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May 17, 2008

WIN POCKETSURFER

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WE have TEN PocketSurfer2s worth £180 to give away.
The ultra-thin, sleek mobile device delivers the real web in the palm of your hands.
With no activation fee, no wires and no contract, the PocketSurfer works out of the box.
You get 20 hours a month of free surfing. Unlimited access is just £5.99 a month. It’s available from Maplin and PC World Nationwide. But you could win one now by answering the following question.18surfer1
What does www stand for when referring to the internet: a) World Wide Web b) Wide World Web or c) World Wired Web?
Send a text message to 80855 starting with the word GAME, leave a space then your answer a), b) or c), followed by your ADDRESS. EG: GAME B Paul Jones, 43 London Road, Anywhere. Or call 0904 040 0715. (ROI 1517 303 315)
Terms and Conditions: You must be 18 years old or over. Texts cost £1.50 plus standard msg rate. Calls cost £1.50 only from standard BT landlines. If you call or text in after the closing date/time of this competition, you will not be entered but you will be charged.
Competition closes at midnight on Monday. Winners, selected at random from all correct entries received, will be contacted on Tuesday.

YOU CAN'T BT IT

18bt_2HERE’S a deal that’s hard to BT—for just £5 a month.
Over three million BT Total Broadband customers now have the option to pay a fiver on top of their existing contracts to access the net at 333,000 wi-fi spots around the globe on a new phone.
And if there’s no wi-fi access, they can use the phone network to access the web because each tariff for this service includes free phone minutes. So with the entry level tariff, you get 50 free minutes at £23.99 for the first three months (£29.99 after that).18bt2_2
It comes with a FREE HTC S620 or S710 smartphone worth over £150, loaded with Windows Mobile 6 and built-in camera. So you can easily sync your home pics, sounds, videos and office files with the device.
And you are operating from the same web servers that you use at home so your browsing is seamless and there’s no need to switch between email accounts. We tested the device and were very impressed, especially with the preloaded software.
The HTC S620 has a solid, well-built feel and compares favourably with a Blackberry Curve, and it comes with full Qwerty keyboard.
The only slight downside is that the website displays are not up to the standard of the iPhone. The slideout keyboard on the S710 is perhaps better for those with bigger fingers
This deal is a must if you are an existing BT Broadband user because no other phone contract offers as much for so little.
For example, the £5 extra a month is cheaper than adding the web to your mobile phone on Vodafone, O2 and T-mobile, who all charge £7.50.
It is what it says on the tin, the most complete broadband experience.

IXUS NEVER OUT OF FASHION

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IT’S amazing how Canon keep coming up with stylish new versions of the IXUS.
The 8.0 megapixel Digital IXUS 80 IS is slim but packed with features including face recognition and comes in candy pink, caramel and silver for £219.

CHARGE!

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WITH four international plug adapters and two USB charge slots, the JIVO World Power Travel Charger will juice up virtually any gadget on the move. £14.99 at amazon.co.uk

GO OVERBOARD

  • 18boardNEED a break from the intense gameplay of Grand Theft Auto or Halo? Well the Ultimate Board Game Collection must be the ultimate chill zone. Available on Wii, PS2 and PSP, you’ll find a reassuring choice of chess, draughts, sudoku, backgammon, mahjong, even snakes and ladders. Plus you can turn your pictures into jigsaw puzzles. Only at Game for around £20.

May 08, 2008

WIN tickets to Xbox secret Pendulum gig

InsilicopackshotdocWE'VE teamed up with Xbox LIVE to give away FIVE pairs of tickets to an exclusive, one-off gig starring Pendulum,  one of the hottest acts of 2008.
Xbox LIVE is hosting the intimate gig at Fabric in London on Monday May 12 to celebrate the launch of one of the most anticipated albums of the year, Pendulum’s In Silico.
Xbox LIVE will also be offering downloads of exclusive Xboxlive Pendulum content to Xbox 360 users. Connecting millions of members across 26 countries, Xbox LIVE has become a one-stop shop where you can download music videos, movies and TV shows in HD and standard-definition straight to your console's hard drive, not to mention playing the best games against your friends.
For a chance to win aXbox_360_logo  pair of tickets, email the answer to this question by midnight tomorrow, Friday May 9th, to comps@notw.co.uk  Who makes the Xbox 360? a) Sony b) Microsoft or c) Nintendo. First five selected at random will win the tickets. Please remember to supply your name and address with your entry. Over 18s only. Proof of age will be required. Usual rules apply. Editor's decision is final.

May 03, 2008

SUPERHERO PRIZES

BimxWE’VE teamed up with our pals at SEGA and Toshiba to bring you a superhero giveaway. We’ve got 10 copies of the new Iron Man game up for grabs (for the Xbox360 and PC) plus one lucky winner will get a Toshiba Satellite X200 LAPTOP. Purpose built for Toshiba, the Toshiba X200 is packed with the latest graphics and audio technology, combined with a powerful processor. It looks the part too, with a striking specially designed carmine flare finish. For your chance to win, answer this question and email it to comps@notw.co.uk with your name, age, address and format preference by midnight, Saturday May 10, 2008. Who is the Iron Man? a) Tony Soprano b) Tony Blair or c) Tony Stark. First correct answer drawn at random wins the laptop plus a copy of the game. The following nine names win the game. Normal rules apply. Editor’s decision is final.

GOLDEN GIVEAWAY

BbsonyTHREE lucky winners can get their hands on an exclusive Sony Ericsson W910i Gold White edition, thanks to our pals at Carphone Warehouse. Hip Hop legends DefJam Records have also preloaded the handsets, worth £149,99. with some top tracks from artists like Rihanna and Mariah Carey – plus their music videos too. For you chance to win, answer this question and email it to comps@notw.co.uk with your name and address by midnight, Saturday May 10, 2008. What was Rihanna’s first No1 hit in the UK called? a) Umbrella b) It’s Raining Men or c) Singing In The Rain. First three correct answers drawn at random win. Normal rules apply. Editor’s decision is final.

IRON FAN, by Owen Anslow

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Iron Man

FORMAT: Xbox 360/PS3/Wii/PS2/PSP/DS

GENRE: Action

RATING: 12+

OUT: Now

AFTER being blown away by Iron Man in the cinema, it’s now time for gamers to Marvel at the steely superhero.
Based on the new blockbuster movie by Marvel Studios, Iron Man the video game (out now on all major consoles) allows you to become the hardest superhero of the lot to take down the bad guys.
Film-to-video game titles can often go horribly wrong but SEGA have done a brilliant job with this, bringing a good balance to the experience with original stories that draw from characters in the Iron Man comic universe. As the one-man army of Tony Stark, voiced by the film’s star Robert Downey Jr, your role is to engage with scores of enemies both on the ground and in the air.
The scope of this game is fantastic and a vast arsenal allows you to take on tanks, fighter jets and loads of super-villains.
You can even customise your suit and improve weapons as you prepare for the battlefield.
There are also some tough decisions to make as a hero—choices which affect your adventure later in the game.
Graphically, it’s brilliant, and a seamless transition between ground and air combat is another nice touch.
There’s a lot going on in this game, but hey, who said being a superhero was easy?

VERDICT: Come and 'av a go if ya think yer 'ard enough!

SCORE: 8/10

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STEAMING IRON

Check out this Marvel-lous preview of the new Iron Man game. Talk about a weapon of flash destruction . . .