You can now get VOIP service on your DS via HelloDS. The platform is still in a very early iteration, but here's hoping it turns out nicely. From the official site:"Q: What Is HelloDS?
A: HelloDS is a simple VoIP application for Nintendo DS, created by Alias-Zero It makes use of Stephen Stair's Wifi Lib
Q: Where Can I Get HelloDS?
A: The latest HelloDS builds are available from the download section, or on the forum where latest build information is posted.
Q: Can I have the source code?
A: I will release the source when I release the final version of HelloDS, no sooner no later. Sorry!
Q: Can I help you work on HelloDS?
A: Sorry it's kind of a project I'd like to work on alone, however you can offer me suggestions to improve HelloDS, see the forum section."
Okay, here's one for the techies among us. Wait, is that an acceptable and entirely politically correct term to use? Techies? I hope I'm not offending anybody, since I'm honestly not implying that your skull is filled with microchips and compressed binary libraries. Not that there's anything wrong with having your head filled with that kind of stuff. Please don't haxx0r me.
For those of you into the homebrew scene - and don't think we haven't seen you mulling about in those suspicious trenchcoats - here's an intriguing little RTS that an armchair dictator developed as a proof-of-concept. It clearly has a long way to go before competing with the likes of StarCraft, but at least it has the control method down. By tapping on an unsuspecting worker unit or dragging a box around a group of them, you can order them to perform menial and unfulfilling tasks that serve no reason other than to expand your empire of evil and oppression. If anything, this should get you excited for the forthcoming Age of Empires DS game.
Alpha Dream, the developers of 
In addition to the online track hacks and other unlockables for Mario Kart DS that we've previously 
Dragon's Lair is currently being ported/hacked for the Nintendo DS. You'll need to have your home brew skills up to par, so get hacking if you want the animation madness on your dual screen. From the article: "So far [porters] only have the first four levels complete and you'll need to use Neoflash in order for it to work on your DS, but the concept is fantastic and I'd definitely go to any length to get a portable version of Dragon's Lair."
