Nov/090
Facebook for PlayStation 3 ‘begins’
Okay, pretend to be surprised if you want, but Facebook and PlayStation 3 are coming together, sort of. We saw the tiniest bit of teaser last week via leaked photo, and now we’ve got details and a release date. Users will have the option of sending status updates for PSN purchases and Trophies whenever the user syncs up the account to the PlayStation servers, and developers can now integrate automatic updates when certain game events occur, similar to what we saw with the recent Uncharted sequel. Unfortunately, some of the very basic functions you’d come to expect from Facebook apps, such as writing your own status updates, aren’t there yet. Hopefully we’ll be seeing more integration sooner rather than later, as the company’s noting this is just the beginning of the integration with the social network. Integration hits with firmware 3.10, which as we heard from a previous Sony Poland leak is this Thursday, just one day after Xbox Live’s Facebook integration debuts (how very convenient, indeed). Also in the update? New photo navigation and PSN gamer card options. Video after the break.
Nov/090
xpPhone Now with More Customizations, Windows 7
You know, I have been writing about the xpPhone for quite a while and it still never ceases to amaze me. Every time a few days pass, this phone seems to be even better looking especially where specifications are concerned. Believe it or not but this has all the makings of a winner, now that it has been made extremely configurable with new CPU clock speeds, a choice of screens and so on.
And seeing how most of them have either changed or have had some interesting extras added, how about we check out the full spec list regarding what the ITG xpPhone will be outfitted with? First of all, the processor. It seems that it will still be using the AMD Neo processor but the user will get a choice of speeds, namely anywhere below or above the 1G standard speed. As far as network connectivity is concerned, it comes with WiFi 802.11b/g/n, optional WiMax, Bluetooth and, of course, GPS.
It is compatible with 2G, 3G and 4G networks, and handles GSM, GPRS, EDGE or WCDMA as well. I have to admit this is the first dual-SIM phone that I am actually impressed about. As for storage, prepare to really be amazed seeing how this phone can be outfitted with an SSD with sizes ranging from 8GB to 64GB or an HDD whose size ranges from 30GB to as much as 120GB.
You also get a 5-megapixel camera (but you can go for a lower quality one as well) and can opt for a 4.3-inch, 4.8-inch or 7-inch TFT liquid crystal display (800 x 480 or 1024 x 600 resolution). Next up is the memory, which starts at 512MB and reaches an interesting size of 2GB (DDR2, I think). Should you desire to know what operating systems it can be outfitted with, you’ll be happy to know that you can choose MS DOS, Windows XP Professional/ Home/ Embedded or Windows 7. If they throw an option to go for Windows 98… I am sold.