September 1986) is an English Page 3 Girl and glamour model. Hazell was born in Lewisham, London, England, grew up in Grove Park, and attended the Ravensbourne School in Bromley. Her mother, Amber, is a dinner lady a
#7. Hayden Panettiere
Hayden Leslie Panettiere (born August 21, 1989) is an American actress and singer. Hayden was first known for her character of Sheryl Yoast in Disney's Remember the Titans during the early part of her career. As a child actress she also was in two so
#9. Cheryl Cole
Cheryl Ann Cole (née Tweedy, born 30 June 1983) is a British singer and member of the band Girls Aloud. As part of Girls Aloud and as a featuring artist, Cole has had 20 UK Top Ten singles. In 2008, Cole became a judge on the British reality TV show
#8. Alessandra Ambrosio
Alessandra Corine Ambrósio (born April 11, 1981) is a Brazilian model. Her last name is spelled Ambrósio, but the diacritic mark is omitted in her modeling work. She was described by Tyra Banks as "The future of the modeling world". She is best known
#12. Elisha Cuthbert
Elisha Ann Cuthbert (born November 30, 1982) is a Canadian actress. Cuthbert is known as the former co-host of the Canadian children's television series Popular Mechanics for Kids. She had her first lead role in the 2003 feature film, Old School foll
#11. Hilary Duff
Hilary Erhard Duff (born September 28, 1987) is an American actress, singer-songwriter and entrepreneur. After working in local theater plays and television commercials in her childhood, Duff gained fame for playing the title role in the television s
#10. Eva Longoria Parker
Eva Jacqueline Longoria Parker (born March 15, 1975) is an American Golden Globe-nominated and Screen Actors Guild Award-winning film and television actress. She rose to fame by playing Isabella Braña Williams on the CBS soap opera The Young and the
#13. Gemma Atkinson
Gemma Louise Atkinson (born 16 November 1984 in Bury, Greater Manchester) is an English actress, television personality and glamour and lingerie model. Originally from Bury, Greater Manchester, Atkinson took her GCSEs at Castlebrook High School befor
#14. Beyoncè Knowles
Beyoncé Giselle Knowles, born September 4, 1981), commonly known as Beyoncé, is an American R&B singer-songwriter, record producer and actress. Born and raised in Houston, Texas, she enrolled in various performing arts schools, and was first exposed
#15. Rachel Bilson
Rachel Sarah Bilson (born August 25, 1981) is an American actress. After growing up in a California show business family, she made her television debut in 2003 and subsequently became well-known for playing Summer Roberts on the prime time drama seri
#16. Adriana Lima
Adriana Francesca Lima (born June 12, 1981) is a Brazilian model best known as a Victoria's Secret Angel since 2000 and a spokesmodel for Maybelline cosmetics. At age 15, Lima finished first place in Ford's "Supermodel of Brazil" competition and took
#17. Salma Hayek
Salma Hayek Jiménez (born September 2, 1966) is a Mexican and American actress, director, television and film producer. Hayek has appeared in more than 30 films and performed as an actress outside of Hollywood in Mexico and Spain. Hayek's charitable
#18. Christina Aguilera
Christina María Aguilera (born December 18, 1980) is an American pop/R&B singer and songwriter. Aguilera first appeared on national television in 1990 as a contestant on the Star Search program, and went on to star in Disney Channel's television seri
#19. Jessica Biel
Jessica Claire Biel (born March 3, 1982) is an American actress and former model, who has appeared in several Hollywood films, including Summer Catch, the remake of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, The Illusionist and I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry.
#20. Rihanna
Robyn Rihanna Fenty (born February 20, 1988), known as Rihanna is a Barbadian singer, model and fashion designer. She also serves as the cultural ambassador for the island of Barbados. She is the first Barbadian artist to officially win a Grammy Awar
#21. Keira Knightley
Keira Christina Knightley born 26 March 1985) is a Golden Globe-, BAFTA-, and Academy Award-nominated English film and television actress and former fashion model. She began her career as a child and came to international prominence in 2003 after co
#22. Gisele Bündchen
Gisele Caroline Bündchen (born July 20, 1980) is a Brazilian model and occasional actress. According to Forbes, she is the highest-paid model in the world and also the sixteenth richest woman in the entertainment world, having earned $33 million in 2
#23. Jennifer Love Hewitt
Jennifer Love Hewitt (born February 21, 1979) is an American actress and singer-songwriter. Hewitt began her acting career as a child by appearing in television commercials and the Disney Channel series Kids Incorporated. She rose to fame in teenage
#24. Sophia Bush
Sophia Anna Bush (born July 8, 1982) is an American actress. She is perhaps best known for her role as Brooke Davis in the CW series One Tree Hill and for portraying Grace Andrews in the horror remake The Hitcher (2007). Bush, an only child, was born
#25. Ana Ivanovic
Ana Ivanović (born November 6, 1987, in Belgrade, Serbia, then Yugoslavia) is a former World No.1 Serbian tennis player. She is the current World No.5 in the WTA Tour and the reigning French Open champion. She was also the runner-up in singles at the
The Top 11 Sexiest Women
Angelina Jolie

Halle Berry

Jessica Alba

Naomi Watts

Zooey Deschanel
Zooey, whose parents got her name from a J.D. Salinger book, jumps easily from the brooding, indie flims like All The Real Girls and Whatever We Do to big budget blockbusters like Jim Carrey's Yes Man and cool shows including The Simpsons, Tin Man, and Weeds. And she's in a cool indie band. Which proves that Zooey is the best kind of chameleon - the kind that will wear a dress (and looks good in it) if she has to but is really more at home when she's actually at home hanging out.Mila Kunis

Megan Fox
From Transformers to Jennifer's Body, Megan Fox proves that she can sex up any role she plays forcing men everywhere to flock to theatres no matter how bad the movie might be. Next up for foul-mouthed Fox is the role of Leila, Josh Brolin's gun-slinging love interest in the supernatural western Jonah Hex. Truth be told, no one can rock the thigh high and corset look quite like she can. PS - Supernatural westerns are the future.Scarlett Johansson

Mary Elizabeth Winstead

Rosario Dawson
She's got one of the sexiest bodies in Hollywood and she isn't afraid to show it off. She was nearly naked as Gail in Sin City sporting little more than S&M style leather and mesh and took dancing in the streets to new heights as pole dancing Mimi in Rent. Plus, we bet Rosario could go shot for shot with the best of 'em and still tell the funniest jokes while starting the jukebox with her fist.Olivia Wilde
We were first introduced to Olivia when she played bisexual Alex Kelly opposite a then hot Mischa Barton on The O.C. The first impression is always the most important. She went on to steal our hearts as the nerdy Thirteen on FOX medical drama House where she used her feminine wiles to sleep her way into her boss' bed. Her sexy raspy voice and cat like eyes only add to the appeal. Also, she married her husband in a school bus. Weird. And yet we're totally into it. She's also in Tron Legacy!
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