Angry birds for Chrome

If you have an iPhone you must have seen or at least heard off the game Angry Birds. It has a very simple plot with some birds that want to kick some pig "tails". To tell you the truth it is a highly addictive game that fits with the average gamer needs who wants a game that is fast and doesn't require quick reflexes or page after page of walkthroughs. Of course you do not need an iPhone exclusively to play the game. The game is available for Android, Symbian, Palm and a couple of days now for Chrome. So you can now download the game which is available in the Chrome store for free.
Having played both versions of the game I find the Chrome version easier to play since the mouse control feels more accurate than the finger, plus you don't have a finger to block the way so you can adjust the sling with ease. The way to move through the menu is the same as with the iPhone version and it feels a little strange to the desktop user at first since it requires sliding your mouse pointer across the screen. This is hardly a drawback since it is very easy to get used to.
The game play is smooth, without any hick ups and the game screen is large enough for the desktop. The size of the birds in relation to the actual game screen has not changed which is good once you do not need any more space.

You can download the game and see for yourself. More info on the links below.

Sources: Rovio, Chrome Store.

App Stores for all...

And what I really mean is almost for all. The idea behind the success of the iPhone has left the exclusivity of the mobile phones and has spread on pretty much everywhere. The last addition to the e-shop club is Nintendo's 3DS e-shop which is expected to debut on the 6th of June for the fellow Japanese players and one day later for Europe and the US.  It took them a long enough time to make everything since there was a need for an update on the devices but everything is almost ready with the final touches being made as we speak. So if you want to go on vacations in June make sure there is a WiFi hotspot nearby.

Back to our subject then, e-shops for all. And by all I mean every single device that is capable of a. connecting to the internet and b. running applications has or will have an e-shop. There are two facts about e-shops. The first one is that they changed the way we search for applications. In the not so old days, we used to search the internet using keyword relative to the app we were after, then spot the app we though as best and finally search for reviews or even download a demo. Now things are different. We enter the store, go to the category that interests us, we look at the apps, some of their reviews and we download the one we thing is tailored to our needs. Everything is pretty much the same, where is the difference? The difference is in censorship. Through the above process all apps downloaded should comply with a set of rules set by the e-shop. And if you ask if this is bad there are two answers. No if the store is made for a console since an app had to comply with rules either way. And yes if you have another type of device since the e-shop could cut-off a piece of software for a trivial reason and allow another ignoring the same trivial reason. The same thing happened with a series of apps with nudity in the app store. The Penthouse app is still on while others have bitten the dust.

The second fact is that they are darn good. What I mean is if I want a simple egg timer I can have an egg timer downloaded on my phone/browser/portable device/e.t.c. in seconds. And of course without all the fuss of searching for an app, for reviews and spending half your day on an egg timer.

If you really now want a good piece of advice you should use the store for anything trivial but if you want something good or an app with a specific characteristic google it.

More on the Nintendo eshop here (Engadget).