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Steve Ballmer Unveils That HP Slate / Tablet, No Specs Given

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The rumours were true - and it's definitely not the Courier - Steve Ballmer really did unveil a new tablet PC and went on to call it a "Slate"... I wonder why... Anyways, the specs for this tablet / slate weren't mentioned but it's a basic-looking tablet. According to Ballmer it's more powerful than a phone and almost as powerful as a PC. It's perfect for reading and actually has pinch-and-zoom, yes, multitouch. The price wasn't mentioned, but it'll be available "later this year." Of course, it's running full Windows 7.



[Engadget, Gizmodo]



Sony Reveals the Dash, 7-Inch Tablet With WiFi and 1,000 Free Apps

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At their press conference just a couple of minutes ago, Sony revealed the Dash. The Dash is basically a 7-inch tablet that reminds me of a digital picture frame since it does stand up on its own. It has WiFi support and has 1,000 free apps (1,500 total) courtesy of Sony. This is expected to launch in April for $199.99 USD.


[Gizmodo, Venture Beat]

Lenovo Unveils Android-Based LePhone For China, Running LeSnapdragon

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Well, even Lenovo is planning on launching their own phone as well. The LePhone is intended for the Chinese market and will launch in May of this year. This handset will feature: a 3.7-inch capacitive touchscreen display with a 480 x 800 resolution, a 3MP camera, a front-facing camera, a 1GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon CPU, a 3.5mm headphone jack, and Android 1.6. The price hasn't been mentioned yet, but we're hoping that it'll hit North America in the future. It's pretty awesome, but would be even better if it was at least Android 2.0.

Palm Pre Plus Has 16GB of Storage and Pixi Plus Has WiFi, Both Headed To Verizon

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We all know that Verizon will be launching the Palm Pre Plus and the Palm Pixi plus, but we didn't know what the differences would be from their original counterparts. To be honest, there's not much of a difference. The Palm Pre Plus will have 16GB of internal storage and the Pixi Plus will have WiFi support. Both additions are welcomed, but I was expecting more to be honest.

[Engadget]

LG Unveil New Plasma HDTVs and 39 Different HDTVs In Total

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LG has just unveiled their latest high-end plasma HDTV at CES 2010. These plasma TVs they unveiled today have NetCast for Skype, Youtube / Netflix / VUDU / Napster / Yahoo! Widget support. These TVs also come with a 0.9-inch wide bezel and is a bpart of the new Infinia Series line-up. You can choose between 720p and 1080p resolutions if you'd like and you can also get an optional WiFi adapter and a Wireless Media Hub so that you can watch HD content wirelessly.


LG held their conference at CES 2010 today and they've unveiled a total of 39 different HDTVs. This includes various TVs from 19-inches all the way up to the 55-inch LE9500 TVs. This includes an 8.5mm bezel, Full HD support, and some Skype HD video calls if you're webcam permits it. These TVs also include 3D support, Netflix, VUDU, Youtube, Napster, and Yahoo! Widgets support. All of these TVs are also LED-backlit, contain DLNA support, and you can also purchase that Wireless Media Hub.

LG Unveils Their Next Plasma HDTV: Slash Gear
LG 3D Infinia LE9500 LCD HDTV: Slash Gear

HTC Bravo's User Agent Profile Spotted, Let's Hope It Shows Up At MWC

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Cell Passion has just spotted the User Agent Profile for the HTC Bravo. We're hoping that it'll make an appearance at MWC 2010 this year, but we're not sure. The Bravo will evidently sport a 480 x 800 resolution with no physical QWERTY keyboard. Check out the User Agent Profile here.

[Cell Passion]
Picture Source: Engadget

Samsung Unveils A Couple of LED LCD HDTVs and Their Own 3D Plasma (C7000) HDTV

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Samsung has just announced a couple of new TVs at CES today. The 5000 Series of LED LCD TVs focus on consuming low power and DLNA support. The 6500 Series steps it up a little bit by using 120Hz technology and DLNA support. These TV will be launching in the first half of 2010. The even higher-end 7000 Series sports 240Hz technology, Samsung apps, and actually converts 2D into 3D in real-time - which seems to be the next big thing. The 8000 Series is LED edge-lit, has 240Hz technology, and also converts 2D into 3D in real time. The 9000 Series is also LED-backlit, has 3D support, has 240Hz technology, Samsung app support, and is as thin as a pencil. This TV is expected to launch in late 2010. Below is a picture of the slick Apple-like remote from Samsung as well.


Samsung didn't mention much about the TV you see below, but we do know that it's a 3D plasma TV. The Samsung C7000 sports a 1080p display and will, of course, convert your 2D content into 3D in real-time. It also comes equipped with built-in Ethernet connectivity and support for Samsung apps. The price for any of these TVs haven't been mentioned yet, but we'll hopefully know them soon.



Samsung LED LCD 9000 Series TV: Gizmodo
Samsung 3D Plasma C7000 TV: Gizmodo

Paradigm Shift Launching Their Own Android Tablet This March For $370

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This picture definitely doesn't look like it was meant to attract consumers since this picture isn't exactly making the tablet look any good. Anyways, this is the Paradigm Shift Android (EMT-10AB/W) tablet. It's bringing along a large (10-inches I believe) 1,024 x 600 touchscreen display, 2GB of internal storage, an SD card slot, an 800MHz Marvell PX166 CPU, a VGA output, and 3G support. It'll be available in black and white this March for around $369.95.

[Engadget]

Next-Gen Nintendo DS Will Have Motion Controls; 3G Absent

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Obviously with the success of the Nintendo DS there's bound to be a successor. We know that it could have Nvidia's Tegra graphics, but we're also hearing that there'll be motion-sensing as well. What happens when you get the Wii's success and put it together with the DS's touchscreen success? Magic. At least that's what Nintendo's President, Satoru Iwata, thinks. The next DS is looking like it will have motion controls, but it won't be outed with 3G support. Let's see if they'll be able to make this one a success.

[Mashable]

Nokia "Mystic" Pictures Surface, E72 With Palm Centro Antics

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A new Nokia phone has just been spotted in the wild and, no, it wasn't spotted at CES 2010. Instead this was spotted online at iTech.vn. Engadget points out that it's like an E72 and a Centro fused together. Maybe Nokia doesn't need to buy Palm after all. This one has the codename "Mystic" but we don't know the spec sheet of this handset yet.

[Engadget]

Toshiba 55 and 65-Inch ZX900 Cell TV Models Hitting the Shelves This Year... Maybe.

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The Toshiba ZX900 Cell TV looks like it's on display at CES again this year. It's sporting 480Hz technology and the Net TV applcations, which include Netflix, VUDU, CinemaNow and Pandora. This also comes equipped with WiFi 802.11n and a 1TB HDD for your movies and shows. They'll be coming in 55 and 65-inch models and they'll all be LED-backlit. Toshiba mentioned that this TV set will be available later this year... so I hope you're patient.

Engadget mentions that Toshiba's Cell TV will actually convert your 2D content to 3D in real-time which is pretty amazing. The un-amazing point is that it's been delayed for a while now and the price tag will be quite expensive when they finally do decide to launch it.

[Engadget]

Toshiba Updates Their T100 Series Notebooks, Intel and AMD Chips Thrown In

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At CES this year, Toshiba has updated their traditional notebook line-up. Their T100 Series (T115 / T135) just got updated to accompany some AMD / Intel processors. They start at $450 and they supposedly last 9 hours with an Intel CPU and 6 hours on an AMD CPU. These notebooks fit up to a 320GB HDD, up to 4GB of RAM, and an optional Blu-ray drive. Engadget doesn't like the plastic build quality of these notebooks, but these could be perfect since it's got a cheap price tag.

[Engadget, Venture Beat, Gizmodo]

Vodafone Launching the Google Nexus One In the Next Couple of Weeks

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We already know that Vodafone will be launching the Google Nexus One, but now we're hearing that they're planning to launch it in the next couple of weeks. It'll be launching in the UK first, but then it'll launch in France, Germany, and elsewhere after.

[Engadget]

AT&T Also Planning To Launch 2 WebOS Handsets This Year

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Yes, AT&T is planning to launch five Android handsets this year, but they've also announced that they plan to launch two WebOS handsets as well. We don't know what they'll be but there are only 2 WebOS handsets right now, that's the Pre and the Pixi. Maybe we'll see a new WebOS from Palm this year, but we'll just have to wait and see.

[Gizmodo]

WIND Mobile "In Talks" Of Launching the Google Nexus One

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Wow, just what I mentioned yesterday. The folks over at WIND Mobile looks like they want to launch the Google Nexus One. They're supposedly in talks, so I'm definitely hoping that it goes well. I'd love to see WIND launch the Nexus One.

[Mobile Syrup]

LG Reveals Android-Based GT540, Set For April Launch

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So LG has just revealed another one of their upcoming Android handsets. We actually don't have a picture of the handset, so you'll have to do with the microphone on an unknown LG handset, which is lame. Anyways, the LG GT540 (which we saw back in November) will be an Android handset that will feature a 3MP camera, a 3.5mm headphone jack, a microSD card slot, and a display with a 320 x 480 resolution. If what we heard in November was true, this handset will be running Android 1.5... Let's hope they update it. This handset will launch in April 2010.

Update: According to Engadget, this actually will and possibly was running on Android 2.0.

[Pocket-Lint, Boy Genius]

AT&T Bringing Five Android Devices (From Motorola, Dell, HTC) This Year; Dell Mini 3 and Motorola Backflip Confirmed

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AT&T showed up at CES today with their own press conference. They didn't say much but they did mention that they are planning to launch five Android devices in 2010. As you can see in the photo above, Motorola, Dell, and HTC will be involved in the party. One of the Motorola handsets will probably be the Backflip.

Update: At this point we now know that AT&T will be bringing the Dell Mini 3 (below) to the US, thanks to Engadget.

Update: According to Slash Gear, the Motorola Backflip has been confirmed to launch on AT&T as well. The name is unconfirmed, but Motorola started handing out these handsets to developers already. It'll have MOTOBLUR


[Engadget]

First Photos of the LG (GD880) Mini Surface, S-Class UI Is Present

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New photos of the LG GD880 "Mini" has just popped up and it will reportedly be launched just as the LG Mini. So, this LG Mini is sporting: a 3.2-inch touchscreen display with a 480 x 854 resolution, a 5MP camera, GPS / Bluetooth / WiFi support, 3G connectivity, an FM radio, 100MB of internal storage, a microSD card slot, and LG's S-Class UI. This handset is expected to launch for €350 ($504 USD), but we don't have a date yet.


[GSM Arena]

Sony Ericsson Robyn Is the XPERIA X10's Shrunken Clone

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Is this for real? Yes, that's an XPERIA X10 besides it's twin midget brother. The small one is apparently the Sony Ericsson Robyn which is an exact midget clone of the XPERIA X10 - at least it looks like it. We don't have an official word on the spec sheet, but I'm sure that don't size up against the XPERIA X10's impressive spec sheet. However, we do know that the Robyn will feature a touchscreen, a camera, 3G connectivity, and the Android OS. Oh yeah, it'll also be available in a couple of different colours.


[GSM Arena]

Asus Eee Keyboard PC Set For February Launch With Last Year's Atom

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At this point the Asus Eee Keyboard PC has been delayed a couple of times and the guts have changed a bit as well. It made another appearance at CES this year and Asus has mentioned that it'll be available in February for somewhere between $499 and $599. Unfortunately, they're sticking with an Intel Atom N270 1.6GHz CPU (last year's Atom) and it'll also have 1GB of RAM, a 16GB SSD (up to a 32GB). The battery is said to last 5 hours and there's a 5-inch touchscreen on the right side that'll be running whatever OS you choose. I think we lost our lust for it now.

[Engadget]

BlackBerry Pearl 9100 Caught On Video, Possibly Headed To Telus

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Well, it's a busy week with CES 2010 going on, but Mobile Syrup just spotted a video that shows the BlackBerry Pearl "Striker" 9100 on video. We've seen it on video before, but this one's interesting because it looks like it's got some Telus badge on it. Could the next Pearl be headed to Canada's Telus?

Update: Okay, well, the video's been removed. Sorry about that.

[Mobile Syrup]
Picture Source: Slash Gear

LG Announces That Windows Mobile 7 Is Coming This Year

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Confirming what we already know before, LG has just gone right out and kicked off CES with announcing that Windows Mobile 7 is coming this year. Yes, LG announced it and not Microsoft. However, they didn't mention when their first WinMo 7 handset would be so Microsoft's in control of that.

[Engadget]

HP Updates Pavilion Elite HPE Desktop PCs and EliteBook / ProBook Notebooks

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HP is constantly showing off more and more products and this one involves their latest desktop PCs. The HP Pavilion Elite HPE (High Performance Edition) has been updated to contain at least 8GB of RAM, at least a 1TB HDD, Intel Core 2 Quad / Core i7 / AMD Phenom II CPU options, Nvidia / ATI graphics, WiFi n support, a TV tuner, and a Blu-ray drive. These should be available in mid-January, but the price hasn't been mentioned - we'll see them at a later date.


Like the desktop PCs, these notebook PCs vary in specifications. "The ProBook models, the 6440b (14-inch) and 6540b (15.6-inch), have a starting price of $949, while the gunmetal aluminum-clad EliteBook 8440w and 8540w start at $1,299 and $1,499, respectively. Finally the more traditional platinum aluminum 8440p and 8540p start at $1,099 and $1,249." You'll see anything from Intel mobile Core i5 / i7 CPU options and several new Nvidia Quadro graphics inside of these notebooks. These notebooks will be available in February.

HP Pavilion Elite HPE Desktop PCs: Electronista
HP Refreshes ProBook and EliteBook line-up: Electronista, Engadget

HP Reveals Mini 210 / 2102 / 5102 / Compaq 201 Netbooks At CES 2010

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Looks like today is shaping up to be HP's day. They have unveiled a couple of new products for us, this one's the HP Mini 210. This netbook features: a 10.1-inch display, a chiclet keyboard, a multitouch trackpad, an Intel Atom N450 1.66GHz CPU, 1GB of RAM, a 160GB / 250GB HDD, a multicard reader, and WiFi b/g/n. The $299 model will have Windows XP Home and the more expensive $329 model will have Windows 7 Starter Edition. The HP Mini 2102 is not much different from the Mini 210, but it's aimed at business owners and will start at $399.


The HP Mini 5102 is above and is another netbook. It'll be sporting a 10.1-inch display with a 1,024 x 600 / 1,366 x 768 resolution, an Intel Atom N450 1.66GHz CPU, optional GPS support, 1GB / 2GB of RAM, a 160GB / 250GB / 320GB HDD, an optional 80GB / 128GB SSD, WiFi a/b/g/n, Bluetooth support, optional 3G connectivity, a 4 / 6-cell battery, and has several different OS options like Windows XP / 7 / Linux. To make things a bit better it'll have an optional capacitive touchscreen display and will be available with the slightly faster N470 1.83GHz CPU later on this year. This netbook will be available in black, red, and blue for $399 USD.

Last, and probably least, is the Compaq 201 netbook which actually features last year's Intel Atom N270 1.6GHz CPU and is priced at $229. Definitely a year behind on that one.

HP Mini 210 / Mini 2102 Netbooks: Liliputing
HP Mini 5102 Netbook: Liliputing, Engadget
HP Mini 2101 / 210 / Compaq 201: Engadget

Gateway LT2100 Series Netbook Gets Revealed With Intel Atom N450 CPU

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Thanks to Canada's Future Shop leak last week we already knew this one was coming. The Gateway LT2100 has just been debuted featuring the Intel Atom 1.66GHz N450 CPU. Other specs include: a 10.1-inch LED-backlit display with a 1,024 x 600 resolution, a 160GB / 250GB HDD, 1GB of RAM, three USB 2.0 ports, a VGA port, a multicard reader, a 93% keyboard, Intel's GMA 3150 graphics, a 6-cell battery, and Windows 7 Starter Edition / XP Home OS options. This'll be available in black, red, and white. This should hit the US shores later this month for $299.99 USD.

[Engadget]

Samsung Unveils the S5150 "Diva" and S7070 Handsets At CES 2010

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Way back in November we saw both of these handsets and Samsung has just unveiled them at CES once more. Above there's a photo of the S5150 "Diva" and below is the S7070. The S5150 above is a flip phone that sports a concealed LED display. If the specs from way back when are correct this handset also features a 3MP camera and a 2.2-inch QVGA display.

The S7070 is below and it'll be featuring a 3-inch WQVGA touchscreen display, a 5MP AF camera, an FM radio, Bluetooth support, a 3.5mm headphone jack, and a microSD card slot. It's running Samsung's own TouchWiz UI so there's not much to call home about there.


[Engadget Mobile]

Amazon's Kindle DX With Global Wireless Now Taking Pre-Orders For $490

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It looks like Amazon's Kindle DX with Global Wireless is now available! In case you're interested in this e-book reader it's now available to "over 100 nations" for the equivalent of $489 USD. Of course with all of the CES news on e-book readers, maybe you'll be interested in waiting for some of those. You can start pre-ordering it now!

[Engadget]

HP Reveals the TouchSmart tm2 Notebook Tablet At CES

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The successor to the tx2 has been revealed. Meet the HP TouchSmart tm2 notebook tablet. It's got a 12.1-inch capacitive multi-touchscreen swiveling display, ATI Mobility Radeon graphics, an Intel Core 2 Duo CPU, a chiclet design, an aluminum body, a 6-cell battery that will reportedly last for 9 hours, and Windows 7. It's also got a multitouch trackpad, like their Envy line-up and comes pre-installed with BumpTop 3D. We're hearing that it's much better than the tx2 so it might be worth the buy this time around. It's scheduled for a launch on January 27th for $950 USD.

[Engadget]

Rogers HTC Magic Getting Android 2.1 With the Sense UI; HTC Dream Left In the Cold

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It looks like one of the first two Android devices that hit Canada will be getting Android 2.1. It won't be the HTC Dream. It's been confirmed that the HTC Magic on Rogers will be getting the Android 2.1 update, so that definitely sucks for Dream owners. The Magic will also get the Sense UI over top of Android 2.1 so that's definitely great news. Below is what Mobile Syrup got.


“While there has been a lot of confusion regarding software updates for these devices – we want to make sure that everyone knows that Rogers has been pushing hard to ensure the best possible outcome for all customers who have purchased an HTC Dream and Magic. Although we previously announced that we did not plan an upgrade to either device, we have reevaluated based on Rogers request and agreed to move forward.
First, we will be implementing an update for the 1.5 OS to both the HTC Dream and HTC Magic in the upcoming weeks. These will offer a number of benefits for these devices, including bringing the HTC Sense experience to the HTC Magic, although the OS version will remain 1.5.
By mid-year, HTC will issue an upgrade to Android 2.1, including the highly acclaimed HTC Sense experience for the HTC Magic.
However, due to certain limitations on the HTC Dream, the software path for the HTC Dream will not be developed beyond the next Android 1.5 update. While we regret not being able to offer the same updates to both devices, by bringing this upgrade to the HTC Magic, we are delivering the best solution possible given the situation at hand.

[Mobile Syrup]