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HTC Mega and Whitestone make an appearance

Another week another HTC handset leak, this time courtesy of wmexperts who claim to have the skinny on two yet announced windows phone, the HTC Mega and US carrier Verizon’s version of the diamond 2.

The new HTC Mega model, complete with supposed picture, will come with a Qualcomm 7225@ 528 MHz chip, 256MB ROM/256MB RAM, 2.8-inch QVGA (240×320), GSM/GPRS Edge/HSDPA, and 3-megapixel fixed-focus camera, as well as GPS.

As usual no word on release, pricing or anything else for that matter, however the site does suggest that it will probably be aimed at the low-end of the market when it eventually does arrive.

As for the Verizon Diamond 2, the handset, which is expected to launch in September will offer a twist on the Touch Diamond 2, very much like the operator has done with the Snap model that it tweaked to release as the Ozone.

Pictures show the Whitestone as it is being referred to as having a faux diamond encrusted frame and a slightly different button layout under a touchscreen.

We will keep you posted.

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New HTC handsets leaked originally appeared on Pocket-lint on Fri, 07 Aug 2009 21:07:51 +0100

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The Samsung N110 is a 10-inch netbook offering an Intel Atom N270 processor and long-lasting six-cell battery with claims of up to 8.5 hours of battery life. The glossy black lid, red trim, and small profile design works for students or business professionals … something that can’t be said about all computers. In this review we try to duplicate Samsung’s lofty 8.5 hour battery claim, and see how well it performs compared to other netbooks. … More Info

Hot enough for teacher?

Next up in the series of Guitar Hero games is Guitar Hero 5, but shortly after that, Guitar Hero: Van Halen will be showing up. Aiming for release in early 2010, it’ll have 25 Van Halen tracks, as well as a few others from bands like Queen, Weezer, blink-182, Foo Fighters, The Offspring and Queens of the Stone Age.

Activision has released a trailer for the game, featuring all the jump-splits and rock moves you could ever want. Looks like more Guitar Hero to us, but we were never massive Van Halen fans. Were you? If so, what’s the track you’d love to play most in GH:VH? Let us know in the comments.

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• News – Xbox Avatars for Guitar Hero 5
• Link – Guitar Hero Van Halen
• Via – Press Release

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Guitar Hero: Van Halen trailer released originally appeared on Pocket-lint on Fri, 07 Aug 2009 18:19:52 +0100

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New budget RIM phone offered handset-only

A budget BlackBerry, the 8520 gets all the push email and messaging features you’d expect from the brand, as well as a media player, mobile web access, Wi-Fi and a 2-megapixel camera.

In addition, the Curve 8520 is the first BlackBerry to feature an “innovative” touch-sensitive trackpad, like a mini version of such interfaces on laptops.

MobileFun is currently pushing pre-order sales for the Curve 8520, offering the new handset for £239.95, which appears to undercut the competition by about a tenner.

However, The Carphone Warehouse has said it will be offering the phone in “violet” for £199.95 on Pay As You Go basis – but tied into Orange.

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• Shop – MobileFun
• News – BlackBerry Curve 8520 announced
• PHOTOS – BlackBerry Curve 8520

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SIM-free BlackBerry Curve 8520 on pre-order for £239.95 originally appeared on Pocket-lint on Fri, 07 Aug 2009 16:29:41 +0100

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There is apparently a bug in Windows 7 called “show Stopper” claims technology experts, and this bug centres on the Chkdsk exe utility in Windows machines and the word is this may well delay the release of the latest Windows OS by Microsoft.

However, Microsoft deny that this so called “show stopper” bug will delay the release of Windows 7, and put the blame squarely on the shoulders of chip set controller issues, and thus is playing down the vulnerability.

Even though Microsoft denies this bug, early users of Windows 7 have been advised to update their chip set drivers to the current driver supplied by the manufacturer of the motherboard to ensure the problem doesn’t become an issue.

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