Developed by Mad Media Labs, Spinning Streak was released on May 12, 2010.

It is a game of skill and balance. Your aim is to become the most famous Spinning Streak act on the planet and the game will lead you through the steps on your rise to fame.

Game screenshots taken from the iphone:

Spinning streak is further described on the developer’s site as follows:

Did you ever wonder whether you could achieve more in life?
Really do something that sets you apart from the rest and gets you noticed?

Use your balancing skills to perform breathtaking balancing acts; right here, right now. Impress your friends and become the world’s first Spinning Streak Superstar!

See a video preview of Spinning streak here:

The game can be downloaded for free from the itunes website and can be installed and played on the iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad. For the iphone, it requires OS 3.1.2 or later. Game size is 20.6MB.

iphone 4 includes a host of hardware improvements

960x640 resolution on a 3.5 inch screen

Features high definition video recording

Features front camera for video calling

Steve Jobs gave attendees at the Worldwide Developers Conference a peek inside the iPhone 4

iphone 4 Processor

The iPhone 4 uses Apple’s A4 CPU, the same processor powering the Apple iPad. And it runs the newly renamed iOS 4 operating system (which the iPad will also use, starting in the fall).

As part of iOS 4, the iPhone 4 gains a bevy of capabilities. One of them–multitasking–feels long overdue, but as with Apple’s long-awaited cut-and-paste feature, the company delivers on the promise of making multitasking work smoothly.

iphone 4 display

With the new iPhone 4, Apple debuts new display dubbed as ‘Retina Display’. This 3.5-inch multi-touch display offers 960×640 pixel resolution at 326 pixels per inch. This means crisper images and more amazing graphics display while playing games. Apart from that, this IPS technology based panel will offer 800:1 contrast ratio that would be four times better than the previous generation iPhone devices.

So, you can comfortably watch 720p HD movies on this 960×640 pixel display with more accurate colors. Apart from that, both front display and back panel would come coated with fingerprint resistant oleophobic coating.

iphone 4 camera

The iPhone 4 brings much-desired camera and video recording advances, as well. The primary camera on the back bumps up from 3 megapixels to 5 megapixels, while retaining the same pixel size (which can further improve image quality). The camera also gains an LED flash, a backlit sensor, and an integrated 5X zoom. The camera now lets you shoot in high-def, at 720p, 30 frames per second; in addition, video gains the tap-to-focus feature already available on the camera.

iphone 4 Battery life

One of the major issues of all the iPhone users has been the battery life and hence, Apple has put a larger battery in the iPhone 4. The lithium-ion rechargeable battery promises to offer up to 7 hours of talk time on 3G networks and 14 hours of talk time on 2G networks. Also, one can listen to music for 40 hours or watch videos for up to 10 hours. The most amazing part is that users can now browser mobile web for up to 10 hours on the iPhone 4, that is as much as offered by new Intel Atom Pine Trail platform based netbooks.

Other iphone 4 specs

• Quadband HSDPA/HSUPA
• Wi-Fi (802.11n)
• Assisted GP
• Acceleromete
• Digital Compass
• Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR
• iBooks App as free download
• Microsoft’s search engine Bing officially added to search engine options.
• Micro SIM just like the ones used in iPad
  
  

In the box

• iPhone 4
• Apple Earphones with Remote and Mic
• Dock Connector to USB Cable
• USB Power Adapter
• Documentation

The phone will roll out on June 24 in the USA, priced at $199 for the 16GB model and $299 for the 32GB model (in white or black).

Except once when I got a Motorola, I have always bought Nokia phones. I am addicted to Nokia’s user interface and ease of use; what they often used to term in their advertisements as the ‘human touch.’ However, almost all Nokia phones I’ve used developed software problems. For example,

- Some Nokia phones would suddenly hang, and then restart.

- Some phones would just switch off on their own in the middle of a conversation.

- Some Nokia phones would be really slow in opening applications (this was more probably caused by a lack of  good hardware e.g. RAM).

But, the Nokia E71, which I purchased exactly a year ago, has impressed me  on all accounts. Let me list 10 reasons why even after using it for a year, I still love my Nokia E71:

1. Its got 3G – that brings alive ultra fast internet. I’ve used skype on it to make calls over the net, and the E71 rocked with that. I’ve also watched youtube videos and checked mails at great speeds. The best part is that the phone also includes WiFi, which results in way faster net speeds than the one via your network operator.

2. GPS – The inbuilt Global Positioning System in E71 has often helped me while visiting unknown places or when I’ve got lost on the streets of London! Best utilised with Google maps for mobile.

3. QWERTY keypad – Comes as close to the Blackberry style as it can and yet is unique with its own style. I have an unlimited texts plan so all those keys have been utilized!

4. Its FAST – Applications open lightning fast on the Nokia E71. Especially when I compare the phone to my previous one – the Nokia N72 – which really sucked at that.

5. Its beautiful – The looks, the looks! Such a loaded phone and so slim, lightweight with a nice metallic finish. Doesn’t overload your pockets. Have a look and decide for yourself:

The Nokia E71 grey

6. Good memory – I got a 2GB memory card with the phone, which is quite good still in my opinion. Never felt the need for more.

7. Decent camera – The E71 includes a 3.2 mega-pixel camera with flash, and added with good software to play with images before and after capturing.

8. Fabulous software – The phone came loaded with great software – including the Quick office (which is a sort of Mobile Microsoft Office), the Adobe Reader, Opera mobile browser, a bar code reader and a visiting card scanner!

9. Bluetooth: As stated earlier, the phone has 3G and Wifi Internet which is great for sharing stuff. But it also comes with built in Bluetooth (which most Nokia smart phones include anyway) so you can easily share stuff between other bluetooth enabled devices, particularly other cellphones and computers.

10. Great battery life – This is probably the only Nokia phone I’ve used which uses such a large battery; and no wonder I dont charge it every day! On an average I charge it once in 2 or 3 days for a full charge. Compare it to my earlier Nokia N72, which needed to be recharged everyday.

The Nokia E71 battery

BONUS reason why the Nokia E71 rocks – Its a truly multimedia phone. With music playback, video recording, still captures, internet, radio, GPS and so much more – its a truly smart multimedia phone which is well suited for people in all walks of life and not just the businessmen as the E series was originally targeted for.

Now that the Nokia E72 is out, which is more of an improvement over the E71 (for example wider spacing between keys, an 8GB memory card, 5 megapixel camera etc), I think I know what phone I’ll buy when I feel the need to replace my E71.

Click to buy SWAT 4

Thanks to a friend who introduced me to this game, I often end up playing it for hours.

SWAT stands for Special Weapons and Tactics, and the game takes players through various crisis and hostage situations. You as the lead officer have to clear each mission without killing a civilian or letting a suspect kill one. The game tries to achieve gameplay similar to real SWAT experience. E.g., it encourages the use of non-lethal force to subdue and arrest subjects rather than killing them.

As an operations commander you choose from a brilliant array of weapons for yourself and your team. These include both lethal and non-lethal weapons, automatic guns including AK-47, 9mm SMG, a suppressed 9mm SMG (which includes a silencer), the Colt M4 Carbine and the GB36 assault rifle. The look and simulation for all these guns is very realistic, with recoil effects and all that.

We also have three types of grenades – Gas grenade, stinger and flash grenade. All of the three are usually non-lethal, their aim being to numb the senses of the enemy or cause intense discomfort so you can easily arrest them while they are vulnerable. The gas grenade when used fills a small area with gas that chokes all in the vicinity. SWAT units who use gas grenades usually wear gas masks to protect themselves. A sting grenade when explodes throws up lots of splinters in all directions, and being in its radius induces a lot of agony. The intense pain produces a hazy effect on the mind for a half a minute, during which time its easy to handcuff or neutralize the suspect.  The flash grenade when used produces an extraordinary amount of white light, the impact of which blinds those in the vicinity for sometimes almost a minute. SWAT teams that use flash bangs often wear a helmet to protect themselves from its effect.

My favourite weapons in the game though are the pepper spray and the taser gun. The taser gun has to be used in close range, and when the suspect is shot with it he gets paralyzed by the strong electric shock for well over a minute. Handcuff and secure!

The internet based multiplayer game actually becomes a sort of social networking arena, where players from various parts of the world interact with each other through in-game chats. Very often people take up interesting nomenclatures while playing SWAT 4 online. I have seen names like Slaygirl, noobdude, teamkiller, sharpshooter, Warrior, blood4blood, Hawk etc.You will usually find me playing in a server with the name ‘Saar.’

Players – who sometimes know each other just by their nicknames – form groups more popularly called ‘Clans’; and when they think they are strong enough they go for a clan war with another clan.  Winning a Clan war gives the players a sense of satisfaction probably just next to orgasm. They do take it seriously!

SWAT 4 has brilliant reviews from all major gaming sites. Gamespot gave it 8.5/10 and had this to say among other things:

It’s been more than five years since the last SWAT, and the newest iteration of the series is the best one yet, offering an intelligent and flexible interface, a varied and highly replayable campaign, as well as multiplayer modes that include cooperative play.

I myself give the game a thumbs up, for being one of the best tactical action game ever!

Scroll to the end to know about the pay monthly deals on the Nokia N900.

Nokia N900

Nokia N900 specifications

* 3.5 inch touchscreen display with built in accelerometer
* Full slide out QWERTY Keyboard
* Maemo 5 OS – Download Apps, multi-task and customise your home screen
* Built-in Mozilla web browser with Adobe Flash support
* 32GB internal memory plus memory card slot
* 5.0 Megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss optics, autofocus, LED Flash and Geo-tagging
* HSDPA mobile broadband, Wi-Fi and built-in GPS
* TV-out and Document viewer
* MP3 Music Player and MP3 ringtones
* Bluetooth v2.1



Full Touch Screen

The Nokia N900 features an impressive 3.5 inch high-resolution WVGA touchscreen with sharp, vibrant colours and excellent levels of detail. The N900 touchscreen is fast and responsive and also supports auto screen rotation thanks to a built in accelerometer and a proximity sensor which automatically puts the screen on standby when you are on a call.


Maemo 5 Operating System

The N900 runs the Linux based operating system Maemo 5. Maemo supports multi tasking which lets users run multiple applications at once whilst selecting the dashboard icon displays open applications and lets users quickly switch between and close programs. With Maemo users can customise the home screen with widgets, shortcuts and applications whilst new apps can be downloaded from Maemo Select, the dedicated Maemo App store.


Speed and Power!

The N900 injects speed and power into mobile computing thanks to a 600 MHz ARM Cortex-A8 processor and up to 1GB of application memory. The result is the ability to multi task, run multiple applications, without affecting the performance of the phone. Navigating menus and applications is fast and fluid ensuring the N900 will never let you down.


QWERTY Keyboard

The Nokia N900 Maemo features a slide out QWERTY keyboard that enhances the user experience and aids web browsing and messaging. Firing off emails, texts and instant messaging is fast and effective and the N900 is able to organise messages from multiple channels so they appear as one conversation.



Web Browser

The Nokia N900 features a browser powered by Mozilla technology ensuring websites look the way they would on any computer. The N900 also benefits from full Adobe Flash 9.4 support meaning online videos and interactive applications run flawlessly on the phone.


HSDPA

HSDPA on the N900 means that you can enjoy speeds of up to 10 Mbps, similar to your home broadband. This means that web browsing and downloads are handled at lightening quick speeds. HSDPA is commonly known as Mobile Broadband.


Wi-Fi

With Wi-Fi you can use your phone to connect to a local wireless network (W-LAN) to connect to the internet. This offers a cheap (sometimes free) method of connecting to the net to download emails, files, or check on your favourite website.


5.0 Megapixel Camera

With a built in 5.0 megapixel camera, auto focus, a powerful Dual LED Flash and a Carl Zeiss lens, the Nokia N900 takes quality pictures that you will want to share with your friends. Store them in your phone, email them to friends or upload them to your blog. Other premium features include the ability to Geo-tag photos with information relating to where the photo was taken and WVGA video capture at 25 frames per second.


On board Memory

The Vodafone N900 features a huge 32GB of memory built-in making it the ultimate phone for storing music and movies as well as all your photos and videos taken with the on board camera.


GPS

With GPS you can use the phone to locate your position, plan your journey, check for problems, and as a general Sat Nav device, when used in conjunction with compatible mapping software.


A-GPS

A-GPS is a network service that can locate your position to within 100 metres by using a clever technique called triangulation. By sending a signal to three cell masts, A-GPS will work out your location by the location of the cells and your distance from them. When combined with a GPS enabled phone, the addition of A-GPS enables a faster GPS satellite lock.


Email Client

The N900 Mini on Vodafone has an email client, which will allow you to receive email from your own personal email account, and send pictures, videos or text emails to any email account anywhere in the world. Email access on the phone is simple to set up and a cost effective way of keeping in touch. The N900 can support up to 10 email accounts so you’re never out of touch with the people that matter!



3.5mm Audio Jack

With a 3.5mm audio jack, you can listen to your music with the comfort of your favourite headphones.


Music Player

With a built in music player, you can carry your tunes with you, in your pocket, and listen to them when you want. Most digital formats are recognised on the phone, including MP3 and AAC.



Bluetooth 2.0

Bluetooth 2.0 is the next generation of Bluetooth connectivity. With Bluetooth 2.0 one of the biggest advantages is the possibility of listening to music with a compatible stereo wireless headset. Less wires, less mess, more noise.

Nokia N900 contract

The Nokia N900 is available on a pay monthly contracts from Vodafone, T-mobile and O2 for FREE from £30 a month. Plans from all the above network providers are compared here.

Nokia showed off the Nokia Tube in a presentation slide noticed by Infoworld at a software development conference in California Monday. The Tube, like the iPhone, is a touch-screen phone that can be manipulated using your fingers, and is Nokia’s “first touch device.”

More details about the development have surfaced, days after its existence leaked out at a developer conference. Here’s a rare first look at Nokia’s cool device:

The “Tube” will arrive in the second half of this year, according to Symbian Freak. A Nokia spokesman confirmed the timing to Computerworld but didn’t offer any further details other than the obvious notion that the “Tube” will use Symbian’s S60 operating system. Nokia owns a large stake in Symbian.

According to Symbian Freak, the Tube (real name TBD) will come with:

- 3G,

- Wi-Fi

- GPS chips

- a screen sized between 3 inches and 3.5 inches (similar to Nokia N 73 but wider)

- built-in camera that can also support geotagging of photos

Of course, the above are just a small highlight of the expected features in Nokia’s most advanced offering. There are bound to be many more old and new features. Keep visiting to be regularly updated!

For those in the U.S., Microsoft has cut prices only on the higher-end versions of Vista, and only for the upgrade version used to move from XP or another copy of Vista. The suggested price for Vista Ultimate drops to $219 from $299, while Home Premium falls to $129, from $159.

Other developed markets will also see price cuts. In fact, it is expected that customers in some developing countries will see cuts of as much as 50%. In emerging markets, Microsoft is eliminating the distinction between full and upgrade versions of Home Basic and Home Premium as it attempts to convince more users there to use genuine software.

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Microsoft finalized Windows Vista in late 2006, but held back its retail launch of the product until January 2007. It has sold more than 100 million copies, largely on the back of a strong overall PC market, but retail sales have significantly trailed those of XP in its early days and Vista has received a number of critical reviews.

In an interview, newly minted Windows consumer marketing vice president Brad Brooks said that Microsoft had been testing lower prices over the past few months and was surprised to find that the amount of revenue lost was more than made up for by an increase in the number of PC buyers willing to shell out for an upgrade.

However, with 2008 widely expected to be the year when enterprise users will finally upgrade in larger numbers to Vista, the retreat also sends a negative signal to those buyers, and makes it even harder to sell the advantages of the newest version of Windows.

Meanwhile, in an interesting move the guys at Microsoft have launched a special website for the ultimate edition of vista; check out UltimatePC

The company sold 3.7 million iPhones in 2007, and there was a noticeable gap between the number of units sold and those that were activated by providers in the U.S. and Europe that Apple holds exclusive deals with.

Despite Apple’s attempts to keep iPhone unlocking under wraps with new software and changes to the iPhone’s bootloader, enterprising entrepreneurs are apparently giving the people what they want. This is a bit of an opportunity lost for Apple, since the company has signed lucrative revenue-sharing deals with its carrier partners that don’t apply if an iPhone is unlocked from its respective network.

At least it does highlight the demand for the iPhone among China’s massive population. In-Stat said that Chinese consumers want smartphones with multimedia features and Web browsing, and the iPhone fills that need nicely. Apparently, they are willing to pay for it: 20 percent of smartphones sold in China last year went for $533 or more.

Apple’s talk breakdown with China Mobile was downplayed by CEO Steve Jobs, who claims there was only ever really one meeting. The iPhone is poised to make its Asian debut in 2008.

iPhone 8GBiPhone is Apple’s revolutionary new phone – a phone, a widescreen iPod, and a breakthrough internet device all in one.

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Besides gaming, you will be able to check in-game auctions and reading in-game mails while you are running around in your real life.

The following is a tutorial on setting up WOW Mobile on your Phone and PC. It is a remote desktop app for mobile phones. This should work on any cellphone that supports Java J2ME.

Now don’t expect to be questing or leveling with wow Mobile, (Unless your using wow glider) its more for simple things, for the geeks, addicts (or the bored)

Steps for Installing and Running WoW on your Mobile:

1. Install RDM+ Server on your PC

-Register the program w/ your email address to activate the trial.
-On the RDM ACCOUNTS TAB >> Create User/pass – ‘user’ / yourpassword
2. Install Quick Macro

-Replace “scripts” folder in the QuickMacro Program Folder with the custom scripts folder (Here).
-Start QUICK MACRO
-Click “Enable All” button
3. Install wowClient on Phone

-Install the wowclient jar file on your phone. JAD/JAR (If u have sprint u can use this uploader)
-Start Client .. Select Trial for now.
-Create new connection with your computers ID number xx-xxx-xxx/ username / pass
-Connect >> Choose >> Desktop
4. Start Warcraft on your computer

-Check “Windowed Mode” (recommend 1024×768)
-Check “Full Screen”
-Check to Maximize the UI Scale to 1

Your now should be remote desktop connected to your computer running wow on your phone.
Phone Controls:

The Following hotkeys are available in the Phone Client:

[1] Turn LEFT / Left click.
[2] Double click.
[3] Turn RIGHT / Right click.
[6] Left click and hold. (for dragging)

If not a cursor mode, first key pressed enter to the cursor mode.
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[4] Selecting and sending keyboard shortcut from list.

Run2 Ctrl-Z (Run/walk medium distance)
Run1 Ctrl-C (Run/walk short distance)
Run3 Ctrl-X (Run/walk long distance)
Jump Ctlr-V
Walk/Run Ctrl-A
NONE Ctrl-S
Stop! Ctrl-F

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[5] [Softkey] Menu
[7] Magnifier mode: x1, x2, x3.
[8] Zoom In.
[9] Full desktop mode.
[0] Selecting and sending keys sequence (entering text string).
[*] Turning on scroll mode.
[#] Direct Input ON, in the Direct Input mode opens the menu of keys.

As we do these things on a more regular basis, we open ourselves up to potential hackers, attackers and crackers. While some may be looking to phish your personal information and identity for resale, others simply just want to use your computer as a platform from which to attack other unknowing targets.

Below are a few easy, cost-effective steps you can take to make your computer more secure to begin with:

1. Always make backups of important information and store in a safe place separate from your computer.

2. Update and patch your operating system, web browser and software frequently. If you have a Windows operating system, start by going to www.windowsupdate.microsoft.com and running the update wizard. This program will help you find the latest patches for your Windows computer. Also go to www.officeupdate.microsoft.com and locate possible patches for your Office programs.

3. Install a firewall. Without a good firewall, viruses, worms, Trojans, malware and adware can all easily access your computer from the Internet. Consideration should be given to the benefits and differences between hardware and software based firewall programs.

4. Review your browser and email settings for optimum security. Why should you do this? Active-X and JavaScript are often used by hackers to plant malicious programs into your computers. While cookies are relatively harmless in terms of security concerns, they do still track your movements on the Internet to build a profile of you. At a minimum set your security setting for the “Internet zone” to High, and your “trusted sites zone” to Medium Low.

5. Install anti-virus software and set for automatic updates so that you receive the most current versions.

6. Do not open unknown email attachments. It is simply not enough that you may recognize the address from which it originates because many viruses can spread from a familiar address.

7. Do not run programs from unknown origins. Also, do not send these types of programs to friends and coworkers because they contain funny or amusing stories or jokes. They may contain a Trojans horse waiting to infect a computer.

8. Disable hidden filename extensions. By default, the Windows operating system is set to “hide file extensions for known file types”. Disable this option so that file extensions display in Windows. Some file extensions will, by default, continue to remain hidden, but you are more likely to see any unusual file extensions that do not belong.

9. Turn off your computer and disconnect from the network when not using the computer. A hacker cannot attack your computer when you are disconnected from the network or the computer is off.

10. Consider making a boot disk on a floppy disk in case your computer is damaged or compromised by a malicious program. Obviously, you need to take this step before you experience a hostile breach of your system.