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HP’s got more additions to its Mini netbook lineup coming your way with the 1101 and 110 XP / Mi. All three models sport a 10.1-inch widescreen LED, autosync software for easier connectivity to your primary PC, and the standard 1.6 GHz Intel Atom N270 / 1.66GHz N280 processor options with GMA 950 graphics, VGA output, 3 or 6 cell batteries, and 802.11b/g. The Mini 110 XP edition takes the trend even further with — and we’re sure you’re surprised here — 1GB RAM and 160GB HDD or 32GB SSD, as well as optional WWAN and a Broadcom Crystal HD Enhanced Video Accelerator, which HP claims will let you watch 1080p video smoothly — yeah, we’ll believe it when we see it. Those who go with the company’s Linux-based pet Mi can bump up to 250GB HDD and 2GB memory. As for the Mini 1101, it looks like it’s basically the business-centric 110 with XP and Vista as your OS choices and no apparent video enhancer. As for pricing and availability, the Mini 1101 is coming at ya on June 1st with a base price of $329, while Mini 110 will follow shortly after in black swirl on June 10th, and white swirl / pink chic on July 8th. Those will start at $279 with Mi and $329 if you want Windows XP instead.
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AT&T inventory has shown an appearance of the Motorola Heron (Iron Man) Android-powered slider phone, where it will launch from this November. The Motorola Heron sports a Oualcomms MSM7225 processor, a 128MB RAM, a 256MB flash memory, 2.8-inch touchscreen display, a sliding QWERTY keypad, Bluetooth connectivity, and 3 Megapixel camera with LED flash. Other features include microSD/SDHC card slot ( support up to 32GB ), GPS capabilities, and runs on dual-band WCDMA/HSDPA as well as quad-band GSM networks.

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Want a good example of why Intel — or we, the consumer — needs a strong competitor? DigiTimes‘ has it from sources at motherboard makers that Intel will delay its mainstream desktop Core i5 platform (including Lynnfield procs and 5-series chipsets) from July to early September. A rumor with merit given DigiTimes’ proven sources within motherboard makers like ASUS, Gigabyte, and MSI. The reason for the delay is to allow vendors to deplete 4-series inventories that have piled-up during the economic slow-down. Of course, if AMD or… well, AMD could muster the silicon to compete with Intel at the same price point then such a delay would not be possible. How much you say? DigiTimes has the Core i5 processors priced at 2.93GHz ($562), 2.8GHz ($284) and 2.66GHz ($196) when purchased in bulk.

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iRiver has a brand new multimedia player in town – the B30 Motion Generation which is actually a portable media player that has integrated a T-DMB TV tuner, thus allowing users to watch live digital TV on its 2.8-inch QVGA LCD display, featuring touch sensitive buttons. Its got a FM tuner, microSD cards slot, SRS WOW sound effect, motion sensor which allows users to control music playback by shaking the player. The iRiver B30 is support to playback a variety of audio + video formats, including MP3, WMA, OFF, ASF, FLAC, APE, MPEG4, WMV7/8/9 as well as JPEG, BMP, PNG and GIF image files. The B30 expect to available in 4GB, 8GB or 16GB internal storage with three flavors — Black, White and Silver colors.

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The previously rumored Motorola portrait QWERTY slider Iron Man has popped up again, this time as the AT&T-bound Heron, with listed specs being a 2.8-inch touch screen, 3 megapixel camera with flash, aGPS, 3G, and a big red “subject to change” notice since the device has moved to (drumroll, please) Android OS. Planned availability is said to be November 2nd here, but we suspect these slides are a bit dated and that may ultimately be wholly off target. Also on the menu is another portrait slider, the Sawgrass. This one may in fact be Alexander, and if that’s the case, at least we’ve got a cleaner press shot to put on its tombstone. Then again, we hear from Boy Genius Report that it’s reincarnated under the name Somerset. The information you (probably) seek is in the gallery below.
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If you thought the golden anniversary of Olympus’ Pen camera was something, get a load of this. From now until August 23rd, an elaborate exhibition entitled ‘The Invention of Photography and the Earliest Photographs’ will showcase some of digital imaging’s earliest tools, including the planet’s oldest camera. The wooden sliding box shown above will undoubtedly be the centerpiece of the Macau-based expo, though it will be surrounded by 250 photography antiques and 180 old photos, which were collections lent by the Nicephore Niepce Museum and 12 other museums, cultural institutions and private collectors around the world. Anyone planning on making the trip over? Make sure you take a few snapshots with your 90s-era point-and-shoot, cool? Read more »

Quite a bit has gone down in the cellular realm since Barcelona opened its beautiful doors to host Mobile World Congress 2009, but how could we ever forget this gem? Samsung’s M7600 Beat DJ is about as close as we’ll ever come to a real live Pilotfish Ondo, and after months of waiting, it’s finally on sale across the pond. Available for purchase right now at O2 UK, the Bang & Olufsen-infused handset packs a 2.6-inch OLED panel, perfect for mixing, scratching and texting your mum when you stay out too late. It’s all yours for between £0.00 and £146.80 ($233) depending on your choice of contract, and if any of you kind, gentle Britons feel like importing a few for the deprived Yanks over here, drop us a note in comments.

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Dutch retailed BelCompany will start to sell the Samsung S5200 slider phone from next with a retail price of 129.99 ($182). As you can see the phone is pretty cool with its slider design. Other features include a 2.1 inch TFT display with 240 x 320 pixels and 16 million colors, 3MP camera with smile detection and power LED flash, Bluetooth connectivity, Music player, and your choice of black/red and a black/beige colors. According to Unwiredview, the Italain releas possible on June 03.

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Looks like someone’s gonna have to explain why there’s a “no longer in a relationship” status update on her Facebook profile. Just ten or so days after Dell officially hooked up with its female counterpart Della, helping real womenfolk find computers that meet their recipe-finding, calorie-counting ways, she’s now been thrown the wayside and all mentions of her have been replaced with (or redirected to) the similar, yet decidely more androgynous “Lifestyle.” Last we heard, Della was sitting on the couch watching Notting Hill with a pint of Ben and Jerry’s, crying softly to herself and wondering what other female stereotypes she can best beat with a dead horse.
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