Banana Peels & Green Shells: Mario Kart IRL
This is the follow up to Remi Gaillard's first real-life Mario Kart video from 2008. Wow, has it really been that long? It seems like only yesterday I was stuffing my pockets with airplane bottles for a trip to the doctor (it was yesterday is the thing). Damn yeah I like to bring my own anesthesia! Just kidding, it's because Blue Cross took away my health insurance. You pee blood out your navel one time...
Hit the jump for the banana and turtle tossing in action.
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Foursquare Adds Five New Languages To App, Big Focus On API This Year
In an on-stage announcement at Mobile World Congress, Foursquare founder and CEO Denis Crowley said the location-based startup had added five new languages to its mobile application.
These are: Spanish, French, German, Italian and Japanese. He said the new app (2.2.5) will be available on versions for the iPhone, Blackberry, and Android today.
The analytics platform for merchants and venue owners remains oriented towards the US, but Crowley said they were looking at further internationalisation. He added that they would be focusing on the API this year.
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Apple To Take On Android With No-Contract ‘iPhone Nano’
It’s no secret that Apple has but one phone while its rival Google has a whole, giant family of Android handsets. And it’s going to get more difficult to compete with all those levels of Android devices if Apple doesn’t branch out a bit.
According to a Bloomberg report, Apple is already on it. Of course, the Verizon iPhone (which launched today!!) is one such step, but Apple is also working on a smaller, less expensive iPhone to help diversify its iPhone customer base. That phone would be about a third smaller than the current iPhone and would use parts from the iPhone 4, rather than more advanced, expensive components from the upcoming iPhone 5, which it could be launched alongside.
According to the report, Apple is considering offering this new iPhone ‘Nano’ for $200 without a contract, which would let customers pick and switch between cell phone providers. While Google famously dabbled in the no-contract waters with the Nexus One, it charged a high premium for the untied handset. So a $200, no-contract phone would be huge.
Making it even huger, Apple is also reportedly developing a dual-mode phone that could switch between networks. Imagine if that phone were sold without contract: it would be an iPhone that could work on major U.S. network without being tied to a single one. That could certainly change everything.
Of course, since we’re working in unconfirmed rumors right now, that’s all we really can do: imagine. [via Bloomberg]
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Over 1,000 Nokia Employees Walk Out in Protest of WP7 Switch
Looks like some Nokia employees -- specifically those that work specifically on the now-dead Symbian platform -- are not particularly happy about the switch to Windows Phone 7. Over 1,000 employees at the company's Tampere and Oulu offices in Finland decided to use their flextime to leave work early today in protest of the move. Maybe they'll use the time to bone up on their Windows Phone developer skills.
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The long wait for the iPhone on Verizon's network is almost over, as consumers will finally be able to get their greedy mitts on the CDMA-enabled iPhone 4 on February 10th. But reviewers have already put the phone through its paces -- and they're saying just what you'd expect: that It's the same exact device as the iPhone 4 on AT&T, but on a much better network. Reviewer after reviewer found that the iPhone 4 on Verizon was much more reliable when it came to reception and dropped calls. But, while coverage was vastly improved, there are trade-offs. Most side-by-side tests put the Verizon iPhone's data connection about 50-percent slower on downloads and 60-percent slower on uploads than the AT&T version. Of course, to take advantage of those improved speeds you'll have to get and stay connected. Those speed differences were quite noticeable under some circumstances, such as Wired's Netflix test, during which the Verizon iPhone's streams were significantly more pixelated.
Okay, so Verizon's agreed to pay $90 million to customers who have incurred erroneous data charges over the past three years. But, what can affected users do to make sure they actually receive their cash? In theory, nothing. The company says that it's currently going through its database to find users who should receive refunds, which will apparently appear in the form of credits on their forthcoming monthly phone bills. Former customers, meanwhile, will receive a refund check in the mail.
Missed out on the limited run of Windows 7 Family Packs back in July of last year? You aren't alone. In fact, it sold out in record time, and now that you've bitten the bullet and ponied up for a trio of retail copies, the folks in Redmond are having a laugh at your impatience. As a way to celebrate the nearing of the one year Windows 7 anniversary, Microsoft is now re-offering the Win7 Family Pack on its online store. As a refresher, $149.99 allows for Windows 7 Home Premium to be installed on up to three PCs, but Microsoft warns that the offer stands only while supplies last. Oh, and if you live outside of America? Look for your opportunity to arise on October 22nd.
