MObile Nations Movember Final update - The aftermath!

Total Mobile Nations Network Movember Funds Raised: $14,409 (USD)

December is here which means the month of Movember is over and our moustaches have been shaved off. This is the first time we participated in the event as a network and it was an outstanding success. Together we raised over $14,000 for prostate and men's mental health research... MO-MAZING!!

Be sure to watch the video above to take a gander at the many men who participated in this year's event. And below we give special props to the tremendous fundraising efforts of a few of the team members that went above and beyond the call of duty, and also pay tribute to our favorite moustaches grown this month. We'll be reaching out to these invidividuals to hook them up with some special prizes, courtesy of MObile Nations.

Big congratulations to everyone that participated, and see you all back here next year for Movember at MObile Nations!

 

Top Fundraisers

Mike Whitton
Mike Whitton in Canada raised a total of $1762 (USD)

 

Daniel Kollehn
Daniel Kollehn in Australia raised $1105 (USD)

 

MObile Nations Movember Final update
Joel Kuipers raised $410 USD and Jeffrey Smith raised $400 USD. Awesome!

 

Favorite Moustache - the Most Dapper Look

Graeme Flack
Graeme Flack, Captain of Wheatley Associates Mo Bros

 

Favorite Moustache - the Best Handlebar

Mark K
Mark Kashman in the US aspired for handlebar greatness.

 

Dirty Moustaches... The Mobile Nations Mo-staches

Kevin, Jakob, Adam, Seth
Clockwise: CrackBerry Kevin, Jakob Adolfsson, Adam and family, and Seth Ballard

MObile Nations crew
Clockwise: Simon Sage, James Richardson, James Falconer, Bla1ze, Kevin, and Tom Kaminski.

 

Be sure to click through to our Mobile Nations Network page and you can check out all of the individual pages for each member on the team. Huge congrats and thanks go to everyone who participated, donated and supported Movember this year. The moustaches will be back next year!

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Start your week with the Greatest Android Podcast in the World!

Android Central Podcast

Welcome to the first full week of the final month of the year. Yes, it's December already, and that means we've only got a handful of shows left until 2013. But we're not slowing down one bit. If you missed the live recording Thursday night, we tackled the continued disappointment that is Google Play's inability to sell us a Nexus 4. Plus, what the hell is Ingress? And, of course, more of your e-mails and voicemails.

The Android Central Podcast is your weekly peek into the world of Android, where we break down the news that really matters, and explain what's just a bunch of hype. Plus, we answer your e-mails and voicemails. You don't want to miss it. Check out the Android Central Podcast.

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Mickey Mouse Clubhouse: Mickey's Wildlife Count Along for iPhone and iPad review

Mickey Mouse Clubhouse: Mickey's Wildlife Count Along is a fun app for kids based off the popular Disney Junior show Mickey Mouse Clubhouse. In this app, your child will join Mickey and his friends on a road trip around the globe to get to Mickey Beach. As you travel through different places, you'll learn about wildlife habits while counting groups of animals and taking their pictures. Early math concepts including sequencing, size, and numeral matching are constantly reinforced in the various activities and play-along games.

To begin the journey, you must first help Mickey and his friends pack up their stuff and get in the car. Once they're all loaded up, it's time to head to the beach, but Mickey doesn't follow the signs and ends up in the Desert instead. He makes this mistake over and over again which takes the crew to a lot of different locations. Mickey and his friends stay positive, though, and take advantage of enjoying the wildlife that are native to each habitat, finding groups of animals with a specific number of animals, and taking their pictures.

At each habitat, there are a few different types of animals that the Clubhouse members get to count and take photos of.

Once you've taken photos of groups of animals, you can help Mickey put together a scrapbook by arranging the photos by the number of animals in each picture. For example, on one page you'll be asked to put a photo with 7 animals and on another page you'll need to place a photo with 3 animals.

The good

  • Activities aimed at counting and sequencing numbers 1-10
  • Hands-on practice with key early math concepts of more than and less than, and group to numeral matching
  • Match over 20 different animals to one of five fascinating habitats!
  • Character voices from Mickey Mouse Clubhouse and exciting sound effects!
  • Original artwork and animation as well as fun effects such as Tap, Shake, and Tilt!
  • Story extension activities for parents and caregivers
  • Great graphics
  • Universal for iPhone and iPad

The bad

  • No iPad 1 support

The conclusion

If you have a little one who's a fan of Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, they are bound to love Mickey's Wildlife Count Along. They get to interact with all their favorite Clubhouse members and learn about counting on the way. My daughter is just a little over 2 years old and thus a little too young to fully understand the goals of the game, but she still has loads of fun identifying animals, repeating numbers, and saying "cheese" when it's time to take a photo. In fact, writing this review became rather difficult when she discovered that I was "playing" with one of her favorite apps.

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Scrabble Helper helps you improve your Words With Friends gameplay

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If you play Scrabble (or a scrabble-like game) from time to time, you may want to check out Scrabble Helper. This simple website is a godsend when you're at a loss for words. Simply enter whatever letters you have, and the word you'd like to connect with. Scrabble helper comes up with a whole bunch of suggestions sorted by score.

The site lets you select one of five dictionaries - Scrabble International/US, Lexulous International/US, and Words With Friends. Some people might say this constitutes cheating -- I think if the other side knows you're doing it, it's definitely not cheating. And it doesn't take the challenge out of the game, because implementing Scrabble Helper's suggestions and deciding which words you'd like to connect with still takes a fair bit of thought.

Very handy, though perhaps not one for the Scrabble puritans in the crowd.

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Cueboy Quest is an adorable 8-bit style physics game

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Yes, that's right, I said adorable. Because Cueboy Quest really is!

You play an 8-bit cowboy whose goal on each level is to get to the door (and thus to the next level), but the door is often locked. To get it to open, you must shoot at one or more targets, and those targets aren't always in your line of sight. For example, on one level the the target is a balloon which is stuck all the way at the other end of the screen. You must first nudge it free, and then watch it float up and try to shoot it before it floats clear off the screen. Your bullets are chunky pixels that have some weight - the have arcing trajectories, so you don't always hit exactly where you aim.

There's another level where you must jump on the balloon as it floats up, use it as a platform to get to the other end of the screen, and then turn to shoot it very quickly before it flies away. Each level is very short, and most of them are quite easy. And not only are the graphics 8-bit blocky, but they're large too. Simply beautiful!

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Apple testing LTE network quality

Apple testing LTE network quality

Apple is apparently quite strict when it comes to allowing carriers to offer the iPhone 5 as an LTE device, requiring carriers to allow Apple to independently test the quality of their LTE network. If the network is up to Apple’s standards, then they will enable LTE functionality on the iPhone 5. This test can mean that, as carriers across the world start rolling out their LTE networks, the iPhone 5 won’t be immediately useable as an LTE device. At least that's what Swiss carrier Swisscom has discovered, according to a report by Telecoms.com:

Swisscom launched its LTE network this week although the iPhone 5 was not available as an LTE device at launch. “Apple will provide a software update in due course,” the firm said in a press release.

Carriers have always tested devices to make sure that they ran properly on their networks, but handset manufacturers don’t normally run tests on the network. Apple’s policy gives them control over carriers, and pressures those who want the iPhone 5 to run on their network to make sure that it is reliable as soon as possible.

This test could also be a primary reason that an unlocked iPhone 5 will not work on an LTE network that is not affiliated with Apple. If Apple hasn’t vetted the network, then the iPhone doesn’t have the software update that allows it to work on LTE.

Most handset makers don’t have the power to demand the ability to test networks. Apple can do this because people want the iPhone, and they don’t want the phone they buy to have any functionality disabled because their carrier didn’t meet Apple’s standards. This affords Apple the opportunity to hold their carrier partners to Apple’s standards of quality, at least with network performance. While it might seem like an inconvenience, this policy may help encourage carriers to get their LTE networks right, and not rushing them just to say they have LTE.

Source: Telecoms.com

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Google demands veto on OEM Android changes, stretches definition of 'open source'

Google, according to reports from "a dozen executives working at key companies in the Android ecosystem" is finally locking down the open source and easily-fragmented Android operating system.

As it currently stands, Google hands over the 'final' code for each version of Android, and OEMs and developers then spend some time customizing the OS to fit their hardware, and to create a unique and marketable flavor. That's all set to change, however.

Over the last few months, according to several people familiar with the matter, Android licensees such as HTC, Motorola and Facebook, have been asked to sign 'non-fragmentation clauses.' This new contract caveat will give Google the right to review and pass judgment on all changes to the Android OS. Two executives at Facebook say that they're unhappy that Google gets to review its changes to Android -- which is understandable, given Facebook and Google are direct competitors -- and there have also been allegations that Google is preventing some Verizon devices from shipping because they include Microsoft's Bing instead of Google search.

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Trotify – You’re using coconuts!

Soldier: Who goes there? 
King Arthur: It is I, Arthur, son of Uther Pendragon, from the castle of Camelot. King of the Britons, defeater of the Saxons, Sovereign of all England!
Soldier: Pull the other one!
King Arthur: I am, and this is my trusty servant Patsy. We have ridden the length and breadth of the land in search of knights who will join me in my court at Camelot. I must speak with your lord and master.
Soldier: What? Ridden on a horse?
King Arthur: Yes!
Soldier: You’re using coconuts!
King Arthur: What?
Soldier: You’ve got two empty halves of coconut and you’re bangin’ ‘em together.
                                     Monty Python and the Holy Grail

Modernise this classic Monty Python’s Holy Grail sketch with Trotify,  a flat pack kit that easily mounts to the front of your bike to make your bicycle sound just like you’re riding a horse. Creator Original Content London needs a thousand preorders to make this project a reality, and  the kit will set you back £19.99 ($32).  They’ll be available in March 2013. (Coconut not included so you’d better find some swallows :) )

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Trotify – You’re using coconuts! originally appeared on The Gadgeteer on November 29, 2012 at 9:00 am.