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Archos 9 PC Tablet delayed: preorders ship December, retail release in 2010

By Chris Davies on Thursday, Nov 19th 2009 No Comments

Remember Archos' triumphant announcement last month that the Archos 9 PC Tablet was finally arriving on store shelves? Well, that joy looks to have been seriously premature; while the Archos 9 may have gone up for order on October 22nd - priced at £449.99 ($748) or thereabouts - it's not expected to ship for another few weeks at least. UMPC Portal spoke to Archos themselves, who revealed that Archos 9 pre-orders won't actually ship until early December. It's even worse news if you're waiting to pick one up at a nearby retail store.

Nokia: Symbian death in 2012 on Nseries speculation is “completely premature”

By Chris Davies on Wednesday, Nov 18th 2009 No Comments

nokia n900 hands on slashgear 33 540x414 Oh dear, it looks like someone in the Maemo marketing team had a few too many drinks last night and said something they shouldn’t have. Having heard earlier on today that Nokia were planning to ditch Symbian on their Nseries devices by 2012, the Finnish company has now issued a statement calling any such speculation “completely premature”. Symbian, they say, is about “bringing smartphones to the masses”, while Maemo is targeted at “devices based on technology that you’d typically find inside a desktop computer”.

Full statement after the cut

No WinMo6.5 update for XPERIA X1 says Sony Ericsson

By Chris Davies on Wednesday, Nov 18th 2009 No Comments

Sony Ericsson have confirmed that there will be no update to Windows Mobile 6.5 offered to owners of the XPERIA X1 smartphone, at least not officially through the company. The news follows speculation about Sony Ericsson's intent, after at least one developer got hold of a ROM that seemingly indicated an official update was planned.

Google Chrome OS event this Thursday: beta release to follow?

By Chris Davies on Wednesday, Nov 18th 2009 No Comments

chrome logo Last Friday the rumor machine said Google Chrome OS, the open-source OS for netbooks, would drop in seven days time. That’s looking all the more likely today, with Google apparently sending out invitations to a Chrome OS event to be held on Thursday. According to GigaOm, Google are describing the event as “an update on our progress with Google Chrome OS” together with discussing “launch plans for next year”; that’s leading to speculation that a beta release is in the offing.

Official Google Phone confirmed for early 2010?

By Chris Davies on Wednesday, Nov 18th 2009 No Comments

Ever since Android was first vaunted, people have been asking for an official Google Phone; however the search giant has always said it was only taking the lead in software, not hardware. Now, according to TechCrunch’s sources, that’s all going to change: they claim that an official, Google branded handset will drop in early 2010, with the company dictating every element of hardware and software to put together their own interpretation of today’s smartphone.

Nokia Nseries to all run Maemo not Symbian by 2012

By Chris Davies on Wednesday, Nov 18th 2009 No Comments

Maemo – as on the Nokia N900 – is still more of a geek’s paradise than a consumer-ready platform, so we hope the development team responsible for it will be working hard over the next couple of years. That’s because the Maemo marketing team have let slip that, as of 2012, Maemo will replace Symbian as the OS for Nokia’s entire Nseries range of handsets.

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Dell Adamo XPS 9.9mm ultraportable goes on sale today

By Chris Davies on Tuesday, Nov 17th 2009 No Comments

Dell have finally pushed the Adamo XPS out of the door, and for a whopping $1,799 you can take home a 9.99mm thick ultraportable. With the Adamo XPS, actual computing is only a minor part of the story: it seems Dell have gone for showmanship instead, with their touch-to-open latch and distinctive hinged-keyboard.

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Acer Liquid A1 Android smartphone ships this month

By Chris Davies on Tuesday, Nov 17th 2009 No Comments

Acer have confirmed that their first Android smartphone, the Acer Liquid A1, will arrive in late November, at least in the UK. According to retailer Clove, the Qualcomm Snapdragon based smartphone – which will run Android 1.6 Donut rather than the newer Android 2.0 OS – is priced at £286 pre-tax ($481).

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T-Mobile Sidekick sales resume: new pricing, new wary customers

By Chris Davies on Tuesday, Nov 17th 2009 No Comments

T-Mobile USA have announced that they've once again started selling Sidekick handsets, having taken the messaging-centric devices off the market during significant data outages last month. Both the Sidekick LX 2009 and the Sidekick 2008 will be available, each with new pricing: $149.99 for the former and $49.99 for the latter, assuming a new, two-year agreement.

ASUS eye Toshiba in bid to make top three notebook ranking

By Chris Davies on Monday, Nov 16th 2009 No Comments

ASUS aren't messing around when they say they want to crash the top three notebook vendors worldwide, even if that means they need to make some acquisitions rather than rely on their own product line. According to ASUS chairman Jonney Shih, the company is eyeing up Toshiba's notebook division as a potential target for buy-out, the latter company itself having around 5-percent of the worldwide product share.

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