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Quoting from the site techcrunch   by:Ahmed Mido My highest score on Dots — the original Dots — is 414. I achieved this respectable, albeit relatively average, score about a year ago, just after Dots was first released. When I open up the app now, I never play for more than a few tries. I can never get anywhere close to 400. I can’t even get close to  300 . Which brings me to  Two Dots , the latest generation of the betaworks-backed game that came out Thursday. Overview: Talking it over with our own Josh Constine, he called it a “skinned version of Candy Crush” and he isn’t far off. Rather than focus on a scoreboard style of game, Two Dots offers a levels-based game, meaning that you never get stuck trying to beat a high score (though you may eventually get stuck on a level). The Dots franchise ran into this “impenetrable ceiling” problem (I just made that up, roll with it) long ago, which is why the company released various game modes within the original ...

Quoting from the site techcrunch by:Ahmed Mido Starting Monday, Apple will be unloading a week’s worth of news and resources for software makers at its annual  Worldwide Developers Conference in San Francisco at the Moscone Center . Apple always kicks things off with a keynote at the beginning of the show, wherein it reveals new and exciting things for both developers and consumers alike. This year will be no exception, but what exactly can we look forward to? There have been a lot of rumors swirling, about iOS 8, OS X 10.10, new hardware and more, so let’s go through each and check out what is and isn’t likely to make an appearance. Hardware Apple has in the past made hardware announcements at WWDC – a few years ago, in fact, it used to debut the new version of the iPhone at the early summer conference annually. Recently, however, it keeps the hardware part of the show pretty low-key; last year, we saw the arrival of new MacBook Airs, and the Mac Pro was previewed, but ...

Quoting from the site techcrunch by:Ahmed Mido Samsung is making its own portable Bluetooth speaker as part of its new Level line of audio accessories, and the product goes on sale today online at its official store for $199. The device is definitely compact, and it’s an all-metal product, which is unusual for a Samsung piece of kit, but can it hold its own with the plethora of existing products on the market, including those just acquired by Apple in the form of the Beats Pill? Basics MSRP: $199 Battery life of 15 hours Bluetooth, NFC Built-in speaker phone Product info page Pros Attractive, compact, high-quality design Speakerphone interrupts line-in Cons Sound is just good, not great Design The Samsung Level Box is a well-designed piece of hardware. It features an all-metal enclosure with a metal grille to protect the speaker components too. Even the buttons are metal, which bets the question: why so much plastic on the phones when you can de...