Dell is one of the largest mid-range laptop sellers. They offer cheap, affordable solutions to everyone looking for a laptop. Their systems are competitive and dependable but if you want more out of your notebook then I am sure you have already thought about buying an Apple right?

But Dell is on the lookout and they must know what people are waiting for. So looking at the leaked picture above I can't help but thinking, are they just trying to impress or is this real? The new Dell Inspirons called 1435,1535 and 1735 are going to hit the stores May 26 (1535 ) and June 9th (1735) and October (1435). They are supposed to be thinner then usual Inspirons and therefore not so heavy. And thrust me, they were heavy! Are they going for the slick Macbook Pro look? Are they going to bring up performance as well?

Besides the 1-1.5 inch "upgrade", Dell is going to throw in slot-loading (Blu-ray) drives, 3G options and processors running up to Core 2 Duo T5850 2.16GHz. Dell suddenly appears more attractive to me. Unfortunatelly they still run Windows Vista XP.

Continue Reading: New Dell Inspirons to Challange Apple's MacBook Pro

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While everyone is waiting for the second generation 3G iPhone, so many people are still going to buy "old" iPhones from Apple or carriers around the world.

Apparently a sudden iPhone shortage hit the UK and other European countries. O2 the carrier selling the iPhone plans ran out of stock both for the 8GB and the 16GB iPhone. Does this mean everyone is getting ready for the new? Are we going to see a multiple coordinated release from Apple? Is the new 3G smart phone going to come out earlier than expected? Are we going to face a premature birth?

I don't think so. iPhones are still available at Apple stores in the UK and probably more are on the way. But not all Apple stores have sufficient phones in store. An Apple store in New York ran out of iPhones too as this phone is really in demand. Don't people know the 3G is coming? Isn't anyone telling them that?

It's likely we're going to see more shortages like this one. But they will be dealt with I'm confident of that. As long as they sell that good, why should Apple discontinue replenishing stocks?

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Some time back we told you about Nokia's plan of bringing forward an iPhone Killer called as 'Tube'. As per hearsay, it has now been codenamed 'the iperformer'. Why have these guys have used 'i'? They are cheaters. I don't like this stealing of names. Well, nothing much is known about the phone. As far as specs are concerned, it will be equipped with NaviScroll, QWERTY keypad, TV out, GPS, FM transmitter, widescreen touchscreen, WiFi, FM radio, Bluetooth, and a Web cam. When it will appear and at what price is not known yet. But we can expect the best from Nokia. At least, it will be better than the LG Vu and Xperia.

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EA Mobile has unveiled 5 games to keep mobile gamers on their feet this summer. There is the hyped game, by renowned director Steven Spielberg, Boom Blox, Monopoly: Here & Now and Real Monopoly. This is a clever step for EA as almost everybody has played and loved monopoly and almost everyone has watched a Steven Spielberg movie, may it be E.T. or Jurassic Park.

Boom Blox features a collection of brain-twisting puzzles that features 40 levels and assures that gamers will have a mind boggling time solving these game.

Monopoly: Here & Now is a modern edition of the popular board game said to be played until now by more than 500 million people. The mobile game features local maps for 19 European countries, allowing players to sell and buy properties that are familiar to them.

The other three new games from EA are: UEFA Euro 2008, The Sims Pool 3D and Puzzle Paradise.

All the above mentioned games from the mobile division of Electronic Arts will be available across Europe by the end of May.

LG Electronics, one of the world's leading mobile phone manufacturer, has announced several handsets to be launched in India. The handsets include the LG KF510 and LG KP320 phone.

The LG KF510 features a 10.9mm slim phone that supports MP3, MPEG-4 player, FM radio, GPRS, EDGE and can record and play back QVGA video. Aside from this, the phone also has a 3 megapixel auto focus flash camera, image stabilization and red eye reduction. The phone is also equipped with a touch sensitive navigational keypad.

The second phone to be released is the LG KP320 which is part of LG's Dynamite series. It comes equipped with a 3 megapixel camera and auto focus, the phone supports video-recording and high internal memory with TV out feature. The KP320 measures about 107 x 46 x 13.5 millimeters and weighing only 81 grams. It has a 2 inch TFT display with 262k colors support, music and video player, FM radio and Bluetooth.

LG KF510, LG KP320 will be available at Rs 12,250 and Rs 7,990 respectively.

via: infotech

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So it's official, or at least a little more official. Over at the AT&T/iPhone page, the service plans now detail the on-again/off-again free WiFi at AT&T hotspots feature. It hasn't been officially announced yet as part of their plans, but this must be a step in that direction. Last week, it was inadvertently "test marketed" when several iPhone users found themselves temporarily able to access WiFi for free at such AT&T hotspots as Starbucks and Barnes & Noble. Such access was shortly thereafter removed.

Whether or not this means the service is currently available again, or if it's forthcoming is unclear but it's definitely on the way. Free mobile Internet is inching closer and closer to fully reality. Pretty soon, and that's a very relative term, if you can get a signal you'll be able to get online for no additional charge.

So if you liked the new Nokia E71 pictures we have even more fresh ones to show you thanks to all our tipsters. Not only is this Nokia a smart(er) phone but it also looks good. Just look for your self. A fine slim body, soft skin, beautiful eyes, a strong heart and an independent updatable mind... That's all you need from your communication slave and Nokia delivers.

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More phones from Sony Ericsson. This time, it's the Sony Ericsson R300 mobile phone that cleared the FCC hurdle. This is also a cameraphone, and features TrackID - a free music recognition service. TrackID allows you to search for song titles, artists and album names. There's also a web browser on the phone.

Connecting the Sony Ericsson R300 to your computer via USB allows you to view it as a mass storage device, allowing for convenient bulk transfer of files. If you prefer the wireless way of doing things, the R300 also sports Bluetooth. The phone appears to be an entry-level series. There's not much else information available about the phone.

Source: FCC

Do you know what MEMS device is? It's a micro electro-mechanical system device like some of the current microphones in use. Well apparently top handset vendors are thinking of exploiting MEMS too. By the first quarter of 2009 new handsets with dual MEMS microphones are to be released. Until then we are led to believe these handsets will enter development later this year just in time to meat the deadlines.

MEMS microphones for phones have been used more and more and they are expected to reach one billion by 2011 or more than 70% of all handset microphones or so do research say. We wouldn't know that yet. We'd like to find out more about those new MEMS dual microphones to be developed.

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It wouldn't be wrong to say that 2008 is the year of the touchscreen phones. We have already seen the Xperia X1, the Tube, the 3G iPhone, the Vu, and the awesomeness called Touch Diamond, not to forget the Xenium 800 from Philips. That's pretty much every major cell phone manufacturer out there people! Here's one more touchscreen device from Sony Ericsson, which is codenamed Paris.

The Paris looks to be a slider with a humongous screen and runs on Symbian UIQ 3.3, the latest version of UIQ after it was acquired by Sony Ericsson. As we can garner from the pictures, the phone has a 5-megapixel camera and a QWERTY keypad. There is no info on whether it has HSDPA/HSUPA, GPS, or if the screen is VGA, but if all these points tally up, we will have one more hot contender for the HTC Diamond, don't you think?

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We were waiting for this baby from Samsung to be sold already by Verizon for a couple of months now. The U940 Glyde can be a decent competitor to Apple's iPhone or the newly launched HTC Touch Diamond. And it's quite affordable (with a two-years plan) at $249 after $50 rebate.

Let's look at some of the features you might inquire about:

• Touch Screen
• Full QWERTY Keyboard
• Full HTML Browser
• V CAST Music and Video*
• Bluetooth® Wireless Technology
• 2.0 Megapixel Digital Camera
• microSD™ Memory Card Slot (Up to 8 GB)
• networks: CDMA/EV-DO where available

What do you think? Is this Samsung U940 Glyde going to keep up with the others?

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We are a month or less away from the long waited for official announcement and full release of the next iPhone, the 3G version. According to a recent rumor, Australians will be able to buy unlocked iPhones from local Apple stores. Vodafone will offer plans designed for purchasing an iPhone but they won't be the only ones selling it. They won't even be the exclusive carrier for Kangaroo Land as local Telstra and Optus will be offering iPhone deals too.

What we don't know is whether the 3G iPhone will be unlocked too or just its predecessor? How much do I have to pay to buy one? (Plane ticket and travel plans to Australia not included of course)

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Sprint and Google have announced their partnership for integrating Google apps and services into Sprint's mobile services. Along with this deal, Google will now become Sprint's primary mobile search provider. This is a great news as this will make Internet experience for Sprint users much more dynamic. Of course, also with this deal, Google has taken another step towards the mobile market.

This service, as mentioned, will make Google become the default search provides for web search and local search (GPS-enabled) on the Sprint portal on customers' current web-enabled Sprint phones as well as new devices. Also, Google Maps for mobile will be featured in Sprint handsets and also allows YouTube to be accessible to Sprint users.

Only goes to prove there's nothing the cute kitty can't conquer. The latest in the long list of Hello Kitty-branded products is a car lighter/mobile charger hybrid to light up a cigarette or juice up your cell phone while driving. The lighter is made of ABS lightweight plastic and is compatible with most Japanese cell phones. It can also charge a cell phone for up to 90% within three hours.

Now go get some kitty love for just 1880 Yen ($18) if you are in Japan.

Most of Sony Ericsson phones tend to be on the pricey side, but every once in a while, the company releases a phone that is appealing and affordable to the masses. This time, SE has rolled out the Sony Ericsson W350i Walkman Phone.

The W350i has a small but roomy design. It is fashioned as a small portable music player - hence, its part of Sony Ericsson's ever expanding line of Walkman phones. The W350i stores up to 470 songs on the memory card. The W350i has the excellent TrackID feature. The W350i keeps you entertained. Tune in the FM radio to your favorite station, or try a solo - the W350i also comes pre-loaded with Guitar Legend, a mobile game for rock'n'roll buffs.

via: sony ericsson

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Sony Ericsson's new phone, the C902, has made an appearance at the good ol' FCC. The device is now approved, and should hit the world markets soon. The C902 is another phone in the Cybershot series and compatible with UMTS/HSDPA 2100 and tri-band GSM networks. The camera on this baby is pretty sophisticated, including autofocus, flash, face detection and video capabilities.

Transfering photos onto a PC is easy: you can do it over Bluetooth or USB. You can also print pictures by connecting the camera to a compatible printer. Other usual niceties include PhotoDJ and VideoDJ to manage/edit your photos and video clips. The C902 supports Memory Stick Micro (M2) memory card.

No word on the pricing, but the Sony Ericsson C902 Cybershot phone will be available -- check back with us later.

Source: FCC

The BlackBerry Curve 8330 Smartphone from RIM is now available to Verizon customers. The silver smartphone comes with a slew of options including BlackBerry internet service - with support for up to 10 POP3 and IMAP personal/corporate email accounts. For small businesses, you get BlackBerry Professional Software allowing advanced security and IT administration with Lotus Domino, Microsoft Exchange and Novell Groupwise environments.

The BlackBerry 8330 measures 4.2" x 2.4" x 0.6" and weighs only 4 oz. Obviously, it features a QWERTY keyboard and RIM's trackball navigation system. Other goodies include speaker-independent voice recognition for voice dialing, dedicated Send, End and Mute keys and a low distortion speakerphone.

The Curve features Bluetooth 2.0 with support for A2DP and AVRCP profiels. There's also a 2 megapixel camera with 5x zoom and support for microSD memory cards.

Pricd at US $169.99 (after $50 mail-in rebate) and new 2-year agreement, the RIM BlackBerry Curve 8330 is availble online and in stores.

I have lots of features today and here's what this Brando Bluetooth Headset has to offer:

• Bluetooth V2.0 and EDR
• Chipset: BlueCore 4-audio
• Supported Profiles: Headset and Handsfree profile
• Additional function: Stylus -gotta love this
• Transmitter power: Class 2
• Wireless frequency: 2.4 to 2.480GHz
• Sensitive: <-75dBm
• Transmitter distance: 10m
• Battery: rechargeable Li-polymer
• Talking time: 3 hours
• Standby time: 90 hours
• Headset size: 112x14x11 mm
• Headset weight: 11g.

So what you get for $30 is this Brando Bluetooth headset, an earpiece and an USB charging cable. Enjoy!

AT&T, Deutsche Telekom, British Telecom or NTT are just a few carriers thinking about VoIP as far as we hear. We all know what Skype is and I bet most of us have had at least one Skype number conversation. It's really simple actually. Get an account, talk for free (mostly)

Apparently AT&T and others will be developing and introducing such a service to their subscribers in order to counteract/compete with Skype's popularity. This new service will be available somewhere in 2009 and it will be introduced to cell phones too. You will be able to talk for free (I'd like to see that) from your smartphone with friends in the same network. Will you have to pay a monthly plan to be able to talk for free?

Anyway, it's a rumor for now, but a rumor AT&T won't comment on. What do you think?