If you weren’t already convinced, iPhone gaming is serious bidness, and a new trailer for an upcoming game called Infinity Blade shows graphics that could rival anything seen on a current-generation console. Previously known as Project Sword, the Epic Games iOS-only title was first shown off at an Apple event in September. It’s a turn-based …
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One of the most eagerly awaited mobile games ever, Infinity Blade will be released on 9 December for £3.99 — high for an iPhone game, but not much more than the cost of a London pint. The Unreal Engine title will only be supported on higher performance devices, according to Pocket Gamer. This means it’ll work on the iPhone 4, …
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RIM is a serious company that makes serious smart phones. But a BlackBerry-sponsored design competition has produced a concept device that looks nuttier than squirrel droppings: the Blackberry Empathy. The Empathy is an angular phone that looks absolutely stunning — and a tad bonkers. Its front is home to an OLED touchscreen that’s transparent when not in use, and opaque at other times. It wouldn’t …
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Android will storm past Nokia and the iPhone to become Europe’s number one smart-phone platform in 2011. This is according to an IDC analyst, the wonderfully named Francisco Jeronimo, speaking to Bloomberg. At the moment, Android phones are behind Nokia’s Symbian and the iPhone in terms of Western European shipments, but that’s going to change next year, if Jeronimo has …
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We know you Crave readers are a metropolitan bunch of jet-setting hommes and signoritas, bopping off to Frankfurt or Lisbon like most people get the bus to Asda. As such, you’re bound to be interested in Vodafone’s excellent new European roaming deals — just £2 for 25MB of mobile data, or £10 for 25MB every day. That’s still highway robbery, …
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A new smart phone app called Jigsaw is being developed that detects what you’re doing by analysing inputs from your microphone, GPS and accelerometer. Due for release next year on the iPhone and Nokia Symbian devices, it might share that information on Facebook, or create records a doctor might be able to use in assessing your fitness, the New Scientist reports. The …
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In what looks like a fit of generosity worthy of Santa himself, Rovio is going to make Angry Birds Christmas available for free. Providing you’ve already downloaded Angry Birds Halloween for 59p, the Christmas edition is coming in the form of an update at no extra charge. Unfortunately for Android owners, this official Rovio tweet says it’s only coming to the iPod touch, …
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Sony Ericsson has moved to solve one of the Xperia X8‘s biggest problems by rolling out an Android 2.1 update for it. Only released in October, the X8 joins its siblings, the Xperia X10, X10 Mini and X10 Mini Pro, in receiving an Android 2.1 update. The Xperia line has been stuck on Android 1.6 for a frustratingly long time, …
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The gorgeous-looking Infinity Blade could be released on Apple’s App Store in the next few days, and according to reports Steve Jobs was “amazed” that something with its graphical prowess could exist on the iPhone. “He just said, ‘I can’t believe this is on one of our devices!'” squealed Donald Mustard, co-founder of Infinity Blade developer Chair Entertainment, speaking to …
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The Motorola Milestone 2 is now available SIM-free and on a contract from online retailers, although no network has yet announced availability of the phone. The smart phone is the successor to the Milestone. It’s preloaded with Android 2.2, and packs a 3.7-inch touchscreen and a Qwerty keyboard. You can buy the Milestone 2 SIM-free for about £380 from a number of online …
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