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Man, that first edition VAIO P was not the one to buy. Just a month after we saw the thing unveiled at CES, we’ve already learned that a Gobi-equipped version is on the way. Furthermore, Corel has just proclaimed that all future VAIO Ps will ship with its own InstantON technology to alleviate slow boot times associated with running Windows Vista on an Atom CPU. As with most alternatives, Corel’s version of the software enables users to surf the web, check email, chat online and play back photos, videos and music in seconds after turning on their machine, and it sounds like Corel has crafted a customized interface specifically for this pocket-friendly(ish) PC. If this just made your decision to run out and snag a VAIO P, you can find the Corel-equipped version now in Japan and elsewhere later this month.

[Via GadgetMix]

Update: In order to address some understandable confusion with this release, Sony has provided the following response: “All of the P Series shipped to date come equipped with Gobi mobile broadband technology and the instant-mode option, but certain feature deployment varies region by region. As such, the mobile broadband feature is exclusively supported by the Verizon Wireless network for all US customers.”
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We’re not sure if you’ve noticed, but choosing a wristwatch just might be the most difficult decision a man or woman has to make in their entire life. If you just keep hemming and hawing, why not add a little more confusion to the mix with Kisai’s Sensai? This lightweight piece is constructed from high grade aluminum, and it supposedly uses “positive shapes and negative lines” in order to create a face that’s impossible to ignore. The LEDs beneath the metal tell time in code, a process that reportedly takes between eight and ten decades to master. Thankfully, instructions are provided in both English and Japanese, though native Yiddish speakers may have some difficulty piecing it all together. Purchase at your own risk.
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Symbian may be the most popular smartphone platform in the world and there may be tons of interesting mobile apps for it out there.

The problem is – there’s no way to easily find and get them on to your handset. And when it’s too hard to do that, the users simply do not bother.

All the  handset vendors were making an excuse for years that mobile apps are just too different and probably won’t ever be as popular as the desktop software apps.

Well, with 500 mil downloads and counting, Apple App Store certainly disproved that notion. So it’s time for the handset makers to start scrambling with their own easy to use App stores as well. Samsung already has one.

And today we learned that during MWC 09 in Barcelona, Nokia is going to announce it’s own mobile applications portal as well.

According to Eldar Murtazin, the new Nokia app store is already up and running in a closed mode:

At first glance, for now, the app portal looks so so, there is some confusion. But they are trying, polishing it and a lot has changed for the better in a matter of days. A right step in a right direction… And the distribution and revenue sharing model between app makers and Nokia looks very attractive.

I’d say it’s high time for a budding “Internet company”, which Nokia strives to be, to have it’s own easy to use applications portal. I hope they will get it right this time.

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