First-time Smartphone Customers Checking out T-Mobile Prism

T-Mobile USA, Inc., recently announced the upcoming availability of the T-Mobile^® Prism^™, the latest budget-friendly option for cost-conscious consumers looking for their first smartphone.  The T-Mobile Prism will be available to T-Mobile customers through flexible pricing options, including no annual contract paired with a T-Mobile Monthly4G^™ plan or paired with a two-year T-Mobile Classic or Value plan.

Powered by Android^™ 2.3 Gingerbread and featuring a 3.5-inch HVGA touch screen, the new 3G smartphone enables T-Mobile customers to easily surf the Web, access their favorite social networking sites and choose from thousands of applications to download from Google Play. The  T-Mobile Prism also makes it simple to capture and share photos and videos via its 3.2-megapixel camera with digital zoom and video recorder. With the T-Mobile Prism, customers can sync multiple email accounts, including Microsoft Exchange, Google calendar and contacts, T-Mobile contacts, and more.

The T-Mobile Prism is expected to be available at Best Buy starting May 6, at Wal-Mart starting May 9 and available nationwide at T-Mobile retail stores, online via www.T-Mobile.com and at select dealers beginning May 23. The T-Mobile Prism is expected to cost $19.99 after a $50 mail-in-rebate card with a two-year service agreement and qualifying Classic voice and data plan or $149.99 via no annual contract.

Twisted Metal®

OVERVIEW
Twisted Metal®, the longest running exclusive franchise in PlayStation® history and the multi-million selling series is now back, exclusively on the PS3™ system. David Jaffe and Scott Campbell, co-founders of Eat Sleep Play and the original creative team behind Twisted Metal, bring back the dark humor, fast-action gameplay and a world of crazy cars, and weapons and destruction.

With four factions battling for control, players step into the combat boots of a twisted disciple in a high octane, highly destructible world. Players fight for the prize of one wish fulfilled by the stylishly evil Calypso, the mastermind behind the Twisted Metal tournament. Disciples strategically dismantle opponents in vehicles loaded with weapons of Twisted destruction.

With a robust online system, players unleash destruction with up to 16 players through PlayStation®Network (“PSN”) and battle through a variety of favorite and new game modes.

Twisted Metal carved out its own unique gaming genre. No other title has Twisted Metal’s perfect mix of dark humor and personality along with massive destruction in a distinctive atmosphere and vehicles and weapons that act as extensions of each character.

STORYLINE
High atop his penthouse office, a mysterious ringleader named Calypso lords over the contest of vehicle combat known as Twisted Metal. He returns again to host the ultimate contest of skill and destruction. Contestants have been chosen to compete and, should they emerge victorious, win whatever prize their heart desires.

GO ONLINE AS A DISCIPLE
·         Fight online as a disciple of one of four factions, each based on a classic Twisted Metal character-Sweet Tooth, Dollface, Grimm and Preacher
·         Supports up to 16 players online through PSN.
·         Play with friends in 2- 4 player split-screen and online as well.
·         Featuring a variety of gameplay types including series’ favorite and new, unique game modes.

MASSIVE DESTRUCTION

• With the power of PS3 system, unleash massive amounts of destruction in brand new, never before seen Twisted levels.
• Deliver destruction to strategically change the face of the level, or just cause incredible chaos.

NEW VEHICLES, NEW WEAPONS, NEW ENVIRONMENTS

• Featuring a complete arsenal of weapons that make for more creative kills, from missiles and miniguns to giant magnets and flying mascots; players always have a way to take someone out.

·         Choose from over a dozen Twisted vehicles, each outfitted with special weapons to strategically dismantle opponents.
·         Flight is a first for the franchise. One of the new vehicles in Twisted Metal to take full advantage of flight is the Talon, a helicopter armed to the teeth with a minigun turret.
·         Disciples team their rides up in various modes to wreak havoc on the enemy such as using the Talon as a magnet to pick up teammates and rain double the destruction down below.

UNIQUE SINGLE-PLAYER CAMPAIGN

• Fight for the prize of one wish fulfilled by Calypso, the Twisted Metal mastermind.

·         Twisted Metalwill feature full PSN Trophy support, making players’ accomplishments that much more satisfying.

Diablo® III Official Global Launch Events

Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. recently announced several official launch events to celebrate the release of its highly anticipated action–role-playing game, Diablo^® III, with players around the world. On the night of 14^th of May, key retail partners in the US, UK, France, Germany, Sweden, Poland, South Korea, Thailand, Singapore, and the region of Taiwan will welcome gamers who want to be among the first to purchase Diablo III and lock horns with the Lord of Terror.

In the UK the official launch event will be hosted by Blizzard and retail partner HMV at:

 
150 Oxford Street
Greater London
W1D 1DJ

Festivities will start at 22.00 BST on the 14^th of May. Gamers in attendance will enjoy an epic evening of entertainment before Diablo III goes on sale at 23.00 BST, including a variety of giveaways and multiple contests with exclusive prizes from our partners. In addition, members of the Diablo III development team will be on site at each of the official events to meet with players and sign their copies of the game.

For more information on the global launch events, visit http://eu.blizzard.com/en-en/company/events/d3-opening/. In addition to the official UK launch event, other retail locations around the country will open at 23.00 BST to support gamers looking to pick up their copy of the game the moment it goes live. Please check with your local retailers for further details.

Attendees at the official Diablo III launch events will have the opportunity to purchase^† the standard edition of the game as well as the Collector’s Edition, which contains the following bonus items in addition to the game disc:

• Exclusive aesthetic artifacts for Diablo III, as well as an exclusive World of Warcraft^® in-game fetish shaman pet and exclusive StarCraft^® II Battle.net^® portraits and army decal
• A behind-the-scenes Blu-ray/DVD two-disc set with over an hour of interviews detailing how the world of Sanctuary came together
• The Art of Diablo III, a 208-page art book that catalogues numerous pieces of Diablo III art, from early concepts to final 3D renderings
• The official Diablo III soundtrack CD, containing 24 original pieces from the game
• A 4GB USB soulstone, preloaded with full versions of Diablo II and Diablo II: Lord of Destruction^®, and corresponding Diablo skull base

In Diablo III, players assume the role of one of five heroic characters – barbarian, witch doctor, wizard, monk or demon hunter – and engage in pulse-pounding combat with endless legions of evil. As they undertake an epic quest to rid Sanctuary from the corrupting forces of the Burning Hells, players will explore diverse and perilous settings, grow in experience and ability, acquire artifacts of incredible power and meet key characters who’ll join them in battle or aid them in other ways. Diablo III was built from the ground up to leverage the full functionality of Blizzard’s Battle.net platform, which delivers powerful matchmaking and communication tools, allowing players to seamlessly join forces for exciting cooperative play.

For more information about Diablo III, visit http://www.diablo3.com. With multiple games in development, Blizzard Entertainment has numerous positions currently open – visit http://jobs.blizzard.com for more information and to learn how to apply.

New Coolmax i-ON Battery Stick for iPhone and iPod Charges In Record Time

The new Coolmax i-ON battery stick is now available through global technology distributor Ingram Micro. This versatile charger is Apple Certified for use with iPod and iPhone devices and is an outstanding addition to the already extensive list of products available from the technology distributor.

The Coolmax i ON model iB-20 extended battery stick is a significant improvement over USB models currently available for the Apple line of products. This all-new battery stick uses emerging technology to charge approximately twice as fast as a traditional USB charger unit. The charger itself requires only 1 hour to achieve full charge and can then charge a phone in just 45 minutes. The i-ON features by-pass charging capability as well, which allows it to charge itself and an attached device simultaneously. The extended battery stick also includes a built-in 8 GB flash memory system that provides added data storage for on-the-go convenience. The unit will sell for $69.95 at select online retailers.

Global is partnering with Coolmax to bring this innovative new battery stick and the entire Coolmax lineup of innovative accessories and devices to Apple users through Ingram Micro. Global is a leading force in working with emerging technology companies to market their products, so this innovative new alliance is a good fit for all three companies and creates an outstanding opportunity for consumers to purchase high quality electronic equipment and devices at an affordable price. Global’s addition of the Coolmax line to Ingram Micro’s extensive list of retail outlets will provide more choices for consumers in the competitive online marketplace.

Discover Las Vegas Deals Through New Mobile City Guide App - TravelVegas

TravelVegas.com, provider of Las Vegas discounts, is announcing the launch of its new travel app for the iPhone. The app showcases hundreds of fresh discounts in addition to mobile tools designed to make exploring Vegas cheaper and easier. iPhone users can download the app for free; which includes $1,000’s in savings.

“The TravelVegas app features custom content and cutting-edge technology that fully leverages our knowledge of the Las Vegas travel market,” commented Brendon Schenecker, TravelVegas CEO and Founder.

“Our focus is always on the Vegas experience. By simplifying an overwhelming amount of information in an iPhone app, we are able to help travelers find their way around the city, all while saving them money.”

Ideal for business and leisure travelers, Highlights include:
Mobile Deals: Discover discounts on everything from drinks, to casino credits. Find a $5 steak and egg breakfast special, and then plan to see a show with 50% off tickets. Experience the best Vegas has to offer without breaking the bank!

Interactive City Guide: The TravelVegas app allows travelers to explore the city on a multifaceted map that allows the user to sort, filter, and search for just about anything. There are 1000’s of places in the app, complete with write ups and reviews to help users plan their Las Vegas vacation. Additionally, users can make a phone call, get directions, or view an indoor hotel map in seconds.
Reservations: Need to reserve an activity on the go? The app makes it easy to view a menu and set up dining reservations, buy discounted tickets, or book a hotel room.

Other features include: travel guides, user reviews, offline mode, nightlife, and attractions, manage favorites, access to a 4-day weather forecast, and tons of high-res photos.

The mobile version of TravelVegas compliments the web version trip planning discounts, available at http://www.travelvegas.com/deals

TravelVegas is available for free on the iPhone and in the iTunes store. To download the app for free, click here: http://bit.ly/Jb0QzX

Follow TravelVegas on Twitter http://www.twitter.com/travelvegas and on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/travelvegas

Never Drop Your Cell Phone Again

A Tampa company has developed a new product that ensures cell phone and smart phone users will never drop their mobile devices again. The product is called SnapALoopand it attaches to the back of mobile devices and features a loop for users to slide their finger through to so the object doesn’t fall out of their hand.

“I’ve dropped my phone plenty of times while trying to multitask or while texting, and that’s how I came up the idea for SnapALoop,” said company President and CEO Bryan Karle.

SnapALoop’s ring, which is made from a soft flexible plastic also swivels 360 degrees for greater customer comfort Karle noted.

Manufactured entirely in the United States, Karle said dropping a smart phone can prove to be costly. “You can spend $300, $400, $500 or more on some of these devises and when you drop one on tile or cement, even on a wood floor you run the risk of having it break apart.”

But Karle said destroying a cell phone or smart phone by dropping it in water is not unheard of either. “Living in Florida, I know boaters who have dropped their cell phones in the water, people who have dropped their phones in a pool and I know people who’ve accidentally dropped their phone in the toilet.” SnapALoop, he said, is designed to prevent that from ever happening again.

The company also touts the product as perfect for runners or walkers who want to attach it to an MP3 player.

Sold online through the company’s website, SnapALoop will be available in multiple colors at a cost of $9.95 for one set, which includes one base and 3 different sized loops. Sales will begin in early May.

Shmoop Updates AP Exam Guides in Time for Testing

So you want to be President of the United States?* It does seem like an okay gig.

Supposing a student does want to be president, the first step along the way to getting his or her fanny into that big chair in the big office is acing the AP exams. Voters want the guy/gal in charge to have some semblance of a brain (despite the track record of oh-so-many politicians). Remember: Red phone=Nukes. Black phone=Domino’s.

While “phone selection” may not be an area specifically covered on the exams, they will test a student’s overall know-her-stuffness. The AP exams are only a week and a half away, and it’s a good time for students to brush up on all their favorite (or least favorite) subjects. Especially for those who seek to move out of their parents’ house and into the White House…or any other house really.

Shmoop, a publisher of digital curriculum and test prep, is introducing guides and practice exams for 20 AP subjects, including AP US History, AP English Literature, and AP Calculus AB & BC. The company has also added brand new practice exams to many of their guides (w00t). If there was an AP Election Fundraiser, they’d be on that, too.

These guides explain:

•     Which economic systems have existed throughout history? Was currency used during a particular era, or was bartering the fashionable thing? Is it true that Martinique was bought by the French for a Honus Wagner rookie card?
•     Energy resources and consumption. If they’re fossil fuels, shouldn’t they be in a museum?
•     Why Roanoke mysteriously disappeared. Seriously, where did it go? It couldn’t leave a note?

Students may have a hundred brilliant ideas for how to revive our economy (short of strapping it to a lab table and waiting for lightning to strike), but if they have any designs on running this country, they’ll have to start by impressing the pants off the College Board. Shmoop can help, and it’s only a click away…so you can keep your own pants on.

Editor’s note: AP is a registered trademark of the College Board, which was not involved in the production of, and does not endorse, this product.

*There is debate as to whether or not ‘President’ should be capitalized. Shmoop chose to capitalize the title. He (or potentially she) is the leader of the free world for Pete’s sake.

Launch of WebSphere Insights, Helping IBM WebSphere Customers

From the show floor of IBM Impact 2012 in Las Vegas, Wellesley Information Services, the publisher of SAPinsider and manager of the Global WebSphere Community, proudly announces the debut of WebSphere Insights, a quarterly digital magazine dedicated to helping IBM WebSphere customers maximize the ROI of their technology investments. Readers can access WebSphere Insights as a free Web app optimized for the iPad. Download the Web app to read the premiere issue at http://www.websphereinsights.com.

Focusing on strategic coverage, in-depth case studies of WebSphere customers will be at the heart of every issue. Company executives will share details of their projects; what worked and what didn’t. The inaugural issue features insights from Ipswitch, Inc.’s journey to successfully leverage a cloud solution to integrate its CRM and ERP systems across three company divisions to create one unified CRM solution and a 360°-degree view of the customer.

WebSphere Insights also takes an inside look at how the Visiting Nurse Service of New York (VNSNY) developed a reliable and functional mobile network to make its nurses more efficient while delivering care to thousands of home-based patients in NY. Both Ipswitch and VNSNY were honored with the 2012 Global WebSphere Community Customer Recognition Award.

Also featured in WebSphere Insights, leading IBM executives will share their insights in regular Q&As. In the debut issue, Kristen Lauria, WebSphere’s newest VP, talks with WebSphere Insights about her goals for 2012 and what the future will bring for IBM WebSphere customers.

Industry experts will give guidance and direction in each issue. The premier issue includes articles on just-announced releases of WebSphere Application Server V8.5 and WebSphere MQ V7.5, plus features on the new IBM PureSystems and the IBM acquisition of Worklight. “WebSphere Insights gives readers a comprehensive and strategic look at the WebSphere market so they can make smart, sound, WebSphere decisions without wasting time searching for the information,” says Sarah Cenedella, Senior Director, WIS.

Between the quarterly issues, subscribers can stay on top of the latest happenings in the WebSphere market with the #SOCIAL page. This is a dynamic section of the magazine that combines aggregation technologies with direct editorial input to present an up-to-the-minute look at the IBM WebSphere market.

In the coming months, WebSphere Insights will add a robust website. It will feature bonus materials for subscribers which will include videos, podcasts with industry thought leaders, and other assets that will complement each article.

Dragon's Dogma™

Dragon’s Dogma^TM is an exciting new franchise which redefines the action genre from the team that produced some of Capcom’s greatest action games. Set in a huge open world, Dragon’s Dogma offers an exhilarating and fulfilling action combat game with the freedom to explore and interact in a rich, living and breathing world.

Dragon’s Dogma introduces an innovative team system to the genre. Known as Pawns, these three AI partners fight independently, demonstrating prowess and ability they have developed based on traits learned over time from the player and their actions. By utilizing Xbox LIVE or PlayStation Network players will journey to the Rift where they can share their own Pawns with friends and be rewarded with treasure, knowledge of the world and strategies for taking down enemies. Conversely, players can borrow friends’ Pawns with the specific skills or experience required to tackle a particular quest. In addition, Dragon’s Dogma will ship with thousands of readymade Pawns for players to select offline.

With an epic story and incredible action, Dragon’s Dogma is set to be one of Capcom’s newest hit franchises.
Key features

• Resident Evil®6 demo – Dragon’s Dogma will ship with a redeemable token allowing purchaser’s early access to the Resident Evil 6 demo.

• Highly Stylised Action Combat – The creators of this game were responsible for the action hits – Resident Evil® 4 and Devil May Cry® 4.

• Fight With Ability – The soul of combat comes down to how the game is played, where you strike the enemy, and how you react to their attacks.

• Pawn Them All – The pawn system offers flexible combat assistance with a main pawn companion that you can train throughout the game and two secondary pawns that can vary wildly to fit your combat style.

• Help Your Friends, Help Yourself: To enhance your battle experience, share your main pawn with friends and others via Xbox LIVE or PlayStation Network. Your pawn’s experience as a member of someone else’s game will be passed on to you in loot, knowledge of the open world and strategies for taking down enemies. Or, you can choose one of the thousands of AI pawns included with the game.

• Accessible Depth – Bringing an unprecedented level of depth to the action genre, every decision has an effect on gameplay in an intuitive way that does not require micromanagement. The weight of your weapon, the material of your armor – even the length of your legs – plays a role in how you fight your battles, but does not interrupt the flow of the action.

Free Unlimited Computer Tech Support for 7 Days

MyPCGeekSupport, a division of MicroSmarts LLC, is excited to offer 7 days of free tech support for a limited time. This comprehensive support available worldwide, offers consumers a unique opportunity to have their PCs repaired remotely by live PC experts. It also includes advanced PC optimization and repair software that consumers are allowed to keep even after the 7 day trial.

MyPCGeekSupport is both easy and effective to use, drawing praise from users worldwide. “This is the best program I have ever dealt with,” reports B. Lassen-Brown from Springfield, IL. “I absolutely love it. It is easy to use and I can trust it. It keeps my computer up and running for all my fun and business!!”

Competitors offer similar services for as much as $200 per year and restrict users to an annual contract, but with MyPCGeekSupport Premier Full Membership, users can benefit from these services for only $11.25 per month and may cancel their membership at any time. The Premier full membership also includes a labor protection plan that protects member’s computers in case of hardware failure.

In addition to offering great value in its membership packages, MyPCGeekSupport also saves users money by keeping their hardware in top condition. “I was ready to buy a new computer thinking {mine} was beyond hope,” says T. Mossman of Fresno, CA. “Thank you so much. I really don’t have money to buy a new computer so I am very grateful.”

MyPCGeekSupport has helped thousands of people around the world repair their PCs. Services include spyware and adware removal, PC optimizations, updates of drivers, printer set up, Flash errors, blue screen of death, browser, email support and much more.

MicroSmarts LLC, parent corporation of http://www.mypcgeeksupport.com, has been providing excellent customer service for over 18 years. Founded with the goal of building an organization with the reputation for new innovations and great services to benefit all consumers, MicroSmarts has earned an A+ rating with the Better Business Bureau and the company CEO has been named to the national directory of Who’s Who in business executives and professionals.

MyPCGeekSupport division was created to offer consumers an affordable method of keeping their computers running at its peak performance. MicroSmarts has assembled a team of computer engineers dedicated to resolve even the most complex computer issues, while offering world-class customer service.