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Minesweeper on the iOS 8 Notification Center: Blow up Your Free Time

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There are many Minesweeper clones for iOS devices, but Serenity Mobile’s Minesweeper – Widget Edition might be the most convenient version yet. As its name implies, it sits right on the Notification Center. That means it’s always just one swipe away, even from your device’s lock screen.

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The game automatically saves and loads your progress and has customizable difficulty. Here’s a demo video courtesy of iPhoned:

Minesweeper – Widget Edition costs $1. Apple has a history of banning Notification Center widgets that do more than just notify, so if you’re interested in this game I suggest you grab it as soon as you can.

[via Touch Arcade & iPhoned]

Smartphone-powered mine detectors readied for field-testing in Cambodia (video)

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Red Lotus Technologies is now refining and pitching its PETALS technology for real-world use around the world. Short for Pattern Enhancement Tool for Assisting Landmine Sensing, the system connects acoustic sensors to smartphones, outputting a silhouette of what lies below onto the phone's screen. The company has expanded from an initial research project that paired mine-detecting sensors with the processing clout (and availability of) smartphones. It's now developed some tablet-based training equipment for de-miners and, working alongside the Landmine Relief Fund, aims to field-test the devices in Cambodia before launching them next year.

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Smartphone-powered mine detectors readied for field-testing in Cambodia (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 08 Sep 2012 03:47:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Windows 8 built-in games now called Xbox Windows, Microsoft’s naming synergy continues

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Windows 8 builtin games now called Xbox Windows, Microsoft's naming synergy continuesWere you among those who jumped for joy when Windows Explorer got its new moniker? Good news, nomenclature fans, for Redmond has decided to label its new OS' built-in games and titles obtained from the Windows Store as "Xbox Windows." Along with the new branding, venerable Windows titles like Minesweeper, Solitaire and Mahjong will also offer Xbox Achievements, so you can bulk up your Gamerscore while wasting time at work. Full details of the achievement and point totals can be found at the source links below.

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Windows 8 built-in games now called Xbox Windows, Microsoft's naming synergy continues originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 07 Aug 2012 14:25:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Windows 8’s stock apps get pictured, tease its final build

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Windows 8's stock apps get pictured, tease its final build

Microsoft might be wavering on the well established Metro moniker that it ascribes to its flat, live tile design aesthetic, but that doesn't make it any less pervasive in Windows 8's final build. Care to see? Impatient Windows fans have pilfered a handful of screenshots from Google and Windows Store previews, revealing what appears to be the final look for several of Windows 8's apps. Gumshoes at the Neowin forums uncovered fresh previews of the Photos, Mail, Messaging, People, Calendar Xbox music, Xbox video and Xbox SmartGlass applications. Liveside followed up on the forum's findings with a peek at the OS' baked in Bing integration. The camera interface's crop and video playback features make an appearance too, as do the operating system's legacy time wasters: Solitaire, Minesweeper and Mahjong -- slacking off never looked so good. Check them out for yourself in the gallery below, and agonize over how far away October 26th suddenly seems.

Gallery: Windows 8 stock apps

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Windows 8's stock apps get pictured, tease its final build originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 02 Aug 2012 18:44:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Scratch-Off Minesweeper Game Postcards

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I want to get one of these in the mail! These Minesweeper Postcards from Connect Design (KR) bring the classic timewasting Windows 3.1 game to you in a lotto-like format. The postcards come in either easy with 80 mines, or hard with 120. Instead of clicking with your mouse, you scratch off the boxes to reveal the numbers that show how many mines are around- but don’t scratch off the mines or you lose!
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There’s even little stickers to place on the cards with flags to mark the mines, an exploded bomb for when you (inevitably) lose, and happy or sad faces to place at the top- all just like the real game. No I don’t understand how you’re supposed the mail the card and stickers together either. The good thing about these cards is that they are much easier to play with your boss looking over your shoulder. The bad thing- they’re from Korea and cost $2 per card.

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Scratch-Off Minesweeper Game Postcards


Minesweeper Scratchcard: Analog Fun

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What if we told you that you don’t need computers, gadgets nor consoles to play Minesweeper? Welcome to the future age… or past, we’re not sure yet.

If you have used a computer regularly in the last 25 years, you probably know what Minesweeper is, and love it too. This ...
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Minesweeper Scratch-Off Postcard: Wish You Were Stressed

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Here’s a couple of playable Minesweeper postcards from Connect Design, perfect for those who are planning to take a trip to Windows 3.1. The postcards are played by scratching the squares off. They’re way harder than the Windows version because it’s possible to land on a mine on your first go.

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Those who are going to take this thing seriously might want to begin with the Easy card, which has 80 squares, over the 120-square Hard card. Further elevating the awesomeness of these cards are the stickers. There are flags, smileys, question marks and bombs.

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Tread carefully at Connect Design’s online store when you order the Minesweeper Postcard. Both the Easy and Hard cards cost $2(USD) each, but if you buy one of each at once you’ll only be charged $3.50.