BGP100 Bluetooth Game Pad  

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guess I didn’t know that the Mobile Gaming market is growing, but I suppose it was only a matter of time before somebody made joysticks for mobile phone games. In the case of the BGP100 Bluetooth Game Pad, these controllers are wireless.

The BGP100 has a 4-way pad for directional control, and seven programmable buttons for whatever else the game requires. As you can see, these controllers can affix themselves to the side of the mobile device with the use of included rubber strips.

Just think of it as turning your mobile phone into a mobile gaming device like a PSP or DS, and the BGP100 is also designed for Pocket PCs as well as Pocket PC Phones. The BGP100 supports a number of platforms including Window Mobile 2003, plus the Symbian Series.

As for power, the gamepads are powered by a 1.5V AAA battery, which is good enough for three and a half hours of continual use. As far as the range is concerned, it is about 55mm with the smartphone or Pocket PC in the middle, but it can also be used from a larger distance with the Bluetooth-enabled mobile unit sitting on a desk.

The BGP100 Bluetooth Game Pad is available from the Smarterlife Web site for a price of AU $128.45.

Source: coolest-gadgets.com

SMS Curse of Silence can be removed  

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Cell phones have advanced by leaps and bounds over the years, and they are now much more powerful compared to computers that you used as desktops a couple of decades ago. In fact, most of today’s modern handsets are pretty much toned down versions of netbooks, not only being able to help you keep in touch with friends and family but boast a whole host of functionalities including playback of audio and video, surfing the Internet and even having pocket versions of productivity tools such as Microsoft Office. This is a two-edged sword, since that means viruses that plague the computer world can also wreak havoc upon the cell phone universe. Case in point, the most recent “SMS Curse of Silence” security exploit that crashes the SMS function of the phone to prevent users from receiving new text messages.

The SMS Curse of Silence affects a wide range of Symbian OS-based smartphones, where potential infected handsets are powered by UIQ as well as S60 2nd Edition Feature Packs 2 and 3, 3rd Edition and 3rd Edition Feature Pack 1 operating systems. Those who are running on S60 3rd Edition Feature Pack 2 or 5th Edition can heave a sigh of relieve since they won’t be affected. Guess that means a whole lot of Nokia handsets are in trouble, and with many people sending New Year greetings all over the place, the downtime experienced by infected phones could grow to be pretty serious.

The Denial-of-Service attack involves sending one or, depending on the phone model, several specifically formatted SMS messages to the targeted smartphone. These messages will crash the phone’s SMS system, although it won’t render the phone unusable. Older models won’t display symptoms of the attack that would be visible to the user, though newer handsets will show alerts that the handset is running out of memory or even experience constantly flashing message icons after the attack. There is a way to clean this mess up by using F-Secure’s Mobile Security solution that prevents this exploit by detecting it and by repairing the phone so that users won’t lose their precious inbox messages. Image courtesy of F-Secure.

Source: coolest-gadgets.com

Wal-Mart sells iPhone 3G for slightly less  

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Most of us who shop at Wal-Mart tend to think that we are getting a better bargain there compared to elsewhere, which is true most of the time if you want to put up with sub-par service and even the risk of getting trampled to death due to insufficient security during mad rush days like Black Friday. Still, for folks who have yet to jump aboard the iPhone 3G bandwagon after more than half a year and want to do so, they can now head down to their local Wal-Mart from Sunday onwards, although you won’t find it to be much cheaper compared to those found in AT&T and Apple Stores. In fact, it will retail for $197 - a (sarcastically) whopping $2 discount over the standard $199 price point for the 8GB version while the 16GB model is going for $297. Does this mean you get more value out of a shorter contract? No - the phones are still attached to a new 2-year service agreement with AT&T or with a qualified upgrade.

It is quite a disappointment, really, to see prices that Wal-Mart have announced. They’re pretty much in line with iPhone 3G prices everywhere else, so forget about rumors of Wal-Mart selling them on the cheap. Some Apple bloggers did point out the possibility of a $99 iPhone 3G, but I guess that is no longer a possibility considering how tight fisted Steve Jobs can be when it comes to having full control over his company and its products. Those who are interested will be able to make a bee-line for Wal-Mart stores from this Sunday onwards, but bear in mind not all Wal-Marts will carry the iPhone 3G - only 2,493 of Wal-Mart’s 3,200 locations will have it, so do call them beforehand. Image courtesy of AppleInsider.

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