Facebook 3.0 App for iPhone and iPod Touch Now Available

Posted on August 28, 2009 by Zubair Naeem Paracha

Facebook 3.0 Application for iPhone and iPod Touch has finally hit iTunes App Store. Early reviews suggest that this is a total revamped version of Facebook Application with lots of new features and many other improvements. The new features of the app, as told by the application designer Joe Hewitt are as follow:

  • The “new” News Feed
  • Like
  • Events (including the ability to RSVP)
  • Notes
  • Pages
  • Create new photo albums
  • Upload photos to any album
  • Zoom into photos
  • Easier photo tagging
  • Profile Pictures albums
  • A new home screen for easy access to all your stuff, search, and notifications
  • Add your favorite profiles and pages to the home screen
  • Better Notifications (they link to the comments so you can reply)
  • Quickly call or text people right from the Friends page
  • Messages you are typing will be restored if you quit or are interrupted by a phone call

Download Now and have an all new Facebook experience on iPhone.

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Nokia N900 now Official – First Video, Specifications and Price

Posted on August 27, 2009 by Zubair Naeem Paracha

After several rumors and unofficial leaks, Nokia has finally unveiled the N900 which comes with Linux based Maemo 5 operating system and a Mozilla based Maemo brower with Adobe Flash 9.4 support.

The specifications of the phone include a 3.5 inch 800×480 pixel touchscreen, a 5-megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss optics and dual-LED flash, full QWERTY slide-out keyboard, 32GB of internal memory which can be expanded upto 48GB with microSD, OpenGL ES 2.0 support for graphics, GPS/A-GPS with Ovi Maps, FM Transmitter, TV-out, Bluetooth 2.1 and wifi. The detailed specifications are as follow:

  • 3.5 inch touch-sensitive widescreen display
  • 800 × 480 pixel resolution
  • V out (PAL/NTSC) with Nokia Video Connectivity Cable
  • Micro-USB connector, High-Speed USB 2.0
  • Bluetooth v2.1 including support for stereo headsets
  • Integrated FM transmitter
  • Integrated GPS with A-GPS
  • TI OMAP 3430: ARM Cortex-A8 600 MHz, PowerVR SGX with OpenGL ES 2.0 support
  • 32 GB internal storage
  • Store up to 7000 MP3 songs or 40 hours of high-quality video
  • Up to 16 GB of additional storage with an external microSD card
  • Approx 181g (Weight)
  • Full QWERTY tactile keyboard
  • Full QWERTY onscreen keyboard
  • GPRS class A, multislot class 32, maximum speed 107/64.2 kbps (DL/UL) EDGE class A, multislot class 32, maximum speed 296/177.6 kbps (DL/UL) WCDMA 900/1700/2100. Maximum speed PS 384/384 kbps (DL/UL) HSPA 900/1700/2100. Maximum speed PS 10/2 Mbps (DL/UL) WLAN IEEE 802.11b/g
  • Maemo browser powered by Mozilla technology
  • Adobe Flash™ 9.4 support
  • Full screen browsing

This gadget which lies somewhere between smartphones and PCs will have an introductory price of $700 which is absolutely fine with this line of features. Nokia will unveil more details about this phone on September 2 at Nokia World 09.

This is the first offical video by Nokia featuring the N900.

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Microsoft cuts the price of Xbox 360 Elite, discontinues Pro

Posted on August 27, 2009 by Zubair Naeem Paracha

Microsoft as expected has announced a drop in the price Xbox 360 Elite which comes with a 120 GB Hard Drive. Beginning friday, this most expensive variation of Xbox 360 would be sold at $299, $100 cheaper than its current price. The Xbox 360 Pro that comes with 60GB Hard Drive will be priced at $249 which is $50 cheaper than its current price while there is no change in the price Xbox 360 Arcade which will continue to be sold at $199.


Microsoft has also announced that it will not manufacture more units of Xbox 360 Pro which means that eventually there will be only two models at retail, the 120GB  version and Arcade model that comes without a Hard Drive.

This cut is being considered as a competitive move against Sony which earlier this month has cut the price of PS3 by $100 and introduced a slimmer version of PS3.

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Download Yahoo! Messenger 10 Beta

Posted on August 25, 2009 by Zubair Naeem Paracha

Yahoo! has made some big changes today with the look and features of Yahoo! Mail and Yahoo! Search Result Pages and with that they have also launched Yahoo! Messenger 10 Beta. Not much changes in the look but many new features have been added which include:

Improved Video Calling
Video calling is the most significant improvement in this version. You can now move your video to any corner, swap it with your friend’s video, put it side-by-side or even hide it. You can also go in full-screen mode during the call, put the call on hold, mute the microphone or speakers.

Yahoo! Updates
See latest updates of your friends from Yahoo!, Flickr, Twitter and some more sites. You can also start a chat about an update with your friend by clicking on the update and selecting Instant Message option.

Status Message
Update your friends with a status message. Even though Yahoo! is quite late with this feature it is still a nice addition in the messenger.

Choosing your language
The language option comes right below the sign in button so now you can choose your language in few clicks just before signing into messenger.

All these features make this new version of Yahoo! Messenger worth a try.

Download Yahoo Messenger 10 for Windows

and if you are looking for an offline standalone installer, try this rapidshare link.

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Nokia Booklet 3G mini-laptop – Specifications, Price and Photos

Posted on August 25, 2009 by Zubair Naeem Paracha

The mobile phone giant Nokia has announced its entry in the Netbook market with their 3G equipped netbook called Nokia Booklet 3G mini-laptop. It would come with an Intel Atom Processor, 120 GB HD, 10.1 inches HD display, battery life of up to 12 hours, A-GPS, Bluetooth, SD card reader and webcam.

These specifications make it something between netbook and laptop however Nokia is branding it as mini-laptop and people have started calling it a netbook.

There is no word by Nokia yet on its price and is expected to announce more details including price at the Nokia World press event next week. My lower and upper boundaries for the price are $600 and $800 however we cannot deny the possibility of a surprise from Nokia.

This is the first video showcasing the Nokia Booklet 3G mini-laptop.

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