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#232 - April 2, 2010
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Apple iPad hype roundup
iPad review round-up (BGR)
iPad mega review: works great, no surprises (Gizmodo)
Buyer’s Guide: choose the right iPad (Wired)
10 hottest iPad accessories (Laptop)
Can the iPad succeed in business without Office? (Computerworld)
Google strikes back at Apple, offers built-in Flash on future devices (Electronista)

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Trends & Predictions
Will the smartphone replace the PC in three years? (BetaNews)
Skinput body acoustics can turn your arm into a touchscreen (PhysOrg)
The pros and cons of touch phones - is this the future? (All About Symbian)
Finger fail: Why most touchscreens miss the point (Wired)
above: iPad;
below: Skinput.

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Laptops, Tablets, & Gear

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Hanvon TouchPad
Netbooks, Ultraportables, & Tablets
Tested: The best new netbooks (Gizmodo)
Asus introduces three new Eee PC netbooks (Laptop)
Averatec unveils light as air 10-inch netbook (Engadget)
Dell Inspiron Mini 10 shipping April 1st with integrated WiMax (Engadget)
Entourage Edge dual-screen tablet review (Engadget)
Fujitsu LifeBook UH900 review (Pocketables)
Gateway LT2118u netbook review:3.5/5 (MobileTechReview)
Hanvon TouchPad BC10C tablet review (jkkMobile)
HP EliteBook 2740p tablet adds capacitive multitouch display (Gizmodo)

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JooJoo Tablet shipping now for $499 (Gearlog)
Lenovo IdeaPad S10-3t review (Engadget)
Lenovo ThinkPad X100e review (Engadget)
LG X300 hands-on: strikingly thin, strange touchpad buttons (Laptop)
Microsoft's Courier 'digital journal': exclusive pictures and video (Engadget)
Mio's Moov 380 seven-inch multi-touch tablet has HDMI output (WFD)
MSI introduces 12-inch Wind U230 “netbooks” with AMD inside (Laptop)
HP Elitebook 2740p
MSI intros X-Slim X360 ultraportable notebook with Core i5 CPU (Hot Hardware)
OpenPeak's OpenTablet 7 hands-on: Intel Moorestown has found a friend (Engadget)
Spring Design's Alex WiFi eReader available for $399; 3G version due later (Gearlog)
Wearable's AirStash: the first wireless flash drive for iPad, other WiFi devices (DPreview)

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LG X300 (link above)
Full-Size Notebooks
Acer unveils its thin Aspire TimelineX 1830T, plus other models (Engadget)
Dell's Latitude 13 business laptop now available (Engadget)
Dell's high-end 15" Precision M4500 is now shipping (Engadget)
Dell Vostro V13 reviews: Engadget, Laptop Mag
HP ProBook S-Series get prettier inside and out (Gizmodo)
Lenovo ThinkPad W510 review: 4.5/5 (NotebookReview)
MSI intros P600 15.6" business notebook with Intel Core i5 (Hot Hardware)
Toshiba Qosmio X505 review: 4/5 (MobileTechReview)

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More Reviews: Cnet, Laptop, Maximum PC, NotebookReview, PC Authority, PC Pro, PC World, TrustedReviews

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The New MacBook

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Smartphones, Handhelds & Gear

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Apple iPhone HD rumors: 960 x 640 display, front-facing camera, one for AT&T, another for Verizon? (Engadget)
Apple iPhone: Case-mate's Hug wireless charging pad works well (Gizmodo)
Apple iPhone / iPod touch: Novothink rolls out Solar Surge charging case (Engadget)
Dell Aero hands-on and UI walkthrough video (Engadget)
Google Nexus One now supports AT&T and Rogers 3G bands (BGR)
Google Nexus One review from a long time Symbian user (IntoMobile)
HTC Desire reviews: a more desirable Nexus One? Engadget, Gizmodo
HTC HTV Evo 4G WiMax Android phone first impressions: BGR, Engadget, IntoMobile
HTC Incredible spotted with a Verizon Wireless tattoo (BGR)
HTC Legend reviews: Engadget, Gizmodo, The Register
HTC's Touch Pro2 Android update rocks (PocketNow)
Kyocera re-enters smartphone arena with Zio M6000 Android phone (eWeek)
Dell Aero
HTC's HTV Evo 4G
LG unveils first Windows Phone 7 Series phone: video (Engadget)
Motorola Devour review (Engadget)
Motorola Milestone users in Europe get Android 2.1 updates (BGR)
Nokia 5230 (Nuron) reviews: Engadget, All About Symbian
Palm Pre Plus, Pixi Plus, Dell Aero come to AT&T (Wireless Week)
RIM BlackBerry: Fighting the 'white screen of death' (InfoWorld)
RIM BlackBerry Storm 3 Slider photos leaked (Crackberry)
Samsung SCH-r900 is the first US LTE smartphone, going to MetroPCS (Hot Hardware)
Samsung Wave is world's first DivX HD phone, Galaxy S to be second (Engadget)
SanDisk debuts world's first 32GB microSD card (Wired)
Sony Ericsson unveils unlocked 3G-enabled Naite phone for $159 (Gearlog)
Tricks to keep your device’s battery going and going (NY Times)

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Wireless Access

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AT&T Cisco MicroCell
AT&T introduces two new 3G LaptopConnect devices (BGR)
AT&T's Cisco MicroCell femtocell could end iPhone coverage troubles (Wired)
Franklin Wireless launches 3G/4G WiMax USB modem (Gearlog)
Leap adds free nationwide roaming to Cricket (AP)
Sprint Clearwire 4G WiMax service launches in Houston (Cnet)
Sprint to offer pre-paid mobile broadband for Sprint wholesale partners (Wireless Week)
T-Mobile HSPA+ speed test: 3G gets pumped up to 21Mbps (Gizmodo)
Verizon Mobile Hotspot on webOS now free, Pre Plus and Pixi Plus prices fall (Engadget)
Vodafone's Sure Signal femtocell is not so sure (The Register)

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Find the favorable goods from Dinodirect

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Apps & Services

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Multi-Platform: Camera Plus, iVideoCamera, and Qik Video video-enable your phone’s camera (NY Times)
Multi-Platform: Opera releases final versions of Opera Mini 5 & Mobile 10 (AppScout)
Multi-Platform: Target launches first scannable mobile coupon program (AppScout)
Multi-Platform: TextMarks makes sending mass text messages easy (Mashable)
Multi-Platform: TigerText destroys text messages after the receiver reads them (Wired)
Multi-Platform: Yahoo Sketch-a-Search app lets you circle a search area (AppScout)
Sketch-a-Search

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ThickButtons for Android
Android: Google Android Gesture search: A fingers-on tour (PC World)
Android: HootSuite rolls out Android apps and iPhone app upgrade (Mashable)
Android: J2Android converts Java apps to run on Google Android phones (Techworld)
Android: Microsoft releases Android version of Tag barcode app (AppScout)
Android: Opera Mini 5 on Android mini review (Engadget)
Android: ThickButtons predicts and enlarges letters for better typing (Lifehacker)
BlackBerry: BlackBerry BIS 3.0 upgrade is now available (Gizmodo)
BlackBerry: Talk to Text lets Sprint BlackBerry users speak texts/emails (AppScout)
BlackBerry: TeleNav unveils GPS Navigator 6.0, OnMyWay service (AppScout)
BlackBerry: Xobni Mobile Outlook management comes to BlackBerry (AppScout)
iPad: Essential iPad apps (Gizmodo)
iPad: Vimov helps developers test multitouch iPad apps (IDG)
iPhone: 15 fantastic iPhone apps for web developers (Mashable)

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iPhone: 14 essential iPhone apps for small business users (Mashable)
iPhone: 21 apps Apple doesn't want on your 3.0 iPhone (InfoWorld)
iPhone: FileApp Pro file manager for review (MobilityMinded)
iPhone: Omoby: visual search and product info finder app for the iPhone (Mashable)
iPhone: PhotoScatter for iPhone/iPod uploads photos to multiple services (AppScout)
iPhone: Toktumi's Line2 for iPhone/iPod Touch sidesteps AT&T (NY Times)
iPhone: Universal Mailbox coming to the iPhone (Gizmodo)
iPhone: Vlingo launches voice-powered iPhone app (AppScout)
Symbian: S60 smartphone shortcuts (Cnet)
Symbian: Skype for Symbian now live in Nokia’s Ovi Store (Mashable)
WebOS: 10 must-have free Palm webOS apps (Computerworld)
WebOS: Gowalla launches on webOS and vies for checkins with free stuff (Mashable)
WebOS: Zagat to Go hits webOS (AppScout)
FileApp Pro

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Windows Mobile: 50 great, free WM apps (Wi-Fi Planet)
Windows Mobile: Microsoft releases Outlook Mobile Update 1.0 (ZDnet)
Windows Mobile: Opera Mini 5 browser for Windows Mobile gets official (WFD)
Windows Phone 7 previews: Cnet, Engadget, Gizmodo, iStartedSomething
Windows Phone 7: Omnimo transforms your Windows PC, Windows Phone 7 style (Gizmodo)
Left: Omnimo WP7 skin for Windows

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