These few weeks we’ve been flooded with huge amount of figures from the Silicon Valley. But it seemed that founder of Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg, also wants a piece of that party pie. He’s just announced through the official Facebook blog, that the site now has 500 million users. What a staggering amount of users that is, seeing that Facebook has just started connecting you and the chick that you ONS few years ago, and many other people since six years ago. I guess more and more people likes to virtually lawn their mow and steal your fruits and balls; because you can’t get caught and sued for stealing others’ veges and fruits in Facebook.

[via Facebook Blog]

Crazy dutch went for the world record and played Sony’s PlayStation 3. This crazy folks were playing Red Dead Redemption for 50 hours nonstop. They were also using the TwistDock for PS3, to charge their wireless controllers. How would you expect the controllers to last 50 hours if not for that dock? Anyway, they were given €1,000 for their crazy ass effort. I guess now they’re all in hibernation mode with the grizzly bears.

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Yet again, another smartphone found in Vietnam. It seemed that Hanoi is the IN-place to get your stuff lost. Vietnamese site Mainguyen has somehow gotten its hands on a unit of RIM’s upcoming BlackBerry Curve 9300, and dived into it to have a look at how it workout. The new 9300 resembles more of a higher-end Curve 8900 that has now been discontinued, even though it’s supposed to replace the Curve 8250. There’s also a 3.2-megapixel camera. Sadly, the supposed video that described it has been taken down from YouTube.

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That’s good news indeed. We all know that many manufacturers customize their Android to their specific products, unlike the iOS which can be upgraded straight forward. But as of July 15, 55.5 percent of Android devices are already updated to Éclair. As the Éclair was released not long ago, this fast migration seemed to be good news for the Android community.

Android 1.5 and 1.6 however, still account for some 41 percent of overall Google-powered phones. Froyo (Android 2.2) seemed to be still in the mud, as only a measly 3.3 percent figure covers the chart. But this can’t be blamed, as there are no manufacturers that have updated their devices with Froyo, which means only Nexus One users, can run on Froyo, and since Nexus One has ended its service, it would be even slower to see the pickup. Hopefully now that dark green line at the very bottom will start to shoot upwards and all things will go well, as the mighty Android takes over the world.

[via Android Developer]

While Nokia claims that it always prioritizes antenna performance over physical design when developing a phone, that doesn’t stop it from being another victim of Apple’s ‘Hey their phone also got antenna problem’ show. The video below shows Apple demonstrating that the Nokia N97 Mini going down for the count on their antenna’s reception, from a full seven bars to two. Sure gives enough reason for Nokia to start the Smartphone war, and get their lazy bums moving and make good smartphones to fight Apple, though I had to admit that currently Nokia doesn’t have what it takes to give a good fight to Apple, looking at how awful their Symbian OS is. Apple makes a better touchscreen smartphone than Nokia, and RIM makes a better QWERTY smartphone than Nokia. Despite the big Symbian app community, there’s no strict control over it, and the OS itself is such a lag-fest. Hey, hey Nokia! Yeah, you! The N8 is ugly!

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HP TouchSmart has always been a drag for me. I remember the hu-ha that it made when the Windows Vista version came with 4GB and everyone said that it won’t lag like shit anymore, but what mess it made. Now the TouchSmart has been upgraded, with pure quad core power plant and Windows 7. Hopefully this combination will blow us out. The lovely HP TouchSmart has always been a joy to us, except for the lagging Vista OS that was so yesteryear.

Now you can get a new TouchSmart tm2 with a Core i5-430UM processor running at 1.2GHz, which is able to hit 1.73GHz with Turbo Boost. Besides, the 4GB of DDR3 memory sure would come in handy for the workloads. What’s more, you can play with this baby, as you can choose your setup between an integrated Intel graphics and a discrete ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5450. Talk about HD goodness with DirectX 11 gaming potential while on the go. Sounds like a plan? Then hit the link and get yours today!

[via HP]

It might cost an arm and a leg if you want to have Blu-ray drive in your computer or laptop. Perhaps your existing computer works great that there’s no point in buying a new computer just for the Blu-ray drive. But now, Plextor has a solution for you. It’s latest USB-equipped Blu-ray drive will spoil you with the amount of Blu-ray movies out there.

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Finally we see Skype being updated for iOS 4. What does this mean? Better graphics and interface for retina display, but more importantly, background VoIP! Yes, now you can use your 3G connection to call your friend using Skype, for free! Sadly it’s only for 3GS and 4 users (of course).

A notification window will pop up when you’re called or messaged, and you can use other apps while on the line chatting to friends, anytime and anywhere. Even on the lock screen, if you received a call, sliding to unlock your iPhone will take you immediately into the call. Sad thing is that video chat is still missing.

“We no longer have plans to charge a supplement to make calls over 3G.”

[iTunes and Skype]

Love the iPad Joule Stand but hated the price to death? Here’s a cheaper that might just suit you nicely, though not as majestic as the former choice. The Twelvesouth’s Compass iPad Stand gives you flexible viewing angles and portability at a reasonable price. It’s lighter compared to the unibody aluminum of the Joule, and is portable because you can actually fold it and put it in any pocket of your bag. The only doubt that I have would be how solid it can be, but being only $40, it sure is a better choice.

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The automotive market is now screeching with automakers trying to pump out fast electric cars such as Audi with their R8 E-Tron and Mercedes with their yellow gullwing. Now Nissan could be the next player as sources close to the company revealed the possibility of Nissan producing an electric sportscar. Read more…