Today’s Apps

• Ice Galaxy ^[1] [Live wallpaper]
• Shadow Galaxy ^[2] [Live wallpaper]
• Inferno Galaxy ^[3] [Live wallpaper]
• Vortex Galaxy ^[4] [Live wallpaper]

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Apps for June 27, 2012

Ice Galaxy

^[10]Ice Galaxy is a live wallpaper that shows you the “cold part of the universe”. The wallpaper gives you a view of the stars in the universe with an overlaying blue and purple nebula. As part of the “live” in this wallpaper, the stars and nebula move around; when you swipe on your homescreen, the stars and nebula move around quicker.

The settings for Ice Galaxy allow you turn the stars on/off, turn animation motion on/off, and set the movement speed (which corresponds to battery usage or saving).

Ice Galaxy is one of four “Maxelus Galaxy Tetralogy” live wallpapers.

Price: Free

Version discovered: v1.9

Requires: Android 2.1 and up

Download size: 650 KB

Ice Galaxy on Play Store ^[11]

Shadow Galaxy

^[12]Shadow Galaxy is a live wallpaper that shows you the universe “after impact of the galaxies remained lonely planet’s shadow”. The wallpaper gives you a view that includes stars, planets, and a greenish yellowish nebula like thingy-mo-bob. As part of the “live” in this wallpaper, the universe continually moves “towards” you.

The settings for Shadow Galaxy allow you turn the stars on/off, turn animation motion on/off, and set the movement speed (which corresponds to battery usage or saving).

Shadow Galaxy is one of four “Maxelus Galaxy Tetralogy” live wallpapers.

Price: Free

Version discovered: v1.6

Requires: Android 2.1 and up

Download size: 485 KB

Shadow Galaxy on Play Store ^[13]

Inferno Galaxy

^[14]Inferno Galaxy is a live wallpaper that shows you the “burning corner of the universe”. The wallpaper gives you a view that includes stars, meteors, and a redish-orange nebula like thingy-mo-bob. As part of the “live” in this wallpaper, the meteors and nebula move around; when you swipe on your homescreen, the stars and nebula move around quicker.

The settings for Inferno Galaxy allow you turn the meteors on/off, turn animation motion on/off, and set the movement speed (which corresponds to battery usage or saving).

Inferno Galaxy is one of four “Maxelus Galaxy Tetralogy” live wallpapers.

Price: Free

Version discovered: v1.11

Requires: Android 2.1 and up

Download size: 726 KB

Inferno Galaxy on Play Store ^[15]

Vortex Galaxy

^[16]Vortex Galaxy is a live wallpaper that shows you the “unknown part of the universe”. The wallpaper gives you a view that includes stars and a yellow-blue-red-orange-purple nebula like thingy-mo-bob. As part of the “live” in this wallpaper, the universe continually moves “towards” you.

The settings for Vortex Galaxy allow you turn the stars on/off, turn animation motion on/off, and set the movement speed (which corresponds to battery usage or saving).

Vortex Galaxy is one of four “Maxelus Galaxy Tetralogy” live wallpapers.

Price: Free

Version discovered: v1.8

Requires: Android 2.1 and up

Download size: 501 KB

Vortex Galaxy on Play Store ^[17]

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