Mimicking the PSP’s UMD format, the Movie Phone from Indian firm Spice Corp Ltd. plays movies from tiny optical discs that you slide in the back.

Not much bigger than an SD card, the 1GB Vmedia discs are far smaller than UMDs, and can hold a three-and-a-half hour Bollywood epic. And you won’t see them anywhere else – they’ve been made specifically for use with this mobile, just like Sony’s UMDs were exclusively for the PSP.

Makers Vmedia say quality is 20% higher than a DVD, and they’ll sell for the same price and come out on the same day. We saw one blown up on a 50-inch plasma, and it looked pretty darned impressive.

Talks are being held with top Hollywood studios to bring Western flicks to the format. Which of course will decide its success when it launches in Europe at the end of the year. Those lucky Indians will get it in the summer.

Also from the same company is a phone for the blind, with braile on the keys and which speaks the numbers as you dial them. Looks like Japan and Europe are getting some serious competition when it comes to mobile innovation.

GTA IV’s online multiplayer section looks like it could be heading to the 360 only if gossiping Microsoft execs are to be believed.

Our thumb twitching mates at CVG have sniffed out news that the two suits from the Big M described the game’s multiplayer as ‘unique to 360’ and that punters would get the ‘premium experience on our platform.’

The idle chatter was part of a gaming podcast, which you can check out by hitting the link down below.

If it turns out to be true, it’ll be a major coup for the Xbox. The online portion of the game has had us us salivating since we first heard word of it way back last year.

GTA Iv hits the shelves on April 29th, having initially been slated for an October 2007 release. Word on the street is that once again Rockstar are not going to disappoint.

An Apple spokesperson has told T3 that the MacBook Air’s multitouch track pad is software, not hardware, based.

This means that rather than having to lash out on a new lappie to have access to all that touch-based goodness, owners of standard MacBooks and MacBook Pros could potentially download an update to give their kit a multitouch makeover.

When put to our man on the inside, he said that this was the whole point of it being software based.

Whether we’ll see an official release later this year, or have to wait for hackers to get to work on some homebrewed alternative, remains to be seen.

The potential for this is huge. Getting multitouch working on a full specced machine, like the Pro, would completely change the way people interact with their computer in a work environment, as well as making the likes of iTunes and iPhoto more user friendly.

If it was seeded to developers, then the opportunities to use it in line with likes of Photoshop and Final Cut are also massive.

But, let’s face it, the real killer here is the fact that you won’t have to fork out on a new high ender just because your laptop doesn’t come with multitouch.

MWC has provided its fair share of big news so far this week. And things don’t look like slowing down, with Orange and T Mobile announcing they’re teaming up to bring mobile telly to London.

The pilot, which will kick off in the second half of this year, will see punters use phones tooled up with TDtv, tech which will allow them to receive 24 channels and ten digital radio stations.

TDtv uses the 3G spectrum, allowing networks to deliver multiple media services to all their customers at the same time. They say this will be ideal for serving up shows and events with big demand, such as the World Cup or Olympics.

The move comes after a similar trial in Bristol in 2006, although this time there’ll be more channels available.

T and Orange reckon that by using the existing 3G system, their pilot will conclude that there really is a demand for TV on the move.

In a joint statement, the mobile players said: “By providing more channels with higher picture quality that are fully integrated with existing multimedia services, the pilot service is expected to conclusively prove customer demand for mobile broadcast TV and radio services.”

No news on whether any other providers are lining up to get involved, but as soon as we know, you will too.

Top Up TV has been upgraded with more memory and a sleek new look. We played with the first version but does the upgrade in memory make us want to watch more of our big black box?

Setting up is simple: plug your aerial into your TV, plug the box into the wall and scan for channels. It’s fast and easy. We reckon your techno-phobe mum would whizz through it. Programmes are set up automatically so you can just plug and go. We managed to get a plethora of programmes including the standard terrestrial channels and the “I’m so bored I’ll watch anything” channels such as Living and Challenge. We all love a bit of Takeshi’s Castle.

Scrolling through channels is also a breeze, with a clear and simple TV guide, a planner for the hard core couch potatoes, and recording reminders. Recording on the other hand is a little bit fiddly. Even though you can snaffle two channels at once there’s no easy way to record your daily dose of ‘Enders whilst watching your Corrie.

Top Up TV does what its meant to do, even if you read the box upside down. The extra storage is useful, especially for film buffs and the Phil Mitchell/Harold Bishop/OB fans. We’re happy with the original storage but if you fancy having your weekend’s entertainment stored in a magical digital form then take a punt on this.