TikGames and Creat Studios to bring 3 new titles to PSN

01/01/1970, 01:00 |

Creat Studios really did get busy, and together with TikGames, they're bringing 3 new titles to the PlayStation Network. As previously reported, Magic Ball, Mahjong Tales, and Cuboid will be available for download into your PS3.

Magic Ball, under license with Alawar Entertainment, features a ball, a paddle, and a 3D environment in which you can brick targets. Alawar CEO Alexander Lyskovsky is pleased with its arrival on the platform, "The he 3D graphics are eye-catching and entertaining and the gameplay will have players engaged for many hours." Initial release will have 40 levels, and will be capable of local as well as online gameplay. Over 20 more will come at a later date.

Mahjong Tales would be the first mahjong game on PSN, and it comes with ancient Chinese tales in a storybook adventure. Play Motion Mode to test your reflexes and coordination by matching moving tiles. Inifinity Mode lets you pick from a good stockpile of layouts and tile sets. The game features artistic, hand-illustrated images which takes advantage of the PS3 HD capabilities. Level packs and a level editor are planned for post-launch release.

Cuboid is a 3D puzzle game where you use an marked cube to navigate through crisp environments, revealing hidden treasures as you go. "Cuboid will bend your mind with its addictive puzzles and engage the senses with amazing graphics and soothing music. It will immerse you in a surrealistic puzzle world," said Creat CEO Vladimir Starzhevsky. Like the other two, Cuboid will get premium packs and a level creator later.

Previously on Creat:

Creat studios getting busy, working on new titles for PSN and DS

Vodafone And Orange Fight For The iPhone - InformationWeek

05/06/2007, 14:33 |

Timothy wrote: I saw this post Saturday titled "Vodafone And Orange Fight For The iPhone - InformationWeek"

"While we're still waiting for the June launch of the iPhone on this side of the pond, UK carriers Orange and Vodafone are fighting it out for exclusive ..."

Here is the link

RINGTONE TEST QUESTION: What is your favorite color among these?

01/01/1970, 01:00 |

Take the ringtone personality test, hear your 5 best free ringtones and download them for free.

Wal-Mart confirmed to be selling the iPhone 3G December 28th

11/19/2008, 21:29 |

For weeks now there have been rumors of Wal-Mart eventually carrying Apple?s iPhone 3G. Now it has been confirmed that starting December 28th, select Wal-Mart locations as well as a few Sam?s Club stores will be carrying the AT&T exclusive handset.

The iPhone 3G will be on select Wal-Mart store shelves in 2,500 locations. Sam?s Club will only be getting the iPhone 3G in 69 stores in the US. There is still no word on suspected pricing due to the fact that many would wait till after Christmas to pick up the phone at a cheaper price. AT&T is going to be supporting Wal-Mart as far as activations go. Sam?s Club kiosks that are managed by Radio Shack however will not be getting the iPhone 3G. Here is the execution timeline for the launch of the iPhone 3G.

* 12/2 ? 12/5:� AT&T / Wal-Mart MEM Classroom Training for Store Leads
* 12/3 ? 12/19:� AT&T In-Store Training
* 12/26 ? 12/27:� AT&T In-Store Refresher Training
* 12/28: Nationwide Launch
* 12/28 ? 12/30:� Wal-Mart and AT&T War Room Support

[Via iPhoneBuzz]

Samsung SGH-A777 Phone (AT&T)

01/01/1970, 01:00 |

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Released for AT&T, the Samsung SGH-A777 is a slim, sleek slider that opens to reveal a large, easy-to-press keypad. Inside, it's a serious music player, GPS device, 1.3-megapixel camera all running on AT&T's 3G high-speed data network. With AT&T Mobile Music, the A777 plays and downloads music and ringtones. With the built-in microSD memory slot, users can store all the music they want. Video Share lets consumers share real-time, one-way video while talking on the phone. AT&T Navigator provides GPS-enabled turn-by-turn directions, maps and traffic updates... [Continue reading Samsung SGH-A777 Specs]

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Snes9x GX 007: support for SDHC, Qoob modchip, more

01/01/1970, 01:00 |

Wiibrew developers michniewski and Tantric have released the latest version of Snes9X GX, the SNES emu for the Wii.

It's quite an impressive update. The emu now has SDHC support, SWC and SFC file support, and even Qoob modchip support. Here's the full list of changes:

added: SDHC support
added: SD/USB hot-swapping
added: zoom saving
added: IPS/UPS/PPF patch support
added: Qoob modchip support (thanks emukidid!)
added: Added console/remote power button support (Wii only)
added: Added reset button support - resets game (Wii only)
changed: Settings file is now named settings.xml and is stored in the same folder as the DOL - eg: apps/vbagx/settings.xml (Wii only)
fixed: swc, sfc file support
fixed: inverted sound channels
fixed: some game crashes
fixed: snapshot saving for games with SPC7110, BS, DSP, or CX4
fixed: justifier support
fixed: superscope turbo button
fixed: widescreen support
fixed: ActRaiser 2 issues
fixed: Invalid memory accesses in C4 and OBC1. MMX3 Toxic Seahorse stage now can be emulated with HDMA. (zones)
fixed: Updated snapshot to prevent desync. Added some variables related to APU and HDMA. (gocha)
fixed: zoom issues (thanks eke-eke!)
fixed: original modes (thanks eke-eke!)
fixed: vertical scaling for filtered/unfiltered modes (thanks eke-eke!)

Download: Snes9X GX 007

Previous Version:

Snes9x GX 006: 480p GC, 7z support, faster SD/USB, lots more

Forget the bailout, start over: the New American Bank Initiative

01/01/1970, 01:00 |

Wood density holds key to Stradivarius sweet sound

07/02/2008, 12:26 |

LONDON (Reuters) - Researchers using a medical scanner have worked out why a Stradivarius violin sounds so good -- it is because of the remarkably even density of the wood.

Top 25 Podcasts in Zune Marketplace software

10/05/2008, 23:51 |

Everyone has switched into fall mode and that has translated into a huge jump in podcast interest in the Zune Podcast Marketplace software. This is an annual rite of passage, that summer is the time when podcast usage dips and then it comes stampeding back in the Fall and Winter. Well, this year is no exception and we have seen a 30% or more jump in new podcast subscriptions from August to September. This heightened activity around podcasts involves Zune users discovering great new podcasts in the areas of comedy, politics, money, news, tech and comedy. Current zune podcast users are also doing some significant house cleaning of podcast feeds that are just not of interest anymore. This means that Zune has seen huge increase in activity around podcast transactions over the past few weeks on the Zune Podcast platform.

Here is the Top 25 most subscribed to podcasts in the past week (Sept 21-28, 2008):

The below deep-links go to the Zune Podcast Marketplace - media player software. You can download the desktop player here to get these FREE podcast episodes from the below podcasts.

1. FOXCAST: Family Guy (audio)
2. Best of YouTube (video)
3. HBO?s Stand Up Comedy (video)
4. Zune Insider (video & audio)
5. Strong Bad Emails (video)
6. Xbox 360 Only Game Trailers (video)
7. Discovery Channel (video)
8. Discovery Dirty Jobs (video)
9. Dane Cook Podcast (audio)
10. GameTrailers.com ? Xbox 360 (video)
11. Happy Tree Friends (video)
12. NBC Nightly News (video)
13. Onion News Network (video)
14. G4 Attack of the Show (video)
15. Dilbert Animated Cartoons (video)
16. Comedy Central: Standup (video)
17. Real Time with Bill Maher (audio)
18. Lewis Black?s Root of All Evil (video)
19. G4 TV X-Play?s Gaming Update (video)
20. 60 Minutes Podcast ? Full Episode (audio)
21. Xbox Live?s Major Nelson Radio (audio)
22. G4 TV Around the Net (video)
23. HBO?s The Life & Times of Tim (video)
24. CNBC?s Mad Money w/Jim Cramer (video)
25. G4 TV Street Fury Video Podcast (video)

If you are a podcaster with a podcast in the Zune Marketplace Directory then you can also create what we call a Zune Deep-Link that you can use to link to your podcast page in the Zune Marketplace - Media Player software.

To get your link then go to this page: http://social.zune.net/links/ZuneLinks.aspx and do a search for your podcast to find the deep-link for use on your website. We will give you the complete code to place this link into your HTML code on your blog or webpage.

Limited edition Bionnic Commando items available with preorder

01/01/1970, 01:00 |

If you're into Bionic Commando (PC, Xbox 360, PS3), then you're probably into retro stuff. After all, we haven't seen this title since the NES days (not counting Rearmed, which is retro-esque in itself). If you are into the retro, then there are some freebies being offered at GameStop that may interest you: Patches! (joy)

The patches will be available if you preorder the game. Mind you, supplies are limited.

If you don't need no stinkin' patches (they don't actually stink. I just couldn't resist saying that line). Then maybe a rare Bionic Commando lunch box? Now THAT's retro for you.

The lunchboxes are part of an extremely limited run at GameCrazy so if you've got plans to get one, I suggest you do so as soon as you're done reading. Hey, maybe they'll fetch a good price on e-bay?

Just a reminder, Bionic Commando will be released on the Playstation 3 on February 3, 2009.

Nomis Solutions will introduce pricing optimization to improve loan portfolio management at the 2008 Financial Services Technology Forum

10/17/2008, 03:23 |

October 17, 2008 - Toronto, Canada ? Christopher May, Senior Product Manager at Nomis Solutions will present innovative pricing strategies based on his experiences and banking case studies at the 2008 Financial Services Technology Forum scheduled on October 28 & 29, 2008 at the Design Exchange in Toronto, Canada.

Nokia N-series: For a complete mobile multimedia experience.

02/03/2007, 11:47 |

True to its reputation as a leader in mobile telephony, the manufacturer from Finland Nokia has always endeavoured to quench the thirst of the most demanding consumers. Converging technology with digital entertainment to give you unparalleled mobility, Nokia with its iconic lineage of N-series multimedia devices enriches communicating on mobile. Music, imaging, browsing and the latest T.V viewing, you have it all on this exclusive series of mobile phone. Each bettering the other, the mobile phones be it Nokia N73 or Nokia N93 has always charmed mobile users with their form and functionalities. In this article we will discuss three popular members of Nokia N-series.

Nokia N73: Candy bar design gives this handset simple yet contemporary looks. Powerful camera with Carl Zeiss optics helps you freeze special moments in life. Advanced music capabilities in its latest music edition is music to ears. Technically sound with Quadband, EDGE, GPRS and Bluetooth, Nokia N73 is not only an entertainer but also has business utility tools enabling you to work while you are on move.

Nokia N93: A digital camrecorder, a multimedia computer and a mobile phone...all have been rolled into one-the Nokia N93. Stereo sound to make your music more reverberating. But the best part is its superb imaging capabilities. 3.2-megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss optics, digital zoom to give you quality snaps and DVD like videos. Internet, multimedia, FM radio and a large vibrant screen to simply keep you indulged.

Nokia N95: The best in imaging is with Nokia N95 . 5-megapixel camera with Vario-Tessar lens to unleash your creative side. Shoot quality snapshots and share them with people who matter most. With GPS you are never lost in the world. Groovy music on music player and FM radio to was away the stress. Expandable memory and exceptional connectivity to fully complement the other features of this handset.

N-series mobile phones have the power to captivate any mobile user. Its your turn now.
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Ex-planet gets namesakes

06/11/2008, 19:27 |

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Doctors extract cancer cells from blood sample

07/02/2008, 23:32 |

BOSTON (Reuters) - An experimental process that snags lung cancer cells from a blood sample could give doctors real-time feedback on the most effective therapy, researchers reported on Wednesday.

QuickJump QuickPeek branches out: introducing the Weekend Warriors

01/01/1970, 01:00 |

Hurrah! Weekends are made up of all the most awesome stuff. It's one of life's most satisfying things after all - perhaps second only to getting to scratch an annoying itch.

For one, most of us who get the weekend off (either from school or work - or both?) finally get to park our merry butts in front of the TV and play video games with impunity. Aside from that, we get to catch up on pretty much everything we missed out on during the week. Which is what we've been doing for the past 52 weeks, in case you were really living under a rock the size of Mars.

In QuickJump QuickPeek's second year, we decided to branch out... and dig deeper still. Because quite frankly, at the rate that each previous QuickPeek was going, it wasn't getting any quicker of a peek, if you get our drift. So with that, we'll be splitting it up and allow each of our blogs to go in-depth with the week's news!

Thus, we bring in the Weekend Warriors!

The QuickJump QuickPeek v2.0 changelog:

Yeap! From now on, each blog will be getting its own individual QuickPeek, each tagged under a Weekend Warrior label. This allows the individual teams to report on more news and add a little bit of editorial introspective into the week's news.

Yes, you heard us. This time around, QuickPeek - or should we now say Weekend Warrior? - won't just be recapping news. We'll be throwing in some incentive for you readers too. Little "behind-the-scenes" snippets that don't quite make it to the regular updates you find on the site.

So, who are the Weekend Warriors?

We'll have Weekend Warriors for all of our blogs in QJ.NET. That includes all gaming blogs - PSP, PS3, Xbox 360, Wii, DS, PC, MMORPG, and WoW - plus those concerning Science and Technology - Science, Apple, Gadgets, and Mobile.

Check 'em out - lined up looking all pretty like that! Shiny banners for our new columns!

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Wait - does this mean there won't be any QuickPeek anymore?

Yes and no. QuickPeek will still be around, sure! But of course, the meat of QuickPeek is in its Weekend Warrior children. Every week, once all the individual Warriors have been published, we can finally throw in the proud parent: a QuickPeek article acting as a hub.

Think of it this way. The Weekend Warriors are the branches, while the QuickPeek is the trunk. The QuickPeek will be linking to all the separate Warriors just so you guys have a central article to use as reference for jumping from one article to another.

We hope you guys have fun with the new system. If you have any comments or suggestions, you know what to do. The first set of Warriors are going up in just a couple, so stick around, why don'cha?

Samsung BlackJack Smartphone

01/01/1970, 01:00 |

IHit me! No, I'm not sitting on an ace-five hand with two Gs in the pot. I'm delirious with glee about my stuffed-to-the-gills BlackJack from Samsung. How could you not love bathing in all the geekified accessories in this package? There's a 1.3-megapixel digicam, Bluetooth, full QWERTY keyboard, instant messenger, Windows Media Player, microSD card slot, high-speed 3G connectivity, and side thumbwheel for easy navigation. Phew! After you sit down, have a glass of water, and get your bearings, you'll notice a few shortcomings: no touchscreen, no Palm OS, a clunky interface, and supershort battery life. Daily charging? Who has time for that? Still, it's a slick next-gen smartphone with more features than you'll probably need, and at least it's not called the BLKJCK. -- Erik Malinowski
[RATING: 8/10] [RETAIL: $300 (with two-year Cingular contract)] [ samsungblackjack.com ]

Wii Homebrew - Visual Boy Advance GX 1.0.5: with SDHC and Wii button supports

01/01/1970, 01:00 |

The Game Boy and Game Boy Advance emulator for the Wii is back, now at version 1.0.5, thanks to Tantric. In case you're new in the scene, this one is based on VBA-M, and ported to the Wii and GameCube.

The features so far are the following:

Wiimote, Nunchuk, Classic, and Gamecube controller support
SRAM and State saving
IPS/UPS/PPF patch support
Custom controller configurations
SD, USB, DVD, SMB, GC Memory Card, Zip, and 7z support
Compatiblity based on VBA-M r778
MEM2 ROM Storage for fast access
Auto frame skip for those core heavy games
Turbo speed, video zooming, widescreen, and unfiltered video options

As for what's new in version 1.0.5:

SDHC works now
Frameskipping tweaks
Fixed snapshot loading issue
Full widescreen support
Changed scaling
Zooming fixed (thanks eke-eke!)
PAL timing changes - EURGB60 mode forced
Wii - Added console/remote power button support
Wii - Added reset button support (resets game)
Wii - Settings file is now named settings.xml and is stored in the same
folder as the DOL (eg: apps/vbagx/settings.xml)
GameCube - Added DVD motor off option
GameCube - Fixed GBA loading issue

Oh, and just in case you're interested to help, Tantric's given a shout out for those who'd like to assist them with coding, writing documentation, translations or whatnot. Just contact him via the TehSkeen Forums linked below. Good luck!

Download: Visual Boy Advance GX 1.0.5

Previous Visual Boy Advance GX Release:

Visual Bou Advance GX 1.0.4: GameCube support, audio/ video improvements

Apple iphone: The 'i' Phone Revolution

09/25/2007, 06:38 |

Transform the way you look at new-age mobile phones. Apple launches its brand-new iphone, an all-in-one device. Make phone calls, play your music or browse the net. Apple iphone is the new face of revolutionary mobile phones integrating technology with entertainment.

Apple iPhone is a high definition widescreen iPod with a large 3.5 inch colour screen ideal for watching TV shows and movies. With its touchscreen control keys, search for your songs, album or playlist is just a click away. Browse through your music library by album artwork using Cover Flow. You can also access latest YouTube videos directly from your iphone. Quad band technology offers you fast-paced connectivity. Transfer your music wirelessly to other compatible devices using Bluetooth, EDGE, Wi-Fi and USB. With its advanced Safari Web browser, you can download and store as many music videos as you want. The Apple iPhone incorporates 8GB inbuilt storage capacity which is sufficient enough to store your songs and music videos.

Enjoy high quality digital photography with its 2mega pixel camera. Capture your magical moments in amazing video clips. With its touchscreen video controls, you can play, pause, rewind or forward your video files whenever you want. Stay in constant touch with your loved ones through its high-end messaging features. Share your photos and videos with friends by sending them through emails and MMS. You can download and play exciting games directly from your device.

Update yourself with the current happenings across the globe. Iphone's Map applications combined with Google Maps enable you to have an accurate view of maps and satellite images. It also features Widgets which gives you helpful information on stock and worldwide weather reports. You can make quick phone calls along with conference calls thanks to its touchscreen controls. What's more, Apple iphone is equipped with Visual voicemail which easily sorts out important messages.

Get hold of an Apple iphone and enjoy high-end technology.

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The Free Ringtones Personality Test - Question 2

01/01/1970, 01:00 |

Part of the free ringtones personality test, this question asks: Where do you live?

Linux boots in 3 seconds

11/11/2008, 20:52 |

The Japanese Linux company Lineo has announced a pretty cool technology that is supposed to fire up a Linux machine in less than 3 seconds. The system uses a clever compression technology and a fast flash memory to store the hibernated data.

Linux boots in 2.97 seconds [linuxdevices.com]
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Mobile Music A $7.3 Billion Industry By 2011

07/03/2008, 22:46 |

Research firm eMarketer predicts that music sales as a whole will continue to decline, but online and mobile markets will grow rapidly.

Astronaut loses tool bag during spacewalk

11/19/2008, 00:33 |

Things didn't go quite according to plan for astronaut Heide Stefanyshyn-Piper during her spacewalk outside the International Space Station on Tuesday.

Google Life: Search millions of historic photos

11/19/2008, 16:31 |

What is Google Life? Here is a little information about Google Life, Google has just launched an improved version of its Image Search where you will get availability of never-before-seen images or pictures or photos called LIFE an ?Image Archive of Historic photos?.

It is called ?Google LIFE - Search millions of historic photos?, you can now find pictures dating right back to the 1750s to present day. Many of you are always looking for historic pictures and could never really find them with ease, even within Google Image Search; well now you can with Google Life.
What we like is the fact that most were never published and are now available for the first time through the joint work of LIFE and Google. Here is a search tip for you to get you started - Search tip Add “source:life” to any Google image search and search only the LIFE photo archive. For example: computer source:life

Check out Google Life Now.

Video: Drop those peripherals: Kid plays Guitar Hero: World Tour... on his bike

01/01/1970, 01:00 |

This one is just pure awesomeness. Never mind those high-priced Guitar Hero peripherals. This guy played it with his bike.

That's right, we found this video up on YouTube, posted by madflux, and in it, he rides a bike to the music of Activision's Guitar Hero: World Tour's (Xbox 360, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, Wii) Prisoner of Society by The Living End set on the Difficulty mode of Hard.

Easy? Not. See, madflux and his friends recreated the whole song level, complete with notes and riffs a-flare, throughout their neighborhood. Probably inspired by Dorothy's "follow the yellow brick road" mantra, these guys put stickers on the road to replicate the notes in-game.
He also put in LED lights on the handlebar of his bike that light up along with the notes as well. Methinks this is to help him pace his ride.

It obviously took a whole lot of work to make it work, but we're glad it did. Although some would say that this is just a fake viral ad for Guitar Hero, we'd still say it was darned cool. If that's not the case, and these bunch of guys really just had a whole lot of free time in their hands, then even more props to them!

Here, have a look at it and see for yourselves (and keep a look out for that guy in the KISS costume sometime around the 3:35 mark. Coolness!) .

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August 28, 2008 Roundup

01/01/1970, 01:00 |

BlackBerry Storm 9530

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Researchers boast of progress with printed electronics

07/05/2008, 12:02 |

Filed under: Misc. Gadgets

There's certainly no shortage of researchers working on printable electronics these days, but a group from the EU-funded CONTACT project is now boasting of a "major step" towards being able to print electronics on everyday materials. At the moment, they seem to be focused primarily on printing organic TFT displays directly onto glass plates, which apparently required the use of some aggressive solvents that "attack" the organic materials between the TFT and liquid crystal layers. Their current Labratester 1 printer (pictured above) apparently still has some problems precisely lining up each layer, however, but they say that'll be fixed with the addition of some optical cameras in the Labratester 2 machine they're now working on. Eventually, they say the system could be used to easily and cheaply print displays directly on watch faces or glasses, or even print other electronics onto paper or other fabrics.

[Via Protein Feed, image courtesy of NSMZ]

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