The HTC Rhyme

The HTC Rhyme is something of a delicate matter, as it is HTC's firstphone that is said to have been designed with a female audience in mind. Yet it comes in dull colours and looks quite a lot like every other HTC handset we’ve seen so far.

Saturday, October 9, 2010

Battlefield Bad Company 2 To Be Available For iPhone This November

Bid a fond farewell to the days when “playing Bad Company” on an iPod only meant listening to old white guys singing about how they feel like makin’ love. SoftSailor brings word that Electronic Arts has Unveiled an especially bite-sized take on its biggest war shooter, which it’s stuffed to the brim with 14 missions and online multiplayer. And who doesn’t like shooting little people? Wait, that came out wrong. Battlefield Bad Company 2 will be available for the iPod Touch and iPhone ...

Verizon CDMA iPhone 5G Release Date Is January 2011, Says Report

The Verizon iPhone rumors have reached the next level as the WSJ reports that Apple is working on a special CDMA iPhone only for the Big Red. The WSJ says that it’s not just an iPhone 4 with a CDMA chip, it’s a special Verizon version which features a Qualcomm chipset and there are no indications that it will support LTE. The last part is kinda sad considering the fact that the Verizon CDMA iPhone release date is early 2011, just like the release of the 4G network. Anyway the CDMA iPhone...

Sprint To Carry LG Optimus S, Sanyo Zio And Samsung Transform, Release Dates And Details Unveiled

Finally, after so much waiting, Sprint has announced the LG Optimus S, Sanyo Zio, and Samsung Transform to it’s Android handset ‘parking lot’. Now we can finally tell you some details. Find out that the LG Optimus S is running Android 2.2 featuring a 3.2-inch capacitive touchscreen display, visual voicemail, 3.2 megapixel camera, Sprint ID, Wi-Fi ( with hotspot support ), GPS, 1500 mAh battery, and micro-SD card slot. If you agree to sign a contract you can grab it for just $49.99, beginning...

Palm ‘P102UEU’ A.K.A. The European Pre 2 Asks FCC Permission To Hit U.S. Grounds

.It seems that Palm won’t give up after all, because a statement was just made public where a P102 model is requesting FCC certification. We are surprised as you are, believe me, and it’s clear that we will see the device in the U.S. real soon. The great news is that this P102UEU model has just been approved. Find out that P102 is actually the rumored Pre 2, and UEU means that it is a UMTS 3G handset specially built for the EU. Let me remind you that the P102UNA and P102EWW were spotted in TÜV Rheinland’s database just...

Super Hi-Vision Technology Captures Video 16x Times Better Than 1080p0

The BBC and NHK realized a live trial broadcast of the band The Charlatans from the U.K. to Tokyo with Super Hi-Vision. Yes you’re eyes not fooling you, it’s Super Hi-Vision. This high tech was developed by the broadcaster NHK and is capable of displaying an astonishing 7,680 x 4,320 pixels, offering 16 times the pixels over what is currently considered full HD at 1080p. As it has not been done before, the Super Hi-Vision broadcast was transmitted at 24Gb/s over a high-speed Internet connection Unfortunately,...

Eco Lusial Iconic Stadium May Enhance Qatar’s Chances To Host World Cup In 2022

The beautiful city of Qatar is hoping to host the World Cup in 2022, and they got an ace up they’re sleeves, because they allied with Foster + Partners to build an astonishing energy-efficient world-class football stadium. This project is called the Lusial Iconic Stadium and it will be built to seat over 86,000 spectators. The construction will begin in the capital city of Doha, and it will be adapted for the extreme summer conditions. The canopies surrounding the stadium will generate solar...

Official: Sega’s Captain America: Super Soldier Release Date For Xbox 360, PS3, PSP, DS & Wii Is July 2011

I have a great news for you gamers out there, because SEGA and Marvel have just announced that Captain America: Super Soldier will release in 2011 on DS, PSP, PS3, Wii, and Xbox 360. This announcement comes after a year Marvel launched the game in a financial report alongside one based on Thor. \ Gary Knight, who is the senior VP of marketing at SEGA Europe and SEGA America, said that video game lovers can now become Marvel’s iconic Super Hero Captain America and protect the world. SEGA announced...

Bungie Almost Confirms MMO Project For Next Year

The creative director Joe Staten announced at the Game Developers and Gamasutra that Bungie’s next project could feature a world that was always there for you. The question is Bungie will feature a shooter MMO? The director hinted around about Bungie’s next project and teased what it could be an answer to a question posed. Another important person, Kotaku contributing columnist and Gamasutra news editor Leigh Alexander was in the audience this morning when Joseph Staten said that ‘Writing...

Motorola Droid 2 Global Edition Specs Leaked: 1.2GHz Processor Confirmed

I remember that several months ago Motorola’s CEO Sanjay Jha said that his company will release 1.2GHz smartphones by the end of 2010. This year is almost coming to an end and so far we haven’t seen any 1.2GHz Motorola devices, but this thing will go away soon as the Droid 2 World Edition has made a brief cameo at Moto’s website and guess what? It said it features a 1.2GHz processor! These unlucky teasers have happened before and they’ll certainly happen in the future and we’re lucky to know...

Heart-Shaped MP3 Player Concept: Health Is In Your Hands

As you already know, sport is very important in our life, so jogging and maintaining you is very important. While jogging, the best companion can be your MP3 player, and I am sure there a lot of people out there that share this passion with me. Now I have a great news for you because Heart MP3 player has been specially designed to become your special partner when you’re out and doing sports, exercises, or any physical activities. It will keep you entertained with music and in the same time...

Killzone 3 Multiplayer Beta Goes Live October 25 For PS Plus Subs

Sony has just confirmed this morning that Killzone 3 will have a multiplayer beta very soon, the taster will go live on the 25th of October. The taster will be exclusive for Playstation Plus Subscribers, the developer will select from 10,000 members of the premium service. The beta will feature the “Operations” game mode, alongside party system, exoskeleton vehicles and jet-pack. To be accepted for the taster, you have to download a unique XMB theme from the Playstation Plus...

Garmin-Asus To Release Windows Phone 7 Device In 20110

Garmin-Asus hopes to launch 1 or 2 Android-based handsets on the Taiwan market before the end of 2010. Their main purpose is to accomplish the same success as with the launch of A10 in September. Unfortunately, until the first quarter of 2011, they will not launch smartphones based on Windows Phone 7. By allying with Chunghwa Telecom, sales of A10 devices totaled 3,500 units in September and are expected to top 3,000 units in October. The team will also bring the A10 in Singapore, Malaysia,...

Gears Of War 3 Multiplayer Beta Goes Live In Q1 2011 For Xbox 360

Epic Games has just confirmed this morning that Gears of War 3 will have a multiplayer beta soon enough with dedicated servers, the taster will begin sometime in 2011. The open beta will go live sometime in Q1 of 2011, but no further details were given on it. Rod Fergusson from Epic Games confirmed that they wanted to open a multiplayer beta period just for the feedback. The developer’s normal development period had made it difficult for such a thing to happen, but...

NASA Will Send ARES Ultrafast Robot-Plane To Mars

Until now, the only things that NASA has sent to the surface of Mars, were slow-moving rovers and stationery landers. But the great news is that they have another plan: a robotic plane, that is powered by a rocket, will soar a mile over the Martian landscape at 450 miles per hour, so they can see hundreds of miles of unexplored Mars ground. Unfortunately, the robot will be able to fly just 2 ours, unlike NASA’s Spirit and Opportunity rovers, who were supposed to work for a couple of months,...

Halo Intersceptor Car Concept Can Morph Into A Boat, Helicopter, And A Jet

The Halo Intersceptor is an astonishing project consisting in a 311-mile-per-hour concept car that can transform into a jet, a helicopter, or a boat. This awesome concept comes from U.K. concept designer Philip Pauley and it makes Batman’s car look like an Olds Mobile. So we got a base component, the car cockpit ( the Intersceptor ), which is a four seater ‘USB stick’ that is designed to be greater that any other private vehicle on earth. It can achieve 2.3 seconds from 0 to 60 and has a range...

God Of War: Ghost Of Sparta Origin Trailer Revealed

Sony has uploaded a new trailer for the upcoming sequel, Ghost of Sparta from the God of War series. the video features Kratos which continuously tormented by his endless haunting nightmares. It’s of Kratos’ brother, Deimos, and it provides you with enhanced combat damageand “the ability to receive 4x the amount of Health, Magic and God Orbs”. The trailer also purchasing information: specially marked boxes of the game include an exclusive downloadable voucher for a God...

Dublin’s Convention Center Is The First Carbon-Free Building Of Its Kind

The opening of the Convention Center Dublin has just revealed the first carbon neutral conference center in the world. This immense complex consists of a large performance hall, exhibition hall, multiple meeting rooms and a spectacular atrium overlook the river. The CCD can host up to 8000 people and uses some complicated integrated systems to lower its energy consumption. They even encourage visitors to lower their carbon footprint as well. The interesting fact is that the architects at KRJDA...

AT&T U-Verse Will Support Xbox 360 As A Set Top Box As Of November 7th

Finally! After three years of waiting it appears that you can use your Xbox 360 to watch AT&T U-Verse. This tipster told us that the wait will finally end for those who live with the dream to have another set-top box under their TV. If you look closely at the picture above, you will discover a so-called Wired Release destined for AT&T U-verse customers next Sunday, and the great news is that it will bring the long awaited feature. Unfortunately, you have to wait until November 7th...

Nintendo CEO Points Out The Obvious: The 3DS Battery Will Last Shorter

Nintendo’s CEO has decided to confirm what we already knew once again: the Nintendo 3DS will have a shorter battery life than the company’s Nintendo DS. Whoa! Does Nintendo think we’re stupid or something? Of course the Nintendo 3DS’ battery will won’t last as long as the DS’ battery given the fact that it will have the WiFi connection turned on all the time in order to automatically update itself and to search for other 3DS users thanks to that cool tag mode. And should we mention the processor...

More Medal of Honor Gameplay Videos and Multiplayer Details Get Published As The Release Date Approaches

More Medal of Honor Gameplay Videos and Multiplayer Details Get Published As The Release Date Approaches With a few days left until the game hits the shelves, more and more Medal of Honor gameplay videos are getting released, as well as more details about the controversial multiplayer side of the game. With DICE handling the multiplayer part, it’s probably safe to say that Medal of Honor will be a big hit, both with long time fans of the franchise and veteran Battlefield players. When engaging...

Amazon Application For Android: Android Amazon Tablet Next ?

One small step for man one big leap for human kind. This is the expression for Amazon’s new product. For several time we admired the passion this company is putting into evolving. This time is another application for Android OS handsets. The guys from WSJ claim to have a proof within an Amazon document that explains some of the terms to the developers. If you wait for a release date you will have to wait a little more. The unnamed store is still at a project step and at the moment Amazon...

Sony Ericsson X8 Smartphone 600 MHz Android 1.6 Launches At $300

When you see companies like Apple and Motorola (this are just some examples that came into my mind) evolving and investing time and money into new technologies it’s hard to understand the strategy others are thinking. This time we are talking about Sony Ericsson. Everyone that has a decent smartphone and loves these gadgets will have probably installed on it Android 2.x. Then why would you launch an Android 1.6 base handset? Maybe there are places in third world countries where they didn’t...

Microsoft Investing In Software Layer For Windows 7 Base Tablets

Well you have to love Windows 7 from Microsoft and its developing into the tablet sector. But the producers are having a little trouble adjusting the OS to strictly finger input. The solution so far was simple for Microsoft: let people who develop on the platform create their one interface. For this remember HP with TouchSmart. Things are changing it appears and they intend to create their own layer. It could be based on the Media Center feature. Some declaration apparently sounded like this:...

Rumor: Sprint $399 Samsung Galaxy Tab Launch November 14

If the rumors are right we could see a Samsung Galaxy Tab very soon from Sprint. What does soon mean? Well stories are going that on November 14 the official announcement would be made. Enough with the launch date and let’s focus a little on the prices. The Android 7-inch tablet will be on sale at $599 for those of you who don’t want an agreement with the carrier. If you are Sprint fan and wish for a 2 year agreement you will purchase the device at $399. For now the multi tasking tablet is...

Wednesday, October 6, 2010

AOL To Launch Groupon Competitor

Wow will join the growing list of daily deal, comparison shopping, and coupon sites trying to grab a piece of the discount e-commerce pie. just in time for the holiday shopping season, AOL is expected to soon launch a new deal-of-the-day shopping site.While pursuing the market share of competitor Groupon, the upcoming debut of daily deal shopping site Wow.com may have unleashed the wrath of millions of World of Warcraft gamers around the globe. Gamers who unwittingly visit www.wow.com are redirected to www.wow.joystiq.com.  AOL...

HulloMail Delivers Voicemail To Facebook

With the release of version 3.0 of its Android application, voice-messaging developer HulloMail now allows users to share voicemails and instant voice messages directly on their Facebook wall from within the app. Users' friends then can hear the message in the speaker's voice by clicking on the link in Facebook, HulloMail said. This new feature is configurable, and users can turn it off or on, depending on preference. To share a voice message on Facebook, users connect their HulloMail account with their Facebook accounts. "Next time...

iPhone 5 to Feature Qualcomm Chip, Verizon iPhone Seems More Probable Now

Apple’s iPhone 5, which is likely to be launched next summer, will come equipped with a Qualcomm chip, according to a new report. Meanwhile, more rumors are spreading about the possibility of a Verizon iPhone. Apple has utilized Infineon chipsets in all its iPhone models as well as the current iPad. But a new report from Commercial Times suggests that Apple will be dropping Infineon and using Qualcomm chips for the 5th generation iPhone. It was also reported that Apple’s work with Qualcomm...

Pagani Zonda Tricolore Gets Previewed on Video, Zonda Tricolore Official Images Available

The folks from Pagani Automobili have worked with the creative minds from Runimation Studios to release a stunning preview video of the new Pagani Zonda Tricolore. Pagani Zonda TricoloreBuilt as a tribute to the Italian National Aerobatic Team known as Frecce Tricolori (meaning Tricolour Arrows in Italian), the new Pagani Zonda Tricolore is similar with a Zonda Cinque but has its unique features to get the eyes with. #gallery-1 { margin: auto; } #gallery-1 .gallery-item { float:...

Panasonic Jungle Handheld Gaming Console Revealed

Panasonic has returned to the gaming world with the Jungle, a new handheld gaming console. The company, which made the ill-fated 3DO console in the 1990s, has come up with a device that would try to compete with Nintendo, Sony and possibly Apple. The Jungle console will be focusing on the Panasonic Cloud Entertainment (PCENT), a service that would revolve around online gaming and online video creation and playback. The Jungle, which is a clamshell device, will be coming with a super high-resolution...

Sony PSP2 release date seems set for Christmas 2011: Gaming world continues its wait!

In what is no doubt the most anticipated piece of news that could soon hit the gaming domain is the official statement on the release date of PSP2 and exactly what goodies it will come with when it does indeed hit shelves. So this latest piece of news is indeed huge as sources indicate a 2011 Christmas release for the PSP2 handheld and that seems more believable than ever before. Unless Sony themselves come out and categorically deny the date (which seems unlikely) it would be safe to assume...

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