January 31, 2007
Filed under: Culture, Software
Have you been caught in a bind recently and you just couldn't come up with a quick lie?
Sprint customers may rest easy as there is a new mobile application to do just that. It's called MobileFaker and there gives you the option to create pick-up lines, the ability to simulate an incoming call (think bad blind date), a rejection number, and even a fake
breathalizer test. If anyone downloads what seems to be amusing application, drop us a line and let us know what you think of it.
[Via
The Raw Feed]
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BOLD MOVES: THE FUTURE OF FORD Step behind the curtain at Ford Motor. Experience the documentary first-hand.
Posted by Michael Caputo under Mobile | Comments (0)
January 31, 2007
Filed under: Fan Stuff
Warning: Completely useless news story ahead.Is there anything the PSP can't do?
Ultraneo, passing through the stores of Japan, stumbled upon this unique way of using the PSP. It seems to be hanging on a store shelf, displaying a video of people walking around in sandals. I'll assume that all those diagrams of horrifyingly distorted feet are meant to extol the virtues of foot health: wear these sandals, buy them now!
What will be next? I'm hoping to see a PSP sell panties.
[Thanks,
JIMMY!]
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Posted by Andrew Yoon under Sony PSP | Comments (0)
January 31, 2007
Filed under: News
Daddy Joystiq is reporting that Atari is reviving Godzilla for the PSP (among other systems). Godzilla Unleashed is being created by Pipeworks Software who also worked on the previous Godzilla games, so they know a thing or two about the giant lizard. If you haven't played a Godzilla game before, they're basically what you think they'd be, an all out monster fighting game.
Pipeworks is saying that Godzilla Unleashed's single-player will group the monsters from the history of the film series into four factions that will each have their own narrative path. The cities will feature destructable buildings, so that even when you aren't hitting a monster, you're still destroying something.
I think it's great to have a new Godzilla game on PSP, but am I the only one that would love to see a War of the Monsters sequel on PSP?
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Posted by Steven Bailey under Sony PSP | Comments (0)
January 31, 2007
Filed under: Handsets, HTC, Windows Mobile, GSM, EDGE
If you had a hankering for
HTC previews to finish off your January in style, today's your lucky day. While you're probably still gawking at the
HTC Athena peek from earlier, the same lucky soul managed to get his palms around an HTC Vox, and being so kindhearted, we've got the results from another sweet photo shoot. It's about time we saw a few live snaps of this bugger too, as we've been waiting ever since it
got official and was
captured in the wild, and now you can get closer than ever without actually owning one yourself. Notably, a few more details were spilled out concerning the features (and lack thereof) of this
smartphone, as we learned that it does indeed lack 3G as well as a touchscreen LCD. What you will reportedly get, however, includes
Windows Mobile 6.0, 128MB of Flash ROM, a 2.4-inch QVGA screen, voice command recognition, QWERTY keypad
and a numeric pad, 802.11b/g, two-megapixel camera, microSD slot, and a TI OMAP 850 processor clicking along at 200MHz. Of course, exact specs and inclusions could change on retail models, but if you're interested in seeing all sorts of angles, not to mention shots of OS, be sure to hit the read link after clicking through and scroll on down.
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January 31, 2007
Filed under: News
We would call this the series that just won't die ... but, as Nintendo fanboys, we're actually surrounded by those far older. Yes, yet another installment of
MK is coming to the DS, courtesy of Midway; rather predictably, we know almost nothing about it. The only comment given: "it [won't be] a direct port of a previous title, it [won't] be a brand-new game either."
This leaves the only remaining option:
indirect port. It involves a wormhole and superstring theory. Our best guess? A port of an SNES or Playstation version of
Mortal Kombat, complete with OMGawesome stylus control and a couple new characters thrown in for good measure. Meh.
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Posted by Jason Wishnov under Nintendo DS | Comments (0)
January 31, 2007
Filed under: Handsets, Palm, Verizon Wireless, Windows Mobile, 1xRTT, EV-DO, CDMA
Sprint scored a rare rib on CDMA rival Verizon when it went straight past the Verizon-exclusive Treo 700w to launch the
700wx, but as the old saying goes, all good exclusivity agreements come to an end. New rebate verbage spotted by a customer on Verizon's website makes mention of a $100 rebate on the 700wx -- $150 for the soon-to-be-outmoded 700w -- and even better, the rebate expires February 19, suggesting that there's a sliver of hope we'll see a launch in the next few weeks. To be fair, the re-upped model is nearly identical to its predecessor save for an extra 32MB of RAM, correcting a major complaint from current owners but otherwise adding little to no excitement value. No word on pricing, but hey, at least we know we'll be getting $100 off whatever it might go for.
[Thanks to everyone who sent this in]
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BOLD MOVES: THE FUTURE OF FORD Step behind the curtain at Ford Motor. Experience the documentary first-hand.
Posted by Chris Ziegler under Mobile | Comments (0)
January 31, 2007
Filed under: News, Grand Theft Auto
You may remember that a few days ago, the ESRB
let slip that
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories was heading to the PS2. Looks like PlayStation.com also had a listing for the potential port. However, it looks like the ESRB listing has disappeared, as well as the PlayStation.com listing. Was the original posting just a mistake? Rockstar neither confirms nor denies a PS2 version, simply telling
IGN: "as a company, Rockstar does not comment on rumors or speculation."
While it may be true that Rockstar isn't working on a PS2 version of
Vice City Stories, this listing had to have come from some place. For now, we'll say it's not in the works, but we'll be unsurprised if it ever materializes.
[Thanks, Joe! Via
Joystiq]
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Posted by Andrew Yoon under Sony PSP | Comments (0)
January 31, 2007
Filed under: Handsets, RIM, Verizon Wireless, 1xRTT, GSM, EV-DO, CDMA
It looks like
Sprint customers wont' be the only ones in the spotlight this spring as Verizon Wireless will also get their hands on the global BlackBerry codenamed "Cyclone." The details are pretty slim at this point other than it's going to be built on the
8800 series, runs OS 4.2, has a
hybrid CDMA / GSM radio for talking on the other side of the pond, and a media player with expandable memory. RIM was even so kind to through in a some AGPS and Bluetooth 2.0. All we have to say is WOW!
[Thanks,
HTC Kid]
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BOLD MOVES: THE FUTURE OF FORD Step behind the curtain at Ford Motor. Experience the documentary first-hand.
Posted by Michael Caputo under Mobile | Comments (0)
January 31, 2007
Filed under: Screens
Thanks to the folks at GameSpot, we can now get a good look at
Diddy Kong Racing. We're talking up close and personal, because they've put out a truly epic flood of screens from the upcoming enhanced port ... so many, in fact, that it's almost as good as playing it ourselves.
You'll notice we said almost. Nothing really compares to the fun of crushing our enemies and seeing them driven before us, but we do like a pretty picture now and again. We've included several after the jump, and there are still more over at GameSpot.
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Posted by Alisha Karabinus under Nintendo DS | Comments (0)
January 31, 2007
Filed under: Handsets, HTC, Windows Mobile
If that
last round of
HTC Athena pics didn't quench your thirst for all things shiny and detachable, you may want to head over to the blog of one Lucretius, who's managed to get his hands on one of the coveted devices and snap shots of every nook and cranny of it. For those that don't have the specs memorized yet, the device itself packs a 5-inch VGA touchscreen, Intel Bulverde PXA270 624 Mhz chipset, integrated GPS receiver, an 8GB hard drive, a 3 megapixel digital camera and, of course, that detachable QWERTY keyboard on display above, among other goodies. While Lucretius doesn't provide a full review of the device, he does mention that it has "impressive" battery life and that the VGA screen is "amazing." Check out a couple more pics of it after the break, the click through for the full spread.
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Posted by Donald Melanson under Mobile | Comments (0)
