MSI have officially listed their X-Slim X340, complete with pricing, and it’s something of a disappointment to anybody lured in by the company’s promise of a sub-$1,000 sticker. Both the MSI X-Slim X340-021US (in black) and the MSI X-Slim X340-023US (in white) start at $1,099.99, with Core 2 Solo 1.4GHz SU3500 CULV processors, 13.4-inch 1366 [...]

The HP Pavilion dv3t has gone on sale, the company’s lightest-weight Intel-based Pavilion notebook, boasting a 13.3-inch LED-backlit display, Core 2 Duo processors from the 2.0GHz T6400 upward, and up to 7hrs runtime from the optional 9-cell battery. The Pavilion dv3t weighs 4.93lb and has optional 512MB NVIDIA GeForce G 105 graphics.
Connectivity includes standard WiFi [...]

According to Microsoft’s Partner Program website, we’ll see Windows 7 RC drop on May 5th for the public. There were reports that MSDN subscribers were able to download the new Windows 7 version, but it turns out to have been a slip up on Microsoft’s part by posting a page early.

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LG announced Viewty Smart (LG-GC900), a new 8 megapixel camera phone with sensitivity up to ISO 1600 and an Intelligent Shot Mode that will automatically analyzing scenes and adjusting camera settings accordingly. The camera phone is assisted by a LED flash and featuring Multi-Face Detection, Touch Shot, Art Shot, Beauty Shot, Panorama Shot and Continuous [...]

At the International CTIA Wireless show in Las Vegas earlier this month, Nokia Corp. had one of the biggest booths, but it was mostly hidden near the back of a major hall. It was a fitting symbol for how weak the world’s largest mobile phone maker is doing in U.S. sales. Still, one of the [...]

For consumers who seek ultra-slim, ultra-light elegant notebook styling with dynamic HD entertainment functionality, the Aspire 3935-6504 features a 13.3-inch frameless, widescreen CineCrystal™ LED display. The edge-to-edge LED backlit technology design has 1366×768 pixel resolution and 16:9 aspect ratio, for increased visual quality in low-light situations and for efficiently depicting bright, lifelike HD images.
The full-featured [...]

After artwork images leaked online of the new Zune HD, more details are now coming out about the next generation MP3 player from Microsoft. The Zune HD is rumored to feature an AMOLED capacitive touch display with a 16:9 aspect ratio, and HDMI out. It will coming in 16GB and 32GB flavors, and will be [...]

Samsung GT-S8000 features a 3.1-inch 16M color 400×800 AMOLED display, Bluetooth 2.1, WiFi, quad-band EDGE, dual-band UMTS (900/2100MHz), A-GPS, and runs on the next generation Samsung TouchWiz UI which features a cube-like interface hence the Cubic name. While we still haven’t actually seen it at work, it is said to be similar to LG’s new [...]

Apple posted the third version of the iPhone 3.0 Beta for developers to download and play with. Reports are that the beta offers speed increases, Spotlight Search saving and minor changes for MMS on German networks.

It seems that Apple has been pushing out Betas much faster than usual. It’s been roughly two weeks since the [...]

Taiwan will be getting the Touch Diamond2 from HTC by the end of this month. The new handset will be available in Europe and the U.S. in the months to follow, but for now Taiwan is the only market and boy am I jealous!
The Touch Diamond2 features a 3.2-inch touchscreen with a 480 x 800 [...]