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Canada's Bell To Launch the Motorola DEXT For $79.95 On Contract

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It looks like Bell's pricing for the Motorola DEXT has just leaked out. Apparently, it'll be $79.95 on a 3-year contract. Of course, that's really all we know right now so the rest of the price tags are still unknown. Of course, this is just a rumour right now but it's looking pretty solid.

[Mobile Syrup]



Newegg Releases the MSI GE600 Notebook For $900, Packs Core i5 and ATI HD 5730 GPU

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MSI looks like they have just brought their GE600 gaming notebook to the USA. This notebook packs a 16-inch display, an Intel Core i5 2.26GHz CPU, 4GB of RAM, a 320GB HDD, and ATI Radeon HD 5730 graphics. Of course, this notebook also comes with WiFi 802.11n support, an integrated webcam, eSATA / HDMI ports, a DVD drive, a couple of USB ports, and Windows 7. The GE600 is now available in the US for $900 - check it out on Newegg here.

[Electronista]

HP Planning To Launch WebOS Netbooks and Tablets In the Future?

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Now that HP has just confirmed that they bought Palm for $1.2 billion, what are they going to do with it? That's the first thing I thought when the deal happened. Imagine an HP Slate with Palm's WebOS on it? It definitely has potential to be quite awesome. Together, HP and Palm are looking to change up the mobile game, so we could see WebOS hit both netbooks and tablets in the future. Hopefully we see what they're cooking up before the end of this year.

[Tech Radar]

58 and 65-Inch Panasonic VIERA 3D Plasma HDTVs Hitting Japan On May 28th

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Panasonic is planning to launch two more 3D plasma HDTVs over in Japan. They'll be a part of their expanding VIERA line-up and it will come in 58 (TH-P58VT2) and 65-inch (TH-P65VT2) models. Both of these 3D plasmas come with a Full HD (1,920 x 1,080) resolution, a 5,000,000:1 contrast ratio, VIERA link, an Ethernet port, VoD, YouTube / Skype / DLNA support, and four HDMI ports. They'll be priced at $6,100 and $7,500, respectively, and there's one pair of 3D glasses in the box. If you want to buy more glasses you'll have to buy them for $110. Both of these 3D plasmas are hitting Japan on May 28th.

[Crunch Gear]

Amazon USA Now Selling the 46-Inch Samsung C9000 3D LED HDTV For $5,400

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Amazon (here) has just released the Samsung C9000 Series 3D LED HDTV. It's going for $5,399.99 and this definitely isn't the cheapest 3DTV out there, but it is one of the first sporting an LED display. The 3DTV packs a 46-inch display, a Full HD (1,920 x 1,080) resolution, 240Hz technology, Samsung Apps, WiFi with DLNA support, and a touchscreen remote control.

[Samsung Hub]

Koodo Mobile Officially Launching the BlackBerry Curve 8530 This Spring

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Canada's Koodo Mobile has just announced that they will be launching the BlackBerry Curve 8530 this Spring. It'll be available for $150 on the Tab or $300 contract-free. They didn't mention exactly when they will launch it, but we've already heard previous rumours of the launch date being anywhere between May 18th and the 26th.

[Mobile Syrup]
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Black Nintendo Wii Bundle To Cost $199.99 According To Leaked GameStop Ad

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It's now unofficially confirmed that Nintendo will be launching the [sexy] black Wii in the US, thanks to this GameStop ad that has just leaked out. Of course, we heard about this two days ago and, obviously, it's launching for the same $199.99 price - the bundle includes a Wiimote with MotionPlus along with Wii Sports and Wii Sports Resort. If the rumour is true, US should get the black Wii on May 9th while Canada will be getting it on May 23.

[Joystiq]

Telefonica Exclusively Getting the HP Compaq Airlife 100 Smartbook In Mid-May!

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It looks like HP Compaq Airlife 100 smartbook is about to become available exclusively in Europe right now for €229 ($302 USD) thanks to Telefonica. They'll be launching this smartbook in the middle of May and you'll need a €48 ($63 USD) monthly plan if you want to get it. The other plan is getting the smartbook for €299 ($395 USD) and you'll only have to pay €39 ($52 USD). The Airlife 100 smartbook won't be hitting the US if you trust HP's word.

[Engadget]

11-Inch Great Wall GBook Tablet Runs Windows 7 and Features 10-Point Multitouch

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It looks like Great Wall is back at it again with the tablet you see above which is being dubbed the GBook. This 11-inch tablet features 10-point multitouch along with an Intel ULV SU2300 1.2GHz CPU, 2GB of RAM, integrated Intel graphics, a 2.5-inch HDD / SSD, and Windows 7. Of course, the price and release date haven't been mentioned yet, but you can head to Engadget and enjoy the video if you want.

[Engadget]

Commtiva Blaze Hits the FCC, Running Android (1.6) and Headed To Cincinnati Bell

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It looks like a new handset from Commtiva has just passed the FCC and it's being named the Blaze. This handset is going to be running Android 1.6 and it'll feature a 5MP camera, a 3.5mm headphone jack, WiFi b/g / Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR support, aGPS, and T-Mobile 3G bands. Unfortunately, it looks like it will be hitting Cincinnati Bell before it hits T-Mobile USA though.

[Phandroid]

Canada's Bell Releases the Samsung (B7330) Messenger For Free On Contract

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It looks like what Mobile Syrup heard yesterday proved to be true. The Samsung (B7330) Messenger is now available on Canada's Bell Mobility. The handset is priced at $0 (promo price until June 30th) on a 3-year contract, $149.95 on a 2-year contract, $249.95 on a 1-year contract, and $299.95 contract-free. This handset should be hitting both Rogers and Telus in the future as well. Check it out Bell's website here.

[Mobile Syrup]

HTC's CEO Confirms a Windows Phone 7 Phone For Late This Year -- Again

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HTC's CEO, Peter Chou, has just confirmed (yet again) that they will indeed be launching a handset running on Microsoft's Windows Phone 7 OS in Q4 of this year. Of course, this handset will be high-end so expect a nice large touchscreen display as well as a 1GHz Snapdragon CPU.

[Unwired View]

Expect Your iPad 3G In a Couple of Days, It's Shipping now

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Finally. Not much left to tell you here, but if you ordered a 3G iPad it should be shipping soon. It'll be hitting your doorstep by the end of this month! You better be excited.

[Crunch Gear]

Intel Gearing Up ULV Mobile Core i7-680UM (1.46GHz) For the Fall

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It looks like Intel is looking to launch a new mobile Core 2010 CPU in the Fall. This one is the Core i7-680UM clocked at 1.46GHz and it'll be a part of their ultra-low voltage (ULV) line-up. With Turbo Boost you can clock the speed up to 2.53GHz which is quite fast for a ULV chip. This quad-core chip also features Hyperthreading along with 4MB of cache. The price hasn't been mentioned so we'll have to wait for the future to know what that is.

[Electronista, Fudzilla]

Microsoft's Kin (One and Two) Handsets To Hit Carriers All Over the World, Canada Getting It Via Fido

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As expected, Microsoft's Kin One and Kin Two handsets look like they'll be hitting the whole world eventually. According to their own ROM, they have a bunch of carriers listed down. In Canada, it looks like Fido could be getting it and in the US all of the major carriers will be getting one - except for Sprint. Take a look at the complete list below.


  • ATT (US)
  • T-Mobile (US)
  • Verizon (US)
  • Fido (Canada)
  • China Mobile
  • China Unicom
  • O2 (Germany)
  • T-Mobile (Germany)
  • Vodafone (Germany)
  • Vodafone (Spain)
  • Vodafone (France)
  • Vodafone (Portugal)
  • Vodafone (Italy)
  • DoCoMo (Japan)
  • Softbank (Japan)
  • Telia (Sweden)
  • Three (Sweden)
  • Orange (UK)
  • O2 (UK)
  • Vodafone (UK)


[Slash Gear]

Joojoo Tablet Now Available In Canada and Europe

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If you're somehow still interested in Fusion Garage's Joojoo tablet then you can now get one if you live in Europe or Canada. This tablet didn't get a lot of customers in the US so they're looking to see if any Canadians are Europeans want to get their hands on them. It's priced at $499 CAD with free shipping or for €359 ($473 USD) if you live in Europe along with €13 ($17 USD) shipping fees. Fusion Garage is promising that they'll have a firmware update for this tablet in the very near future. Go and order one here if you want.

[Engadget]

Sagem Puma Phone Hits the FCC, Headed To Vodafone and Orange In Two Weeks

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Sagem's Puma phone looks like it has just gotten clearance from the good ol' FCC (filing here). The filing confirms what we already know so that's a 2.8-inch capacitive touchscreen display, a 3.2MP camera, GPS support, and a solar panel on the back. Unfortunately, it won't be hitting the US until the first half of 2011. If you live in Europe you should be getting it real soon because it's expected to hit both Vodafone and Orange in the middle of May.

[Slash Gear]

Rogers Fixes Their Own Ad, Launching the Motorola Quench Soon

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We knew this was coming, Rogers' ad the other day was wrong. The other day, the ad showed the Motorola DEXT - which Bell is launching not Rogers - and now it shows the handset that Rogers will actually be launching. Rogers has unofficially confirmed that they'll be launching the Motorola Quench. We already knew that this would happen by default almost two months ago. Now the real question is when.

[Mobile Syrup]

Lenovo IdeaPad Z460 Gets Spotted In China, Sporting Core i3 and Looking Sexy

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Wow, it's a good look for Lenovo. Usually focused on the business market, this notebook definitely looks like Lenovo's team didn't design it. This unannounced notebook is said to be the IdeaPad Z460 and it's been spotted in China. Inside the 14-inch display you'll find an Intel Core i3 2.13GHz CPU, ATI Radeon HD 5145 graphics, 2GB of RAM, a 320GB HDD, a 1.3MP webcam, and Windows 7 Home Basic. Of course, we should get the official word from Lenovo pretty soon but let's hope they keep the price on this one down because this notebook looks pretty slick.

[Engadget, ZDNet Blogs]

Garmin-Asus Announce the 3.2-Inch Android Based Nuvifone A10 Handset

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Garmin-Asus have just announced their latest phone and it's what you see above, named the Nuvifone A10. This is another Android-based handset and it features a 3.2-inch WVGA (480 x 800 resolution) multitouch display. This is expected to launch in the middle of this year in Europe and to those in the Asia-Pacific area. It also packs a 1,500 mAh battery, the same old WebKit browser, and a 5MP AF camera with automatic geotagging. Of course, it has a bunch of pre-loaded apps like Garmin Navigation maps and software along with some turn-by-turn navigation.

[Engadget, Phandroid]

Apple's WWDC 2010 Kicks Off On June 7th This Year

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Not much to tell you here but Apple is planning to hold their WWDC 2010 this year and it'll be starting on June 7th. We're expected to see the iPhone 4G / HD announcement at the event and Apple looks like they'll also be focusing on their iPhone OS 4 as well as some iPad stuff. There won't be too much stuff regarding Mac OS X, but maybe they'll announce their latest iteration to include some touchscreen capabilities.

[Crunch Gear]

Canada's Telus Releases the Motorola Backflip For $99.99

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Telus has just released the Motorola Backflip for $99.99 on a 3-year contract - thanks to a promo in-store. This handset will be running Android 1.5 and it features a 3.1-inch HVGA touchscreen display, a 5MP AF camera with an LED flash, a 3.5mm headphone jack, a microSD card slot, and WiFi / aGPS / Bluetooth support. Other price points are $299.99 on a 2-year contract, $349.99 on a 1-year contract, and $399.99 contract-free. It should be getting an update to Android 2.1 in the future but who knows when that will be.

[Mobile Syrup]

Sony Teases New VAIO Ultra Mobile PC, A New Vaio P On the Way

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It looks like Sony has just put up a teaser for a new VAIO New Ultra Mobile PC that they'll be launching. Engadget is the first to point out that this is going to be a new Vaio P (possibly the Mark 2). Apparently, the orange paper clip is what the new Vaio P will look like from the side. Of course, that's all we know right now, so you can check out the teaser site for yourself here.

[Engadget]

Asus Eee PC 1015P Netbook Spotted At the FCC

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It looks like another netbook from Asus has just been spotted at the FCC. This one's the Eee PC 1015P and it sports traditional netbook specs, a 10-inch display along with an Intel Atom N450 CPU. Don't be surprised if you see this netbook updated in the very near future to bring the Atom N455 CPU which has support for DDR3 RAM.

[Netbooked]