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The Nokia X6 16GB phone finally get officially announced yesterday, where it will features a 3.2 inch touchscreen display with 360 x 640 pixels, HSDPA, Wi-Fi, GPS, Ovi Maps with free navigation, TV out, 5 Megapixel autofocus camera, and pre-loaded games (Spore, Asphalt4 and DJ Mix Tour). Unlike the regular 32GB the new model will doesn’t include Comes With Music, but youll can download all the music tracks as you need on a pay-per-song basis from the Nokia Music Store. The X6 16GB is running under Symbian^1 (the new name for Symbian S60 5th Edition) and will be available in black, white, white with pink highlights and white with yellow highlights. The base model of the X6 is only available in blue with white or black with red. The phone will be available starting this quarter and price should be around 350 (100 cheaper than the X6 32GB).

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Meizu has revealed the final specs of the Meizu M9, the company’s latest phone, while the form-factor is likely to be similar to the iPhone. Measuring at 59,5 x 113 x 11 mm, the phone packed a 3.6-inch 720×480 resolution display, 1 Ghz (Samsung S5PC110), 512 Mb ROM / 512 Mb RAM, 5 megapixels camera, Micro SD / TF card slot, and 1350 mAh battery. Other features include Bluetooth, WiFi, GPS, and TV-out (via mini USB) connectivity. The Meizu M9 will be available in WCDMA, CDMA, TD-SCDMA model (release at the same time) and will retail for about $366. No idea on release date, but some source says we have wait 6 months.

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It’s not the first N900 KIRF we’ve seen but it’s definitely the truest fake physical reproduction of Nokia’s flagship “mobile computer” to date. Not necessarily a good thing since its the raw power and OS that makes the N900 such a compelling handset — not its looks. Nevertheless, the industrial design, port placements, and QWERTY layout of this “N900 Style” handset is a near exact physical knock-off of its Nokia inspiration. Critically absent is Maemo 5 riding an ARM Cortex A8 processor, 32GB of integrated storage, WiFi, 3G data radio, Carl Zeiss optics, and the peace of mind you get when purchasing a genuine Nokia handset. Besides, even with dual-SIM support, do you really want to spend $120 for a JAVA-built S60 5th-ish user experience on a 3.2-inch display pushing 240 x 320 pixels? Oh hell no. One more shot after the break if you’re feeling surly.

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Sungworld, an electronic maker in China, based in Shenzhen city, has unveils a 7-inch Android-powered Mobile Internet Device (or MID) which carries a form factor similar to the Apple iPhone, and uses a touch screen dispay and supports Wi-Fi connectivity. Powered byARM926 processor, the device also packed a 128MB RAM, 2GB flash memory, microSD card slot, USB OTG port, and a 7-inch 800480 touchscreen display. The MID also offers 1080p Full HD video playback capability and HDMI output.

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Looks like the HTC HD2 is getting a little spec bump on its way to our fair shores: the official spec page lists the version bound for T-Mobile US with 1GB of ROM and 576 of RAM, a boost over the international edition’s 512 and 448MB. Not a bad little upgrade — dare we hope that it presages a much bigger bump to Windows Mobile 7 before the scheduled spring launch?

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Unless you’re press or a booth worker, major industry trade shows can be educational, enlightening, relaxing… dare we say even fun events that actually don’t fill you with dread at their mere mention. Of course, the trade-off is that you (or your employer, if you’re lucky) are then responsible for fronting the hundreds, sometimes thousands of dollars that organizations command for passes to those events. So what do you get in return apart from a few days of schmoozing with some of the most important people in your line of work and the opportunity to play with cool stuff and steal as many promotional pens and USB sticks as you possibly can? In the case of GDC this March, attendees who sign up for either the Mobile / Handheld Summit, the iPhone Summit, or the Independent Games Summit will be gifted with their choice of a Droid or Nexus One, representing the hottest, latest Android gear from Motorola and HTC, respectively — potentially prime targets for the yet-to-be-tapped 3D gaming market on the platform. With Palm onsite, it should make for some interesting dynamics — but then again, they’re giving these things to people at an event called the “iPhone Summit,” for crying out loud. Read more »

SSDs may be what’s “next,” but seriously — magnetic tape storage is the real heat. This darn near antediluvian storage medium is amazingly still around and kicking, and what’s even more incredible is that real advancements are taking place. Just under four years ago, IBM and Fujifilm were doing the Cha Cha Slide Tango as they introduced 8TB cartridges; today, the two are rolling out (quite literally, actually) a 35TB version into the wild, wild world that we call home. Nah, you won’t find these on any Best Buy shelves, but your great grandchild’s medical records may one day end up on something built in the year 2010. Just think about that. Think about it.

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