Gamertell

FROM GADGETELL - Every little bit helps when it comes to saving the planet.  Go green with Ecorio, an application for Google Android that calculates your mobile carbon footprint.
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Haven’t caught all of the Gamertell news this week?  Here’s your chance to catch up on this week’s top 10 articles!

• Gamertell Review: Star Wars: The Force Unleashed Mobile
  “Title: Star Wars: The force Unleashed Mobile Price: $13.49 (N-gage pricing: 1 Day for $2.99, 7 Days for $6.99, Full Version for $13.49) System(s): Mobile (includes *N-Gage, iPhone, iPod Touch) MORE »
• Preview of Tokyo Game Show 2008
  “If video gamers didn’t already have enough reason to want to travel to Japan, the Tokyo Game Show 2008 (TGS) is about to commence in just a matter of weeks and Gamertell will be there to…” MORE »
• Gerard Way says “No way” to Umbrella Academy video game
  “I recently interviewed Gerard Way for an upcoming issue of Geek Monthly magazine. Way, known to many as the lead singer of My Chemical Romance, wrote the 6-issue comic book series Umbrella…” MORE »
• Rumor: Next DS to feature built-in camera and mp3 player
  “Nintendo may have been bluffing when the company stated that a DS redesign wasn’t in the works. Japanese newspaper Nikkei has reported that Nintendo is working on a DS redesign…” MORE »
• Nintendo confirms new DSi handheld game system, announces features
  “ At a press conference earlier today (September 2, 2008) in Tokyo, Nintendo unveiled its new hand held console, the DSi.  The newer version of the DS will no longer have the Game Boy Advance slot (how will…” MORE »

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FROM GADGETELL - This is where we call out by names the actions and companies that seem odd, out of touch or just plain straight up smokin’ crack.  Click more to witness the insanity.
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FROM GADGETELL - Want to pick up an iPod for $0.15?  Maybe a Nintendo Wii for $14.  All you have to do is pay to bid.  Welcome to Swoopo.com.  Gadgetell’s JG Mason interviews Swoopo to find out if they are the real deal or not.
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FROM APPLETELL - Unfortunately, the one thing that doesn’t work in Bomberman Touch: The Legend of Mystic Bomb is the one item that’s new to the iPhone - the controls.
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FROM APPLETELL - OS X Reality put up a fairly interesting article listing 16 reasons why the iPhone and iPod touch are better systems to have around than the Sony PSP.
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FROM GADGETELL - Monday’s 700+ point plunge has hit tech businesses especially hard, including Apple, AMD and Intel.  See what this could mean for related industries.
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Haven’t caught all of the Gamertell news this week?  Here’s your chance to catch up on this week’s top 10 articles!

• Listen up! Ten voice actors every gamer should recognize
  “While gamers all enjoy video games with voice acting, they often tend to also take for granted the people behind the voices. As gamers progress from one game to the next, they may notice some similarity when it comes to characters’ voices, but they may not make the connection between,…” MORE »
• Look who’s still releasing movies for the PSP (Sony, of course)
  “So maybe the UMD movie format didn’t work out as well as Sony may have hoped. A lot of stores have given up selling movies on UMD or at least cut back its numbers considerably but, believe it or not, there…” MORE »
• Xbox Live scheduled to shut down for maintenance September 29, 2008
  “On Monday September 29, 2008, for up to 24 hours Xbox live will be offline for maintenance.  According to Microsoft’s Larry Hryb, aka Major Nelson, not only will Xbox live be unavailable but so will…” MORE »
• Google unveils Android-enabled phone but where are all the games!?
  “Google and T-Mobile let the world oogle its newest creation today (September 23, 2008), the T-Mobile G1, the first Android-enabled phone with (according to the press release) “full touch-screen functionality and a QWERTY keyboard with a mobile…” MORE »
• Wahlberg still hasn’t played Max Payne
  “Actor and former musician Mark “Stop Calling Me Marky Mark” Wahlberg, the actor who stars in the game-based flick Max Payne, has once again confirmed that he has never played a Max Payne game.  The latest…” MORE »

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FROM APPLETELL - Freeverse has announced the release of Flick Bowling for the iPhone and iPod Touch; control every aspect of bowling with the flick of your finger. 
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FROM APPLETELL - Pinball fans may get a kick out of Mystery Mansion Pinball, as may iPod owners looking for a quick way to kill some time with a game that fits quite well within the iPod’s capabilities and control scheme.
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