iPhone Game Review: Virtual City

asd The game SimCity came out in 1989, but its presence is still felt in every corner of the gaming industry. From new incarnations on consoles and PDAs and phones to new versions for PC and other platforms to influenced games for a variety of platforms, it is clear that Will Wright had SOMETHING right! The iPhone and iPad have been home to a number of games in this style, and I have just found my new favorite – Virtual City from G5 Entertainment! The Hype: Build a city of your dream – a residential paradise or an industrial center. Build dwelling houses and industrial buildings. Produce goods and deliver them to the shopping malls. Setup mass-transit system to take your citizens to places like parks, cinemas and stadiums.

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Apple TV review (2010): 5 Things We Like

We know you’ve been waiting for our Apple TV review , and we’ve been playing with Apple’s second try at a home theater set top box for about ten days now, and figured it was time to report back with our thoughts. The thing is, it really is a lot of the same in terms of usability and interface. There aren’t many changes (yet!) to that side of things, despite things being very different under the hood. The new Apple TV is a lot smaller, and runs iOS 4 , and is priced at just $99. It’s centered around a focus on renting movies and TV shows rather than purchasing them.

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Palm Pre 2 Appears on French Carrier’s Website With 1GHz Processor, 512MB RAM – Could This Be HP’s Next webOS Smartphone?

Palm has been around for quite some time developing a whole slew of different portable devices.

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Palm Pre 2 Appears on French Carrier’s Website With 1GHz Processor, 512MB RAM – Could This Be HP’s Next webOS Smartphone?


Video: U2 concert recorded with the Nokia N8

A while back we saw the N8 record in crystal clarity a Rihanna concert. Here’s the N8 again in a U2 concernt in Rome. Again, one of the overlooked features of video cameras is audio – and Nokia N8 has the best in ANY mobile phone right now and in several dedicated camera/compact video cam solutions. Further more, it’s one of the rare breeds that actually record in TRUE stereo

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Video: U2 concert recorded with the Nokia N8


Windows Phone 7 Dell Venue Pro Hands-on Video

So the single offering from Dell at the Microsoft Windows Phone 7 is of course the Dell Venue Pro smartphone, and we now have a hands-on video with the Dell Venue Pro for your viewing pleasure below. The Dell Venue Pro WP7 handset hands-on video comes our way courtesy of the guys over at Daily Mobile and by way of Techcrunch and delivers just over a minute and a half of up close and personal with the new Dell Venue Pro handset.

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Windows Phone 7 Dell Venue Pro Hands-on Video


Root Most Android Smartphones Including Froyo by SuperOneClick: Video

Apparently there a new super-root method that’s hit the net called SuperOneClick that can just about root any Android device out there in smartphone space, including those running Android 2.2 Froyo . According to an article over on Gizmodo by Brian Barrett and by way of the guys over at XDA-developers , there still isn’t a complete list of Android devices SuperOneClick can root but apparently to start off it will root the Samsung Captivate , Motorola Droid and Nexus One. Apparently SuperOneClick also enables the user to side load applications onto handsets such as the HTC Aria and as you probably know AT&T placed a restriction on doing that, but not with SuperOneClick. Word is though SuperOneClick is currently only for Windows, but should be pushed over to Linux and Mac in the not too distant future. However caution is required when opting to use SuperOneClick to root your Android smartphone as it doesn’t carry an unroot button as yet.

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Windows Phone 7 Smartphone Will You Purchase One?

Well folks today Microsoft held its big Windows Phone 7 event and showed off quite a few devices that will sport Microsoft’s latest operating system with WP7 devices coming from Samsung, LG, HTC, Dell and even Asus. The obvious big guns in the Windows Phone 7 family is of course HTC with no less than five Windows Phone 7 packing handsets namely the HTC 7 Mozart, HTC HD 7, HTC 7 Surround, HTC 7 Pro , and HTC 7 Trophy, followed by LG with three, the LG Optimus 7, LG Quantum/Optimus Q7, and the LG GW910. Samsung has pushed out the Samsung Focus and Samsung Omnia 7 while Dell has offered up the Dell Venue Pro, and one from Asus, although not too sure about what Asus has called their offering. Still, with so many Windows Phone 7 smartphone about the hit the mobile space it might be difficult to choose out of them all

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ASUS Eee PC 1015PN makes Amazon debut, brings along Ion 2 and Atom N550

It ain’t “on sale,” per se, but it’s there. And being there means a lot. ASUS’ Eee PC 1015PN — special due to its reliance on both a dual-core 1.5GHz Atom N550 and NVIDIA’s next generation Ion 2 GPU solution — is finally, almost ready to make its shipping debut in America

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Gear Games News: Lord of the Rings Online Doubles User Base, Revenue With ‘Free to Play’ Model

I have written about Lord of the Rings Online when it was announced that it would be free-to-play, when it actually launched , and included it in a review round-up as well. It is an excellent MMORPG … and apparently it has done extremely well in the transition from subscription to free-to-play. Turbine, the developer, noted at GDC Online that the game has doubled both the subscriber base and revenue since the game became free to play. The game’s Executive Producer, Kate Paiz, noted that the revenue had doubled in spite of removing the subscription fee. But there is even more good news for Turbine: 20% of LotRO’s former players have returned to the game since the switchover, and that the game has seen a 300% increase in peak concurrency, with three times the number of players online simultaneously, and a 400% increase in active players total

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Windows Phone 7 Tag – Alle Informationen zum neuen Betriebssystem

Mit Windows Phone 7 will Microsoft einen Neustart wagen und endlich den Sprung in das  neue Smartphone-Zeitalter schaffen! Der Marktanteil von Windows Mobile Geräten liegt gerade mal noch bei 4,7 Prozent . Das neue Konzept ist recht einfach und auch nicht neu. Ein Betriebssystem welches einfach zu bedienen ist, viele Funktionen hat und (ganz Wichtig!) Spaß macht. Die Oberfläche lässt sich jetzt wie bei Apple und Google ganz simpel mit dem Finger bedienen . Windows Phone 7 hat die wichtigsten Produkte von Microsoft integriert .

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Flip Video UltraHD (3rd gen)

Another minor refresh from Flip Video, the new UltraHD is a small, simple camcorder with only a handful of new features to differentiate it from the last model in the range. There are a couple of glaring omissions — no 1080p or photo modes, for example — but it’s still a great choice.

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Flip Video UltraHD (3rd gen)


Review: Xobni For BlackBerry

Off the glowing recommendation of RIMarkable Robb, I decided to install the evaluation version of Xobni . If you look at just about any top 10 BlackBerry application list , Xobni, in many cases, ranks close to the top. I am, actually, kind of shocked by this considering that, although, I see some value in Xobni, there are glaring areas where the app fails miserably. I know that Xobni is one of those applications where the value is a bit more subtle and you need to use it a few times before you really realize it’s power, however, that being said, there are areas, in my opinion, where Xobni simply doesn’t work and is unreliable. Where Xobni Disappointed Adding Incorrect Numbers to Contacts Xobni collects contact information from a variety sources and publishes it to your Xobni contact list

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HTC HD7 und HTC Mozart – alle Details und Features

Nachdem ich euch soeben das neue LG OPTIMUS 7 mit Windows Phone 7 vorgestellt habe, ist es nun an der Zeit einen Blick auf zwei neue Modell von HTC zu werfen: das HTC HD7 und das HTC Mozart . Das HTC Mozart besitzt ein Gehäuse aus massivem Aluminium und wirkt nicht nur elegant sondern auch wirklich hochwertig

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Jan van der Meer’s Nokia N8 Macro and accessory tips!

Jan van der Meer is the ultimate camera buff and in these series of videos, he’s been using (what any self respecting camera buff should own :p) a Nokia N8. He’s got some great tips for us such as the new Joby Gorillapod (Every human with a camera/camphone NEEDS a gorillapod) with an arm for smooth swivelling/tilting. In this video, Jan uses a macro lens on the N8. The results are great. Now we’ve seen from topolino70 how even simpler than this (with a magnifying glass) you can achieve some absolutely breathtaking close up videos with the N8.

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Add numbers from your call log to existing address book contacts with Add Contact

Today we feature No. 4,892 in a perpetually ongoing series of applications that should be included natively in the BlackBerry OS. These are normally apps that perform a specific function that might not warrant a big investment, but are simple and convenient enough that they’re worth having around. This one is called Add Contact, and it makes saving numbers from your call log to an existing contact an easy proposition

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Add numbers from your call log to existing address book contacts with Add Contact


Microcosmos: Seeing the Beauty in Little Things

So many things surround us, that it is no surprise that we tend to overlook the tiny things – and I say this both literally and figuratively.  Sometimes, it takes outside influence to make us stop and enjoy these little wonders.  Microcosmos – the new edition – by Brandon Broll, is one of those outside influences that have made me stop and marvel today.

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All New Nokia C7 Has Begun Shipping! (Video!)

According to Nokia Conversations, the Nokia C7 announced under a month a go in Nokia World has begun shipping! Combining stainless steel and glass in a sleek, full touch design, the Nokia C7 features a 3.5 inch AMOLD display and looks absolutely stunning! The estimated retail price of the Nokia C7 is EUR 335 before applicable taxes or subsidies, with pricing and availability varying from region to region, operator to operator Roll on the onslaught of the Symbian^3 devices. Nokia Conversations Filed under: Nokia Tagged: C7 , Nokia , Nokia C7 , Samsung Europa , Symbian^3

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Celebrity Photographer, David LaChapelle to shoot with Nokia N8 in Australia (Subject? Could be you!)

You’d be forgiven in mistaking the name for the comedian, David Chappelle – though world renowned Celebrity Photographer David LaChapelle is also known for his humorous style in such daring and unique pieces for fine art, advertising and fashion shoots. Nokia Australia have teamed up with LaChapelle where you can NOMIN8 yourself and a friend to be photographed

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Celebrity Photographer, David LaChapelle to shoot with Nokia N8 in Australia (Subject? Could be you!)


Celebrate the 70th Anniversary of John Lennon’s Birth With A Live Concert Recording

Today John Lennon would have turned 70, had he not been shot in December of 1980. In November of 1980 he released his last record, Double Fantasy, after 5 years on hiatus from music recording

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Celebrate the 70th Anniversary of John Lennon’s Birth With A Live Concert Recording


720p Video: Very weird unboxing (smashing) of the Nokia N8 – filmed by the Nokia N8

As “UNBOXINGS” go, this is one of the weirdest ones I’ve ever seen. But hey, kudos to N8 for inspiring even crazy people to unbox it on camera and later getting them decent any time/anywhere HD cams to share their craziness world wide. The guy, aptly named Mr Tard Mo has uploaded a couple of vids shot by his new N8 which he’s gone (even more) crazy for

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720p Video: Very weird unboxing (smashing) of the Nokia N8 – filmed by the Nokia N8


Video: Nokia N8 vs Acer Liquid A1 AMOLED vs TFT LCD

Here’s a video by MForumRu showing the Nokia N8′s AMOLED display against the Acer Liquid A1′s TFT LCD. On a side note – those animations on the Acer Android phone are looking really awesome – the reorganizing photo viewer is quite nice than a simple “bang” i’m rotated.

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