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Barnes & Noble Ruins Nerd Christmas
4:41AM John Herrman | Nobody has any idea if the Nook is actually any good yet, but no matter: It’s the perfect Christmas gift, in theory! Or at least it was until Barnes & Noble ran out of them. More »
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Motorola Motus Android Phone Caught On Shaky Cam?
10:27PM Danny Allen | The Motus is rumoured to be a mid-range Android slider due early next year, and if this supposed spy shot is anything to go by, it’ll look sorta like the CLIQ — but with a flatter, harder to use keyboard. More »
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Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 To Cost $US880? What The?
12:13AM Danny Allen | Yesterday we lamented that the Android-powered X10 lacks a certain je ne sais quoi, despite its beautiful 4-inch display, Nexus UI and 1GHz Snapdragon processor. Now more bad news: The NYTimes reports it’ll cost about 6000 Swedish kronor ($US880/$AU940) off-contract. More »
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9:47AM Nick Broughall | Yesterday afternoon, the folks at HTC finally announced the Aussie release of the HTC Hero and HTC Tattoo. The good news? They’re being sold unlocked through Harvey Norman for $799 and $599 respectively. The bad news? That means you’ll have to find your own contract with a data plan, which isn’t necessarily the easiest thing in the world. More »
HTC Hero: Unlocked At Harvey Norman For $799
9:47AM Nick Broughall | Yesterday afternoon, the folks at HTC finally announced the Aussie release of the HTC Hero and HTC Tattoo. The good news? They’re being sold unlocked through Harvey Norman for $799 and $599 respectively. The bad news? That means you’ll have to find your own contract with a data plan, which isn’t necessarily the easiest thing in the world. More »
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Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 Hands On: Why Aren’t My Pants On Fire?
8:40AM Matt Buchanan | I’ve been wondering why there hasn’t been drooling, crazy-eyed hype for Sony Ericsson’s Xperia X10, which sounds like a wet dream on paper: Android, 1GHz Snapdragon processor, awesome 8-megapixel camera, massive 800×480 and a very pretty interface. I know now. More »
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The Rumoured Google Phone May Be Data/VoIP Only
5:44AM Brian Lam | Mike Arrington’s following up yesterday’s rumour of the Google Phone with an interesting angle: That it may be VoIP and data only, having no traditional voice plan. Sounds like the telcos worst nightmare. More »
Phones
Sony Ericsson’s Custom Android Interface Is Called Nexus
5:03AM Matt Buchanan | Sony Ericsson’s custom interface for Android on the X10 — and other OSes, like Symbian and Windows Mobile in time — is going to be called Nexus. Like other custom UIs du jour, it’ll integrate a bunch of services, like for social networking. More »
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The True Google Phone May Be Coming Soon
7:13PM Dan Nosowitz | TechCrunch is hearing some veeeeeery interesting rumours about a true Google Phone: Not just an Android device, but a phone designed top-to-bottom by Google to fulfil their dream of exactly what Android can be. It’s a resilient rumour. More »
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Samsung Behold II Non-Review: Oh God, The Ugly
9:40AM Matt Buchanan | Samsung’s Behold II is the most impressively ugly Android phone in existence. The custom interface is so bad, so gaudy and so confusing it turned my brains into ooze. More »
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