Got a date on this Valentine’s Day? If you are an Angry Birds addict, you might want to reschedule it if possible as the Facebook version of the popular game will be launched on 14 February 2012. The physical launch ceremony will also take place on the same day in Jakarta.

The Angry Birds for Facebook will be free-of-charge just like in other platforms but it will come with a number of power-ups which users can purchase for RM 3.00 (USD 0.99). Of course, users can also earn them for free by playing the heck out of the game. The Facebook version will also come with leaderboards which will definitely make the game more addictive.

At the same time, to girlfriends, boyfriends, wives, husbands, BFFs and “friend-zoned” folks throughout the world…if your significant other is an Angry Birds addict, consider yourself warned.

Source: Penn-Olson via GamaSutra

While some have predicted 2012 to be the end of the desktop, Dell’s Alienware is disagreeing with the introduction of the AlienWare X51 desktop.

Designed to look like a gaming console rather than a gaming desktop, the X51 comes packed with an option of a Core i3, i5 or i7 processor, a 1GB GDDR5 NVIDIA GeForce GT 545 graphics card (or an optional upgrade to a GTX 555), up to 8GB of DDR3 memory (4GB standard), and a fast 7200rpm 1TB hard drive.

“The Alienware X51 allows us to bring the exciting nature of high-definition, immersive gaming within reach of more gamers than ever before. With the X51, we’ve expanded our gaming desktop offering to cater to all gamers in addition to our core enthusiast and competitive gamers. Now everyone can enjoy the latest games on a sleek, powerful, compact and customizable system. The X51 desktop delivers an incredible feature set for its size and price.” --  Varinderjit Singh, managing director, Consumer and Commercial Business, Dell Malaysia and Singapore.

Speaking of price, the Alienware X51 is available on dell.com.my or alienware.com.my at the starting base price of RM2988. Not too bad for an Alienware machine huh?

It is a long time coming but it is finally here: Valve has released a mobile app for their hugely successful game distribution platform, Steam. Available for both Android and iOS, the new Steam Mobile app enables Steam users to access their friend list, chat with their contacts and browse through Steam’s vast catalog.

More importantly, the Steam Mobile also enables users to purchase games for their Steam account right from the apps itself. So, if you love Steam sales – which happen all the time – you are going to be very pleased with this app. There is no doubt that Steam is going to suck your wallet even faster than before through this app.

You may download them right away through Android Market and iPhone App Store but unfortunately, you need to acquire the app’s beta access before you can actually login and use the app. That being said, you can actually inform Valve of your interest through the app (as shown above); so you might as well download them now and login.

Source: Steam Mobile

Not enough with two new colors for their Arc Touch Mouse, Microsoft Hardware has also brought a number of special edition Year of The Dragon mice to CES 2012 which were created in conjunction with the recent Chinese New Year celebration. Two Microsoft Hardware mice were chosen for the collaboration which involved two artists from China.

Spawned from the mouse’s Studio Series Artist Edition release, the Wireless Mobile Mouse 3500 Year of the Dragon is draped with dragon design that was inspired by the famous Nine-Dragon Wall of Beihai Park and the well-known anime Dragon Ball. Crafted by Nod Young, the mouse is available in red and gold which themselves signifies good fortune, joy, wealth and happiness in Chinese culture.

In addition to Wireless Mobile Mouse 3500, the Year of The Dragon treatment was also given to the Arc Touch Mouse with five-finger claw dragon design by Lin Xu Pan that signifies nobleness as such dragon symbol is usually associated with royalty. The Arc Touch Mouse Year of the Dragon also comes with specialized packaging that further differentiates it from standard Arc Touch Mouse release.

As interesting as they might be, these limited edition mice will not be available in Malaysia. That’s a pity though since they are nicely designed and we are pretty sure some consumer might want to keep them as collection since 2012 is the Year of the Dragon after all. That being said, the Wireless Mobile Mouse 3500 Studio Series Artist Edition is coming to Malaysia in April 2012 – that is something to look for if you are tired of the plain old single-coloured mouse.

Meanwhile, hit on the Read More link below to take a closer look at both Year of The Dragon wireless mice by Microsoft Hardware right after the jump.

Being in the market for more than 10 years is an achievement by itself but Nokia’s Series 40 mobile phone have bagged another milestone under its sleeve recently with the delivery of its 1.5 billionth devices. The said device is a Nokia Asha 303 - which made its first appearance in October 2011 at Nokia World - now owned by a customer in Brazil.

While smartphones are all the rage these days, not everybody needs or able to afford them which is why feature phones such as Nokia Series 40 devices are still in demand. Furthermore, many of these devices have begun to come with smartphone-like features such as faster processor, touch display and Internet connectivity which managed to make them relevant in the current market.

Source: Nokia