Still Alive...

I know I've not been posting much recently... Actually, it's been ages! And sooo much has been happening...

But, I'm back!!!

I'll be posting my first impressions and also a review (and an unboxing video if I have the patience)of the Nokia N900 soon!

EU PSN UPDATE 25/06/2009

I'm gonna post the weekly PSN update here from now on... Here's the official list, straight from the european playstation blog...

Price Reduction

Super Stardust HD (£1.59/€1.99)
To celebrate the game’s second anniversary, for one week only the price of Super Stardust HD is now reduced!
PEGI 3+

Downloadable Games

Zuma (£6.99/€7.99)

Featuring classic puzzle action, clear the spheres before they reach the golden skull and move your way further into the temples of Zuma. With adventure mode and gauntlet mode, as well as PlayStation Trophy support, there should be loads here to keep you coming back.
PEGI 3+

Add-On Game Content

LittleBigPlanet – Solstice Costume (free)
The druid is finally here for you to download, free and available for only one week, come and see for yourself the best beard you’ll ever experience in LBP!
PEGI 7+

LittleBigPlanet – John Burgerman Sticker Pack (£1.59/€1.99)
You can now decorate your own LBP levels with artwork designed by UK artist John Burgerman
PEGI 7+

High Velocity Bowling – ‘60s Surf Ball Pack (£0.79/€0.99)

High Velocity Bowling – Tiki Polynesian Ball Pack (£0.79/€0.99)
Now you can download either of these themed ball packs to take to the lanes, the balls don’t make the player, but at least you can bowl with some added style!
PEGI 3+

MotorStorm: Pacific Rift – Wombat Signature Livery Pack (free)
Another exclusive livery pack to customise your vehicle with, available for a limited time only; hurry if you want to download this free pack before it’s gone.
PEGI 12+

Guitar Hero: World Tour
This week Guitar Hero offers tracks from Phish available to download:

* Chalk Dust Torture by Phish(£1.59/€1.99)
* Down With Disease by Phish (£1.59/€1.99)
* Sample in a Jar by Phish(£1.59/€1.99)
* Phish Track Pack (This pack contains all three tracks listed above) (£4.39/€5.99)

PEGI 12+

Rock Band
Further your Rock Band experience with this selection from Maroon 5, a couple of additional tracks from Pearl Jam and the first pack taken from the Warped Tour 2009:

* Little of Your Time by Maroon 5 (£0.99/€1.49)
* Makes Me Wonder by Maroon 5 (£0.99/€1.49)
* Wake Up Call by Maroon 5 (£0.99/€1.49)
* Maroon 5 Pack 01 (this combines all the above tracks in one pack) (£2.49/€3.99)
* 21st Century (Digital Boy) by Bad Religion (£0.99/€1.49)
* Downfall of Us All by A Day to Remember (£0.99/€1.49)
* I Didn’t Say I Was Powerful, I Said I Was a Wizard by Chiodos (£0.99/€1.49)
* Reinventing Your Exit by Underoath (£0.99/€1.49)
* The Flood by Escape the Fate (£0.99/€1.49)
* Warped Tour 2009 Pack 01 (this combines all the above tracks in one pack) (£4.99/€7.99)
* Brother by Pearl Jam (£0.99/€1.49)
* Alive (Live: Drop In The Park) by Pearl Jam (£0.99/€1.49)

PEGI 12+

Videos (free)

Call Of Juarez: Bound In Blood Announcement Trailer
Call Of Juarez: Bound In Blood Story Trailer
Mini Ninjas E3 Trailer

Themes & Wallpapers (free)

Battlefield 1943 Theme
MotorStorm: Pacific Rift Competition Theme
Battlefield 1943 x2 Wallpapers

PlayStation Store via PSP and Media Manager

Downloadable Games (also available via the PS3 store)

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (£14.99/€19.99)
Engage in over-the-top Ninja action to reunite the Turtles and save New York City.
PEGI 12+
Add-On Game Content (also available via the PS3 store)

Rock Band Unplugged
Further your Rock Band Unplugged experience with this selection of tracks now available:

* Afterlife by Avenged Sevenfold (£0.99/€1.49)
* Constant Motion by Dream Theater (£0.99/€1.49)
* Dr. Feelgood by Motley Crue (£0.99/€1.49)
* Sex Type Thing by Stone Temple Pilots (£0.99/€1.49)
* Dynasty Warriors Strikeforce – Download Pack 2 (free)

PEGI 12+

Dynasty Warriors Strikeforce – Download Pack 2 (free)
Further your Strikeforce experience with new missions and challenges, this download pack also include the content offered in download pack 1.
PEGI 12+

Rockstars AGENT website goes live... sort of...

The website for Rockstar games' long rumoured PS3 exclusive "Agent" has gone live... in a way... You can head over there here but don't expect much more than a logo with "Coming Soon"

Now that you've read that, you don't need to visit it...

Goodbye Xbox 360 news!

As of today, I am no longer posting Xbox 360 news on this site. All of my Xbox 360 news will now be written over at www.xboxnewsrumoursandspeculation.com

So, yeah that's it... I know I haven't updated in like, 2 weeks but I'll get on it!

UPDATE: I'll update the header soon!

Android v1.5 "Cupcake" Released. First Impressions

About an hour and a half ago, I was just about to fall asleep and then... "Bleep"... It was the G1. I thought it would be my brothers girlfriend who usually texts me to ask about him... He DOES have a phone Bee.... :)

But, it wasn't. Instead I was greeted with a notification that said an update has been found, would you like to download it, or something like that... Hell yeah! It was the eagerly awaited v1.5 "Cupcake" update.

So, I'll get down to the bit you all wanna know... What exactly does cupcake add to the operating system??? Let me tell you...

MMS

YouTube uploading

Video Capture & Playback

Auto Rotate UI

On Screen Keyboard with predictive text (similar to iPhone)

New, improved better looking visuals on drawer backgrounds and icons

Calendar widget

New folder options for created folders on the home screen

Animations when opening and closing windows

Much smoother UI

So far, after having a proper mess around with it, I'm really impressed with this update and it has improved my overall opinion of the OS... Good work Google! More updates like this one please... Christ knows what needs to be added now...

Ghostbusters goes PS3 exclusive

Yup, the title says it all... Ghostbusters the game is now being published by Sony Computer Entertainment. The news was delivered last night at a Sony press event in Sydney.. Reading gaming forums has shown that this news has annoyed and upset a lot of Xbox 360 and Nintendo Wii fans...

It is unsure whether it will be a timed exclusive, though this seems unlikely as Sony have the publishing rights.

Age of Empires 3 on N-Gage

Strategy fans rejoice! As Age of Empires 3 has now been released on the N-Gage showroom.... Currently it doesn't appear to be available to download off N-Gage.com but no need to fret, as it is available in the showroom on the N-Gage application now!!!

Assassin's Creed set to assassinate the competition on iPhone

If you've looked at the featured page on the iPhone App Store, (unlike me, who got told by Cookie) you will have noticed that Altair has stealthily climbed to the top of the page, ready to assassinate the competition in Assassins Creed for iPhone.

First impressions of the game are good! Great in fact, the combat feels fluid, framerate (although complained about by a lot of people) is solid, and voice acting adds to the overall console quality feel of the game... Mini games pop up every so often which are innovative ways to pick pockets, interrogate enemies and more...

The only thing I can complain about is the on screen analogue stick but that is a shortcoming of the iPhone itself and not the game...


In this mini review, Assassins Creed gets an 8/10

First MAG gameplay video

New inFAMOUS "Power Trip" Trailer looks ace!!!

Trailer for the PS3 exclusive "InFAMOUS" looks brilliant!

Source: Playstation Blog

Uncharted 2 Multiplayer Trailer

TBRE, Now With Android

Just a quick post to let you know where I've been all week and that yes, I am still alive... Recently got a T-Mobile G1 in a swap with the missus and I have to say I'm very impressed... So impressed in fact, that I'm now adding Android to the things I post about on the site!!! Everything down to the openness of the platform to the extremely customisable user interface, makes Android a serious competitor to other mobile operating systems...

So keep checking back for updates, and I promise I'll start posting more.

Great song recorded with 59p iPhone App (Shameless Plug Alert)

Some awesome singer/songwriter... A Mr Curzon I believe, has recorded a demo for one of his songs he wrote back in 06 on his iPhone using the app, GigBaby. Check it out and rate and comment on the guys hard work lol

FORZA 2 CAR GIVEAWAY

Inspired by todays car giveaway on Xbox Live for Forza Motorsport 2... I've decided to have my own little giveaway on TBRE themed cars...

Just simply post a comment with your gamertag and you shall recieve your car within 24 hours...

WarioWare Myself Looks ACE

How awesome does this look!!!!!!!

European Playstation Store Update 16/04/09

This week, the PixelJunk Eden expansion, PixelJunk Eden:Encore will be hitting our PS3's for five whole new levels of seed collecting. If that's not your thing you can blow up some tiny soldiers in FEAR 2's toy soldiers pack. Also released on the PSN this week is the brilliant OutRun Online Arcade priced at £7.99... And PSP owners can take racing to the streets in Need For Speed:Most Wanted for PSP costing you £15.99

Full List Below

Playable Content

* OutRun Online Arcade full game (£7.99)

Add-on Content

* PixelJunk Eden Encore expansion (£2.39)
* Midnight Club LA South Central Vehicle Pack (£2.39)
* 3x Valkyria Chronicles add-on packs (£3.19 each)
* FEAR 2 Multiplayer Map pack (free)
* Magic Ball Wicked Witches booster pack (£2.39)
* LittleBigPlanet Monkey King costume (free)
* Rock Band DLC (continued)
* Guitar Hero World Tour DLC (continued)

Rock Band DLC

Guns N' Roses' Chinese Democracy (£9.99)

* "Chinese Democracy" (£0.99)
* "Better" (£0.99)
* "Street of Dreams" (£0.99)
* "If the World" (£0.99)
* "There Was a Time" (£0.99)
* "Catcher in the Rye" (£0.99)
* "Scraped" (£0.99)
* "Riad N' the Bedouins" (£0.99)
* "Sorry" (£0.99)
* "I.R.S." (£0.99)
* "Madagascar" (£0.99)
* "This I Love" (£0.99)
* "Prostitute" (£0.99)

Guitar Hero World Tour DLC

Steely Dan pack (£4.39)

* "Bodhisattva" (£1.59)
* "Black Friday" (£1.59)
* "Kid Charlemagne" (£1.59)

Individual Songs

* "New Slang" by The Shins (£1.59)

Videos

* MotorStorm Pacific Rift Fire Zone trailer

Themes and Wallpapers

* PixelJunk Eden Encore theme
* PixelJunk Eden Encore wallpaper
* Crash Commando Daylight wallpaper

PSP Content

* Need For Speed Most Wanted full game (£15.99)

Source: Joystiq Playstation

OutRun Online Arcade released on Xbox Live Arcade

Sega's latest entry of it's excellent driving series, Outrun, is live on Xbox Live Arcade. The game will set you back 800MSP

GIVEAWAY!!! Red Faction Guerilla Demo Code for Xbox 360

Hey guys, thought I'd add a bit of life to the site by putting a little contest up.... Guess the letter!!!

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Good Luck!!!

Awesome first Bioshock 2 Footage!

The first footage from the sequel to 2007's fantastic Bioshock has been released on GameTrailers.com... So far it's looking amazing!



The original Bioshock to the gaming world by storm, and Bioshock 2 looks set to do the same.... Hopefully it'll be out later this year, but you know how release dates can be...

Halo 3 Mythic Map Pack out NOW!

The long awaited Halo 3 Mythic Map Pack is now available on the Xbox Live Marketplace and features 3 new maps to cover with bodies of spartans and elites...

Go Get!

Worms World Party out now on N-Gage

Nokia's N-Gage platform saw the release of the classic Worms World Party yesterday... Fans of the original N-Gage have been waiting for this for a long time, and were let down last year by a forum post from an N-Gage administrator saying it might not even be getting released... But all is well, and it's here now so, if you have an N-Gage enabled device... Go Get It!

The TBRE Show - Coming soon to a PC & iPhone/iPod Near you!

Yep, that's right ladies & gents! Starting soon, is the TBRE Show Video Podcast featuring Myself, Gaming Genius, Curzo and Technology Wizard, Anthony Cook from http://www.blogofcookie.com. So, Stay tuned!

Nintendo DSi Released Today!!! (and I've got one)

The DS has changed a lot since it first came out hasn't it... I remember when I first bought my original DS, and a day later, I read online that a new DS was rumoured to be released. As you could probably imagine, I was gutted. After about 8 months of fun with my original DS, I found it one day, under the bed... Switched it on and the top screen was knackered...

Later that year, I bought 2 DS Lite's, a black and a white one, for me and the missus.... Few months later we sold em.

The day that the new colours came out (Red, Turquoise and Green) I loved the look of them and spent about an hour deciding which one to buy... I chose red (best one :P)

My Mum called me selling her silver DSL for £50 with 5 games...Bargain!!!

Since then I've used the red, the missus the silver and we've played cracking titles like Super Mario 64 DS, New Super Mario Brothers, Pokemon Diamond, GTA Chinatown Wars, and many more to keep the faith in the DS, so when the DSi was announced. I knew it was for me.



Today (after a whole load of moaning to the missus) the missus bought me a black DSi and it's awesome. It feels nicer in your hand than the DSL and it's noticably thinner. The matt finish looks gorgeous and the interface looks fresh and user friendly (like all things nintendo) and the screens are bigger and brighter... The battery and charging lights are now on the left of the device and a new wireless light has been added. In between the two screens is a VGA camera which is well integrated in games such as WarioWare Snapped. The power switch is now at the bottom left of the device next to the touch screen and the front camera is in the upper right corner when open and bottom left when closed... The volume switch is no longer a slider but is now buttons, and the Gameboy Advance cartridge slot is gone...

When I first logged into the DSi store I was welcomed with 1000 DSi points which have been spent on WarioWare Snapped and Paper Plane costing 500 and 200 points.

I also downloaded the web browser from the store which was free.


I think the new shoulder buttons will take some getting used to though over the DS Lite ones.

The charger is different to the DS & DS Lite charger. Why do nintendo do this?

The browser was a lot faster than I'd imagined it being and I have tested my blog on it and it works, you should also try it...

If you were a fan of the DS, the DSi is for you... It's what would happen if the PSP and the DS had a baby. It's a great little handheld with huge potential. Lets hope it uses that potential in the very near future.

PS3 Firmware 2.70 is live!!!! Cross game text chat, Game info search, and more!!!

Isn't it funny how whenever the PS3 receives a system update, it always manages to make big news? Well, this is no exception...

After firing up my PS3 this morning, I was greeted by the "a system update is available, go to [Settings] > [System Update] to update your console... I was thinking, please be 2.70... And it was...

Features listed below

TEXT CHAT -You can now chat to people on your friends list using Text Chat, to do this, go to the [Friends] tab in the XMB and select [Start New Chat], here you will be given the option for Voice or Text Chat. You can chat to up to 15 friends at a time and can be in 3 chat rooms at any one time.

Internet Search option for games - You can now select [Internet Search] from the options displayed while highlighting a game and pressing triangle.

Quicker Trophy Synchronisation and Comparison - No official word on this one yet, but I've noticed that the speed that trophies show up on friends PSN Cards is greatly increased, as is the speed of Comparing Trophies.

Volume Control - You can now adjust the volume of specific music tracks stored on your HDD. This is added to help stop sudden loudness in your Music Library.

File Share Capacity - You can now share photographs up to 3MB with friends. This has been expanded from the previous 1MB limit

Copy and Paste - Copy and Paste has been added to the Web Browser

PSN Download ETA - Downloads from the Playstation Store now give an estimated time of arrival.

TV Show And Movies Backup - US PS3 owners can now back up their Movies and TV shows downloaded from the Video Store onto external storage, Movies downloaded on PSP can now be played back via the PS3.

That's all folks so far. I'll keep you posted as more info comes in.

Welcome to the new TBRE

Hello again all, I'm just posting to let you know that, no, you haven't gone colour blind, and yes... This is the new look for TBRE... Give me your feedback.

Thanks...

Curzo

Wolfenstein 3D shoots its way to the App Store

The classic FPS, Wolfenstein 3D, is now available in the App Store at a reasonable £2.99. There are several sets of controls to choose from, although I prefer the "twin stick" style one. The graphics are crisp and clear and the game runs as smooth as the iPhone 3G's curves.

Modern Warfare 2 - First Teaser Here

Here's the first Modern Warfare 2 Trailer... enjoy!!!

Also has anyone else noticed the lack of Call of Duty in the title??

Discuss...

Wii Storage Solution Released

For a while now, many Wii owners (including myself) have been crying out for a Wii Hard Drive to keep all of our Wiiware and Virtual Console games on and stop it from clogging up our Wii's tiny 512MB memory.

Nintendo responded with "Why dont you just delete them and redownload them?". Yeah, sure nintendo, I'm just gonna wait to redownload my games before I can play them each time? Fans weren't impressed... And thankfully, Nintendo listened.

Last night at GDC, Nintendo unveiled that a firmware update was live for the Wii, enabling storage of Virtual Console, WiiWare, and Wii Channels onto SD Cards up to a whopping 32GB. So now we can quit moaning about it and get back to playing all things Nintendo...

Curzo out.

Handheld Heaven this week!!!

This week saw the release of three big handheld releases for the 3 big platforms... First up is Metal Gear Solid Touch for the iPhone/iPod Touch which is like a shooting range-esque game which uses animated sprites from the insanely awesome PS3 title, Metal Gear Solid 4; Guns of the patriots...

Secondly, on the subject of insanely awesome PS3 titles, Resistance 2's little brother Resistance Retribution saw the light of day on PSP this week. RR is a third person shooter based in the Resistance universe and follows James Grayson, Major Cartwright and Rachel Parker from the previous Resistance:Fall Of Man on Playstation 3.

Last but certainly not least is Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars on Nintendo DS. In Chinatown Wars you play as Huang Lee and you are avenging the death of your father... While in the city you can also kill, steal & drug deal as well as try your luck with SCRATCH CARDS!!! (*Curzo's nan runs off to buy a DS & GTA: CW*)

I've got all three and I'm loving them! GTA the most... If you have a DS, BUY IT, and if you don't... BUY ONE...

If you have a PSP, Buy RR, if you don't... Why haven't you got a PSP yet??? LittleBig-Freaking-Planet has been announced for it... yup thats right... Buy one right now...

Anyway, that's all I have to say... A review of the excellent Nokia N96 is coming soon. Curzo out...

PSN Gamercards with Trophy information out now!!!

Yup, a long requested feature on the Playstation Network is here... Not really much to say though... see above image for details...

SNAAAAKE!!! Metal Gear Solid Touch out NOW!!!!

Konami's main man Solid Snake has snook his way into the app store. Metal Gear Solid Touch is now available to buy for £3.49.

From what I've played so far it's good, but awkward and difficult... Not 100% what to think yet... but is it worth £3.49? I think so...

I've took some screenshots to help you decide...

this screenshot not in game...

REVIEW - Nokia N96

For years now, Nokia have been the frontrunners of the smartphone scene, and when you own a Nokia smartphone, it becomes clear why. You can't imagine going back to a normal phone, and when you do, the new phone feels plain, boring and featureless.

This is how it was for me. When the gaming keys were destroyed on my Nokia N81-8GB leaving a big gap in the casing where you can see the insides of the phone, as well as blinding bright lights which usually add a subtle backlight to the gaming buttons, I knew it was time to upgrade, so I went and bought a Samsung G600 and as nice as the phone was (as was the interface), it felt very boring. Poor java games, poor browser and poor functionality.

So, when I was looking to upgrade from this, I looked towards my old friend Nokia and after a bit of looking around, I took the plunge with their new flagship phone... The Nokia N96.

Section 1 - Hardware

The N96 is a beauty, a lovely glossy black finish, with an excellent 2.4" QVGA screen (which could've been a higher res really, come on nokia!)great for watching movies, with the help of the integrated kickstand on the back of the device which fits into place around the excellent 5 megapixel camera. The sides of the device are silver and the keypad is flush and looks great with the phone.

The left side of the phone features a micro SD memory card slot, to expand the internal memory of 16GB up to an iPhone crushing 48GB! On the right we have speakers at the top and bottom of the phone which seems odd until you put the device landscape making it stereo. On the face of the device is an excellent directional pad, surrounded by multimedia keys, a small silver multimedia key on the right of the directional pad, left and right soft keys and call and end call buttons.

It also features and extra set of multimedia keys when the two-way slider is slid down, and when slid upright, the number keys are revealed.

Section 2 - Interface

The UI for Symbian OS 9.3 (S60 3rd Edition) is as great as it's ever been, but now thanks to the accelerometer features a landscape mode. The landscape mode works very well rearranging web pages, menu's and the gallery effortlessly and is a welcome addition to the already excellent platform.

The menu's look great and the default themes that come with the phone work really well with the device and don't really need changing. However, if you are not happy and you'd prefer something else, then there's a mass of themes out there for you to download and applying them couldn't be easier.

The menus, although sometimes sluggish, are user friendly and easy to navigate. This phone shouldn't really give you any problems. A full screen wallpaper option would've been welcomed but it's no biggie! Especially, with the ease of creating themes on the device itself with third party applications.

Nokia's new N-Gage platform is also well presented and looks very appealing to the eye. You can chat with friends, download games and trials, and compare N-Gage points (which closely resemble microsoft's gamerscore system)

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Section 3 - Multimedia

The N96 was clearly built for multimedia, featuring a DVB(H) TV tuner for watching TV broadcasts on the go, 2 sets of mutimedia keys (one for portait, one for landscape) a kickstand around the camera for watching movies hands free and excellent quality music playback!

The quality of the 5 mega-pixel camera is great! It's no N82 or Cyber-shot quality camera but it does a great job. A xenon flash would've topped it off but sadly, only a typical LED flash.... But it's a dual LED flash and seems to do a great job in poorly lit areas. The camera well outshines the one of it's biggest market rivals, the iPhone 3G and the T-Mobile (HTC) G1.

Video capture could've been better. I mean, I know I migrated to Blu-Ray from DVD a while back but the DVD-like quality video capture doesnt seem so DVD like... But it is pretty damn good quality for a phone and is captured at VGA (640 x 480) resolution.

The N96 is overall excellent for multimedia. The DVB (H) broadcasts are not available in the UK so, to make up for it, Nokia have pre-installed the BBC iPlayer to the device... Video's from iPlayer can be either streamed or downloaded with a 7 day license key. Watching TV programmes on the device is great with the kickstand allowing you to just sit back and enjoy... However, if the kickstand is not enough for you... The N96 comes packaged with a TV out cable.

Music playback is crisp, clear and loud but can be a little tinny at times. This little annoyance is fixed by the 3.5mm headphones slot allowing you to plug in your fancy headphones for a great listening experience.

Section 4 - Gaming and Internet

Whether it's playing the latest N-Gage releases or running Genesis and SNES emulators, the N96 is a great phone for gaming, sporting a fantastic D-Pad and dedicated gaming keys that only light up during games, it's easy to use and rules out the awkwardness of the iPhone and G1's "virtual joypads". There's easily enough buttons to go around for the core games on the N-Gage platform, and for the more casual users... The typical A & B buttons... What more could you need...

The N96 also uses a fantastic web browser supporting flash, java, and whatever else you'd like to throw at it. Files are easily downloaded with the download manager and .zip files can be unpacked on the phone itself.

File sharing via Ovi, Flickr and more is also available out of the box as well as Mail for exchange.

Section 5 - Overview

So, it seems as though Nokia have done it again, it may not be as powerful as the N95-8GB yet it still packs a punch. The N96 is great for all of your needs, reading .pdf's on the go, browsing the web, handheld gaming, snapping high-quality 5 megapixel photos and and of course, calling and texting... Overall, the N96 is a truly fantastic phone!

An apology....

Sorry for the lack of updates recently, but there's been reasons...Firstly, my internet speed has been ridiculously slow recently since i downloaded Season 3 of Heroes. Secondly, my in-laws usually take the kids while I'm blogging and recently they haven't. So... I'll try to update more when I can.

iPhoneish.com - New iPhone news site recently opened

A friend of TBRE.co.uk recently sent me a press release for his new site, iPhoneish

iPhoneish.com - Your Daily Source for the Latest iPhone News

For iPhone lovers, by iPhone lovers


February 26, 2009 -- iPhoneish Launches New and incredibly exciting Website

At last you have found the website you have always been dreaming of. Imagine having all the latest daily news on iPhones and then being able to use this information to improve your iPhone experience and get the most out of this very popular brand.

You have the opportunity to surf lots of tips, tricks, ideas, and much more all in one place. You will no longer need to search Google for hours again!

iPhones are still a pretty new concept and some still don’t know what it is all about. If you are new it is a perfect learning curve, otherwise why not help others and reap the rewards at the same time.

iPhoneish is an user generated website that collects all the iPhone information you could possibly need and store it all one place.

iPhoneish would like to announce the launch of iPhoneish.com, a central point dedicated to collecting all the best iPhone news, hacks, rumors, applications and much, much more on the World Wide Web.

On iPhoneish the community members make all the decisions. The users add the stories, decide which of them should be published, and most importantly which should remain unpublished. Think of it like you now own a part of an amazing new forum and you can really get into it and tell people what you really think.

This is done by way of our voting system, where the bigger the vote, the higher up on the published page the story will be displayed.

Viewing PS3 trophies online!

UPDATE: Online Trophies are now LIVE!

ORIGINAL ARTICLE BELOW:

As of this evening, PS3 Trophies you have earned from playing trophy enabled PS3 games are viewable online. just sign into playstation.com with your PSN ID and your trophies are viewable online, as are (i'm guessing) your friends trophies... See the vid for more info.

Video Source: Playstation Blog

Tap Tap Revenge 2 out NOW + Mini Review

The sequel to Tapulous's killer iPhone/iPod touch app, Tap Tap Revenge, has appeared on the App Store... I've spent a bit of time with the app now I love it.

New gameplay mechanics add more of a challenge to the game, features such as double taps and hold notes have now been added making it a miles more fun experience.


Tap Tap Revenge 2 has improved on the seemingly perfect music game for iPhone/iPod Touch. All that remains to be asked is, what will they do next?

Mortal Kombat FOR SALE!!! Could you buy it for me plz?

Today, documents published by NetDockets has revealed that a crumbling Midway are looking to sell the Mortal Kombat License.

Mortal Kombat is now nearly 20 years old and I've been playing since the start (even though I'm 21) and this is bad news for the franchise... or is it? Maybe Capcom could pick up the license to make the Mortal Kombat vs Street Fighter games we've all been craving, doubtful, but I can always dream right?

I can actually see EA picking it up if anyone does. Don't know why...

Here's hoping this isn't the last we've seen of Sub Zero & the gang...

Review - Apple iPhone 3G

Apple are one of those companies who could release a chocolate teapot, slap an Apple logo on it and call it the iPot, and it would sell millions. One of their latest successes is the critically acclaimed iPhone 3G, but is it as great as everyone says? Let's find out...


Section 1 - Hardware

As with most Apple hardware, it's a looker. The glossy black finish reminiscent of Sony's PS3, with a nice chrome apple "buy me" logo on the upper back of the device. The metal trim curving off the front of the device makes the device look really unique and makes it stand out anywhere.

The 3.5" screen is nice and bright and produces a crisp clear image, and is flush with the device as is the 2 megapixel camera on the back. The speaker for phonecalls is above the screen and fits in well with the device, and the loudspeaker for music, ringtones and applications is on the bottom of the device, which to be honest, I've noticed gets covered a lot by my finger when holding the phone in landscape mode. The microphone is located on the other side of the USB/Dock connector, and looks just like the speaker.


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Section 2 - Multimedia

On the Multimedia side of things there is a lot of bang for your buck. With the same interface and operating system as the iPod touch you can enjoy 3d coverflow, which shows album art for all your music in 3D and is enabled by tipping the device to a landscape position, and looks awesome! There is also youtube support so you can also get rick rolled on your iPhone! The youtube support is well integrated and a great part of the iPhone software. The iPhone sports a 2 megapixel camera, which to be honest, isn't the greatest camera i've seen on a phone with no flash, but beats rivals such as the T-Mobile G1 hands down. Your photo's can be used in applications such as iJiggles from smells like donkey inc. and more and can be amusing.

Music playback from the phone is loud, but quality-wise it could be a little better coming from Apple.

Viewing photos is great too, just simply use your finger to flick through them and pinch inwards or outwards with 2 fingers to zoom in and out thanks to the iPhone 3G's excellent multi touch display.

All of this is great however, but you can't help but feel let down by the lack of video capture on the iPhone


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Section 3 - Gaming on the iPhone

Apple really have made a great portable games console in the iPhone and the sooner people realise this the better. Console quality games such as gameloft's Asphalt 4:Elite Racing, The Hero of Sparta and Brothers in Arms, along with Sega's Super Monkey Ball make the iPhone a well suited choice to the portable gamer like myself. 3D graphics look crystal clear and the frame rate of the 3D games is outstanding. Personally, I believe the iPhone is better for gaming than the Nintendo DS Lite

Section 4 - Messaging

Not really much I can say on this as my main email account is with Windows Live, so I haven't really been able to use the email... sorry readers! But as for text messaging, I've done a bit of that, and I love it. Your messages show up in what looks like a windows live messenger sort of way, a conversation view, with green speech bubbles on the right (you) and white on the left (receipient)with a text entry window for the on-screen keyboard below.

Section 5 - Internet

Browsing the internet on your iPhone 3G is a dream! It looks great, carefully scaling full html pages to your screen in landscape or portrait mode and 3G internet speeds as well as WiFi support make this a wonderful experience. Websites such as gametrailers & more have iPhone support now too. If portable browsing is your thing, this is your phone.

Section 6 - Overview

If you're looking for a phone that can do it all (apart from video capture) then the iPhone is for you. It's an innovation in mobile phones which is already becoming the future of phones spawning copycats from manufacturers like Samsung and even Nokia.

Is the iPhone the best phone ever? Quite possibly, yes.


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Warhawk space on Home this week!

Playstation Home has seen a poor amount of updates since I was first invited 6 months ago, and there's not much to do... Well hopefully, the launch of the Warhawk space will get me and many other PS3 owners to log back into PS Home every once in a while (and Warhawk).

The Warhawk space will feature tables with 3D maps of the in game maps in Warhawk so that you and your friends can strategise in home before moving out into the battlefield...

The Warhawk space is due this week, free of course!

Lost Planet 2: 360 Exclusive CONFIRMED

The follow up to the icy shooter Lost Planet has been confirmed as an Xbox 360 exclusive. This was already rumored to be the case as the trailer debuted on Xbox Live earlier in the week.

The first Lost Planet was pretty good, but needed a bit of work on the gameplay mechanics, hopefully they'll be sorted this time round.

Capcom have also confirmed that the game has 4 player co-op

More info as it comes in.

Non Blu-Ray PS3 on the way? I doubt it...

Janco Partners analyst Mike Hickey believes that a price cut for Sony's powerhouse, the Playstation 3 is on the way... He believes the price cut is coming from removing the blu-ray feature from the console... Now, correct me if I'm wrong, but aren't all the games on blu-ray discs? Removing this feature would make it no more than a PS2 that plays PSN games... But not PS2 games :).

Personally, I call BS on this one... What do you think?

Motorstorm: Arctic Edge PSP trailer

Earlier today, Sony announced exciting new titles LittleBigPlanet, Assassin's Creed and Motorstorm: Arctic Edge, making their way to the PSP... Motorstorm:Arctic Edge is to be developed by Big Bend Studios (Pursuit Force) and is also due out for Playstation 2 later this year.

Above is the first trailer, thanks to elhabib.at for the trailer and N4G user Starseven for the heads up...

http://www.elhabib.at

Unboxing the iPhone 3G

Hey everyone, my iPhone 3G came today and i'm loving it so far... After spending about an hour syncing all my apps and stuff from my iPod Touch 1G and updating the firmware to 2.2.1 I've been able to get used to the phone and it's great...

Full review at the end of the week... (or at least by Monday) but for now, here's the unboxing video.

My prayers answered? Red Xbox 360 Announced...

For a while now I've wanted a red Xbox 360, so much, that the missus jokingly said to me that if Microsoft release one, I can buy it on day one...

Well, you should have seen her face...

That's right, today, the limited edition Resident Evil 5 bundle was officially announced. Priced at £229 and consisting of the lovely red console, a red wireless controller, black headset, 120GB HDD, a copy of Resident Evil 5 and an exclusive theme, make this one hell of a bargain...

Me? I'm already sold....

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