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HTC Legend review

By Chris Davies on Monday, Mar 8th 2010 6 Comments

We did little to disguise how impressed we were with the HTC Hero when we reviewed it all the way back in July 2009. At the time we suggested it was the device with which Android came of age; since then, of course, we’ve seen a huge growth both in the number of manufacturers and devices available, and in Android itself. Into that fray wades the HTC Legend, undoubtedly one of the stand-out devices from MWC 2010 in February and packing the latest versions not only of Android but of HTC’s Sense, which rather fittingly debuted with the Hero. Can HTC history repeat itself? Check out the full SlashGear review after the cut.

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iTable is like a giant iPad that your can sit your beer on

By Shane McGlaun on Monday, Mar 8th 2010 No Comments

I really like my iPhone; mostly I use it to play games. The idea of the iPad mostly as a portable game platform is appealing to me. My wife wants one so she can sit on the couch watching her chick shows and still surf the web without having to fight the larger notebook she has. If you like the idea of the iPad, but want something even larger in the living room the iTable may be perfect.

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Microsoft Courier coming 2H 2010: Tegra 2 based digital journal [Update: Video]

By Chris Davies on Friday, Mar 5th 2010 No Comments

It feels almost blasphemous what with the iPad furore right now, but some of us are more interested in Microsoft’s long-rumored Courier project. New details of the dual-screen “digital journal” have emerged today, with Engadget hearing that the pen-centric device is, indeed, on course for an official release later in the year.

Updated with video after the cut

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Entourage eDGe gets reviewed: double-displays but half-baked?

By Chris Davies on Friday, Mar 5th 2010 No Comments

As a distinctive dual-display device (running Android no less) there’s been plenty of attention on the Entourage eDGe e-reader since it was announced late last year. Packing a separate E Ink panel with an active digitizer and a touchscreen LCD with the Android UI, Entourage bill the eDGe as the ideal education, reading and research tool. Over at LAPTOP, however, they’re not so sure; they’ve been reviewing the eDGe, and the end result is a feeling that it’s not quite market-ready.

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ASUS EeeTop ET2010PNT and ET2010AGT spotted

By Chris Davies on Thursday, Mar 4th 2010 No Comments

ASUS’ next-gen all-in-ones have been spotted at CeBIT 2010 this week, lurking at the company’s booth. Two new models were on show, the EeeTop ET2010PNT first tipped back in January, complete with NVIDIA Ion 3 graphics, and the EeeTop ET2010AGT with an AMD Athlon II X2 250u processor and ATI Radeon HD 5470 graphics.

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Samsung Zipel WiFi refrigerator packs DLNA streaming & Google Calendar

By Chris Davies on Thursday, Mar 4th 2010 No Comments

samsung zipel wifi refrigerator 382x500 Think back to January and you might recall Samsung clearing WiFi certification with a refrigerator bearing a built-in digital photo frame. Snap forward to today, and witness the awesome white-goods power of the Samsung Zipel SRT746AWTN, a double-door fridge with an integrated 10-inch touchscreen.

With that touchscreen – and the Zipel’s WiFi b/g support – you can browse the internet, stream media via DLNA, take notes and even pull up nutritional information for more than 500 different types of food. It’ll also show Google Calendar entries and weather reports, again with internet updates, as well as news alerts and other articles. Slap in a memory card (no telling what type) or hook up some sort of wireless storage and the Samsung Zipel can show a slideshow of your favorite photos, which is frankly much better than sticking on rubbish painted pasta pictures that your offspring comes home with and expects you to fawn over.

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Binatone iHome and DSP Multimedia Handset slap Android on DECT landlines

By Chris Davies on Thursday, Mar 4th 2010 No Comments

The landline phone industry lacks the glamour (or at least the relentless hunger for an upgrade) of its cellular sibling, and so it’s perhaps no surprise that manufacturers are looking to borrow some Android hype. Both Binatone and DSP have added their Android-powered landline phones to the ring, in the shape of the Binatone iHome and the DSP Multimedia Handset.

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Acer Aspire Timeline 1820PT to be €599; gets video reviews

By Chris Davies on Thursday, Mar 4th 2010 No Comments

It feels like we’ve been waiting a long time for any news of Acer’s multitouch-capable Aspire Timeline 1820PT, their latest convertible tablet, but going by recent rumors we shouldn’t have to wait long for a launch. Engadget have heard the Core 2 Duo touchscreen notebook will cost €599 (they’re extrapolating a US price of $599) while GottaBeMobile forum member Elmstrom spotted it’s already up for preorder in the UK for £539.99 ($815).

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Video demo after the cut

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BlackBerry Slider caught in wild again

By Chris Davies on Thursday, Mar 4th 2010 No Comments

After its first blurry sighting, the BlackBerry Slider has shown up again in a new set of photos this time looking far clearer. According to BBLeaks the device – which won’t power on due to a “bad battery” – lacks the physically-clicking SurePress display of previous touchscreen BlackBerry devices, and from the photos we can see that RIM have fitted a large touchscreen and QWERTY in roughly the same bulk as the BlackBerry 8900.

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Archos Phone Tablet axed over poor carrier support?

By Chris Davies on Wednesday, Mar 3rd 2010 No Comments

Archos’ Android-based Phone Tablet was meant to make an appearance at CES 2010 a few months back, and after it failed to show up there we assumed it would be spotted at either MWC 2010 or CeBIT 2010 this week. That doesn’t look to be the case, however – Archos have outed their new Home Tablets and a range of PMPs, but no smartphone – and according to French financial paper Les Echoes (quoted by LesMobiles) the device may in fact never launch.

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