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]

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”

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)

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”

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.

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