Apple's iPhone stands in the first place again. ComScore, a reputed market research firm, reported that, among the top ten phones used to download games in USA, the first, second, third and seventh spots are taken over by four different models of the Apple iPhone. The 8GB Apple iPhone 3G took over the number one spot followed by the original 8GB and 16 GB version. The old 16 GB iPhone is in the seventh position.

PC World report says that the iPhone and iPod dominated the list of finalists recently named in a competition sponsored by the Independent Games Festival Mobile. A total of about 1.1 million U.S. owners of the four iPhone models have used the device for downloading games, according to comScore.

According to comScore analyst, Alistair Hill, "the main reason behind this popularity is Apple's sound marketing strategy. Now, hundreds and thousands of people know about the App Store which is also very easy to use. Apple also allows gamers to develop games in a very easy and transparent way. Prior to that, mobile phone companies tried to gain large amount of revenue from mobile phone gaming. As a result, developers had to develop hundred different versions of one game to be used in different mobile phones. Apple changed that scenario."

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Are you a serious gamer on iPhone. If so, then there is a good news for you. Apple may be planning to add a new "premium games section" to the App Store which will offer games for the iPhone and the iPod Touch around the range of $20 USD after Apple recently noted that the store had hit a half billion downloads and was home to 15,000 applications.

This section will be open to a restricted number of commercial game publishers such as Electronics Arts, so that iPhone can be represented as a "serious gaming" hand held.

Most games in the App Store currently come from low budget publishers or casual coders, and many sell for 99 cents to $9.99 USD, so this initiative of locking out the smaller developers would appear to clash with the ideals by which the store has operated to date.

In an interview published this week, Apple vice president of iPhone and iPod product marketing Greg Joswiak spoke directly to this end, noting that the one of the benefits of the App Store is the low overheard required to become an influential player in the market.

App developers don't need a publisher, he said, "It's not somewhere you have to be represented by somebody; you have to be in the development programme, which is very inexpensive."

Asked if smaller developers are really competing with the established players, Joswiak said: "What we'd like to do is show off the games - the 3D and the casual ones. Everyone from the big developers is excited -- the EAs, the Gamelofts, Hudsons and Segas -- but what's also cool is the small guys.

"You get the one or two-developer shops like the Pangeas, who are doing a great business, with anecdotal stories like paying off their home mortgages after a month or two of being in the store," he said.

Apple has not confirmed the report, and neither has any large publisher, but it is believed that the Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) would be a likely launch date.

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As the world stepped into 2009, I wish you all a very Happy New Year. Lets just check out some of the new gadgets and gizmos of 2009.

For a Gizmos lover, every year would start with so many puzzles like as which is gonna be the best gadget of the year, which is gonna be more thinner, sleeker, faster and what are all the new technologies that are gonna rock this year etc.,

Here this article might help to answer out few of the questions about few new gadgets that are awaited in 2009.

Nokia Aeon is the most awaiting release from Nokia since its been announced an year ago. This full surface screen concept mobile may be the Nokia's next blockbuster.

B-Membrane Computer is a unique take on a laptop/desktop computer. Korean designer Won-Seok Lee created his B-Membrane computer to look like no other. Though we may not see the B-Membrane concept computer in early 2009, but it's certainly worth mentioning it.

The release of Nokia N97 Touch Series might be in first half of 2009. This is Nokia's First Touch Screen N Series Slider with QWERTY Keyboard, hence making an skyrocketing expectations.

Napkin PC, the touch interface concept allows multiple users to collaborate on brainstorming projects, make notes or play noughts and crosses or, as it will henceforth be known, Futuristic Noughts and iCrosses. This year its gonna be a Napkin PC time.

Nintendo DS 2009 which is about to release in few weeks has announced their new games for the first quarter of 2009. With over 100 new games, Nintendo looks like it will provide a good balance between the casual player and hardcore gamers.

Though the release of gadgets or improvement of technology of the year can never be measured in the start day, we have just seen the sample gadgets and technological updates for 2009.

Lots of things are yet to come and we will keep you posted on every release. Keep us posted with your feedback.

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NVIDIA has unveiled the world’s first personal supercomputer named Tesla personal supercomputers, which is 250 times faster than the average PC. It is based on the revolutionary NVIDIA CUDA parallel computing architecture and powered by up to 960 parallel processing cores

The new computers make innovative use of graphics processing units - a technological breakthrough, which the company claims could bring lightning speeds to the next generation of home computers.


The supercomputers will help scientists to discover cures for diseases such as cancer and malaria.

Until now, supercomputers were massive made up of thousands of machines taking up entire rooms, which cost millions of pounds to build and maintain. By contrast, Tesla personal supercomputers will cost between £4,000 and £8,000 and look much like an ordinary PC.

They went on sale to British customers yesterday and will initially be sold to universities and to the scientific and research community.

The PC maker Dell, however, said that it would soon be mass producing them for the general consumer market.

If you are interested to buy this supercomputer, visit NVIDIA website.

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Microsoft released the most expected Xbox 360 game console and online service, dubbed the New Xbox Experience (or NXE). The Microsoft's Xbox 360's first impression is quite positive and the new software can be described as fresh, simple and extreme fun.

With a complete graphical revision, the update adds new features like customizable avatars, the ability to install games to the console's hard drive, and puts a much greater focus on the Xbox Live marketplace. The Microsoft's gaming console is made almost an all purpose device via the new Xbox software, since it permits the users to stream movies from Netflix, play games, create avatars, communicate with other Xbox users and share pictures. Latest navigational designs are also included in the new Xbox software and the Live Experience has replaced the old blades with a more user friendly system.

"The next time you turn on your Xbox 360, the way you enjoy entertainment in your home will be changed forever," said Marc Whitten, general manager of Xbox Live at Microsoft. "The New Xbox Experience will not only be easier to use from the very beginning, but it will give you new ways to connect with your friends and family and offer up more entertainment choices than any other device connected to the TV."

Microsoft has also built the dashboard into the Xbox guide. The tabbed interfaces known as "blades" will now include every feature and option, including access to the full games library at any time. Both casual and hardcore gamers are being aimed at by the Xbox and it also provides a multi-purpose device that can be seen as the future of entertainment.

The New Xbox Experience is available now as a free software update to all Xbox 360 owners with an internet connection.

For more details visit here. Let us know what you think about this change.

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Kampo Interactive has released Balance, a tilt puzzle game for the Mac and coming soon to the iPhone. It can be played by simply tilting a laptop. Besides the mouse and trackpad, the game can make use of the accelerometers built into all Apple notebooks, including the various MacBook, PowerBook and iBook models.

Here’s how the game is described: “Balance requires both puzzle solving and hand-eye coordination skills without any time pressure as players tilt the playfield to guide one or more balls between various 3D obstacles to their destinations. The game has 75 levels that are continuously expanded by downloadable level upgrades. Players can share their best times over the internet along with recordings of their sessions for others to watch. Free level upgrades and no time pressure is also offered by Balance.”

A 60-minute demo of the game is available for download here. The full version of the game requires registration fee of US$19.95.

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Good news!! One of the most popular FPS game, Quake 3: Arena has been updated to support Nokia S60 phones.

According to Decoder, the game running can be played on those handsets which features Texa's OMAP 2420 chipset technology, which means you can only host games on a Nokia N95 8GB, N82 and E90.


The compatible handsets can now also take advantage of mouse and keyboard support by using bluetooth-enabled peripherals with the game.

Unfortunately the one of the most popular S60 handset, the N95, is incompatible with the game due to a lack of system memory.

The mobile version of the game comes with all the mod-cons of modern gaming too, including remappable controls and full-screen anti-aliasing. Games can be hosted both locally and over any nearby access points.

The details on how to install and the files required to run Quake 3 Arena on your S60 handset can be downloaded from the developers website.

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Have you ever tried playing a game while your system is updating its virus definitions. It's really a very frustrating task because it will drain your system resources.

Well, Symantec has realised about this, which makes the company to release Norton AntiVirus 2009 Gaming Edition. This edition is designed specifically for gaming and estimated to use 80% less memory as compared with other antivirus software.

Nothing is more worse than having the game screen automatically minimized because of a virus update pop-up after reaching the critical point in the game. To avoid all these, the Gaming Edition of Norton AntiVirus 2009 comes with a “Gamers Mode” which will suspend LiveUpdate and anti virus alerts, thus not interrupting user gaming experience but Auto-Protect will still be enabled. It will wait till the system is idle and then perform the update tasks, which inturn can be scheduled by the users.

This product is yet to be launched and the release date is not yet been confirmed. Hope, it is launched soon and every gamer should have it installed in their systems.

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PSP 3000 is coming to India. Recently, Nintendo announced the launch of the Wii and the handheld gaming device- the Nintendo DS in India.

Sony has announced this weekend in Mumbai that it will be launching Playstation Portable 3000 (PSP 3000), the newest avatar of the PSP that was originally launched in Japan in October.


The new PSP features a better screen that Sony promises offers better colors and is overall more aesthetically pleasing to the eyes. It also features an anti-glare screen. It can also be used as a communications device thanks to its Wi-Fi compatibility.

The price for the PSP 3000 will be Rs. 9,490.

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