Meet Windows Phone 8 in a detailed video overview from Microsoft, pokes iOS and Android

Today is a pretty important day for Microsoft, as the company is launching the latest iteration of its Windows Phone mobile platform.

And to make sure that everybody understands and learns all about the new features Windows Phone 8 packs, Microsoft’s Corporate VP of Windows Phone, Joe Belifore stands in front of the camera for a lengthy 18-minute video showcase of the OS.

Dubbing it the “most personal smartphone around”, Mr. Belifore uses an HTC Windows Phone 8X and a Nokia Lumia 920 to demo nearly all the feature Microsoft’s mobile OS offers. He also doesn’t miss the opportunity to poke iOS and Android for the lack of live tiles and the ability to feed you with new information.

So, get some popcorn and watch the video below. Scroll after 1:00 for the iOS and Android commentary.

Have some popcorn left? Thirsty for even more in-depth review of Windows Phone 8? No problem, just check out our extensive review of Microsoft’s new mobile platform.

Source : blog[dot]gsmarena[dot]com

FIFA 13 demo hits PC and consoles

The latest iteration of the long-running franchise from EA Sports, FIFA 13, now has a demo available for your latest virtual soccer fix.

The demo lets you play as one of several big name teams, but also showcases some of the features unique to FIFA 13. Perhaps the most prominent one is the addition of EA Sports Football Club Match Day, which tracks real-world developments in professional soccer, and reflects them in in-game commentary as well as in the gameplay itself. Very cool stuff.

There’s also new control modes which let you dribble and control the ball manually, and makes for a more intuitive and realistic style of play, which relies more on your skill.

FIFA 13 is scheduled to be released on September 28th on almost everything imaginable, including PC, PS3, Xbox 360, Wii, PS Vita, 3DS and PS2(yes, even the PS2).

The PC demo can be found here, while Xbox 360 owners can find it on Xbox Live. The European PS3 version will be going live later tonight.

Source : blog[dot]gsmarena[dot]com

Daniel Craig signs on for two more James Bond movies

Hopefully you're a fan of the latest iteration of super spy James Bond, because Daniel Craig is going to be occupying the role for a while.

Come October 26, James Bond hits the silver screen for the 23rd (official) time in Skyfall. Daniel Craig, who has been portraying the character since 2006, has proven a very competent James Bond, and many fans rank him just below Sean Connery as the best Bond of all time. Hopefully that contingent of Craig fans includes you, otherwise today’s news that Craig has signed on to star in the 24th and 25th James Bond films will probably not come as a positive.

Though Bond fansite MI6 offers no substantial information on the next two Bond movies, it does assure us that Craig has made some sort of official agreement with EON Productions to reprise his role two more times. Additionally, the MI6 piece claims that EON, Sony and MGM (who currently have a very circuitous agreement over the distribution and promotion of the James Bond films) have been hinting at a return to the days when new James Bond movies would enter production on a tight schedule and appear in theaters every two years or so. There’s no official confirmation that the studios will go in this route, but if true that would mean that Daniel Craig is our James Bond until at least 2016.

That said, MI6 also worries that this rapid production schedule might infringe on EON’s ability to create genuinely good Bond films. Skyfall, for instance, is reportedly excellent due specifically to the extended break the production company was given between this film and its last Bond flick. Likewise, Daniel Craig has made public his desire to take a bit of a break from the Bond character following the debut of Skyfall. Not a huge break, mind you — Craig’s stated many, many times that he absolutely loves the James Bond mythos and will play the lead role until EON opts to replace him — but enough to recharge himself mentally in preparation for whatever James Bond 24 might require of him as an actor.

Given Craig’s success with the character we fully support both his new agreement to continue working with EON and his desire to take some time off. Anyone who has seen any of Craig’s Bond films will recognize how physically and mentally demanding the role must be, and yet we don’t want to see Craig abandon his iteration of the super spy. Though we all had doubts as to how he’d turn out prior to his work in 2006′s Casino Royale, Craig has done an admirable job of silencing detractors. He’s not the suave, ladykilling, international man of mystery that Sean Connery portrayed, nor the bizarrely silly spy of the Roger Moore era; instead, Craig depicts a brutish, conflicted version of James Bond that is simultaneously more “realistic” and offers a more visceral, thrilling viewing experience. If it were up to us Craig would be James Bond until he’s physically incapable of lifting a Walther PPK.

Source : digitaltrends[dot]com