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Nokia's colorful Mural heads to AT&T

Though news from the Nokia World Conference is centering on high-end devices like the N97 Mini and X6 and X3 music phones, Nokia also announced a new affordable handset for AT&T.

The Nokia Mural features a slim flip-phone design with interchangeable covers in blue, red, green, orange, purple, and pink. Apparently, the covers light up when you open and close the phone and when you receive a call or message.

Features are mostly standard. You'll find a 2-megapixel camera, a microSD card slot, Bluetooth, a speakerphone, messaging, and a personal organizer. As the Mural is a 3G … Read more

A mosaic with serious game

In this episode of "Art imitates life," tiles imitate pixels.

Artist Arno Coenen created this video-game-inspired mosaic for an Amsterdam elementary school. The work, titled Virtual Fairytale, lines the tunnels to the entrance of the school. Not a bad way to head to class.

Imagine an archaeologist in the distant future uncovering these murals. They'd think today's world was inhabited by necktie-wearing apes, invaded by pixellated aliens, and haunted by multicolored ghosts.

Like most successful video games, there's even a sequel. The absolutely huge Virtual Fairytale 2 includes scenes from Track & Field and Pole … Read more