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Gamestreaming desktop consoles (PS3/X360/PS4/XOne) to Android (and other) devices

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Universal Gamestreaming method I  posted a guide (in spanish, use translator) for gamestreaming our desktop consoles  (PS3/X360/PS4/XOne). The main goal of this guide is providing an universal method for streaming/gamestreaming our desktop consoles, and get them on our devices such Android consoles, allowing to play on it in normal way, using the android console controls directly, and get a new way to play on desktop consoles, even in remote (outside our local network). This guide is part of the  Guide for Gamestreaming  that i published some days ago. (and is so extensive for translating to english for now) Note : WiiU is not included for now because there are some tech problemas that don´t allow to use this device for streaming. The client devices may be from many kind. Android device IOS device PC Widnows PC Linux windows phone Google Chrome Browser (with add-ons enabled) etc. (Example running streaming of PS3 on Google Chrome browser via Kainy) The

JXD S7800B 8GB - CyanogenMod 11 Kitkat (With Power/Sleep fix) Rom!

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[30.08.2014][ROM] JXD S7800B 8GB - CyanogenMod 11 Kitkat (With Power/Sleep fix) Thought I would give people a heads up in case some wasn't aware about the beta of a ported CM11 rom.   Seems great so far  ROM Download: http://www.arctablet.com/blog/forum/crewrktablets-rk3188-entwicklung-customroms-development-croms/jxd-s7800b-gamepad-8gb-kitkat-cyanogenmod-11-rom/ Rom Installation: 1. Download Rockchip Batch Tool 1.7: http://www.cloudstor.es/file/m1_OTM0OA/ 2. Connect your S7800B to your computer via USB 2.0 (avoid USB 3.0 ports). 3. Power up your device and run the file RKBatchTool.exe (requires administrator) on your computer. 4. You'll note the tool shows a pink color indicating the status (device is connected). 5. Click the "Switch" button and your device will reboot. Install drivers via Device Manager. 6. Press the "Reset"

Rockbot 1.0.3 released

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Rockbot is an open-source, SDL based, game engine to replicate old style Rockman (aka Megaman) games, being as close as possible to Rockman 1-6, and an editor made with Qt, for custom graphics, weapons, bosses, enemies and level creation.  A must have game to run on your Dingoo Dingux and Android game console. Changes in 1.0.3: - fix stage boss jumping out of screen - fix player falling beyond floor after dying to a boss - password now stores the selected player - restart stage music after dying to a boss - fix Ape walking midair - better control on player speed - better speed limit (40 fps) - lower touch damage As usual, you can get it from our downloads page.

Spec Envy – iReady Much W1Android console/Smartphone comin’ real soon now …

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  This svelte looking WTF is that device will evidently be available real soon now, and perhaps sooner than that if you’re game to make contact with the nice folk at iready here . It appears to be a MTK 6592 2 GB powered smartphone, with an IPS 720p screen ++ thing, but its asking price of over $250 might be a little hard to stomach if it doesn’t change. Here are the published specs: Dimensions 176.25*73.5*13.25mm Weight 155g(without battery) Operating System Android 4.2 Processor MT6592,octa-core RAM 2GB Storage 16GB Battery Capacity 3000mAh Display Size 5.0 inch Resolution Black Type 1280*720 pixels Connectivity Frequencies GSM:850/900/1800/1900MHz WCDMA: 2100M/1900M/900MHz Other Bluetooth 4.0

ScummVM 1.7.0 "The Neverrelease" for Dingux

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ScummVM is a program which allows you to run certain classic graphical point-and-click adventure games, provided you already have their data files. The clever part about this: ScummVM just replaces the executables shipped with the games, allowing you to play them on systems for which they were never designed! ScummVM supports many adventure games, including LucasArts SCUMM games (such as Monkey Island 1-3, Day of the Tentacle, Sam & Max, ...), many of Sierra's AGI and SCI games (such as King's Quest 1-6, Space Quest 1-5, ...), Discworld 1 and 2, Simon the Sorcerer 1 and 2, Beneath A Steel Sky, Lure of the Temptress, Broken Sword 1 and 2, Flight of the Amazon Queen, Gobliiins 1-3, The Legend of Kyrandia 1-3, many of Humongous Entertainment's children's SCUMM games (including Freddi Fish and Putt Putt games) and many more. A year has passed and ScummVM 1.7.0 is here. With this release we have added support for 4 5 completely new games. Thes

Reicast Dreamcast Emulator makes Android party like IT’S 1999

It’s not a new new thing, but for those not yet in the know (like, um, me) the Reicast Dreamcast Emulator is now completely playable on any decent Android gaming machine! Don’t take my word for it. Here’s proof:

How to disassemble your GCW-Zero

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Looking for a step by step on how to disassemble your GCW Zero? (So soon? It’s only been a 2 year wait!). Well fear not, Fosamax has your back, and the tutorial to prove it, which you can find here: http://boards.dingoonity.org/gcw-general/gcw-zero-disassembly-and-d-pad-mod-tutorial/msg110661/#msg110661

How to connect serial something to something on your GCW Zero for something console, um …

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It’s got alligator cables and raw PCBs! What else can any self respecting geek want? Well, you can read all about it here: http://wiki.surkow.com/Serial_Console It allows you to connect the GCW Zero to your computer and output the early boot messages to an external display, and also gives you control of the device through a terminal at the end of the booting processing. Anyhow, it’s good to know you can do this. Yessiree.

NVidia confirms Shield 2 is a tablet! I knew Shield 1. Shield 1 was a friend of mine.

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It is rare that 80’s presidential politics has much to say about 2014 gaming, but then, black swans appear, like now. After months of speculation, Nvidia has confirmed that its impending Nvidia Shield 2 gaming device is a … tablet ?! Tablet? Yes, let’s call a spade a spade. It’s a well specced beast of a tablet, but the fact is that unlike the Shield 1, which was a daring, hideously ugly but damned functionally excellent piece of gaming kit for the handheld android (retro)gamer, the Shield 2 looks to be JAFT – just another frickin’ tablet, with an optional controller. Optional . Look, here it is; so optional, it’s floating in space. Which is, of course, the subliminal message of this image: to gamers, the Shield 2’s optional controller is as optional as air in space.  When the Shield 1 was released, the general consensus of reviewers was that it was a bold move to dominate a niche market, but that more time was needed to see if this would pay off for Nvidia. Time appears to

New JXD S7800B review on Ausdroid.net

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Click to enjoy: http://ausdroid.net/2014/07/11/retro-gaming-with-the-jxd-s7800b-android-powered-console/

Version 2: S7800B 1.6GHz - (Tweaked+vSync Fix+60Hz+Apex Launcher) ROMs

Version 2: S7800B 1.6GHz - (Tweaked+vSync Fix+60Hz+Apex Launcher) ROMs Current Version: webclaw-tw116-9.img: This is a collection of ROM's for all JXD S7800B devices (3188 & 3188-T SoC's). These ROM's include a working vSync fix (resolves frame dropping issues) in games and when playing back video / movies. Battery life is also significantly increased! Includes all previous stock JXD fixes, my previous "WebClaw ROM v1.0.2" fixes as well as SD Card Swap w/better Google Play Store compatibility. I've tried to include fixes, patches, and features based on everyone's feedback ("some people like this, some people like that") - hence the ROM collection. On another note, the new Kernels (dubbed by JXD as version 1.1.5 and / or KitKat versions) are [currently] terrible. I won't be creating a new / updated 1.X ROM as I think we've all beaten the 1.X versions to death . Hopefully

SQRXZ 4 and Xump by RETROGURU for OpenDingux

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The fourth part of the (now) quadrology Jump’n Think series Sqrxz brings you onto an cold icy island. Shiny marbles, evil penguins and ghosts, underwater creatures and many more to expect. Original Sqrxz made by Marcus Vesterlund and John Holmvall. Game made by the boys and girls from Retroguru . Dingoo A320 OpenDingux port by Sergei Kolesnikov (Exl) More Information & Download here: http://www.sqrxz.de/sqrxz-4/ Souce: http://boards.dingoonity.org/dingux-releases/sqrxz-4-v1-00-by-retroguru/ Xump - The Final Run is a simple multi-platform puzzler by Retroguru. Initially released by Psilocybin Development in 2005 the game has been improved in almost every aspect you can imagine. New graphics, new levels, new music, new options, new everything... Help Holger to clean up deserted space fields. As this is a very dangerous task for a human being a headbot named Xump will be the one who has to suffer. Your main task is to clean all dissolveable tiles on several

Dingoo A330 reviewed in Blackpool Gazette

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Things are slow in Blackpool on a Tuesday.  Which explains this: http://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/what-s-on/gaming-review-dingoo-a330-1-6649552 I’ve never been to Blackpool, but know it well enough from The Beano. I gather it’s famous for pebbly beaches, donkeys, seaside amusements and presumably therefore, penny arcades, which makes the A330 a natural fit for the local rag.

Dingoo A-380 Custom Firmware updated to V2.11.08 "RetroDD"

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Source: http://boards.dingoonity.org/dingoo-technology-a380/firmware-v2-0016-with-neo-geo-zip-support/ Re: Dingoo A-380 Custom Firmware V2.11.08 "RetroDD" Dingoo A-380 render by Santo The Dingoo A-380 CFW Version 2.11.08 is available for download. New in CFW V2.11.08: Moved swap to External MicroSD card to improve read/write speed. Added SDL VICE 2.4.6 with sound fix for the Dingoo A-380. Added new UAE4All build with sound fix for the Dingoo A-380. The swap file is moved to the External MicroSD card in this version to improve the read/write times with the FinalBurn Alpha emulator. There's also an updated SDL VICE build with sound fix and a new UAE4All build with sound fix for the Dingoo A-380. Lot's of Commodore love with this release.  Thanks a lot to retrodd for his help with testing the new CFW and updated emulators. Grab Dingoo

SDL-VICE updated to 2.4.6 for Dingoo A-380/A-320e/A320(OpenDingux)–Thanks Aliengrey!

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SDL-VICE 2.4.6 for Dingoo A-380/A-320e/A320(OpenDingux) Here's an updated SDL-VICE version for the Dingoo A-380, A-320e and A320 (OpenDingux). Quote What is VICE? VICE is a program that runs on a Unix, MS-DOS, Win32, OS/2, Acorn RISC OS, BeOS, QNX 4.x, QNX 6.x, Amiga, GP2X, Dingoo, Syllable, SkyOS or Mac OS X machine and executes programs intended for the old 8-bit computers. The current version emulates the C64, the C64DTV, the C128, the VIC20, almost all PET models, the PLUS4 and the CBM-II (aka C610) http://www.viceteam.org/#vice Download: http://dl.openhandhelds.org/cgi-bin/dingoo.cgi?0,0,0,0,72,722 Source code: http://sourceforge.net/projects/vice-emu/files/development-releases/vice-2.4.6.tar.gz/download Note: Compiled with the OpenDingux toolchain. Remember to change the resolution from 320 pixels to 400 pixels on a Dingoo A-380 (with factory kernel) and a D

JXD S7800B - Maetel´s Custom ROM Supercharged Pombagira V1 Based on 1.5 04/21/2014

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Another custom rom – the JXD S7800B is rolling in it these days; yay yay yay!: Maetel´s S7800B Custom ROM Supercharged Pombagira V1 04/21/2014 Based on : JXD Firmware 4.2.2 V1.5 0313 03/13/2014 Download Maetel´s S7800B Custom ROM Supercharged Pombagira V1 : https://www.mediafire.com/?i34ntqst2n1xghc 227MB Only ! List of changes : Stock AOSP Launcher 1560Mhz Kernel Right Thumbstick Range 1/-1 Removed unnecessary apps to made a "AOSP clean ROM" Play Store Compatibility Android Stock boot animation Fast Boot No more Status bar (Hold home to "recent apps" and "Volume - + Power" to take screenshot) Resolution Fix (Wild Blood and many others) Rooted New Mali 400 Drivers Supercharged New Wifi Drivers De

Maetel releases Exucaveira JXDS7800B Custom ROM

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This is a Custom ROM for JXD S7800B based on JXD´s Stock ROM 4.2.2 V1.1.4 1.6Ghz with Root , Supercharged and Tweaked . Tested on 3188T and 3188 Devices. 20.000+ on Antutu ! Download V2 of Supercharged Custom ROM (17/04/2014) codename Exucaveira : http://www.mediafire.com/download/p5ish7x3scejvov/S7800B_Exucaveira_ROM_V2_by_Maetel.7z Pictures : V2 List of modifications : Added/Modified : Stock AOSP 4.2 Launcher (No 3rd party or JXD but the real Android Stock launcher) Status Bar has been hidden by default (Visual area upgrade and all actions have Physical buttons, if you want open the bar hold power button and choose "Display Status Bar". To take a screenshot hold Volume Down + Power) 160 LCD Density 60Hz Fix (Thank´s to vektor from Openhandhelds) vSync fix (Thank´s to Phjanderson http://www.freak

New A380 Custom Firmware and a Chips Challenge Bonus!

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Hats off to Alien Grey for continuing to support the device that’ll never die, the A380! Alien has released a new CFW … and to keep you playing, a new version of Tile World AKA Chip’s Challenge, for your Dingooing pleasure! Way to go! The new Dingoo A-380 CFW V2.11.04 "Exmortis II" is available for download: HERE : http://dl.openhandhelds.org/cgi-bin/dingoo.cgi?0,0,0,0,42,721 What's new: 1. The kernel has been replaced with an updated factory kernel. The kernel has been updated by d_smagin for better compatibility. A second kernel is no longer needed except maybe for charging the battery. It's still possible to boot the factory kernel with the VMLinux files to charge the battery if necessary. 2. There's a new dmenu item added to enable and disable the swapfile. The first time you change the Swap in dmenu to On it's going to make the 128MB swapfile. This takes some time so w

Heroes of Might and Magic for Android devices!

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Dreams comes true... Working Heroes III (and more PC classic on the way)! Hello all, There are great news for all adorers of Heroes of Might & Magic III and timeless PC games of 90's. Moscow-based software company Eltechs (previously known for their Android ports of Doom & Heretic) released a fully working port of HoMM3 onto Google Play ten days ago. Unlike VCMI and other previous methods of running this game on ARM devices under Android, this app (called Heroes 3 Runner) works surprisingly good! Yes, it's not perfect at all, there are some sound hiccups, occasional crashes and noticeable slowdown in scrolling/drawing, but it's more than playable - and everything works well (except of LAN/modem/Internet multiplayer, but hotseat is working, of course!). And Eltechs is keep updating this app (current version: 1.0.2).   Heroes 3 Runner (like similar Doom and Heretic ports

DeenOX’s JXD S5800 phablet tablet review

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Aching for a phone that will also work as a handheld game device? Check out DeenOX’s take on the latest JXD phone/phablet/tablet (It’s always worth reading his fab reviews! Check out his blog for more ). Like Mr Sheen, is there anything this phone cannot clean?: [REVIEW] Phablet/Console JXDS5800 (Quad-Core, 5") [REVIEW] JXDS5800 (Quad-Core, 5") Note : In first place, apologize my rude english. I do my best for writing directly in english, avoiding automatic translators, but is possible i do some mistakes. I will be glad receiving any improvement or fix, if you consider necessary, but in general speaking i think the main content of the article is understandable (most of this article is technical information). Hope you don´t get problems on reading it. NOTE This is a summarize version of the original article located on my blog . Acknowledgments To GeekBuyiung for send me a sample of JXDS580