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Intel's Light Peak Not "Influenced" By Apple, Expecting To Hit 10Gbps Speeds

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It looks like those rumours above Apple "influencing" Intel's Light Peak are false. "The unnamed sources for CNET believe that Intel had already been developing the technology and that the semiconductor firm had simply asked Apple for feedback as part of its usual requests for outside input." Keep in mind that this has the potential to be the next "industry standard" so we could see it on a couple of devices next year - including Apple devices.

"Intel has acknowledged that Light Peak can simply route data from other standards and could implement DisplayPort, FireWire, USB 3.0 and other technologies on a single connection." It seems like it will be pretty awesome and will be capable of delivering 10 gigabit per second data speed.

[Electronista, Crunch Gear]



Doublesight Releases Three Monitors That Plug Via USB

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It looks like Doublesight has just released three new monitors that plug in via USB - like the MIMO monitors - which is pretty cool. The smaller model is a 7-inch display with an 800 x 480 resolution and it available for $120 USD; the larger model sports a 9-inch display with a 1,024 x 600 resolution and costs $140; the highest-end model is the same 9-inch display but packs a webcam too (pictured above) and this costs $160 USD. You can check them all out on Doublesight's website here.

First Photo Of HTC's FLO TV's Box - Qualcomm CPU Included

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Remember that FLO TV PTV that will be running on a Qualcomm CPU? Well, it looks like this is the first box photo of the said device. We heard that it's made by HTC, but it doesn't really say so on the box. The details do tell us that it has a capacitive touchscreen display, 4GB of internal storage - but we already know this. Unfortunately, the price tag is still unknown.

More Photos of the Motorola Tao / Sholes

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This morning we got our first look at the Motorola Tao / Sholes Android UI. Well, this time, the cameraman actually decide to zoom out a little bit to show us a tiny portion of the phone. However, he could've zoomed out just a tiny bit more to show us the whole phone, but oh well. There's your first look at the password screen or whatever.

Verizon BlackBerry Storm 2 Launching On October 25th For $600 Contract-Free

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According to the latest unconfirmed news, the Verizon BlackBerry Storm 2 will be launching in late October - supposedly around October 25th. It looks like it will be available for $599 USD contract-free at Best Buy. You could probably mark this on your calendar, but make sure to use pencil.

[Boy Genius]

SmartQ5a MID With Android 1.5 Now Available On China Mobile

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It looks like the SmartQ 5 MID now has a new model, the SmartQ5a MID, and it has Android pre-installed on it. This MID has Android 1.5 and a 4.3-inch touchscreen display and is apparently now available on China Mobile.

Google Wave Now Available To Over 100,000 People -- Closed Beta

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So, I'm pretty sure Google is already done sending out their Google Wave invites. Unfortunately, I was not picked out of the billions of people in this world since there were only 100,000 invites going out. I've already talked to a couple of people about getting invites on Twitter, but they won't respond. I was really looking forward to trying it out, but I'll have to stick with looking at screenshots until it comes out - which is pretty disappointing and saddening.

On a side note, maybe I'll miraculously get an invite, but I doubt it. Take a look at the link below for the "First Look" though.

[Lifehacker]

Vaio X Now Available For Pre-Register On Sony Japan

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It looks like the very thin Sony Vaio X ultraportable now has a pre-register website on Sony Japan here. Sony officially announced this notebook early this month and have mentioned that it will launch for less than $2,000 USD. When it gets released, the Vaio X will be the thinnest and lightest notebook to date at just 0.5-inches thin while weighing 1.5 pounds - it's made of carbon fibre. In the US, it's expected to launch sometime after October 22nd with Windows 7 pre-installed.

Keep in mind that it will get dethroned by the Adamo XPS (0.39-inches thin) when Dell launches it.

[Slash Gear]

OnLive Launching This Winter - Probably 2010 Though

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According to the boss of OnLive, the service will be launched to everyone as soon as this Winter. The CEO, Steve Perlman, hasn't mentioned an exact release date, but thankfully he's given us a timeline. He "hinted" at a 2010 release date, so don't expect it this year unless something miraculous happens. A lot of people are still skeptical about how good this service will be and how strenuous it will be to your company's bandwidth. We'll just have to wait and see when things start up.

[Tech Radar]
Picture Source: Kotaku

O2 Leak Out Catalog With Upcoming HTC HD2 / Leo

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What you see here is the first official confirmation of the HTC HD2 / Leo. This catalog is for O2 in the UK and could be launched in mid to late October - supposedly October 12 or October 26th. There's not much left to say about it, so just take a good hard look at it.

[Engadget]

Pantech Unveil Shiny New IM-S500K Crystal Handset

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Clearly dubbed the Crystal because of its shiny cover, the Pantech IM-S500K Crystal has just been officially announced. This handset has: a 2.4-inch QVGA display, an FM radio tuner, a 2MP camera, and a "diamond patterned shiny place up front with concealed lights and icons that seemingly illuminate at random (though are probably configurable enough to make sense to the user)."

[Engadget Mobile]

Samsung Omnia Lite Launching On Orange UK Soon; Omnia II To Follow

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It looks like the Samsung B7300 Omnia Lite is going to get launched overseas in the UK pretty soon. It'll be available for free on Orange if you sign a monthly contract of at least 30 pounds ($48 USD) a month (2-year contract). As a refresher, the Omnia Lite has: a 3-inch WQVGA touchscreen display, a 3MP camera, aGPS  / WiFi / Bluetooth 2.0 support, an FM radio, a 1,500 mAh battery, and the TouchWiz UI.

On a side note, the Samsung Omnia II should be available soon as well.

[WMPowerUser]

Nokia N900 Delayed Until Late October

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So much for that September 27th date. It looks like the Nokia N900 has been pushed back a little bit. The Maemo 5 packing handset from Nokia looks like it will be available on October 26th if you believe Amazon UK here. On the other hand, Nokia Germany's website says that the N900 will be available on October 30th. I don't know which one to believe right now, but it looks like we're looking at a late October release date.

[Slash Gear]

First Super Street Figher IV Gameplay Video Spotted; Shows Off Juri and T. Hawk

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There's not much to say here, but the first actual gameplay video of Super Street Fighter IV has just been spotted on YouTube. Check it out below. By the way, it's T. Hawk vs Korean fighter Juri.



[vg247]

Netbooks / Smartbooks With Google Chrome OS Coming Mid-October?

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Even though Ballmer has no clue what Google is going to do with their Chrome OS (fake picture above) there's a new rumour about it. This morning, we're hearing that Nvidia smartbooks / netbooks with Google's Chrome OS could be available in the middle of next month (October), which - believe it or not - is only two weeks away. Could this really be true? This is just a rumour and we heard this exact same thing in September and I've been disappointed.

[Netbooked]

First Photos of the Motorola Sholes / Tao Turned On With Android

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The Android-based Motorola Sholes passed the FCC two days ago and now we're seeing one of the first photos of it in action. What you see here is Google Maps and the App Market, so there's not much. Check out the link below for a few more photos of the Motorola Sholes / Tao in action.

[Phone Arena]

Another Microsoft "Courier" Video Shows Off UI, Won't Install All Windows 7 Apps...

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It looks like another video of the upcoming Microsoft "Courier" has just made its way on the Internet. This video below shows off the UI of the upcoming booklet / tablet from Microsoft. Apparently, it will be running Windows 7, but it actually won't be able to install some Windows 7 applications, which is pretty dumb. Anyways, just check out the video below.

Update: I'm having problems embedding the video into the post, so check out the link below for the video.

[Mashable]

LG Unveils GD510 Pop Handset, Launching Next Month in Europe

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LG has just announced their latest handset, the Pop (GD510). This handset appears to have: a 3-inch touchscreen WQVGA display, 8GB of internal storage, a solar panel on the back, and a 3MP camera. This handset is expected to hit the European market in the middle of next month (October), but the release details haven't been mentioned. Below is a short clip on the said handset.



[Mobile Roar, Engadget]

Android-Based Samsung Behold 2 Passes FCC, Headed To T-Mobile With Small 1,000 mAh Battery and 5MP Camera

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So we've seen the Samsung Behold 2 before, so this is nothing new. We've seen it at the WiFi Alliance, on Samsung's own website (hidden), and Bluetooth SIG; and now it has just passed the last step, gaining FCC clearance. The Behold 2 looks like it will have: a touchscreen display with a 240 x 400 resolution, a 5MP camera, Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR / WiFi / aGPS support, GSM/GPRS/EDGE (850/1900 MHz) / AWS WCDMA/HSPA connectivity, and a measly 1,000 mAh battery.

This phone is headed to T-Mobile, but we still don't know when. It looks like it could be on the cheaper end of the stick, so that will be good news to some consumers.

[Phandroid]

Sprint Cutting Down Price of the HTC Touch Pro 2 To $200? -- Confirmed Coming October 1st aka Tomorrow ONLY To Big Companies

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According to the latest unconfirmed news, Sprint is looking to cut the price of their HTC Touch Pro 2 listing almost in half. It launched for $349.99 on a 2-year contract and the latest rumour states that they could be cutting this to $199.99 on a 2-year contract after all of the rebates take place. This would match Verizon's offering. That is all.

Update: Boy Genius has reported that this is actually confirmed. Starting tomorrow Sprint's HTC Touch Pro 2 will cost just $199.99 on a 2-year contract after rebates. This matches the price of Verizon's offering, but the difference here is that Sprint actually has them in stock. Next up, T-Mobile's turn to cut their price too.

Update: Even though we heard this morning that Sprint would be cutting the price of the Touch Pro 2 to $199 on a 2-year contract I've got some bad news for you. Mobile Crunch is reporting that this price drop will only be in effect to customers who have 100+ lines of service aka only big companies and corporations. That definitely sucks for the average user, but oh well. Get a Verizon one. Just in case, we can wait until tomorrow if you don't believe me.

[Engadget Mobile]

Verizon Re-Stocking On the HTC Touch Pro 2 This Saturday

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Out of all of the US carriers currently offering the HTC Touch Pro 2, Verizon has the cheapest at just $199.99 on a 2-year contract. This low price helped them sell out of the handset fairly quickly. The latest unconfirmed news is stating that they're going to have the Touch Pro 2 in stock starting on Saturday, so be on the look out for it if you're interested.

[Phone Arena]
Picture Source: Boy Genius

BlackBerry Storm 3 "Mr.T" Launching Before Christmas -- Doubtful.

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The BlackBerry Storm 2 isn't even available yet and we're already hearing about the BlackBerry Storm 3, codenamed Mr. T. The Storm 3 supposedly has a "high-resolution [possibly capacitive] touchscreen" and a slide-out landscape QWERTY keyboard. Obviously details on this smartphone are slim, since it's still just a rumour that this handset even exists. The rumour states that this handset will be available just in time for Christmas, but I highly doubt that since the Storm 2 isn't supposed to get launch until next month (October).

[Phone Arena]

HP Envy 15 Notebook Passes FCC: Made of Magnesium, Has Linux Options and Still Looks Like a MacBook Pro

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The very sexy and very MacBook Pro-like HP Envy 15 has just passed the FCC and it spills a little bit more detail about this notebook. The body is said to be made of magnesium, it has a "buttonless glass multitouch trackpad", a Core i7 CPU, and Linux OS options as well. Check out the PDF here.

[Engadget]