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Sure, the details vary a little bit from jeweler to jeweler, but the result is always the same: a standard-issue phone that’s been taken to excessively opulent extremes thanks to an excess of gems and rare earth elements. This time around, the phone is Nokia’s already expensive 8800, and the culprit is ISSE of Russia. The handset is naturally covered in gold or silver, while optional heated enamel can add a shade of color to the phone that takes away any resemblance of precious metal. Tack on a few carats of diamonds, rubies, garnets, or whatever, slap it in a box made of “rare timber,” and call it good. In our opinion, any self-respecting individual with too much cash for their own good would seek out the newer Sirocco Edition of the 8800, but that’s just us.

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The second World War has fueled a nearly uncountable sea of video game titles, but while most have drawn inspiration from the same handful of historic events, none yet have captured the reality that was Joseph Stalin. But reality is boring, which is why we’re much more interested in a new RTS by a trio of Russian devs (Wing Foundation, Dreamlore, and N-game) that takes an alternate history stab by pitting the Soviet leader’s Red Army against an invasion from outer space. Wait…what?

The brilliantly titled Stalin Vs. Martians is billed as a simplified game designed “for anyone who just hates the strategy genre,” with fun and action taking top billing over the kind of micromanagement that’s normally the genre’s calling card. Says the game’s website: “The only resources you can find on the map are power-ups. They look like they should: like shiny rotating coins of bright colors.” The devs even state that Stalin himself will be a playable unit in the later stages of the game, as he lumbers on the field as “a huge colossus, five times higher than any other creature. Just like it was in the real life.” We can all look forward to driving the extra terrestrials out of Holy Mother Russia when the game ships for the PC this fall.

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Sure, we’ve seen the occasional loony look down upon open WiFi access, but Russia is apparently out to really slow down wireless adoption with its latest directive. Reportedly, the Russian Mass Media, Communications and Cultural Protection Service (or Rossvyazokhrankultura for short — no seriously, we swear) is looking to have every user of a WiFi-enabled device obtain permission and register said device before hopping on the world wide web. Even worse, it seems as if every single wireless transmitter and device must be registered, meaning that technophiles will be filling out heaps of paperwork in order to get their handset, laptop, DS Lite, PC and hacked-up Foleo online (legally) via their home-based access point. We’re hearing that registering a single PDA or phone would take around ten days, while signing up a new home network would be even more painstaking. We’ll spare you the snide In Soviet Russia… remarks, but feel free to concoct your own below.
source:engadget