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Sonic 4 now good for ICS
Until now Sonic 4 Episode 1 was not compatible with the new Ice Cream Sandwich upgrade to Google’s Android 4.0 operating system. Now SEGA have finalized their update and Sonic 4 can be played on ICS gadgets, whether the Transformer Prime or the Samsung Galaxy Nexus. Sega claims Sonic 4 is the game users waited [...]
Nintendo Wii U at CES
Nintendo showcased their newest and hottest at the CES 2012. Free Nintendo DS Roms reported a new Wii U spotted at their booth. Wii was around since 2006 and they’re many followers who swear by it. Of course this CES clearly showed a stiff competition coming from tablets (especially the quad-core ones), ultrabooks and most [...]
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 – $400 million revenue in 24 hours
Gaming is now bigger than Hollywood, so the record-breaking launch of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare makes it the biggest entertainment event of all time. Activision Publishing has announced that 6.5 million copies ware sold in the US and UK markets on launch day. The $400 million revenue generated in 24 hours beats last year’s [...]
How to solve Megaminx with your android phone
I can do rubix cube, in fact …this is long time ago…I was able to assemble it under 3 min, but I was always intimidated by this dodecahedron Megaminx. I mean, 12 faces and each with 5 sides, that just looks impossible. Now, this robot, built out of LEGO, HTC Desire smartphone running a custom [...]
Samsung Q1UP UMPC perfect for retro-gaming!
An author at arstechnia who was on a tour sometime back did some retro gaming on his Samsung Q1 Premium UMPC that comes with a 1.33GHz CPU, 2GB RAM and runs Vista Business OS. According to him, it can be underclocked from 1.33GHz clock speed to 800 MHz without suffering any noticeable performance hit while playing some of the retro games on it.
He was able to play Torment Planescape game for 5 hours straight on a single charge with WiFi off and CPU throlled to 800MHz, which is great for a UMPC. Later in his article, he admits that using a desktop OS on a small screen does sometimes gets a bit difficult and unusually complex.
Microsoft can do a lot more in adapting the desktop OS according to the MID environments by making them more streamlined and more finger-friendly. That will happen in Windows 8, perhaps? Let’s face it, Microsoft has never put the UMPCs in their top priority list and has always neglected this small, yet exiting market of UMPCs.
Bonitor MP201 and MP301 Mini Projectors
Bonitor, a french based company has unveiled a pair of mini projectors: MP201 and MP301. These projectors sport native resolution of 640×480 with 15 lumens of brightness and a 1.57/1.62 throw ratio.
The MP201 is designed for the game consoles, mobile phones, Blueray/DVD players and portable media players. On the other hand, the MP301 is cheaper than former and is geared towards netbooks, UMPCs and laptops. It features both USB and VGA connectors. It shall however be noted that MP201 comes with a built-in rechargeable battery whereas the MP301 is powered by its USB port.
MP201 retails for $289 and MP301 for $249.
Some Amazing VGA games for Windows Mobile – list
There are many games for the Windows Mobile platform, both freeware or paid-ones. There are few games that offer 3D racing game experience. It is harder to find ones that will work on VGA screens (640×480). Even then, those games have a long way to go when compared to other operating systems. This review/guide is intended to show the games that offer 3D-experience and how they perform on devices that come with VGA display. Although there are few ported games like “Doom” or “Call of Duty”, I will focus on some newer ones.
Read the complete list of games that work well on VGA Windows Mobile devices
