This week we announce major updates for applications Mortal Kombat X, Asphalt 8, Chromecast Minecraft, Kindle and Fleksy.
Mortal Kombat X offers gameplay hybrid with sparring sessions, ability to collect cards, fighting in multiplayer and much more, not to mention the ever-present Fatality and legendary characters like Scorpion, Sub-Zero and Raiden over the new generation of Kombattenti. The mobile version of Mortal Kombat X is characterized by the classic fight to the death and graphics that fans of the game love, complete with a brutal Fatality, X-Ray and much more.
With the 1.2 update arrives mode “Challenge”, which allows you to meet one by one all the characters of the game to get the Thunder God Raiden then. Comes the new character Kung Lao, with two variants: Collect with hat tricks and uses the circular saw Kung Lao to strengthen your martial arts.
Asphalt 8 is an arcade racing game between the best of the store.
After spending time with the assortment of cars and upgrades, entering the race the pace is fast and furious for a gaming experience really fun.
The latest update of Asphalt 8 brings the following new features:
NEW AREA: become a champion in the island of Tenerife with 4 circuits in new vibrant tropical beaches, breathtaking mountains and wilderness
8 NEW CARS: Lamborghini Aventador, the Audi R8 LMS Ultra and other vehicles will arrive in 6 coming weeks.
STICKERS EXCLUSIVE: new custom options.
EVENTS MULTIPLAYER IMPROVED: now you can compete against up to 12 players, instead of 8, in the most challenging events and win other great prizes .
APPLE AND WATCH WIDGET: stay connected and never miss an event, a new car or a new special offer!
SUPPORT for 64-bit
The official app of Chormecast, the famous receiver for TV that lets you watch videos online or other content from the web directly on their television. With this accessory it is possible to stream video from YouTube, Netflix, Google Play Movies and Google Play Music . The official Chromecast allows you to configure your receiver to work with our Wi-Fi network and manage settings with ease.
With this update we have a renewed display devices, since the devices now They are represented in the form of cards that include information on the background and status of the transmission. E ‘was added as a setting to change the speed of the background, with the opportunity to explore the history of background images used recently Chromecast. Also improved reliability and performance of the card background. In addition, we have new content for the background.
Chromecast available on the App Store and can be downloaded completely free of charge.
Minecraft g is a real cult phenomenon among gamers, and it’s a sandbox game with elements of action and exploration. Our task will be to create landscapes and soils exploiting the numerous blocks made available to us. With this portable version released recently, finally, we come in and shape the fantastic world of Minecraft directly from our iDevice while on the move.
In this version has been graphics, enhanced performance and solved a myriad bug with a mega update:
Fixed several bugs
Many more particles than before
Light colored creatures on land and
Improved performance on very devices
More fences
Gold mining in biomes Mesa
The Cubs can now swim without sinking
New Creative mode, both day and night
With Kindle for iOS we have access to more than 1,000,000 books belonging to the Kindle Store . The application will offer an interesting feature, called Amazon Whispersync , which will automatically synchronize the last page read, bookmarks and on the notes, highlighting is all devices, including Kindle, so he can continue read on other devices from the last page that we’ll be stopped.
Among the new features of this version we read faster, with less eye strain. Hyphenation and more even spacing between words allow a more rapid with less eyestrain. The optimized arrangement of characters increases the speed of word recognition for different font sizes.
The drop caps, text and images are adapted automatically now offering optimal viewing regardless of screen size or character. The print layout adapts dynamically to any combination of screen size and character set. You can also read larger fonts, without affecting your reading experience. The layout of the page and the margins are automatically adjusted for optimal viewing with the font size larger.
Finally, Bookerly is a new font exclusive Kindle designed for reading on digital screens. Pleasant-looking and contemporary, Bookerly is inspired by the creations of the best fonts of modern printing, while being specifically designed to provide optimum readability on any screen size. Bookerly is available on most Kindle books.
Fleksy allows us to write more fast iPhone and iPad. It is enough to go fingers on the screen add punctuation, spaces, delete words and much more.
Fleksy can be customized with advanced features, such as support GIF and automatic correction.
This release adds many new sticker, which can be bought and used directly from the keyboard. We also find suggestions smart, the ability to search the individual sticker for download and a new option that allows you to customize your collections. E ‘can also create personal sticker through imoji within the app. Finally, we can save a favorite the stickers we use more.
You can download it for iPhone and iPad from this address.
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The Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 is the first tablet Amazon’s high-end launched at the end of 2013. You can identify review one of the tablet that years later it is still an interesting product and to be considered for purchase. The device even has the Android operating system on board, actually it has a version of Android Kitkat completely changed by the manufacturer. This personalization is to be so obvious as to change not only the user experience, but also the interface and the way in which we deal with the device.
So for a Dirven, the interface appears to be much simpler than Android Stock respect but also to all other UI designed by various manufacturers that use Android on their devices. Then certainly one of the things that we can report right from the start of the review is that the Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 is a tablet that is particularly suitable for those who need a device simple to use yet still able to offer a the highest level of user experience, especially on the front media. Simply put, if you’re a user or geek who still need or want to see advanced features on your device, this Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 might not do for you. Quite the contrary, if you are a novice user or who does not want to complicate their lives while maintaining ease of use, this tablet is particularly suitable for you. But Find out more in the review of ‘ Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9
in technology, design and ergonomics
L’ Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 has the technical characteristics of the range top by 2013, a hardware but is still very good and more than enough to handle those that are currently the heaviest app ever. Then we find on board a 8.9-inch display a QHD resolution 2560 × 1440 pixels (339PPI), 2 GB of RAM processor Snapdragon 800 2.2-Ghz, dual antenna wifi, front camera and 720 rear camera of 8 megapixel. But one of the things that most impress are those related to its thinness and weight, in fact, the tablet is often only 7.8 mm and only weighs 374 grams , the data that pose a distance of years since the Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 as a tablet still relevant today. The design appears to be at the front very minimal while in the back there is definitely a very futuristic design that reminds me ‘the very aerodynamic design of the Stealth fighter planes.
As for the display, we are facing a display with a very high resolution and which will make you hardly ever catch a glimpse of the individual pixels. Really excellent brightness also capable of allowing the use of the tablet even in direct sunlight and the angle of vision turns out to be absolutely perfect, not to mention bright colors but well balanced (blacks and perfect white) and great contrasts. Unfortunately, especially in high brightness and with very light colors can be seen from certain angles of viewing a grid positioned below the display, nothing major but still a small defect that we noticed about this tablet.
A level ergonomics we can only remain very pleased, in fact taking the tablet in hand, one can only note once a certain maneuverability with a tactile feel very good mainly due to the presence of a back made of soft rubber, a little ‘style Nexus 10 . Unfortunately on this front we noticed defect created by the placement of physical buttons, in fact, both the volume rocker that the switch-off button are positioned on the rear and turn out to be so difficult to reach. So much so that, especially for the first few times you will use this tablet, you do a little ‘hard to find every time the power button that compared to the volume rocker is also smaller and hidden. Obviously there is considerable flaw serious because it will just take a bit ‘of practice to fully resolve the issue.
Rating: 7.5
Appearance multimedia and audio :
The Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 is a tablet specially designed specifically to meet the most of the users in all that involves the experience of using multimedia. It will be such a pleasure to play, listen to music, watch movies. Among other things the ease of use of the interface allows to reach any game or app or videos in a manner that is simple and rapid, indeed, the system will create in a totally intuitive a “collection” of the elements most used by you findable directly in the home screen. Something extremely convenient because it allows you to not have to go every time to look for your favorite apps through the menu of the device.
to quote with some emphasis the presence of audio speaker stereo very powerful and very high quality absolutely. Among other things, these crates are placed in the back, but on a part of hard plastic that being slightly oblique unable to propagate the sound amplifying it to the maximum even if the tablet is resting on any surface. Indeed placed by the sound seems to be even more robust and quality even higher. Impressive audio performance that also manages to maintain a certain level of quality of bass as well as high, a very rare thing in any mobile product.
Rating: 9
Battery:
The battery of ‘ Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 even if you do not know amperage, is absolutely very good and allows you to bring order to the day your tablet if used intensively. With average use, instead you will have the chance to overcome this limitation and indeed, you can very well exceed two days as in standby consumes very little (we managed to keep it on for more than two weeks without using it). Obviously, as it should be, listening to loud music playing and the battery will be consumed fairly quickly, however, it is something more than normal for any device.
Rating: 8
Software:
Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 has on board a version of Android deeply and completely customized by the manufacturer and with name FireOS 4.0 . Even the user experience turns out to be completely changed compared to Android, being profoundly simplified and integrated with the services of Amazon. So the watchword here is “simplicity”, in fact, the first thing you notice is how trying the device Amazon has designed its interface to make the user experience much simple, smooth and intuitive . For example, by going straight to the home screen you can see a central bar where they will be stored at the last open applications on the device. Definitely a very useful given that allows us to always have at hand our favorite apps and most used. As always in the fencing of home, making a swipe upward, you will have access to a real menu where there will be all of the applications installed.
In short, virtually the philosophy of Amazon is to make the device simple to use and technically have access to all the elements that you will need, including apps, music and video directly into the home, without then having to try anything already installed in the interface. One feature that will then be especially appreciated by people just starting out with technological devices, which makes the tablet particularly suitable for elderly or who simply is not going to waste time looking app or various elements lost in the interface (something that the normal Android accessed very frequently).
But we must mention one very important thing that relates to the software of this Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 , In fact, the tablet does not have the Google Play Store and then the applications will not be downloaded and synchronized through the normal system that characterizes the vast majority of devices running Android. A lack not recently and with which a user will sooner or later come to terms, but that is also replaced by a system which, although different from the Amazon Google Play Store, is nevertheless of undoubted quality.
Through the ‘ Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 will be possible in any case have access to a rich selection of multimedia content and will can download games, apps, books and music passing through the ‘ Amazon App Shop , the library Amazon or music store Amazon . We tell you now that while the library and the Amazon music store found to have a very comprehensive catalog, the ‘ Amazon App Shop has a few exclusive part, but the other apps and games are undoubtedly a little ‘less than those available for download on Google Play. A restriction which is partly offset by the “Free App of the Day” that allows you to download an app a day selected by Amazon but cost 0 and allows sometimes to win free titles really interesting.
The browser owner called “Silk”, apart from some rare block, turns out to be quite enjoyable and fluid. Definitely not the best present in circulation, however, has all the elements to be considered a valid browser. Also presents the mode “Reading View” that lets you read, for example, a text of an article by a blog completely excluding the graphical elements of a website also included banner ads. In any case, if it were not satisfied with the default browser, you’ll always be the possibility to install Google Chrome, however, limit yourselves to only use it for navigation is not synchronized with the various Google services.
Also noteworthy two services of Amazon really very interesting and relevant for the customer service and the management of the Amazon cloud. As regards the ‘ Customer , via the app “help” marked by a question mark, you can request direct assistance for any problems directly to the customer service Amazon. With the app then, in a few moments, you will have the opportunity to be directly contacted by an immediate free call directly from an Italian operator switchboard Amazon that will help you solve any problem with your device. Really a very valuable service that for example the elderly can come really handy.
As for the management of the Cloud is very interesting system that Amazon has adopted and which makes it possible to save on the cloud to 5 GB of free file. In addition, each element (music, books, apps) downloaded or purchased via Amazon you can find it directly on the cloud and you can choose to download it every time or not on the device (a great way to save space). Another great opportunity exclusive Kindle Fire concerns the ability to upload any document on the cloud sending it to a custom email address that you will be provided directly from the tablet, a good way to find himself so well synchronized files and send them to any other device in your possession (smartphone, tablet, PC, etc.).
RATING: 7.5
Camera & Camcorder:
The Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 has a rear 8 megapixel camera with LED flash and a front-facing 1.3 megapixel. The photo quality in general is quite good although the shots, like most of the cameras for Android tablet, are relatively good in the external and internal environment in just sufficient. We can therefore perfectly Fire HDX 8.9 as a tablet definitely average in quality of shooting, although it can happen to you, as it happened to us, to take pictures almost artistic thanks to the presence of a well-optimized HDR function (see the gallery photo with cypress).
As for the video, the tablet records at 1080p and even then their quality depends a lot from ‘ recording environment, and in fact in domestic light conditions not optimal videos will be pretty dark and grainy, but in the external and in optimal lighting conditions the tablet will be able to take great videos with a quality sound. After the vote, we leave you with a gallery of photos taken by the Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9.
VOTE: 7
Review Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 – Conclusion
Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 is a tablet of unquestionable quality that is her strong point right in the multimedia sector also considerable among the best currently. The product also has its management interface is absolutely smooth, fast and extremely intuitive. So has an ease of use that makes it probably even the tablet more suitable for people of a certain age or those who simply want to have it all easy and always on hand (to mention also the customer support phone ). Obviously, the absence of interface customization and no possibility to use the Google Play Store does not make it a suitable own at all, especially for the more geeks and people used to use the services of Google. A small note on the price, because the tablet currently costs € 379 (with advertising) and a minimum € 394 for the “normal” version with 16GB memory can not be expanded. Then the Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 is not considered definitely an economical solution for a tablet that was launched in late 2013 and still did not see a drop in price.
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Insight: Kindle Fire HDX 8.9, the best tablet for the elderly
‘ Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 appears to be a perfect product for people of a certain age. The tablet is suitable for the elderly because it is a device with a software interface with simple and extremely neat, and big buttons no one who knows what options they can put in confusion a person not accustomed to using electronic tablets. Even technical support is very important for this purpose, because for every problem a person can be contacted by phone directly from a human operator Italian and an expert in the topic.
The size makes it perfect for this purpose because it still remains a light, little and often with a display large enough to allow its use to a person with low vision not serious. Not to mention a great ease of access to multimedia content easily accessible through the platform Amazon (Amazon App Shop, Amazon Books and Amazon Music) through purchases can be made with a simple click.
In conclusion Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 , after the purchase will come home already preset with Amazon credentials of the user who placed the order. So right from the start can be used without having to make any kind of setting that can cause problems to an older person. In short, the Kindle Fire HDX is probably best Android tablet for the elderly of the moment!
One of the features of Amazon certainly, since its inception, the constant search for the change, but most of the perfect customer experience . In recent years, the company of Jeff Bezos squeezes the eye to the world of ‘ Advertising .
Amazon Group , the internal network specifically devoted to advertising online and started nearly a decade, the Seattle company aims to provide innovative services dedicated to large companies looking for engagement and visibility for their brands. In previous years, the company has tested Bezos new advertising strategies , using their own online platforms and their mobile device. In particular, in 2011 Amazon has adapted the logic of the product placement to his reading devices: buying a “Kindle with Special Offers” at a reduced price (about $ 25), the user, in fact, it allowed the display of short sponsored ads of their digital content. Even on Planet eBook thought we had the potential, and the possible negative consequences of reading experience for the user, the banner advertising to integrated ebook .
Recently, though, Amazon seems determined to capture a larger market share in advertising online , putting into play with competitors of excellence, such as Google. Objective? The answer is the quintessence of Amazon: experience better and more efficient for the consumer digital .
Among the companies that, in collaboration with Amazon Media Group, are looking for campaigns to promote the new digital, it offers Land Rover . The English automaker has tested the effectiveness of a “ branded ebook ” produced and distributed on the platform Edition . Feedback from readers has been positive, as stated with satisfaction Seth Dallaire , Vice President of Amazon Group. The engagement of users has been stimulated through the mode of promotion, the ebook fact “was not promoted as an advertising product, rather than as content.” The experience of an ebook sponsored, in short, seems to have reiterated the supremacy of content also in the advertising strategies online. Again, content is king
In Japan, however, growth in the world adv Amazon appears to be dictated by ” ebook brochure “. The recent campaign developed for the promotion of the new models of the automaker Nissan , in fact, has shown how this new digital tool – already well established in the Japanese market – will become indispensable for all car manufacturers (and not only). The collaboration between Amazon and the Japanese company aims to understand how digital tools, such as’ ebook format brochure , may potentially provide feedback, for example, the number of visitors of car dealerships or on data sale of new vehicles. Amazon also reflects on the possibility of exporting the use of this new format also in foreign markets.
Amazon Media Group, in short, seems determined to increase its network of partner companies, providing visibility of tablet, e-readers and on its web pages, looking for A new way to tell the brand , promote it and make it recognizable .
One of the features of Amazon certainly, since its inception, the constant search for the change, but most of the perfect customer experience . In recent years, the company of Jeff Bezos squeezes the eye to the world of ‘ Advertising .
Amazon Group , the internal network specifically devoted to advertising online and started nearly a decade, the Seattle company aims to provide innovative services dedicated to large companies looking for engagement and visibility for their brands. In previous years, the company has tested Bezos new advertising strategies , using their own online platforms and their mobile device. In particular, in 2011 Amazon has adapted the logic of the product placement to his reading devices: buying a “Kindle with Special Offers” at a reduced price (about $ 25), the user, in fact, it allowed the display of short sponsored ads of their digital content. Even on Planet eBook thought we had the potential, and the possible negative consequences of reading experience for the user, the banner advertising to integrated ebook .
Recently, though, Amazon seems determined to capture a larger market share in advertising online , putting into play with competitors of excellence, such as Google. Objective? The answer is the quintessence of Amazon: experience better and more efficient for the consumer digital .
Among the companies that, in collaboration with Amazon Media Group, are looking for campaigns to promote the new digital, it offers Land Rover . The English automaker has tested the effectiveness of a “ branded ebook ” produced and distributed on the platform Edition . Feedback from readers has been positive, as stated with satisfaction Seth Dallaire , Vice President of Amazon Group. The engagement of users has been stimulated through the mode of promotion, the ebook fact “was not promoted as an advertising product, rather than as content.” The experience of an ebook sponsored, in short, seems to have reiterated the supremacy of content also in the advertising strategies online. Again, content is king
In Japan, however, growth in the world adv Amazon appears to be dictated by ” ebook brochure “. The recent campaign developed for the promotion of the new models of the automaker Nissan , in fact, has shown how this new digital tool – already well established in the Japanese market – will become indispensable for all car manufacturers (and not only). The collaboration between Amazon and the Japanese company aims to understand how digital tools, such as’ ebook format brochure , may potentially provide feedback, for example, the number of visitors of car dealerships or on data sale of new vehicles. Amazon also reflects on the possibility of exporting the use of this new format also in foreign markets.
Amazon Media Group, in short, seems determined to increase its network of partner companies, providing visibility of tablet, e-readers and on its web pages, looking for A new way to tell the brand , promote it and make it recognizable .
One of the features of Amazon certainly, since its inception, the constant search for the change, but most of the perfect customer experience . In recent years, the company of Jeff Bezos squeezes the eye to the world of ‘ Advertising . 
