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Samsung plans several Windows Phone 7 devices this year

Samsung's intention to create Windows Phone 7 devices hasn't been much of a secret since the FCC approved the Cetus, but the manufacturer has officially announced its plans to release several Windows Phone 7 devices this year. "The addition of Windows Phone 7 devices to Samsung's smartphone portfolio is a significant milestone. Samsung's new Windows Phone 7 based smartphones will play a key role in reinforcing Samsung's leadership in the smartphone market and commitment to providing a range of devices across a variety of platforms," Simon Stanford, head of Samsung mobile for the U.K. and Ireland, said. Stanford didn't provide exact release dates, but we wouldn't be surprised to see a model before the holidays.
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Verizon debuts phone trade-in program

Verizon has launched a new phone trade-in program that allows the public to trade in any used devices, regardless of wireless carrier or model. Verizon will value the device and provide a gift card based on its worth. Verizon asks you to enter in your model number, and answer if it can still make calls, if the display works, and if the display is cracked. A perfectly working BlackBerry Bold was appraised at $28 during our initial test. To try the trade-in program for yourself, head to http://www.trade-in.vzw.com.
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DS1821 Thermostat

Over at Karosium there is a DIY DS1821 based Thermostat project. The code is available and I am assuming if there are some requests that the schematic will also be posted. 

“After configuration for thermostat mode the center (1Wire DQ) pin becomes a thermostat output pin. Since it’s still an open collector pin it needs a pull up resistor, and since it’s still basically a 4mA GPIO a transistor at least is needed to switch anything meaningful with it.”

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Sprint Epic 4G Update Fixes 3G Upload Speeds

There was a recent over the air update for the Samsung Epic 4G and many Epic owners thought it might include a fix for the upload speed problem. This unfortunately was not the case.

Sprint was aware of the issue and may in fact have wanted to include the patch in that OTA, but in all likelihood, it probably just wasn’t ready. Well, things have progressed now to the point where a Sprint Admin on the support forums has confirmed that a fix for this problem will be released on September 30th.

The update will be gradually rolled out and everyone should have it within the next four days. There’s a good chance that this update will include other bug fixes but a change log is not available as of yet though it will probably be made available in the morning.

Via: Phandroid

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Teardown: New Apple TV contains lots of iPad elements

iFixit has the Apple TV teardown as usual. It has proved that is very similar to iPad. It uses Samsung K9LCG08U1M 8GB NAND Flash chip, Broadcom BCM4329XKUBG 802.11n Wi-Fi/Bluetooth/FM chip and A4 processor that are the same as iPad. Check out the whole process in the following source.

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The Voxel Agents: Year One Retrospective

Creative director and co-founder of Australian indie studio The Voxel Agents -- the Train Conductor series for iPhone and iPad -- looks back at the team's first year, sharing facts, figures, and important lessons being indie in 2010.

Blog: Assassins, The Elderly, and Other Annoying Enemies

February may be the shortest month, but it sure is long on features. Here's the best new stuff we've found in the last week!

Asylum's 10 Most Anticipated Holiday 2010 Video Games

Asylum.com writes: "Hopefully the following titles will give us an excuse to call out of work for a day (or three), but the "jaded gamer" part of us -- whose rose-tinted horn rims have been cracked one too many times following unmet sky-high expectations -- demands cautious optimism.

The following is a countdown of our most anticipated titles based on what we've played or seen over the past few months. We really hope none of them suck.

Let us know which title you're most excited about by voting in our reader poll."

Games That Adults Can Enjoy Too

"There are many games out there that people, who are not into gaming, will initially and falsely consider childish. Adults can enjoy these games just as much as the young do. Perhaps it just requires a leap of faith and a desire to recapture the fun of their youth. Dont let cartoon imagery put you off as some games that everyone can enjoy are thought to be embarrassing to like. Below I will try to give each game a fair trial and will try to show you that these games arent just for kids."

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HP’s webOS Powered Tablet to Be Called ‘PalmPad’?

There have been several tablets to hit the market such as the Apple iPad and even more exepcted to hit he market soon such as the Samsung Galaxy Tab. However, while many of these new tablets are more than capable competitors in the industry, many of them are also running Google’s Android.

Luckily, with the acquisation of Palm earlier this year, HP is free to release a tablet powered by the company’s much loved webOS. Unfortunately, when exactly this is set to go down we don’t know but today we have a small tid bit that goes along with the device.

Apparantly, during an analyst call, HP’s Todd Bradley has went on record as saying that the webOS powered device will actually be called the PalmPad. If this is true, we should be seeing a touchscreen touting device that will directly compete with the iPad out of HP very soon.

When that is, we don’t know, but webOS on a tablet is definitely something we’re interested in.

via engadget

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Dungeon Defenders: Demon Lord Gameplay

Set up your defenses and plan your attack for the boss fight with the Demon Lord and his wave of minions in Dungeon Defenders.

Castlevania: Lords of Shadow - In-Depth Feature

Get a full overview of the story, characters, and gameplay in this in-depth video feature for Castlevania: Lords of Shadow.

Elecom Memory Card Reader is back in a new version!

GeekStuff4U will provide by the end of september two new card readers (SDXC compatible), compatible with both Mac and PC, featuring an incredible booster that you will discover by reading more of this article!

The MR-A005 and MR-A006 (SmartMedia Compatible) series are kind of incredible and particularly well convenient card readers. Supporting SD, SDHC, MiniSd, MiniSDHC, MMC, xD, SDXC, Memory Sticks and many more (breath), the new reader from Elecom is a must have on your desk. The ultimate idea is those card readers are featuring an USB Booster which will allow you to go up to 20% faster transfer rate.

And for the fun, there are available in several colors. Black, red, silver, White (only for the MR-A005) and Blue (only for the MR-A006, Smartmedia Compatible one).

From ¥4,150, on GeekStuff4U, by the end of september. For more info, feel free to contact us!

Ping Shares Your iTunes Library, Now Almost Useful

We were pretty skeptical about Ping's usefulness, and, after a short time playing with Apple's iTunes-based social network, our skepticism was borne out. Apple made sharing and liking music through Ping much harder than necessary, and failed to put any serious spam control in place. The result: within days of launch, activity on Ping had slowed to a trickle. The latest update to iTunes 10.0.1 fixes some of these issues by allowing you to share and rate songs directly from your iTunes library. Before, you had to search out tracks in the iTunes store.

The update adds a Ping button next to songs in your library, allowing you to quickly like or post a track, or visit the artist's profile. The same options are also available from the Ping sidebar, which shows your sharing options for the currently highlighted track as well as updates from your friends (on which you can also comment or like). Are the changes enough to convince you to give Ping another chance? Or, is it too little too late for Apple's spam-plagued network to find a home in your already packed social networking repertoire?

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Study: we're keeping our mobiles longer, despite sinking prices

Had your current cellphone for the better part of the this century? Turns out you aren't the only one -- according to new research gathered by J.D. Power and Associates, Americans are holding onto their mobiles for longer than ever these days. In fact, the study found that the length of time customers keep their traditional wireless cell phone has increased by 17 percent from 2009, with the average customer holding onto their phone for around 20.5 months. That's the longest period since this study began tracking the data in 1999, when the average was 17.3 months. Kirk Parsons, senior director of wireless services at the company, feels that the recent economic downturn has a lot to do with folks keeping their existing phones longer, while we're guessing that it has to do with existing phones simply being "good enough."

Furthermore, anyone who is even remotely tuned into the mobile world knows that widespread 4G is just around the bend, giving folks reason to hold off on renewing their contract until WiMAX / LTE comes to their carrier of choice. Curiously, phone prices are lower than ever before, which should mean that it's even less expensive to upgrade now than in the past. Of course, none of that matters if your existing phone contract isn't up (or you aren't due for a discounted renewal), and the savings on the hardware is likely being devoured by the extra fees we're paying for messaging and data. So, are you in the "run it till it dies" camp, or are you wondering who on Earth this survey (shown in full after the break) is referring to?

Continue reading Study: we're keeping our mobiles longer, despite sinking prices

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Ding Dong, you have mail

David from uC Hobby had a wireless doorbell but the remote was lost, instead of tossing it in the garbage he re-purposed it. By adding a few components to allow a small signal to activate the chime coil this can now be used by almost anything electronic as a cool indication. I would have used it to ding dong when I had a new email but David decided to hook it up to a Linux box to ring whenever someone mentioned uC Hobby on IRC. Goes to show that almost anything can be made even cooler than the original purpose. There is code posted so you too can make your own internet door bell.

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Kawkaba 3000 electric car concept

Concepts of electric cars are dime a dozen, and we have the Kawkaba 3000 electric car this time round to keep the industry on their toes. Designed by Hussein, this will turn heads if it ever makes it to the road simply because it has a cute form factor, although you won't see it win any drag races. The body of the Kawkaba 3000 is made out of fiberglass as well as silicon, helping it deliver unprecedented toughness and flexibility on four wheels. Since it is extremely light (as compared to traditional vehicles), energy outflow is decreased so that battery life can be lengthened until the next recharge. Nice, but will we be able to see it hit the market anytime soon? Highly unlikely as most of the other vehicle manufacturers have their own plans up their sleeves.

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The New Yorker for iPad: Finally, A Magazine Goes Digital and Stays True to Itself

Hey Condé Nast! Did someone hear our plaintive cries about your app ventures? Because we're happy to report that The New Yorker iPad app, released today, resoundingly does not suck.

Well, it's got some issues (of which the editors seem to be aware), but we'll save those for last. We were worried when we heard that The New Yorker was coming to iPad, because it's a medium that is simply asking to be exploited in the wrong way. TNY has always been a text-based mag that's sparse on the pics (with the exception of occasional photo essays), and we feared that the iPad begs developers to go crazy with interactive features, videos, game-engines and other dreck that many readers simply don't want when they're trying to read a story as a story. The New Yorker app shows restraint, and we're glad for it.

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Halo Reach's Latest Weekly Challenge is Legendary Co-Op

If you're addicted to Bungie's credit system in Halo Reach, you've probably been paying close attention to the daily and weekly challenges they put out in the game.  These challenges provide a ton of bonus credits for those that complete them and to this point, Bungie has done a pretty good job of balancing these between all the game modes including single player, versus, and co-op.

The new weekly challenge just went live - and while the first week was single player focused and the second week was versus, the third week's challenge is all co-op.  For a sweet 2500 credits all you need to do is complete one mission of the game on Legendary with at least one co-op partner.   Remember - if you're looking for someone to play with, especially since we're still waiting on campaign matchmaking - you can hit up the Co-Optimus forums!

Must...have...credits.  Need...tactical...pad...for my Spartan!  

Tools that power Tiger Woods Online win prestigious Wall Street Journal award

The Wall Street Journal named game-tool developer Unity Technologies its 2010 Technology Innovation Award for software.

A 3D toolset for online development, Unity signed a multiyear deal with Electronic Arts on September 28 to use Unity for upcoming console, mobile, and Web titles. EA is already using Unity to power Tiger Woods Online, its free browser golf simulation. Unity is designed to work for all the major console and mobile platforms, though currently, developers are using it more for mobile and online games than console products.

This is the 10th year for the Wall Street Journal tech innovation awards. Unity Technologies is the only company in the video-game space to win an award this year.

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Kazunori Yamauchi Plays ModNation Racers

Kazunori Yamauchi, CEO of Polyphony Digital and creator/producer of the legendary Gran Turismo series, takes a moment to discuss his passion for racing and making video games as he takes ModNation Racers out for a test drive.

Watch out for Gran Turismo 5, launching November 3, 2010!

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Crazy, beautiful human being designs 3D raycaster engine for Arduino

Look, not everybody gets to be super smart. Some of us have to struggle along with our mediocre intellects and just bask in the glory of genius. Like this time: we ran into Adam Wolf at Maker Faire in New York, and while many burgeoning hackers were using their Arduino to flip LEDs on and off in vaguely interesting ways, Adam was showing off a 3D raycaster engine. It's like witnessing some sort of alternate history where Wolfenstein 3D came out for Atari first. Just to give you an idea of the technical challenge: half of the Arduino's memory is used up by the frame buffer alone! The game is controlled and displayed using the Video Game Shield Arduino add-on from Wayne and Layne (Adam is Wayne), which enables RCA video output and compatibility with Wii nunchucks for dual analog control. Adam actually plans to add enemies and make a full game out of his engine, just to rub it in. Need some visual proof to believe all this? Check out a video after the break. The Video Game Shield will be up for purchase on September 29 for around $22, or you can buy it at the Maker Faire this weekend.

Gallery: 3D raycaster engine for Arduino

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Name the Thing Contest - 150

The prize this week is a multi tool, perfect for opening things that were not designed to be opened. This contest will run for one week (Sept 25 - October 1, 2010) . Ending time is based on central standard time. To enter, identify the item pictured above and give an example of what can be done with it.

Please do not give the answer in the comments.

Send an email to contest @ hackedgadgets.com with “Name the Thing Contest” as the subject, and the message body consisting of:

The name of the item in the above picture
An example of what the item pictured above can be used for

The winner will be chosen at random from all of the correct entries.

Below is a picture of the prize.

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'America's Test Kitchen' Rates Blenders With Ridiculous Features

In the market for a new blender? The nerds at 'America's Test Kitchen' have rated some wacky models with reversible action and double blades. (See the video after the break.) Their consensus: polycarbonate plastic containers and powerful motors make for the best blenders (duh). But, while ATK recoils at the prospect of spending more than $100, we still have our eyes set on a gorgeous, 3-peak-horsepower Vita-Mix.

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Apple iPad set for a fantastic 2011

The iPad has had a great 2010, but 2011 could be an even better year for the Apple tablet.

With the plethora of rival tablets heading our way, it’s sometimes easy to forget that the Apple iPad is on the market and doing fantastically well. The tablet market would have still probably taken off in a big way even without the iPad but Apple’s involvement and investment clearly paved the way for other tech manufacturers to join the party.

2010 has been a great year for the iPad so far, and we haven’t even entered the holiday season when the Apple tablet is likely to be the must-have item for anyone even slightly geeky. However, 2011 could be even better for the iPad, even though it’s the year the iPad will face its truly challenging competition.

There are three main reasons why this could be the case, as indicated by VentureBeat.

First, and potentially foremost, is the number of corporate customers Apple could pick up over the next year. Apple hasn’t been a big player in the enterprise sector until now, but the iPad is changing things rapidly. Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster suggests that half of the Fortune 100 companies are now either testing or using the iPad for their corporate needs. If accurate then Apple could shift up to 21 million iPads in 2011.

Then there are the sales possibilities in emerging markets. The iPad is now available to buy in China, which is a very large, and potentially very profitable market for Apple to venture in to.

Thirdly, there is the fact that the iPad is getting more mainstream by the day. Best Buy will be stocking the device in all of its 1,093 this week, with Target joining them in early October.

I expect the iPad to fly off store shelves between now and the end of 2010, but it’s 2011 that could truly be the year of the iPad. Unless, of course, one of the many contenders to Apple’s throne can step up to the plate with a tablet as affordable, usable, and sexy as the iPad. Fingers crossed. Because competition is good.

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DeNA Invests In Office Heroes Developer Astro Ape

Japanese firm DeNA has invested an undisclosed amount in mobile social games developer Astro Ape Studios (Office Heroes) -- its fourth investment in a U.S. company in the past year. As part of this transaction, Astro Ape will create titles for DeNA's MiniNation mobile platform.

Based in Edison, New Jersey and founded in March 2009, Astro Ape primarily develops for iDevices. Its released titles so far include Office Heroes, a free game in which players climb the corporate ladder while customizing their office; and iGotBling, an app inviting users to wear their iPhone their belts or necklaces.

This backing follows three other investments DeNA's made recently in the U.S. -- the Tokyo-based company financed Burlingame-based OpenFeint developer Aurora Feint, acquired Bellevue-based mobile social network developer IceBreaker, and most recently bought Mountain View-based developer Gameview Studios.

DeNA purchased Gameview with plans to have the developer work with MiniNation, its smartphone-focused subsidiary and iPhone social network, too. The firm says these moves are part of its "X-device, X-border" strategy, which aims to " promote game development across different devices and national borders".

In Japan, the company runs mobile social gaming community Mobage-town, which has over 20 million subscribers. Last month, the firm reported a 175 percent increase in revenues to $279 million for the first quarter of 2010 (ending June), and it expects to generate $1 billion by the end of the fiscal year.

"Astro Ape represents yet another step in our X-border X-device strategy of bringing battery-draining, addictive social game experiences to consumers worldwide," says DeNA CEO Tomoko Namba.

Namba continues, "Today's investment is another step in our process of becoming a mainstream American gaming brand through proprietary content and empowering others to prosper on our gaming platform. Despite the number of current deals we've announced in the U.S., we're just getting started."

Medal of Honor: Kunar Base Multiplayer Gameplay

Flush out the enemy and take over the Kunar Base in Medal of Honor multiplayer.

Medal of Honor: Marketplace Multiplayer Gameplay

Run through the labyrinth of intersecting alleyways and paths of the Kandahar Marketplace in Medal of Honor multiplayer.

MAG Joins the PS3’s Greatest Hits

Next Tuesday Sony’s massively multiplayer first person shooter, MAG, will officially join the PS3 Greatest Hits club. This means you’ll be able to pick up a copy of the game for just $29.99. Also, keep an eye out for the free PlayStation Move patch for MAG coming soon.

New Yakuza 4 Screens Released

Sega has released a bunch of new Yakuza 4 screenshots showing Kazuma and friends. They can be seen here. Enjoy.

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USB Photo Album Voice Recorder

This handy voice recorder will enhance your physical photo albums with audio tags.

You simply attach a coded sticker near the photo, scan it with the Story Teller and then record your message. To play back the message associated with the photo, just place the Story Teller back over the sticker.

Perhaps you’d like to identify all the people in a group photo, explain how each one fits into the family history, identify the occasion of the get-together, or add additional information about certain members of the group. Maybe you’d like to record the memories of a special trip while they’re still fresh in your mind.

However you use it, the Story Teller comes with over 500 special stickers, so you can share a lot of family stories alongside those treasured photos, preserving family history for the next generation. You can also back up your recordings to your computer via USB.

Product Specifications

Bring your photo albums to life in a whole new way
Record personalized messages to elaborate on the pictures you take
Simply attach a coded sticker near the photo, scan it with the Story Teller and then record your message
To play back the message associated with the photo, just place the Story Teller back over the sticker
Comes with over 500 specially coded stickers
You can also back up your recordings to computer via USB (included)
Requires 3 x AAA batteries (not included)

The Photo Album Storyteller is available from the firstSTREET website for $99.95.

Dave The Funky Shoulder Monkey Has Elmo In His Sights This Christmas Season

By Andrew Liszewski

I’ve lost count how many years Elmo has been on the ‘most wanted’ list for Christmas, but this year a small robotic chimp named Dave is hoping to be the source of holiday shopping-related stampedes. Tech Digest recently had a demo of Dave, who’s designed to strap to your shoulder and perform one of 30 different actions with accompanying monkey sounds thanks to an included wireless remote. And besides entertaining kids of all ages, he also seems like the perfect sidekick for pirates who might be allergic to the real thing. He’ll be available for ~$40 (£24.99) in the UK at least, and since you’ll be able to find him at Toys ‘R Us stores hopefully it means he’ll be available in North America at some point as well.

[ Tech Digest - Video: Robot chimp? You got it; enter Dave the Funky Shoulder Monkey ]

Toshiba Satellite L635 Child Notebook

If you have young kids, you may want to get them comfortable with a computer but at the same time, the idea of them using your personal laptop may just send a shiver down your back.

There are a few manufacturers that have come out with kid friendly computers and now, Best Buy and Toshiba have partnered up to announce a Toshiba laptop that is especially made for kids. Kids can be messy little folks and the Toshiba Satellite L635 comes with a wipeable keyboard to keep things clean. It also got a software package that will hopefully keep the young ones entertained for a while.

This laptop is a full sized device that has been made for children between the ages of 5 and 10 years of age. It will come with a 13.3-inch high definition screen display and has an integrated DVD drive and webcam. This Toshiba notebook is an exclusive deal to Best Buy within the US. There is no further information confirming if this device will be available elsewhere in the world.

Via: Pocket Lint

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Motorola Team Already Hard at Work on Update to Fix Messaging Issues in Droid X Froyo Update

The Motorola Droid X was updated to Android 2.2 and the world rejoiced. Rejoiced until the bugs started showing up, that is. One of the most glaring issues that many users have been experiencing involves the ordering of incoming and outgoing text messages. Instead of displaying messages from the top down in order of latest sent and received, texts remain static in the position they first appeared on the list. Compounding this issue are reports of intermittent SMS notifications. There is a developing thread over at the Motorola support forums that details the issue further, and it looks like Motorola heard the moans of X owners as a response has been issued on third page of the thread that a fix is already in the works.

Of course, there is no further information available other than that Moto’s engineering team has isolated the issue and devised a fix. When that fix will be available via update isn’t known at this time.

Have any DX users out there experience this text messaging issue? Sound off in the comments below.

[via Motorola Support Forums]

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Valve To Announce 3 ‘Big’ Surprises In The Next Year

Valve is preparing to reveal 3 big surprises regarding future games over the next 12 months. The overall fan feeling is ‘about time,’ considering the current bloodthirst for Half Life 2: Episode 3. However, this announcement has never come, and considering the time between Episode 2 was released, it’s highly possible that Half Life 3






Half-Life Movie ‘A Possibility,’ says Valve
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Top iPad Game Apps: Pocket Frogs Leads Free Download Charts

Every week, FingerGaming rounds up the most popular paid and free iPad applications, as current that day on the iTunes App Store. This week’s top paid titles are:

Angry Birds HD ($4.99)
Real Golf 2011 HD ($6.99)
Fruit Ninja HD ($4.99)
Scrabble for iPad ($9.99)
AirAttack HD ($0.99)
Plants vs. Zombies HD ($9.99)
Words With Friends HD ($2.99)
Monkey Preschool Lunchbox ($0.99)
Madden NFL 11 for iPad ($9.99)
Pinball HD ($0.99)

Gameloft’s Real Golf 2011 HD finishes as the iPad’s second-best selling game app in its debut week, trailing reigning chart leader Angry Birds HD. Halfbrick’s Fruit Ninja HD moves up to third place, as a recent price drop puts Art in Games’ AirAttack HD in close competition with EA’s Scrabble for iPad.

THUP’s educational game Monkey Preschool Lunchbox enters the charts at seventh place this week, while Plants vs. Zombies HD and Words With Friends HD outsell Madden NFL 11 for iPad and Pinball HD.

Here are this week’s top free iPad applications:

Pocket Frogs
Art Puzzles HD
GT Racing Motor Academy HD Free
Tomb of Qin HD
NinJump HD
Sudoku Duo
Real Solitaire Free for iPad
Glow Hockey 2 HD Free
Buganoids HD
Airport Mania: First Flight HD Lite

NimbleBit’s free-to-play frog breeding sim Pocket Frogs has seen a steady rise up the charts since its debut last week, and outranks ADS Software’s Art Puzzles HD as today’s top free iPad game download.

Gameloft’s GT Racing Motor Academy HD also remains a popular download, while Backflip Studios captures two chart spots this week with its recent releases NinJump HD and Buganoids.

Battle vs. Chess Delayed Until Oct. 26th

Due to production delays, SouthPeak Games has announced that  the new ship date for Battle vs. Chess is October 26 for PS3.

More LBP2 Beta Goodness

I can’t believe all the possibilities this game is offering. It’s going to be like getting 100 different games in one.

Even though they announce a delayed release until Jan. 18, 2011 for LBP2, they did promise that “On the upside, we are going to find a way to give more of you a taste of LBP2 prior to launch, so stay tuned.” Hopefully that means open beta so we can begin to enjoy levels such as these.
Go-kart racing, retro gaming, FPS after the jump.

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Samsung Fascinate for Verizon - Galaxy S Android smartphone review

Verizon may be the last of the major U.S. carriers to get a Samsung Galaxy S Android smartphone, but it may also have gotten the best one in the Fascinate. The Fascinate features a large 4-inch touchscreen display, an HD-capable camera with flash, and the controversial Microsoft Bing suite. Michael details it all in this review.
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How and Why Chrome Is Overtaking Firefox Among Power Users

Firefox has long been the go-to web browser among power users for its impressive feature set, extensibility, and openness. But Google's nimble, light, also extensible and open browser, Chrome, has won over Firefox's core user base. Here's why: More »

From the Tips Box: Window Zooming, Travel Toiletries, and Light-Based Alarms [From The Tips Box]

Readers offer their best tips for zooming in on Windows' screen, packing TSA-friendly toiletries, and waking up to light instead of sound. More »

Blockbuster Files Chapter 11 Bankruptcy

The movie rental store Blockbuster which seemed to always be busy on a Friday or Saturday night doling out movie rentals and selling what amounts to essentially concession stand foods like popcorn and chocolate bars has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.

It’s not really much of a surprise as the company has been hemorrhaging money for a while now. As part of their announcement, the company has also said that they will be closing up to 800 stores which pretty much means the whole kit and kaboodle. Blockbuster has seen strong competition in the last few years and their bricks and mortar operation really is an antiquated model of operation in todays society.

Sure there are still lots of people that like to go to the store to rent movies, but the big money in home entertainment is in digital streaming. We’ll have to see what Blockbuster looks like after they wrap up their bankruptcy filing, but somehow you have to have a feeling they will try and emulate Netflix and go with a more online presence with a streaming future.

Via: Geek

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