With the recent announcement that the Samsung Galaxy Spica will now get the official Android 2.1 update, there are now plenty of Android 2.1 mobile phones to choose from. There's the currently popular Google Nexus One, the coming soon HTC Legend, HTC Desire and Xperia X10. 

I've been envious about our brothers in Europe for a long time now because they always get the good mobile phones first. Well, thankfully, we got the Droid first and it was only Germany who got it second (they're calling it the Motorola Milestone in Europe). In the UK, the Milestone is already available but only through one channel: Expansys. You have to pay around £420 to get the Milestone though and if you want to get it subsidized, Expansys is only making the Milestone available under T-Mobile.

As for the Nokia N900, here in the US, Amazon will have it in today (Dec. 18) but in the UK, You can get the Nokia N900 for pre-order at mobiles.co.uk. I think the Nokia N900 was available for a while in Europe but Nokia delayed full retail selling until this December.

There has been a lot of good reviews about Windows 7 lately that I'm really thinking hard about getting an upgrade. And as if those high res wallpapers are not enough to entice me, here's another reason why I so badly want to move to Windows 7: Virtual Multitouch keyboard. The software: Hot Virtual Keyboard isn't actually part of Windows 7 but more of a third party software as you have to shell out $29.95 to get it on your PC.

Anyways, the Hot Virtual Keyboard lets you use the shift key simultaneously with the alphanumeric keys--just like a real keyboard. Hmm, now if only I can find the best tablet which is cheap and can run Windows 7...

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After the success of the Samsung Star,Samsung is hoping to the budget touchscreen market by storm again with their latest cheap handset: the Samsung S3650 Corby. So what's Samsung's marketing strategy for the Corby? Well, they put in different colors and hope that teeners would prefer this handset over the Samsung Star. In the UK, the Samsung Corby is known as the Samsung Genio and I think it's already available in the UK this month.

So will the Corby be as successful as the Samsung Star or the LG Cookie? We'll know in a few months. Meanwhile, if you're looking for a Corby-like mobile phone in the States, the Samsung T749 Highlight may fit the bill.

Cellphone-reviews just compared the Samsung Omnia II and HTC Diamond2, two of the most popular windows mobile phone in the market today. Now I'm leaning more towards the Diamond2 because of it's really a nice looking phone and based on videos I've seen, it also has a really nice UI.

The author also posted some comparison pictures of the Samsung i908 and the Diamond2. The Samsung i908 seems to trump the Diamond2 in low light pictures but I think I feel like the Diamond2 does a better job in daylight conditions although the author still put it in favor of the i908. Check the link above for the full comparison.

The Nissan Leaf is Nissan's latest eco-friendly car. With no tailpipe, the Nissan Leaf boasts of zero carbon emission and only takes 30 minutes to recharge (80% of full capacity with quick charger), using an ordinary 200 volt outlet would take around 8 hours to recharge.

Of course, being eco-friendly has its price. The Nissan Leaf isn't exactly the fastest car out there as it's only capable of going 100 miles on a single charge.

The Nissan Leaf is expected to be available around 2010. Hopefully, because of the tax cuts and incentives for being a green car, we can get this on the cheap.

Here's a good companion for your netbooks: the Mimo 710-S USB Monitor. Most netbooks nowadays have a screen size that range from 7-10 inches but for power users who are used to 20-22 inches monitor, it's hard adapting to these netbooks especially when you need to have lots of space on your desktop.

The most common solution would be to bring a monitor but monitors are bulky so the next best thing? USB Monitors. USB monitors doesn't have a power outlet and just takes it power from the USB Connection from your laptop plus most USB monitors are compact and desiged to complement netbooks. The Mimo 710-S is a good choice because it has a pretty design and you can swivel the sreen.

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Now here's something that US Carriers should emulate. Starting July 24th and lasting for a whole week. Vodafone UK will be offering its customers free Facebook access on their mobile phones using Voda's mobile broadband service. Users with a mobile phone or those using their broadband dongle will enjoy this promo.

The free Facebook access is in line with Vodafone's Free Fridays special. As some of you can remember, they offered DRM free music back in June. Those who access any website aside from Facebook will be charged Vodafone's Flat rate of 50p per day.


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I wonder if I would ever see the Citroen GT Concept car in my local Utah valley auto shop? For avid Grand Turismo gamers, yes, this is the same Citroen GT you've seen in Gran Turismo 5. The Citroen GT is a concept car designed by Polyphony Digital for the latest Gran Turismo game and produced by Citroen. It was first introduced in the 2008 Paris Auto Show.

Since the Citroen GT is a concept car, there's not much specification except for the awesome design. However, according to Wikipedia, it is powered by fuel cells that delivers 780bhp. The Citroen GT recently turned heads at London. You can check out the video below and join me in drooling over this baby.

I'm thinking of getting into the Nintendo DS homebrew scene since I recently purchased a DS Lite. I was going for the DSi but given the poor reviews and few additional features, I really don't think the DSi was for me, plus, the Lite was just more cheaper. Anyways, because the DS Lite has no onboard SD Memory card slot, you have to purchase an r4 revolution for DS. This is a cartridge that has a microSD slot.

So why would you need a microSD slot for your DS? Well, if you've seen a PSP, you know why. The PSP can play music, videos, and browse the web without the need to purchase a separate cartridge. In order to play music, videos and browse the web on your DS Lite, you the the R4 revolution card and then install homebrew applications on your DS. There are hundreds of homebrew applications for the DS and I was wondering if there were any emulators for the Nintendo DS? I guess it's wishful thinking to hope that the DS will have a PS1 emulator since the device can't really handle graphics that well. There is an SNES emulator which I think I'm going to try though I have to research first if SNES emulators are legal. I think they are but you have to have a copy of the original game? At lest, that's what I've read.

Anyways, although there are not a lot of emulators for the DS, the homebrew games seems nice enough. I'm excited to download a Paint application and put to use my artistic side.