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HP launched HP Mini 100e, a rugged designed netbook for kids. The device was showcased at Computex last month and is coming as a competitor for Dell Latitude 2100 series and Intel's classmate series, but unlike these two HP Mini 100e is cheaper and will be available for around $299. The features of HP Mini 100e includes 10.1 inch LED-backlit WSVGA display with 1024x600 resolution Spill resistant, 92% of full size keyboard, Intel Atom N455 processor Intel NM10 Express chipset 160GB HDD 5400RPM, 1GB DDR3 RAM Windows XP Home, Windows 7 Starter or SuSE Linux Wi-Fi certified WLAN connectivity MIC and headphone ports, VGA, V.92 standard integrated worldwide modem LED indicator on the lid to signal web usage carry handle The device is available in both 6-cell and 3-cell batteries and weighs just 1.45Kg. Mini 100e will also be coming with some dedicated Microsoft app for students like Microsoft Math, Microsoft Reader, Microsoft Live Movie Maker and Microsoft Learning ...

ASUS is coming up with two new ultraportable notebooks, U35 and U45 powered by Intel Corei3 and i5 processors. The 13.3-inch U35 and 14.1-inch U45 measures just 14.8mm in their thinnest points and got a nice and attractive design. Both of the devices will be available from August 2010. The U35 will be available for $899 where as the U45 will be for $999. The devices are shipping with Asus's Super Hybrid Engine (SHE), which helps to handle the heavy processing loads by intelligently increasing the frequency. The device also features an NVIDIA Optimus technology which automatically switch between dedicated GeForce G310M GPU and integrated Intel GPU for power saving. The devices can power upto 11.5 hours with the help of these Super Hybrid Engine and NVIDIA Optimus technology . Other specifications of the device includes Windows 7, 320GB hard drive and 4GB DDR3 RAM, HD Audio with SRS Premium Sound technology, Altec Lansing speakers etc.

Sony’s second-generation VAIO P which was started pre-order from the staring of this month is set to debute in June 25. But the device has already started its sale one week before the expected launching date. Customers can purchase the device from Sony Style online store. The new generation is coming in some attractive casing along with a new navigation system. The pricing of the device starts from $899.99 which is $100 more than the first generation. The second generation Vaio P is coming with specifications like 8-inch display with 1600 x 768 resolution 1.6GHz Intel Atom Z530 processor WiFI b/g/n and Bluetooth 2.1+EDR 2GB of RAM and a 128GB SSD GMA 500 graphics webcam Sony offers 4.5 hours of battery life for the second generation Vaio P series devices.

Lenovo started shipping of their Ideacentre Q150 model in U.S. The device started shipping without any official announcement from the company. The Q150 is coming with a choice of two models, one with 160 GB HDD and the other for $250 GB HDD. The 160 GB model is shipping for $220 where as 250 GB HDD is for made available for $350, along with a wireless keyboard and mouse which made a price rise of $130. The optical drive, IR receiver and remote control are not available in the system. Other specifications of the the device include dual core Atom D510 1.66GHz processor, Windows 7 Home Premium, NVIDIA's ION graphics chipset, Intel GMA 3150 graphics, up to 2GB RAM, HDMI, Wi-Fi, VGA, VESA wall mount, 5.1 channel audio via S/PDIF out etc. The device is coming with a dimensions of 20 x 172 x 153 mm and weighs just .76 KG.

Happy news for those who dislike the black version of HTC EVO 4G, Best Buy is coming up with a new attractive model. Yes, the EVO 4G is coming in a white version. The customers those who are really interested in a white one can be able to have it starting from July 11 from Best Buy. The back side of the device is only coming in white, and there is no change in any other part of the device. According to engadget you can pre order the device starting from today via Best Buy. The price tag seems to be similar to the original black edition, $199.99 with a 2-year Sprint contract. EVO 4G will be getting an Android 2.2 Froyo soon, but there is no information on whether the white version is coming with Froyo or not.

Verizon Wireless finally confirms the launching for Motorola DROID X. A new teaser page appeared in the Verizon's official site, indicating that the new Motorola Droid is 'coming soon'. The Droid X  appeared in the image of Verizon's official website in between Motorola Droid and HTC Droid incredible. Verizon says that the Droid X is coming up with a 4.3 inch display, 720p capable display, HDMI output etc. The rumors leaked already indicates that the device is expected to be coming with 8-megapixel camera capable of 720p HD video recording, a new version of MOTOBLUR, Android 2.1, multitouch keyboard and a boosted camera app. But there is no other official details available till now. Let's wait upto June 23 for more details when when Motorola, Verizon, Google and Adobe will host a Droid press event together. Verizon

Finally AT&T is also getting a high-end Android smart phone. The carrier today announced the upcoming availability of Samsung Captivate i897. The Samsung Captivate is a heavily-customized version of Samsung Galaxy S and is coming with almost all the features of Galaxy S. 4 inch WVGA Super AMOLED display 1GHz processor Android 2.1 16GB of internal memory Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, A-GPS 5MP camera with HD video recording 3.5mm headset jack MicroSD card support The Android 2.1 will be updated to Android 2.2 Froyo soon. The device also features Google Mobile Services like Android Market, Google Search, Google Maps, Gmail, Google Talk, YouTube etc. The Captivate will be available in coming months, there is no words on exact launching date and also on the pricing details. Press Release

Data sharing across multiple WiFi devices is now available for laptops and also became a trend now a days. Today Sony announced that “Share My Connection” (SMC) option will be available in their VAIO Z and Y series, and with this option five near by devices can be connected via WiFi. For using this feature the VAIO Y and Z series should have an activated Verizon Wireless WWAN card. A password protection and a unique ID should be there for the other devices to which we are transfering, in order for data protection. The VAIO Y series will be available for $770 and for Z series it is $1950.

Great news for those who are waiting for Windows Mobile 7 handsets, making of Windows Phone 7 is about to finish. According to Cnet Microsoft is expected to finish the long awaited Windows Phone 7 with in weeks and the WM phones will be launched in the holiday shopping season. The Windows Phone 7 code will be needed by handset manufactures and carrier for the testing purpose. Terry Myerson , Microsoft vice president said that "They take all the burden of support calls and all the burden of selling it. They want it months ahead of time so they can learn how to sell, learn how to support it." Microsoft already finished the core software and want to check how it will be working on different hardwares. The next few weeks will be for that. The new Windows Phone 7 will be coming with some advanced features and also offers improved battery life and refine the user experience. The manufacturers like LG, HTC and Samsung are planning for the WM 7 devices. We may expect the device power...

RIM is set to update their App World, a mobile marketplace application of Reserch In Motion. The new updation will be known as App World 2.0 and is coming with some intersting features. The features offered by App World 2.0 includes Improved search Carrier billing QR code support detailed “My World” section The App World 2.0 is also coming with some other minor interface improvements. RIM is also planning to launch BlackBerry ID which will be designed to “help users manage their accounts more easily and transfer between devices and carriers if need be.” For more details let's wait for an official announcement.

Apple released iTunes 9.2, an update to its desktop multimedia manager app. The new iTune 9.2 will be available for Windows and Mac OS X. The update will give a number of features and enhancements heading to which is the support for upcoming iOS 4 and compatibility with the new iPhone 4. This new update will offer the ability to rearrange the homescreen app on iOS4 devices. The update can be downloaded directly from Apple and it will be a 101.99 MB download for Mac and 92.29MB for Windows. The iTune 9.2 offers the features like Sync with iPhone 4 to enjoy your favorite music, movies, TV shows, books and more on-the-go Organize and sync PDF documents as books. Read PDFs with iBooks 1.1 on iPad and any iPhone or iPod touch with iOS 4 Faster back-ups while syncing an iPhone or iPod touch with iOS 4 Sync and read books with iPhone or iPod touch with iOS 4 and iBooks 1.1 Album artwork improvements make artwork appear more quickly when exploring your library Organize your apps ...

HTC Desire, the high end Android smartphone from the Taiwanese company HTC is on its way to U.S. The device will be hitting U.S in August and the carrier is expected to be U.S Cellular, as the HTC said that the device will be offered by some 'selected regional operator' and also U.S Cellular showed its intention to offer Desire in earlier this year. HTC desire is almost similar as Google Nexus One and this non-Google version of the Nexus One is powered by 1GHz processor. U.S consumers, Are you waiting for grabbing HTC Desire or some more interesting devices like iPhone 4, HTC EVO 4G?

Samsung announced a 512GB SSD, particularly designed for high end notebooks to achieve greater reliability and performance which employs a toggle-mode DDR NAND technology. This all new SSD offering a three times faster speed than the conventional HDDs as the toggle-mode DDR structure coupled with SATA 3.0Gbps interface, to offer a maximum sequential read speed of 250MB/s and read speed to up to 220MB/s. This can copy two 4GB DVDs in under a minute. Samsung also developed a low-power controller for toggle-mode DDR which increases the performance of the devices without increasing the power consumption. The SSD uses a 30nm 32GB chip and is coming with a 256-bit AES encryption and Windows 7 TRIM support. Samsung will start the mass production of this new 512 GB SSD from next month.

Samsung Champ which was announced back in last month is available now in Germany, and is expected to arrive soon in other parts of the world like Asia, Middle East, Africa and Latin America. The Champ is a budget friendly device with some nice features. It will be available in Germany for around €129 nearly $172. Looking into the features of the phone it seems like the price is really cheap. The device is coming with a stereo headphone and a stylus along with the phone. The features of Samsung Champ includes 2.4 inch QVGA touchscreen display Widgets TouchWiz Lite MicroSD card support up to 8GB. 1.3MP camera Bluetooth 2.0 3.5mm headset jack USB etc. The device weighs just 80 gms and is really a pocket friendly device. Source

Motorola announced the launching of their first square Android smartphone Motorola Flipout . The device will be first hitting in Germany and the customers can have the device starting from July. Motorola Flipout is an interesting design from Motorola with a square form factor. The phone features an alternative opening mechanism and will be coming with full QWERTY keyboard. The features of the device includes 2.8 inch QVGA touchscreen display Android 2.1 MotoBlur Flipping QWERTY keyboard Crystal Talk technology 3MP photo camera Google Maps with free navigation Wi-Fi, 3G, GPS 3.5mm headset jack 7.2Mbps HSDPA 1170mAh battery 512MB of memory etc. The Flipout will be available for €349 ($428) on free of contract from Vodafone, O2 and The Phone House. But the pricing for other countries is not announced. Press Release

Android 2.1 Updates Will Be Available In Xperia X10 Models. Sony Ericsson is planning an Android 2.1 update for their Xperia X10 models. They announced today that Xperia X10 , X10 Mini and X10 Mini Pro will be getting an Android 2.1 update in the third quarter of this year. The Xperia X10 is also getting a HD video recording capabilty and tweak the on board Timescape and Mediascape apps with added refinements. But the updates will be available in some selceted markets only.

Sony Ericsson announced Yendo Walkman officially. The device got leaked many times but it is not coming with Android as it was rumored previously. But it is coming with corner touch UI that is found on Xperia series. The Yendo Walkman is a 2.6-inch display device with Walkman player. This will be the first Android powered touch screen device from SE with a walkman player. The features of  Yendo Walkman includes 2.6 inch QVGA touchscreen display Four-corner UI Walkman player Bluetooth social networking integration Touch TrackID 3.5mm headset jack Google search MicroSD card support 2MP camera GSM/GPRS/EDGE connectivity (850/1900 MHz or 900/1800 MHz) Yendo walkman will be available from third quarter and is coming in a number of attractive colors like blue, black, green, pink, orange, purple, red, silver, yellow and white. Source

Sony Ericsson officially announced Xperia X8 which was earlier known in the name SE Shakira previously and leaked many times . The Sony Ericsson Xperia X8 had appeared in some official photos yesterday, which prompted us to think that the official announcement was just around the corner. The features of Xperia X8 includes 3.0 inch HVGA touchscreen display with 320 x 480 resolution HSPA (900/2100 MHz or 800/850/1900/2100 MHz) Four-corner UI as in Xperia X10 Mini GPS, Wi-Fi, 3.5mm audio jack 600MHz processor Stereo Bluetooth FM radio 3.5mm audio jack Google maps Flight mode microSD card support up to 16GB 3.2MP camera 2GB MicroSD card preinstalled The X8 will start shipping from the third quarter of 2010, and may be launching with Android 1.6 or 2.1 according to the market-by-market basis. X8 will be available in five different color versions like pink, dark blue, silver, aqua blue and white. Source

Samsung announced their projector phone, which we saw for the first time in February. The device i8520 is known as Samsung Galaxy Beam and will be coming to Sinagapore first. The Galaxy Beam will be the world's first projector phone powered by Android. The features of Galaxy Beam includes 3.7 inch WVGA Super AMOLED display Android 2.1 A-GPS, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n 8MP autofocus camera with HD video recording integrated “beam projector” The device will start shipping from July. No words on pricing yet.

Sony Ericsson added a new device to its GreenHeart Series, Cedar. The device is aimed at folks those who are really concerned about nature and wants a ecofriendly device to help them get around their work. The device is using recycled plastic and a low power consumption charger along with waterborne paint and compact packing. The features of the device includes 2.2-inch screen 3.5mm headset jack Netfront 3.5 browser Social networking integration USB mass storage mode Exchange ActiveSync Bluetooth, HSDPA FM radio 2MP camera 3G etc. The Cedar will also available from Q3 of 2010. Source

Samsung's upcoming Android tablet Samsung Tab appeared for the first time in a video. However there is only few sketchy details available from the video. The device is labeled as Galaxy Tab P1000 and got the 7-inch Super AMOLED display together with Samsung’s TouchWiz UI. The device controls seems to be little bit different from the previous leaked device, and it is not clear that whether the device in video is same as leaked device from South Africa last week. The device also seems to have a mobile calling functionality in addition to using its cellular connection for data purposes. The leaked feature of the device include A8 processor running at 1.2GHz, Android 2.2, 16GB of internal memory and a microSD slot. Let's wait for more spicy rumors for more details, right?

Toshiba is tossing lots of new gear onto the laptop market including both high end and budget friendly devices. Heading the attack is the all new Toshiba Satellite A665 followed by Satellite M645. The Satellite A665 is a 15.6-inch device where as M645 is a 14-inch device. The features of 15.6-inch A665 includes Intel Core i7-740QM processor, NVIDIA GeForce GTS 350MB Optimus graphics, 4GB of DDR3 memory, etc. The 3D edition also gets the features like 640GB HDD, Bluetooth 2.1+EDR, gigabit ethernet, WiFi b/g/n, Blu-ray burner, Webcam with face-recognition, NVIDIA 3D Vision kit, Combo eSATA/USB, HDMI, 3 x USB 2.0 etc. The 14-inch M645 offers a choice of processors like Core i3, i5 and i7 & AMD Phenom II quadcore CPUs and optional GeForce 310M and GT330M with Optimus, DDR3 memory, Slot for DVD and Blu-ray burners, speedy hard-drives etc.

MSI announced a new notebook MSI CX410 a 14-inch notebook in MSI's classic series. The device is powered by AMD processor with dual-core AMD Athlon II processor. The design seems to be a standard design with matte black finish and nothing extra ordinary in it. THe specifications of MSI CX410 notebook includes 14-inch display with 1366 x 768 pixel resolution 512MB Mobility Radeon HD 545v graphics chip 0.3-megapixel webcam Bluetooth, Wi-Fi b/g/n 250GB, 320GB and 500GB hard drive options Up to 8GB RAM Built-in card reader 3x USB 2.0 ports The MSI CX410 is supposed to be coming with a pre-loaded Windows 7 and is powered by 6-cell battery. No words on pricing and availability yet.

Apple updated their Mac Mini with a stunning look. The new device will be coming with  HDMI port along with “up to twice the graphics performance” and SD card slot. The Apple Mac Mini available for $699 and for more details you can check here. The specifications of the device includes 2.4GHz or 2.66GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor NVIDIA GeForce 320M graphics processor with 256MB of DDR3 SDRAM 320GB or 500GB Serial ATA hard disk drive Four USB 2.0 ports (up to 480 Mbps) 802.11n Wi-Fi One FireWire 800 port (up to 800 Mbps) SD card slot Via Press Release

The rumors around the Samsung Tablet is still coming out and the latest among them is the device will be known as Samsung Galaxy Tab and not  Samsung Galaxy tape , as rumored earlier. President of Samsung Mobile Division JK Shin confirms this to Dow Jones that their upcoming tablet will be known as Samsung Galaxy Tab. But he is not ready to reveal any other details except the releasing date. Shin said that the new tablet will be released in Q3 of 2010 and will be powered by Android. See his words "We are planning to launch a tablet computer called 'Galaxy Tab.' It will be launched no later than the third quarter of this year."

HP Japan announced a new notebook in their ProBook line up, the 12.1-inch HP ProBook 5220m powered by Intel Calpella processors. The device is particularly designed for business professionals. There is no exclusive features available in this netbook even is coming with all the features a business professional needs. HP provides a choice of processor from Intel Celeron U3400 processor (1.06GHz) Or Intel Core i3-350UM processor Or Intel Core i5-450M processor and a choice of operating sytem from Windows XP, Vista or 7. The device will be available for 69,930 Yen ($764) in Japan, but there is no words about its availability in U.S. The specifications of the HP ProBook 5220m includes 12.1-inch display with 1280 x 800 resolution Intel Calpella processors Intel HM57 Express chipset Windows XP, Vista, or 7 250GB / 500GB HDD 7200RPM or 80GB SSD 2GB / 4GB RAM Gigabit Ethernet Optional Bluetooth, 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi and webcam eSATA, 3x USB 2.0, VGA, HDMI, audio jacks, card reade...

Rumors indicate that Sony Ericsson is cooking up with a new device powered by Windows Mobile 7. However there is no official confirmation available. But according to Sony Ericsson forum IT168 ,the device will be known as Julie and will be using the powerful 1GHz processor, sliding QWERTY keyboard, 4 inch screen which supports multi touch, and also the feature Xbox integration. No more details are available about Sony Ericsson Julie. The device is expected to be shipping from this year itself. Let's wait for an official announcement for more details. Source

RIM's BlackBerry Slider 9800 is expected to be available soon. The details already suggest that the device will start shipping before summer, may be in July or August (after the iPhone 4 launching as iPhone 4 start shipping from June 24). The slider features a 5 mega pixel camera, multi touch support, 802.11n Wi-Fi etc. But the rumored BlackBerry tablet may not be coming along with BlackBerry Slider 9800 and will be available later in this year. The BlackBerry tablet seems to be a slave device and not just a replacement of netbook like iPad. The device will rely upon BlackBerry's 3G connection to get online and will be suitable for those who need bigger display,and the tablet is expected to be feature 8.9-inch display Source

The rumors about the Samsung Galaxy S Pro have been floating around the net for a while now, but little was known about the device, even a single picture. Now the device has appeared for the first time in pictures. It looks similar to Samsung Galaxy S with a full QWERTY keyboard. A front facing camera is also included for video chating. No more technical details available about the device. But it seems to be the second 4G handset offered by Sprint. Let's wait for more details about the device. Source

The medium sized Sony Ericsson Xperia which appeared in media as Sony Ericsson Shakira will be known as Xperia X8 officially.The device appeared in some official picture releases and seems like it will sit between the small sized Xperia X10 Mini and full sized Xperia X10. The technical specifications of the device is not available yet, but from the picture there seems to be no flash available for camera. Xperia X8 will be available starting this fall. Let's wait for the official announcement for more details. Source

Best Buy is going to start pre order of iPhone 4 from tomorrow itself. The company has outed a press release and will be taking the pre-orders at nation wide stores. But there is no mention in the press release on the procedure you have to follow for pre-order , whether you have to pay the full amount or just need your name and address etc. Any way you have to wait up to June 24 to have an iPhone 4 in your hands. See the Press release "Adding the iPhone 4 to our stores alongside other great smartphones like the HTC EVO from Sprint and HTC Incredible on Verizon, gives customers a great opportunity to view each side-by-side and get the mobile phone that works best for them." "Offering the iPhone 4 to consumers is just the latest example of how Best Buy Mobile has become the place to go for the best smartphones. It's exciting to have an opportunity to launch this iconic device with this pre-sale," said Shawn Score, president of Best Buy Mobile. "Adding the iP...

Finally Vodafone UK announced the pricing details for the iPhone 4 in UK. The carrier is coming with a number of plans and the customers can select according to their choice. For getting iPhone 4 16 GB model for free you have to sign up for an 18 month or 24 month contract and have to spend £50/month or £45/month atleast for 18 and 24 months. The cheapest monthly plan of iPhone 4 is for £25/month with a contract of 24 month. And the customers will get 75 minutes talk time and 250 text messages with this plan. The O2 UK is offering only 500 MB on their smaller plan and note here , Vodafone UK is offering 1GB. Quite interesting right? More details of the plans are listed below..

Steve Jobs explained only few details about their iOS4 at WWDC 2010. Now some interesting features are spotted in iOS 4. iOS4 support direct video uploading for Facebook. This can be done through “Send to Facebook” option and with this you will get current video sharing choices. The video upload to Facebook is available for maximum upto 480 pixels height or width with a max 30FPS frame rate and it won't be available in the 720p HD as in the iPhone 4 iOS4 is expected to be released in June 21st. This new version iPhone OS will be available for iPhone 3G, 3GS and also for iPod touch owners. Via

Samsung Appolo which was spotted over Samsung U.K's website last week is Samsung Galaxy i5801 originally which Google  had showcased during its I/O conference. The device has now appeared on Orange U.K's website and will be hitting the market soon with some selected contracts. The Samsung Appolo is expected to be coming with specifications like 3.2-inch touchscreen display (maybe Super AMOLED) Android 2.1 OS 3MP autofocus camera with 4x digital zoom microSD card slot FM Radio 3.5mm headphone jack Video Messaging Bluetooth 3.0, Wi-Fi 802.11n The Samsung Appolo is coming in black with gray lines in the front. No words on pricing.

It seems like the confusion about the name of HTC Aria is over, as AT&T announced its new smartphone HTC Aria officially. HTC Aria which was already leaked several times finally goes official. The device looks more like HTC Droid Incredible but the soft touch rubber back plate and the exposed screws resembles HTC HD mini. 'Aria' is little bit smaller and is pocket sized. But it seems to be only a mid-end device as the features are not so exciting. The specifications of the device already had leaked many times. However we shall quote the specifications of the device here for your reference. 3.2-inch HVGA capacitive touchscreen 5-megapixel camera Android 2.1 3G/HSPA connectivity HTC Sense optical joystick WiFi, Bluetooth Google Maps with free navigation preinstalled 2GB memory card The device will be available for $129.99 after a mail-in-rebate of $100 with a new two year agreement. For more details visit Press Release

The rumors around Toshiba's new tablet was floating around the net from past few months. But there is no clear information about this tablet is available about this till now, even the name also. But now according to  Digitimes , more details about the device revealed like the upcoming device from Toshiba will be called GuideBook and it will be a dual 7-inch display and will be announced in this month itself. No details about the OS and more specification of the device are available. Let's wait for more details .