Pens and Paper - D and D with a twist

Be honest, all geeks, nerds, and hardcore gamers have a Dungeons and Dragons character inside them ready to burst out. While Knights of Pens and Paper isn't the best character customization tool, it does have ultimate turn based strategy. 

With the game you start out with two characters. You may choose a class for each character. Paladin, Rouge, Warrior, Cleric, or Druid. Each class has different skills. As well as class, there are characters with unique passive abilities. For example, the Pizzaman is half price to buy while in game.

As the game progresses, you receive gold. With gold you can add more characters. You can have a maximum of 5 characters. With gold you can also buy upgrades, items, new accessories, and more. 

One of the things that sets Knights of Pen and Paper apart is the ability to create your own quests. There are the story quests, obviously, but when you are just grinding mobs you can create your own battle quests, or rescue a grandpa. It's up to you :) When doing quests, you may choose the amount of mobs you would like to battle at one time. Does it feel like you are cheating? NO! The genius developers created a game that it is basically impossible to cheat in. 

All in all, it's a great game to buy. A world of fun wherever you are, as it is also available on Google Play and iOS.

Programming on your Phone

Nowadays we can do almost anything on our 'smartphones.' Play fully 3D games, do impossible calculations, and manage our lives with a calendar. Naturally then, we should be able to program in its fullest. -_-

The problem with phones is that no one wants to sit down and do something for a long amount of time. That is why many games that hit stores are small and have very little depth. Programming, however, takes a large amount of time. With a tiny keyboard, it takes even MORE time to create programs that can do more than trace.

The you have the problem of compiling the code. Phones today are very powerful, but they do not support compilers such as the java compiler. Therefore they can write code, but you still have to be connected to a computer to use it! 

In the end it is easier to lug around a laptop. Many laptops today are thin and light anyways, so there is no big deal carrying one around. But still there are people who want to program on their phones, or are in a position where it is useful.

Well, there are limited programming devices on the App Store, and even less on Google Play. There are a few, however, and if you have a couple dollars in your back pocket, they are yours.

But what if there was a language FOR the phone. What if someone created a language and compiler that would work on phones. THEN, what if that could be compiled into a web application that could be placed on any HTML site? 

At the moment, I am thinking about doing just that for Android phones. If you think it is a good idea, please tell me down below, and give me suggestions. 

The iPhone 5C

Customers all over the world rejoiced when Apple announced an affordable iPhone. The iPhone 5C was said to be all the iPhone 5, with a plastic body, therefore much cheaper.

Then the iPhone 5C debuted.

The iPhone 5C is priced at 99$ for 16GB, and $549 without a subsidy. The 32GB model adds 100$.

Apple recently has been trying to reach people on a budget, especially people in China. This price falls rather short of what they needed. For Apple, this is devastating. Android phones from providers such as Samsung have been causing Apple problems for years. Now with this Android can slowly pull ahead.

Or can they? Studies have shown that the mobile phone market is slowly degrading from its first glories. For mobile phone providers to start making it big again, they have to be able to make truly cheap affordable phones. Once they do that they open up the market to millions of people in places like China and India.

But if the phone market is degrading, what does that mean for application developers that hinge most of their business on Android and iOS? 

For now we are safe. Companies may not be selling as much, but there is still people who own phones. Ultimately, though, moving slowly on the platforms like tablets is our best option in the long run.

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