Facebook Acquires Snaptu for $60-$70M

Facebook, the social networking giant that has more than 500 million users and counting, has flexed its financial muscle to the tune of $60 to $70 million by purchasing Israeli company Snaptu. Apps developed by Snaptu are specially designed to work across a larger variety of lower-powered devices instead of the high powered smartphones that you see in the markets these days. The app itself is free, but users will have to assemble certain they can pay the documents connection. Looks like Facebook wants their app to proliferate just about any and every mobile device from henceforth.

Confirmed this weekend by Facebook, the Social giant has acquired Snaptu, an Israeli start-up that develops mobile apps. According to Snaptu’s mission statement;”For online service providers, media companies and content owners we provide a large and rapidly growing global channel that requires little setup and no financial or technical investment.”

Snaptu struck a similar deal with the professional social behemoth, LinkedIn to develop a seamless mobile application for their users.

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iPad 2 Review

The iPad 2 has arrived, and with it, the tablet computer that has redefined the genre is getting a very interesting update. Thinner design, dual-cameras, updated OS, new accessories… with the same pricing structure. For some, it is the update they’ve been waiting for: the iPad platform won’t change for the next year (is it really so?). For others, the thinner design and the video chat capabilities make it a must-have device. Some first-gen iPad might even want to upgrade, eBay showed signs of iPad flooding last week. The question is: is iPad 2 as good as it seems? Is it really for you? And if you already own one, should you upgrade? We go over all these points – and much more- in this iPad 2 review.

What’s New?

 External Design (even slicker): iPad 2 makes everything that was good in iPad, great. It starts with the thinness: iPad 2 is a lot thinner than the first iPad. Granted, there was some empty space in the original iPad shell, but still, iPad 2 is unbelievably thin when compared to its competition: the most recent Android and WebOS tablets. Apple has done a very good job at optimizing the internal space to create this uber-thin device. The addition of the cameras and the new speaker design are among the visible signs of change. Other than that, iPad 2 feels very much like the first iPad.
 
Performance (very good): Thanks to its new A5 chip, the iPad 2 is faster. This is particularly noticeable when manipulating the web browser.  I expect the iPad 2 to be faster for both single-threaded application and multi-threaded ones. It’s a dual-core processor, but each of the cores should be more efficient than the previous circuitry used in the original iPad. That’s perceptible performance.
Cameras (below-average): That was probably the #1 request from users. The cameras (front and back) are there, but I’m disappointed by them because the image quality is poor. Even in a well-lit room, images shot with the back camera are noisy. The front camera is even worse.
There are two reasons for that: First, Apple’s goal is to use the cameras for FaceTime, its video-call application. Still photo quality seems to be unimportant (or too expensive) at the moment. That’s too bad because in such a relatively large body, there was probably a way to use much better optics.

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Dell Inspiron Mini 12 Laptop Intel Atom Z530 Processor Price,Reviews and Specifications

The new Dell Inspiron Mini 12 Laptop is a 12.1-inch display netbook powered by the Intel Atom Z530 Processor and 1GB RAM.

 
Specifications:

• Intel Atom Z530 Processor (1.60GHz, 512KB L2 Cache, 533MHz FSB)
• Genuine Windows XP Home Edition SP3
• 1GB 533MHz DDR2 SDRAM.
• Intel US15W chipset
• Intel Integrated Graphics Media Accelerator 500
• Glossy 12.1 inch WXGA display (1280X800)
• Up to 80GB 4200RPM Hard Drive.
• USB 2.0 (3)
• Integrated 10/100 LAN (RJ45)
• 15-pin VGA video connector
• Audio jacks (1-line out, 1 mic-in)
• 3-in-1 Media Card Reader
• AC adapter connector
• Standard 1.3MP webcam
• Wi-Fi: 802.11g mini-card

The new Dell Inspiron Mini 12 Laptop is available in India at price of Rs.26,500.

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Samsung Wave 723 -S723OE Price,Reviews and Specifications

Samsung Wave 723 is the latest mobile by the company having outstanding features available in India at affordable price. Samsung is a great company from South Korea. It is one of the worlds’s leading names in the manufacture of electronic products. Perhaps the area this company has made the greatest impact is in the area of mobile phone production. They are known for manufacturing of quality phones
 

Samsung Wave 723 Mobile Features and Specifications

• Company: Samsung
• Product: Mobile
• Model: Samsung Wave 723
• Network: Quad band GSM/Dual band 3G HSDPA
• Bada 1.1 operating system
• 3.2-inch Super AMOLED TFT LCD 256K colors display
• Bluetooth 3.0
• TouchWiz UI 3.0
• 1200mAh battery
• Screen resolution of 240 x 400 pixels
• 5 mega pixel camera
• Camera resolutions of 2592 x 1944 pixels
• GPRS/EDGE
• 3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps
• microUSB v2.0 connectivity
• Dimensions 109.5 x 53.9 x 11.8 mm
• LED flash, Auto focus
• Music player with 3.5 mm audio jack
• Video player
• Stereo FM radio with RDS
• 90MB phone memory
• MicroSD card support up to 16GB
• Built-in GPS receiver
• 802.11n WiFi
• GPS/A-GPS support
• JAVA MIDP 2.0

 The new Samsung Wave 723 Price in India is Rs.11,200.It is now available in India .

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Samsung Wave 525 Touch Screen 3.0 MP Camera Price,Reviews and Specifications

Samsung Wave 525 is a 3.2-inch Full touchscreen mobile phone comes with attractive price and outstanding features. It is also known as Samsung Wave 2 mobile phone. Samsung Wave 525 featuring with 3 megapixel camera, Bluetooth 2.1, Wi-Fi 802.11n, A-GPS, Samsung Bada OS, 3 MP camera, upto 16 GM expandable memory etc. Let’s talk about Samsung Wave 525 price in India, features & specifications.


  
Samsung Wave 525 specifications :

• Brand: Samsung
• Model: Samsung Wave 525
• Type: Mobile phone
• Quad band GSM
• Display 3.2-inch WQVGA TFT LCD
• Operating System: Samsung Bada OS
• Camera: 3 Mega-pixel camera
• Phone memory: 80MB
• Memory Card: microSD card slot (up to 16GB)
• Music player with SoundAlive
• Bluetooth 2.1
• Wi-Fi 802.11n
• A-GPS
• TouchWiz 3.0
• Accelerometer
• ActiveSync support
• Social Hub
• Dolfin browser 2.0
• Samsung Apps
• 3.5mm headphone jack
• FM Radio
• 1,200mAh battery

The new Samsung Wave 525 price in India is Rs.7,450

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Nokia C3-01 Price Touch and Type Mobile Price,Reviews and Specifications

Nokia C3-01 is a stylish handset that really grabs the attention of all just because of its stunning Touch and Type features. Undoubtedly, this is the second Touch and type device from Nokia house the first was X3-02. 


phone has got the stainless steel body just like 6700 Classic. What differentiate former phone from the latter is its touch and Type capabilities. This Nokia phone has a stunning a 2.4 touchscreen having nHD resolution. This gadget is music-oriented; it means you will enjoy non stop music and fun with it. Additionally, access to Ovi Store add more fun in your life . it is featured with 12-key hardware keypad that allow you to send unlimited text messages to your friends and buddy as and when you like 3G and Wi-Fi capabilities.


Nokia C3-01 mobile phone specifications :

• Network: Quad band GSM
• Dimensions : 111 x 47.5 x 11 mm
• Weight : 100 g
• DISPLAY : 2.4-inch resistive touchscreen, 256K colors,240 x 320 pixels
• 3.5 mm audio jack
• MEMORY Internal 30 MB
• Expandable memory : microSD up to 32GB
• GPRS/EDGE
• 3G HSDPA 10.2 Mbps
• WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
• Bluetooth v2.1 with A2DP
• USB v2.0 microUSB
• CAMERA : 5 megapixel with LED flash
• Video recording VGA@15fps
• SMS, MMS, Email, IM
• WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML
• Stereo FM radio with RDS
• Colors: Silver, Warm grey, Golden khaki
• Java MIDP 2.1
• Facebook, Twitter
• Video Player : MPEG-4, 3GPP: H.263 and H.264 codecs
• Music Player : mp3, AAC, eAAC, eAAC+ and WMA

The new Nokia C3-01 Touch and Type Price in India is Rs.8,000 . It is now available in India.

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Nokia C2-01 3G mobile phone with 3.2MP camera Price,Reviews and Specifications

The new Nokia C2-01 is the Cheapest price 3G mobile phone from Nokia . It is an elegant design mobile phone and looks somewhat like the Nokia 2730 3G mobile phone .The other key features of the new Nokia C2-01 is the 3.2 mega-pixel camera and expandable memory up to 16GB . The first Nokia C2 series mobile phone , the Nokia C2-00 , was a Dual SIM GSM mobile , but the new Nokia C2-01 is a single SIM GSM mobile phone .



Unlike the original Nokia C2-00, this is a single SIM phone. It is a classic feature phone with the Series 40 operating system, traditional keypad, a 3.2 MP camera and a 2.0″ Color Screen. There’s also a music player, FM Radio, Bluetooth connectivity and it can handle memory cards up to 16 GB.


Nokia C2-01 mobile phone specifications  :

• Quad band GSM
• 3G HSDPA
• Display : 2-inch TFT , 240 x 320 pixels
• Dimensions : 109.8 x 46.9 x 15.3mm
• Weight : 89gm
• OS : Symbian Series 40 operating system
• 3.2 MP camera
• Nokia Messaging for email and instant messaging
• GPRS/EDGE/WAP
• Java MIDP 2.1
• Music player : MP3/WMA/WAV/eAAC+
• Video Player : MP4/H.263
• FM radio with RDS
• 3.5 mm audio-jack
• Bluetooth v2.1 + EDR
• Memory
  • Internal Memory : 46MB
  • Memory card up to 16GB
• BATTERY : Li-Ion 1020 (BL-5C)
  • Stand-by Up to 396 h (2G) / Up to 456 h (3G)
  • Talk time Up to 8 h 40 min (2G) / Up to 4 h 30 min (3G)
  
  The new Nokia C2-01 mobile phone price will be around Rs.4,500 in India . It is expected to be launched in the Q1 2011 .
  

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