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.

We saw them in late October and Huawei has officially announced both of them in Australia. The first one is the Huawei Ideos X5 which features a 3.8-inch WVGA touchscreen display, GPS, WiFi / Bluetooth support, HSPA connectivity, a 5MP camera, and Android 2.2 "Froyo". The other one is the Ideos X6 which is pictured above. This handset features a 4.1-inch WVGA display, HSPA connectivity, WiFi / Bluetooth support, GPS, an HDMI port, a 1GHz CPU, Dolby Mobile surround sound, a 5MP camera with 720p HD video recording, and Android 2.2 "Froyo". Yes, both the spec sheets are similar but the X6 does have the larger display.

The company failed to announced the price or release dates for either of these phones so we'll be waiting a little bit longer for those important pieces of information.

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It looks like Vodafone UK (here) has just released the BlackBerry Curve 3G (9300) for free on contract. The Curve 3G packs a 2.8-inch QVGA display, tri-band UMTS/HSPA connectivity, GPS support, a 2MP camera, an optical trackpad, and WiFi b/g/n / Bluetooth 2.1. RIM already announced the specs a couple of weeks ago so nothing you'll find on here should be surprising.

Update: According to Unwired View, this smartphone will be hitting Australia and Malaysia in the future. In early September, Australia will be getting the smartphone via Vodafone and Optus. In October, they'll also be able to get it on 3 Australia as well. Prices are unknown right now. If you live in Malaysia you can be expecting this smartphone in September - carriers and prices are unknown.

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If you're interested in the Lenovo IdeaPad S10-3 netbook then you might be interested in the new one that should be hitting the market soon. This will be the exact same as the old model but it'll feature a faster dual-core Intel Atom N550 1.5GHz CPU which has support for DDR3 RAM. Other specs include a 10.1-inch display with a 1,024 x 600 resolution, 1GB of DDR3 RAM, WiFi b/g/n / Bluetooth 2.1 support, a 1.3MP webcam, a memory card reader, and Windows 7 Starter Edition. If you live in Australia then you can now pre-order it here for $559 or here for $699. In Australia, electronics are really expensive (compared to the US) so expect it to hit stateside for much cheaper.

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Telstra in Australia has just announced that they'll be launching HTC Wildfire, although the exact release date wasn't mentioned. The carrier did mention that the handset will be available sometime in August, but the price wasn't mentioned. Anyways, this handset packs a 3.2-inch capacitive touchscreen display, a 5MP AF camera with an LED flash, and Android 2.1 with the Sense UI. This is actually a phone I wouldn't mind seeing hit Canada...

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Vodafone and 3 Australia has just announced that they'll both be launching the Android-based HTC Legend.Of course, both carriers will be offering it for free on select contracts and Vodafone will be releasing the handset on June 3rd. 3 Australia will launch it soon after that happens. Vodafone Australia will also offer this handset for A$599 ($499 USD) contract-free if that's your thing.

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Pioneer Computers Australia has just revealed their DreamBook ePad tablet. This is running Android 1.6 and will be available for $199.99. The tablet sports a 7-inch display with a 480 x 800 resolution, a VIA WM8505+ CPU (533MHz), a 1.3MP camera, 256MB of RAM, 2GB of internal storage, and a 10 hour battery life. You get what you pay for with this tablet because I think everyone should wait for a video of this in action before going out and buying one.

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Australia looks like they'll be getting their shot at the XPERIA X10 in the near future. Telstra has just announced that they'll be launching this smartphone on May 4th and it'll be available for free on select contracts. Of course, you can get it contract-free if you're willing to pay A$1,099 ($1,019 USD), which is definitely expensive. It packs a 4-inch WVGA touchscreen display, but apparently there'll be no chance of multitouch on it because of the hardware. The handset also packs an 8MP AF camera, a 1GHz Snapdragon CPU, and Android 1.6. Check it out on Telstra's website here.

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Sony UK has just confirmed that 250GB PS3 Slim bundles are on their way to Europe. The first confirmed bundle seems to be with Uncharted 2. This first bundle will cost £284.99 ($458 USD) and is expected to launch on October 16th. On October 19th, you can expect a 250GB PS3 Slim bundled with Wolverine (I'm guessing X-Men Origins), The Dark Knight, and a Blu-ray remote. Can you wait that long to get your hands on the 250GB PS3 Slim?

Update: According to Joystiq, Sony Australia has just mentioned that a couple of 250GB PS3 Slim bundles will be headed their way as well. Game bundles include: Uncharted 2, Ratchet and Clank, Singstar Motown, and EyePet. These will be launching on October 15th for $599.95RRP.

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Pioneer Computers Australia has just announced their latest netbook, the DreamBook Lite A11 Ultra Slim. This netbook will reportedly have: an 11.1-inch display with a 1,366 x 768 resolution, an Intel Atom 1.6GHz N270 / 1.66GHz N280 CPU, integrated Intel GMA 950 graphics, up to 2GB of RAM, a nice chiclet keyboard, optional 3G, Windows XP, and a 3 or a 6-cell battery. This netbook is now avaialble for $599 AUD, which is around $515 USD. Check it out on their official website.

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