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Put an Eee Pad Transformer Prime under the tree this Christmas

Attention gadget enthusiasts, Asus has officially announced the Eee Pad Transformer Prime and it’s scheduled for a December release. The original Eee Pad Transformer, popular tablet of the year, took the world by surprise, selling out globally. A fine product it has been with its sweet price point, high standards in performance and quality, and most importantly, the keyboard dock.

Microsoft acquires Skype

Skype, the innovative giant in video communication, has now been acquired by software giant Microsoft for $8.5 billion. I think that this fusion can potentially be really cool and I’m not the only one who’s excited about what can do together – check out what Skype’s CEO (now president) Tony Bates has to say about this acquisition.

7 important World of Warcraft addons that you need

Looking for the best World of Warcraft addons? Here’s list of 7 WoW addons that you really shouldn’t be playing without. These addons will enhance your experience, inform and assist during fights, and in general improve how you play WoW. Prat: A fabulous enhancement to the chat interface, this addon displays useful information about who is speaking, color codes classes, and more.

New Facebook layout

The breaking news of the day, Facebook’s new “homepage”. Users logging in as of this morning were presented with a rather different homepage than what they are accustomed to. A few like it, myself among that group, but the general opinion seems to be viciously opposed to the latest version of our beloved social network.

Java Global JFrame Key Listener

Do you know what happens when you add a KeyListener to JFrame to capture global keystrokes? Nothing. Much to my frustration, I discovered recently that KeyEvents are not bubbled up through the JComponent hierarchy by default. The only component that consumes the event is the one currently focused.