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Facebook planning to acquire WhatsApp?

December 3, 2012December 3, 2012 Louie Diangson Leave a comment

Sources tell TechCrunch that social media giant Facebook is interested in buying popular mobile chat program WhatsApp.

Mark Zuckerberg believes that the future of Facebook is in mobile and its $1 billion acquisition of mobile app Instagram proves that the social network is serious in going down that path. Now there are news circulating that Facebook is in talks to buy WhatsApp to further improve its presence in cross-platform mobile messaging.

So far there’s no information regarding price range and how Facebook will utilize the messaging platform if ever it pushes through with the acquisition.

WhatsApp is an ad-free smartphone messaging app that works on Android, BlackBerry, iOS, Symbian, and Windows Phone. Earlier this year it reported on its blog that it was sending over a billion messages a day. “That is 41,666,667 messages an hour, 694,444 messages a minute, and 11,574 messages a second.”

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Mugen Power outs 6400mAh battery for Galaxy Note 2

December 2, 2012December 2, 2012 Louie Diangson Leave a comment

If the Galaxy Note 2′s 3100mAh battery is not enough for your then you might want to consider getting Mugen Power’s extended battery that adds 6400mAh worth of juice to your massive handset.

Aside from more than doubling your Note 2′s battery life, the HLI-N7100XL Mugen Power extended battery also features a kickstand for landscape viewing and a battery door to give you an option to swap battery packs. On the downside, all that juice will surely add bulk to your device.

The Mugen Power extended battery costs $98.95 or Php4,038, is available in grey and white colors, and will start shipping on December 21. Meanwhile, you can check our review of the Samsung Galaxy Note 2 here.

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Facebook rolls out Photo Sync for Android and iOS

December 2, 2012December 2, 2012 Louie Diangson Leave a comment

One of the first things that greeted me this morning on Facebook was Photo Sync – a feature that let’s you upload photos automatically from your mobile device to the social network.

The concept is pretty simple, Photo Syncing lets you save the photos from your phone’s gallery to Facebook automatically, similar to what Google+ does with its instant photo uploads. Facebook then stores the photos in your private folder so you can choose which ones to share later on. To access this feature just go to your Timeline on your Android or iOS device, tap on Photos then tap on Synced at the bottom of the page.

Facebook uploads the photos in a much smaller file size (about 100KB). Still you are given 2GB of cloud storage with an option to sync it over mobile internet or WiFi.

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Samsung Galaxy S Advance to get Jellybean in January

November 30, 2012November 30, 2012 Louie Diangson Leave a comment

While Samsung’s high-end Galaxy line up are already running Jellybean, Samsung has just announced that its Galaxy S Advance will be receiving the update as well in January.

In this case, Samsung has decided to skip Ice Cream Sandwich and go straight to Jellybean which will be delivered via Kies and OTA. The announcement came yesterday from Samsung Mobile Germany’s Facebook page. It’s written in German but good thing Bing is here to make a rough translation.

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Microsoft Surface Pro pricing and availability announced

November 30, 2012November 30, 2012 Louie Diangson Leave a comment

A month after the release of the Surface RT tablet, Microsoft has finally released information about the pricing and availability of the highly anticipated Surface Pro.

On the outside, the Surface Pro almost has the same look as the RT version so you still get the same VaporMg casing and its overly hyped kickstand. The inside, however, is totally different. The Surface Pro has a higher display resolution, an Intel processor to run regular desktop applications and a bigger RAM. Because of that, the Pro is thicker and heavier than the RT. Take a look at the comparison table below:

Now for the price, the Surface Pro has a price tag of $899 for the 64GB version and $999 for the 128GB and both will ship with a Surface pen. The Touch Cover and Type Cover are optional extras. The Surface Pro will be available in the US starting January of next year.

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