If you still haven't decided on what sort of next-gen cellphone to buy, then here's something that could make your choices just a bit more difficult: the latest phone in the BlackBerry line, the BlackBerry Kickstart. Guess what? It's been revealed as a clamshell flip phone. Check out all the details of this very nifty gadget in the full article and see if the need for one doesn't overtake you.

Keeping tabs on the prospect of another Castlevania game in the works? Then here's another tidbit that Konami Digital may have thrown our way: another registered trademark in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has been found to be bearing the title Castlevania on it. Castlevania Judgment, to be exact. All the details in the full article, so you'd better hurry.

For those of us in Japan and are interested in buying a new laptop no matter how pricey it gets, then Toshiba's got your back. In this news update, we catch wind of the electronics giant updating two of its laptop lines, the Qosmio and the Dynabook. Check out the relevant stats and figures of what could be your next weapon against ignorance (and disorganization) in the full article.

Presenting the ultimate in compact technology, the newly-released Asus Eee PC 900 is small, sleek, and just too darn cute not to snap up. But for those of us a bit more tech-minded than most, it's been discovered that the processor churning inside the Hong Kong/Taiwan retail versions of the Eee PC 900 isn't what they originally promised it would be. All the details after the jump.

Curious about Solid Snake skulking into the mobile platform scene? Then we've got the skinny direct from this year's Games Developer Conference, where Konami Digital marketing manager Chad Mc'Neill talks about Metal Gear Solid Mobile and its imminent release on U.S. shores. Check out the video interview after the jump.

Nokia may be doing alright in terms of cellphones, but what about the mobile gaming and mobile surfing industry? If you've been a loyalist since the very first digital Nokia phone came out, then good news, as it seems that the Finland-based company is taking things to a whole new level. Check out the entire story in the full article.

We've all heard our share of urban myths. Now, it seems that one has finally been debunked, with this particular myth being that exploding cellphone batteries can not only hurt someone, but also kill. Check out the real reason why a South Korean man died with a melted cellphone in his pocket after the jump.

Since time immemorial, we've looked for ways to combine two or three devices - each with a unique purpose - into one easy-to-carry gadget, and it usually worked. The spoon and fork gave birth to the all-time favorite spork, and the gun and knife to the rifle bayonet. Camera and phone? Look no further than Samsung's latest technological wonder to be unveiled, the Samsung GH800.

While certainly not as deadly as the aforementioned examples, the newly-unveiled Samsung G800 certainly can be just as every bit as handy, combining the memory-preserving handiness of a digital camera with the portable communicator aspect of a cellphone. Not to mention looks absolutely gorgeous as a gadget. And shiny, too.

But besides looking like the handsome love child of the Apple iPhone and a state-of-the-art digital camera with a model number longer than that of Shakespearean epic Romeo and Juliet when transcribed into binary, the Samsung G800 also has a couple of very neat features that's sure to prove nifty in your day-to-day life. One of these features is 3x Optical Zoom, handy for getting a closer shot.

Wait a tick, you interject, isn't the ability to zoom a required feature in these sort of gadgets? Yes, but the Samsung G800 camera is the only 5 megapixel camera phone to have optical zoom, which makes it a benchmark achievement. Add to that more nifty features that include face detection, xenon flash, wide dynamic range, the ability to take panoramic, macro and multi-shots, and you've got a sweet digital camera indeed.

So the G800 is a great camera. Is it a great cellphone as well? Tying in with today's popular trend of video-blogging, the cellphone aspect of the G800 lets users edit their own self-made content on the go with powerful editing tools that allow easy copying, pasting, and cutting with a press of a button. Not only that, the G800's mobile-blogging feature allows users to share their own content quickly, easily, and reliably, all with the help of High Speed Downlink Packet Access support.

Sounds like a great deal, eh? Hopefully, we won't have to wait for long for one to be available for purchase, as the Samsung G800 is set to hit European shores in November. For more details about the Samsung G800 camera phone, check out the Read Link below.

   

Get ready for some classic platforming action with everybody's favorite alien, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, as he makes the jump from the Atari 2600 and into our mobile phones with the help of developer and publisher Ojom GmbH. Yes, dear friends, it's a completely-new E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial game this time around, with more minigames and surprises than you can shake a glowing finger at - and we've got the screenshots to prove it, too!

So what's new with E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial this time around? The fact that his latest game bases a lot of its gameplay sections on actual setpieces or events that occurred in the movie, with a visual style and flavor that jives with the heartwarming movie. For instance, there's a minigame that has you luring E.T. back into the house with candies.

Another one has you manning Elliot's bicycle to evade scientists and government officials during a mad dash to collect parts for E.T.'s home-made intergalactic phone (thankfully with no wells in sight). These and more make up the title's hefty 42 minigame count, and is sure to keep you occupied during those long commutes.

E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial will available in all operator portals across Europe.

BlackBerry users from all over are now experiencing a curious problem with their cellphones. No, it's nothing serious like a phone-bricking glitch or virus - it's the dreaded Phantom Vibration Syndrome, a condition that makes users believe that the cellphone on their person is vibrating when it actually isn't.

For some, they consider it as being connected, or in tune with the cellphone - user and gadget achieving perfect fusion of being, so to speak. Others view it as an annoyance, having to constantly check for false alarms, which seem to pop up at the most inopportune times.

But all in all, the users take it in stride, as merely something that comes along with the convenience that the BlackBerry offers.

Should we be worried about Phantom Vibration Syndrome? Not really. As we've found out in the past article about the strange ghost vibrations, it's merely part of how easily the brain can learn, interpret and filter out signals.

Somewhere along the line, it starts to backfire on us, but with usually less harmful and more irritating consequences. And it's to note that any cellphone that vibrates can contribute to Phantom Vibration Syndrome, and not just the BlackBerry.

So, if you want the phantom vibrations to stop, maybe it's time to turn the vibration function off of your cellphone and hook up a unique tune that plays whenever it receives a message? Just remember to set it in a volume that you can easily hear, but isn't too loud that it draws attention from everyone.