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Dell to enter MP3 arena with new player…again

Although they tried and seemingly failed in 2003, they’re at it again with rumors of a new MP3 player hitting the market as early as September.  As reported by The Wall Street Journal, the company is looking to branch out from computers and enter a more general consumer electronics market.  During Dell’s first run with [...]

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Fujitsu continues popular netbook trend with new model

Fujitsu Siemens Corporation has leaked information about a new netbook PC in its Amilo computer lineup. Known for now as the Amilo Mini, the computer will offer a 1.6GHz Intel Atom processor, with the machine running Windows XP Home Edition.  A neat feature of the computer will be in the form of faceplates; it will [...]

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New BlackBerry Javelin and Kickstart to hit T-Mobile’s lineup

 
BlackBerry Kickstart

Tired of the BlackBerry Pearl and Curve?  Want to upgrade to a new device, but know that you’ll miss your trusty BlackBerry?  Look no further than the T-Mobile lineup through the end of the year.  All corny used car-like statements aside, the company plans to launch both the Javelin and the Kickstart by the [...]

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HP gearing up for TouchSmart laptop launch

HP TouchSmart PC

Ever since the iPhone, the world appears to be mesmerized by touch technology of any kind: computers, phones, PDA’s, iPods - you get the picture.  HP, proving that it hasn’t been hit and left behind by the touchscreen bus, announced that it is gearing up to launch “an array” of touchscreen products, including [...]

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Motorola ‘Alexander’ pictures surface on the internet

The Motorola ‘Alexander’

So perhaps the bigger argument is whether Motorola will be around long enough to see this project come to light, but we’ll leave that debate for another day.  Boy Genius Report has obtained a leaked shot of the phone, and have located some specifications as well.  According to their research, the phone will [...]

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Upcoming Canon EOS 7D rumors circulate

Just a quick rumor here, and it’s concerning Canon.  The company’s DSLR, the5D, is getting a bit old, and we’re anxiously awaiting the arrival of its replacement, the rumored 7D.  A month out from Photokina, the world’s biggest trade fair for the photographic and imaging industries, Engadget ran across a picture that looks to be [...]

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Oops: Mistake on Lenovo’s website offers cheap SSD drive option

We’d be hard pressed to believe that this wasn’t a mistake, but it certainly made us want to order one.  Those visiting the Lenovo online store to purchase an X200 will see that when they begin the configuring process, a 128GB SSD hard drive configuration is actually cheaper than the standard 80GB drive that comes attached [...]

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New MacBook metal cases surface

Rumors have surfaced every now and again, but a major development has hit the MacNN and it includes pictures. Coming from a fairly reliable source, the leak includes pictures of what appears to be the case lid and shows the transition from plastic to metal, along with tapered edges.  Little else is known about the [...]

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NEC releases two new projectors

 
 
NEC NP61 Projector

NEC today launched two projectors aimed at the business and education markets and the need for portability that accompanies them.  Not only are they quiet, but the new NP41 and NP61 provide 2300 and 3000 lumens of brightness, respectively.  They offer 1024×768 (XGA) resolution, a contrast ratio of 1,600:1, and weigh in at 3.5 pounds.  Technically speaking, both [...]

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Apple removes Box Office application from App Store

One of my favorite applications on the iPhone is the ability to check movie times through applications such as ‘Box Office.’ If you’re like me, we’re both going to have to use alternative methods, as Apple has removed the application from the App Store with no notice.  Metasyntactic, the creator of the program, says it [...]

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