Ever wonder what you would look like as Darth Maul?…Me neither. But if curiosity has peaked your interest or you’re just a hardcore fan of the “Star Wars” franchise, this app may be for you.

Join the dark side and become Darth Maul using the free Darth Maul Me mobile app from Star Wars: Episode I in 3D. Whether you want to turn your face completely into one of Star Wars’ greatest villains, use the partial Darth Maul tattoos, or only give yourself the Sith eyes, Darth Maul Me has an option for you. Simply take a photo with your camera or use an existing photo to quickly and easily turn yourself into Darth Maul.  Share your creation with your friends and encourage them to join you on the dark side.

This app is now available in the app store and require the following specs:

Supported Devices:
iPhone 3GS / 4 / 4S and iPod Touch

Supported OS:
iOS 5 and above.

Now, who is waiting for the “Jar Jar Me” app?

“Star Wars: Episode I” re-releases in theaters Friday, February 10 in 3D.

The new Xbox 360 software will also allow users to navigate using voice commands (Kinect required to use this feature). The inclusion of Bing will give users the ability to verbally search for game, music, movies and more.

“With Bing on Xbox, you can use your voice to effortlessly find the games, movies, TV shows and music you want and discover the best offerings on Xbox LIVE, by simply saying what you’re searching for,” the company says. “You say it, Xbox finds it.” The new entertainment service scans not only Microsoft-offered services line Zune Video, but also some partner services, including Netflix, Hulu Plus and Comcast On Demand.

Just under 1 million Xbox 360 units were sold over the Thanksgiving weekend and Microsoft is beginning to realize the importance of a multimedia device rather than a console aimed solely at the gaming community. Competitors like the Sony Playstation 3 have promoted it’s console using the tagline “It Only Does Everything”. They have made sure potential buyers know that it plays games, is a Blu Ray player and can stream media from the most popular services. Microsoft will be following suit with their new update.

Users can begin downloading the update December 6.

Unlike Boarders (R.I.P.), Barnes and Noble has done a pretty good job of staying relevant in an eBook market. With their house brand of eReader, The Nook, B&N has just announced their entrance into the tablet market just weeks after Amazon announced their Kindle Fire.

The Nook Tablet will be released on November 18, in alignment with the Kindle Fire, and will be a multimedia device with support for books, movies, apps and more. The Nook Tablet will also have full support for Hulu, Netflix and Pandora. Of course there will also be support for books and comics along with a web browser and email capabilities.

Our fastest, lightest tablet with the best in HD entertainment

• HD movies, TV shows and music from the top names—Netflix, Hulu Plus™, Pandora® & more
• World’s most advanced VividView™ 7″ Touchscreen
• Over 2.5 million books, magazines, comics & kids’ books
• Lightning fast Email, Web & smooth streaming video
• Thousands of must-have apps like Angry Birds and Epicurious
• 16 GB of memory, extra-long battery life—yet ultra-light and thin
• Always free NOOK support in-store

The Nook Tablet is now available for preorder at $249, just $50 more than the Kindle Fire, and you can see a full spec list on B&N’s website.

After a long battle with pancreatic cancer, tech innovator Steve Jobs passes away today.

Jobs has revolutionized the consumer tech market with the iPod, iPhone and, most recently, the iPad. After stepping down as Apple’s CEO just over a month ago, Jobs has lost his fight against cancer tonight and Angry Web’s thoughts and prayers go out to his family, friends and anyone he’s influenced over the years.

Jobs may be gone but will never be forgotten.

You can’t connect the dots looking forward you can only connect them looking backwards. So you have to trust that the dots will somehow connect in your future. You have to trust in something: your gut, destiny, life, karma, whatever. Because believing that the dots will connect down the road will give you the confidence to follow your heart, even when it leads you off the well worn path – Steve Jobs

Well, it wasn’t the iPhone 5 as most people were expecting and as of now, Apple’s stock took a slight hit after the announcement of a new iPod Nano, iPod Touch and the iPhone 4S.

After months of speculation online from insiders and other “sources”, there was no iPhone 5 announced. Apple’s method of keeping everything a secret until it is officially announced might have created a bit of backlash on this one as the keynote did not meet the media’s, or consumer’s, expectations.

The iPhone 4S will basically be the same phone on the outside with some tweeks on the inside boasting an 8 megapixel camera and double the speed with a A5 chip. Most of the new features will be available through a software update that is compatible with iPhones going back to the 3GS.

The most impressive news from the keynote was Siri, which is basically an AI assistant that will allow users to dictate text messages, search the web using voice recognition or schedule events.

The iPhone 4S will be available on October 14th and can be preordered for AT&T, Verizon or Sprint starting October 7th.

I’m sure many of you have already stumbled across the news by now, but in case you haven’t, we’ll be happy to fill you in. Earlier today, an iPhone, discreetly wrapped in an iPhone 3GS case, was discovered in a bar in Redwood City, CA. The case was removed and to much surprise was revealed to apparently be Apple’s next generation iPhone. The following details are taken from Gizmodo:

What’s new

• Front-facing video chat camera
• Improved regular back-camera (the lens is quite noticeably larger than the iPhone 3GS)
• Camera flash
• Micro-SIM instead of standard SIM (like the iPad)
• Improved display. It’s unclear if it’s the 960×640 display thrown around before—it certainly looks like it, with the “Connect to iTunes” screen displaying much higher resolution than on a 3GS.
• What looks to be a secondary mic for noise cancellation, at the top, next to the headphone jack
• Split buttons for volume
• Power, mute, and volume buttons are all metallic

What’s changed

• The back is entirely flat, made of either glass (more likely) or ceramic or shiny plastic in order for the cell signal to poke through. Tapping on the back makes a more hollow and higher pitched sound compared to tapping on the glass on the front/screen, but that could just be the orientation of components inside making for a different sound
• An aluminum border going completely around the outside
• Slightly smaller screen than the 3GS (but seemingly higher resolution)
• Everything is more squared off
• 3 grams heavier
• 16% Larger battery
• Internals components are shrunken, miniaturized and reduced to make room for the larger battery

You can find the full scoop on Gizmodo here: http://gizmodo.com/5520164/this-is-apples-next-iphone

• 32GB and 16GB storage (up from the current 16GB and 8GB models)
• $199 and $299 price points to be maintained
• 3.2-megapixel camera (up from the current 2-megapixel camera)
• Video-recording and editing capabilities
• Ability to send a picture & video via MMS
• Discontinuation of the metal band surrounding the edge of the device
• OLED screen
• 1.5 times the battery life of the current models
• Double the RAM and processing power
• Built-in FM transmitter
• Apple logo on back will glow
• Rubber-tread backing
• Sleeker design
• Built-in compass
• The camera, GPS, compass and Google map combined will identify photo and inform about photo locations
• Turn-by-turn directions

The most notable additional features are the built-in compass, the video recorder and editor, the built-in FM transmitter, and the OLED screen.  Other than that, this will be a relatively minor upgrade with a few aesthetic improvements here and there.  What do you all think?  Will you be purchasing the next-gen iPhone?  Let us know in the comments below!

“Now, “The Downward Spiral” the album is not available anywhere in the iPhone app. The song “The Downward Spiral” I believe is in a podcast that can be streamed to the app.

Thanks Apple for the clear description of the problem – as in, what do you want us to change to get past your stupid fucking standards?

And while we’re at it, I’ll voice the same issue I had with Wal-Mart years ago, which is a matter of consistency and hypocrisy. Wal-Mart went on a rampage years ago insisting all music they carry be censored of all profanity and “clean” versions be made for them to carry. Bands (including Nirvana) tripped over themselves editing out words, changing album art, etc to meet Wal-Mart’s standards of decency – because Wal-Mart sells a lot of records. NIN refused, and you’ll notice a pretty empty NIN section at any Wal-Mart. My reasoning was this: I can understand if you want the moral posturing of not having any “indecent” material for sale – but you could literally turn around 180 degrees from where the NIN record would be and purchase the film “Scarface” completely uncensored, or buy a copy of Grand Theft Auto where you can be rewarded for beating up prostitutes. How does that make sense? You can buy The Downward Fucking Spiral on iTunes, but you can’t allow an iPhone app that may have a song with a bad word somewhere in it. (…) Come on Apple, think your policies through and for fuck’s sake get your app approval scenario together.”

Does Trent have a point? What do you think?

Since there are no reviews on this application yet I’m going to assume it was released within the past day or so. Here are a few screen shots to give you an idea of what you can expect should you decide to drop the $9.99 for this game. All I can say as of now is that it looks better than a DS game and plays pretty smoothly too. Whoever says Apple is not in the gaming industry is certainly off their rocker. It’s nice to see the U.S. embrace the mobile gaming market. Now I don’t have to be so jealous of the Japanese when a mobile “Final Fantasy” title comes out.

The home page will allow you to log in with your nin.com username and password and pick up the tour schedule and any current news. Once you have done that, below you will have an option to explore features like media, a mobile forum and even a Twitter-esque messaging feature that will allow you to connect to fans that are in your area. The media section has playlists that will stream music, play video and even provide you with downloadable iPhone wallpapers.

This application is a nice hybrid of artist information and social networking. It is a must have for NIN fans and, like Trent’s latest albums, can be downloaded free of charge.