Hall Pass

Rick (Owen Wilson) and Fred (Jason Sudeikis) are best friends who have a lot in common, including the fact that they have each been married for many years. But when the two men begin to show signs of restlessness at home, their wives (Jenna Fischer, Christina Applegate) take a bold approach to revitalizing their individual marriages: granting them a "hall pass," one week of freedom to do whatever they want...no questions asked. At first, it sounds like a dream come true for Rick and Fred. But it isn't long before they discover that their expectations of the single life-and themselves-are completely, and hilariously, out of sync with reality.                           

Nintendo 3DS to launch with 18 games

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Nintendo expects 18 games to be available to U.S. customers when its 3DS portable-gaming device launches next month.
The lineup of titles hitting store shelves on March 27 will be highlighted by Nintendo's own Pilotwings Resort, an airplane game, as well as Nintendogs + Cats, which will allow gamers to take care of puppies and kittens from the device. All of Nintendo's games will retail for $39.99.
In addition, Capcom will be launching Super Street Fighter IV 3D Edition on the 3DS next month, and Electronic Arts will be offering up The Sims 3 and Madden NFL Football. Sega fans will find Super Monkey Ball 3D, while Ridge Racer 3D will be available to racing fans.
Ubisoft will have the largest third-party presence when the 3DS launches, offering four games, including Rayman 3D and Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Shadow Wars.
Nintendo's 3DS is one of the more anticipated gaming releases this year. The portable allows gamers to play 3D titles without the need for special glasses. At a press conference last month, Nintendo revealed that the portable would go on sale for $249.99 and hit store shelves on March 27. It also said at the time that some of its more popular franchises, including The Legend of Zelda, would be made available in the launch window.
Nintendo echoed those sentiments this time around, saying that The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D, Star Fox 64 3D, and a new title in the Mario Kart series were on the way. However, it would only say that those titles would be made available at some point in 2011.
All told, Nintendo said that it expects to have 30 games available to customers by early June.
It should be interesting to see if consumers will respond to 3DS games the same way they have responded to DS titles, namely by opting for Nintendo games over third-party releases.
Last month, Nintendo revealed that 11 of the top 20 best-selling games in the U.S. last year were available to the Wii or DS. Nine out of those games were published by Nintendo. Three out of the five most popular DS games in Japan last year were published by Nintendo or Nintendo-owned companies.
The issues third-party game companies have had selling their titles on Nintendo platforms has not gone unnoticed. EA CEO John Riccitiello went so far last year in an interview with IndustryGamers to say that Nintendo isn't always looking out for the best interests of its third-party partners.
"It's not lack of trying," Riccitello said in the interview. "They start the morning thinking what's best for their own intellectual property."
Whether or not that's true is up for debate. But by the looks of things, several developers, including EA, seem keen on capitalizing on the 3DS sooner rather than later.

Drive Angry

Milton is a hardened felon who has broken out of Hell intent on finding the vicious cult that brutally murdered his daughter and kidnapped her baby. He joins forces with Piper -- a sexy, tough-as-nails waitress with a '69 Charger, who's also seeking redemption of her own. Now, the two of them are hot on the trail of the deadly leader of the cult, all while being pursued by an enigmatic killer who has been sent by the Devil to retrieve Milton and deliver him back to Hell. Caught in a deadly race against time, Milton has three days to avoid capture, avenge his daughter's death, and save her baby before she's mercilessly sacrificed by the cult.                      

Samsung Galaxy S accessories

So, you've just decided you'll be picking the Samsung Galaxy S over the HTC Desire and the iPhone. Good for you. The best news now is that you might have some spare change, but before you go blowing it on something extravagant like over-paying on your mortgage, you might want to think about how you can maximise the use of your new Android toy.
You see, there are mobile phone accessories and there are mobile phone accessories and if it's mobile phone accessories that you're after, then welcome to the right place. Here are the very finest, the selected, the best Samsung Galaxy S accessories on the planet today.

Screen protector (£15.97)

Yep, it's an obvious one, but if you don't look after your nice, pretty 4-inch Super AMOLED, then your phone's not going to be good for much. Scratches will ruin the interface over time, and they also don't look too clever when they're getting in the way of the latest episode of Mad Men/Top Gear/Eastenders/Britain's Funniest Budgerigars (delete where applicable).
There are quite a few on offer out there, but on the whole it's worth spending the extra cash to get one that works. We are, essentially, talking about a condom for your tool and the requirement is to keep it as sensitive as possible while also well protected. As far as the Samsung Galaxy S goes, the InvisibleSHIELD seems to give the best results - largely because it's actually not just a screen protector, but a full body wrap for your phone. It's not exactly a cinch to get it on but, once in place this military grade urethane, which was once used to coat the leading edge of helicopter blades, will leave your device both highly usable and as well protected as a US marine - on duty and when headed off base for a little R&R.

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Phone case (£10.47/£17.95)

Of course, there's nothing wrong with the more traditional approach of a phone case. It might sit a little bulkier in your pocket but the bonus is that, when you come to actually use your device, there'll be nothing between your finger and the screen. There's enough different types and flavours of phone cover out there to last you a life time, but the best of the bunch are the wet suit that is the £10.47 FlexiShield Skin and the leather smart £17.95 Krusell DONSö pouch.

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Desktop Dock

Nothing quite says "look at my sexy superphone" like a desktop top dock, even if it's just you listening. As the branded writing on the back suggests, this is the official dock of the Samsung Galaxy S and there's even a dedicated Desk Home application to go with it. It'll switch brightness levels from day to night and provide one-touch access to Daily Briefing, alarm clock, music, pictures, movie gallery and local weather so that you can always stay up-to-date with activities. You can also use it to charge and synch. Price and availability arriving soon.

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Mobile phone insurance (free?)

Exciting, this isn't but it is the third way of looking after your superphone and it means you can carry it around naked as the day it came off the production line. The best news is that, if you have a bank account, there's an excellent chance that gadget and mobile phone insurance is already thrown in without you knowing. It will require you to register your items though, so the best thing to do is call your people up and find out if you're covered.
If not, try your home contents insurance. It's also highly likely you might be covered here as well. If both of those draw a blank, then CUSC foneGuard is a good option and comes in at around £5 per month.

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Spare battery & charger

We all know that smartphones just aren't built to last an entire day of heavy video playback and that's going to be an issue on long journeys, or even if you have a regular commute in your life. So, do yourself a sensible favour and pick up a spare battery. While you're at it, you may as well get the official Samsung spare battery charger/carrier, otherwise you'll just have to keep switching batteries into the back of your handset to get them up to top power. Price and availability coming soon.

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Spare battery & charger

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With Froyo bringing the ability to house your apps using expandable storage on the Galaxy S in September, you're going to need some extra space to squeeze on your music and films as well. Right now, the biggest you can buy is a 32GB microSD card, so treat yourself and go all the way. Once inside, that could max your storage up to a whopping 48GB.

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Phonak Audeo PFE 022 + Mic headphones (£100)

You can stick with the in-the-box headphones if you must, but do so in the knowledge that you're crippling the audio pleasure you might otherwise be getting on your Samsung Galaxy S. Plus, in a set like the trusty Phonak Audeo PFE 022 + Mic headphones - quite a mouthful - not only will a world of rich bass you never knew existed suddenly open up, but you'll also be able to use them as a hands free kit as well.

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Vehicle Dock

You know the drill. It's a cradle with sucker and, because it's made by Samsung specifically for the Galaxy S, it fits just right and all the gaps are in the best places for you to access the buttons and ports you need. Pocket-lint tip: If the sucker doesn't agree with your windscreen, try a little spit between the two. Of course anyone catching you licking your car window might think you're a bit strange.

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10-in-1 mobile phone tool kit (£10.47)

Having a screwdriver set to get access to the innards of your mobile is proper geeky stuff but, then, that's why you're here. The kit contains all the tools you could ever need to carefully remove the bits and pieces of your phone and put them back together again. There's even a pair of tweezers to make sure you don't get your greasy prints over everything or start bashing other components out of place. The best part is that they're good even after you replace the Galaxy S with the Universe Super S Megaphone or whatever comes next.

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Samsung WMG1602 Wi-Fi HD streaming device

Samsung were pretty vague about exactly how the Samsung WMG1602 Wi-Fi HD streaming device would actually work and what form it would take, but the purpose of it was clear. It will enable users to "stream movies, music, and photos directly from a Galaxy S smart phone to an HDTV". The only strange thing is that, as far as we're aware, the Galaxy S can do that anyway given its DLNA credentials. So, all we can assume is that this gadget will make it easier to do, once it arrives on the Samsung store. Either way, it sounds like a winner.

Best android apps

Recently Android Market reached a Milestone of 50,000 apps in the Market Place. Although it’s from an Un-official source, but still Androlib can’t be way too wrong. Google decided to not to react to this news but it’s really nice for all the android owners. Still far behind it’s counter competitor, but the growth is mind blowing and it’s all too good for Android.



And with over 60% of Free apps on the Android Market, it’s much more pleasing.
Now with such a huge no of Apps it’s hard to find the best among them for your needs. So, i decided to review most of the similar apps. Will keep you posted bout those. For now I’ve complied a list of Must have android apps for your Xperia X10. And all of them being Free makes it even more tempting.
When browsing Android market here in India where i can view only Free Apps, I stumbled across few apps that took more than 50% of the time share i spend on my Xperia X10. In short i can’t live without those apps on my phone now.
Here is a must have Top Ten Android Applications for your Xperia X10. 1. Handscent SMS



Well, as i do a lot texts with my phone, so i wanted a better messaging app than the stock android sms app. Although the Stock android SMS app does the job pretty neatly but i wanted something more, like bubble style sms or the chat style sms.
And i searched the Android Market for it and found two apps that could well satisfy my needs, Handcent SMS and ChompSMS.
But digging deep into both of them made me stick to the handscent SMS. For more info bout the Handcent SMS you can watch my Somewhat immature review bout it here. Latest Version : Handcent SMS 2.9.37
Author Website : Handcent SMS


2. Astro File Manager



The most basic and important feature missing in the Android system is a File Manager. There are a lots of apps in the market which offers you different ways to manage your files on your android device. But the most classic File Manager on Android is the Astro File Manager. It does almost all the jobs of a File Manager form cut,copy paste,move, rename, zip, image viewing, etc. The Big Plus to it is the ability to install and uninstall apps that are not from the market. ( Outsourced Apks ).  Latest Version : Astro File Manager 2.3
Author Website : Astro File Manager for Android





3. Swype



Well, does the name tell you all bout it? If it doesn’t then you’re seriously missing out something really cool on your Xperia X10. You must have heard a lot bout the Xperia X10 keyboard issues which was there in the Firmware R1FA014 and was significantly reduced in the Firmware upgrade for Xperia X10 with R1FA016.
So, eventually people tend to ditch the standard keyboard of Sony Ericsson on Xperia X10 and look out for alternatives in the Android Market. And trust me there are some fabulous alternatives in the Android Market ranging from Keyboard with skins to T9 keyboards. ( Will touch upon that in detail in some post later, let me know in comments if you want me to! )For now, this alternative is the one you should try out. The first reaction of everyone i showed it to, was like “thats freaking amazing man!”
It does take keyboard input to another level by their patented technology of swyping across the alphabets to type the word. Like if you want to type, Gadgets, just touch the alphabet G and drag your path through the letters a,d,g,e,t and s. to get it registered. It works really quickly and does wonders to your typing speed even if you are new to touch screens.  Latest Version : Swype 1.25.16
Author Website : http://www.swypeinc.com/
QR Code : Not Available as the program is in beta and you download it from the author’s website. 
4. Free Advanced Task Manager



Although you’ve a wide variety of task managers, this one does the job perfectly and without any errors on the Xperia X10. With android having all the background apps always running might considerably eat your battery and hamper your experience with the device. Hence, it is highly recommended to use this app on your xperia x10. but please exclude the default apps from sony ericssion as some of them contain important plugins for the Timescape and Mediascape to work properly. In-fact Timescape widget will stop updating if you kill all the apps. So, be careful. Latest Version : Free Advanced Task Manager V1.6.1
Author Website : Free Advanced Task Manager


5. Gesture Search



Well, Google recently launched their new app with gesture searching capabilities on the Android Market. It was first only for Android 2.0 and above but they later optimized it for Android 1.6 as well and Xperia X10 owners got lucky.
This one is a great app and lets you reach your contacts, songs, pictures, etc in style.
I use it daily and it works quite quickly on the xperia X10. Guess if it’s next version could recognize the Numbers as well and that would rule out any other smart dial app on the market.  Latest Version : Gesture Search V1.1
Author Website : Gesture Search V1.1


6. Google Maps



With Google Maps announcing the Turn By Turn navigation for Android 1.6, Xperia X10 Owners are once again in luck and it becomes the most hottest application for your Xperia X10 now.
Even if you don’t have Turn By Turn Navigation for your country, you can enjoy this app, and it won’t let you down.
Another highly recommended app for your Xperia X10. Although, this comes pre-installed on your Xperia X10, but still this would make it to the top ten list. And if you’ve updated it to the Latest Google Maps V4.1.1 version, do it now.  Latest Version : Google Maps v4.1.1
Author Website : Gesture Search V1.1


7. DroidLive Lite



So, Finally FM comes to Xperia X10 and that too in style.  The most cool looking Streaming Fm Player on Android. I was blow up the interface of the app. And it does provide you with lots of FM Stations world wide. It is powered by SHOUTcastRadio.
The streaming is quite nice. So, the whiners who don’t like Xperia X10 just because X10 doesn’t have a Fm, give this app a try and you might fall in love with the Xperia X10.  Latest Version : DroidLive Lite v2.0.6
Author Website : DroidLive Lite v2.0.6


8. Where’s My Droid



Ever thought what would happen if you somehow forget your Xperia X10 somewhere and it gets stolen. Well, this is not ultimate app for your stolen Xperia X10 like the Wave Secure app is. But this does a pretty good job if someone is trying to trick you up. Or if you tend to keep your phone somewhere in your house and forget where it is. This app makes your phone Xperia X10 ring loudly even if it is on silent on receiving a code word in the message. Quite cool, isn’t it? So, go download it now.  Latest Version : Where’s My Droid v2.6.0
Author Website : Where’s My Droid v2.6.0


9. Dolphin Browser



Although, i would never like to find an alternative for the default browser on my Xperia X10, but this one does some functions. It’s gesture thing is quite nice with the tabbed browsing makes the whole experience really enjoyable. Although Dolphin browser is famous for it’s Multi-touch capabilities and it’s default nature of supporting Pinch Zoom. but as i’ve said before, X10 doesn’t support Multi-touch, so we might never experience that feature of this app.  Latest Version : Dolphin Browser v1.2.99
Author Website : Dolphin Browser v1.2.99

10. Barcode Scanner



Some of you might be wondering of what to do with those weird looking doted symbols after each Android App i Listed? Well those are the QR codes of the apps, which is similar to Barcodes and you can use this app to scan these codes or any other bar codes to find relative information bout the product or whatever it is. This is pretty cool app and is really quick on the Xperia X10. There are a few contenders which offers nice additions to what this app offers. ShopSavy is a nice alternative to this app and you might like to try it out as well.  Latest Version : Barcode Scanner v3.22
Author Website : Barcode Scanner v3.22

Samsung’s Remarkable Android Phones: Galaxy 3 & Galaxy 5

Samsung has come up with two groundbreaking revelations. This refers to the official unveiling of the Samsung Galaxy 3 I5800 and the Samsung Galaxy 5 I5500. These two are the smart phones with the trendy Android-power in them. Some of the best technologies and features include, Samsung’s TouchWiz 3.0 UI as well as A-GPS. To add to all this, the phones come with an internal storage space of a whopping 170 MB and there’s more, it will run on the latest Android 2.1.
The Galaxy 5 makes it a good buy for its lovely style, in spite of being an Android phones which are generally regarded as bulky. Its 2.8 inch QVGA display makes it perhaps one of the smallest Android phones that were ever available in the market. The screen uses the capacitive technology and along with it, a 240x 320 pixels, sports native resolution. The phone has a great camera with a fixed focus. The camera comes with an excellent LED flash and is 2 mega pixel. It has a dual band width with 3G (900/2100). To add to all this, it comes with a 2.1 Bluetooth with EDR and a WiFi b/g. It has a five directional D-pad.

Now for the features of the Galaxy 3, it has a display of 3.2 inch WQVGA. It has an auto focus camera of 3 mega pixels. Along with that, it comes with a Bluetooth 3.o and WiFi b/g. It not only has a D-pad that is five directional, but also has four keys that are touch sensitive. It has got a Micro USB port along with a 3.5 mm jack.
Customers of Europe and Asia can get the Samsung Galaxy 3 15800 from July 2010. While on the other hand, the Samsung Galaxy 5 15500 phone will be available to the customers of Europe, Latin America, Australia SEA, SWA, China as well as EMEA on the same month.
Details regarding the price of these two phones have are not yet available. As soon as it is available, customers can be assured of being updated about it.

Unknown

Dr. Martin Harris (Liam Neeson) awakens after a car accident in Berlin to discover that his wife (January Jones) suddenly doesn't recognize him and another man (Aidan Quinn) has assumed his identity. Ignored by disbelieving authorities and hunted by mysterious assassins, he finds himself alone, tired and on the run. Aided by an unlikely ally (Diane Kruger), Martin plunges headlong into a deadly mystery that will force him to question his sanity, his identity, and just how far he's willing to go to uncover the truth.