T-Mobile G2 OTA Update Adds WiFi Calling and Tethering?

XDA-Forums user Stryf3 claims to have a received an over-the-air update for his/her T-Mobile G2 that adds WiFi calling, WiFi hotspot, and USB tethering features. This would make an already excellent phone even sweeter, especially if T-Mo sticks to its guns and doesn’t add additional charges for tethering and hotspot functionality.

XDA-Developers forum user Stryf3 claims to have a received an over-the-air update for his/her T-Mobile G2 that adds WiFi calling, WiFi hotspot, and USB tethering features. This would make an already excellent phone even sweeter, especially if T-Mo sticks to its guns and doesn’t add additional charges for tethering and hotspot functionality (I’m probably being naive here).

I’ll be checking my G2 all day and will post an update if the update hits my phone.

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The Best Thing About Windows Phone 7 is…This Commercial

I’m still not as enamored with Windows Phone 7 as many of my analyst and writer friends in the Bay Area are, but I totally love this commercial. It’s cute, clever, funny, and smart…as if AJ Lee were a Windows Phone 7 commercial.

I’m still not as enamored with Windows Phone 7 as many of my analyst and writer friends in the Bay Area are, but I totally love this commercial. It’s cute, clever, funny, and smart…as if AJ Lee were a Windows Phone 7 commercial.

Check out the spot and let me know what you think (please)!

Napoleon Dynamite…the Animated TV Series?!?

It’s been six years since Jon Heder charmed America as the awkwardly lovable geek Napoleon Dynamite. Heder will be putting on the moon boots once again, but this time the liger-loving nerd will be hitting the small screen in an animated series on Fox. According to E!:

Fox has ordered up six episodes of the half-hour sitcom and the original main cast is said to be onboard for voice work. The O.G. players included Efren Ramirez as Pedro, Tina Majorino as Deb, Aaron Ruell as Kip and Jon Gries as Uncle Rico.

Although I think the movie is a bit overrated and hated that people kept quoting it for like 18 months, I’m a fan of the film and Heder. It’s not great, but Napoleon Dynamite was fun and a nice debut for writer/director Jared Hess. I had a good time seeing the movie with this completely hot programmer chick from Double Fine. Hmmm, perhaps I like the movie more than I ought to simply because of Anna. Ha!

Anyway, are any of you psyched for Napoleon Dynamite cartoon?

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Coffee Talk #227: Why Are You Down on Portable Gaming?

Over the last two years, I’ve learned about your gaming likes and dislikes. For various reasons, a lot of you — probably the majority of regular RPadholics — aren’t down with handheld gaming. This breaks my heart. Some of the best gaming experiences of my life were on handheld systems. From…

Welcome to Coffee Talk! Let’s start off the day by discussing whatever is on your (nerd chic) mind. Every morning I’ll kick off a discussion and I’m counting on you to participate in it. If you’re not feelin’ my topic, feel free to start a chat with your fellow readers and see where it takes you. Whether you’re talking about videogames, Bobby Cox hanging up the spikes, Courteney Cox dumping David Arquette, or the unimpressive Microsoft Windows Phone 7 presser, Coffee Talk is the place to do it.

Over the last two years, I’ve learned about your gaming likes and dislikes. For various reasons, a lot of you — probably the majority of regular RPadholics — aren’t down with handheld gaming. This breaks my heart. Some of the best gaming experiences of my life were on handheld systems. From Pokemon to Final Fantasy Tactics Advance to Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII to countless RPGs, I’ve had a blast playing games on portable systems.

Help me understand why you don’t dig handheld gaming as much as I do. In the immortal words of Jerry Maguire, “Help me, help you!” Why are you down on portable gaming?

Andy Samberg Plays Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg on SNL

In case you missed it, here’s a clip of Saturday Night Live’s Andy Samberg playing Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg on “Weekend Update”. With The Social Network killing it at the box office the last two weeks, Zuckerberg’s fame has gone mainstream, making him a prime target for parody. The SNL writers and Samberg did a nice job with the sketch.

Just for kicks, here’s the Christine O’Donnell “I’m not a Witch” parody too!

PlayStation Move Commercial Encourages Family Taunting

The latest Sony commercial for PlayStation Move features the excellent Kevin Butler, but this time around he’s not the funniest thing in the spot. The fictitious Maguire family has fun taunting mom as she plays some PS3 golf. Gramps belts out a hilarious, “You’re adopted!” taunt in mid-swing. The gang bombards mom with the inimitably irritating sound of vuvuzelas. It’s awesome…but surprisingly not because of Kevin Butler.

I’d love to hear your thoughts on this Sony spot. Shout it out in the comments section (please)!

NY Times Also Says iPhone 4 is Headed to Verizon

Hmmmm, perhaps that Wall Street Journal iPhone-to-Verizon story is true. The NY Times also says that the iPhone 4 is headed to Verizon in early 2011. It’s tough to ignore two major newspapers making this claim (though it would be hilarious if they were wrong). I’m going to have to buy into it.

While I love the stability of Verizon’s network and loathe AT&T’s, I think that the slowness of CDMA would annoy me (especially after experiencing Sprint’s WiMax and T-Mobile’s HSPA+). I’m more interested as a spectator and verbal entertainer. How about you? Any of you anxious for an iPhone 4 on Verizon in early 2011?

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Coffee Talk #226: How Many Hours of Games Do You Play?

Today’s Coffee Talk is real simple — I want to know how many hours of games you play each week. Sure, there are times when gaming dominates your life, but there are also times when you have other things to attend to or other forms of entertainment you enjoy. Give it some thought, average it out, vote in the poll, and discuss your answer in the comments section (please!).

Welcome to Coffee Talk! Let’s start off the day by discussing whatever is on your (nerd chic) mind. Every morning I’ll kick off a discussion and I’m counting on you to participate in it. If you’re not feelin’ my topic, feel free to start a chat with your fellow readers and see where it takes you. Whether you’re talking about videogames, today’s Windows Phone 7 hardware announcements, the Yankees resting up for the ALDS, or instant replay in MLB, Coffee Talk is the place to do it.

Today’s Coffee Talk is real simple — I want to know how many hours of games you play each week. Sure, there are times when gaming dominates your life, but there are also times when you have other things to attend to or other forms of entertainment you enjoy. Give it some thought, average it out, vote in the poll, and discuss your answer in the comments section (please!).

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This Week’s Videogame Releases

There so many great games coming out this week, ranging from major releases to several game-of-the-year editions to a follow-up to an incredibly innovative DS title. Leading the way is Medal of Honor (which one of you was kind enough to order through my Amazon links — thanks!). Bundled editions include Dragon Age: Origins Ultimate Edition, Borderlands: Game of the Year Edition, and Uncharted 2: Game of the Year Edition. Just Dance 2 is going to be a wildly popular game for the Wii (it’s already #8 on Amazon’s videogame charts). DS fans have Super Scribblenauts and Lufia: Curse of the Sinistrals to gobble up. As a La Parka mark, I’m really looking forward to Lucha Libre AAA: Heroes of the Ring.

*sigh* There are like four games I want to buy this week. How about you? What new games do you plan on picking up?