A leaked internal Microsoft video allegedly provides some hints as to what the company’s Windows Gaming eXperience (WGX) team is attempting to do. The video, dug up by ZDnet, showcases what appears to be several concepts that could cross between Windows, Xbox and mobile platforms. The video is PC-focused, but features Microsoft’s Avatars moving around screens using Kinect functionality, while interacting with social games and media, along with the Avatar Marketplace.

A now-removed LinkedIn job posting reportedly described the function of the WGX Team as creating a “new world-class gaming platform” to define “the next generation of Windows and Web gaming to 300 million potential customers.”

According to ZDnet, the video was dated May 2010 — in this world of corporate ADD and division restructuring, take nothing of what you see in the clip as the gospel of Windows future according to Microsoft.

Source: Joystiq

The HTC Thunderbolt, The first Android phone to get 4G LTE and capable of receiving speeds of more than 25+ mbps speeds has had no confirm release date till now. Well that was yesterday, Today our friends over at Engadget received tangible information (like the one above and one after the break) which lead to a pretty plausible 17th March release date. Now both Verizon and HTC have said that an announcement is coming pretty soon which we can only wait for.

Source: Engadget

The HTC Thunderbolt, The first Android phone to get 4G LTE and capable of receiving speeds of more than 25+ mbps speeds has had no confirm release date till now. Well that was yesterday, Today our friends over at Engadget received tangible information (like the one above and one after the break) which lead to a pretty plausible 17th March release date. Now both Verizon and HTC have said that an announcement is coming pretty soon which we can only wait for.

Source: Engadget

Seems like Google has no harsh feelings towards it’s competitor Apple. The Google TV Remote which was till now available at Google is now also available for all Apple devices(iPod Touch, iPhone and iPad). The interface and functionality is same as the Android version except for a single button. Currently it does not support sharing web pages from mobile to the screen but all the other functions including voice search are available. Check out the demo video after the break or just simply grab it by scanning the QR code available at Official Blog or iTunes.

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=pGBMFxN_eys

According to popular Market Research site iSuppli the recent devestating earthquakes over in Japan could cause a shortage for iPad 2 parts. iSuppli also did a deep teardown of the iPad 2 and discovered that 5 components come from Japan:

The IHS iSuppli teardown analysis of the iPad 2 so far has been able to identify five parts sourced from Japanese suppliers: NAND flash from Toshiba Corp., dynamic random access memory (DRAM) made by Elpida Memory Inc., an electronic compass from AKM Semiconductor, the touch screen overlay glass likely from Asahi Glass Co. and the system battery from Apple Japan Inc. There potentially are other components from Japan in the iPad 2, however, the teardown analysis process cannot always identify all components’ countries of origin

iSuppli also confirmed that most of these parts can be sourced from other countries as well even though all of the supplier’s factories are safe from the disaster.

Source: iSuppli

The Android tablet just made it’s way to Amazon and is perfect for you if you don’t wanna spend your money on the 3G model which is considerably more expensive at $200 on contract and $450 without contract. The tablet is set to cost $ 379.99 which is $70 cheaper than the 3G and $20 cheaper than the to be released Wi-Fi only Galaxy Tab which we believe should be a better buy.

The Dell Streak 7 originally got released last year and comes packing with Android 2.2 with Flash 10.1, a 7″ display, a 1.3 megapixel front camera with support for Skype and other popular video chat clients, and 16gb of onboard flash memory.

Source: Amazon

Nokia’s flashship slider the C7 which is also known as the Astound in set to release exclusive to T-Mobile for only $79.99 after a mail in rebate. Rumors have also surfaced that around 4 more Nokia phones will be coming to T-Mobile. The phone for the price is a killer deal, the C7 is packed with brilliant features like a 8 megapixel camera with 720p recording,  OVI store, free GPS, comes packed with angry birds, full browser with flash-lite, a capacitive display, and is set up for multiple customizable screens like an android phone.

Source: TMONews

Tokyo-based developer Irem has completely canceled action game Disaster Report 4 (pictured, via Game Watch Impress ), which had been slated for a spring release. The company has apologized to those connected to the game and those looking forward to the title. In the days following the earthquake, the game was actually rising up the Amazon Japan sales chart.
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Seems like Google has no harsh feelings towards it’s competitor Apple. The Google TV Remote which was till now available at Google is now also available for all Apple devices(iPod Touch, iPhone and iPad). The interface and functionality is same as the Android version except for a single button. Currently it does not support sharing web pages from mobile to the screen but all the other functions including voice search are available. Check out the demo video after the break or just simply grab it by scanning the QR code available at Official Blog or iTunes.

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=pGBMFxN_eys

According to popular Market Research site iSuppli the recent devestating earthquakes over in Japan could cause a shortage for iPad 2 parts. iSuppli also did a deep teardown of the iPad 2 and discovered that 5 components come from Japan:

The IHS iSuppli teardown analysis of the iPad 2 so far has been able to identify five parts sourced from Japanese suppliers: NAND flash from Toshiba Corp., dynamic random access memory (DRAM) made by Elpida Memory Inc., an electronic compass from AKM Semiconductor, the touch screen overlay glass likely from Asahi Glass Co. and the system battery from Apple Japan Inc. There potentially are other components from Japan in the iPad 2, however, the teardown analysis process cannot always identify all components’ countries of origin

iSuppli also confirmed that most of these parts can be sourced from other countries as well even though all of the supplier’s factories are safe from the disaster.

Source: iSuppli