Nokia Hosts Angry Birds Championship

Plenty of people claim to be addicted to Angry Birds, but can you turn your addiction into something to be proud of?

Nokia has just got through hosting what appears to be the first ever Angry Birds Championships. Already home to The World Sauna Championship, The World Mobile Phone Throwing Championship, The World Wife Carrying Championship, and The World Air Guitar Championship, Nokia’s native Finland was the venue of choice for this particular gaming event and it saw 19-year old Jonas Koivula beat 2,599 other hopefuls to the top prize of a trip to Hollywood. 

Sprint David to Stand Up Against AT&T Goliath

Can Sprint really take on AT&T-Mobile?

Sprint CEO Dan Hesse told an audience at an industry conference that a combined AT&T/T-Mobile would have "tremendous" power and the two largest wireless carrier would control 79% of the U.S. wireless market, if the merger was approved.

Valve's Steam Coming to Apple iOS and Android?

Could this lead to Valve mobile games?

One lucky member of the Steam forums community got to visit the Valve offices and he walked away with some newsworthy tidbits.

One interesting new feature that will soon be a part of Steam will be a video recorder, which should make it all the easier for gamers to share their best moments. Prepare for lots of YouTube uploads.

Something else that piqued the interest of some was that Gabe Newell said that the company is looking at possibilities in extending Steam to the iOS and Android platforms. A gaming service like Steam has done wonders on the PC and Mac; and with mobile gaming already having solid ground on the phones, PMPs and tablets, it seems only natural.

If Valve were to pursue Steam for mobile platforms, it could likely do so on Android. After all, Amazon just launched its own app store this week. Apple, on the other hand, won't want to give up any of its app selling control, as well let anything threaten its Game Center service.

iPad 2 Launches Internationally as iOS 4.3.1 Hits

Hitting fanatics around the world.

It was iPad 2 day two weeks ago for the U.S., and now Apple's second tablet is hitting 25 international markets today. Like they did the U.S., fans queued for hours, some even going overnight, to be among the first in their country to buy from Apple.

iPad 2 is now available in Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the UK.

Update Schedule for MSFT's WP7 'NoDo' Update

When's your update coming?

On Tuesday, Microsoft began rolling out the Windows Phone 7 ‘NoDo’ update to selected Windows Phone 7 users. The first to get the update were those who had SIM-free, carrier-unbranded devices. However, users with carrier-branded devices are in another boat entirely. Certain carriers, like Telus, admitted that it could take weeks for WP7 users to get the update.