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Glow Hockey

Glow Hockey

Glow Hockey CUSTOMER REVIEW My 13 year old grandson wanted this app so that he could play the game on my Kindle Fire. The two boys love ...

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Microsoft Surface Pro 3 (128 GB, Intel Core i5)

<div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><center> <h1>Microsoft Surface Pro 3 (128 GB, Intel Core i5)</h1> </center> <div style='clear:both;text-align:center;' class='separator'><a href="http://amzn.to/1BSImiB" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left:1em;margin-right:1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Microsoft Surface Pro 3 (128 GB, Intel Core i5)" border="0" src="http://ift.tt/1wI9qOA" title="Microsoft Surface Pro 3 (128 GB, Intel Core i5)" width="350"/> </a> </div> <center><a href="http://amzn.to/1BSImiB" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><img alt="button" border="0" src="http://goo.gl/bGN7WA" title="click here"/> </a> </center> CUSTOMER REVIEW <img alt="review" border="0" height="43" src="http://goo.gl/d3rJmM" title="best review" width="200"/> Microsoft seems to always advertise their Surface Pro products towards businesses, IT, artists, and engineers. They forget to mention the great benefit this Surface Pro 3 has for students! I'm going to give 6 reasons why the Surface 3 is great for students, such as myself. First, a quick about me. I am currently a biochemistry major in college and while taking 20 units last quarter, most days I would have to carry 5 notebooks, occasionally 1-2 textbooks, 1-2 lab notebooks, and my surface RT tablet. In short, my backpack was thick and heavy. Introduce, the Surface Pro 3, and the 6 reasons why it is absolutely great for students. 1) It can replace your notebooks for note taking. With the new surface pen and larger screen, taking notes is a breeze. Writing on it feels great, though a little slippery, but great nonetheless. Now, I have no need for my 5 notebooks or the many colored pens that I would carry. With Onenote, all my notes are organized and will stay that way. And since it backs up to the cloud, accessing it from anywhere is a great convenience. Having my notes for me to study at any time on my phone ensures I can always have my access to my notes. In short, it organized my school life and made my bag lighter and thinner. 2) It can replace your textbooks. Because of its 12 inch, high resolution, paper-like screen, reading e-book versions of textbooks, as well as PDF's, feels "normal" if that makes sense. The 1.76 pound SP3 greatly reduces the weight of my Physics, O-chem, and Biology textbooks in my backpack. Also, having textbooks on my surface means I’ll never have the scenario where I accidentally leave my textbook at my home/dorm/apartment. Another bonus, the ability to use the Surface Pen to mark up PDF's and textbooks allows for great in-text note taking and editing. 3) It can replace your tablet. Looking at the SP3 as just a tablet, there is one obvious drawback, the lack of the overall amount of apps in the Windows App Store when compared to that of iOS and Android. Note however that you can install desktop applications on the SP3. More on that later. Although the Windows Market is small, it has most of the general apps that people use on tablets (Facebook, Twitter, Netflix, Skype, etc.) For apps like Youtube and Instagram, you can find non-official apps that simulate the official one quite well. There are also a hand full of fun games you can find on the windows market. Many review say it's a ghost town, but it you look around you can find some pretty good apps. All this tablet talk is important to me as a student because there are times, of course, when I don't want to study or have free time. Simple apps can keep me occupied will during gaps between classes, or when I'm at home and want to play a quick game or use Netflix. 4) It can replace your laptop. This is Microsoft's main theme for this product. And in short, it can, given some compromises. It runs full Window's 8.1 Professional so most (if not all) of the desktop applications that can be run on Windows is compatible. This is great if you have specific programs you need to run, or just want to install popular programs like Spotify or Steam. This makes the whole "lack of apps" problem not as significant. Speaking of programs, I like to run Steam for playing games. The SP3 is not a gaming machine by any standard, but on low settings it can run games at a playable frame rate. I have the i5 processer, 8 gigs of RAM, 256 ssd version and it runs smoothly and quickly when running everyday tasks, much like a laptop. Also, the Type Cover Keyboard is greatly improved from the previous generations. If you are going to be typing for long periods of time, it may not be the best for you. But for everything else it works great. The second magnetic strip that attaches to the bezel provides great support. The touchpad is a little small, but once you get used to it that doesn’t become a problem. I suggest trying one out for yourself because everyone is different. Lastly, the new kickstand allows for many angles in which you can position the surface. Again, I suggest testing a surface for yourself. In the end, it’s not exactly like a laptop, but it can do all the things an Ultrabook can. 5) It can simulate a desktop. With a monitor/tv, and Bluetooth keyboard and mouse, this tablet can be connected to a screen and run a dual-screen interface. This is what I do and it makes a huge difference. A larger than 12 inch screen and full keyboard and mouse simulates a desktop feel. Being able to come back to my room and plug in my SP3, and just as easily disconnect the SP3 and leave, makes me ultra-portable and efficient. 6) All of this, and its 1.76 lbs and 0.36 inch thin. Even if you don’t like the SP3, its undeniable that it is a great piece of hardware. Students are always on the move and having a light device like this, that can replace a multitude of things in your backpack, is a real convenience. No more thick textbooks, no more having to carry multiple notebooks, and no more need to carry a laptop and tablet. Less weight, less thickness. From my experience, I can get anywhere from 6-10 hours of battery life. It really depends what you’re doing and what your settings are. The SP3 should be able last the whole day for most student class schedules. In closing, if you are a student and are looking for something for school, take a look at the SP3. Is it expensive, yes. But it is an incredibly versatile piece of technology that can help to simplify your life. I hope this review helped and thanks for reading! (P.S. Students get a 10% discount when you buy from a Microsoft Store or their online store! Take advantage!)</div>

Microsoft Surface Pro 3 (128 GB, Intel Core i5)

Microsoft Surface Pro 3 (128 GB, Intel Core i5) CUSTOMER REVIEW Microsoft seems to always advertise their Surface Pro products towards b...

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Geometry Dash

Geometry Dash

Geometry Dash CUSTOMER REVIEW Awesome And very cool it is worth the money plenty of fun levels go buy it now hurry its very cool

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Five Nights at Freddy's

<div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><center> <h1>Five Nights at Freddy's</h1> </center> <div style='clear:both;text-align:center;' class='separator'><a href="http://amzn.to/1BfjX7F" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left:1em;margin-right:1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Five Nights at Freddy's" border="0" src="http://ift.tt/1t72iKs" title="Five Nights at Freddy's" width="350"/> </a> </div> <center><a href="http://amzn.to/1BfjX7F" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><img alt="button" border="0" src="http://goo.gl/bGN7WA" title="click here"/> </a> </center> CUSTOMER REVIEW <img alt="review" border="0" height="43" src="http://goo.gl/d3rJmM" title="best review" width="200"/> I actually liked this and found it to be an entertaining, well-spent game. However, if you do NOT enjoy scary games, or find discomfort whilst playing them, I do not recommend you buy this unless you are up to the challenge. For those of you posting reviews that this game is overly scary, you shouldn't have bought it despite the warnings, as this game was specifically designed to be scary. For those of you saying it's boring or not scary, you need to learn to appreciate a good game, as I've seen ones worse than this. As for the crashing, I'm not sure, but I haven't really had any problems with it so far, well, for me. This game could be easy or very difficult, depending on you. If it is easy, you can always do night 6 or see if you can do the custom night with all on extreme. If it's too hard, I recommend reading some of these tips. TIPS: (If you don't want help, just ignore this..) Bonnie The Rabbit-Night 1+: She/he?... is the most active animatronic of the game, mostly for earlier nights but throughout the entire game. (At least for me.) Bonnie can also disable the camera, during which can teleport, but Foxy can also move during this. Bonnie can only enter through your left door, so it's good to regularly check your left light. For me, cameras weren't that useful, as all I needed to check was my left light, but it's still good to know where they are. Bonnie can appear on any left-side camera except Foxy's one. Upon discovering Bonnie while checking your light, don't panic and immediately close your door. Bonnie has a longer reaction time and is generally quick to leave. If you see a shadow, Bonnie is still there. If you don't, I would open my door to conserve energy, but keep in mind Bonnie can show up anywhere at anytime. Chica The Chicken-Night 1+: She is similar to Bonnie, but is still different. She isn't very active, more common on later nights. I don't often see her on Night 1, but it is still quite possible. Despite being less active, she commonly lingers by your door longer, draining your power. You can also check for her using your light, but if you see her and close your door, instead of a shadow you can see her through the window. She will enter through your right door instead of left. Her route she will follow will go from Show Stage Cam 1A to Dining Area Cam 1B to Restrooms Cam 7 to Kitchen Cam 6 to East Hall cameras 4A-4B, since only Bonnie can teleport. If you hear banging pots and pans in the kitchen, it's a sign Chica is there. She has a shorter reaction time than Bonnie, so be sure close the door quicker. Foxy The Pirate-Night 2+: He is more unique from the others. He may seem inactive, but is a great threat. He is located in camera 1C, and starts out behind the curtains, but, with your camera, if you check him too little, he'll slowly come out. However, on later nights, if you check him too much, he will also start to come out. Perhaps check on him about every once every 3 times you open your camera. Well, it depends on how often you open your camera. This coming out has four stages. He begins with closed curtains, then peeks his head out, then appears to have his whole body out, then is completely gone, which is when the sign may change to "IT'S ME". Be more cautious after each stage, as it means he is closer to coming out. Should you check up on him and find the last stage, as fast as you can, DO NOT change cameras, close your camera and shut your left door, that's where he always enters from. Wait until you hear three knocks and three footsteps and open it. He has just sprinted through the hallway and took some of your power. The amount taken starts at 1% and increases by 5% each time, so try not to check him too much or little. He can also barge through your left door on Night 1 if you stand idle for a while or never check your camera. Otherwise, it's really rare. Freddy the Bear-Night 4+: The main animatronic and a strong threat. On the first 2 nights, he will stay in the Show Stage, Cam 1A. On the 3rd night, he will wander. You may hear laughter and music from the kitchen, but he doesn't attack until night 4. He follows the same route Chica does, but rarely backtracks or wanders, unlike Chica or Bonnie. When you run out of power, Freddy will peek at you from the left door. You then have anywhere from about 15-50 seconds before death. Average is 32. There's nothing you can do during this but wait, but try not to move, as it may speed it up. Freddy enters from the right door, but like Foxy, checking your light won't help. Freddy also likes the dark, so he is hard to spot, but you may see white eyes. In the dining room, check for white eyes in the back. In the kitchen, listen for his music. (Not Foxy's singing, real music.) If you hear it, he's in the kitchen. He will laugh every time he moves. If he laughs and there is no music in the kitchen, check East Hall Corner. If he is there, immediately close your camera and shut the right door, and wait for two more laughs until you hear him retreating. It's good to keep an eye on him if you want to survive him. If you close both doors when not necessary, he can get you. Golden Freddy: Like an Easter Egg of the game. In West Hall Corner, you may see him on any night, but most commonly the 1st or 3rd nights. Try to avoid checking this unless you really want to see him. If you do see him and close your camera, he will be in your room. After a few seconds, he will kill you and most likely crash your game. If you see him in your room, just put up your camera and he will disappear. Just try to remain cool throughout gameplay, check your cameras, check your lights, and only close your door if needed, opening up as soon as safe. I would only keep my cameras up a few seconds at a time, same with lights. Also, it helps to close your right door every time before checking your camera. (Freddy.) I myself use lights for Chica and Bonnie and cameras for Foxy and Freddy. If Chica or Bonnie sneak in, you will either die or they will disable the right or left doors and lights. It is worth the money if you enjoy it like I do. (Meh I write wayyyyy too much)</div>

Five Nights at Freddy's

Five Nights at Freddy's CUSTOMER REVIEW I actually liked this and found it to be an entertaining, well-spent game. However, if you d...

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TETRIS

<div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><center> <h1>TETRIS</h1> </center> <div style='clear:both;text-align:center;' class='separator'><a href="http://amzn.to/1xkHeXF" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left:1em;margin-right:1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="TETRIS" border="0" src="http://ift.tt/1A9hqgn" title="TETRIS" width="350"/> </a> </div> <center><a href="http://amzn.to/1xkHeXF" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><img alt="button" border="0" src="http://goo.gl/bGN7WA" title="click here"/> </a> </center> CUSTOMER REVIEW <img alt="review" border="0" height="43" src="http://goo.gl/d3rJmM" title="best review" width="200"/> This is the absolutely best (and the only official) Tetris game on the Android. I won't go into too much detail on what this is or how it's played, because (most likely) everyone has already played it, or some variation of this amazing puzzler. The Good: - The touch controls are simply flawless, and I have not experienced any problems that other reviewers have reported about them. I only went up to level 12, but even at that speed everything responded fine. You have plenty of time to change the orientation of the Tetrimino even AFTER it falls. - "Magic" mode puts a great spin on the classic Tetris by giving you set level line clear goals and throwing in a ton of cool power ups into the mix. - There are Statistics to help you keep tracks of your lines and high scores in both modes (Marathon and Magic). - Multiple languages are supported. English, French, Dutch, Italian and Spanish. Not that there is a lot of writing here, but at least you will be able to go through the extensive options and help file in the language of your choice. - The Help menu explains pretty much all the Tetris basics, as well as new features exclusive to this game. - It's the classic Tetris I grew up on (with a few twists). - The music is fairly pleasant, mostly remixes of original and classic tunes, with a lot of new ones thrown in for good measure. Purists will hate this, I think it's a good change. - Graphics are outstanding. The blocks are big and bright, and the backgrounds are cool and bubbly (you can disable these bubbles should you want to in the options menu). - It does NOT have to be connected via WiFi or 3/4G to be played. I tried it on a tablet and two phones in airplane mode. This is a single player game. The Bad: Permissions, permissions, permissions. Oh my: - Read only access to phone state - This permission gives an application access to the IMEI, IMSI, and your phone number (as well as incoming and outgoing calls). So think of it as a massive tracking cookie that keeps tabs on everything you do, and that you had no choice in installing. Many software developers use this permissionsto track purchases and piracy. However the potential for disaster is huge here. A lot of companies will pay good money to get the information above, and once that falls into their hands... - Open network sockets - This permission gives an application free range Internet access. I still don't know why this and the above permissions are needed in a SINGLE PLAYER game. - Change network connectivity state - This permissions allows the game to enable or disable your WiFi and 3/4G connection. Most likely to force you onto one of them (probably the 3/4G one). - Access information about networks - Works in tandem with the above permission to show EA what kind of networks you are running. - No VS mode. The permissions are already here, why not take Tetris online? I would probably (not really) kill to be able to play against my friends. - $2.99? What for? There are literally hundreds of free or $.99 Tetris clones you could play on your Android device. - No picture backgrounds? I really miss the Russian Red Square and Kremlin backgrounds of PC fame. The Ugly: EA is know for excessive snooping and data mining. I stupidly installed Origin (EA's gaming service), only to have it (without my permission) import games from Steam INTO itself, as well as send spam e-mails to my address that I TO THIS DAY can't get rid of. EA's business practices and customer support are also downright terrible. I purchased a copy of Battlefield 3 through Origin and couldn't wait to play. Later that week I noticed another charge for the same Battlefield 3 copy on my credit card statement, and immediately contacted EA support. I was informed that this was a mistake and would be taken care of. Weeks later it was still not remedied. Contacting EA support again (this time I called them), I was told that I never contacted them in the first place (thankfully I had an e-mail to prove otherwise). I was then accused that I had a pirated copy of Battlefield 3... Which I bought TWICE... Long story short, I solved the problem by calling back and speaking to someone that actually knew what they were talking about, I also called my credit card company and told them to block EA and Origin from placing any more charges on my credit card for one year. I then got a full refund from them (my credit card company). To this day I am not sure if I still have a copy (or two) of Battlefield 3 on my Origin account, and I won't bother checking. This was my one and ONLY experience with Origin. I will never, ever buy another game that requires that service. I simply no longer trust EA as a company. The only company with poorer support than EA is Lenovo. My main concern about this game is that knowing EA's practices (and after reading their EULA), I just don't feel safe with giving this application all the permissions it requires. There is always airplane mode, and that is something to consider while playing this game. If it was not for the incredibly intrusive permissions, I would rate this version of Tetris a 10 out of 5 - because at heart it is still a great game. If you download it as today's FAOTD, make sure to play it in airplane mode (or if you have a rooted device, install the ad/track blocking software). Otherwise stay away. I also don't think the game in its current state is worth the $2.99 asking price. There are many free versions of Tetris that are also ad and spyware free.</div>

TETRIS

TETRIS CUSTOMER REVIEW This is the absolutely best (and the only official) Tetris game on the Android. I won't go into too much deta...

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BuildCalc

BuildCalc

BuildCalc CUSTOMER REVIEW Very handy, better than Construction Master dounload for the same price, would recomend it to any builder. a g...

4:50 PM

Jamie's 20 Minute Meals

<div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><center> <h1>Jamie's 20 Minute Meals</h1> </center> <div style='clear:both;text-align:center;' class='separator'><a href="http://amzn.to/1yoIEQH" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left:1em;margin-right:1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Jamie's 20 Minute Meals" border="0" src="http://ift.tt/1BxrD4M" title="Jamie's 20 Minute Meals" width="350"/> </a> </div> <center><a href="http://amzn.to/1yoIEQH" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><img alt="button" border="0" src="http://goo.gl/bGN7WA" title="click here"/> </a> </center> CUSTOMER REVIEW <img alt="review" border="0" height="43" src="http://goo.gl/d3rJmM" title="best review" width="200"/> **This is mainly the original review that has been voted most helpful critical with the addition of the actual review and better rating and updated information.** The original is listed below, after the update.** **Update** It seems that people have figured out a work around to get this app working correctly on most phones and testing it on my Thunderbolt apparently it works. Although my Transformer still "Force Closes" when tying to view videos and accessing some recipes. So, that aside, here's a proper quick review. The proper rating for this app should be 5 stars, obviously if not for the technical issues it would be a 5 star as I think this has some real life value to it. Not only do you get seemingly great recipes but you also recieve lessons on what kind of equipment to use, how to use it, methods to improve your cooking, and more efficient ways of doing things. But any app that requires a work around to work properly is a ratings fiasco waiting to happen. This is much better than a 3 star but for the time and energy that appears to have gone into this, they should have tested a little better. But overall, I like the app, first impressions usually are everything, however, in this case, if you are one of the many that had/has this issue and rated this 1-star, try the workaround, once it's working, you can properly review it and maybe learn something. I know I did. As far as the expense, well, for an app it seems expensive, especially for having 61 recipes or so(when the iCookbook is $5 for 2000 recipes), but the other things included in it, I'd say it's not horribly overpriced. A lot of production went into this as well, so I won't knock it too much. If you are looking not only for a few quick recipes but tips on how to improve your cooking experience all around you wont be disappointed. That's my opinion, glad my previous review could help you guys and that others posted workarounds and such. Hopefully my update adds to the conversation. **END UPDATE** **Original review begins now** I see a one star s----storm coming so I decided to write this temporary review as a warning, apparently someone, Amazon or the dev, screwed up the DRM/licensing module or something on this app so that most phones are Force Closing after a few seconds, some showing a licensing error others just force closing. I've tried to test on 5 devices (Thunderbolt, Transformer, Galaxy S, Droid 2, Droid X) (We Heart Android!) and had the same results on all of them. Usually I don't write negative reviews because of stuff like this but this time a lot of people are going to flatten this otherwise decent looking app to the ground (most will never change their initial rating as promised). Which could really discourage this developer from developing for Android or submitting future apps for FAOTD. I don't want to see that, you don't want to see that. I will properly write this review when it can be tested but for all you FAOD users, I figured Id warn you. So download the app, if it doesn't work, they will fix it. But please report the problem. If enough people report this issue rather than rate one star and leave it, Amazon may pull it and bring it back once it's fixed before Jamie Oliver starts getting a bunch of mad, crazy, Amazon Android Free App of The Day user hate mail and/or visits to his home or show. Talk about drama. TL;DR: This app Force Closes on a lot of phones, but there is a workaround that fixes it, not for the Transformer, but most phones. It's a great app that while expensive covers much more than just recipes and for amateur cooks will likely improve your cooking. I would buy it and be happy with it, if anything because I can cook, but theres always room for improvement and I like these apps, even though I'm a guy.</div>

Jamie's 20 Minute Meals

Jamie's 20 Minute Meals CUSTOMER REVIEW **This is mainly the original review that has been voted most helpful critical with the addi...

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