3 Great Free Games To Play On Your iPhone or Android Phone This Weekend

The weekend is here which means it's time to refresh the games on your phone. You can spend your weekend searching through the App Store's wilderness or check out the 3 games I've collected here for you. These are games I've been playing a lot last week so I guarantee they're fun. All three games are available for both iOS and Android for free and are in different categories.

1- Orbits - by Turbo Chilli

Jump from circle to circle with one tap. The game can be played with one hand and is fast paced. Collect diamonds, dodge spikes and complete levels. Despite being a one handed game it requires a lot of focus and thinking in order to complete the levels.

If you're after a beautiful game that you can play with one hand then you may want to try out Orbits. You can disable ads and skip levels with in-app purchases, but can play the full game for free.

Download on: iPhone/iPad, Android.

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2 Reasons Why Samsung should stop bashing Apple in its ads

Whenever a new iPhone is announced or released, we get two sets of ads. One set of ads from Apple promoting the iPhone, and another set from Samsung bashing the iPhone. Whenever a new Samsung phone is released we also get two sets of ads, one set from Samsung promoting the phone, and another set from Samsung bashing the iPhone again.

Although Android fans tend to enjoy anything that bashes Apple, below are two reasons why I believe Samsung should stop bashing Apple in its ads.

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Best free apps to watch movies and tv shows on iPhone, iPad, Android, Mac & PC

Before you go ahead and read the article, please be aware that all the apps below use piracy for content. While Alwaraki Blog is against piracy, people living in countries in the Middle East and elsewhere where there’s no Netflix or a good selection of movies and shows on iTunes have no choice other than piracy.

If you have a method of watching shows and movies legally please do not pirate.

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Mustard- Upcoming App To Find Someone To Do Something Now

Smartphones have helped us with many things in our lives. It's now a lot easier to keep in touch with family and friends that lives continents away. You can turn your lights on and off using your smartphone, as well as order pizza in one tap. There are still aspects of our life that haven't been improved by smartphones yet, such as finding someone to hang out with right now. And that's what Mustard is for.

Mustard is an upcoming app that lets you find people to hang out with. No more sending messages in group chats and never reaching a conclusion, and no more texting a lot of people to find out if they're free. Mustard solves all that.

You can check in as free for temporary periods of time such as 2 hours or the weekend, and friends will do the same. This will lead to you having a list of all your free friends at the current time. So if you're bored at home and want to grab some coffee with a friend or if you want to watch a movie in the weekend; you can just open Mustard and see who's free too.

Mustard has a lot of potential. I think it'll kick off really well since I'm sure it'll help most people one way or another. I can already see it helping me in the future when the app is released.

I asked the founder of Mustard, Matt Hurley, why would people use Mustard to connect with their friends rather than traditional texting and calling. His response was:

While there is definitely no shortage of services keeping you "connected" to your friends - showing you what they've been doing, where they've been, or helping you organise events in the future - nothing answers the question: which of my friends is looking for something to do, right now? Traditional texting or calling is certainly an option if you know who to call, but finding someone who is available and keen can prove difficult.

Mustard will provide a simple answer to that question by showing you which of your friends are keen when you are. It could be someone you see regularly, or someone you haven't seen for years.

He absolutely nailed it. Mustard is an app to serve a completely different purpose than texting people when you're bored. Instead, it helps you meet these people in real life and have face to face conversations with them, which is a lot more sociable than online communication.

To keep up with Mustard, make sure you join their mailing list for prototypes and betas: getmustard.io 

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Lucky Dragon- a game that makes dragons cute

Apple updates the hardware of the iPhone every year to allow it to run games with more intense graphics and gameplay. The iPhone 5S features a powerful 64 bit processor that allows the 4 inch device to run games with almost console-level graphics. Yet, users tend to like simple games with minimal graphics that require a tap or so to play a game (think of flappy bird).

I am one of those users who wants a quick game to play on the go, and if you are too, then I'm sure you'll enjoy Lucky Dragon.

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Whatsapp vs Telegram

Whatsapp is an extremely popular instant messaging application with a user base of 500 million users all across the world. It gained fame since it provided free messaging between people regardless of where they live. Telegram is a less popular app, and could be seen as a Whatsapp clone. However, the app has a much larger focus on privacy than Whatsapp and also does better in other comparisons as seen below. Ellis Hamburger from The Verge wrote an article titled: Why Telegram has become the hottest messaging app in the world.

I'm going to compare both Whatsapp and Telegram in five different challenges, and we'll see who wins overall. Keep in mind that some features which I consider important to me may not be important to you, and vice-versa.

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Smartphone Shortcomings- 4 big ways smartphones are expected to improve [Infograph]

Smartphones are credited for being so advanced and convenient. Most modern smartphones show you directions to a nearby shop without you needing to even touch the screen. There are however limitations that have been created. I used to charge my very old Nokia once a month, and now an average smartphone is charged 2.4 times a day in New York.

There is room for improvement for smartphones, and today I'm sharing with you an infographic from the folks at Computer Science Hub that shows the 4 big ways smartphones are expected to improve in the near future. I hope you like it.

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Infographic: Smartphones Users By Numbers

Check out the infographic below and tell us what you think:

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Use A Free VPN To Access Websites Such As Netflix Anywhere In the World On iOS, Android, Mac, PC, PS3

I haven't blogged much recently, in fact I haven't done much recently. I was too busy on Netflix watching TV Shows. You can't blame me though. The happiness of getting Netflix working in the Middle East on my iPhone, iPad and PS3 as well as starting my summer break both lead to me spending endless hours a day on Netflix. I decided to stop with the procrastination and share with you how to unblock region-restricted websites on just about any device.

In this article, I'll show you how to unblock Netflix on:

• iOS (iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch)
• Android
• Mac or PC (preferably running Google Chrome)
• Play Station 3

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Is the Samsung Galaxy S4 a smart camera or a smart phone

It turns our today to me that there's an argument over whether the Galaxy S4 Zoom is a smart phone or a smart camera. Not any sort of a bad argument, just voted and articles about which side the device belongs to. After some thinking it turns out that the Galaxy S4 Zoom certainly has a mix of both, and both sides are debatable, but in my opinion one side wins.

The Galaxy S4 Zoom is a smart camera, and this is why.

If you think about it, what makes a smart phone a smart phone is because it's a phone with extended capabilities. People buy it because they want a phone. A phone with extended features. Yet, the main reason behind buying a phone is that it can call. The special feature that makes you call a device a phone is because that device calls.

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Follow 3 Simple Steps and own any smartphone to completely increase your productivity level

We all want to be productive in our lives. Some want to simply do their work while others even want to become someone remembered in history. To do this, we need to get over procrastination and begin a new routine in our lives. Making a time table and hoping that this will help you do what you want to get done barely ever works, and all the methods on the internet are useless. Don't worry we've all been there, and I've been there. But for the last few weeks I have been testing and experimenting with some free apps and seeing which works best.

Although ironically I didn't blog for quite a long time, and blogging was on my list of things I really want to do, I now understand why I wasn't blogging recently and will explain it all in this post. What you're about to read could be your lifesaver.

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Cell phones with the best cameras

This is a guest post.

Since cell phone cameras are getting increasingly more complex and some of them are trying to compete with regular cameras, let’s take a look at the cell phones with the best cameras. After all, the Christmas time is approaching and our loved ones will certainly like to get a cool cell phone that will let them take high-quality photos during all those Christmas celebrations.

While some of them are immaculate at taking fantastic shots others make disastrous images. Let’s see which ones are the best.

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Get running! Temple run 2 early review

Temple Run has been a featured hit in mobile app stores, and it still is. From iOS to Android this game is one that stands out. It was featured recently in an Apple press release too. The developers knew that sticking to one game will not be enough if they really want to grow and so here is, Temple Run 2.

We have already seen Temple Run Brave, but that didn't get a top spot in the list. However, Temple Run 2 is now the top free app 1 day after it has been released. The new game is quite a significant improvement over the previous game. Here is an early review for the game.

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How to stop Whatsapp from saving images to camera roll

Whatsapp, one of the world's most popular IM apps has a feature that could start becoming annoying for some users. Whatsapp saves any picture that you receive automatically to your camera roll. On some devices the pictures are saved in their own album, which doesn't make any problem. However, on other devices such as the iPhone, the pictures are saved in the camera roll alongside other pictures.

This could be extremely frustrating if you receive a lot of pictures over whatsapp that you only want to view once, but it ends up flooding your camera roll. Whatsapp made it easy to disable this feature. The process is really simple and it should be similarly done on any device with Whatsapp. Read on for a step-by-step guide.

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Samsung Galaxy Music Duos S6012

This is a guest post by John S Lam (more info at the bottom of the article. If you would like to write us a guest post please click here.

 

Samsung Galaxy Music Duos S6012 is a smart phone by Samsung. It was announced by Samsung in October 2012 and is expected to be released soon. Galaxy Music is a portable and compact phone by Samsung. It is a smart phone with touch screen and a numerous amount of amazing features.

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How to get notifications for every new tweet by a certain user

There are these Twitter accounts that tweet really funny tweets and don't tweet so often so I don't get to see their tweets on my timeline so often. I sometimes wish I could be notified for every time they tweet so I can see their tweet. This is exactly what I'll be showing you in this tutorial.

What you need is a smartphone. You can't subscribe from your laptop so you have to do it from your phone.

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Samsung Unveils 'Galaxy Muse Player'

This is a guest post by Roy Fernandez (more details at the bottom of the page). If you would like to write us a guest post click here.

The Samsung Galaxy line of smartphones has sold over a million units. Satisfied customers list various reasons why they love these gadgets. From the spacious AMOLED displays to the Android versatility, Galaxy has it all. What had been missing is the recently-released Muse Player.

In simple terms, the Galaxy Muse Player is an mp3-playing device. Dig deeper and you will find out that Samsung unveiled the Muse so that the Galaxy family could enjoy a better music session on the go.

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Review Nokia HERE- my first working maps app is now here!

Finally, as a Middle-East citizen I can now use maps. Mapping in the Middle-East is ridiculously poor and I'm aware that this is the case in many places. Google Maps does have a few places on their server here and there and some direction, yet it still doesn't have enough shopping malls or parks to be a good mapping application here (yes we do have shopping malls and parks!) iOS Maps didn't even have normal mapped directions in the Middle East, or at least most if it so that was really poor. On the other hand Nokia Maps simply have almost everything you will need from a maps app, but it could get slightly annoying sometimes.

Nokia Maps has just been released for iOS and being so enthusiastic about getting a maps app I downloaded the app almost as soon as it was made available. And here is what I found in it.

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Samsung wants to know the details of Apple and HTC patents settlement

Samsung wants to know the details of the deal between Apple and HTC's court agreement. Apple and HTC agreed to a court deal last week and Samsung are certainly interested. The Korean company said that they will not agree to patent agreements with Apple so the reasons behind this are interesting. CNET published the report and below is a quote from the report:

"As you know, the issue of Apple's willingness to license its patents was briefed in Samsung's opposition to Apple's motion for permanent injunction," wrote Quinn Emanuel's Robert Becher, who is representing Samsung in the case. "This license has direct bearing on the question of irreparable harm and whether monetary remedies are adequate."

Perhaps Samsung are changing their mind, or what do you think they want to do? 

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Apple post a legal notice about judge's UK ruling that Samsung did not copy iPad's design

And the battle continues

The High court of Justice in UK and Wales ruled on 9th July 2012 that Samsung's tablets do not copy the iPad's design because they're not as cool as the iPad. While this is a good side for Apple that the judge in a way promoted their product and favoured it publicly over competing tablets; the court declared that Apple must post a note on their website admitting that Samsung's tablets did not infringe Apple's patents.

Nevertheless, only Apple could find such a great solution to this problem. Apple quoted the judge's ruling stating that Samsung's tablets did not copy the iPad's design because the iPad was a lot cooler! Below is the text quoted from Apple's website.

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