by Brian Booher
Pros:
2. Retina display
3. 4G capable (US and Canada compatible)
by Brian Booher
In the past couple of weeks I have been playing a game called “Coin Dozer”. The object of the game is the same idea as the coin pushing game that you can find at an arcade center, if they even exist anymore.
Android version:
iOS versions:
“Coin Dozer” is a game where you have to drop coins in front of a moving shelf that will push those new coins into a big pile of existing coins. If you time it right, that will cause the existing coins to move forward and hopefully fall over the edge in the front, of which you can get more coins or collect prizes that may fall to help with powerups.
This game is very addicting and you can run out of coins really fast. The developer of the game does have a “More Coins” section of which you can sign up for services or whatever on other sites to get more coins. They also have a “Coin Shop” to allow you to spend real money for more virtual coins. That does seem like a good business model, but some of us just don’t have that kind of money to spend. There are ways to cheat at this game to get more coins. There is the time cheat and the hack cheat. The hack cheat is for users who have iOS devices that are jailbroken or Android devices that are rooted.
The Time Cheat
This cheat is for everyone on iOS and Android, whether they are jailbroken/rooted or not. The game will give you 1 coin every 30 seconds while you are playing the game and 1 coin for every 9 minutes you are not playing the game. You do have a limit on the number of coins you can gain while not playing, which usually starts at like 45.
Here is the video on the time cheat:
This method makes it unnecessary to spend any real money for more coins, but if you want to help the developers by buying some virtual coins, go for it!
The Hack Cheat (Advanced users only)
This cheat involves having an iOS device that is jailbroken or an Android device that is rooted. The idea is to go into the one file that contains the information on your game and change the number of coins. Jailbreaking and rooting are basically the idea of gaining administrator access to your device. This can be dangerous for people who do not understand computers that well because you could easily mess something up and not realize it and then you find out your device won’t work anymore.
Also realize that with these methods, you may have to spend some money for the tools necessary to perform these cheats. I spent a total of $8 on two file search programs for my iOS and Android devices. They are worth it because you can use those programs for other things.
Jailbroken iOS method
If you have the Cydia market installed, go into it and look for “iFile” or any other kind of file search program. Some may be free, but “iFile” costs $4. I think it’s a great program that I can use for other things.
Rooted Android method
The best file explorer I have is called “Root Explorer”, which can be found in the Google Play, formerly Android Market. It cost me $4 at the time, so it might be more or less depending on the developer.
Final Thoughts
This game is addicting, so try not to go overboard. Though you can cheat at it for free, it would be nice to be able to help out the developer if you have the opportunity. A geek’s gotta eat too you know!
Have Fun and Geek Out!!!
Yay! Steam finally came out with their Steam mobile app for iOS and Android about a week ago. Although it has been labeled as a beta, it is fairly neat to use.
If you do not know what Steam is, Steam is a computer game service that allows you to purchase game licenses from many different publishers. It is essentially a digital locker for your computer games. You do not get any software on physical media like CD or DVD. You install the game on your computer by having it downloaded. One of the advantages of this method is that you can install the game on as many machines as you want, but they are only playable when you log in with your account.
The Steam Mobile app is basically nothing more than a chat client with your friends that you play with on Steam games and a store to let you search and buy game software that will be installed on your computer. When it first came out, it was by invite only to the beta, of which didn’t seem that hard. I got my invite in a few hours later after signing in on the app. Now the beta is open to all registered accounts.
As I said, this app for both iOS and Android is a beta, but that is mainly the service, not the app itself. The app has a look and feel of being in the desktop version of Steam, only smaller.
It is split into 3 main categories: Community, Store, and News Feeds.
Community
The Community section is where you will find your Steam friends, groups, and friend activity on Steam. You do have the ability to chat with them if they are online. You can view their profile on who their friends are, what games they have been playing lately, and their wishlist.
Store
The Store section is where you can search the catalog, make your wishlist, and be able to purchase games that will then be put onto your desktop or laptop.
I think it would be cool to be able to buy the games and play them directly on the phone. But since many of these games are recent, the hardware of iOS and Android just are not powerful enough yet to handle that ability. It’s a neat idea, but it will be a while before the hardware can handle that much power.
News Feeds
The News Feeds are just like the advertisements of games on sale like on the desktop/laptop version of Steam. The Steam News part gives information like what games are on sale, client updates, product releases and updates, the Steam Blog, and press releases.
There is also a syndicated section that has links to articles from gaming sites like PC Gamer, Shacknews, Kotaku, and more.
Others
There are two other sections like Settings and Exit Application, but those are fairly self-explanatory on what they do, so I won’t go into much detail on those.
Final thoughts
The app is really nice for being in the beta phase. The nice thing is that anyone with a registered Steam account can try out this app on iOS and Android.
I guess I’m just thinking too far ahead into the future when mobile devices will be able to play these games, but at least you have access to the store and the sales that are currently going on.
You can find the Steam Mobile app in The App Store for iOS here and the Android Market here.
Have fun and geek out!
Brian Booher
Hey everyone out in cyberspace.
My name is Brian Booher. I am one of the new bloggers on Bradsblog.org. I just wanted to get my name out there so you all know who I am.
I have been making blogs for a few years on various blogging engines like Blogger, WordPress, and Squarespace. I have been posting videos on my YouTube page called “ModernDay Computers” involving primarily how to root the Kindle Fire and installing the Android Market on it and other stuff.
As for my professional life, I am a computer technician right now. I currently work on contracts involving mainly computer deployments. It has been tough on me since the economy has been so bad, so I am trying to find some full time work. Maybe if I get good at this, I could make it my full time job.
I intend to write about the tech news of the day, upcoming events in technology, and maybe do some writing about tech from yesteryear. With the way that technology changes so quickly, it would be nice to take a look back at the stuff that got us to where we are now.
If you are interested in following me, you can find me on Twitter @brianbooher.
You can also find me on my Google+ page.
I look forward to hearing from you all.
LET THE BLOGGING BEGIN!!!