2008 May

May 31

UEFA Euro 2008

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Developer: EA Canada
Publisher: EA Sports
Release Date: May 20, 2008
Systems: PS3 (reviewed), PS2, PSP, Xbox 360, PC
ESRB Rating: E
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In a nutshell: Football as 99% of the world knows it.
0:00 I’ve actually never played a soccer video game before unless you count Super Mario Strikers — and you really shouldn’t, as that game has fireballs and turtle shells and stuff. I did play some little league soccer in my youth, though, so I know how the game works. You try and put the ball in the net, right?

0:01 This minute spent downloading a seemingly mandatory 68 MB version 1.02 update for the game.

0:10 The past 10 minutes spent the same way as minute 0:01.

0:11 The UEFA logo comes flying in with some peppy music over snowy peaks and a fast-moving, cloudy sky. “Hello I’m Clyde Tillsy(?) and it’s my pleasure to introduce you to EA Sports’ UEFA Euro 2008.” He explains that you can earn points when you win games (more points for games you aren’t expected to win), and these points are used online to represent your nation in an online leaderboard. Hooray for nationalism! “Good luck, and perhaps you can be the champion gamer, or part of the champion nation of gamers, in UEFA Euro 2008.”

0:14 So I have to pick the nation that I’ll represent in the online leaderboards. Interestingly, I can play as any country I want, but this pick for who I “represent” is irrevocable after I make it. Not being from Europe myself, I pick Liechtenstein, with its half-star rating and population of 35,000 people, mainly because I feel bad for it. Also, it’s fun to say. Lick-ten-shtine!

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Sony Ericsson W61S, G900 and Z770 Ducati edition pics

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Here are some nice pics of the Japanese Sony Ericsson W61S and some pics from it’s 5 mega pixel camera.

Here are some fresh new pics of the Sony Ericsson G900.

Sony Ericsson has teamed up with the Italian TIM network and will be releasing a limited edition Ducati Z770. The phone will have Ducati styling on the device itself and will also come preinstalled with Ducati content. There will only be 4000 units made and it will come bundled with a special Ducati bluetooth headset (DS-220).

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Nokia 7310 Supernova

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Nokia 7310 Supernova

Key Features:
- Enjoy your favourite tunes on the go with the music player and FM stereo radio
- Store music tracks with optional and expandable microSD memory cards up to 4 GB
- Capture images and video with the 2 megapixel camera and view them on the large 2” QVGA display with up to 16.7 million colours
- Plug the optional TV-out cable into your phone and TV to share your images with friends and family

Operating Frequency
- EGSM 900/1800/1900

Size:
- Volume: 58 cc
- Weight: 83 g with battery
- Length: 106.5 mm
- Width: 45.4 mm
- Thickness: 11.95 mm

Display
- 2″ QVGA display supporting up to 16.7 million colours
- 320 x 240 pixels
- User interfaceUser interfaceSeries 40 user interface

Memory functions:
- Approx. 20 MB internal user memory
- Expandable external memory supporting microSD memory cards up to 4 GB

Imaging & Video:
- 2 megapixel camera
- 4 x digital zoom
- Sequential and portrait shots
- Video recording (QCIF, 15 frames per second)
- Video streaming and playback in 3GP and MP4 formats

Music:
- Music player supporting MP3, Midi, ACC, ACC+, eACC+, and WMA files
- FM stereo radio
- Listen to music in flight mode
- Control and listen to your music over Bluetooth stereo audio

Messaging and email:
- SMS text messaging
- Email
- MMS messaging up to 300 KB (MMS 1.3)
- Nokia Xpress Audio Messaging (AMS)
- Instant messaging with presence (IMPS 1.2)

Connectivity:
- Bluetooth 2.0 connection with stereo audio profiles (A2DP and AVRCP)
- 2.5 mm Audio Video (AV) TV-out connector for music and picture on TV
- Full Speed Micro USB 2.0 interface
- Local and remote data synchronization (SyncML 1.2)

Data transfer:
- EDGE
- GPRS

* This feature is network dependant.

Browsing:
- XHTML browsing over TCP/IP
- OMA DRM 2.0
- Windows DRM

Voice Features:
- Integrated mono handsfree speaker
- Voice commands and recording
- Push to talk

Ringtones and themes:
- Video ringtones, MP3, True tones, and MIDI tones, with support for 64 polyphonic ringtones
- Themes including, for example, animated wallpapers, screensavers, and colour schemes
- Applications and gamesApplications and gamesFlash Lite 2.1
- Java™ MIDP 2.0 games and applications (MIDP 2.1)
- Widsets Install File – get your favourite web content on your mobile device
- Nokia PC Suite for download

Digital Services:
- Java™ and Symbian applications available from the Nokia Software Market
- Over the air provisioning and over the air software updates (FOTA)
- Personal information management (PIM)Personal information management (PIM)Contacts
- Organizer with calendar, to-do list, and notes
- Alarm clock and countdown timer (normal and interval timer)

Sales Package Contents:
- Nokia 7310 Supernova
- Nokia Battery BL-4CT
- Nokia Compact Charger AC-3X
- Nokia Stereo Headset HS-47
- User Guide

Please note that the contents of the sales package depends on your area and service providers, so please contact them and your Nokia dealer for further information. These specifications are subject to change without notice.

Power Management:
- Battery Talk time Standby time
- BL-4CT Up to 4 hours Up to 300 hours

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Ericsson finalizes reverse split 1:5

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Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson’s (NASDAQ: ERIC) Annual General Meeting on April 9, 2008 resolved on a reverse split 1:5 of the company’s shares. The reverse split has the effect that five shares of series A and five shares of series B, respectively, are consolidated into one share of series A and one share of series B, respectively.

The first day of trading in the company’s A and B shares after the reverse split is June 2, 2008.

The record date for the reverse split is June 4, 2008. For those shareholders who on the record date do not hold a number of A shares and B shares respectively equally divisible by five, the surplus shares will be sold at the company’s expense and the proceeds of the sale will be distributed among those shareholders around June 19, 2008.

Further, the ratio between the B share and an American Depositary Share (ADS), traded on NASDAQ, will be changed to 1:1. The first day of trading on NASDAQ with ADSs with ratio 1:1 to the consolidated shares is estimated to be June 10, 2008.

A brochure with information on the reverse split and the ratio change between the B share and the ADS is available on the company’s web site, http://www.ericsson.com/ericsson/investors/index.shtml.

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HTC Touch Diamond handsets are shipping

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High Tech Computer (HTC) has already shipped its first batch of over 10,000 HTC Touch Diamond handsets to Hong Kong CSL, according to market sources, contradicting market rumors stating that HTC would delay shipments until June.

HTC will eventually start deliveries to telecom service operators in Europe as well as those in other Asia Pacific markets in June, said the sources who are familiar with HTC’s roadmap.

HTC, having just launched the first model in the HTC Touch Diamond lineup, also recently unveiled a second-version (codenamed Raphael) in Germany. The new model adds a slide-out QWERTY keyboard.

HTC will cooperate with T-Mobile to market the two models in Germany, with the first Touch Diamond to be available under T-Mobile’s MDA Compact IV trade name and the second under the name MDA Vario IV, the sources noted.

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