World of Warcraft on Samsung UMPC

February 11, 2007 in Gadgets

WoW on Q1

Yes, that’s World of Warcraft running on a UMPC. How sweet is that? I had heard rumors of people getting WoW to run, but seeing it in action really looks great. I wouldn’t go on a raid on my UMPC, but I’d definitely go visit the auction house!

Microsoft unviels iPHONE rival

it looks like MS is working on a mobile WiMax-enabled Zune Phone, which would have download speeds of up to 2Mbps, fast enough for the Xbox-to-Zune streaming we’ve heard about, and fast enough for just about anything else the Zune Phone might be used for. So now that we know that the Zune Phone is real, and that it’s in development, what else can we say about it? Tons. The first real news is that we can expect to hear an announcement from Redmond about it before March 17, St. Patrick’s Day, at which time we should learn the name of the device. At the same time, we should also learn other launch specifics, and here’s where it gets incredibly juicy; our source says that, pending FCC approval, the specter-like Zune Phone will hit the streets sometime in May, a full month before the iPhone.