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UK Case manufacturer Tuff-Luv have just released the edgy new “Apocalypse” series of cell phone, iphone, mp3, laptop & ebook cases.  The cases feature a range of 9 different custom symbols, in a range of colours and styles, produced by a their in-house designer.

With notably bizarre advertising slogans like “Crafted to indulge the clawing beasts within”, the Apocalypse range is designed for anyone with a taste for the eccentric.

Apart from the usual goth-shop staples (spiders, skulls, and crosses), the Apocalypse line features dragons, vampires, werewolves, a stylized butterfly, celtic Cross, a tribal treble clef, and the lesser-known “tree of life” symbol.

“Each symbol is custom-made.” said designer C.M.Rogers, “We see a lot of goth and punk apparel on the market, but much of it with an inherent lack of quality. We have taken great care with the design of each symbol to produce meaningful art without the cheap camp of many of the alternatives.”

Although a specific meaning for each symbol is listed on the website, the designer commented that these descriptions are intentionally left as “a nexus for the imagination to draw from”, leaving plenty of room for personal interpretation and meaning.

The new range is released to market for sale now on the i-nique website, with an initial introductory offer of 12% off with the coupon code:sourcewize1

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This April Samsung will debut a new mobile phone that should place the popular company back at the top of the mobile provider list.

The S8500 Wave looks like a typical smart phone from the first glance, but upon deeper investigation the tiny gadget has a completely open sourced mobile platform and incredible high end specs that the everyday mobile user is not used to seeing.

Samsung has confirmed that the Wave will make use of a 1GHz processor, which is another proprietary experiment and shows how Samsung was initially able to make their name in the mobile market.
The extra processing boost will place the Wave on par with other high end mobiles such as the WinMo HTC HD2 and the Google Phone Nexus One.

It also comes equipped with a five megapixel camera complete with video recording that is capable of reaching up to 720p HD. Also notable is the AMOLED touch screen that measures in at a 3.3 inches making it slightly smaller than the iPhone and capable of displaying some of the clearest and brightest images to rival smartphone competitors.

For the most part, the Wave has a nice summary package of specs as well with HDSPA, WiFi support, 2GB of internal memory, and micro SD card compatibility.

Finally, the last magic component is the Bada operating system which has been kept pretty quiet outside of the fact that it is open source and is supported by a numerous among of developers.

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Google is once again thinking towards the future with plans for mobile phone translation software that will be integrated in to the next generation of the popular gadgets.

Reports show that the internet giant is working on mobile translation software that will bring people from separate sides of the world together allowing them to talk in real time, even if they are not able to speak a common language.

If Google is able to come up with a way to overcome the results of mechanical translations and place live translation into mobile phones than they just may be capable of creating a super phone.

At the moment the software is still in a conceptual phase but given how many big steps Google has already made forward, such as online text to text translation, it may not be as long as most people thought to see the actual technology make it onto the new wave of smartphones.

Head of Google’s translation services, Franz Och, stated that speech to speech translation is possible in theory and will be brought to life in just a few years. He went on to explain that even though everyone has a different pitch, voice, and accent, the software will work because the recognition system will be personalized to the user allowing the mobile software to get familiar with your voice from past queries.

Google will need to get hard at work on the project however as a company named Sakhr announced in June of 2009 that it is working on an Arabic natural language processing system.

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From the developers of the critically acclaimed Dark Cloud series and Rogue Galaxy, Level-5 once again delivers an unparalleled role-playing game experience with the introduction of the first true Role-Playing Game (RPG) on PS3, White Knight Chronicles. With its highly anticipated North American release, White Knight Chronicles provides RPG fans with visually stunning backdrops, a unique battle system, and robust online gameplay rooted in an epic adventure.

Throughout the game players will have the opportunity to explore the massive world of White Knight Chronicles, experiencing a medieval-like fantasy where the hero is able to engage in combat as the larger-than-life White Knight. Players will be able to custom create their own avatar and enter in a deep single player campaign or join a real-time online multiplayer quest with up to four others. Six different characters will be available to control in the game, each colorfully brought to life within highly detailed environments. In addition to the compelling storyline, gamers will have access to dozens of online quests, and create custom weapons and items.

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GAME has unveiled the shortlist for the GAME Award of 2009, which is presented at the GAME BAFTAs and is the only prize on the night that is voted for by the public.

The nominated titles for the GAME Award this year are:

Assassin’s Creed 2

Batman Arkham Asylum

The Beatles: Rockband

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2

FIFA 10

GTA China Town Wars

Legend of Zelda Spirit Tracks

Street Fighter IV

Uncharted 2: Amongst Thieves

Wii Sports Resort

You can vote for your choice at the  GAME BAFTA award site using the banner below.

Last year, over 60,000 people voted for the GAME Award with Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare scooping the prize.  Voting for the GAME BAFTAs closes at midday on Tuesday 16th March.

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