With the new year quickly approaching, talk about the new iPad is heating up. Even if we are a few months away from when, more than likely, Apple will officially unveil the second generation iPad, the rumor mill is sifting out plenty of information. This time around, analysts from Goldman Sachs are chiming in with knowledge they've gathered from different sources, including supply-chain checks. The analysts say that not only is Apple working on a smaller iPad, but it will be a tablet device from Apple that includes plenty of extras that the original tablet was missing.
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iPad 2nd Generation Could Feature Camera and Mini USB Port, Analysts Say
Nintendo 3DS Launching November 11th in Japan, German Tabloid Reveals
The speculation around the launch of the Nintendo 3DS is picking up speed. Today's news, coming from a German tabloid called Bild suggests that the launch date may indeed be sooner than that previously mentioned November 20th, And with Nintendo's announcement regarding pricing and release dates coming on September 29th, still, the rumor mill is picking up speed with speculation and anticipation fueling the motion.
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HTC Droid Incredible for Verizon has Hidden 4G Settings Menu
While Verizon has a firm plan on their LTE roll-out for the rest of 2010, leading all the way out to 2013, there's no reason to think that their current generation devices have the ability to access 4G technology. At least, that's what they want you to think. Courtesy of wwwery, the settings screens that you see below were found doing a simple Gesture Search (a Google app/search method) on the HTC Droid Incredible.
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Verizon May Not Accept Apple’s Contract Terms for iPhone Launch
Launching the iPhone may be a hard proposition for Verizon, despite what the wireless company's CEO said recently. With Verizon iPhone 4 rumors at an all time high, especially with talk about production beginning as early as November of this year. But, if a new report from Mike Abramsky of RBC Capital Markets is accurate, then the note might dispel any chance of a Verizon-branded iPhone. Interesting that this isn't the first time the contract-talks have been brought up in recent months.
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BlackBerry Storm 9570 Outed, Running BlackBerry 6 [Update]
As anyone would expect, Research In Motion isn't working on just one phone at any given time. Despite the fact that the first image of the supposed BlackBerry Storm 3 just leaked a couple of days ago, our first image of what people are calling the BlackBerry Storm 2.5 have broken cover today. Featuring a model number 9570, this Storm model features many of the same form favor elements as its predecessor, but there's also plenty that RIM changed to make buyers interested.
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Michael Dell Hints at 7-Inch Android Tablet, Leaves Out the Details
The Dell Streak hasn't been out all that long, but we already know that Dell's hard at work at a whole range of other "tablet" devices. And it looks like the company's Chief, Michael Dell himself managed to tease, hint, and otherwise add some speculation about an upcoming 7-inch tablet, which will feature Google's mobile Operating System, Android. Unfortunately, the details are pretty much non-existent.
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RIM BlackPad Could be Announced Next Week, Sources Say
The life of BlackBerry's BlackPad, the mysterious tablet device the Waterloo-based company is supposedly working on, has been a roller coaster so far. Even the last update, with RIM filing a trademark application for the name SurfBook adds more mystery to the whole situation. But, if some sources are to be believed, then it looks like House that Built BlackBerry is all set to stat announcing the tablet, and it could be as early as next week.
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iPad Coming in 7-Inch Version, Bringing Two Cameras Along With it in 2011
A new report from Rodman & Renshaw analyst Ashok Kumar claims that Apple is currently working on a smaller, camera-featuring iPad, which is set to debut some time in the early part of 2011. Annual refreshes for Apple-based technology isn't a new thing, so everyone is already expecting Apple to announce a new iPad next year, but these new claims make it sound like Apple is indeed taking a look at the competition, and readying their hardware to reflect that.
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RIM Files for SurfBook Trademark with Canadian Intellectual Property Office
Rumors about the forthcoming tablet from BlackBerry manufacturer Research In Motion (RIM) over the last few months have managed to keep things interesting, especially considering the name that RIM has reportedly chosen for their first tablet device. But, with a new trademark filed with the Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO), BlackPad may not be the only name we see the company's tablet device flying with around the world. Either that, or something else altogether from the company is also on the way.
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Facebook Might be Working on a Phone, Sources Say
The smartphone war has heated up over the last few years. While there were plenty of smartphones and PDAs out there in the wild well before the launch of the original iPhone, we all know what happened to the market the moment the iDevice hit the scene. And now, as our smartphones get smarter, and there's further integration with our favorite social networking sites --like Facebook--, it's come to TechCrunch's attention that the social networking giant is now currently working on their very own, low-end phone.
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Verizon LTE-Based Devices Rumored to Land in Best Buy This Fall
While Verizon's game plan for their LTE roll-out seems to be going right on schedule, and we're more than sure that they've got this whole thing figured out all the way up until 2013, for the rest of us the road just takes a sharp turn every once in awhile. Up until now, the assumption was that Verizon's 4G network, LTE, would be accessed mainly by USB modems, as well as other things like this, but that actual devices weren't on the menu quite yet. However, according to a new leaked image from a Best Buy internal source, it seems that the major electronics retailer is expecting LTE-based devices "this fall."
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Peek 9 Breaks Cover on Retailer Websites
The Peek family of devices has seen a couple revisions over the years, and found a way into the hearts of several people out there. With devices launching in European countries over the summer, along with a major software upgrade around the same time, it would have been no shock if the company behind the little mobile device decided to wait on releasing a new piece of hardware. But, that doesn't seem to be the case, as a new device, named the Peek 9, has recently broke cover on some retailer's websites.
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