Switch Poker is 100% compatible with the iPad, iPhone, and any device with a full browser.  The poker room is entirely coded in HTML and JavaScript, which are really the only languages that mobile browsers support.

You should be warned that Switch Poker is not going to look glitzy and fancy like many apps, but it does get the job done.  The GUI is compared to old school mIRC rooms, which means that they will be very simple to understand regardless of your level of expertise on mobile devices.

Another great thing about Switch Poker is that it is a website and not an app, which means that there is nothing to buy ever.  At the site, you can play in six-handed cash games that range in stakes from 1c/2c and up.

At present, the only currency form accepted is the Euro, but you do have options to deposit from Visa, MasterCard, and Moneybookers. The site expects to add other options for deposit in the near future.

About the only real drawback for the site is that US players cannot play on the site due to the legal matters surrounding online poker.  However, for everyone else Switch Poker is a great non-app online poker option that is extremely user friendly and available for any Java-enabled browser.

Creators of award-winning titles such as Far Cry and the Crysis series, Crytek’s debut game for mobile devices retains the top-notch production values associated.

Fibble – Flick ‘n’ Roll places players in control of the cute, but curiously brave, Fibble – an extraterrestrial who has crash-landed on earth and become separated from his crew in the process. Use the simple and intuitive touch screen controls to help Fibble find his friends, and combine the unique skills of the crew as you navigate 30 levels spread across the rooms of a suburban home. With achievements to accomplish, online scoreboards to climb and groundbreaking gameplay at every turn, Fibble – Flick ‘n’ Roll is a mobile adventure not to be missed!

“Innovation, fun and unique user experiences have always been at the heart of Crytek’s games.” said Cevat Yerli, CEO & President of Crytek. “Fibble – Flick ‘n’ Roll continues that tradition whilst inviting a wider audience to experience the high production values that help our games to stand out from the crowd. Players can look forward to breathtaking console-quality graphics, and — most importantly — a highly engaging gameplay experience that will offer lots of replay value.”

Fibble – Flick ‘n’ Roll is available from the App Store for £1.49 on iPhone and iPod touch, while Fibble – Flick ‘n’ Roll HD can be downloaded for £2.99 on iPad.

For more information visit www.fibble.com.

Man Overboard Mobile App

Anyone who goes to sea or on the water should have this App

Simple to use, Man Overboard shows you the way back to the MOB – and the position to give to the emergency services. That alone could be life saving. If you are in any type of boat – yacht, motorboat, dinghy, anything that floats, your safety and that of your crew and guests is paramount.

Don’t just download this App yourself – make sure that they do to. It may be you that goes overboard!

Just press the MOB button to see:

• Direction to follow
• Distance to go
• Time elapsed
• Position of the MOB – latitude and longitude
• When you are closer than 100 metres the display changes from red to green
• When you are closer than 10 metres the display changes to show MOB

Press the Info button to see:

• Your current position
• The MOB position
• The bearing to the MOB

A man overboard situation is fairly rare but it happens more often than you think. A simple trip on some deck clutter; a knock from the boom; leaning back on a lifeline that snaps; reaching over to retrieve a fender– there’s a hundred ways for someone aboard to unexpectedly find themselves in the water

Be safe at sea. Stay safe on the water.

Man Overboard is available from iTunes Worldwide  prices (99¢ / 69p)

What's in my Stuff?

A project that called for members of the public to recycle their mobile phones so their complex components could be turned into stunning jewellery has unveiled its first pieces in an installation now on public display at Sheffield’s Millennium Gallery.

What’s In My Stuff, a collaborative project between Sheffield Hallam University artists and scientists as part of the Engineering for Life programme shows the artistic and creative potential hidden within smart phones and unseen by consumers, despite more than 1.6bn being produced worldwide in the past year.

The project raises awareness about the chemical elements that make up the objects we own and use and asks ‘Why do we discard things that are so rare and precious?’

The project explores issues around sustainability, recycling and growing concerns about the scarcity and ethical sourcing of the minerals and materials that we take for granted, but are vital for the technology we use every day.

Artist Maria Hanson, a reader in metalwork and jewellery, has created two necklaces from phones which were collected as part of a field lab held at Sheffield Hallam last year.

Maria has designed a further 25 rings inspired by the different elements that make up smart phones. It includes a ring fashioned from a banana chip to represent potassium and a home-grown garlic bulb to represent sulphur – both found in mobile phones.

A third piece shows that the 56 tonnes of gold used in the mobile phones produced in a year, when  represented as a 1mm thick gold wire, stretches from Sheffield to Cairo in Egypt.

Maria said that the project, funded by the University’s Engineering for Life programme, had been one of the most inspiring she’d worked on in her 20-year career.

She said:

“Mobile phones are made up of around 40 components but the likelihood is that they won’t have even been touched by a human hand until the launch of What’s In My Stuff.

“The necklaces have been almost entirely created by pieces from inside a mobile phone, while the rings represent the individual chemical elements used in their manufacture. These materials often have wonderful characteristics and examining them this way has forced me to look at how I recycle my old technology. There are huge opportunities to create artwork from things that often lie dormant in a drawer.”

Dr Hywel Jones, one of two Sheffield Hallam scientists involved in the project explains that around 90 million phones are thought to be lying unused in drawers in the UK – a figure that is rising by around 4m a year.

Dr Hywel Jones said:

“When we upgrade our smart phones we are reluctant to throw them away or recycle them and the world is collectively wasting an opportunity to really look at what is in their technology and how it can be re-used.

“The project has also looked at how these elements are sourced – some are expensive to mine and others are not in limitless supply so we need to discover how we can meet the soaring demand for new technologies. We know so little about what is actually in our stuff. There are no ingredients printed on the packaging and this project enables us to form a bond with our technology that focuses on its physicality rather than its functionality.”

Dr Jones has already presented the findings from What’s In My Stuff to the Royal Society of Chemistry, the British embassy in Berlin and is due to speak to the French Embassy in a debate on critical metals.

What’s On My Stuff is on display at the Millennium Gallery until March 29. There will also be a free illustrated talk as part of National Science and Engineering Week by Dr Karen Vernon-Parry, one of the project leaders, in the Peak Lecture Theatre at Sheffield Hallam on Saturday 10 March, starting at 6pm. To reserve a place, contact Judith Higginson on 0114 2254870 or email science-week@shu.ac.uk<mailto:science-week@shu.ac.uk>.

The exhibition will later form part of the Engineering For Life conference and exhibition that takes place from June 9 to 14 celebrating cross-disciplinary research led by the University over the past four years.

What’s in my Stuff? is a Sheffield Hallam University, Engineering for Life research network project, sponsored by the EPSRC and Harsco Metals. It is a collaboration between researchers from the University’s Material and Engineering Research Institute (MERI) and the Art and Design Research Centre (ARDC).

For further information visit WhatsInMyStuff.org.

With the Premier League and Six Nations both reaching their climax, and with the biggest ever summer of UK sport on the horizon, MatchPint has launched a free iPhone app, making it easier than ever for sports fans in London and across the UK to find which sports bars and pubs are showing which games.

This free app allows users to see which sports bars and pubs are showing a particular fixture in the coming week; so, rather than telling fans which venues televise sport generally, MatchPint helps punters find which venues are showing the specific game they want, making it the most detailed pub finder available for sports fans.

Fans that are in a rush, or in an unknown area, can use ‘my location’ settings to identify which sports bars and pubs showing the selected game are nearest, ensuring that they no longer have to walk from pub to pub in search of somewhere showing the game.

You can download MatchPint’s iPhone app, from the iTunes App Store.

Through use of the app, sports fans now have the perfect pub finder and will be able to discover sports pubs in London and across the UK showing live Premier League football on Sky Sports and ESPN, search for pubs showing Rugby and find sports bars showing Cricket, Tennis, Boxing and Formula 1 amongst others. With a summer of sport which includes EURO 2012 and the Olympics, as well as the launch of Sky Sports’ new F1 channel for the 2012 season, the timing of the launch couldn’t be better.

The app is not designed simply for sports fans on the run, however. When searching for sports bars televising a particular fixture, users can view profiles for each individual pub, seeing how many screens it has and whether they have 3D or HD. They can also read descriptions and browse photos so that they can choose the best sports pubs across London and the UK for the game they want to watch.

The website, which has been live since September 2011, has also recently undergone change. As part of the launch, MatchPint has compiled several new pages designed to point fans in the direction of the top venues for particular sports, cities and even teams. So, for example, visitors can go to the page ‘Best Sports Pubs and Bars in London’ to see MatchPint’s top 5 venues for sport in the capital.

New users of MatchPint can set up a MyProfile account to personalise their experience; by selecting their favourite sports, teams and areas, MatchPint can recommend to users the best sports pubs and bars in which to watch them. Through links with Facebook, users can publicise where they’ll be watching the game and organize their viewing accordingly. Life couldn’t be better for UK sports fans!

Over sixty charities have already signed up so as to be able to benefit from this new technology and the app is available to download free for iPhone, Android and Blackberry Smartphone’s with support for Windows software imminent.

It is estimated that 28.4 million people donate to charitable causes every month with the UK being recognised as one of the most generous countries in the world.

“This is streets ahead and very different to anything else out there right now. It is proving popular with charities because it provides them with real time analysis about donations as they are actually received, a direct opportunity to get to know and engage with supporters, share news about their appeals, encourage users to spread their interest through social media and to claim back the gift aid which eludes the traditional text to donate services. The current release of Barclays Pingit service further endorses the appetite for mobile commerce” said Elaine Skinner, Founder and Director of Polestar Digital Media.

The Company has future roll out plans for international expansion of the service in conjunction with integration into retailing systems and rewards schemes.

During the year, Actix revenues grew 29% resulting in total revenues of over $52M as the number of active customers surpassed 400. In addition, the company’s profit increased by 35%, cash increased over 20% and more than 50 new employees were added to the company’s roster, bringing the total to over 250.

The company’s ActixOne Mobile Analytics and Optimization Platform saw revenues grow 71% as leading operators worldwide adopted the platform. ActixOne now has over 35 active customers, including 6 of the top 10 mobile network operators worldwide and strong partnerships with Ericsson, Huawei, NEC and NSN.  Actix also announced the release of ActixOne 6.0 at the end of January 2012.

The company’s Analyzer software also recorded an excellent year with revenues growing 10%. Analyzer saw particularly strong demand from operators rolling out LTE networks.

“It’s been a tremendous year for Actix and these results illustrate how operators worldwide are looking to get the most from their Radio Access Networks (RAN),” said Bill McHale, CEO of Actix.

“It is particularly satisfying to see the trust operators have placed in our company. We have delivered our solutions as part of complicated high-profile customer projects that range from accepting/optimizing new LTE networks, under severe time constraints, to optimizing 2G/3G networks based on unique analytics highlighting where key customers are located.“

McHale continued,

“As operators declare 2012 the ‘Year of Customer Experience’, our ActixOne platform, which supports data from all the network equipment vendors, as well as the traditional OSS/BSS sources, is the right solution at the right time. Our Customer Experience solution is tightly integrated with our Optimization software, runs on ActixOne and provides the best solution for the operators to optimize in the right location, to make their customers happy.”

“Our partnerships with the network equipment providers have never been better, accounting for 20% of our revenues last FY. Ericsson uses our software extensively, NEC’s LTE/SON solution is based on ActixOne, Huawei is using ActixOne as a Managed Service Provider and NSN has partnered with us on ActixOne solutions in the Middle East and China.”

About Actix
Actix is the world leader in mobile network analytics and optimization, with more than 400 customers, including 25 of the top 30 operators worldwide.  Founded in 1991, today Actix has offices in the U.K., Germany, U.S.A, Malaysia, China, Singapore, Japan, Australia, Brazil and Dubai.

In 1997, Actix developed the world’s first multi-vendor desktop solution, Analyzer, for mobile network layer 3 analytics, which is the current de facto global standard.  In 2007, Actix delivered another world first, a mobile network analytics and optimization platform supporting hundreds of users, called ActixOne.  This optimization platform encompasses multiple solutions to assure network rollout quality, improve customer experience in the RAN and optimize multi-vendor 2G, 3G and 4G networks.

For more information visit see www.actix.com.

Introducing the WOWee ONE bass portable speaker.  The mobile bass speaker that can be connected via a USB to listen to music on on your mp3 player, play games on your mobile or watch films on your laptop.

The WOWee ONE is a compact portable speaker that delivers incredible quality sound, including low-end bass frequencies and handles a dynamic range of signal inputs & includes a built-in rechargeable battery.

Free to Enter Competition to win a WOWee One Bass Speaker

To enter all you need to do is answer the following easy question:

Q: What is the name of the original WOWee portable speaker?

a) classic

b) slim

c) new original

Submit your entries to comps@buzzinmedia.co.uk with the subject line: ‘WOWee Mobile’ (other subject lines will not be entered) with your full name, address & contact number.

This Buzzin Mobile Competition ends on 10 January, 2012.

The editor will randomly choose one winner from the correct answers. The editor’s choice is final.

New WindowsPhone

New Windows 7 Mobile Phone - Nokia Lumia 710

Nokia has just announced the launch of the latest in its range of Windows 7 Phone handsets, the Nokia Lumia 710, which is due for release sometime this month.

This mobile phone is set to be the (slightly) more affordable version of its classier sister, the Nokia Lumia 800, with the expectation it will retail for around the £250 mark.  However, it will still incorporate the same 1.4GHz processor, hardwear acceleration and graphics processor as the 800, and is designed for ease of use with windows phones apps and games and social media sites such as Twitter and Facebook.

As for looks, the sleekness of the 800 is replaced by a simple curved back with a palm-friendly 3.7in screen, is available in black and white and the novelty value is a splash of colour provided by a set of interchangeable back covers in black, white, fushia, yellow and cyan which are available in matt or soft touch finishes.

The device uses Internet Explorer 9 and will run the Windows Phone 7.5 Mango operating system allowing easy online sharing and app downloads.

It has a 5 megapixel camera with an LED flash and autofocus and the shutter button is conveniently placed on the edge of the phone for further ease of use.

The 480 x 800 pixel LCD display is adequate for everyday use and it’s ClearBlack display feature is designed to allow clearer screen visibility even outdoors in bright sunlight, which is always good news when you’re checking your latest Facebook updates.

Windows Phone UK Features and Specifications
Released Date – Coming soon, Exp. Release 2011, November
Nokia-Lumia-710
Dimensions- 119 x 62.4 x 12.5 mm, 81.1 cc
Weight- 125.5 grams
Display type – TFT capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Display Size:
- 480 x 800 pixels, 3.7 inches (~252 ppi pixel density)
- Gorilla Glass display
- Nokia ClearBlack display
- Multi-touch input method
- Proximity sensor for auto turn-off
- Accelerometer sensor for UI auto-rotate
Colors – Black, White (front)/ black, white, cyan, fuchsia, yellow (back)
Sound:
- 3.5mm jack
- MP3/WAV/eAAC+/WMA player
- MP4/H.264/H.263/WMV player
Camera:
- 5 megapixel
- 2592 x 1944 pixels,
- autofocus
- LED flash
- Geo-tagging
- Face Detection
Data:
- HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps 3G
- Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
- Bluetooth v2.1 with A2DP, EDR
- MicroUSB V2.0
Features:
- Microsoft Windows Phone 7.5 Mango,
- 1.4 GHz Scorpion processor, Adreno 205 GPU, Qualcomm MSM8255 Snapdragon chipset, 3D Graphics  HW Accelerator
- Stereo FM radio with RDS
Memory:
-8GB, 512MB RAM internal memory
Battery:
- Standard battery, Li-Ion 1300 mAh (BP-3L)
- Up to 400 h (2G) / Up to 400 h (3G) Talk Time
- Up to 6 h 50 min (2G) / Up to 7 h 40 min (3G) Standby Time
- Up to 38 h Music Play

The latest release of the WindowsPhone has a People Hub that groups all your Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn contacts.  Just one of this great mobile phone’s many exciting features.

Become Superman to save the city of metropolis in an all-new adventure for iPhone and iPad. As the man of Steel, use your incredible powers to protect the people of Earth in this stylish, arcade game featuring original artwork, panels and soundtrack.

Developer: DC, Tiger Games
Price 69p, £1.99 (HD)

Extraction: Project Outbreak
Experience this explosive top-down, 3D shooter inspired by retro classics. Clandestine government experiments on military personnel and POW’s have gone wrong, unleashing an outbreak of infected soldiers on the area surrounding the secret facility. Use intuitive one-touch controls, a variety of weapons, and some hi-tech gadgetry to defeat the hordes.

Developer: Shortround Games
Price: 69p (Launch Sale)

About Chillingo
Chillingo is a subsidiary of Electronic Arts and publishes innovative games and software for various platforms. Other hit iPhone®, iPod touch® and iPad™ titles include Cut the Rope™, Angry Birds™, Feed Me Oil, Helsing’s Fire, Predators™, Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs™, Minigore, iDracula, and Modern Conflict.

For more information visit www.chillingo.com.