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MSI X-Slim 320 – MSI’s answer to Apple Macbook Air

MSI is all set to introduce a 13.4-inch notebook, which runs Intel Atom processor. The display has an aspect ratio of 16:9 and weighs a modest 1.3kg. It is incredibly thin too having a depth of just 1.98cm. X-Slim 320 originally comes with a 4-cell battery inside it’s box, but there is also a 8-cell battery which can give you nearly 10 hours of battery life.

MSI X-Slim 320 - MSI's answer to Apple Macbook Air

It also comes with 3 USB ports,  RJ-45 port and card reader. With the rumored price of around $999, this clearly makes it more “bang for a buck” than the Apple’s Macbook Air, which also looks very similar to X-Slim 320 by MSI.

Coming back to the use of Intel Atom processor in MSI X-Slim 320, does this make it a netbook? I guess we will soon have to change the main definition of netbook to one of the following soon:

Any device bigger than 7″ that runs a full Desktop OS and is capable of accessing the Internet

or

Any device that runs Intel Atom processor

I admit the last definition is pretty vague considering the fact that the HP also has plans to use Atom processor in one of their upcoming Notebooks. Netbooks were origianally meant to act like those cheap mini-laptops that offered full desktop OS and could quickly connect us to the Internet. But now, as the Atom is now being used in bigger devices, should them also be considered as netbook?

What are you thoughts?

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Lenovos S10 now offers something more – SocialNetworking application and Multitouch

Almost a month ago, we gave you a brief overview of the Lenovo S10. Lenovo today has unveiled a new version of it’s IdeaPad S10 netbook. Although, there is no major variation in hardware, but the software has something new to offer. It is now coming preloaded with a social networking application called LenovoSocial. Also, there is a new application called Quick Start, which gives the user a list of his frequenty used applications. The trackpad driver also has been updated and it now supports multi-touch.

This new S10 will be available at a price tag of $349.

Visit LenovoSocial

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Pink Eee PC S101 – Perfect shades of Pink [EEE PC]

The first question that comes to girl’s mind when we see a gadget is, “Will it come in pink? ” The answer is, “Yes, the S101 is actually now available in pink”. It seems to be making great impressions with another pink-lover. According to pixiestash, the unit oozes high quality and it makes the EEE 701 look like a mere toy. They further extend the comparison by saying that:

The metal parts are not chrome but understated gunmetal, and the crystals embedded in either end of the hinge are subtly sparkly. The keyboard is unfortunately not pink, but the palm rest and multitouch trackpad are brushed metal and color-matched to the pink cover. Even the case is classier than the 701’s, in brown, padded ultrasuede with matching drawstring bag for the cable and power brick.

Japan already got the hot pink version of S101in December 2008.

[pixiestash]

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Unlock your Samsung Omnia for free

There is no need to pay any online unlocking sites to unlock your Samsung Omnia. Why? Because now you can unlock your device for free!

Unlocking procedure for Samsung i780 and Omnia:

  1. Download ZIP file from here
  2. copy all three .lnk files to your device using activesync’s file explorer
  3. run Lock.lnk on the device
  4. enter valid MCC/MNC of any carrier. Get the list from here ; eg. 26001 for Poland, Plus)
  5. As NCK, enter 12345678
  6. tap OK (it should tell that SIMLock enabled)
  7. run Status.lnk to see if its locked
  8. run Unlock.lnk
  9. enter code entered in point 5 (12345678)
  10. voila!

Alternative method, which works only on Samsung i780, which is simpler: Continue reading “Unlock your Samsung Omnia for free”

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Remap the Panel button of Sony Ericsson Xperia X1 [Windows Mobile]

Do you want to use the Panel button of the Xperia X1 for something other than launching the panel interface? There is a way to do it, but certainly not the most user-friendly way. It involves registry editing and messing up the registry can have undesirable effects, which may involve committing hard-reset.

Here are the steps to do it:

  1. Get a registry editor for windows mobile. If you use Resco Explorer, you can use the free registry editor that comes with it. PHM Registry Editor works fine too
  2. Go to HKLMSoftwareSonyEricssonPanelManagerApplicationName. Here application name is the name of the application
  3. Make sure you point directly to the actual EXE and not the shortcut file (lnk)
  4. Make sure the path is in the following format. “..” should be there as prefix in every case.

“..Windowspword.exe”

via xda-devs thread (via wmpoweruser)

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Digital Foci announces Picture Porter 35

With a promise to transfer 1GB in 2 minutes and sporting a massive 3.5-inch display, Digital Foci sure holds promises to ‘wow’ photo-enthusiasts all over the world. It comes with160 GB HDD, a multi-card reader and a fast USB-host. It also has a speaker, audio recorder and audio/video outputs.

Picture Porter 35 lets you instantly and securely save and view digital photos and video on its hard drive wherever you go.  Not only does the Picture Porter 35 relieve you from worrying about limited memory card space for your digital camera, it’s also the best device to help you keep all your photos in one, easy-to-manage location.It will be available next week. Continue reading “Digital Foci announces Picture Porter 35”

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BenQ Joybook Lite U101 reviewed

Folks at laptopmag have recently reviewed the highly anticipated netbook by BenQ, the Joybook Lite U101. While they were quite impressed with the bright display and artistic lid of this netbook, they were not so happy with the cramped keyboard and sub-par battery life. Laptopmag says,

BenQ valiantly tries to make a splash in the netbook space. The Joybook Lite U101 sports a fun design and offers solid performance, but it’s outshined by other 10-inch netbooks when it comes to endurance and ergonomics. For example, the $499 Samsung NC10 comes standard with a longer lasting six-cell battery and has a better keyboard. This netbook has style, but we wish it had more substance.

Here are the quick specifications of this netbook:

  • CPU: 1.6-GHz Intel Atom N270
  • OS: Windows XP Home
  • RAM/Expandable: 1.5/2GB
  • Hard Drive Size/Speed: 160GB/5,400 rpm
  • Display/Resolution: 10.1 inches/1024 x 576

BenQ tried to make this netbook to look a little different from the rest of the netbooks, but they should have integrated a quality 90%+ laptop size keyboard to make the whole typing experience better for the people. Keyboard is now becoming the most important feature for the people who want to buy a netbook for themselves. May be in the next Joybook, they will come up with a better keyboard.

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Nokia N96 Gets a Firmware Update

Nokia has just released a firmware update for the Nokia N96, which includes:

  • A new version of the Nokia Switch application (v4.0)
  • Improvements in still camera image quality and clarity
  • Compatibility with the new Nokia Email Service
  • Improvements to Bluetooth compatibility
  • System stability fixes and improved device speed
  • and some other fixes

About Nokia N96

The Nokia N96 is a dual-slider Symbian S60 Feature Pack 2 (v3.2) smartphone with a 2.8-inch QVGA screen, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS, 16 GB of internal memory, a microSDHC memory card slot, and a built-in DVB-H digital TV tuner (for supported markets).

On the software side, the N96 features a full PIM suite, Mail for Exchange, Nokia Maps 3, the Webkit-based Nokia Web Browser, and the N-Gage gaming platform.

Head on to the Nokia N-series site to upgrade your N96 to the latest firmware

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More details on the soon-to-be-released SONY netbook

As the release date of the mysterious SONY netbook comes near, more and more information is getting revealed everyday. Sascha at netbooknews.de has some more information about the upcoming netbook from SONY. According to netbooksnews.de, it will have:

  • Z520 Intel Atom processor @ 1.3Ghz clock speed
  • 2GB RAM
  • Hard disk or Optional SSD
  • GPS
  • UMTS :!:

By the rumored pictures of this mysterious device, it looks like it is going to be very light. Is it going to be possible replacement of the now-obsolete UX series?

Price is rumored to be around 700 euros. The launch date is rumored to be between Jan 7-Jan 10.