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Finally! It looks like the Crunchpad, erm, the Joojoo tablet is set to launch since it's now in full production. Unlike the iPad, this tablet will have full Flash support. Time to watch Avatar on a 16:9 display with 720p resolution. It's not HD, but it's better than 4:3 - for watching movies at least.

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Here's something good for your son / daughter. Verizon looks like they could be launching a couple more dumb phones, including this flip phone above which is the LG VX5600 Accolade. This one will feature a 1.3MP camera and Bluetooth support. There's another flip phone they could be launching as well which will reportedly be the "Clout" which is also by LG.

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Well, I just finished talking about the possibly Mac Pro upgrade that could be happening next month - or later this month. Today, there's a new rumour going around that the Mac Pro upgrade (with new Intel Core i7 CPU options) will be launching on March 16th. The rumour went on to state that "Apparently only the high-end Intel Xeon Core i7-980X will initially be available. Clocked at 3.33GHz, its TurboBoost mode will allow it to reach 3.6GHz. The Core i7-970X will be clocked at 3.2GHz, with a 3.46 GHz TurboBoost." Let's see what happens in the next couple of weeks.

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RIM looks like they're looking to launch at least two new BlackBerry smartphones this year. Judging from their descriptions, one will be the touchscreen BlackBerry Bold aka the Magnum / Dakota and the other one will be a 3G BlackBerry Pearl with an optical trackpad which is the 9100 "Striker". This is just a rumour at the time, so take it with a grain of salt. Of course with the touchscreen Bold will be a new and updated BB OS (possibly 5.2 or 6.0?).

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It looks like the Sony Ericsson Vivaz (U5a) aka the Kurara has just passed the FCC with 3G (850 / 1900 MHz) bands that would be compatible on AT&T in the US and Rogers in Canada. This handset will feature a 3.2-inch touchscreen display with a 360 x 640 resolution, HSPA / WiFi / GPS support, a 3.5mm headphone jack, a 720MHz CPU, an 8MP camera with an LED flash and 720p video recording capabilities, and an 8GB card in the box. This might not be offered directly through AT&T but you'll be able to get it from Sony's store.

Check out the FCC filing here.

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Yesterday it was rumoured that Telus would be launching the Motorola Milestone on February 15th and now an internal memo has stated that they'll actually be launching it three days later - on February 18th. In two days, Telus will reportedly "start taking deposits" for the phone, kind of like a pre-order. The rumoured price is $199.99 on a 3-year contract and $549 contract-free.

Update: According to Mobile Syrup there's some bad news regarding the upcoming Motorola Milestone on Telus. Since their HSPA network isn't available everywhere yet, Manitoba and Saskatchewan will not be getting their shot at the Milestone. Incredibly bad news for those folks.

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It looks like Verizon has just made the Calgary official as the Motorola Devour. This Android handset features a 3.1-inch capacitive touchscreen display, a small touchpad, a microSD card slot, a pre-installed 8GB card, Bluetooth support, and MOTOBLUR. It doesn't look like there's multitouch on this handset but hopefully Google implements it over an update - it's only fair. Verizon mentioned that they're going to be releasing this handset sometime next month, but the price wasn't mentioned.

[Engadget]

It looks like Asus has just introduced their first notebooks with the upcoming USB 3.0 standard. Asus will be updating their current 16-inch N61 notebook to accompany a USB 3.0 port and they'll be launching a new 14-inch N82 notebook with the same port as well. There'll only be one of each right now, which should be more than enough. Of course, both notebooks will have their share of Intel Core i5 / i7 CPU options, ATI / Nvidia graphics, and a couple of [current] standard USB 2.0 ports.

USB 3.0 (right now) only runs three times faster than USB 2.0 but it's better than no improvement at all. USB 3.0 will be faster as time goes by so don't worry.

[Engadget]

This handset just passed the Bluetooth SIG and now the Samsung S8500 has been cruising around at the FCC as well. This handset will be the first handset to have Bluetooth 3.1 support. It'll also feature a 3.1-inch AMOLED touchscreen display, quad-band GSM support, a 1,000mAh battery, Bluetooth / WiFi support, and a microSD card slot. The OS is still unknown right now, but it looks like it could be an EU model. Check out the FCC filing here.

[Samsung Hub]