There has been a debate going on for the longest time already, where certain quarters claim that cellphones (and smartphones, of course) could be involved in the rise of cancer cases, since they might just be as carcinogenic as the pesticide DDT or gasoline engine exhaust – and that is the stand that the World Health Organization panel took after reviewing dozens of published studies.

“Limited” scientific evidence points to the radiofrequency energy that is released by cellphones being involved in an increased risk of glioma and acoustic neuroma (which are both cancers). The findings are not definitive, but it really depends on which side of the divide you stand on.

Could cellphones cause cancer?, By Ubergizmo. Top Stories : Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Review, Nintendo 3DS Review,

Fans of the first person shooter that revolutionized the gaming industry, Doom, will be please to know that they can still play the game on their current computers. And they won’t have to worry about running DOS emulators or getting Windows to work in compatibility modes: a developer named Alon Zakai has managed to port the game over to the web browser.

The game’s source code was compiled to JavaScript from C using Emscripten and Clang and optimized with Closure Compiler. If you’d like to find out more about the technical details etc, just head over to the project’s web page and you can get the source code from here. If you have no interest in finding out what happened behind the scenes, you can just play the game right here. It requires Firefox or Safari to run though.

With games like Doom now playable on the browser, I wonder what other games will make the transition in the future?

Doom is now playable on your web browser, By Ubergizmo. Top Stories : Nintendo 3DS Review, Galaxy Tab 8.9 Preview,

If you can’t wait to get your hands on the upcoming version of Windows Phone 7, Mango on your WP7 device, we can’t help you there. But for those of you who don’t mind just trying out an emulation of the operating system on your computer, good news. The folks over at XDA-developers have managed to extract the Windows Phone 7.1 Build 7629 Mango ROM from the SDK emulator image. While they haven’t been able to get it working with an emulator yet, they’re working on the problem right now and should have a solution soon. But this means we’re one step closer to experiencing Mango before its official release.

The WP7 Mango update brings new features to the OS such as Windows Live integration, updated live tiles to support LinkedIn and Twitter, updated Bing Maps (with turn by turn) and much more. It is reported to bring 500 new features to the operating system, so it’s something for all WP7 users to look forward to when it drops late summer/early fall.

Head over to XDA-developers for more details on the Windows Phone 7 Mango ROM.

Windows Phone 7 Mango ROM leaked but not for phones, By Ubergizmo. Top Stories : Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Review, Dell Streak 7 Review,

Users of the official Facebook app for Android will know that the app isn’t exactly the best Facebook experience you can get on a mobile device. Half the time, surfing the mobile version of the website on a web browser is usually better than with the official app. Fortunately Facebook isn’t just leaving the app alone and are working on improving it.

They’ve just announced that they will be offering a private beta version of the Facebook 1.6 app to participants who are willing to play guinea pigs to the new app. Facebook 1.6 for Android brings new features such as the ability to like comments, Pages support, video uploads, and tons of bug fixes. Hopefully it also increases the overall speed of the app which is pretty slow in comparison to third party apps like Friendcaster.

If you’re interested in signing up for the beta, fill up this questionnaire and you might be one of the chosen ones to take part in the beta test. If you do get into the beta test, let us know whether the new version is a major improvement over the current one.

Update (18.44 PT): as of now, it seems like the form has been closed. We’ll keep you posted if a new beta signup appears again.

Facebook for Android looking for beta testers (updated), By Ubergizmo. Top Stories : Droid Incredible 2 Review, Motorola Xoom Review,

Users of the official Facebook app for Android will know that the app isn’t exactly the best Facebook experience you can get on a mobile device. Half the time, surfing the mobile version of the website on a web browser is usually better than with the official app. Fortunately Facebook isn’t just leaving the app alone and are working on improving it.

They’ve just announced that they will be offering a private beta version of the Facebook 1.6 app to participants who are willing to play guinea pigs to the new app. Facebook 1.6 for Android brings new features such as the ability to like comments, Pages support, video uploads, and tons of bug fixes. Hopefully it also increases the overall speed of the app which is pretty slow in comparison to third party apps like Friendcaster.

If you’re interested in signing up for the beta, fill up this questionnaire and you might be one of the chosen ones to take part in the beta test. If you do get into the beta test, let us know whether the new version is a major improvement over the current one.

Facebook for Android looking for beta testers, By Ubergizmo. Top Stories : Galaxy Tab 10.1 Review, Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Review,

Cycling is a fun sport, but it can sometimes get a bit boring especially when you’re doing it all by yourself. Music can help solve that problem, but listening to music on earphones can be dangerous – you fail to hear other ambient road noises, incoming traffic, and your spatial awareness is reduced. Xceon recognizes this problem and has introduced the ACOUZTIC: a flashlight with MP3 player.

ACOUZTIC flashlight keeps you entertained and safe on your bicycle, By Ubergizmo. Top Stories : Blackberry Playbook Review, HTC Thunderbolt Review,

At a time when 4G LTE is gaining mindshare, T-Mobile will continue to invest and evolve HSPA+ (T-Mobile calls it “4G” too), an incumbent wireless standard that T-Mobile thinks can provide users with the speed they need, in a more cost-effective way. We met with Katherine Barnes in San Diego. She is the Director of T-Mobile’s Product Realization group, and the slide above is part of a larger PowerPoint presentation about T-Mobile. However,  this HSPA+ portion caught my attention.

T-Mobile Will Ride HSPA+ to 672Mbps. Possibly Beyond, By Ubergizmo. Top Stories : Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Review, Droid Incredible 2 Review,

As smartphones start to be become as popular as desktop computers, so do the malware used to that attack such platforms. The latest one to hit the Android platform is simply known as BaseBridge. The malware is found in infected copies of popular Android apps like QQ Doudizhu, Voice SMS, Drag Racing, Trader, Donkey Jump, Jungle Monkey, and Gold Minor and many more. It can be easily embedded into other legitimate apps.

When an infected app is installed, the malware will ask users to upgrade it. If users choose to do so, it will install itself on another area of the phone with the name “com.android.battery”. After the installation, a new prompt will ask the user to restart the app in order to run it. Once the app is restarted, the malware is activated.

BaseBridge: new Android malware has been busy, By Ubergizmo. Top Stories : Droid Incredible 2 Review, Nintendo 3DS Review,

It’s only been a few weeks since Sony’s hacked PlayStation Network was first restored and now another hacking group is threatening to take down the company’s assets yet again.

It’s believed that the hacking group known as LulzSec that took down PBS’ website over the weekend and hacked Sony BMG Japan one week ago is making plans for a new cyber-attack.

Read on for the official word from the hacker’s Twitter.

New hacking group prepares to destroy Sony, By Ubergizmo. Top Stories : Blackberry Playbook Review, iPad 2 Review,

The PlayStation 3 is a beast of a machine, or at least it was before Sony stripped its four USB ports down to two removed the memory card reader altogether in order to cut down on production costs and lower the MSRP from $600 at launch to a more affordable $400 and now $300. For those who miss the lost ports on their PS3 Slims, Duracell is stepping in to meet that void with its Extender dock.

According to PlayStation LifeStyle, the Extender attaches to the PS3 Slim via a USB cable (so, one is hogged up by the Extender’s power supply with three for actual use). The SD card slot and Sony Memory Stick slot is located on the front. The entire thing elongates the already fat (yeah, I called the PS3 Slim fat) console making it even more heavy. If you really must have the extra USB ports and memory card slots and your media center has enough room to support the Duracell Extender, then by all means, get it.

The Duracell Extender isn’t cheap though, it’ll cost you $80.

Duracell Extender gives PS3 Slims memory card slots and more USB ports, By Ubergizmo. Top Stories : Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Review, Dell Streak 7 Review,