Isaiah's Tech

There may not have been enough iPad 2's for the US but that's not stopping the international launch. Apple has just announced that the iPad 2 is launching in 25 more countries this Friday, March 25th and that includes: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and the UK.

Coming from Pre Central is word on the next Palm device hitting the market sometime next month. If that is the case then we should see the grand unveiling at CES 2011 which is just about two weeks away. The handset that we're talking about here will reportedly be the Pixi 2. Apparently, this handset will be hitting SFR in France before anywhere else. Of course, there's also word on Palm stepping up their device game over the next year so we'll really just have to see what they have up their sleeves.

[Electronista]

Well, this just about came out of nowhere. Palm has officially announced the Pre 2. This smartphone packs a 3.1-inch HVGA multitouch display, WiFi b/g  / Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR support, 16GB of internal storage, GPS, a 3.5mm headphone jack, a slide-up QWERTY keybaord, a 5MP camera with an LED flash, and, yes, WebOS 2.0! Of course, as the rumours suggest you'll likely find a 1GHz CPU inside of this but that's unconfirmed right now. Yes, the Pre 2 looks very similar to the Pre's of the past so nothing should surprise you here. There's Flash 10.1 Beta support on this handset as well so that's definitely good news.

This smartphone will be available in France first, via SFR, on Friday and it'll be available in the US in the coming months through Verizon. Canada will be getting it as well (in the coming months), but the carrier is still unknown right now - Bell launched the original Pre so it could be them again. Check out the Pre 2 portal here.

[Engadget]

If you're interested then you can now pre-order the Nokia N8 smartphone if you live in Italy. It's up on Nokia's official website but it actually won't be shipping until September. The smartphone is powered by Symbian^3 and is up for €469 ($609 USD) if you want to pick one up. It's a bit more expensive than first though but don't forget that the N8 packs a 3.5-inch nHD touchscreen display along with a 12MP camera on the back.

Update: Unwired View has pointed out that a bunch of other European countries can now pre-order the Nokia N8. France can now pre-order it for €459 ($601 USD), Germany for €479 ($627 USD), and even Poland for 1,999 PLN (€502 and $657 USD).

[Engadget]

In France, Archos has just released their 4.8-inch Internet Tablet. Dubbed the Archos 5 Internet Tablet, it's packing a touchscreen display and a 64GB SSD. This tablet is packing Android and is available for you to purchase for €399.98. Check it out here.

[Liliputing]

The Palm Pre-like Alcatel OT-980 slider looks like it's going to be making its way to France. In case you forgot, this handset sports a 2.8-inch resistive touchscreen display, a 600MHz CPU, a 2MP camera, Bluetooth / WiFi support, 3G connectivity, a microSD card slot, and a slide-up QWERTY keyboard as you can see in the picture above. The exact price and availability is still unknown.

[Phandroid]

This styling shouldn't be all that surprising if you're similar with Samsung's phones. It looks like they're going to have two different models of their I5800 Android handset. The first one is above and it's already available on Orange France (in black or white), dubbed the Galaxy Naos. The Galaxy Teos is below and just sports a slightly different face. Both of these handsets sport the same spec sheet: a 3.2-inch WQVGA capacitive touchscreen display (240 x 400 resolution), a 667MHz CPU, WiFi b/g/n / HSDPA connectivity, aGPS, a microSD card slot, a 3MP camera, a 1,500mAh battery, and Android 2.1 underneath the Touchwiz UI.

[Unwired View]

For some reason the Archos 13 lives and it's packing netbook specs into a notebook body. Underneath the 13.3-inch (1,366 x 768 resolution), you'll find an Intel Atom dual-core D510 CPU, 1GB of DDR2 RAM, a 160GB HDD, WiFi b/g/n / Bluetooth 2.0 support, VGA / USB ports, and a 6-cell battery. It'll of course be running Windows 7 and it'll be the Starter Edition. This is actually available in France for €399.98 ($485 USD).

[Liliputing]

Some carriers and manufacturers just won't give up on LiMo. It has just been announced that four top global carriers will be launching phones based on LiMo by the end of this year. This includes Orange, Telefonica (O2 / Movistar), Verizon, and SK Telecom. Of course, we don't know if they'll all get the same phone or one for each carrier so we'll have to wait. We'll be keeping an eye on this one - just a bit.

[Engadget Mobile]

A new HP notebook has just been spotted in France and it's the DM1z. This notebook is powered by an AMD Athlon II Neo K125 single-core 1.7GHz CPU and also features ATI Mobility Radeon graphics. The display is said to be 11.6-inches with a 1,366 x 768 resolution and there's HDMI / VGA output as well as a 6-cell (55Whr) battery. I don't when this will be available to us consumers so we'll have to wait around at least a little bit longer.

[Liliputing]

A couple of new notebooks have just been spotted at an AMD event in France. What you see above is the Acer Aspire One 521 which leaked out a couple of weeks ago. The event also features the Aspire One 721 (below), which hit the FCC a couple of months ago, and the Aspire One 1551. The AO521 features a 10.1-inch display with a 1,024 x 600 resolution, DDR3 RAM, an AMD V105 single-core 1.2GHz CPU, ATI Radeon HD 4225 graphics, a multicard reader, three USB ports, audio / Ethernet jacks, and VGA / HDMI outputs.

Next up is the AO721 which is above. This features an 11.6-inch display with a 1,366 x 768 resolution, a dual-core AMD Athlon Neo K325 CPU, three USB ports, Bluetooth / Ethernet, a 5,600mAh battery, and optional 3G.

The other notebook that was spotted is the AO1551. This one looks extremely similar to the AO721, so it'll be hard to distinguish the two apart from one another. This notebook features a 11.6-inch display with a 1,366 x 768 resolution, an AMD Turion II Neo dual-core K325 / K625 CPU, ATI Radeon HD 4225 graphics, an HDMI output, WiFi / Bluetooth / 3G support, and Windows 7 Home Premium.

[Liliputing, Engadget]

ZTE has just shown off their latest Android phone. This one will be called the ZTE Link and it'll feature a 2.8-inch resistive touchscreen display with a 240 x 320 resolution, a 3.2MP camera, and Android 1.6. It's not all that desirable, especially considering they could've made the display larger. Oh well, you get what they give you.

[Phandroid]

Crunch Gear has been keeping their eye out for the ExoPC tablet and they've come through yet again. According to Blog Geek, this tablet will have the Broadcom Crystal HD chip so that's actually quite impressive. In addition to that news, the ExoPC will reportedly hit France, US, and Canada starting on September 7th so it's still quite a ways away. The price isn't known yet, so we'll have to wait for that.

[Crunch Gear]

Someone has just got their hands on the sexy Cowon J3 PMP. In case you forgot (I did as well), it's packing a 3.3-inch AMOLED touchscreen display, Bluetooth support, TV output, and support for a bunch of codecs like DivX and XviD. The 16GB model will be hitting France next month (May) for €249 ($335 USD).

[Engadget]

If you live in France you should probably note that the Palm Pre Plus and the Pixi Plus will be headed your way thanks to SFR on April 27th. Both handsets will launch with SFR applications including SFR TV, SFR Wi-Fi, and SFR Mon Compte pre-loaded. It'll only be available online at first, but it'll hit retail stores in the second week of May.

[Unwired View]

Fresh off the success from the LG Cookie (selling over 10 million units), the Cookie Plus (GS500) has just been announced. This handset features a 3MP camera, an FM tuner, a touchscreen display (size unknown), 3G connectivity, and social integration. This handset shouldn't be all that expensive and it should be hitting France and Italy this March.

If you're looking for a cheaper Cookie without 3G support then the LG GS290 should be available in mid-March. This should be the direct successor to the current Cookie. We'll see it at MWC, hopefully LG confirms a full spec sheet for us.

[Unwired View, GSM Arena]

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]

Another netbook has just been spotted on a France e-tailer's website. This one's the Samsung N220 that will feature: a 10.1-inch display with a 1,024 x 600 resolution, an Intel Atom N450 CPU, integrated GMA 3150 graphics, 1GB of RAM, a 250GB HDD, WiFi b/g/n, Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR, a 0.3MP webcam, Windows 7 Starter Edition, and a 6-cell battery. It'll likely be available in early 2010 and we'll probably see it at CES 2010. It's sporting a chiclet keyboard and will be priced at 349 euros ($502 USD).

[Netbooked]

There's not much for me to say here since the spec sheet is above, but it looks like the Asus Eee PC 1201N will be hitting France this December. Yup, it comes packed with a 12.1-inch display with a 1,366 x 768 resolution, an Intel Atom Dual-Core 330 1.6GHz CPU, Nvidia Ion, and Windows 7 Home Premium.

[Netbooked]