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This amaxing looking Sony Vaio UX50 is looking like an excellent mobile device. The UX50 runs Windows XP and currently in Japan has a 30Gb drive and powered by a 1.2Ghz processor. The device also includes 512Mb RAM.
More information can be found at MicroPCTalk
Many rumours about the PlayStation 4 are going around in preparation for a launch in the next year or two. The latest rumour comes from a source of BGR that says the PlayStation 4 will support resolutions up to 4K.
The picture above shows prototypes of the iPhone. They were made around 2006 (a year before the iPhone launched). The one on the right looks more Nokia esq while the one on the left looks similar to what the iPhone 4S looks like now.
We are not sure why Apple went for the original iPhone (3G/3GS) design if they already had an iPhone 4/4S design available but we assume that it was related to the technology advances at the time not quite allowing the 4 to be thin enough to look good and retain a decent battery life. Hence, they went with the original iPhone design with the slightly bulging back on it to squeeze a battery in.
Sony has announced that the PlayStation Vita has now had sales move past the 1.2 million mark since launch. These figures represent worldwide and not just a single country.
Sony reached 1.2 million on February 22 when it went on sale in the US and Europe which means it is likely to be a fair bit higher now. As well as shifting over 1.2 million portable games consoles, Sony has also shifted over 2 million games for the device.
Motorola fans appear to be getting a little frustrated with the company. Just like HTC and Sony Ericsson, Motorola had also promised fans that they would unlock bootloaders on Android devices by the end of 2011. This was subject to carrier approval. Unfortunately, not much seems to of happened with this and bootloaders are still locked in most cases. We will mention that some are unlocked, but not many.
Just before Christmas a video was launched showing some Wipeout style vehicles moving around a track made of superconducting magnets. The video is great and really makes you wish it was real… unfortunately its not. Instead, it appears to be an advertisement from Sony about the new Wipeout game.
The Sony PlayStation Vita launched less than a month ago and already, someone has managed to get a Sega Megadrive/Genesis game running on it. Rather than the game being run on an emulator direct, the actual game is running on an emulator within an emulator… meaning that the game is running on the Genesis emulator which runs within the Vita PSP emulator.
CES 2012 is just weeks away. Sony has announced that it will be unveiling some new Xperia smartphones at the show in a launch event it is holding.
As per the invitation below, the event is being held on Monday 9th Jan at 5pm at the Sony booth.
Google [GOOG] has announced that it will be rolling out a new update this week to bring more features to Google TV.
CyanogenMod 7.1 has finally been released. The new update brings support to a number of new devices allowing you to update your Android smartphone with Cyanogen goodness.
Google is expected to launch Google TV in the UK within the next six months. The GTV service has already been available in the US for a while now on either specifically designed Google TVs or via companion boxes such as the Logitech one which sit between the signal and the TV.
Skype has updated its app for Android smartphones. The new version is Skype 2.1 and with it, users will now be able to make video calls from more Android devices.
