- Justin

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Stories this week:

1. Sony has a new CEO and President, and his name is Kazuo Hirai!
2. Facebook has filed for IPO, seeking to raise $5 billion
3. Transformers Cybertron Con Singapore

-Justin

Links from this episode.

- Creative Commons Singapore
- What is SOPA/PIPA
- The EFF against SOPA/PIPA
- What can you do about SOPA?
- What is ACTA?

-Justin

Background Music for 65Bits is courtesy of spinningmerkaba.

-Samsung Bada lives and is going to merge with the Tizen Project
-PlayStation Vita is coming to Singapore on 22nd February
-Hacker group threatens to release Symantec AV source code
-SOPA Blackout Day – 18th January 2012 at 8am EST to 8pm EST (9pm SGT to 9am SGT)

We take a first look on the Sony PS Vita console. It is due for retail in Singapore on 22nd February 2012. The WiFi version will be retailing at S$399. There is no word yet on 3G availability.

We take a look at the third generation Prada by LG phone.

Specifications

Exclusive grey and black themed interface created specially in collaboration with PRADA
NOVA high brightness display — big and bright screen at 4.3 inch and capable of displaying at 800-nit
8.5mm thin using LG’s signature Floating Mass Technology
1.0 GHz Dual-Core/Dual-Channel architecture for high speed performance
Dual-band WIFI for high-speed mobile surfing
8MP camera with 1080p video recording
Android 2.3 Gingerbread with 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich available via update.

There will be a one-day-only sale on 21 January 2012 exclusively at LG LIVE Store located at Marina Bay Sands. You would also be able to get the limited edition PRADA cradle while stocks last at the LG LIVE Store during this one-day-only sale.

- Justin

Background Music for 65Bits is courtesy of spinningmerkaba.

In this Episode we talk about..

1. OneKey system to make online transactions more secure
2. UOB finally launches their iPhone app
3. HP gives webOS to the Open Source community
4. Microsoft to allow open source apps in Windows 8 Store

I was at the Nokia Amazing Week over last weekend and I caught Antony Wilson from Nokia to tell us a little more about what was happening at the Nokia Amazing Week. Also, he tells us a little bit about what to expect from Nokia, and how amazing the Nokia Lumia 800 is.

Look out for the launch of the Nokia Lumia 800 on 7th December 2011 in Singapore at Clarke Quay.

We have 3 Nokia Purity HD Stereo Headsets by Monster to give away. All you need to do is the following:

• Go down to the Nokia Lumia Amazing Entertainment Challenge area headed by DJ KoFlow at Knightsbridge on 3 or 4 December from 12 to 6pm, to capture a picture of yourself on the surf machine. There will be people taking photos there and printing them, for part of the day.
• Submit your “amazing” photo by posting a comment on this blog post.
• The best 3 photos (decided by us) will win a Nokia Purity HD Stereo Headsets by Monster each.

Rules:

• Contest ends on 6th December 2359 SGT.
• Winners will be notified 1 week later after the contest closes.
• Prizes to be sent 1 week after the announcement.
• Winners will not be able to choose the color of the headset.
• You are encouraged to enter this amazing everyday photo on the Nokia Singapore Facebook page and stand a chance to win a Nokia Lumia 800. This contest is from 1 to 31 December.

That’s all! Simple, easy, just to win this amazing Nokia Purity HD Stereo Headsets by Monster.

The Motorola ET1 Enterprise Tablet comes with a 1GHz dual core with 1GB RAM and 4GB Flash + 4GB microSD (expandable to 32GB), a proprietary charging port, removable hot-swappable battery. The device is built to be sturdy with Corning Gorilla Glass, 7″ 1024×600 resolution at 0.63kg, IP54 sealed, MIL-STD-810G drop test, so you’re assured for having a rugged device.

The Motorola ET1 Enterprise Tablet runs Android 2.3.4 with several security and encryption enhancements, bundled together with Motorola Mobility Services Platform (MSP) for enterprise management. It also comes with multi-user support and RhoElements framework support.

The Motorla ET1 Enterprise Tablet will be be available before the end of 2011 at a list price of USD$1,535 (bulk price available).

Additional accessories like the mag stripe reader and barcode scanners will be made available early 2012.

Link: http://www.motorola.com/Business/US-EN/Business+Product+and+Services/Tablets/…

In this episode, we look at the question asked the WORLD over. Should I or should I not buy a Tablet? More specifically should I or should I not buy a Samsung Galaxy Tab? And the answer is really quite simple! Unequivocabladbly … Maybe! Watch this episode for more Ask Jerrick goodness and if you have any questions, drop them to me at @askjerrick or via email @ askjerrick@tech65.org

With Love and a touch of Lemongrass,
Jerrick

Justin takes a first look at the HTC Rhyme featuring the new HTC Sense 3.5 running on Android Gingerbread, a phone featuring a built-in camera with an F2.2 aperture!

Link: HTC Rhyme

Justin takes a first look at HTC’s newly upgraded HTC Sensation, the HTC Sensation XE featuring Beats audio powered by Android Gingerbread and HTC Sense 3.

Link: HTC Sensation XE with Beats Audio

Justin takes a look at HTC’s new Windows Phone 7 Mango device, the HTC Radar featuring a unibody casing, and shows us what’s unique on HTC’s Mango devices.

Link: HTC Radar

Windows Phone 7 Mango, the next release of Windows Phone 7, is finally out!! Justin takes a close look at what’s new in this upgrade, and what’s changed.

Link: Windows Phone 7