http://www.herebydemand.com/ This is a discussion forum for Worldwide online gamers containing resources, hints, tips, and overall strategy. We also sponsor a clan of friends and players from all over the world. en Mon, 21 May 2012 07:53:26 GMT vBulletin 60 http://www.herebydemand.com/images/bf3/misc/rss.png http://www.herebydemand.com/ http://www.herebydemand.com/showthread.php/39577-Windows-8-Prognosis-for-Sales?goto=newpost Sun, 20 May 2012 14:45:09 GMT Posted on Everything Microsoft - Latest Microsoft News, Guides, Reviews & Themes
Windows 8 prognosis for sales: not that good. That is the latest finding from research entity Gartner. The expectation is that Windows 8 will not be the PC soul wave…

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Paris Multimedia Travel Guide in English


Enchante! Over 700 points of interest and 60 videos of places to visit, this currently free app will take you places in Paris you want to go and places off the beaten path you might never have seen.
Paris: Travel Guide


The price is right to get both these Francophile tour guides. Don't miss a thing and do it for free with twice the app power.
Louvre The Messenger HD


Sure, it's a long flight to Paris, so what can you do on the flight except play fun games and sip champagne? Grab this limited time sale app for just $0.99 and learn something while you're at it.
Versailles 2


You are Charles Louis de Faverolles, a dreamy, starry-eyed young man and you're going to need your wits about you to navigate the treacheries in the court of the Sun King. Part 1 has sat at $0.99 for a while, while Part 2 and Part 3 are both rocking it out for free.
Audubon Reptiles and Amphibians


Audubon has certainly been rocking the price cut world lately with their bird and butterfly app making the list last week and now their more scaly creatures getting their time in the sun at a mere $0.99.
miCal HD


Sometimes the default Apple product that comes in iOS doesn't quite cut the mustard. The third party developer of miCal HD certainly seems to feel that way. Give it a whirl and save $2 as this baby's down to $0.99.
Order & Chaos© Online


Limited time only so don't delay and don't complain to us if you miss it! Customize your player and travel through a true real-time, full-3D MMORPG in this universal app going for one buck. Again, hurry!
Blast Ball


Get retro styled graphic action with this intense arcade style where you'll be screaming GOOOOOAAAALLLL every time you lay one in. Save a buck and get it for free while you still can.
Paladog!


In a future where the human race has died out, only pure animals remain, and you are Paladog! Battle forces of darkness that seek to undermine you and do it bravely for a treat called one bone.
Snark Busters - All Revved Up HD


As Jack Blair, a world famous race car driver, you'll puts your career on hold to catch the Snark. You'll be led on quite the merry chase as you work your way through this fun and colorful world. Save $3 and pick this up for just $1.99.
Textastic Code Editor


With support for over 80 programming and markup languages, Textastic is your code and markdown miracle. And it's half off down to $4.99 from $9.99.
ContactsXL 5 + Facebook Sync


If you're a major Facebook user, ContactsXL gives you easy access to contact data and profile info and it's free for a limited time, so get your social life into your phone and do it on the cheap.
PaperDesk


Gizmodo liked this notebook for the iPad whose goal is to best emulate a real paper notebook, which seems a reasonable goal. $3 off the price gives it to you for a buck.


More... ]]> Mac News HereByDemand http://www.herebydemand.com/showthread.php/39570-Price-Drop-The-Weekend-s-Best-iOS-App-D http://www.herebydemand.com/showthread.php/39569-Friday-Recap-Nokia-Cash-Burn-T-Mobile?goto=newpost Fri, 18 May 2012 22:50:40 GMT Image: http://www.herebydemand.com/files/u220903/itunes_festival_jack_white_2012_200px.png Another weekend is here, and it’s sure starting to feel... Another weekend is here, and it’s sure starting to feel like summer. After delaying a new iPhone until October of last year, Apple is surprising us again by shifting its annual iTunes Festival music event in the U.K. from July to September, but don’t worry: There should be plenty of summer fun coming from Cupertino, most likely in the form of OS X Mountain Lion and new Macs. In the meantime, keep up with all of the day’s highlights for this Friday, May 18, 2012.
Report: Nokia Burning Through Cash at “Unsustainable Rate”

Reuters is reporting that Finnish cell phone giant Nokia could burn through its existing stockpile of cash in two years at the rate it’s currently spending, assuming its recent gamble with Windows Phone doesn’t pay off. “Over the past five quarters, the onetime darling of mobile telecoms has eroded its cash pile by 2.1 billion euros ($2.7 billion),” the report reveals -- and with only 4.9 billion euros in reserve, the clock appears to be ticking for Nokia. Analysts now expect the company to burn through an additional two billion euros in the next three quarters, while the most pessimistic analysts believe it could happen as early as next year. Back in 2007, Nokia had more than 10 billion euros on hand -- ironically, the same year that Apple unleashed its game-changing iPhone, which has disrupted the business models of old-school companies like Nokia and Research in Motion. While Nokia’s new Lumia handsets have garnered praise from customers and critics alike, analysts consider them “too little, too late” to stop the bleeding -- and many believe Microsoft could be the company’s “white knight,” should the worst come to pass.
T-Mobile: Just Say No to Family Data Sharing Plans

Family data plans may be forthcoming from AT&T and Verizon Wireless this summer, but T-Mobile seems to have a completely different attitude about them. The T-Mobile Issues & Insights Blog today announced that the fourth-place U.S. carrier has no plans to offer shared data plans for families, questioning the overall value of such a move. “But would this approach actually deliver a better value to consumers?” the company asks. “Do families really want to keep track of each others’ data consumption? We don’t think so. Just imagine mom’s email is suddenly unavailable because her teenage son watched an HD movie on his phone, consuming the family’s data allotment.” Not a bad point, and T-Mo goes on to point out that their data plans are more “flexible and affordable” than the competition, while unlimited data plans take the surprise out of consumers’ bills. It will be interesting to see if the Magenta Network has a change of heart, depending on how these plans pan out for the big boys first.
iTunes Festival Kicks Off 30 Nights of Free Music September 1

Apple has announced its iTunes Festival plans for 2012, and while the month-long free concert event remains in the United Kingdom, the calendar has shifted from July to September. This year’s event will be held at The Roundhouse in London, with five acts confirmed thus far, including Usher (who kicks things off on September 1), Jack White (Sept. 8) and Norah Jones (Sept. 10). While the tickets are free, they’re dispersed through a lottery system and only available to residents of the U.K., Ireland, France, Germany and the Netherlands. However, video of the performances will be streamed live to iTunes on the desktop or though a free iTunes Festival app -- which is currently U.K. only, but other streaming options are promised for August.
Samsung Racks Up 9 Million Galaxy S III Preorders, But Not from Users

Reuters filed an interesting report this morning which claimed that Samsung had racked up “some nine million preorders for its third-generation Galaxy S smartphone from more than 100 global carriers.” Did you catch that last part? As noted by The Loop, that impressive figure is not units actually sold to consumers, but rather devices being shipped to carriers, many of which could wind up sitting in a warehouse somewhere while they wait to find a home. Now before you accuse us of Android bashing here, we’re sure plenty of those Galaxy S III handsets will find loving homes eventually, but it’s kind of a cheat for Samsung to tout such huge numbers this early in the game, don’t you think?
PDF Expert 3 for iPhone Adds Audio Notes, Embedded Video

Readdle announced the availability of PDF Expert 3.0 for iPhone this week, a significant update to the handheld version of the $9.99 professional PDF document reader. The latest version for iPhone and iPod touch adds the ability to sign documents, create audio notes and attach them to documents, play embedded video from inside a PDF, revise and stamp documents using stamps and seals, preview files using a “shelf view” mode and even organize or find documents instantly with the new sorting panel. If all of that isn’t enough, Microsoft SkyDrive users can access their files right from the app as well. PDF Expert for iPhone 3.0 is available now and as always, a free update for existing owners.

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First, using the mv command, you can rename files in Terminal. For instance, if you wanted to rename filename.png to file_1.png, I would type the following command into Terminal:


mv filename.png file_1.png
You can also hide files and folders using the chflags hidden command, like this:


chflags hidden file.png
If you wanted to open that hidden file, then you can use the open command, like this:


open file.png
Or, you could open all files with the same file type in that folder by issuing this command with an asterisk (also called a wildcard):


open *.png

Easily open your hidden files through Terminal with the open command.

Remember that if you want to make a hidden file or folder visible, you can issue the following command:


chflags nohidden file_1.png


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I love food and I love cooking, but I know that not everyone appreciates it when I broadcast photos of even the most mundane dishes to all of my social networks. Well, I've found a way to make memories of the food I eat without infiltrating your Instagram feed. Evernote Food helps me keep track of all the exciting dishes from restaurants I enjoy frequenting, as well as any at-home cooking experiments that've gone right by enabling me to archive it into my Evernote account. I can snap a photo of the meal, add in the location and a small description, and then it's instantly uploaded to my Recipes and Food Notebooks. Then when I head to the grocery store, I can access those Notebooks for inspiration.

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More... ]]> Mac News HereByDemand http://www.herebydemand.com/showthread.php/39565-10-Tips-for-Getting-More-Out-of-iCal http://www.herebydemand.com/showthread.php/39564-This-Week-s-Hottest-Reviews-on-TechRadar?goto=newpost Fri, 18 May 2012 17:18:23 GMT Image: http://cdn.mos.techradar.com//art/televisions/Sony/Sony%20KDL-46HX853/Sony%20KDL-46HX853_main.jpg Sony KDL-46HX853 review...
Sony KDL-46HX853 review
This is the best LCD TV we've ever tested. Sony has had a tough ride in the last few years but after a catalogue of mistakes, it's finally come good in the most spectacular of ways. The KDL-46HX853 takes LCD picture quality to a whole new level, particularly where contrast and motion handling are concerned. The set looks gorgeous too, and features what's for our money the best - or at least the most sensibly focussed - online service around. This all adds up to an achievement made all the more remarkable when you consider that this outstanding TV is being delivered at a more aggressive price than the usually ultra-competitive Korean brands are offering on their range equivalents. To sum all this up, with the KDL-46HX853 Sony isn't just back, it's back with a vengeance.
Toshiba BDX3300 review
The way the Toshiba BDX3300 doesn't bother to disguise its BBC iPlayer, Acetrax, YouTube and Picasa services as apps is somewhat refreshing, since the functionality is identical to much more expensive - and certainly more polished, usability-wise - smart TVs and Blu-ray players. When it comes to pure Full HD picture quality, the Toshiba BDX3300 delivers, and we also like the fact that it can support an awful lot of digital files via USB and over a network. It may lack finesse and at times appears a tad archaic, but we can't find it within us to criticise anything on a super-slim Blu-ray player that combines the best of the smart TV landscape with a price that hovers under £80/£120. For a simple 2D Blu-ray upgrade with some YouTube goodness, we can't recommend the Toshiba BDX3300 highly enough.
Asus Transformer Pad 300 review
You can't release a £399, 10.1-inch tablet and not expect comparisons with the iPad, so we'll cut to the chase. The Asus Transformer Pad TF300 is currently one of the best 10-inch Android tablets you can buy, and represents better value with equivalent performance than the Asus Transformer Prime. The top-notch benchmark scores, wonderful use of the keyboard docking station, excellent battery life and superb usability make it a top recommendation in our eyes. If you're platform agnostic and are tossing up between this and the iPad, things get trickier. The Transformer is better value, has double the storage, a fantastic keyboard dock which makes it much more versatile, and Ice Cream Sandwich closes the gap hugely. Individual needs and budget will determine if the Asus Transformer Pad TF300 is right for you, but we applaud Asus for marrying value and performance, and the TF300 comes highly recommended.
Panasonic TX-L42DT50B review
The TX-L42DT50B is a relatively high-end TV - that much is obvious from its slim depth and metallic bezel, the latter of which is some achievement considering Panasonic's rather lacklustre history in this department. Feature-packed inside, we're able to detect that this isn't the brand's flagship set, but there's really no major flaws aside from a stubborn refusal to include 3D specs. It's a decision which rather underlines why most brands - including Panasonic, to some extent - is quickly turning to passive 3D system with its 99p 3D glasses.
Toshiba 55ZL2 review
Toshiba's 55ZL2 is designed to get any tech obsessive's pulse racing. After all, it breaks new ground in not one but two huge areas. First it can genuinely produce a watchable 3D picture without you having to wear glasses. And second, to help it achieve its first innovation, it employs a native 4K or Quad HD pixel resolution for the first time on a domestic TV.


Amplifiers
Fatman Mi-Tube review
Blu-ray players
Toshiba BDX5300 review
Cameras
Ricoh CX6 review
Hands on: Leica M Monochrom review
Desktops
CyberPower Infinity Achilles review
Gaming accessories
PS Vita Starter Kit review
Graphics cards
Sapphire HD 7870 OC Edition review
Gigabyte HD 7850 Overclock review
Headphones
Sennheiser RS 220 review
Incase Sonic Over Ear Headphones review
Plantronics BackBeat Go review
Laptops
Toshiba Satellite Pro C660-2F7 review
Asus X53E review
Hands on: Sony Vaio T13 review
Mobile phones
LG Optimus L3 review
Motorola Defy Mini review
ZTE Tania review
BlackBerry Curve 9320 review
Printers
Kodak ESP 3.2 review
Kodak ESP 1.2 review
Processors
AMD A10-4600M review
Routers
Asus EA-N66 Ethernet Adaptor review


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Well, We’ll just see about that. What? When Steve Jobs came back to Apple in the late 90’s, Apple was in dire straits. So he decided to do things his…

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More... ]]> Windows 7 News HereByDemand http://www.herebydemand.com/showthread.php/39561-Microsoft’s-Answer-the-Metro-Criticism http://www.herebydemand.com/showthread.php/39560-Cubis-Creatures-Review?goto=newpost Fri, 18 May 2012 14:51:19 GMT It's becoming increasingly tough to squeeze into the tightly-packed puzzle genre in the App Store. With tons of tile-matching, piece-sliding, and color-swapping titles available in abundance -- albeit with challenge and mental stimulation often lacking -- sometimes the only puzzling thing is what is qualified as a puzzle. Enter Cubis Creatures, a game developed by the aptly named FreshGames, which has come to push staleness out of the genre and replace it with smart and satisfying gameplay.

Cubis Creatures tasks players with correcting the mistake of a wizard's poorly-performed magic trick, which has sent all of his friends into a deep slumber. To wake them from this state, players must match blocks in each creature's mouth -- which is still nicer than how most college kids are awoken by their friends after a night of partying. You'll be given four creatures to raise from slumber -- done over the course of 20 stages -- but additional ones can be added on. Add in daily tournaments and there's never a shortage of challenges.

The puzzles that keep these critters asleep take place on a checkered board, which is populated by colored blocks. To eliminate these blocks, you'll launch others into the playing field from the front or right side. Solids stop them, other blocks will slide one square, and contact with two or more that share its color will clear all touching matching pieces. Throw in things like lasers that can eliminate any piece, bombs that shake up the board, and two-toned blocks will require matching both colors before they'll be cleared, and you've got a puzzle game that requires real strategy. Because the board doesn't rotate, there are occasions where blocks aren't visible; but it's luckily never debilitating.

The bottom line. Cubis Creatures takes on the difficult puzzle genre and comes up with highly stellar results. With stunningly vibrant visuals, a quirky story, and lively tunes, the entire experience is just plain fun. There's nothing puzzling about why Cubis Creatures is a blast.
Review Synopsis
Product:

Cubis Creatures 1.0.4




Company:

FreshGames



Contact:

http://www.freshgames.com




Price:

$0.99



Requirements:

iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch running iOS 4.0 or later




Positives:

Tons of content packed into an inexpensive package. Puzzles are quite the brain teasers. Entire vibe of the game is wacky, but amusing.




Negatives:

Sometimes difficult to see the entire field of play.



Score:
4.5 Excellent




More... ]]> Mac News HereByDemand http://www.herebydemand.com/showthread.php/39560-Cubis-Creatures-Review http://www.herebydemand.com/showthread.php/39559-Even-with-Apple-Majority-Vote-RIM-Moto?goto=newpost Fri, 18 May 2012 13:43:53 GMT Image: http://www.herebydemand.com/files/u220903/apple_nano-sim_close_200px.png You wouldn’t think so much drama and hand-wringing goes into the... You wouldn’t think so much drama and hand-wringing goes into the creation of something as simple as a SIM card, but where international standards are concerned, compromises must be made. Research in Motion and Motorola have done just that with Apple’s proposed nano-SIM design, which appears to have the majority of votes already.

The Verge has filed an update on the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) search for a new nano-SIM standard to replace the current micro-SIM used in Apple’s iPhone 4 and 4S, as well as other popular handsets such as the Nokia Lumia 900.

While ETSI members have already been quietly voting on the future of the SIM card this month, a competing standard proposed by Nokia, Research in Motion and Motorola persists. That is causing some concern among members that two different standards could emerge, much like the VHS and Betamax situation during the heyday of home video.

To appease ETSI members, Motorola and RIM have gone back to the drawing board to find a compromise “by merging the two proposals into one, a notion supported by Samsung.” While Apple seems to feel it’s not possible given the more radical approach used by the competing standard, the iPhone maker appears open to adoption of both standards, given Cupertino already has the support it needs for its own nano-SIM.

“At that point in the meeting, Apple already knew that it had somewhere around 80 percent of the voting body behind its standard from the chairman's previous show of hands.” the report reveals. “And realistically, how many carriers would stop carrying the iPhone over its SIM design anyway? Apple's pioneering move with the micro-SIM in 2010 ultimately led to broad-scale adoption -- presumably, it has no reason to think it can't push nano-SIM with even more force than it could two years ago.”

ETSI members won’t meet again until May 31 in Japan, when we should have some idea of whether or not Apple will accept the proposed compromise.

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(Image courtesy of The Verge)



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Reuters is reporting that screenwriter Aaron Sorkin is hard at work adapting Walter Isaacson’s bestselling biography on the life of Steve Jobs into a major motion picture for Sony, and now he has a little help from an old friend: Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak.

Even though Woz (as he’s known to Apple devotees) hasn’t worked for the company since 1987, he remained in contact with Jobs until his death last year. Between this and his intimate knowledge of Apple’s products, he makes a perfect candidate to act as a “tutor” for the film and its creators.

Sorkin, whose adaptation of the Facebook story The Social Network earned him an Oscar, hasn’t quite figured out the key “element of tension” that will be at the center of the new film, but told reporters this week that it won’t be a straight biography.

"I know so little about what I am going to write,” Sorkin confessed. “I know what I am not going to write. It can't be a straight ahead biography because it's very difficult to shake the cradle-to-grave structure of a biography.”

Sorkin points to his adaptation of the book The Accidental Billionaires, which recounted the lawsuit against Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg against his Harvard friends after the social network launched.

"Drama is tension versus obstacle,” Sorkin explains. “Someone wants something, something is standing in their way of getting it. They want the money, they want the girl, they want to get to Philadelphia -- doesn't matter... And I need to find that event and I will. I just don't know what it is.”

The screenwriter is busy at the moment launching his new HBO show The Newsroom, but plans to “turn his full attention” to Jobs in late June.

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More... ]]> Mac News HereByDemand http://www.herebydemand.com/showthread.php/39558-Sony-Hires-Steve-Wozniak-to-Consult-on-S http://www.herebydemand.com/showthread.php/39557-Report-Steve-Jobs-“Worked-Closely”-on-N?goto=newpost Fri, 18 May 2012 12:38:18 GMT Image: http://www.herebydemand.com/files/u220903/iphone_5_mockup_steve_jobs_200px.jpg Ever wonder how far in advance Apple works on their products?... Ever wonder how far in advance Apple works on their products? According to a new report, the 2012 iPhone was in progress even before co-founder Steve Jobs’ death last year, which he reportedly worked closely on.

Bloomberg is reporting that Apple plans an “overhaul” of the iPhone design for this year, confirmed by “three people with knowledge of the plans.” Rumors have ramped up in the last week that Apple will introduce a new iPhone with a larger display, which “could be released by October.”

This latest report is noteworthy because one source has revealed that late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs “had worked closely on the redesigned phone before his death in October,” which nearly coincided with the launch of the current iPhone 4S.

“The design change will be Apple’s first for the iPhone since 2010, when it introduced the iPhone 4,” the report reveals. “Electronics makers, led by Samsung, are moving toward bigger screens, as consumers use handheld devices for a broader array of tasks, including watching video, playing games and browsing the Web.”

Another of Bloomberg’s sources appear to have confirmed that Apple “has placed orders from suppliers in Asia for screens that are bigger than the 3.5-inch size now on the smartphone,” although as usual, the name of the source was not revealed since these plans have not been made public.

“Apple has been working on the new device since before the current iPhone 4S model was introduced last October, said one person with knowledge of the project,” the report concludes. “Jobs, who had gone on medical leave from Apple starting last January, played a key role in developing the phone, this person said.”

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More... ]]> Mac News HereByDemand http://www.herebydemand.com/showthread.php/39557-Report-Steve-Jobs-“Worked-Closely”-on-N http://www.herebydemand.com/showthread.php/39556-NHL-13-Delivers-Major-Innovations-That-W?goto=newpost Fri, 18 May 2012 11:36:11 GMT REDWOOD CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ:EA) announced today the key features for EA SPORTSTM NHL®13, promising the... REDWOOD CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ:EA) announced today the key features for EA SPORTSTM NHL®13, promising the biggest change to the franchise since the introduction of the Skill Stick in NHL® 07. Headlined by all-new True Performance Skating, and supported by an innovative new A.I. system dubbed EA SPORTS Hockey I.Q., NHL 13 will deliver a revamped gameplay experience that accurately captures the speed, creativity and strategy of NHL hockey. In addition, NHL 13 w

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