Mozilla has released a pre-Alpha build of its Firefox browser for Android devices and is encouraging testers to download and provide feedback.
A developer blog post says that the code has been tested so far on the Motorola Droid and Nexus One.
It the latest stage in the mobilisation of Firefox - in January Mozilla made available Release Candidate 2 of the software for Nokia's N900 and N810 (Maemo-only).
However, this year has also seen the organisation can development of the browser for Windows phones and dismiss the prospect of a version being developed for the iPhone.

http://www.mobile-ent.biz/news/36931...d-at-pre-Alpha ...

via The Lost Gamer


To celebrate the release of Super Street Fighter 4 this week, Capcom has decided to cut the price of the iPhone version of Street Fighter 4. During the next three days, starting on the April 27th, the game will cost 30% less; so £3.99/$6.99 instead of the usual £6.99/$9.99. Since launch, the game has received a lot of praise and soared straight into the top sellers list on the App Store.

For those that may perhaps feel that the line-up of characters isn’t too great on the iPhone version of the title, then there is also news that femme fatal Cammy will be added free of charge through an update – which should surely keep you happy.

Don’t forget to check it out on the App store whilst it remains at such a low price, and also remember to purchase Super Street Fighter IV when it launches across Europe this Friday on both Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. ...

via IGN


This is for people who just need to have that "official" stamp on everything related to their console.

Sony Japan has started up a PS3 hard drive upgrade program. Owners of pretty much any current PS3 model -- even 20 gigabyte launch units -- can send in their system to have their internal hard drive replaced with a 250 gigabyte disk.

No, this isn't a free process. Not even close. For the parts and labor, Sony is asking 18,000 yen. That's close to the price of a new PSP-3000.

It looks like Sony takes care of everything for you, though, from swapping out the drives to moving all your data over from the old drive to the new one. They'll even back your old hard drive.

Still, it should be noted that you can easily swap out hard drives on your own or opt for an external USB solution, both at far less cost. This is something that Sony's upgrade info page fails to mention, unfortunately.

This program is only available in Japan at present.


I ask you, would you really pay old Sony to upgrade your PS3's hard drive? I sure as hell wouldn't. Leave feedback via comments. ...

News via http://www.summeli.fi/?p=1384

The gpsp was my first emulator port with dynamic recompilation. The problem in memory mapping and dynarec is that local data in Symbian OS is too far away from the user area, where we the new memory chunk for the dynamic area was created. My first solution was the memory trampoline pattern.

However I got an optimal solution from Olli Hinkka. The solution is called dynamic text segment relocation routine. Basically the relocator is relocating the process into the user memory are in Symbian. With this approach no memory trampoline is required, since the static side is close enough to the dynamic side.

How to use it:

You’ll need Olli Hinkka’s relocator code. You can find it at least from gpsp github. relocutils.h relocator.cpp and relocator_glue.S

First you’ll have to relocate your process on the user area in the Symbian. The user local data area is between 0×004-0×38000000, see the Symbian OS memory map. I’m using 0×10000000 in this example. ...

The Nokia N8, Nokia's latest smartphone, intuitively connects to the people, places and services that matter most. With the Nokia N8, people can create compelling content, connect to their favorite social networks and enjoy on-demand Web TV programs and Ovi Store apps. Available in select markets during the third quarter of 2010, the estimated retail price of the Nokia N8 is EUR 370, before applicable taxes or subsidies.

The Nokia N8 introduces a 12 megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss optics, Xenon flash and a large sensor that rivals those found in compact digital cameras. Additionally, the Nokia N8 offers the ability to make HD-quality videos and edit them with an intuitive built-in editing suite. Doubling as a portable entertainment center, people can enjoy HD-quality video with Dolby Digital Plus surround sound by plugging into their home theatre system. The Nokia N8 enables access to Web TV services that deliver programs, news and entertainment from channels like CNN, E! Entertainment, Paramount and National Geographic. Additional local Web TV content is also available from the Ovi Store.





Social networking is second nature to the Nokia N8. People can update their status, share location and photos, and view live feeds from Facebook and Twitter in a single app directly on the home screen. Calendar events from social networks can also be transferred to the device calendar.

The Nokia N8 comes with free global Ovi Maps walk and drive navigation, guiding people to places and points of interest in more than 70 countries worldwide.

Powering the Nokia N8 is Symbian ^3, the latest edition of the world's most used smartphone software, which introduces several major advances, including support for gestures such as multi touch, flick scrolling and pinch-zoom. The Nokia N8 also offers multiple, personalizable homescreens which can be loaded with apps and widgets. The new 2D and 3D graphics architecture in the platform takes full advantage of the Nokia N8's hardware acceleration to deliver a faster and more responsive user interface. Symbian^3 also raises the bar in performance by delivering greater memory management allowing more applications to run in parallel for a faster multi-tasking experience.

The Nokia N8 is Nokia's first device to be integrated with Qt, a software development environment that simplifies the development and makes it possible to build applications once and deploy across Symbian and other software platforms. Nokia has also made the powerful and simple to use Nokia Qt SDK available, in its initial beta, to enable developers to start realizing the potential of Qt.

Features:
* 360x640 nHD 24-bit OLED 3.5" display
* 113.5x59x12.9 mm, 86 cc, 135 g
* Touch screen with multitouch, pinch-zoom, flick-scrolling
* 12 Megapixel (4000 x 3000) Carl Zeiss camera with Xenon flash
* large sensor like on compact digicams
* HD 720p (1280 x 720) video recording @ 25 fps
* 850/900/1800/1900 MHz GSM
* 850/900/1700/1900/2100 WCDMA
* HSDPA 10 Mbps, HSUPA 2 Mbps
* WLAN 802.11 b/g
* ARM11 CPU @ 680 MHz
* 3D Graphics HW Accelerator with OpenGL-ES 2.0 support
* Sensors: accelerometer, ambient light, proximity, compass / magnetometer
* Stereo FM RDS Radio
* A-GPS
* TV Out via HDMI and composite
* Dolby Digital Plus audio
* Mass storage: 16 GB, microSD memory cards up to 32 GB
* Operating memory (RAM): 256 MB
* Bluetooth 2.1 +EDR with A2DP/AVRCP
* USB 2.0 Full speed
* Battery: BL-4D 3.7V 1200mAh ...

New special offer from play asia



Lara Croft, everyone’s favorite dual pistol-wielding adventurer, makes her way back to the lost ancient realms that guard Secrets of the Past.

In Lara Croft Tomb Raider™ LEGEND for Xbox 360™, immerse yourself in a stunning environment of hardcore adventure and exploration, as you travel through exquisitely detailed and perilous locales.

One of the sexiest archeologists, Lara Croft is taking you on her adventures in Secrets of the Past for an unbeatable bargain price of US$ 9.90 only. The Asian version is region free and is in English.

http://www.play-asia.com/SOap-23-83-...-2ea-84-n.html ...

Newly released today

After a four year hiatus, Jack and his hound Shadow are back to fight crimes. Never has a man and dog team work with such efficiency and coolness. Let Shadow sneak up on your opponents and shoot them down, blood pounding action, cool effects and fun system are the staple of the franchise? Haven't tried it before? Try it now.

From the publisher: Dead to Rights®: Retribution is a visually stunning 3rd person action game, rich in story, character and brutal combat.

The game follows vice cop Jack Slate and his canine companion Shadow as they fight to expose the shadowy figures of Grant City and bring order back to the crumbling metropolis.

Deadly on their own, Jack and Shadow are even more formidable as they team up to defeat the threats they will uncover.

Only the newest consoles can bring out the graphical excellence of the game. Dead to Right Retribution is available on Xbox360™ and PlayStation3™:

Xbox360™
Dead to Rights: Retribution ASIA US$ 59.90
Dead to Rights: Retribution US US$ 64.90

PlayStation3™
Dead to Rights: Retribution US US$ 64.90
Dead to Rights: Retribution ASIA US$ 59.90

http://www.play-asia.com/SOap-23-83-...-2eh-84-n.html ...

Newly released today

After a four year hiatus, Jack and his hound Shadow are back to fight crimes. Never has a man and dog team work with such efficiency and coolness. Let Shadow sneak up on your opponents and shoot them down, blood pounding action, cool effects and fun system are the staple of the franchise? Haven't tried it before? Try it now.

From the publisher: Dead to Rights®: Retribution is a visually stunning 3rd person action game, rich in story, character and brutal combat.

The game follows vice cop Jack Slate and his canine companion Shadow as they fight to expose the shadowy figures of Grant City and bring order back to the crumbling metropolis.

Deadly on their own, Jack and Shadow are even more formidable as they team up to defeat the threats they will uncover.

Only the newest consoles can bring out the graphical excellence of the game. Dead to Right Retribution is available on Xbox360™ and PlayStation3™:

Xbox360™
Dead to Rights: Retribution ASIA US$ 59.90
Dead to Rights: Retribution US US$ 64.90

PlayStation3™
Dead to Rights: Retribution US US$ 64.90
Dead to Rights: Retribution ASIA US$ 59.90

http://www.play-asia.com/SOap-23-83-...-2eh-84-n.html ...

[Shu Uesugi] is filling a controller void that Nintendo has yet to address. He picked up a golf glove from Target and incorporated it into an air guitar interface. Give the video after the break a chance, you’ll start to see the full potential of this build about three and a half minutes into it. Using an Arduino, a Wii nun-chuck, and his flex-senor adorned glove [Shu] can play individual notes, strum cords, and play around with sound effects such as distortion.

So come on Nintendo, the Power Glove was one of your greatest ideas, where’s our 21st century version? I guess we’ll just have to make our own like [Shu] did. Perhaps we’ll even build our flex sensors from scratch.

http://hackaday.com/2010/04/27/the-wii-golf-glove/ ...