The Ultraportable MSI Wind12 U200, World's first Penryn ULV/GMA4500MHD netbook

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MSI has released a 12,1 inch beauty of a netbook. This little powermachine sports up to 4GB of RAM controlled by the new Intel Penryn SFF ULV processor. Now if that is not unique enough for a netbook: The new MSI prodigy comes with the Intel GMA4500MHD chipset which supports 1080p playback. The screen has a 1366 by 768 resolution which is really good and will let you enjoy HD playback for what it's supposed to. Of course 1080p will be scaled down, but hey, what netbook out there lets you watch HD at all? The only let down is the lack of an SSD. But then again, HDD will give you more space at a lower cost, so with HD playback in mind, this is a reasonable choice.

The price range of this tiny monster is set between 500 and 700 euros. Boy, I am getting really excited to see netbook technology progress this fast. This might in fact be a serious competitor to the new Tegra based netbooks. Of course, the MSI U200 will have to make a bit of a price drop in order to become a true threat to cheap low power Tegra netbooks, but it's a start!

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HTC Hero ROM update in action

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Paul O'Brien at Modaco.com has briefly demoed a so called ROM update to the HTC Hero. The video below shows that the HTC Hero is smooth indeed, but truthfully, I can't really tell a difference from my device as it is right now. What would be really interesting, is to see what the update does for flicking through photo albums and the likes as that right now presents the most, albeit very minimal, lag.

Here's a look at the update: HTC Hero ROM update in action

Interesting alternative to Mac Tablet

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A forum member at Liliputing has found an interesting way to kill time before the ghost Mac Tablet comes out of the realm of spirits. The forum member converted an HP Mini into an HP Mini tablet by ripping of the keyboard, sticking a touchpanel to the screen and sticking the screen to the mainboard. This makes for some fun pictures.. Apple beware..!

Via: Liliputing

Flash and Silverlight coming to Blackberry

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Research in Motion will integrate full Flash and Silverlight software into Blackberry devices. The newest Blackberry 9700 will be the first to actually see it implemented. Downside is that RIM is pretty early with the news as they do not expect to see support for such rich web experience until next summer.

Via: Boygeniusreport

Microsoft Office introduced on Nokia handsets

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Who saw this coming? Microsoft and Nokia have reached an agreement in which Microsoft promises to deliver its Office software to Nokia handsets. Microsoft sets out to expand its presence in the mobile world and both Nokia and Microsoft will try to counter threats coming from other platforms, like Google. Google offers extensive online office software and is gaining more ground in the mobile internet market with Android becoming mainstream. Companies like Nokia and Microsoft are feeling the heat and their agreement seems to be aimed at gaining foothold while battling fierce competition.

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Virtual or real? Augmented Reality with Layar for Android

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Who ever thought, like me, that going online and researching stuff meant never getting out in public again, is now proven wrong. A new Android App called Layar provides a sort of augmented reality browser that will display information in real time while filming the outside world, which obviously means you need to be in the outside world.

The latest and greatest Android program provides tons of information on tons of subjects like real estate, ATMs, twittering people and more. Of course I have my doubts on what this will do to battery life, as a phone is not really meant for constant filming, plus I have serious doubts on efficiency, compared to, say, googling a certain subject. But still this could make for a fun app when you're lost and need to find a public bathroom. I'll speak no more, go check it out for yourself:

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Before I forget: An iPhone version is on its way.

HTC Sense UI now available on iPhone, smile

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Some genius from RedmondPie has made HTC's Sense UI available to jailbroken iPhones. Now I think this is truly awesome. Not just because the HTC Sense UI is great as it is, it actually allows iPhone owners to be something they hadn't been until now: Free. Of course the jailbroken part has something to do with that freedom. But still, being able to customize your iPhone homescreen is pretty cool I'd say. Either way, one can of course skip the cumbersome part of jailbreaking one's phone by getting an Android in the first place, but not so many people out there are that lucky, that they can switch contracts right away. Check out the UI in action here:



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