Microsoft brings out big gaming guns with Halo mobile game

Needing a leg up on the competition, Microsoft announced the upcoming availability of a major game franchise to Windows Phone 8 (and Windows 8). There will be coming this July a new Halo game called Halo: Spartan Assault said to fit right between Halo 3 and Halo 4 worlds. It drops the first person perspective and adopts a third-person perspective seen in real-time strategy titles such as Halo Wars.

Source: Forbes

Sketch like a master with Tayasui Sketches

Sketching on your iPad just got more realistic with the new app Tayasui Sketches 1.2. With the help of professional illustrators, they were able to create realistic brushes that have its strokes change, in terms of opacity, angle, width, and responsiveness, depending on the speed and angle of the line drawn. The tools can be hidden so you can completely immerse yourself with your masterpiece. If you need to make quick notes or diagrams, this app might be of use to you as well.

You can download Tayasui Sketches for free exclusively through the App Store. 

More on-the-go productivity with PDFpen

Get powerful PDF editing tools on your Apple iPad with the PDFpen app. It lets you sign contracts and other documents without needing to print them out, fix typos easily, and complete other essential PDF editing while you’re on the move. What’s more, you can use iCloud to seamlessly edit your PDFs on your tablet and on your Mac.

For a limited time, you can download the PDFpen for the iPad on the App Store for just $9.99. 

Ford pushes sustainability with recycled materials in its cars

Ford is taking its eco-initiative global with the 2013 Fusion models that come with car seat fabrics made out of recycled materials. The 2008 Escape Hybrid was the first Ford model to features seats made out of recycled yarn and now there are a number of Fusion models sold in North America and Mondeo Ambiente models sold in Asia Pacific that feature this eco-friendly material.

Ford makes use of a total of 41 fabrics from different suppliers with varying patterns, purpose, and level of recycled content across its 15 vehicle programs. There is a complete infographic on the subject that you can access here.