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Which portable gaming console you use is just a matter of preference. I have an iPhone, Nintendo DS, and PSP and find that my DS gets the lion's share of my attention. However, I won't be giving up Patapon and LittleBigPlanet on the PSP, or Plants vs. Zombies, and Words With Friends on my iPhone any time soon. For me, saying one is better than the other is tough since I go to different consoles for different types of games. However, Sony isn't afraid to take a swipe at Apple in its latest ad for the PSP.

In the new ad, Sony takes a direct shot at smartphone gaming, saying that the iPhone (or something resembling an iPhone) is for "texting your grandma and calling your girl," not for playing "big boy" games. I got quite a laugh out of the ad (the kid who stars in it has a huge personality) but wonder if any of you are still using your PSP, or agree with Sony when it says that mobile phones can't compare to the PSP's gaming ability? Check out the ad and tell me your thoughts about how PSP gaming stacks up to that of the iPhone when you read more.

If you're excited for the Prince of Persia movie (and possibly winning a trip to LA to see it for yourself), then you must be just as stoked to play the next installment of the video game series, Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands. Hitting the shelves on May 18, the prince is back for another adventure, but this time he's using the four elements — earth, fire, wind, water — along with time to battle his way through waves of enemies and huge bosses.

The game seems to lean heavily on perfectly timed jump sequences and use some of those Parkour skills — that newly coined action star Jake Gyllenhaal used in the film — to climb up walls and over obstacles, so it should get your heart racing, even though you're sitting still. Check out the two-minute featurette that introduces you to the game, and the team that made it, and tell me — are you picking up Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands next week?

The Wall Street Journal reported this morning that Sony is launching a new line of gadgets that will be a smartphone, ereader, PSP, netbook mash-up, which seemingly aims to compete with Apple (and everyone else) at the same time.

I'm partial to gadgets that do multiple things at once, but I'm not sure how practical a hybrid of all of these elements would be. Seems to me that Sony is trying to catch up with everyone else, when they really should be trying to out-wow everyone with a new innovation. What do you guys think — would you buy a gadget that claims to be a smartphone, as well as an ereader, gaming console, and netbook mash-up?