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Although they didn't give the BlackBerry smartphone a name, US Cellular has just announced that they'll be launching the BlackBerry 9670 later this year. More specifically, they said that they'll be launching "a BlackBerry flip smartphone with a full QWERTY keyboard. Obviously, that's a good enough hint because it can't be the Pearl Flip with its SureType QWERTY keyboard. Great news for those folks!

U.S. Cellular Answers the Call for Cutting-Edge Phones 

[CrackBerry]

Although it's only targeted at developers and not the general public, Texas Instruments figured that they should show off their upcoming tablet. Dubbed the Blaze, this tablet will be sporting a 10.3-inch multitouch display with a 1,024 x 768 resolution, 1GB of RAM, 32GB of flash storage, two USB ports, an HDMI output, a TI OMAP4430 1GHz CPU (based on ARM Cortex A9), WiFi / Bluetooth / GPS, an FM radio, a SIM card slot, a memory card slot, a headphone jack, and a 4,100mAh battery. It'll be sporting an aluminum body and should be available sometime in August if everything works out.

[Liliputing]

Bell may be launching the Samsung Wave in a couple of weeks but it looks like they'll be launching a CDMA phone in the near future as well. This handset isn't all that high-end and it's being called the Samsung Entro. This handset features a slide-out QWERTY keyboard and Bluetooth support. It seems like a mid-end handset so don't expect this phone to blow the iPhone 4 out of the water. This will join the Samsung Wave since it's launching on July 8th as well.

[Mobile Syrup]

MSI has introduced their latest netbook, the Wind U135DX. This netbook comes packed with a 10.1-inch display with a 1,024 x 600 resolution, an Intel Atom N455 1.66GHz CPU, 1GB of DDR2 RAM (DDR3 RAM support though), a 160GB HDD, integrated Intel GMA 3150 graphics, WiFi b/g/n support, a 0.3MP webcam, a card reader, three USB 2.0 ports, a 3 / 6-cell battery, and a VGA output. As usual, MSI didn't bother mentioning the price or the release date.

[Liliputing]

It looks like Canada has something to cheer about today. While folks in Canada are busy being jealous of everyone in the US getting their iPhone 4, they'll also have to wait until next month to get their own hands on it. Enough about that though because Canada looks like they'll be getting the Samsung Galaxy S later this Summer. The part that's unknown is which carrier will get it, so that sucks. The specs will be staying the same, which is great, so which of the big 3 will get it?

[Mobile Syrup]

Samsung has decided that today would be perfect to unveil four LED-backlit monitors that are a part of their 50 Series line-up. This includes the 20-inch BX2050, 21.5-inch BX2250, 23-inch BX2350, and 24-inch BX2450 monitors. All of these monitors sport a 170-degree horizontal viewing angle along with a 1,000:1 contrast ratio and the Touch of Color design. The smallest monitor sports a 1,600 x 900 resolution, a 5ms response time, and VGA / DVI-D inputs. The larger three models have a Full HD (1,920 x 1,080) resolution, a 2ms response time, a VGA connector, and two HDMI inputs. These will be available in July for $229, $269, $329, and $359, respectively.

[Electronista]

If you need a hardcore gaming notebook then you should already know where to go. Here's Maingear with their latest one, the eX-L 17. This 17-inch notebook packs a Full HD (1,920 x 1,080 resolution) LED-backlit display, Intel Core i5 / i7 CPU options, ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5870 / Nvidia GeForce GTX480M / Quadro FX 2800M GPU options, up to 8GB of DDR3 RAM, up to a 750GB HDD / 512GB SSD. The base model is going for $1,899 on their website right now.

[Engadget]

A company I've never heard of before, SurfaceInk, has just shown off a pretty sweet-looking project. As you can see in the picture above, it's a tablet that may or may not hit the market. What you see is just a prototype and will be running on Ubuntu. This tablet will be sporting a 12.1-inch capacitive display with a [supposedly] 1,280 x 1,024 resolution, a Freescale i.MX51 800MHz ARM Cortex A8 CPU, WiFi b/g / Bluetooth 2.1 support, USB 2.0, an HDMI port, and just a front-facing camera. Furthermore, the specs are not final - seeing how it is a prototype. The company is said to also be working on a 7-inch and possibly an 8.9-inch model (with Gorilla Glass) as well.



[Slash Gear]

First shown off at Computex earlier this month, Expansys now has the Huawei S7 Android-based tablet up for pre-orders and it'll be shipping in about a week. If you're interested, it's going for £299.99 ($450 USD). To recap, this tablet is sporting a 7-inch WVGA (800 x 480 resolution) touchscreen display, a 768MHz CPU, 256MB of RAM, a microSD card slot, WiFi b/g/n, a 3.5mm headphone jack, a 2MP camera, a microphone, Bluetooth 2.1, HSPA/UMTS connectivity, a SIM card slot, and Android 2.1. Slash Gear points out that the battery life is unknown, but thankfully Huawei has mentioned that it has access to the Android Market. Will anyone be getting this?

[Slash Gear]

As expected, Canada will absolutely be getting the Samsung Wave, thanks to Bell. The specs of the smartphone have been known for a while but in case you forgot, it has a 3.3-inch Super AMOLED WVGA (480 x 800 resolution) resolution, a 5MP camera with 720p HD video recording, a 1GHz CPU, and the Bada OS with a hint of Touchwiz 3.0. The handset will be hitting the carrier on July 8th and looks like it could be available for $199.95 - $299.95 before a $100 mail-in rebate.

[Boy Genius]