Official Facebook App for Windows Mobile! (Download Links)
Remember all those Windows Mobile 6.5 screenshots with a Facebook App? Well, XDA developers had just extracted this app from WM6.5 into a standalone app for your Social Networking pleasure.
The application has been reported to work on WVGA, VGA and QVGA devices. You need to download and install the application to Device (Do NOT INSTALL on storage card); be patient at first run as it will take some time to download all the information it needs. While it’s a new application from an early Windows Mobile 6.5 beta, there are still some problems reported like not saving login info even if “save info” is checked, not showing friends IDs if they are not one of your friends. More screenshots below.
Download Directly HERE
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ASUS announces U/UX series ultra-thin laptops
Looks like the Asus Lamborghini VX5 wasn’t enough. Nor the Asus Eee PC 1008HA. Now, Asus announced the U and UX series of ultra-thin laptops, expected to launch sometime in Q2. Both feature an illuminated chiclet keyboard and auto-adjusting LED backlit display. The U series also features a 15.6-inch glossy LCD and a touchpad that uses progressively fading lights to follow your fingertips. Under the hood, there’s an Intel Core 2 Duo processor, NVIDIA GeForce G105M, up to 500GB HDD, and Altec Lansing speakers with SRS true surround sound. Press Release below.
Josh’s Verdict: There’s not much information about the U/UX series right now, but I promise to tell you when there’s more information. Just make sure you subscribe to Josh’s Blog RSS to ensure you don’t miss it!
Light and Light – Introducing the New U and UX Series Notebooks
An Intricately Crafted Series of Notebooks that Provide Both Contemporary Style and Effortless Computing On-the-go.
ASUS, a leader in innovative industrial design, today presented the new U and UX Series, a new range of notebooks that celebrate contemporary styling and effortless elegance. Each of them a masterpiece so immensely desirable, the U and UX Series takes modern day computing to the streets, bringing delight to the users’ senses and allowing them to work or play in style.
Immaculate Design for the Discerning Individual
The ASUS U and UX Series are designed for the modern individual who accepts no compromise when it comes to exquisite taste in high fashion and possesses an eye for the latest trends as well as the intricacies in design. Reminiscent of the streets of Paris with the evening fast approaching, the ASUS U and UX Series’ newly-adopted illuminated ‘chiclet’ keyboard lights up brilliantly, not only providing users with the ability to type in the dark, but its subtle yet assuring glow also reminds the user of the star studded skies above. AI Light sensor technology intelligently detects the surrounding environmental lighting conditions and then automatically adjusts the brightness or dimness of the LED backlit display to provide a comfortable computing experience even in adverse lighting conditions. These features can be found adorning a softly contoured chassis, shrouded in a sleek and sophisticated glossy LCD lid and supported by a frame inspired by the curvature of a butterfly’s wings.
UX Series – Gracefully Slim for Added Lightness
The UX Series’ strikingly slim profile adds to an impressively minimalistic approach to avant garde notebook design. A slot-in optical disc drive helps the UX Series to maintain its elegant profile, while a contrast of matte and gloss finishes provides a sense of both sophistication and boldness.
U Series – Delight in Style and Substance
To further complement the illuminated ‘chiclet’ keyboard, the U Series sports an equally illuminated and interactive touchpad which sends a trail of progressively fading lights to pinpoint the location of the users’ fingertips while delighting the senses. Powered by an Intel® Core™2 Duo processor which provides the muscle for extensive multitasking and productivity, the U Series is equipped with a hard disk drive of up to 500GB, providing more than ample storage for documents and multimedia. An energy-efficient 15.6-inch LED backlit display powered by a dedicated NVIDIA® GeForce® G 105M with 512MB memory provides users with stunning visual performance for presentations and entertainment while utilizing very little power. Combined with Altec Lansing speakers-equipped with SRS true surround sound that provides high definition audio-the svelte U Series is truly an all-rounded performer for any occasion or a night out in town.
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Dell releases Studio 15 Special Edition laptop
If you something extra from Dell’s normal Studio 15, you may want to consider the company’s new Special Edition model, which adds a “Black Vapor” paint job and, more importantly, a 1440 x 900 LED-backlit display. Otherwise, you can get it configured with your choice of Pentium Dual Core or Core 2 Duo processors, up to 4GB of RAM, a 320GB hard drive, and ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3450 graphics (though Intel’s integrated GMA 4500MHD is standard). Prices start at $799, $849, and $949 for the standard configurations. Read
Josh’s Verdict: Pretty cheap deal to me. More pictures below.
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Asus announes Eee PC 1008HA
Asus showed off a new Eee PC’s at CeBit this year, in Hannover: The Eee PC 1008HA. In addition to this, Asus also showed existing/previously released Eee PC’s: The Eee PC 1000HE, Eee PC T91GO, Eee PC 900SDGO and the Eee PC 1003HGO.
The Eee PC 1008HA is meant to replace the Eee PC S101, while this netbook is 1-inch thick and weighs 2.4 pounds, with a curved, shiny plastic “shell” (ASUS calls it “pearlescent”) to give a bit more luster than the average Eee PC. ASUS is including 802.11n, Bluetooth, 3G and WiMAX options, and packing in it Eee Sharing and Eee Arena software.
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AMD’s ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4860 and HD 4830 with 40nm
Just after Nvidia released their new laptop GPU’s, AMD had to steal the show wit their ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4860 and HD 4830. The cards have AMD’s new 40nm process, with DirectX 10.1 support, dual DisplayPort out and 1080p acceleration claims galore (or 2560 x 1600, if that’s your thing). The 4860 sets itself apart with GDDR5 memory, and both cards do ATI PowerPlay, ATI PowerXpress and ATI Switchable Graphics for power saving. Read
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New Nvidia GeForce GTX 260M/280M and GTS 150M/160M laptop GPU
The biggest newcomer is the GeForce GTX 280M, which NVIDIA claims is “the fastest laptop GPU on the market, with up to 50 percent more performance than previous generation enthusiast laptop GPUs.” The company is also pushing out the somewhat less exciting GeForce GTX 260M, GTS 160M and GTS 150M, all of which feature the company’s own CUDA compiling architecture and support PhysX gaming effects. ASUS, Clevo and MSI are all showing new laptops based on the new GeForce GTX 200M and GeForce GTS 100M Series GPUs here in Hannover, though there’s no word on when they are shipping. Read
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New iMacs, Mac Pro and Mac mini
iMac
Apple just announced new 24-inch and 20-inch iMacs, with some friendlier pricing and Mini DisplayPort video out. Prices start at $1,199 for the 20-inch and $1,499 for the 24-inch. At the base level Apple offers a 20-incher with 2.66Ghz Core 2 Duo processor, 2GB of RAM, a 320GB HDD and GeForce 9400M graphics, the rest of the iMacs are 24-inch numbers with 4GB of RAM standard. In the high end Apple has 2.93GHz and 3.06GHz processor for $1,799 and $2,199, respectively, with GeForce GT 120 256MB and GeForce GT 130 512MB graphics. In between there’s a 24-incher for $1,199 with 9400M graphics, a 2.66GHz processor and a 640GB HDD. On the outside it’s that same iMac look.
Mac Pro
Apple has announced a new Nehalem based Mac Pro with a starting price of $2,499. The new systems feature either a single core 2.66GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon 3500, or a dual 2.26 GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon 5500, start with 3GB of memory, a 640GB hard drive, and the NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 with 512MB of RAM. The new Mac Pro’s will be available next week.
Mac mini
Oh yes. We got the 5 USB ports right. And there’s now a Mini DisplayPort as well as a DVI plug. For $600, you’ll get a 2.0GHz Core 2 Duo, 1GB RAM, Nvidia GeForce 9400M, and a 120GB Hard Drive. For an extra $200 ($800), you’ll get 2GB of RAM and a bigger 320GB hard drive.
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Mac mini packaging + Details
- 5x USB
- 1x FireWire 800
- 1x mini DVI
- 1x Display poort
- Nvidia chipset (like the newest MacBook)
- starting at Intel Core 2 Duo 2.0 Ghz
- 1 of 2 GB DDR3 memory (max 4 GB)
- 120 GB hard disk (max 320 GB)
iMac
- one 20″ model, three 24″ models
- Intel Core 2 Duo (not a quad core): 2.66 Ghz, 2.93 Ghz and 3.06 Ghz
- 1x Display port
- 20″ 2 GB DDR3 memory, 24″ 4 GB DDR3 memory (max 8 GB)
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Asus Lamborghini VX5 Laptop with 1TB SSD!
The Asus Lamborghini VX5 laptop is slated to debut tomorrow alongs with other products in CeBit at Hannover, will sport a 1TB SSD, a Core 2 Quad CPU, 4GB of RAM and a 16-inch “Full HD” display. You’ll also find a GeForce GT 130M graphics card with 1GB of GDDR3 memory, an illuminated “chiclet” style keyboard and a Blu-ray optical drive to boot. Read
Josh’s Verdict: I’ll have an empty wallet after buying this.
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Rumor: Apple Event on March 24th?
Josh’s Verdict: Cough, cough. We know. New iMacs and Mac mini are coming.
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