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Phones

Motorola Calgary Is Verizon’s Other Android Phone: Cheap, Blur(r)y

6:00AM Matt Buchanan | Motorola’s other Android phone for Verizon ain’t no Droid, but it’s gonna be cheaper (targeted at fickle teenagers) and run Motorola’s Blur interface from the Cliq. It’s also a QWERTY slider, with a 3MP camera and oh yes, Wi-Fi. [BGR] More »
Networks

T-Mobile Project Dark Rumour Update: Financed Phones, Tiered Unlimited Plans

7:43AM Rosa Golijan | We’ve heard plenty of rumours about Project Dark lately, including new unlimited plans, 21Mbps HSPA, and new handsets. The latest rumours, courtesy of Boy Genius Report, are whispers of Rent-A-Center style, contract-free unsubsidised phone purchasing and tiered unlimited plans. More »
Phones

Xperia X3 Might Be Hiding Snapdragon Under Its Good Looks

5:30AM Chris Jacob | Let’s hope this Android/Snapdragon pairing becomes a trend. Along with a live pic of the X3/Rachel in the wild comes a rumour that the X3 will join the Acer Liquid in the Snapdragon club. More »
Games

Sony PlayStation 3 “Konsole Slim” Appears On Amazon Germany

4:00AM Dan Nosowitz | Adding more fuel to the fire, Amazon Germany has the “PlayStation 3 Konsole Slim” listed, but without price, picture or release date. Weird mistake, or leak? We’re leaning toward the former, but you never know. [Amazon via Engadget] More »
Phones

Motorola ‘Sholes’ Android Phone May Show Up On Verizon

2:20AM Sean Fallon | We know Verizon is cooking something up with Android, and if motofan.ru’s information is correct, the Motorola “Sholes” render pictured here might be one of their Android projects. More »
Computers

Foxconn Building Apple Tablet For September Or October Launch?

12:50AM Matt Buchanan | Taiwanese paper Apple Daily reports than Hon Hai Precision Industry—aka Foxconn—is building the Apple tablet using previously rumoured 10-inchish screens from WinTek and a battery from Dynapack for sale in September or October. More »
Entertainment

Toshiba Even More Officially Gives Up The War, Will Launch BD Player

8:00AM Dan Nosowitz | Toshiba, the former leader of Blu-Ray’s enemy HD-DVD camp, is admitting defeat in the most final way they can: By launching a Blu-Ray player. More »
Phones

BlackBerry Onyx To Loses Trackball, Gains Trackpad

11:41PM John Herrman | The leaked-to-all-hell BlackBerry Onyx may have undergone one last change before manufacture: judging by this shot nabbed by BlackBerry Underground, it’ll also have a Curve 8520-esque optical trackpad. More »
Cameras

This May Be Nikon’s 2009/2010 Roadmap

6:40AM Jason Chen | Nikon’s 2009 AND 2010 roadmap may have been leaked on Grafika, detailing the upcoming bodies and lenses the company is working on. More »
Cameras

Here’s The Nikon D300s And D3000, Maybe

12:00AM Matt Buchanan | Are these photos of the HD video-shooting D300s and non-video-shooting D3000 real? That’s what I love about leaked camera shots—fudge a badge, add a mic hole, who can ever tell? More »