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Samsung “Alex” Chrome OS netbook revealed

Chris Davies, Apr 29th 2011 Discuss [4]

The Chrome OS leaks keep coming, with the Acer ZGB netbook and Seaboard tablet being followed by details of Samsung's offering with Google's new platform. The Samsung "Alex" is a 1280 x 800 netbook powered by Intel's dual-core Atom N550 1.5GHz processor, along with a SanDisk SSD P4 and Qualcomm Gobi 2000 3G WWAN connectivity. Read The Full Story

HTC Kingdom and HTC Rider leak: Euro EVO 3D?

Chris Davies, Apr 29th 2011 Discuss [3]

Two unannounced HTC Android smartphones have leaked, the HTC Kingdom (left) and HTC Rider (right). Caught in the wild by 911Sniper (here and here), the two handsets look physically similar, but the Kingdom has a qHD, 960 x 540 display; both phones appear to have a front-facing camera, and it's suggested that at least one could be the GSM version of the HTC EVO 3D. Read The Full Story

RIM’s BlackBerry 7 a simple OS 6.1 rebadge?

Chris Davies, Apr 28th 2011 Discuss [0]

RIM may be closer to releasing BlackBerry 7, its new mobile OS, sooner than we thought, though it's not quite the software revolution we were hoping for. According to CrackBerry's sources, RIM intends to launch BlackBerry 6 at its BlackBerry World 2011 event next week; however, rather than being the QNX-based smartphone platform rumored before, it's expected to be a more straightforward rebrand of what has, until now, been known as BlackBerry 6.1. Read The Full Story

Apple slashes CDMA iPhone 4 orders in half tip insiders

Chris Davies, Apr 28th 2011 Discuss [0]

All eyes may be on Apple's white iPhone 4 today, but according to the latest reports coming out of Taipei, the real movement may be around the CDMA version on sale at Verizon. DigiTimes' sources claim Apple has halved its order with Pegatron for CDMA iPhone 4 production, now asking for just 5m of the handsets in 2011. Read The Full Story

Sony pulled PlayStation Network over rampant piracy?

Chris Davies, Apr 26th 2011 Discuss [11]

A new explanation for the ongoing Sony PlayStation Network downtime has been suggested, with claims that Sony has taken the service offline so as to close a loophole that had been responsible for "extreme piracy of PSN content." PSX-Scene's "Chesh" took to Reddit to outline how a new PlayStation 3 custom firmware called Rebug was used by hackers to gain access to the PSN's developer networks. From there, it was possible to input fake credit card information and buy content without ever paying for it. Read The Full Story

MacBook Pro design overhaul tipped for next refresh

Chris Davies, Apr 26th 2011 Discuss [4]

Apple's gradual refinement of its MacBook Pro design has left the unibody aluminum notebooks little changed externally since late 2008, but according to fresh rumors there's a big shake-up coming. MacRumors' sources apparently confirm that a new case design will debut at the next MacBook Pro revision, though the exact changes in aesthetic are still mysterious. Read The Full Story

Acer prioritizes Tablets over netbooks; Plans “Shuriken” screen ultraportable for May

Chris Davies, Apr 25th 2011 Discuss [1]

Acer may have lost a CEO over arguments whether tablets and ultra-mobility was the future, but the company isn't acting too conservatively even with a PC stalwart at the helm. According to the latest rumors, Acer is phasing out netbook orders in favor of tablet production, with slates like the Acer Iconia Tab A500 - which went on sale today for $449.99 - replacing Aspire One netbooks. Meanwhile, the company is also reportedly using advanced "Shuriken" displays to create ultraportable notebooks offering more screen with less bulk. Read The Full Story

Dell Latitude ST and Streak Pro tablets detailed; CEO predicts Android will squash iPad

Chris Davies, Apr 25th 2011 Discuss [2]

Details of two 10-inch Dell tablets, one based on Intel's Oak Trail and the other on NVIDIA's incoming Tegra T25, have emerged. According to the tablet roadmap, acquired by Android Central, the Dell Latitude ST is expected to arrive in October running Windows 7 on a 1.5GHz Oak Trail chip, while the Dell Streak Pro will run Android 3.0 Honeycomb on the Tegra T25 and land in June. The leak comes amid Dell CEO Michael Dell admitting that he "didn't completely" predict the "rapid rise of the tablet" and predicted that Android would squash Apple's iPad. Read The Full Story

Lenovo ThinkPad Tablet breaks cover: Honeycomb slate with Keyboard Dock

Chris Davies, Apr 25th 2011 Discuss [3]

Details of a new Lenovo Android 3.0 Honeycomb slate have emerged, a stylus-toting 10.1-inch ThinkPad Tablet with an ASUS Eee Pad Transformer-style keyboard dock, an IPS display and NVIDIA's Tegra 2 chipset. The ThinkPad Tablet is scheduled for a Q3 2011 launch, so the leaked presentation acquired by This is my next suggests, complete with a "Lenovo Family UI" customizing the interface and which apps are preloaded. Read The Full Story

iPhone 5: iPod touch-slim, MBA-styled, 3.7-inch and NFC?

Chris Davies, Apr 24th 2011 Discuss [16]

More iPhone 5 whispers this weekend, as speculation about the fifth-generation smartphone - already tipped to be an all-encompassing World Phone with perhaps even support for T-Mobile USA 3G - prompts a new mockup with a distinctly iPod touch flavor to it. Contrary to recent suggestions that the iPhone 5 would be similar in specs and design to the iPhone 4, This is my next is hearing that it will be "more like the iPod touch than the iPhone 4" with a thinner chassis more akin to the MacBook Air in profile. Read The Full Story

White iPhone 4 for T-Mobile caught in testing

Chris Davies, Apr 24th 2011 Discuss [2]

Images of a white iPhone 4 test device with what looks to be support for T-Mobile USA's 3G bands have leaked, though whether that means the expected launch for the white variant this coming week will also mark its long-awaited debut on the network remains to be seen. BGR's sources sent them the shots, which show the white handset marked "confidential and proprietary" (just in case it's found in a bar) and with 3G support for T-Mobile's network. Read The Full Story

White iPhone 4 in Europe from April 27 says source

Chris Davies, Apr 22nd 2011 Discuss [1]

At this stage, it’s the final countdown for the white iPhone 4 – a case of “when” not “if” – and SlashGear has just been tipped with further evidence that the white smartphone will arrive midway through next week. A trusted tipster passed us a screenshot from a retail system in the Netherlands, which confirms that T-Mobile there will be offering the white iPhone 4 from Wednesday, April 27.