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Samsung Galaxy Tab Hits the FCC and Gets GCF Certificate

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Samsung's Galaxy Tab Android tablet should be made official later this week at IFA and it looks like there's some more clues as to what this tablet will offer. The tablet has hit the FCC with the model number SHW-M180S and it sports dual-band 2.4GHz and 5.8GHz WiFi b/g/n support. The GCF has pointed out that the same tablet sports quad-band GSM / HSDPA connectivity, Check it out at the FCC and at the GCF (Global Certification Forum).

[Engadget]



LG C900 WP7 Handset Said To Have 1.3GHz Snapdragon Too Along With Metal Frame

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I don't know why Android.com.pl is getting the scoop on Windows Phone 7 handsets but it looks like the LG C900 is another handset that may have got a little juicier. Apparently, this handset will be sporting an metal frame, and although it's only sporting a 3.2-inch display will weigh just about as much as the Motorola DROID. Furthermore, this smartphone may also sport a Qualcomm Snapdragon QSD8650A, which is said to be a 1.3GHz CPU. However, like the E900 it may actually just be the good ol' QSD8650 1GHz CPU thanks to Google Translate's error. The C900 is said to cost around $350 which definitely would be cheap if it really does have a 1.3GHz CPU and a metal frame.

[Engadget]

Archos Announces Five Different PMP's / Tablets With Android On-Board

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Archos has announced five new Android "tablets" and some of them are PMPs. There's the Archos 28, 32, 43, 70, and 101 and those numbers represent their sizes. The first one is the smallest one sporting a 2.8-inch resistive touchscreen display with a 240 x 320 resolution, WiFi support, 4GB of internal storage, an ARM Cortex A8 800MHz CPU, and access to the AppsLib app store because it doesn't have access to the official Android Market. This PMP will be available in late September for $99.99.

Next up is the Archos 32 which sports a 3.2-inch touchscreen display. Inside you'll be getting 8GB of internal storage, a camera on the back which will be capable of recording 720p HD video, and a composite port. This will be available in mid-September for $149.99.

Next up is the Archos 43 with a 4.3-inch resistive touchscreen display. Beneath that you'll find a 1GHz ARM Cortex A8 CPU, a 0.35-inch body, a camera that can record 720p HD video, and Android 2.2. This will be available in mid-October for $199.99, so look out for it.

Archos has gone on to announce the 70 which sports a 7-inch capacitive touchscreen display, a front-facing VGA camera, a USB port, a miniHDMI port, some pre-loaded video chat application, and Android 2.2. The bad part about this tablet is that it does not have a camera on the back and you'll have to wait until mid-October where it'll hit the market for $274.99.

Last, but not least, there's the Archos 101. Of course, this tablet sports a 10.1-inch capacitive touchscreen display, a 1GHz CPU, a front-facing VGA camera, USB / HDMI ports, and a 0.5-inch thin body. This tablet is said to launch in mid-October with a $300 price tag.

[Slash Gear]

BlackBerry Curve 8980 Headed To China Mobile, Caught In the Wild

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Another BlackBerry from RIM has just poked out and it's the Curve 8980. Unfortunately, this one isn't headed to North America since it's on its way to China Mobile. Don't get confused with the naming though because this one is actually a bit better than the Curve 3G (9300). Besides just having EDGE connectivity, it has a 3.2MP camera, WiFi support, 256MB of RAM, GPS support, a QWERTY keyboard, an optical trackpad, and a 360 x 480 resolution display. The release date and pricing is still unknown so we'll have to wait around for that crucial information.

[CrackBerry, BerryCN]

Verizon's Samsung Fascinate Gets Pictured In the Wild, Launching Soon

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There's really not much here to tell you but one of Boy Genius sources has sent in the image you see above. Yes, it's the Verizon Samsung Fascinate (their Galaxy S variant) in the wild! Unfortunately, the spec sheet is still unknown so the amount of RAM inside is still unknown but it should be either 384MB of 512MB. Of course, everyone's hoping for the latter. It should be available in the next week or so to clear the air.

[Boy Genius]

Motorola Milestone 2 Gets Official By Accident, Specs Already Known

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The Motorola DROID 2 has been available in the US for a while now and it looks like it will definitely be headed to a couple of places outside of the nation (like Europe and even Canada). Thanks to Motorola uploading a video on YouTube then quickly pulling it off, it should get just about official. Of course, it will be called the Milestone 2 and it should feature the same spec sheet: a 3.7-inch display, a slide-out QWERTY keyboard, a 1GHz TI OMAP SoC, 512MB of RAM, a 5MP camera, and Android 2.2. Well, the launch is still unknown so we'll have to wait for some more information from Motorola.

[Engadget]

T-Mobile's G2 Shows Up In Some Official Photos, Launch Still Rumoured For Late September

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Cell Phone Signal has just got the scoop on a bunch of pretty official photos regarding the T-Mobile G2. This smartphone will be known as the Desire Z outside of the US and should be launching in the next month or so in the US (on T-Mobile of course). Unfortunately, it may only come in silver, at least that's what the website is saying.

[Engadget]

LG's Optimus Pad Android Tablet Gets Leaked At Pre-IFA Show

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LG's Optimus Pad tablet has just leaked out at the pre-IFA show and the specs are still unknown. It'll be taking on the famous Apple iPad and even Samsung's Galaxy Tab which should be launching in a few weeks. This tablet will be running on the Android OS and will have many "firsts" but who knows what they are. We'll have to wait a couple of days because this will definitely be showing up at IFA. It should be launching in Q4 of this year.

[Engadget]

Toshiba's Slim F1 3DTV Will Be At IFA, Will Also Upscale Your 2D Content

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You'll definitely be seeing this 3DTV at IFA later this week and this one's coming from Toshiba. Designed by the Danish Jacob Jensen, this is the F1 3DTV which will come in 46-inch (46F1) and 55-inch (55F1) models (29mm thin body). The complete spec sheet is unknown right now but Gizmodo has outlined the 3DTV to a good extent. It has an edge-lit LED backlit display, a 2,000,000:1 contrast ratio, a 200/240Hz refresh rate, four HDMI inputs, a USB port, and 2D to 3D conversion which is definitely a plus. Toshiba is also mentioning that the 46-inch model will be the most energy-efficient 3DTV to date using only 160W of power. If you're interested, it'll be hitting Europe, USA, and Asia this October for around $3,760 and $4,900, respectively.

[Gizmodo]

Sony Ericsson Announces the A8i OPhone 2.0, Hitting China This October

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Sony Ericsson has just announced that they'll be launching another handset in China. Dubbed the A8i OPhone, this smartphone will be packing a 3.5-inch touchscreen display, a 5MP camera, CMMB mobile TV support, TD-SCDMA connectivity, and the OPhone 2.0 OS based on Android. The size is right in between the 4.1-inch XPERIA X10 and the 3-inch XPERIA X8. The price hasn't been mentioned yet but it should be available in "Shiny White" and "Titanium Black". These will be available sometime in October, which is just over a month away.

[Engadget Mobile]

Hannspree Makes Their 10.1-Inch Multitouch Tablet Official, Sporting Android 2.2 and Tegra 2

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Hannspree has just announced their own tablet and this one has some potential. This tablet sports a 10.1-inch capacitive multitouch display (1,024 x 600 resolution), Nvidia's 1GHz Tegra 2 SoC, 16GB of internal storage, a microSD card slot, WiFi / Bluetooth 2.1 support, miniUSB / miniHDMI ports, Flash 10.1 support, Android 2.2, and a 3,500 mAh battery. Like I said, it does have potential but coming from a company like Hannspree it probably won't be selling many units. It should be hitting the market sometime in the future for €399 ($507 USD), which isn't bad.

[Engadget]

Viewsonic's ViewPad 7 Tablet Gets Official, Sporting Android 2.2, Phone Functionalities, and 600MHz CPU

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ViewSonic has just made their ViewPad 7 tablet official, days before IFA mind you, and it's got a pretty decent spec sheet. It starts off pretty good with a 7-inch display (480 x 800 resolution), phone capabilities, front and back-facing cameras, 3G connectivity, a SIM card slot, and Android 2.2 "Froyo". But that's where it all goes downhill. Apparently, this tablet will just be a rebranded OlivePad VT100. That means this tablet will feature a 600MHz ARM CPU. Fortunately, this tablet is said to cost no more than £350 ($543 USD) in the UK; review units should be available in October so maybe a launch would follow a couple of days / weeks after that.

[Engadget]

Samsung Wave 723 Gets Pictured In the Wild, Specs Trickle Out

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Well, HDBlog.it just got an exclusive scoop today and it's regarding the recently mentioned Samsung Wave 723. This handset will be running the Bada OS so it won't make quite the buzz that Android does everytime a phone leaks out. The Wave 723 is said to be sporting a 3.2-inch LCD display, WiFi 802.11n / Bluetooth 3.0 support, a 5MP camera with an LED flash, GPS support, a microSD card slot, and a 1,200mAh battery. The pretty awesome part is that it should be hitting Europe in a couple of weeks for right around €240 ($303 USD).

[Samsung Hub, HDBlog.it]

Samsung Epic 4G Now Available On Sprint For $249.99, On Amazon For $199.99

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Today's a big day for you Android and 4G lovers. The Samsung Epic 4G is now available on Sprint and it's going for $249.99 on a 2-year contract after rebates. Of course, you can still get it for just $199.99 on Amazon if you want but it's up to you where you'll be picking one up.

[Engadget]

LG E900 (Optimus 7) WP7 Handset Leaks Out Again, Sporting 1.3GHz Qualcomm CPU?

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We've seen the LG E900 before and it could be launching as the Optimus 7. Well, whatever it launches as doesn't really matter. The important part is that today a picture has just leaked out and it looks damn great for an LG phone. There's a video below if you're willing to check it out. Beneath the 3.7-inch display, there's said to be a 1.3GHz Qualcomm QSD8650A CPU, GPS support, a 3.5mm headphone jack, a miniUSB port, and multi-mode UMTS / CDMA 3G connectivity. Maybe Microsoft didn't make a mistake picking LG as the primary company for their WP7 OS.

Update: According to WMExperts, this handset actually may not have a 1.3GHz CPU like it says. In case you forgot, the QSD8650 chip is a 1GHz one and that "A" at the end was actually thrown in by Google Translate. Oh well.



[Engadget, Android.com.pl]

BlackBerry Curve 3G (9300) Now Available In Smokey Violet

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It looks like the BlackBerry Curve 3G (9300) is now available in another colour on Rogers in Canada. It's now available for the same price, $49.99 on a 2-year contract, in "Smokey Violet". This smartphone packs a 2.4-inch display with a 320 x 240 resolution, a microSD card slot, WiFi / GPS support, a 2MP camera, a QWERTY keyboard, and BB OS 5.0. It will get an upgrade to OS 6.0 though, so check it out on Rogers.

[Mobile Syrup]

Verizon's Systems Says That the Samsung Galaxy Tablet Is Headed Their Way

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Not surprising, but it looks like one of Boy Genius' sources has just sent in a nice piece of information. The inventory screenshot that is being posted all over the interwebs now shows that the Samsung Galaxy Tab is in Verizon's systems. Apparently, this tablet will be sporting a 10-inch touchscreen display along with Android 3.0 "Gingerbread". This has the potential to be pretty awesome.

[Boy Genius]

Motorola XT300 Brings a Portrait QWERTY Keyboard and the Android OS Together

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In case you didn't know Motorola is pretty much diving in head-first when it comes to the Android OS. Google's OS arguably saved the company and it looks like another one of their handsets have leaked out. Dubbed the XT300, it'll sport 4 touch-sensitive buttons, a touchscreen display, and a slide-up QWERTY keyboard. Any other details are still unknown. If you just can't get enough of the handset then click to the Engadget link below for a video.

[Engadget]

Sprint Stores Opening At 8AM Tomorrow For the Samsung Epic 3G, EVO 4G In Stock... For Now

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You better start heading to Sprint stores right now if you want to get their variant of the Samsung Galaxy S. The Epic 4G will be hitting stores tomorrow and they'll be opening those stores at 8AM just for you to get one before the work day starts. As a reminder, the smartphone will cost you $249.99 on a 2-year contract and if you haven't pre-ordered one yet then you should head to Amazon where they have it for $199.99.

Oh yes, the HTC EVO 4G is back in stock, but it should be sold out soon so you better act fast.

[Unwired View]

WIND Mobile Getting the BlackBerry Pearl 9100, Rumoured To Cost $320

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We knew it was possible and the photo above has just about confirmed it. WIND Mobile will be launching the BlackBerry Pearl 9100 sometime in the future and Mobile Syrup has just mentioned that it could be hitting the carrier for $320 contract-free. It's unconfirmed yet but at least we know that Canadians will soon have another carrier to go to.

[Mobile Syrup]

Mid-End LG E720 Gets Leaked, Running Android 2.2 "Froyo"

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LG has just revealed their latest Android smartphone and it's being called the E720. This handset is said to feature a 3.2-inch display, a Qualcomm MSM7227 CPU, a 5MP camera, and Android 2.2 "Froyo". The release date hasn't been mentioned yet but Engadget points out that it better be soon since Android 3.0 "Gingerbread" should be right around the corner.

[Engadget]

More iPod Nano and iPod Touch Cases Leak Out, Guarantee the Refresh This Week

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Apple is holding an event on Wednesday and it looks like that 3cm x 3cm touchscreen Apple display that leaked way back when will become the next iPod Nano. The photo above is supposedly a case for the iPod Nano and the photos below show another two iPod Nano cases and two shots of a new iPod Touch case which has slots for a camera. Both the iPod Nano and the iPod Touch will have the famous 30-pin connector so that won't change. The iPod Nano should be sporting a 1.7-inch display if the rumours are correct.

[Engadget, Apple Insider]

At IFA, LG Showing Off First 3D THX-Certified Plasma and 180-Inch 3D Plasma Prototype

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According to Akihabara News, LG will be unveiling two more 3DTVs at IFA 2010 in a couple of days. The first one will be a plasma 3DTV that will be THX-certified, the PX950N (above). Not much specs are mentioned but it will have 600Hz technology to support the Multi Picture Format, DLNA support, NetCast widgets, and a wireless AV link. Another display they'll be showing off is a 180-inch plasma 3DTV prototype which will reportedly be the world's largest. Let's see how this all plays out later this week.

[Engadget]

Motorola Ming A1680, MT810, and XT806 All Sport Android and Flip Covers, All China-Bound

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Motorola has just announced three not-so-traditional flip phones that will be invading China with Android on-board. From left to right there's the A1680, the MT810, and the XT806. We'll go in order, so the first one will be headed to China Unicom. This handset reportedly features a 3.1-inch AMOLED touchscreen display, Chinese WAPI WiFi support, a 5MP camera, GPS, and handwriting recognition. The one in the middle is the MT810 and this one features a 3.2-inch resistive touchscreen display, a stylus, a capacitive touchscreen cover, TD-SCDMA connectivity, 720p output, CMMB mobile television support, and the OPhone 2.0 OS. The last one is the XT806 and it features GPS, 720p HD video recording, CDMA EVDO and GSM connectivity, and Android 2.1.

[Engadget]

Nokia C6-01 To Feature 8MP Camera With a Dual-LED Flash and the Symbian^3 OS?

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Possible specs have leaked out regarding the Nokia C6-01 this morning. Apparently, the C6-01 will feature an 8MP camera with a dual-LED flash, and the Symbian^3 OS. Other specs should be similar to the original C6 so you should find a 3.2-inch nHD touchscreen display along with a slide-out QWERTY keyboard. This smartphone should be getting official at Nokia World which takes place in the middle of September.

[Unwired View]

T-Mobile Getting the BlackBerry Curve 3G (9300) On September 8th For $79

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We've know that T-Mobile USA would be releasing the BlackBerry Curve 3G (9300) for a while now and it looks like it's just been made official. The smartphone will be hitting the carrier on September 8th for $79.99 on a 2-year contract. The Curve 3G packs a 2.4-inch display with a 320 x 240 resolution, a 2MP camera, Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR / WiFi b/g/n support, a QWERTY keyboard, an optical trackpad, a microSD card slot (2GB in the box), GPS, and BB OS 5.0. Of course, it will be getting OS 6.0 but we don't know when that will be.

[Slash Gear]

KT Releases Korea's First Android Tablet, the Identity TAB

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If you live in Korea and you're looking for an Android tablet then KT has one for you. This is being called the Identity TAB and it sports a 7-inch multitouch display, 8GB of internal storage, a 1GHz Snapdragon CPU, a TV-DMB tuner, a 3MP camera, WiFi support, and an SD card slot. Although it sports a coloured LCD display, it's being called an e-book reader as well since it can double as one. You can get it right now for 300,000 won contract-free or for free on a 2-year contract where you'll have to pay 27,000 won monthly.

[Akihabara News]

Samsung Wave 723 Bada Smartphone Will Be Launching In Europe This September

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Samsung didn't mention much about their upcoming handset but they've given it a name. Dubbed the Wave 723 (GT-S7320E), this smartphone will be running on the company's own Bada OS. Specs include a 3.2-inch LCD display, WiFi support, a 5MP AF camera with an LED flash, and an 11.8mm thin body. It doesn't have the best specs in the game so it should be more affordable than the first one. This handset should be getting made official sometime this September in Europe

[Akihabara News, Slash Gear]

LG LEX8 3DTV Set To Launch At IFA This Year, Slimmest LED TV Ever!

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LG is set to unveil something pretty amazing and likely quite expensive at IFA 2010 in a couple of days. What you see above is the LG LEX8 which sports Nano LED backlighting and it'll be a 3DTV. This will be the slimmest LED TV in the world with its .88cm thick body along with a 1.25cm bezel, unless some other company steals the show. This 3DTV will, of course, have support for LG's NetCast widgets and will also come with the new Magic Motion remote. It'll be hitting Germany and Korea sometime next month (September), but the price is still unknown.

[Engadget]

StreamTV Elocity A7 Tablet With Android and Tegra 2 Chip Hitting Amazon In September For $399

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It has just been announced that StreamTV will be launching their tablet on Amazon later this year. Dubbed the Elocity A7, this tablet will be hitting the website for $399 sometime next month (September). This tablet is just a rebranded Aigo N700 which is a rebranded Compal NAZ-10. The A7 is said to be sporting a 7-inch capacitive multitouch display with a 480 x 800 resolution, a 1.3MP front-facing webcam, an SD card slot, USB / HDMI ports, a 1GHz Tegra II-720 CPU, 3G support, and Android 2.1. The CEO did mention that in October, the tablet will be shipping with Android 2.2 "Froyo" so that's some pretty great news.

On paper, this could be successful but who knows how things will play out when it actually launches. Remember, we have heard of them company once before with those glasses-free 3DTVs.

[Engadget]

Samsung Galaxy Tab Photo Leaks, Sporting CDMA Connectivity; Hitting Verizon?

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Another leaked picture of the Samsung Galaxy Tab gives a few hints to which carrier it could be hitting. This leak tells us that at least one version of the Galaxy Tab will be CDMA connectivity (it says so on the white paper on the top of the tablet) and could be hitting Verizon or Sprint sometime in the future (later this year). Since it's beside a DROID X I'll assume that this means a Verizon launch which lines up with the many inventory leaks.

[Engadget]

Best Buy Now Taking Pre-Orders For the Verizon Samsung Fascinate, Only In Stores

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If you're interested in Verizon's version of the Samsung Galaxy S (and you should be), the Samsung Fascinate, then you now pre-order yours on Best Buy. The smartphone is now up on the website and should be launching on September 9th which is just over a week away. You can only pre-order them in store so you'll have to get out of your chair for this one. Check it out on Best Buy for a bit more information.

[Engadget]

HP's CTO Teases Three Devices On Twitter, Look Out For SXSW 2010

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HP's CTO, Phil McKinney, has just teased three new devices that his company is working on. All three of them are in the photo above but he mysteriously cropped out all three of them. The first one appears to be a slate device, the second could be a phone or a new Zune HD, the third device is on his wrist so this one could be a watch of some sort. Sadly, he hinted that these prototypes are something that you could see in the distant future, about "5 to 10 years" from now so maybe these won't hit the market anytime soon. If they do, let's hope that's a WebOS tablet, the flagship WP7 handset, and a watch that does something a bit extra. You can check out the tweet here, we might be seeing them at SXSW 2010 according to him.

[Engadget]

Future Shop Says Rogers' BlackBerry Torch (9800) Will Be Launching On September 15th

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11 days ago we heard that Rogers would be launching the BlackBerry Torch (9800) on September 15th and that rumour has just got some wheels. Thanks to the internal screenshot from Future Shop above, it also says that the smartphone will be launching on the 15th. Bell's launch is still unknown and Telus is rumoured to be launching it on September 16th, one day after Rogers. Of course, the promo price for the Rogers BlackBerry Torch won't be $999.99 like it says.

[CrackBerry]

Asus NX90Jq Notebook Available Online For $2,500, Packing Dual-Touchpads

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If you're interested in the Asus NX90Jq notebook then you better have quite a bit of money lying around. This notebook - in case you somehow forgot - was being showcased at CES earlier this year and it sports an 18.4-inch display, dual-touchpads, B&O ICEpower speakers, an Intel Core i7 CPU, Nvidia GeForce GT 334M graphics, and up to 1,280GB of HDD storage. This Bang & Olufsen designed notebook is now available online (here) for right around $2,500. I hope you have the money.

[Engadget]

Possible HTC Smart2 Render Leaks Out, HTC Speedy To Hit Sprint?

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A render of the successor to the HTC Smart has just leaked out and that's supposedly what you see above. This is said to be the HTC Smart2 and will be running Qualcomm's Brew OS. It could be a fake but we'll just have to wait and see what happens. Another handset is being tossed around and it's one we've heard of before. The HTC Speedy could be planning to hit Sprint sometime in the future, but we don't know when. This smartphone is said to sport a 3.5-inch HVGA touchscreen display, a 5MP camera with a flash, 386MB of RAM, an 800MHz CPU, and Android 2.2 "Froyo". It won't exactly be the speediest handset out there with dual-core CPUs coming to phones near you.

[Unwired View]

US Cellular Releasing the Samsung Galaxy S This October

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US Cellular has just announced that they'll be launching the Samsung Galaxy S later this month. In October, they'll be rolling out one of the best smartphones to date. The price is still unknown right now but it's only a bit more than a month away.

[Phone Arena]

Vodafone UK Getting the Nokia N8 Soon, Exclusive Green Colour

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The Nokia N8 is already available in a few places but it looks like Vodafone in the UK will be getting it in the future as well. This smartphone is running the Symbian^3 OS and will be available in both black and green colours, hopefully, sometime next month. The ugly green colour will be exclusively to the carrier, but who wants to get it anyway? It's "Coming Soon" if you're interested.

[Engadget Mobile]

Toshiba's Android Tablet To Be Called the Folio 100, Specs Revealed and Showing Up At IFA

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A couple of days ago we first got a glimpse of what the Toshiba Android tablet would look like and the same website, Notebook Italia, has reportedly gotten word of some specs and even a name. Apparently, the tablet that will be getting unveiled will be called the Toshiba Folio 100, which sounds kind of awkward and foreign. The tablet is said to feature a 10.1-inch multitouch display with a 1,024 x 600 resolution, a Nvidia Tegra 2 chip, 16GB of internal storage, an SDHC card slot, 3G / WiFi b/g/n / Bluetooth support, Adobe Flash support, the Opera Mobile web browser, a PDF reader, a 7-hour battery life, and Android 2.2 "Froyo". These are some pretty great specs so hopefully everything gets ironed before the big unveil at IFA. Hopefully it launches this year.

[Liliputing, Notebook Italia]

Camangi Webstation II Tablet Making Its Debut At IFA, Specs Revealed

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Late last year Camangi (a not-so well known company) released their Android-based Webstation tablet (above). The specs were decent during the times where everyone was trying to rush tablets onto the market ahead of the Apple iPad. The same company will be bringing its successor, the Webstation II, to IFA this year. The next iteration of this tablet will reportedly feature a 1,024 x 600 capacitive multitouch display, a 1GHz Samsung S5PV210 CPU, 512MB of DDR2 RAM, 2GB of internal storage, a microSD card slot (8GB SD card in the box), an HDMI mini output, 3G / WiFi / Bluetooth support, a 5MP front-facing camera, GPS, and Android 2.2. The specs definitely seem pretty good and if that front-facing camera is true it could be great for a video conferencing device. I don't think there's a product out there with a 5MP front-facing camera, unless I'm mistaken. We'll see it at IFA.

[Mobile Magazine]

Acer Aspire One D255 Netbook With Dual-Core Atom N550 Now Available For $399

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A new dual-core Intel Atom N550 packing netbook is now shipping in the US and it's the Acer Aspire One D255. We've heard about this one before because this is the netbook that has been famous for dual-booting the Android and Windows XP. Unfortunately, this netbook does not do that; instead it's running Windows 7 Starter Edition. Other specs include a 250GB HDD, a 10.1-inch display with a 1,024 x 600 resolution, 1GB of DDR3 RAM, and a 6-cell battery. They've managed to pack all of that into a 2.8-pound body. It's going for $399 so check it out on HSN.

[Electronista]

HP Mini 5103 Netbook Launching With Dual-Core Intel Atom N550 CPU

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Earlier this month we heard about the HP Mini 5103 netbook. Inside you'll find Intel Atom N455 / N475 CPU options along with the dual-core Atom N550 1.5GHz CPU, which is great. Other specs should include an SSD, a touchscreen display, some integrated Intel graphics, and the Broadcom Crystal HD card. This netbook should be launching sometime next month so maybe we'll be seeing it at IFA.

[Engadget]

Viewsonic's 7-Inch Android Tablet To Be Unveiled At IFA, Pictures Leak

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Viewsonic has just announced that they'll be introducing their first Android-based tablet, the ViewPad, at IFA 2010, which kicks off in early September. This tablet is said to sport a 7-inch display, four touch-sensitive buttons, a front-facing camera, and a microphone. Slash Gear points out that this tablet looks a bit thicker than Samsung's Galaxy Tab which I might be picking up. Now we have to wait for the tablets at IFA.

[Slash Gear]

Vodafone UK Releases the Nokia C6, 3 UK Gets the Red HTC Wildfire

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Two new phones are available in the UK and the first one we'll talk about is the Nokia C6. This handset is now available on Vodafone for free on a bunch of different and free 2-year contracts. This handset packs a pretty decent spec sheet along with a slide-out QWERTY keyboard. Check it out on Vodafone.

3 UK has just released the red HTC Wildfire. They've had the handset on the carrier available for a while, but it's pretty great that they have another colour now. It's running Android with a 3.2-inch touchscreen display and the Sense UI. Check it out on 3 UK.

[Unwired View]

Koodo Mobile's Samsung Elevate To Cost $24.99 On the Tab

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Okay, so we already know that Koodo's Samsung Elevate should cost you $150 contract-free and there's new pricing regarding this handset. Apparently, it'll be hitting the carrier for $24.99 on the Tab. The Elevate features a 2.6-inch display with a 240 x 320 resolution, a slide-up QWERTY keyboard, a 1.3MP camera, Bluetooth support, and a microSD card slot. It should be hitting the carrier soon.

[Mobile Syrup]

US Cellular Releases the HTC Desire For $199.95, Pick One Up!

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A new smartphone is now available on US Cellular and it's the HTC Desire. The Desire has a pretty great spec sheet so it's one of the carrier's best smartphones. In case you forgot it's packing a 3.7-inch SLCD display, a 1GHz Snapdragon CPU, a 5MP AF camera, WiFi / Bluetooth / GPS support, a microSD card slot (8GB in the box) and Android 2.1 with the Sense UI. It's going for $199.95 on a 2-year contract after a mail-in rebate so you should definitely scoop one up. Check it out on US Cellular and click on through to their batch of Android phones.

[Slash Gear]