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LG Arena “Titan Black” to be T-Mobile UK exclusive

, Mar 26th 2009 Discuss [0]

T-Mobile UK has announced that it will be exclusively carrying the "titan black" version of the LG Arena, leaving other carriers to make do with the standard silver handset.  The touchscreen feature-phone has a 5-megapixel camera, Dolby Mobile 2.0 audio and 8GB of onboard storage, together with an integrated FM transmitter. Read The Full Story

Archos Android MID planned for July?

, Mar 26th 2009 Discuss [2]

After reporting financial performance that could legitimately be called disastrous, Archos have announced their plans to turn around business in 2009 and beyond.  Key among those plans is the release of the company's Android-based multimedia internet tablet, first tipped back in February, together with a new range of MP3 products and pushing out its Archos Internet Media Club film download service. Read The Full Story

PhotoFast G-Monster PCIe 1TB SSD

, Mar 26th 2009 Discuss [0]

Fusion-io aren't the only people who can put massive amounts of solid-state memory into a desktop PCIe card, as Japanese firm PhotoFast announce their G-Monster PCIe SSD.  Available in capacities up to 1TB, the card boasts read speeds of up to 750MB/s. Read The Full Story

Orange UK planning “heavily discounted” MacBooks with mobile broadband?

, Mar 26th 2009 Discuss [0]

Orange UK are expected to begin offering heavily-subsidized Apple MacBook laptops with two-year mobile broadband contracts, according to industry site Mobile.  The deal - which would be the first time Apple's notebooks had been offered in this way in the UK - is believed to begin at some point over the summer, thanks to a "volume commitment" from Orange. Read The Full Story

Verizon Alias2 leaks with “dynamic keys”

, Mar 26th 2009 Discuss [0]

Details of the Verizon Alias2 have leaked, suggesting the carrier hasn't given up on the original Alias U740 dual-hinge concept.  The Alias2 still opens in portrait and landscape orientations, but now there are apparently dynamically-changing keys that change their labels depending on which way round the handset is held. Read The Full Story

Apple devs face out-of-pocket expenses over refund policy?

, Mar 26th 2009 Discuss [0]

iPhone and iPod touch developers distributing through the App Store may find themselves seriously out of pocket if return rates on their software climb too high, thanks to a refund clause in the Apple contract.  According to the clause, while Apple passes 70-percent of App Store revenue onto developers for sales, developers are liable for 100-percent of the cost should Apple have to refund a buyer. Read The Full Story

More capacitive netbook touchscreens promised for 2H09

, Mar 26th 2009 Discuss [0]

The capacitive touchscreen netbook storm continues to brew, with all signs pointing to a number of releases toward the end of 2009.  Latest panel manufacturer to throw its proverbial hat into the ring is Young Fast Optoelectronics, whose chairman has revealed that they will release a netbook-scale capacitive screen in the second half of this year. Read The Full Story

BenQ nStation i91 & i221 launch, plus 3G U101 netbook

, Mar 26th 2009 Discuss [0]

BenQ officially launched their all-in-one nStation i91 desktop PC this week, and it brought along a larger sibling too.  As well as the 18.5-inch i91, the company showed off the nStation i221, a 21.5-inch Full-HD version; they also brought along the HSDPA-enabled U101 netbook. Read The Full Story

ASUS Eee PC 1002H: Intel N280, 5hrs battery

, Mar 26th 2009 Discuss [0]

ASUS have listed a new netbook, the ASUS Eee PC 1002H, a 10-inch WSVGA 1024 x 600 model with chiclet-style keys and up to 5hrs runtime from the standard battery.  The Eee PC 1002H has an Intel Atom N280 1.66GHz processor, 1GB of DDR2 memory and a combined 160GB hard-drive and 10GB of online Eee Storage. Read The Full Story

Sony VAIO P Summer refresh tipped: faster Atom?

, Mar 26th 2009 Discuss [0]

According to the latest model numbers dug up by Sony Insider, it looks as though Sony are preparing six new variants of the "it's not a netbook" VAIO P ultraportable.  The codes - which jump from the 500-series of the current generation to a new 700-series - suggest the same array of color options, but also specification updates: VGN-P710T/B, VGN-P710T/R, VGN-P710T/G, VGN-P710T/W and the VGN-P730A/Q and VGN-P730T/Q. Read The Full Story

Sun store the Internet in a Box

, Mar 26th 2009 Discuss [0]

Sun have been commissioned to fit the internet into a box: a shipping-container sized box, to be exact, packed full with 60 of the company's Sun Fire X4500 Open Storage Systems.  It's all for The Internet Archive, who wanted a secure way to keep their three petabytes of backup data safe. Read The Full Story

Antec Skeleton case mod contest: predictably unpredictable results

, Mar 26th 2009 Discuss [0]

The Antec Skeleton PC case isn't exactly a shy and retiring design in itself, which is why entrants to the company's modding competition have had to reach a little further in order to come up with something eye-catching.  Designs range from repaints, through bizarre furry wings, to doubling-up the case like this spaceship-like concept here; there's also a very convincing All-In-Antec machine. Gallery after the cut Read The Full Story
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