Empires and Allies Infantry of the World

A special Limited Edition content pack has been released in Empires and Allies - the Infantry of the World.  There are six different Soldiers you can build from six different countries around the wold!

Here are the Soldiers included on the pack:

• Turkish Maroon Beret
• US Navy Seal
• French Foreign Legionnaire
• Italian Alpini
• British Gurkha
• Chinese PLA Soldier
• German KSK Soldier

It's the best time to show a little national pride.  Train your new Soldiers now!

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Red Tide Rises in Empres & Allies...Again!

The Red Tide Rising content pack is back in Empires and Allies!  You guys have one more opportunity to build the Ekranoplan Battleship, Hind Helicopter, and SU-122 Tank—and this time they can be upgraded in the Research Lab!

Start building now!

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CastleVille Limited Edition Fairy Collection Available Now!

Time to take your Kingdom to another level with the release of CastleVille's Fairy Collection.  Make sure to stock up your Kingdom with Emerald Ponys, Fairy Pools, and more before the clock strikes midnight on this incredible collection. head on to your Market and start your Fairy Collection in CastleVille.

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Pioneer Trail Limited Edition Australian Animals

Pioneer Trail have some new animals gracing our presence on the frontier, all the way from Australia! Purchase the first five and receive a koala free!  Remember they are available for a limited time only.

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Pioneer Trail Unwither Plant Statue

The Unwither Plant Statue is now on Pioneer Trail!  With this statue on your homestead, all your crops will be protected from withering!  It will protect Greenhouse Crops too!

Buy your Unwither Plant Statue for 179 Horsheshoes.  Visit the Marketplace now!

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CastleVille Free Gift Links

Just click on the links to get your free items in CastleVille!

  

[credits:  pwnthis]

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Empires and Allies – Materials Hack

Please note that you need 2 Facebook accounts; 1 primary and 1 dummy account to enable this Empires and Allies hack.

Steps:

1. Click on the item below that you want (about 10 to 15 times).
2. Select your dummy account and then select ‘Send Help Request’ (Do the same with the other tabs but don't click the 2nd ‘Send’ yet).
3. Now click all ‘Send Requests’ (after clicking ‘Send Requests’, close the tab to avoid lag).
4. Now open your dummy account and accept all requests.

Good times!

[credits: pwnthis]

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Empires & Allies Shake Your Booty

Soldiers, keep a wary eye—it's time for Shake Yer Booty! The dreaded pirate, Captain Miguel Malismo, has arrived at our shores, and it's up to you to figure out how to deal with him. What are you going to do? He's offering Empire Points if we're willing to work with him...or we can do battle with his forces and claim his pirate ship for your own!

Enemy Spotted Mission
- Collect 10 High Power Spotlights to search for the pirates
- Gather 10 Binoculars to see what the pirates are doing
- Build 4 Watch Towers to keep an eye on the pirates

Bugging the Buccaneers Mission
- Collect 5 Flare Guns to warn your allies about the pirates
- Activate your Defense Tower 1
- Visit allies to collect 10,000 Coins to prepare for the battle

Ransom for the Ruffians Mission
- Collect 10 Black Pearls to pay the ransom
- Collect 75 Prize Tokens to pay the ransom
- Collect 200 {rare} from your ore mines to pay the ransom

Party for the Pirates Mission
- Get 10 Bottles of Wine from allies
- Find 10 Little Black Cocktail Dresses for Scarlett and her girlfriends
- Build 6 decorations for the pirates’ party venue

Shanghai Surprise Mission
- Build 2 Poison Gas I power-ups
- Invade 1 neighbor. Show them what you’ve got!
- Collect 20 {rare2} by tending your neighbors

Booty Call Mission
- Find the 15 missing pieces of the treasure map
- Collect 15 Anchors for your ship
- Recruit 5 new allies to join your clan

Beware the Jolly Roger Mission
- Build 3 Air Strike I power-ups
- Build 10 Gunboats to attack the pirate ship from below
- Build 10 Aircraft Carriers to attack the pirate ship from above

Defensive Maneuvers Mission
- Collect 15 Sand Bags to build a machine gun nest
- Build 4 Control Tower 2s to direct air traffic watching the pirates
- Add 5 new allies to strengthen your military presence

Hungry for Victory Mission
- Harvest 10 Sweet Potatoes for army C Rations
- Speed up 12 of your allies’ crops for navy Meals Ready to Eat
- Harvest 10 of your allies’ crops for your military food stores

Heavy Metal Mission
- Collect 5 Element Z
- Build 2 Experimental Naval units for battle
- Defend your island and take out the pirates

Buccaneer Beatdown Mission
- Collect 10 Energy Drinks
- Activate your Defense Tower 1
- Sink the Scaly Wench pirate ship to the bottom of the sea

Goodluck on these 11 quests!

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Pioneer Trail Illustrious Ewenicorn

The youngun's been askin' to see a unicorn, like they have in the "old country".  Help Frontier Jack with his plan to create some beastly magic and receive yourself an Ewe-nicorn...!

This new timed mission in Pioneer Trail expires on December 10.  You have 7 days to complete once you start the mission.

• Sell 40 Adult Sheep
• Have or Collect 2 Twine
• Request 20 Spindles

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FarmVille Winter Wonderland Chapter I

Please note, these quests are not yet “live” in-game.

Winter Wonderland is coming and so are its quests! Read below for a quick recap of these quests so that you know what objectives you’ll have to complete and what rewards are available.

Part I:  A Winter Wonderland

•     Get 6 Jingle Bells
•     Harvest 45 Gingerbread
•     Harvest 1 Polar Train Station

Part II:  Snowy Trail

•     Get 6 Egg Nogs
•     Harvest 60 Iced Rice
•     Complete 1 Orchard

Part III:  Snow Blanket Bingo

•     Get 6 Arctic Beach Balls
•     Make 2 Ginger Smores
•     Harvest 1 Borealis Tree

Bonus Quest I:  Something Blue

•     Get 6 Snow Shoes
•     Harvest 60 Candied Yams
•     Harvest 1 Holiday Ermine

Bonus Quest II:  Dances with Elves

•     Get 6 Holiday Tunes
•     Make 2 Candied Yam Pies
•     Discover one Small Snow Treasure

Bonus Quest III:  Snow Day

•     Get 6 Perfect Snowflakes
•     Make 2 Candied Apples
•     Harvest 1 Polar Train Station

Good luck with your quests and be sure to share this post with your farmin’ friends!

[Via FarmVille Freak]

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Cars Coming Soon on CityVille

Do you want to see cars on the streets in your city?  It's heading soon in  CityVille.  Zynga has announced in their Official forum that Cars are coming soon in the game.  Since most of the feature in the game is level-locked, here too you have to prepare by reaching Level 27 to let those Cars on yous streets.

Get ready to go for a Joy Ride!

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CityVille "Get to the Chopper!" Goal

A new timed goal has launched in CityVille called "Get to the Chopper!" It's apparently Samantha's birthday, and the local police force is fulfilling her birthday wish by taking her up in helicopter tour of your city. You'll have 120 hours to finish this goal for the Gold Trophy.  Here's what you need to do:

• Ask friends for 20 News Cameras
• Expand to the News Helicopter
• Collect from a Level 3 Television Tower 3 Times

Goodluck!

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Hidden iPhone Tricks: Secret Keyboard and Panoramic Photos

[Techland]When people talk about iPhone secrets, they’re usually referring to little tricks and tips you might not have known about. But a couple new hidden iOS 5 features uncovered this week are much more hardcore, requiring some light hacking to unearth capabilities that Apple decided to bury–specifically, an alternate keyboard that includes spelling suggestions and a panorama mode for the camera.

Neither hack requires jailbreaking, and I’ve tried them both on my iPhone 3GS, running iOS 5. Here’s how to get them on your iPhone:

Get Spelling Suggestions on the iPhone Keyboard 

Fair warning: You’ll probably find this keyboard to be a nuisance. The spelling predictions aren’t very good, and if you don’t select from the suggestions on top, you have to type “confirm” to enter the word, then hit spacebar. But at least your friends will be impressed.

1. Download iBackupBot, but don’t run it yet.
2. Plug in your iPhone, open iTunes, click on the device, and choose “Back up to this computer.” Then click “Sync.”
3. Install and run iBackupBot, and click on the latest backup for your iPhone.
4. Locate “Library/Preferences/com.apple.keyboard.plist” (You may want to click “Path” to sort files alphabetically). Click “Cancel” in the dialog box that appears when you choose the file path.
5. Under the line that reads “”, insert another line that reads “KeyboardAutocorrectionLists” (without quotations), then add another line beneath it that reads “YES.” Close the file and save your progress.
6. Click “File” from the iBackupBot menu, and choose “Restore.” Be patient, and wait for the iPhone to restart after the restore is complete. 

 Take Panoramic Photos from the iPhone’s Camera

Although I got the Panorama function working on my iPhone 3GS, I couldn’t take a single photo without the camera crashing.  You may have better luck on a newer iPhone.

1. Follow steps one through three from above.
2. Locate “Library/Preferences/com.apple.mobileslideshow.plist.”
3. Just after line 36, which reads “,” start a new line that reads “EnableFirebreak, then add another line underneath it that reads “YES,” all without quotations. Close the file and save your progress.
4. Click “File” from the iBackupBot menu, and choose “Restore.”

If you want to undo these changes, just go into iBackupBot and remove the lines of code you added, then restore the phone again. And if you want panoramic photos on your iPhone without the hassle, you can get Photosynth or 360 Panorama from the App Store.

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Facebook Timeline - Tell your Life Story with a New Kind of Profile

Since the beginning of Facebook, your profile has been the place where you tell your story. People use it to share everything from the small stuff, like their thoughts on an article, to the most important events of their lives, like the photos of their wedding or the birth of their child.

The evolution of your profile

Back in the early days of Facebook, your profile was pretty basic – just your name, a photo, where you went to school…stuff you'd cover in the first five minutes you met someone.

Over time, your profile evolved to better reflect how you actually communicate with your friends. Now you can can share photos of what you did last weekend, and updates about how you feel today.

But since the focus is on the most recent things you posted, more important stuff slips off the page. The photos of your graduation get replaced by updates about what you had for breakfast.

Say you're catching up with an old friend – would you rather find out that they had eggs this morning, or hear about their new dream job?

The way your profile works today, 99% of the stories you share vanish. The only way to find the posts that matter is to click "Older Posts" at the bottom of the page. Again. And again.

Imagine if there was an easy way to rediscover the things you shared, and collect all your best moments in a single place.

Introducing timeline – a new kind of profile

With timeline, now you have a home for all the great stories you've already shared. They don't just vanish as you add new stuff.


Timeline is wider than your old profile, and it's a lot more visual.  The first thing you'll notice is the giant photo right at the top. This is your cover, and it's completely up to you which of your photos you put here.

As you scroll down past your cover, you'll see your posts, photos and life events as they happened in time. You choose what's featured on your timeline. You can star your favorites to double their size or hide things altogether.

Filling in the blanks

If important parts of your story aren't included on your timeline, you can go back to when they happened and add them.

Or go to your private activity log. This is where you'll find everything you shared since you joined Facebook. Click on any post to feature it on your timeline so your friends can see it, too.

Add apps to your timeline

Introducing a new kind of social app that lets you show the things you like to do on your timeline – the music you listen to, the recipes you try, the runs you take and more.

These apps also help you discover what your friends are up to. You can even join in if you want: play the song they're listening to, or watch the same TV show.

You can start adding some of these new apps today, but timeline won't be available for a few weeks.

When you get your timeline, you can choose to publish it immediately or take a few days to review what's there and add anything that's missing.

Now, you and your friends will finally be able to tell all the different parts of your story – from the small things you do each day to your biggest moments. What will you create? We can't wait to find out.

[by Samuel Lessin on Facebook Blog]

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CityVille Swiss Museum

Add some history to your city with the new Swiss Museum in CityVille!  Get this community building in your city and increase your city's population allowance.  Please note that you can receive this quest when you reach level 25.  The Swiss Museum will allow 1,000 population.

Once you have reached level 25 you will see the following quest icon and receive the quest to build your Swiss Museum.  Click on the "Place" button to allow you to place then start building your Cider Mill.  Start collecting building materials by sending requests to your friends and posting requests to your feed, as well as by purchasing them with City Cash.  Once you completed all of the parts, you can finish building your Swiss Museum by clicking on the "Finish Building" button.

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Pioneer Trail Pecos Bill's Hungry Horse

Pecos Bill has come to Pioneer Trail and looking for some chow for his horse.  Help him out and get his mountain lion as a reward!  This is a timed mission so you need to accept the quest before December 10 and you have 7 days to complete the mission once you start it.

• Have Or Collect 60 Salsa
• Harvest 90 Corn
• Ask For 15 Jalapenos

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