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After much delay, the most anticipated third party N-Gage game Worms World Party is out now on the N-Gage platform. The centrepiece of WWP is of course its online multiplayer mode for up to four players, and it becomes the first third party game to offer such a mode on N-Gage. To download WWP, go to your phone’s N-Gage application, go to the Showroom tab, select “Options” and then “Update Now”, or alternatively you can find it in the “All Games” section. The official trailer is below, you can see screenshots on AAN’s WWP game page, and you can see a list of N-Gage-compatible phones on the AAN FAQ page.

G.Skill today launches Triple Channel DDR3 2000HMz Trident series for Core i7 processors and X58 chipset rated at CL 9-9-9-24 and 1.65V. It comes in 6GB kit (3 x 2GB) capacity and has some nice looking heatspreaders tested for best cooling effectiveness. Best suited for enthusiasts, overclockers and extreme gamers, it comes with G.SKILL Lifetime Warranty.

TUL announces the PowerColor Liquid Cooling Solution (LCS) HD 4890 card to be available from April 16th onwards for USD$339. In comparison, the standard edition is priced at around USD$249. The card uses EK copper water blocks, fully covering memory and power regulator chip with the ability to reduce temperature up to 20C compared with reference version. PowerColor LCS HD4890 core speed runs at 900MHz and memory speed runs at 1GHz.

(Akihabara News) Toshiba launches new Regza Z series in Japan with a slew of features to attract the consumers.

Some of them had some interesting features that might catch your attention

OCZ unveiled the Pro-Source 1500, the first UPS from PC Power & Cooling. The Pro-Source 1500 features 10 minutes of back-up battery time at typical load (600W). The software and the front panel both show Input Voltage, Output Voltage, Frequency, Load, Backup Time, and Temperature. It is retailing for US$299.99

GameRigs Ego Custom Gaming System @ TweakTown and other reviews from around the web can be found by visiting our forums!

“GameRigs is a based in Ontario, Canada. I had the chance to interview company representatives one afternoon and this statement summarizes GameRigs; “We care about what is inside of the case, from the CPU to the way the door works. How do we enhance the gaming experience and above all, customer service.” In the same interview I learned that GameRigs works with a large amount of partners, both from the hardware and gaming industry. “When ordering from GameRigs you are not just working with us but our partners and their knowledge base as well. Our strength comes from the collection.”

GameRigs has a unique approach to system building. Their cases are supplied from Lian Li, a design rarely seen in the U.S. outside of GameRigs systems. Instead of using automotive paint like other system builders, GameRigs has brought a fresh, baked on coating that looks like paint, but has the long lasting, nearly indestructible properties of powder coating. Although the cases are what helps GameRigs stand out from the crowd, their goal is to provide a high quality of service, experience and a total gaming platform that goes much deeper than just a surface coat.”

A-DATA Technology announced to launch its new SATA 2.5 A-DATA X25-M series SSD - targeting power users who demand ultimate performance for notebook PC. The A-DATA SSD X25-M series is Co-logo with Intel, combining the best product quality with the best channel support for customer service. Every piece of A-DATA X25-M series SSD have been tested and verified on latest Intel-based notebook and desktop platforms. Incorporate with A-DATAs solid customer service, A-DATA X25-M series is definitely the first choice for customers who care performance the most.

Featuring Intel Multi-Level Cell (MLC) NAND Flash Memory, the A-DATA X25-M series Mainstream SATA Solid-State Drive (SSD) brings a new level of performance and reliability to laptop and desktop PC storage. Well-constructed by 10 Parallel Channel Architecture with 50nm MLC ONFI 1.0 NAND, the A-DATA X25-M series SSD achieves remarkable read speed up to 250MB/sec while write speed up to 70MB/sec with only 85 microsecond read latency. Compatible to 2.5 SATA interface, A-DATA X25-M series SSD are available in capacity of 80GB and 160GB both enable massive data saving.

OCZ Technology Group yesterday unveiled the Pro-Source 1500, the first Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) from PC Power & Cooling. Built for absolute stability and reliability from one of the most trusted names in power supplies, the Pro-Source 1500 UPS is the cost effective power protection solution for todays high-end enthusiast and mission-critical systems. The PC Power & Cooling Pro-Source 1500 is the first pure sine wave, high output UPS retailing under $300.

Designed by PC Power & Cooling to be fully compatible with all PC Power and OCZ brand PSUs, the Pro-Source 1500 UPS is your ultimate source of back-up power. The Pro-Source provides a pure sine wave output, versus the conventional square wave or step sine wave produced by lesser quality UPS units. A pure sine wave is essential to a professional-grade back-up power source, while an inferior step sine wave plays havoc with todays sophisticated and sensitive power factor correction (PFC) circuitry, making it possible for your PSU to reject the back-up power source and shut down. A professional UPS should output the same quality of power that your utility line delivers, and the Pro-Source 1500 does just that, providing a clean, pure sine wave to effectively power your high-performance PSU during a utility failure.

It’s another weak Gameloft mobile game conversion for N-Gage, I’m afraid, with Real Football 2009 not even making the 50% score mark. Ewan reckons that despite some nice graphics here and there, it falls down on default control keys, on gameplay, on sound effects and on responsiveness. Still, I guess you can always try the demo for yourself? Comments welcome!

It may be early days for this variant of S60, and of course many S60 3rd Edition commercial applications work fine too (though they won’t be optimised for the new screen resolution(s) and touch), but if you own a compatible smartphone, which applications should you be willing to dip into your wallet for? Which are the best, in terms of both quality and value? It’s telling that in these days of freeware and Open Source software, I had to dig relatively hard to come up with a Top 10 at all, but hopefully more serious commercial apps will be along in due course. Comments welcome and I’ll (of course) keep the Top 10 regularly updated.