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The Evolution of Grand Theft Auto

Faizan — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 20:34:28 +0000

Grand Theft Auto is a series of award winning video game developed by Rockstar Games, from 1997 to 2009 the series include 10 stand-alone game titles and 4 expansion packs. GTA 3 was first real world action game that brought 3d graphics and immersive experience to the series. This interesting infographic shows incredible history of this video game.

[via Car Insurance Site]

New Nintendo Wii in 2012 – Launch at E3 in June

AF8AB — Tue, 26 Apr 2011 16:12:54 +0000

This is it. Nintendo has announced Wii successor and the console war will begin all over again. The rumored ‘Project Café‘ will be playable in June at E3 and will be available in 2012, Nintendo announced.

Read ahead for more details

It will be supporting a 6” Touch Screen on both controllers with aim to bring more freedom to home gaming consoles, Nintendo have been doing this for a while, as with Wii they announced a different kind of controller which is loved by millions around the world. Nintendo isn’t planning for 3D because 3DTVs aren’t as much popular right now.

Here is the official Nintendo Press Release. (PDF)

History of Valve – infographic

Faizan — Sun, 20 Mar 2011 11:16:35 +0000

I still remember playing Half Life, Counter Strike and Team Fortress all night on LAN Parties that we used to have some years back and that was hell of a fun. All these games were brought to us by Valve Software. This interesting infographic tells us about the history of Valve Software, their games, awards and revenue generated.

[via Guide to Online Schools]

[Valve logo via Wikipedia]

Apple iPod Touch 4G: A Leap into Future

AF8AB — Wed, 02 Mar 2011 13:40:35 +0000

What more Apple can do to impress you. Don’t want to spend a $1000 on an iPhone 4G? Say hello to iPod Touch. Way cheaper than an iPhone with same hardware specs, iOS 4.2, dual cameras, Gyroscope, FaceTime, HD video player and being capable of running hundreds of amazing applications as smoothly. This is an iPhone minus the phone, half the size, half the weight, 1/4th the price and double the joy because for a phone you can use your old Nokia, talk for hours without killing all the battery. Candybar Nokias are awesome for phones and for everything else like WiFi, Browsing, Facebook, Twitter, Games, Music, Videos, Apps, ebooks; Use this brilliant piece of engineering.

Keep reading for serious buying advice, detailed insight and tips for your iPod Touch and iPhone too.

Excellent Pocket Computer

The day I got my iPod, I don’t feel like sitting on my laptop or computer. It has WiFi so everything I usually do including checking my emails, Facebook, Tweets, Tumblr etc. I can do all of this on iPod Touch. It has an excellent touch keyboard for chatting, There are apps for Skype/MSN/Yahoo so Text chat, voice calls and Video chat is no probs (Video Chat on Skype & FaceTime only). You can send files/ voice messages, share videos from YouTube & URLs, it handles all of them effectively and so smoothly that you’ll get horny.

Safari on iPod/iPhone is an excellent browser. It opens any kind of website almost flawlessly (except those Flash based websites but that doesn’t matter), For a test, I used Standard Chartered’s highly secured website to check my online funds, it worked like a charm. You can flip your iPod in portrait mode for a wide viewing angle and a better keyboard.

What else do you usually do on your laptop or computer? Watch Videos Online? Play Video Games? Listen to Music? It can do all of that effortlessly. I’m not praising the Apple device for nothing, It actually impressed me so much that I’m going to jump on your face and ask you to get one bitch.

Music and Video Player

Need to listen to that ‘My Music’ folder of yours on the go. Touch the shiny orange Music icon on Homescreen of iPod touch and you’re done. Shake it to shuffle and play next song (yes shake the ipod like real mindless shaking), Install the Nike App and it’ll count your footsteps as you run through the park on nice mornings to make them nicer. Be careful about mobile snatchers though, They will think its an iPhone worth thousand dollars.

Videos look absolutely candy on the pretty little high res LED backlit screen, You can use YouTube or VEVO Apps or drag any .mov, .avi, or H.264 videos in iTunes to sync it to your iPod OR use a decent video converter like ‘Xilisoft Video Converter Ultimate 6’ to convert the HD videos or movies from any format that exists (including MKV) to iPod resolution and you’re good to go. I always have those Oscar Winning Shorts and Sweet Pixar Short Animations in my iPod to cheer up when I’m sad.

Tip: WiFi is a must have if you want to use iPod to its maximum potential or if you want to do more other than playing music or watching photos on it.

Gaming

I’ll update this section as soon as I’ve played some decent games. Honestly, I’ll have to jailbreak this sucker to play expensive games like GTA & NFS. So, there will be a new blog post on iOS games. Till then.

Applications

App Store is what makes iPod or iPhone a device that it is. With brilliant apps like Twitterific, Skype, Wunderlist, bing, Evernote, Dropbox, iBooks and thousands applications available to buy or download for free on app store. You’ll never get bored.

Tip: This is the perfect device to have while you’re going through a major breakup or heartache, Seriously!

So, in a nutshell it is a tiny computer that can entertain you for hours and days with its stunning 960 by 640 pixels Retina Display. You’ve got to have it to appreciate it, just like sex. It should be your first Apple device if you haven’t experienced anything Apple but have promised yourself to buy a Macbook Pro in future like myself or that dude sitting on the table next to me. Plus, now I understand why Apple is a bit on the expensive side. They set the standards that industry tries to reach out.

Have fun and don’t hesitate to ask anything regarding the iPod touch or tips to survive a breakup in comments, and before I goobye, here is some eye candy.

Bottomline: A Great Gadget.

Thanks for reading.

Aftab.

Sony’s Next PSP is here Codenamed: NGP

AF8AB — Thu, 27 Jan 2011 10:07:04 +0000

Sony has unveiled its new Playstation Portable we’ve been waiting for. Details later in the post but it has a ARM Cortex-A9 quad-core processor , 5-inch touchscreen OLED display (Resolution: 960 x 544), dual analog sticks, 3G, WiFi, GPS, a touchpad on rear side, the same accelerometer / gyroscope motion sensing as in the PlayStation Move, an electronic compass, and cameras on both the front and back. There you have it in your face. The NGP Next Generation Playstation Portable. Thank God it isn’t a phone.

Read on for images, specifications and more juice on the new device.

The new PSP will be featuring concepts like a new revolutionary user interface with integrated social connectivity, location based entertainment and converging virtual reality. Games will not come on a UMD anymore but Sony hasn’t yet disclosed the new media it will be using. The new UI will be called LiveArea.

Here are detail specifications of Sony’s New PSP launching in 2011 Holidays:

More official Images.

Goodbye Playstation Phone, No one wants you.