Here at TweakTown we like to get our game on, and Angry Birds is part of that - with the game being one of the most successful mobile games ever, it is paving the way for a new market in mobile games, the team over at Rovio Mobile keeps hitting new milestones every few days it seems.

Angry Birds has been downloaded over 30 million times across various platforms, 12 million of those being paid downloads on the iOS platform. Google's Android platform famously has Angry Birds for free - which supports advertising. Angry Birds on Android has been downloaded more than 5 million times since it launched just 2 months ago.

"By end of year, we project earnings of over $1 million per month with the ad-supported version of Angry Birds," says Peter Vesterbacka, the "Mighty Eagle" behind the game at Rovio Mobile.

One of the coolest games to play with a group of friends if you ask me is Rock Band. I know I have spent more than one night with a group playing Rock Band on the PS3 and I have the game on my iPhone too for the times when I get really bored. If you are a fan of the franchise and have an iPad or iPhone, a new version of Rock Band has been unveiled.

The new game is called Rock Band Reloaded. Reloaded is on the app store right now to download and it has a set list of songs that players should like. Artists include Nirvana, Billy Idol, No Doubt, Nine Inch Nails and Vampire Weekend. There are over 20 songs total on the game and new tracks will be launched. The big new feature of the game isn't tracks; it's a new fifth way to play the game.

Players can now sing songs directly into the iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad. The game uses voice recognition tech to capture your voice as the song is sung. There will be some new free tracks added to the App Store and premium track packs will come. The iPad version also gets an exclusive big drums layout and the game supports multiple players with WiFi and Bluetooth.

If you have ever watched TV you know that some commercials are about a thousand times louder than the show you are trying to watch. It always seems like the loudest and most obnoxious commercials came on when I would get up to go get a snack late at night when everyone else was sleeping. There are all sorts of gadgets on the market for home theater fans that seek to level that volume out.

Congress and the House of Representatives have both now approved a new bill that is headed to Obama's desk. Obama is expected to sign the bill into law and it will be called the CALM Act. The bill will force commercial makers to make the volume of the ads the same as the volume of the show you are watching .That means no more blaring commercials for the Clapper or other crap no one really wants.

The bill was passed by both the House and Senate in the same week showing that there is no real objection to the act. People have been complaining to the FCC about loud commercials for decades and until now the answer has always been the mute button. I guess sometimes Washington can do something right, even if it's only fixing a minor annoyance.

I want my notebook and smartphone to perform well with lots of speed for games and other uses, but I also want the battery to last a really long time. Some of the biggest advances in technology over the next few years will be in the battery market as makers seek to improve the battery to make it last longer and charge quicker. Researchers from Japan have shown off a new battery device that is much more powerful than other batteries of the type.

The little battery is actually a power generator that is able to make power by harnessing vibrations. The battery is made from an alloy of iron and gallium called galfenol that changes shape when exposed to a magnetic field. The little battery is able to generate 20x more power from vibrations that similar devices of its size.

It has an energy density of 22mW/cm3. This type of power source has a myriad of potential uses. They could be used for cell phones that charge themselves as you walk. The tech could also lead to batteries for hybrid cars that generate power from the vibrations of driving and batteries for notebooks that get power as you walk through the airport. The little battery is about the size of the tip of a pencil.

If you are an iPod touch owner that has wished you could somehow make voice calls and send text messages when away from a WiFi network, the Apple Peel 520 may be the device that answers your wishes. The company behind the product in the US has announced that it has applied to Apple to be part of the MFi program that allows companies to build products for Apple devices that are certified.

Once the company gets into the MFi program, they can use the logos for the Apple Made for iPod/iPhone/iPad on their devices to let owners know they are compatible and certified by Apple. The Peel 520 fits onto the iPod touch like a case and adds 3G connectivity. The question in my mind is will Apple want a device like this on the market at all.

If you can buy a cheap iPod touch and basically turn the thing into an iPhone, many might just opt for the iPod touch and not buy the iPhone. The iPhone is a huge part of the worth of Apple right now and I can't see them doing anything that would jeopardize sales of the iPhone. I may be wrong, but I will be surprised if the Peel 520 gets approval.

When it comes to setting up a wireless network that will work with your broadband connection at home some people are clueless. My mom once tried to set up her own wireless network and ended up cramming a phone line into the Ethernet port on the router. It wasn't pretty. For folks that want more simplicity on their devices or just need less clutter and want 4G Clearwire has a new modem for you.

The new modem is called the Clear Modem and it supports the WiMax 4G service Clearwire offers in some markets. The modem also has a built in WiFi router that will support multiple devices using 802.11n and supports older protocols as well. The router is about the size of a clock according to Clear and will shoot fast speeds throughout the home.

The router offers secure WiFi and will work with Windows, Mac, and other devices. It should work with anything that supports WiFi including game consoles and smartphones. You can pay for the modem upfront at $120 or you can lease the modem monthly for $7 more than the data plan that starts at $35.

Yesterday on our busy tech tour around Taipei, we stopped by the MSI headquarters to get a look at one of their upcoming Intel Sandy Bridge motherboards; specifically we took a look at the P67A-GD65.

Okay, so originally we got all mixed up in our rush and were actually looking at the GD55 throughout most of the video, but we made a correction at the end of the video.

As you'll see in the video above, the P67A-GD65 is a mid-range motherboard from MSI that uses an LGA-1155 socket which means it supports Intel's upcoming Sandy Bridge processors. Straight up it's easy to see MSI design and attitude style in the design and it comes packed with loads of good features. The big one that MSI is pushing is "Military Class II". It has been upgraded from the first version in the P55 boards to provide even better power and stability. This is done through the use of a six phase power SFC choke setup that provides up to 30% better efficiency than standard chokes, 100% Hi-c CAP's and Japanese made solid capacitors with a claimed life-time of an impressive 10 years.

Futuremark has today officially announced the highly anticipated (and delayed) 3DMark 11 for Direct X 11 GPU's. Futuremark and their official motherboard and graphics card sponsor MSI have also together announced the official launch of the OC competition Phase II.

There are two events for this competition which is to be held between December 3rd and December 31st 2010.

The first event requires contestants to use MSI N480GTX Lightning graphics cards to challenge the extreme performance of Direct X11. The second event allows contestants to ussdadade any GPU from the Nvidia GeForce GTX400 or GTX500 family to find out who gets the highest C/P value (P/P value).

Yes! Beta! The team over at Valve constantly tune Team Fortress 2, it's a constantly evolving thing of love for them. The game has now gone into a public beta.

The beta is available to anyone who owns Team Fortress 2 - to install, open/launch Steam, open the Library and install "Team Fortress 2 Beta" from your games list.

What sort of things will the Team Fortress 2 beta be used for?

When it comes to high-end headphones and headsets, Sennheiser makes some of the coolest around. The company has all sorts of headphones from units for audiophiles to headphones made for use with your gaming system or iPod. Sennheiser also makes a lien of headphones that are just for the DJs out there. The latest set of headphones form Sennheiser is the HD 25-1-II and they are branded with Adidas.

The headphones are over the ear style and they are offered in black and blue color scheme with the three stripes that Adidas is famous for. The headphones have value ear pads that help block out room sounds and are padded for long-term ear and comfort. The transducers are dynamic closed units with a frequency response of 16 - 22000 Hz.

The sound pressure level for the headphones is 120 db and the impedance is 70 ohms. The headphones have a cable that is 15 meters long and have a 3.5mm headphone plug. They also ship with a 0.25" adapter for using them with audio devices. The headphones are available now for £224.99.