December, 2011

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You might not have noticed, but Microsoft and its subsidiaries have been getting very cosy with the iPhone in recent weeks. First there was that HTML5 website designed to make your iPhone look like it was running Windows Phone. Then there was the My Xbox Live app, which let you tit about with your avatar on your iPhone.

But the most interesting app isn’t out until December 10: called ATLAS, it’s a set of maps cum tactical display on your smartphone which will give you a genuine advantage in Halo: Reach multiplayer games. And it’s headed to Windows Phone, Android, and iPhone. I don’t think I’m exaggerating when I say that this will change the face of gaming, and Xbox Live, beloved by millions, in particular. It might even ruin it.

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Google Currents was outed last night at LeWeb. It’s a visual style RSS feed in the same vein as Flipboard, for both Android and iOS. Unfortunately, it’s US only for the time being, but as ever, a region don’t mean a thing for Android hackers. The download file is already available: here’s how to get it.

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It’s now a day on from when OnLive excitedly announced that it was launching on mobile phones and tablets. Sure enough, the OnLive app’s on Android 2.3+ devices now, but where’s the iPhone and iPad app? Read more

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The Razer Blade gaming laptop, which was unveiled in a slightly different form as the Switchblade, is one of those mad concepts that you look at with awe, but secretly know it’s never going to get made. Except it is. Razer’s confirmed that it’s going to open up pre-orders for the gamer’s dream device imminently. Read more

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Last month, we gave you the chance to win a Lenovo IdeaPad Tablet K1 Android Honeycomb tablet. All you had to do was your best Tim Vine impression, and tell us a tablet-based pun. There were some groaners, but there were also some gems as well – and from them, we’ve now chosen a winner.

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We’re still waiting on the holy grail, an untethered iOS 5 jailbreak for all iPhones, iPads and iPod touches out there, but it looks likes the odd of seeing one soon just doubled. Speaking up online today, iPhone hacker extraordinaire MuscleNerd confirmed a version of iPhone jailbreak tool Redsn0w was coming to both Windows and Mac.

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The Circle Pad Pro add-on for the Nintendo 3DS is an ugly old beast. It’s been born out of necessity due to Nintendo’s frankly ludicrous decision to omit a second joystick for the 3DS at launch. Now it seems it’s so cumbersome that it actually needs its own source of power.  Read more

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Doctor Who is set to star in a trilogy of big console games, the BBC has revealed. Doctor Who: The Eternity Clock is the first game in the proposed series, being developed by SuperMassiveGames – who’s previous credits include add-on DLC kits for LittleBigPlanet. Read more

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