The newer and less popular Silverlight, which is Microsoft alternative to Flash, is spreading to mobile OSes too the Symbian^1 version just became available in the Ovi Store.

Silverlight has been available for Windows Mobile for a while now (of course, Microsoft's plug-in for Microsoft's OS) but now it’s also available on a non-Redmond platform. You can download Silverlight for Symbian^1 (or S60 5th edition if you will) from here.

The Silverlight plug-in integrates into the S60 browser and helps run Silverlight content inside the browser. Silverlight also enables installable apps – and since Silverlight uses .NET languages, there’s already a big potential developer base. Dev tools for Silverlight for Symbian can be downloaded by following the link.

There’s no word if Silverlight will be available on iOS (easy guess – when hell freezes over), or Android (2.2 Froyo enabled Flash, so maybe 3.0 Gingerbread?), but interestingly there will be Silverlight for Windows Phone 7 – it just won’t run in the browser, or at least not at first. That’s an odd decision by Microsoft.

Nokia is pretty proud of the multimedia capabilities of the upcoming Nokia N8 they have shown off the video and still image capturing capabilities of the 12MP shooter, but now they are boasting about the multimedia playback prowess too.

The Nokia N8 has an HDMI port, which allows it to output 720p video. The N8 supports "native mode" rather than "clone mode"  in other words, the phone display and the external display are treated as two different displays.

So, the playback controls stay on the phone's screen and the video is displayed on the TV screen. Clone mode copies the phone display image to the TV, which limits the resolution, but Nokia N8’s support for native mode means the full 720p resolution of videos is sent to the TV.

That’s not all of it however the Nokia N8 is very good at audio too with its Dolby Digital Plus support. Nokia underlines that this isn’t some cut down version (e.g. Dolby Mobile), this is the whole nine yards 5.1 audio and all.

The native mode works just for videos and images right now, but Nokia are working to expand the support. They don’t say what exactly but there’s not much left.

Sprint sure love touting their 4G network (WiMAX) The latest addition to their 4G capable lineup is the modestly named Sprint Epic 4G. The Epic 4G is a Samsung Galaxy S phone but unlike most others, this one comes with a QWERTY keyboard.

So here's a promo video of the Sprint Epic 4G see up their, which shows you the Samsung Epic 4G 

In case you’re confused about why the Samsung Galaxy S has a QWERTY and is called Sprint Epic 4G, well, it goes like this. Samsung has churned out a number of Galaxy S phones, most of which got renamed (Vibrant, Captivate, etc.). There are some cosmetic differences between the models, like differently styled keys.

The Sprint Epic 4G however has undergone the biggest transformation of the pack – it's got a hardware QWERTY. The various Motorola DROID phones have proven quite popular – plus, a hardware keyboard is one area where Android has the iPhone beat.

The Sprint Epic 4G pricing and availability will be announced in the coming months, but Sprint is already promising an Android 2.2 Froyo update in the near future.

More Info About Samsung Epic 4G

As part of the Optimus unveiling today, LG mentioned they are preparing a high-end Android tablet that should hit the shelves before the end of this year.

And that's all information we have, LG staying mum on details. As the tradition goes LG didn't publish many specs in their press release.

In case you haven't heard, LG already has another tablet in the works – the Windows 7 based UX10. It was presented during the Computex this year with 10.1-inch LED capacitive touchscreen, Intel Atom Z530 processor, 1GB DDR2 RAM, Wi-Fi, SD slot and HDMI port.

I suppose the Android tablet might turn out to be its twin brother.

Anyway, both gadgets are expected to become available by the end of the year.

LG UX10 source

When the iPhone 4 was first announced, I wasn't quite sure what the big deal about the gyroscope was. What can you do with it that can't be done with an accelerometer!? Well, now we all know its amazingly accurate, which leads to fun-looking games like Eliminate: Gun Range...

The idea behind Eliminate: Gun Range is simple – you point a variety of guns by physically moving the phone and shoot at all the targets that show up. Doesn’t sound like much but it looks pretty impressive – the gyroscope is so accurate that it almost feels real.

If it looks thisgood on video, I bet it'll be even better in real life. And though the Eliminate: Gun Range doesn't have the most complicated gameplay, just think of all the first-person shooters that will become available for the iPhone 4 sooner rather than later.

Eliminate: Gun Range is the first game that is exclusive to the iPhone 4. Other games from the Eliminate series work on the old models, but the controls aren’t as impressive.

Check out the video up there !