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Samsung To Bring the Galaxy S2 and Galaxy Tab 2 At CES 2011?

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There's a rumour going around that Samsung is going to be unveiling a few products at CES 2011. We already heard that they'll have the Galaxy S PMP ready and they'll also reportedly have the Galaxy S2 and the Galaxy Tab 2 as well. Of course, this is unconfirmed right now but they could just show us glimpses of both devices and I'd be happy. The Galaxy Tab 2 should be packing a Tegra 2 CPU while the Galaxy S2 should have some sort of dual-core CPU inside of it. I wonder if it'll be ready for prime time.

[Android and Me]



Samsung To Reveal Their Galaxy PMP At CES 2011, Finally.

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The first real iPod Touch rival will be at CES 2011 and Samsung has already confirmed it. This one should basically be the Galaxy S without phone functionalities. It'll be running Android and will reportedly be running Android 2.2 "Froyo" along with a 4-inch Super Clear LCD display because there's really no point of wasting Super AMOLED displays on this. It should also contain the company's own Hummingbird 1GHz CPU. On the back should be a 3.2MP camera along with a front-facing camera. It'll be shown off in the next week or so.

[Gizmodo]

Some Gamestop Stores Taking Pre-Orders For the Nintendo 3DS Already

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Apparently, if you go around to some Gamestop stores across the US then some of them are actually taking pre-orders for the Nintendo 3DS. Some stores are taking a $25 / $50 deposit and it should be shipping sometime in March so you'd have to know in advance if you actually want to get one. Sadly, you will have to get out of your house and head over to the store because you can only register for updates regarding the 3DS. Check it out on Gamestop.

[Joystiq]

BenQ To Reveal Their 10.1-Inch R100 Android Tablet At CES?

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There's a new rumour going around that BenQ will be revealing their Android-based tablet at CES 2011 next week. This tablet is said to be the R100 and will be a 10.1-inch variant with a 1,024 x 600 display with an 833MHz ARM CPU built by Samsung. Apparently, it'll also have 8GB of internal storage, a 3.5mm headphone jack, miniHDMI / miniUSB ports, an SD card slot, WiFi b/g/n support, stylus support, and a battery life of up to 12 hours. We don't know what the device will look like right now and the price is still unknown.

[Engadget]

Never Before Seen Sony Ericsson Android "Gingerbread" Handset Leaks, Has Huge Front-Facing Camera

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Well, here's a new Android (rumoured to be running "Gingerbread") handset[s] coming from Sony Ericsson and it's a model we've never seen before. On Picasa (here and here), something has been 8MP camera photos and they're actually coming from two different smartphones. One is said to be the "LT15i" while the other is the "MT15i". Clearly, the model numbers (one is reportedly codenamed the "Hallon") are pretty close so maybe they're not too different from each other. If you do take a look at the photo above though, the smartphone clearly has a hulking front-facing camera so maybe that will be for HD video calls. We should be seeing this one at MWC - along with the PlayStation Phone and the Anzu aka the XPERIA X12.

Update: According to Unwired View, they've snagged another photo of the handset, so check it out below.

[Engadget]

Best Buy's Systems Say the HTC EVO Shift 4G Will Be $150 On a 2-Year Contract

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In Best Buy's internal systems, the Sprint-bound HTC EVO Shift 4G has made an appearance. It's not confirmed right now but it's looking like the next 4G smartphone from HTC will be launching for $150 on a 2-year contract and $550 contract-free. Of course, you'll have to pay 4G fees if you want 4G speed so the choice will be yours in early 2011.

[IntoMobile]

Nokia E7 Hits Amazon For $679 Unlocked, Small Price To Pay For the Best Symbian Handset?

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Now that the holiday season is just about over, your wallet should be looking pretty dry at this point. Maybe it was a bad time for Amazon to put up the unlocked Symbian^3 based Nokia E7 smartphone up on their website. This handset features a 4-inch Clear Black display (360 x 640 resolution), a slide-out QWERTY keyboard, a 3.5mm headphone jack, 16GB of internal storage, WiFi b/g/n / Bluetooth 3.0 support, a 680MHz CPU, and an 8MP fixed-focus camera with 720p HD video recording. Check it out on Amazon if you're interested in picking one up for $679 unlocked. There's no word on when it will ship right now but it should be sometime in Q1 2011.

[Engadget]

HTC 7 Pro Gets a Spot On O2 Germany, Launching In January

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It looks a smartphone from HTC will be hitting at least one carrier in Europe, O2 Germany, in early 2011 and it's the 7 Pro. This is obviously a Windows Phone 7 handset that will reportedly be available sometime in January 2011. Since this is the case you can expect this one to get official in a few days / weeks. Maybe we'll see it at CES 2011. Check it out on O2 Germany.

[Engadget]

GCF Approves Of the Dell Venue and Venue Pro Handsets

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Something has just snuck through to get its GCF certificate and it's the Dell Venue and the Dell Venue Pro. The first handset is the Android-based model with no QWERTY keyboard, while the second is one of the best WP7-based handsets to date. Both of them feature quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE along with tri-band UMTS/HSDPA 900/1700/2100 MHz connectivity. Now all we have to do is wait for that Venue to launch in North America.

[The Unwired]

Acer Aspire One 522 Netbook Leaks, Runs AMD "Ontario" CPU

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A new Acer 10.1-inch notebook has just leaked. It'll be called the Aspire One 522 and it will reportedly feature an AMD C-50 "Ontario" APU which has dual 1GHz cores. Additionally, this notebook will also have Radeon 6250 graphics along with DirectX 11 support which is great. Other specs include a 1,280 x 720 resolution display, HDMI / VGA outputs, three USB ports, an integrated webcam, and a multicard reader. This one should be available soon and we'll likely see it officially revealed at CES 2011.

[Liliputing]

First Chumby "Opus" Tablet Picture Leaks, Silently Cruising On BBC

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An anonymous tipster has just sent the image above to Gizmodo and it's the next tablet / MID / picture frame thing from Chumby. It's sporting the codename "Opus" right now which has been used twice already, one by Motorola and the other by Dell, so that's off to an unoriginal start. Specs are unknown right now but it does have a slight design change.

[Gizmodo]

Sony Ericsson Sends Out Invites For Their MWC 2011 XPERIA Event

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Cell Passion has just pointed out that Sony Ericsson has just released their MWC 2011 invite which will, of course, take place in Barcelona. Their event will be taking place on Sunday, February 13th at 18:00. Details are unknown right now but you can expect some Android devices to be there. Notably, the XPERIA X12 and the XPERIA Play (aka the company's PlayStation Phone) should be at the event.

[Cell Passion]

Next iPad To Have a Flat Back, Be a Bit Smaller, and Will Have a "Wide Range Speaker"

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Coming from Mac Octakara is word on a few new improvements in the next iPad tablet from Apple. Aparently, there'll be a "wide range speaker" with a "metal mesh" over top of it similar to what you see above (just a render). The back of the iPad will actually be flat so that you'll actually be able to rest it down on a tablet properly, but that's expected. The bezel of the iPad will reportedly be about 3mm thinner than the first iPad so that's great news. The overall footprint of the iPad will also be a bit smaller in all ways, which is also expected. Look out for this to get announced in the next month or so.

[Engadget, Apple Insider]

Asus Puts Out a Teaser Vid For Their 12-Inch EP121 Tablet With Core i5 Inside

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It looks like Asus has just teased their 12-inch EP121 tablet which will be running Windows 7. This tablet from Asus will be the most powerful to date, packing a speedy Intel Core i5 CPU. Other specs include a USB port, an SD card slot, a webcam, a multitouch display, and a dual-mode active digitizer so it will be able to support finger and pen inputs. Since it is being teased just weeks before CES 2011, you can expect it to make an appearance there. Don't expect this one to be cheap. Check out the teaser video below.


[Slash Gear]

Dell M02M Hits the WiFi Alliance, Will Be Their Next Tablet / MID

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It's pretty clear that a new device from Dell is currently being tested, it has just been spotted at the WiFi Alliance. Dubbed the M02M, it's a step up from the Streak which is the M01M. This is clearly a "mobile internet device" with support for WiFi b/g/n so it could very well be a new tablet from the company. It could be a variety of things. It could be the 5-inch Streak 2 aka the Opus One or it could also be the 7 (or 10) inch Looking Glass tablet that was leaked by Engadget back in April. We'll just have to wait and see.

[Slash Gear]

First Android "Honeycomb" Tablet (From Motorola) Should Ship In March, Acer and MSI To Follow

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Coming from DigiTimes, is word that Google's Android "Honeycomb" based tablet will be released in March 2011. That will be the first tablet from Google and it'll likely be manufactured and stamped with a Motorola logo (possibly the Xoom). Months / weeks after that, MSI will be releasing their own tablet in April / May. In March, you can also expect Acer's Android tablet as well; we wonder when the Galaxy Tab 2 will be available.

[Engadget]

LG Optimus 2X Hitting Europe In Janaury, With Tegra 2 and 1080p Recording

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It's headed to Korea in January 2011 but that won't be the only place it hits. The Nvidia Tegra 2 packing LG Optimus 2X will also be headed to Europe in January and it'll bring along its 1080p video recording capabilities with it. Not much left to tell you here, but if it comes in the first week of January then it just might be the superphone to get!

[Engadget]

Acer's 10-Inch Android Tablet Shown Off In Three New Videos, Has a Gyroscope Inside

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Someone from the Acer camp has just shown off the company's 10-inch Android tablet which is looking like it's just in prototype form for the meantime. Engadget Chinese picked up the videos which were actually up on YouTube. Engadget mentions that Acer is planning on shipping this tablet sometime in April with "Honeycomb" so that should be getting official within the next few weeks / months. Not much details are given in the three videos below but it looks like they're definitely playing around with the gyroscope to turn some pages. Anyways, enough reading. Check out the three videos below!





[Engadget]

Samsung's 4G (LTE) Verizon-Bound Smartphone Leaks, Has Front Facing Camera and Bing

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Well, look what has leaked just weeks before CES 2011. What you see above is a Verizon handset running on their 4G (LTE) network and this one's actually made by Samsung running on Android 2.2.1 for the meantime. Of course, it also has the TouchWiz layer and also ships with Bing as the default search engine. Thankfully, you can clearly see that this smartphone will have a front-facing camera, which is great since the whole Galaxy S line-up that hit the US didn't have it. Let's hope this one makes an appearance and gets official at CES or MWC in early 2011.

[Gizmodo]

Mobilicity Releases the Sidekick LX As the Mobiflip, Just $49.99 For a Limited Time

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That was quick. Mobilicity has just released the Mobiflip which is actually known as the Sidekick LX. This handset packs a 3.2-inch display with a 480 x 854 resolution, a QWERTY keyboard, a trackball, a microSD card slot, Bluetooth 2.0 (no WiFi) support, a 3.2MP AF camera with an LED flash, and aGPS. Check it out right now on Mobilicity where it's available for $99.99 contract-free with the $50 mail-in rebate so it'll cost you just $49.99 if you buy it from now until the end of the year.

[Mobile Syrup]

Real HTC Incredible HD (Mecha) Photo Leaks, Running On 4G Network; Could Launch As DROID Thunderbolt

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Yesterday various media sources got a few glimpses of the Android-based HTC Incredible HD (aka the Mecha) and it looks like Gizmodo managed to scoop a picture of the actual handset running on Verizon's 4G (LTE) network. Of course, this isn't anything new but it should be the first time where we've actually seen the handset turned on. It's clearly running Android along with the Sense UI.

Update: According to Android and Me, this smartphone may actually hit Verizon as the DROID Thunderbolt. Honestly, it's a bit of a lengthy name. They should've just chose something like the DROID Bolt, but that's a bit similar to the BB Storm. Oh well.

[Gizmodo]

WIND Mobile's Inventory Systems Says the Bold 9780 Isn't Too Far Away

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WIND Mobile in Canada looks like they're gearing up to release the BlackBerry Bold 9780. The inventory screenshot above shows that the smartphone from RIM is there and the Bold 9700's stock levels are dwindling. When they're out of the Bold 9700, you'll likely be seeing the 9780 go up for sale. The 9780 ships with OS 6.0 along with the WebKit browser so it may be worth the wait.

[BGR]

Toshiba 12GL1 Glasses-Free 3DTV Now Available In Japan, 20-Inch Model On Christmas

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If you're interested in glasses-free 3DTV then you might want to head to Japan. Starting today, you can get the Toshiba 12GL1 which has a 12-inch display (466 x 350 resolution) that will do just that. This is now available for 120,000 yen ($1,431 USD), which is half of what the company will be offering the 20GL1 (20-inch model) for (240,000 yen or $2,863 USD). The larger 20GL1 will feature 720p resolution along with 550:1 contrast ratio and will be available starting on Christmas (December 25th).

Pantech Vega X Gets Official For South Korea, Features DDR2 RAM and Android 2.2

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Pantech has just revealed something that high-end smartphones should start featuring more and more as time passes and that's DDR2 RAM. The company announced the Vega X and it's reportedly the first phone to have it - probably 512MB of it. This will be available later this week in South Korea via KT and LG Telecom. This smartphone packs quite the spec sheet, it also has a 4-inch WVGA touchscreen display, a 5MP AF camera, a 1GHz Snapdragon MSM8255 CPU, and Android 2.2 "Froyo".

[Unwired View]

Motorola Files For Xoom Trademark, Could Be For Their Future Android Tablets

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Motorola has filed for a new trademark and it's "Xoom". This has been applied for in the US, Canada, Europe, Australia, New Zealand, and Taiwan so this is going to be quite a huge launch. We don't know what the Xoom is right now but, of course, it could be their first Android-based "Honeycomb" tablet. Apparently, this will actually be a line-up of devices, kind of like Verizon's Motorola Android handsets are called the DROID. Well, we're just dying to find out more if that is the case.

[Engadget]

Nintendo To Show Off the 3DS [Again] At a January 19th Event

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We've already seen the Nintendo 3DS get shown off before but another preview of it will be coming within the next month. Pocket-Lint has been invited to an event on January 19th which Nintendo will be hosting and the 3DS will be the main event for the night. There's really not much left to tell you but the whole world will have their chance to get this evolutionary gaming handheld in Q1 2011.

[Pocket-Lint]

T-Mobile USA To Get the LG Optimus 2X By March?

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There's a new rumour going around that the world first Tegra 2 powered smartphone, the LG Optimus 2X, could be hitting T-Mobile USA by March or 2011. This means that we'll be seeing more of this handset at both CES and MWC in 2011 which is definitely great news. This handset has already raised the high-end smartphone bar with both a Tegra 2 CPU and an 8MP camera with 1080p HD video recording capabilities so you expect this to be a standard set of features for the rest of 2011.

[Engadget]

First LTE Smartphone From Verizon Could Be From Motorola

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Coming from the WSJ is word that the first LTE smartphone from Verizon will actually be from Motorola - probably a part of their growing DROID line-up. It might not be what you see above, which is the Olympus, but we really do hope that it'll still sport a blazing fast Tegra 2 chipset. Of course, we know nothing about the handset that will be hitting Verizon but it should be announced at CES or MWC 2011.

[Engadget]

HTC Incredible HD (aka Mecha) Leaks In Four Different Pictures, Gives Up Glimpses

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Four pictures of the upcoming HTC Incredible HD (or the Mecha) have leaked today but none of them show the full device. If this handset is the Incredible HD like everyone is saying it is, this will be running Android and could be hitting Verizon in 2011 with [hopefully] LTE (4G) connectivity. This handset is definitely looking quite nice and it's definitely teaser-style. We'll likely see this handset at either CES or MWC in 2011.

[Android Central, Engadget, Slash Gear, Gizmodo]

HTC EVO Shift 4G Gets Spotted In the Real World, Sporting 800MHz CPU

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Live photos of the HTC EVO Shift 4G has just leaked out and this one's definitely headed to Sprint. This one clearly has a slide-out QWERTY keyboard and inside you'll find WiMAX connectivity along with the new Qualcomm 800MHz CPU - also found in the T-Mobile G2. This smartphone will definitely sell pretty quickly, let's just hope that HTC has made enough of them to keep up with the demand. This should be launching in Q1 2011.

[Phone Arena]

Fujitsu Releases the 10.1-Inch LifeBook T580 Notebook Tablet For $1,150

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Fujitsu has finally decided that it was finally time to release their LifeBook T580 notebook tablet. This one features a 10.1-inch touchscreen display, a keyboard, Intel Core i3 / i5 CPU options, 2GB of RAM, 160GB of HDD storage, and a 6-cell battery. Of course, the base $1,149 model comes with a Core i3-380UM CPU, while the Core i5-560UM model will cost you another $250 more. If you're into a convertible notebook PC then this one may be worth the buy if you don't mind the expensive price tag. Check it out on Fujitsu.

[Engadget]

Sony Vaio Tablet PC Hits the FCC, Now Set For CES Unveiling

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Thanks to the iPad's recent success every company is planning on bombarding us with tablets. Here's a new one spotted at the FCC and it's actually coming from Sony so it's a Vaio tablet. Specs include WiFi b/g/n support but that's really all we know right now. Not even the size of the touchscreen display was mentioned so we'll have to wait for those goodies just a little bit longer. It seems to have cleared the FCC just in time for CES which is just two weeks away. Check it out at the FCC.

[Engadget]

HP To Launch Four Models Of the WebOS-Based PalmPad; WiMAX Innards

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Coming from Fox News is reportedly word on HP's Palm tablet making a grand unveiling at CES 2011 in two weeks. Dubbed the PalmPad, for now at least, this tablet will be competing with the others and will be running on WebOS 2.5.1 which will be the next version of the OS. Apparently, there'll actually be four models of said tablet but it's unknown exactly what the differences are right now.

Specs reportedly include a nearly identical display to the iPad's current 9.7-incher, a 3MP rear-facing camera with an LED flash, a front-facing 1.3MP camera with an LED flash, a USB 3.0 port, an HDMI output, and possible WiMAX connectivity for Sprint USA. At least one of the models is expected to have an 8.9-inch display but this one won't be at CES 2011. Man, I can't wait!

[BGR, 9 to 5 Mac]

16MP Sony Ericsson Cyber-Shot S006 Handset Hits the FCC, Destined For KDDI Japan

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The PlayStation Phone isn't the only thing that Sony is focusing on right now because something new has just hit the FCC. What you see above is the Sony Ericsson Cyber-shot S006 handset which will raise the standards for mobile cameraphones all around the world. This will be the first handset from the company that will have their Exmor R camera sensors and it'll be hitting KDDI in Japan.

The sensor on the back is a 16MP back-illuminated camera which should take better low light pictures than the current sensors do. Specs include a 3.3-inch display, a 1GHz Snapdragon CPU, WiFi / Bluetooth support, GPS, and their own dumbphone OS. Oh yeah, this is also reportedly a tad waterproof. Interesting indeed. Check it out at the FCC.

[Phone Arena]

Sony PlayStation Phone Could Be Called the XPERIA Play, Release In April

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Sony's PlayStation Phone aka the Zeus Z1 will be hitting the market sometime next year and it's said that it very well could be April in the UK. This gaming handheld will be getting announced at MWC 2011 in February by Sony themselves. Now, what will it be called? Well, the trademark that you see above was filed on December 1st, 2010 and actually mentions that XPERIA Play which could be the final name. We'll just have to wait about two months more to find out.

[Electronista, Android Central]

Rogers Releases the Palm Pre 2 For $99.99 On a 3-Year Contract

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Well, this was a bit unexpected but we knew it was on the way. Rogers has just released the Palm Pre 2 which is running WebOS 2.0. It's available right now for $99.99 on a 3-year contract, and for $449.99 contract-free. The Pre 2 features a 3.1-inch touchscreen display, a slide-up portrait QWERTY keyboard, WiFi / Bluetooth support, a 1GHz CPU, a 5MP camera with an LED flash, 16GB of internal storage, a microSD card slot, a 3.5mm headphone jack, and 512MB of RAM to cap it off.

This is actually a pretty good handset for the price but Rogers does have quite the smartphone line-up already. Check it out on Rogers.

[Mobile Syrup]

Motorola Teases Their Honeycomb Tablet In a Video, Will Be At CES

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Motorola has just teased a new tablet. It calls the iPad just a giant iPhone and says that Samsung's Galaxy Tab is running the phone-optimized Android OS. With the bee buzzing by at the end, you expect Motorola's Android tablet to be made official, or at least teased, at next year's CES 2011 which is in two weeks. Andy Rubin was seen showing this tablet on stage at D: Dive Into Mobile.

[Engadget]

Verizon Tweets That There Will Be An LTE-Based Android Handset At CES

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Verizon has just mentioned that Android phones with LTE connectivity will be getting shown off at CES 2011 on January 6th. Of course, this doesn't tell us much, but we can expect the HTC Merge there. Hopefully, we'll have an official name - and the spec sheet - at that time. Check out the tweet here.

[BGR]

7-Inch Creative ZiiO Android 2.1 Based Tablet Available Right Now For $249

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If you're looking for a cheap Android tablet for now then you might want to take a look at Creative's 7-inch ZiiO tablet which runs version 2.1 of the OS. Specs include a 400 x 800 resolution display, WiFi b/g / Bluetooth 2.1 support, and a front-facing VGA camera. Keep in mind that getting a cheap Android tablet does have its downfalls because you do get what you pay for with them. Of course, you always wait until Q1 2011 where we should see a Tegra 2 model from a major manufacturer. Check it out on Creative right now where the 8GB model is going for $249.99, while the 16GB model is $269.99.

[Engadget]

Mobilicity Bringing the Sidekick LX To Canada As the MobiFlip 3G

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It looks like Mobilicity in Canada is actually planning to release the now-extinct-in-the-US Sidekick LX. This will be hitting the carrier as the MobiFlip 3G. It looks like the company actually had more of these and instead of throwing them in the garbage they decided to send them up North of the border. In case you're interested, this handset features a 3.2-inch display, a full QWERTY keyboard, a trackball for navigation, a 3.5mm headphone jack, and a 3.2MP camera. This handset will be available with a cheap $49.99 contract-free price tag which might actually be worth it.

[Mobile Syrup]

Windows 7 Based ExoPC Up For $699 Pre-Orders On the Microsoft Store

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If anyone's interested, the ExoPC running a skinned version of Windows 7 is actually up for pre-order on the Microsoft Store. It's up right now for $699. At that price you'll be getting what you see above, that's an 11.6-inch display, 64GB of internal flash storage, an Intel Atom N450 CPU, 2GB of RAM, and a front-facing 1.3MP camera. If you do manage to pre-order this one, it'll reportedly be shipping next week so it might be a decent late Christmas present if that's what you're looking for.

[Engadget]

Telus HTC Desire HD Leaks In a Photo, Should Launch In Q1 2011!

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We knew it was coming to Canada and it has just been confirmed by Mobile Syrup. That's right folks, what you see above is the Android-based and Sense packing HTC Desire HD, which is one of the best smartphones available - on paper, at least. The exact launch date is unknown right now but it could be hitting Telus in Canada sometime in January / February of 2011.

In case you need a refresher, this smartphone packs a 4.3-inch WVGA display, 768MB of RAM, 1.5GB of ROM, WiFi b/g/n / Bluetooth 2.1 support, an 8MP AF camera with a dual-LED flash and 720p HD video recording, a 1GHz Snapdragon CPU, an FM radio with RDS support, a microSD card slot, a 3.5mm headphone jack, and Android 2.2 with the Sense UI.

[Mobile Syrup]