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» Metal Gear Solid Touch for iPhone finally released in full May 11th, 2009

Metal Gear Solid Touch for iPhone gets full releaseAh, here we go, the only thing in the iPhone’s lifespan so far that’s ever made me jealous of Apple users. Ever since it was announced, I’ve been plotting Dan’s imminent and messy downfall for getting to play a version of Metal Gear Solid 4, before me…

Yes, I’m talking about, of course, Metal Gear Solid Touch for the iPhone, because now, according to IntoMobile, it’s been given its full release, and the complete and whole game is ready to be played and downloaded.

However, needless to say, it’s not going to have the same gameplay mechanics or stunning visuals of the PS3 version (but then, real life often can’t replicate how good PS3 visuals are), but what you get instead, if you’re an iPhone owner, is 20 levels of what amounts to pointing and shooting action.

Basically, it sounds like Konami have taken the Metal Gear Solid experience, and shoehorned it into a much simpler gameplay concept, to make it work on a phone. So, it’s a tappy pointy shooter, set in the MGS universe, that follows the story of MGS 4 very closely, and stars ol’ grumpy-drawers himself?

Now, what I want to know is when they’re going to make versions for other phones. Windows Mobile’d easily be powerful enough to run it, from what I’ve seen of the visuals. And yes, I’m thinking Toshiba TG01 at this point, since it actually has 3D acceleration, as well as a 1GHz processor and a 4.1 inch screen.

Here, watch the video and you’ll see why I want them to port it over so bad…

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» Two Americans aim to set texting world record, run up $26k bill May 11th, 2009

Two guys attempt texting world record, run up massive billAhhhh, I love stories where people have accidentally run up massive, massive phone bills, but this new one has an added dimension in that the people involved were actually trying to send thousands of text messages.

According to Yahoo News, the two friends from Pennsylvania, Nick Andes and Doug Klinger, decided to try and break the world record for the most number of texts sent in a month.

So, they did.

And between them, they sent 217,000 text messages in March, most of them saying things like

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» The Orange Vegas - cheapest touchscreen phone in the world? May 11th, 2009

Orange Vegas - cheapest touchscreen phone in the world?It’s well-known that in 2009, touchscreen phones are taking over the world. Big ones, small ones, ultra-powerful ones, more fashion-conscious, slim ones. But up till now, there’s never really been what you’d call a super-cheap touchscreen phone. Well, I say up till now, because according to the Boy Genius Report, there now is one: the Orange Vegas.

Hehe, you have to titter at them naming a credit-crunch-busting touchy-phone after most the famous gambling city on the planet…

Still, despite the irony of the name, there’s a lot to really love about the Orange Vegas. Starting with the interface, since that’s all the rage on modern phones, well… ok, granted, it’s not going to worry something like the Palm Pre in any way, shape or form, but it is designed to be simple and chic. The UI on the Orange Vegas is said to have been built specially for Orange, and I believe that claim since, well, I really can’t identify what the hell it’s running on. It doesn’t look to be Symbian, Windows Mobile, or Android, which doesn’t leave many options left. Maybe Linux, I suppose, but I’m really dying to find out.

Now, the other specs aren’t that brilliant. You get a 1.3 megapixel camera (so, no Sony Ericsson Idou, either, then), and GPRS (what, not even 3G?), although you do get Bluetooth, and a memory card slot that’ll take up to 4Gb cards.

But then, none of that matters, because just you wait till you see the price. On pay as you go (and bear in mind, this is without contract subsidies, and it’s a touchscreen phone, for god’s sake), the Orange Vegas costs just 拢48.50!

Sweet zombie jeebus, how in the name of all that’s holy can they even afford to make it??? Ok, granted, it doesn’t even come close to being as powerful as my X1, but consider that my X1 cost about TEN TIMES AS MUCH, sim-free, when it was launched.

Crikey, I never thought I’d see the day when a touchscreen phone would be an impulse buy!

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» Sharp make the world May 11th, 2009

The solar-powered waterproof mobile phonesYou have to admire the Japanese. Not only are they one of the coolest nationalities on the planet, but they also make some of the most advanced gear ever seen by man. Playstation, Wii, Aibo, Nissan GT-R… All of them came from the land of the rising sun. However, they also have a penchant for making waterproof phones, for some reason (maybe they use the phone in the bath a lot?), and now Sharp have gone one step further, to create the world’s first solar-powered waterproof phone, according to Fast Company.

It seems as though the solar charger in it is a bit efficient, as well…

It’s being reported that just 10 minutes in the sun will give the phone enough juice for a minute-long call, or 2 hours of standby time. Now, granted, that ain’t gonna be enough to save someone’s life, but if you’re lounging on the beach, it’d be perfect.

Of course, being waterproof’s going to help there, although I’m at a loss as to how they waterproof it. It’s quite clearly not been rubberised or ruggedised, so maybe it’s some kind of nano-plasma-coating-type-thing. Either way, since it’s Japanese, you can guarantee it’ll be sci-fi.

Now the bad news… the chances of this appearing in the UK is about the same as me winning the Grand National, without a horse. Of course, we might not have much use for the solar-charging bit (although it was really sunny, today), but the waterproofing could be useful, given that our rainy season has lasted since about the 15th Century…

Aye, the Japanese seem to get all the good gear. It’s even rumoured that the sensors in their Cyber-Shot camera phones are better than ours. Well, at least until the Sony Ericsson Idou comes along. Then we’ll show

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» Sony Ericsson Android rumours - will they or won May 11th, 2009

Sony Ericsson Android phones - will they or won't they?Over the last couple of days, some new rumours have popped up about Sony Ericsson’s plans for getting an Android handset out into the wild. Unusually, though, the rumours don’t agree with each other. In fact, they flat out contradict each other! The first came when the CEO of the big mobile magnate said that it’s unlikely we’d see a Sony Ericsson Android phone before the end of 2009.

Now, however, it’s being reported by Engadget Mobile that Orange are going to be getting Sony Ericsson Android phones before the end of the year.

So, which one’s correct?

The second, more recent rumour goes on to say that Sony Ericsson actually plan on outsourcing the actual building of their Android phones to a separate company called Foxconn. Now, that’s not as far-fetched as it might sound, given that they outsourced the production of the Sony Ericsson X1 to HTC. Oh, and given rumours they want to split from HTC for their Windows Mobile phones, it seems sensible that they’d also not use HTC for their Android phones.

There’s no confirmation whether the rumour’s accurate, but if true, we should expect to see Sony Ericsson get their Android phones out there before, as the Americans call it, the holiday season.

So, late October, early November, then. Hmm, that actually sounds plausible, since it’s when they always do their big releases, and it’s when the Sony Ericsson Idou is due to land.

The end of the year could get rather exciting for us SE fans…

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» Orange and Wikipedia to join forces for mobile content May 11th, 2009

Orange and Wikipedia join forcesSeems like all the big players on the internet are getting involved in mobile, these days, with the obvious one being Google. However, Facebook are out there in the mobile world, and now, according to IntoMobile, Wikipedia are making their play to get themselves mobilised.

Yep, the big online encyclopaedia has teamed up with Orange, to provide their content through the mobile network’s portal. It sounds like the content’s going to be web-based, with search bars included on Orange’s home page, and links from pertinent content through to Wiki.

Hmmm, might not be as ambitious as Google’s plans for world domination, but with operator support, and network tie-ups, this has the potential to be just as important.

Of course, there’s always the ever-present issue that Wikipedia isn’t always edited by the sharpest people, and the info on it really needs to be double-checked for academic essays. But hey, since the chances of you doing an academic essay purely using a Nokia N97 and Wiki, are slim (and will get you an instant fail), for finding out info on the fly, it’s going to be invaluable.

Apparently, the UK should be one of the first countries to get this, and since I’m actually on Orange, expect a full fiddle about with it when I get my grubby paws on it…

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» The Palm Pre is coming - users say farewell to the original PalmOS May 11th, 2009

Users bid a fond farewell to the original PalmOSWith the Palm Pre all set to strut its stuff soon, fans of the original PalmOS have gathered in Hong Kong to give it a proper send off, as reported by Palm Infocenter. It seems a fitting end to the career of one of the operating systems that, basically, shaped the world of modern smartphones.

I can remember the days when a PDA was called a PalmPilot, regardless of actual brand, in the same way we often call vacuum cleaners

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» New iPhone OS 3.0 to be unveiled on March 17th May 11th, 2009

iPhone OS 3.0 to be unveiled March 17thNews for all the Apple fans out there, now, courtesy of the BoyGeniusReport. March 17th is all set to be the date that Apple unveil a sneak preview of their newest iPhone OS, version 3.0.

So, the question is, now, what new features will it include?

Well, according to BGR, there’s talk of it finally including MMS as a feature (something phones have been doing for about, ooooh, 4 years), as well as the ability to

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