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Who Needs an iPhoneIn today's mobile Minute, we'll take a look at some of the latest news and software related to Windows Mobile devices.

Who Needs an iPhone?

Not long after Apple started showing off the iPhone in images and demos, the hacker community got to work making Windows Mobile devices mimic the mobile phone's innovative interface. But the truth is, Windows Mobile PDAs and phones will never actually be iPhones.

That's a good thing and a bad thing. Multi-touch screens would be nice. But removable storage, the ability to work with multiple carriers, and the fact that you may already have one in your pocket all work to Windows Mobile's advantage.

And so that's why it's exciting to check out the project at WhoNeedsAnIphone.com. One developer started off tinkering with Flash to see if he could make an iPhone-like interface for his PPC6700. But he quickly realized that he could use the iPhone interface as a starting point and go in different directions. For example, 16 icons on the program launcher doesn't take you very far when you can install hundreds of programs. So the bottom four buttons will turn from program launch buttons into page flipping buttons, giving you a total of 48 buttons to press for applications.

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Forumwarz - a potentially offensive time waster

I pwn UAfter spending the better part of an hour on Forumwarz I still can't decide if it's just sick or if it's kind of fun. It's a bit like a car wreck on the highway. I know I shouldn't be looking but I can't quite turn away.

It's sick, it's twisted, it's the internet on it's worst level and darn it, it's kind of fun. At least for a little while.

Forumwarz is a parody role-playing game that takes place on the internet - or at least the Forumwarz version of it. Your goal is to complete missions that are given to you through a mock up of GoogleTalk called Sentrillion.

Your first "friend" is ShallowEsophagus who begins giving you missions to pwn various forums by being a troll. Depending on the character type you are assigned at start up, you have tools like drooling on the keyboard or bashing your head on the keyboard that you can use to destroy forum threads and eventually, pwn a forum.

Future missions involve buying illegal software from the Russians, pwning more difficult forums and other internet oddness.

Completing missions gives you cash, called Flezz in game, and items that you can pawn or use in other missions. The game is NOT for those easily offended. It's crass, coarse and there are frequent f-bombs in the fake chat sessions.

This is also a game for a more mature audience as it requires you to shop at the Drugs R Fun store to get various concoctions to improve your playing, engage in certain cyber activities to get more Flezz and just generally use a more adult perspective.

If you can get past that, here are the more enjoyable and time-wasting aspects.

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