A lot has been said already about the Nokia N8 and the C7, the first two Symbian
Sega's Virtua Fighter series literally spawned the 3D fighting genre back in the early 90s. It has also been one of the most well-received and successful fighting game franchises of all time, spawning numerous sequels, alternate versions, and spinoffs over the past two decades. That's what makes tonight's release of Virtua Fighter 2 [$1.99] on the App Store so disappointing � it's not the highly refined arcade sequel to the groundbreaking Virtua Fighter, but rather its severely gimped Genesis version running in Sega's iOS Genesis emulator.
I have mixed feelings towards the iOS Genesis games. Some of the titles they choose to bring to the App Store turn out pretty good, and remain highly fun and playable even after many years have passed. Some, though, are completely ill-suited to a touch screen platform, and merely serve to scratch my nostalgia itch when needed. The Genesis version of Virtua Fighter 2 is neither of these.
Since the 16-bit Genesis was incapable of doing a 3D fighting game, Sega created a 2D version of Virtua Fighter 2 for its popular home console to take advantage of the huge popularity of the Virtua Fighter series in arcades. It only slightly resembles its arcade counterpart, and honestly it wasn't even that good of a 2D fighter when it released 15 years ago. It completely baffles me that Sega would opt to bring such a poor example of one of its strongest brands to iOS rather than the excellent arcade version, or at least the Sega Saturn version, both of which should be totally possible with the iOS hardware.
This is a random YouTube video of the Genesis version, just so there's no mistaking what the gameplay is like if you're curious about picking up the game:
Chances are there are some folks out there who never knew the beauty that was the Virtua Fighter series in arcades, but had Virtua Fighter 2 on their Genesis and played the snot out of it back in the day. To those people you will be happy to know you can now carry that experience around in your pocket, running fairly smoothly inside of Sega's no-frills emulator. There's even a nifty Bluetooth local multiplayer mode for you. Unfortunately I am not one of those people, and in fact, I don't even know anybody who is. The forum discussion has echoed a similar disappointment to my own, and I can only hope that someday we will see a proper version of a Virtua Fighter game on the App Store.
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After years of waiting and with numerous delays for mobile number portability, it will finally be available all over India from this January 20 2011.
Telecom Minister Kapil Sibal said,
"We're very happy that we are going to launch it nationally. It's a great step forward for the consumer. It enhances his choice."
What is MNP?
Ever frustrated with your current service provider? Want to move a better service provider by keeping your present number..? This is just the right time. There are millions of cell phone users in India, So with MNP it gives you freedom to shift to a better service provider with less hassle. This service is applicable to both the Prepaid as well as the Postpaid customers.
Procedure
- To shift, send an SMS "PORT" followed by your mobile number from your phone to 1900.
- Your service provider will reply with a unique porting code.
- Use that code while filling out a detailed form for the new service provider you want to shift to.
- Within 48 hours, your service will be activated, a nominal fee of Rs 19 will be charged for the same.
More on MNP Process
- Your cell number will be switched off for only one hour. All bills after that, are paid to your new service provider. You'll be stuck with them for at least 90 days before you can shift again.
- While you can shift from a GSM service to CDMA or vice versa, you cannot shift from one circle to another. If you do, roaming charges will be applied as usual.
- When you port your number, you also need to change your SIM
- For a prepaid number, carry forward of any balance to the new service provider is not permitted.
Meanwhile, for more info, these service providers below have given their toll free numbers as follows :
- Aircel - 9802098020
- Airtel -18001031111
- BSNL-18001801503
- IDEA MNP Helpline: 1800-270-0000
- MTNL Mumbai-1800221503
- TATA Docomo MNP Helpline: 1800-266-0000
- Vodafone MNP Helpline: 1800-1234567
I hope that clears most of the confusion. Do comment if you have any more doubts on the same.
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Facebook has launched a FB app for Feature Phones which is compatible with over 2000 models from Nokia , Sony Ericsson , LG and other brands.The app was built in co-operation with Snaptu.There are so many users already using Facebook on their mobile and with such an official app, facebook usage on the go is certainly going to increase !Features
- easier-to-navigate home screen
- contact synchronization
- fast scrolling of photos and friend updates
You can get it from m.fb.snaptu.com/f
You can try the app without paying for data charges for the first 90 days on the following network operators
- Dialog (Sri Lanka)
- Life (Ukraine)
- Play (Poland)
- StarhHub (Singapore)
- STC (Saudi Arabia)
- Three (Hong Kong)
- Tunisiana (Tunisia)
- Viva (Dominican Republic)
- Vodafone (Romania)
It will be launched soon
- Mobilicity (Canada)
- Reliance (India)
- Telcel (Mexico)
- TIM (Brazil)
- Vivacom (Bulgaria)
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