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Xerox has been a big name in office equipment for years and years. The company has introduced a cool new document scanner today called the DocuMate 3115. This thing is two scanners in one with a portable, mobile scanning unit and a docking station for the office. The 3115 has a 20 page automatic document feeder and scans at 15 ppm. When the portable section is in use, it can be powered from an AC outlet or from a USB port on a computer. The scanning slot of the 3115 can accept documents in most major sizes, photos, receipts, and plastic ID cards. The optical scanning resolution is 600 dpi and the device has 24-bit color, 8-bit grayscale, and 1-bit bitonal. The dimensions of the scanner at 11.7″ x 4.7″ x 4.8″ and it weighs 3.9 pounds. The 3115 is available now for $399.99 and works with Mac and Windows machines.

Video cards are used for more than just playing games. They are used in HTPC machines for better graphics and video and they are often used in machines for video and audio editing too. When you are using a video card in a HTPC often, you want components that are very quiet so they don’t disrupt the movie you are watching. Club 3D has announced a new video card that is great for the HTPC machine or other system where silence is golden. The new card is called the HD5450 Noiseless edition. The video card has no fan and uses a passive heat sink for cooling. Fans on video cards are often some of the noisiest parts inside a computer. The video card uses the PCI-E 2.1 interface. The GPU is clocked at 650Mhz and it uses GDDR3 RAM at 800MHz. Maximum supported resolution is 2560 x 1600. Multiple GPUs are also supported along with lots of other features.

Toshiba has some of the nicer HDTVs on the market and is always adding new features to its line. Most of the cool new features tend to turn up in Toshiba’s home market of Japan before we see them here in America. The latest line of Toshiba HDTVs in the LED Reguza line has debuted in Japan. The new line has a cool feature, they can all record to external USB drives directly and some have internal 500GB HDDs. The sets are LED backlit and have features to reduce power consumption. The new sets will span three series and 26 models. The high-end Z1 series has screens ranging from 37″ to 55″ and can also be connected to LAN networks for recording. The series is set for a June launch. The RE1 line ranges from 22″ to 55″ and can record to internal HDD and a USB drive and will launch this summer. The HE1 series has internal HDD and USB recording capability and will launch in July. There is no word on the availability of any of these sets outside Japan.

There is tons of money being spent on research into batteries. Most of that research is being conducted on batteries that will offer more run time. There is also lots of research being done on batteries that can charge faster. A battery that lasts for 15 hours in a notebook is a great thing, but one that can be recharged in 5 minutes is fantastic too. We are still a long way away from that sort of battery for the most part. You can get smaller batteries for gadgets like the Freeplay ZipCharge that offer long runtime and fast charging. The maker of the device claims that with a 15-minute charge the ZipCharge can fully recharge your iPod. If you charge the thing for only a minute the maker claims you can get two more hours of run time from your iPod. The device charges via a wall outlet or a DC car adapter, which isn’t included. It has eight tips that let it charge Nokia, Blackberry, iPhone, HTC, LG, Samsung, Motorola, Sony Ericsson, iPod & MP3 players. You can get yours now for £49.

Hard drives are turning up in all sorts of devices today from camcorders to our cars and trucks. Toshiba has unveiled a new automotive-grade HDD called the MK2060GSC that it claims to be the highest capacity automotive HDD on the market. The new drive spins at 4200 RPM and has a single platter for lower energy consumption. The drive is aimed at telematics and infotainment applications. Toshiba also claims that the new drive can provide a 78% improvement in internal transfer rates compared to other HDDs on the market for the same application. The drive is robust and designed to withstand altitude variations of -300 to 12,000 meters when not operating and temperatures from -300 to +85-degrees. The drive uses the 1.5GB/s SATA interface and has high tolerance for shock and vibration. The drive can withstand 2G of vibration for 19.6ms and shocks of 100G when operating.

Alright gamers, it’s time to hit up your garage, attic, or storage building and check your stash of old, obsolete video games. Some of those games are worth big bucks. When I was a kid, I had an Atari and a hoard of games for the thing. I typically only played a few of them and over the years, I have thrown them all away. If you still have your Atari 2600 stash, you could be sitting on enough loot for a new car. A gamer in Austin, Texas named Tanner Sandlin read a story on CNN about rare video games and realized that he owned one of the games in the story called Air Raid for the Atari 2600. He tossed the game on eBay and the thing sold for a whopping $31,600. The reason that the game bought so much money was that it was only the 13 known copy of the game and the first complete copy that had the original packaging.

Gartner gathers all sorts of data on the electronics market with number for things ranging from cell phones to computers and TVs. The analytics firm is reporting that things are looking up for the PC industry. It’s not hard to see that with Intel boasting its best quarter ever. According to Gartner the PC, industry grew by 27% in Q1. Global shipments of PCs hit 84.3 million units for the quarter. The percentage of growth exceeded expectations of 22% growth. The largest computer maker in the world is still HP with 18.2% of the market. Acer is in second with 14.2% of the market, Dell slips to third with 12.1% of the market, and Lenovo is on fourth with 8.3% of the market. Asus and Toshiba round out the top firms tied at 5.5%.

After Fujitsu began their color e-newspaper trials in Japan a year agowe’ve been waiting for the technology to show up in a consumer device; it now looks like that could be fast approaching. Fujitsu Japan have been demonstrating a new prototype ereader using a color e-ink panel and with an ultra-slim chassis, that they apparently expect to reach the market sometime this year. Hardware details for the device are unknown, and Fujitsu themselves don’t seem to be saying much about its capabilities. For their e-newspaper trial the company were looking at wireless delivery of content, and the “Link” indicator on the prototype’s front panel suggests it might have its own form of wireless too. The original FLEPia prototype had a touchscreen interface, WiFi, SD card reader, USB 2.0 and ran Windows CE under a custom UI. Despite having a display around three times larger than that of the Kindle, it also managed 50hrs battery life with wireless turned on.

Space tulip, Minority Report prop or achingly expensive home audio equipment: all suitable descriptions for Bang & Olufsen’s latest attempt to squeeze the very last drops from our wallets. The $2,000 BeoLab 11 subwooferpairs two 6.5-inch drivers with a 200W Class D ICEpower amp and covers a user-adjusable 33 to 300 Hz range. Like all subwoofers, the BeoLab 11 is omnidirectional so you don’t have to position it at a certain point in the room in order to reap the benefits; unlike most, however, the Acoustic Balance Principle – basically the two cones firing at each other – means there are minimal vibrations, too. Since the amp is onboard you don’t need a separate poweramp to drive it, either. The Danes reckon the BeoLab 11 is so gorgeous that you’ll want to leave it out on show, and so it’s designed for both floor-standing or wall-mounting. The B&O BeoLab 11 will arrive in May, initially available in silver anodized aluminum or white, and then with various color finishes – in

Larger-screened Nokia devices – whether smartphones or tablets – seem to be rumor of the month, with the latest whisperings concerning a new “entry level” 4-inch or larger smartphone. According to Chinese paper Commercial Times, Compal are building a Maemo-based handset for Nokia which isn’t expected to launch until the second half of 2011. The report suggests that the device – which is said to have a display 4-inches or larger – is based on a Qualcomm 7000-series chipset. That most likely would mean a Snapdragon family SoC, but counts out Qualcomm’s upcoming dual-core 1.5GHz MSM8×72. Still, the 7000-series does still have the OpenGL ES 2.0 graphics support that was name-checked by games developer Fishlabs, when they confirmed they were working on a large-screen title for the Finns. We’re presuming that while the original report mentions Maemo, the device will run the MeeGo collaborative OS that Nokia have partnered with Intel to produce.

Sony UK have announced their 2010 3D HDTV range, which is set to go on sale from June. Interestingly, rather than outing a flagship first and then gradually pushing out cheaper sets, Sony reckon their 3D debut – the BRAVIA HX800/HX803 – will be “affordable”, though exact prices aren’t yet revealed and you’ll need to shell out a little extra for the necessary 3D glasses and IR emitter unit. Meanwhile the PS3’s 3D firmware upgrade will arrive in sync with the 3D HDTVs, complete with some free 3D games for those who buy a new set. The HX800/HX803 will be followed by the HX900/903/905 and the LX900/903/905, with the x03 sets having integrated Freeview digital terrestrial TV tuners and the x05 sets getting satellite support. The LX has integrated 3D support and WiFi, while you’ll need to pick up your 3D kit separately for the HX. Meanwhile there are also two new 3D-capable Blu ray players, the BDP-S470 and BDP-S570, on their way, complete with two bundled 3D titles: Cloudy with a Chance

Aperion Audio have rolled out their latest soundbar, the Signature SLIMstage30, and if you’ve been looking for a way to discretely add pseudo 5.1 surround sound to your HDTV then it should probably be on your shortlist. Unlike many of the soundbars we see, Aperion don’t expect you to live with one of a handful of factory presets; instead, you can tinker contentedly with the audio profiles until your stubborn, picky ears are happy. Interestingly, Aperion also reckon you won’t need the usual four regular walls that soundbars usually bounce their directed surround signals off of. Instead, their Euphony HD system apparently does it all virtually, though it’s not entirely clear how that works. Still, you’ve got 140W RMS shared out between the multiple speaker units, six inputs (half analog, half digital) and Dolby Digital and DTS Digital Surround certification. There’s also a headphone port and a front-panel input for plugging in your PMP. The SLIMstage30 on its own is priced at $599, b

After Palm CEO Jon Rubenstein dismissed talk of buy-outs with us the other day as “incessant” rumors, the company has just announced a new investor. Harbinger Capital Partners have bought a 9.48-percent “passive stake” in Palm, joining 30-percent stakeholders Elevation Partners. The move won’t see Palm take any of the roughly $83m Harbinger spent on shares, but it will likely lend confidence in the firm’s outlook. Harbinger are described as “event/disaster strategy” specialists, choosing to invest in either companies likely to grow significantly or in those currently in a rocky patch. It’s unclear which of the two categories – or perhaps both – Harbinger see Palm falling into; the “passive stake” means that they will have no direct say in how the firm runs its business, but there’s the possibility that they could convert that should they want to step in and vote on whether potential take-over bids should be accepted. Meanwhile Harbinger have also recently completed the acquisition o

Yesterday it was official confirmation that the phone was coming – at least in the shape of a preorder phase – on April 29th; today Verizon Wireless have given us the official spec sheet for the Droid Incredible by HTC (aka the HTC Incredible). To be fair, it’s nothing we haven’t seen before in previous leaks, but it’s always nice to have confirmation of things like HTC Sense, that 8-megapixel camera and 1GHz Snapdragon CPU. There’s also 8GB of internal storage (with a microSD card slot), a 3.7-inch WVGA OLED capacitive touchscreen and Android 2.1. In the box buyers will get the Incredible itself and a USB charger, but seemingly no hands-free kit according to Verizon’s spec page. All we need now is an official press release with some pricing, and we wouldn’t be surprised to see that drop in the few days remaining of this week. Already we’re wondering why anyone would hold out for the similar – but still lesser-spec’d – Google Nexus One which Verizon should be launching soon too, esp

Having been officially launched earlier this week, Samsung’s NB30 Touch netbook has already turned up for review on at least one German desk. GeekNews have been putting the 10.1-inch touchscreen ultraportablethrough its paces, and – despite it being a pre-production unit that they’re looking at – they’ve come away impressed. The matte display and decent multitouch responsiveness both earn the NB30 Touch high marks, and they seem content with the processing grunt of the Atom N450 CPU. Considering we had some performance issues with the better-specified Lenovo IdeaPad S10-3t, that’s good news. In fact the only real downers are the low screen brightness and the lackluster trackpad buttons, so this probably isn’t a machine to try to work outdoors with. Whether it’s worth a roughly $160 premium (based on the European prices) over the non-touchscreen NB30 remains to be seen, especially since it lacks a swivel-hinge.

Intel have been spilling MeeGo details at IDF 2010 this week, and while we saw preliminary UI screenshots yesterday, today it’s the turn of some working devices. The company have released a couple of demo videos showing MeeGo v1.0 doing its thing on an Acer netbook and then across a number of different small-screen devcies. The netbook demo is pretty much a working example of what we saw yesterday, complete with tabbed apps and gaming. There’s baked-in social networking and full integration with Intel’s app store, with the software intelligent enough to figure out where to go for missing codecs, apps and the like. As for the connected devices, in Intel’s second video they show seamless transition of video playback triggered on a netbook but then sync’d over to an HDTV and to a smartphone. There’s also an RFID-equipped coupon machine that – when you check in with your MeeGo account – can send discount vouchers to your phone while you’re at the mall.

Officially launched yesterday, Apple’s Core i7 15-inch MacBook Pro has arrived on the SlashGear testbench and is crying out for an unboxing. Sticking to the same unibody aluminum style of its predecessors, the new MacBook Pro throws out the old Core 2 Duo CPUs and replaces them with a choice of Core i5 and Core i7 chips paired with NVIDIA GeForce 320M graphics. Our particular review unit has the 2.66GHz Intel Core i7 processor paired with 4GB of DDR memory and GeForce GT 330M 512MB graphics. There’s also Intel’s HD graphics with Automatic Switching Graphics (ASG) between the two, a 500GB 5,400rpm hard-drive and slot-loading DVD burner. Other specs include: 15.4-inch widescreen LED-backlit 1440 x 900 glossy display; Mini DisplayPort (VGA, DVI and HDMI adapters sold separately); AirPort Extreme 802.11n wireless networking and Bluetooth 2.1+EDR; Gigabit Ethernet port; iSight video camera; Two USB 2.0 ports; one FireWire 800 port SD card slot Audio line in (analog/digital); Audio line o

Optoma is one of those projector manufacturers that keeps popping up in our stream, and we’re kind of glad about that. Sure, they’ve stuck to their pico-projectors like they were the last projectors in the world more often than not, but there’s nothing small about these GameTime Projectors. And, what’s best of all, is that they’re actually under $1,000! Score one for the rest of us, right? The Optoma GameTime projectors are aimed specifically at computer and console gamers, with the introduction of three new models to satiate any particular style of gaming you partake. GT720 and GT360 are equipped with short-throw lenses, have a 2,500-lumen brightness rating, and have a 3,000:1 contrast ratio. Both of these models also include a 10W built-in speaker, just in case you’re not taking full advantage of that surround sound system. The GT360 is designed for the Wii, surprisingly enough, as the projector has a native resolution of 800×600, and it’s meant for a standard definition unit, even i

USB 2.0 ports are a pretty common denominator when it comes to your PC or Mac, and so it becomes obvious that we should already be talking about the next logical step in the technology, right? Actually, in this case, we’re looking beyond even that , and talking about what Intel sees as the successor to USB 3.0: Light Peak. The upcoming Intel standard was originally meant to bridge other upcoming standards, but according to Kevin Kahn –an Intel senior company fellow–, all of that could change with the implementation of the Light Peak standard. Intel’s Light Peak standard is a 10Gbps peripheral standard, which, as noted above, was meant to suitably link up other standards; but as Kahn put it, while speaking at Intel’s Developer Forum in Beijing, he sees it as a replacement to the 5Gbps standard of USB 3.0. When will this change occur? He sees it starting to take hold in 2011. Also noteworthy, Kahn seemed to believe that not only would Light Peak replace USB 3.0, but also any other standa

The working conditions of those all over the world has been a hot topic over the years, as reports are issued more often than they should be regarding underage, underpaid, and overworked employees. The trouble is, these employees are always tied to the things we buy here in the States, most notably the electronics, gadgets, and pieces of tech we employ every day (and love so much). In the case of KYE Factory, this latest report from the National Labor Committe is much like all the others: abysmal work conditions, and even worse payment plans for those that create the things that have become so integral to people’s lives. With this latest report from the National Labor Committee, which details the working conditions of those employed with the KYE Factory in Dongguan City, Guangdong, China, there’s a plethora of tech-based companies caught up in the mess. ASUS, HP, Best Buy, Samsung, and Foxconn are just some of the companies that utilize KYE Factory to manufacture outsourced products. H

If you’re one of the hundreds of thousands of folks to pick up the iPad a little over ten days ago, then you’ve probably noticed that your new tablet has some trouble charging while plugged into a PC’s USB port. While Apple has pulled together a helpful page to fix your concern, we understand if you’re tired of bringing around that AC wall plug with you everywhere you go. It would be much better to charge while you’re driving, right? Then the Scosche reVIVE II with its iPad-optimized USB port is the perfect gift for you. Scosche introduced their reVIVE II accessories a few days after the launch of the iPad, but as the communication grew around the lack of charging via PC USB ports, there’s never been more of a reason to showcase them here. With a wall charger and a car charger to choose from, you’ll probably be fully covered if you buy both (despite the fact Apple happily includes an AC plug for you, in the box). Both chargers come with two USB ports, one of which is of the higher powe

Are you a Twitter user? Have you been known to put down 140 characters of complete nonsense, all for the sake of getting it out of your system, because you knew no one important would ever get to see it? You’re probably not the only one. So, reading this little bit of news about the Library of Congress is going to acquire the entire Twitter archive may freak you out a bit. You read that right. Every tweet, of the public nature, that has ever been tweeted since March 2006 is now being swallowed up by the Library of Congress. That’s just part of their current 167TB of digital data that’s being stored under the roof. And, yes, as soon as the acquisition is finished, anyone will be able to go through the logs and see all the clever remarks from hundreds of thousands of Twitter users out there. Ironically enough, the acquisition was announced by the Library’s official Twitter account early this morning. Apparently, the Library’s personnel sees this as a great way to emphasize some kind of s

Saskatchewan-based SaskTel isn't the biggest Canadian carrier out there -- it's very regional, along the lines of Cincinnati Bell for the US, in terms of subscribers -- but it's definitely a legit company, and its CEO Robert Watson has casually divulged some potentially major news to the Leader-Post . In a discussion on its 3G network set to launch July 1st, he had this to say: "The good news is that (Apple) is coming out with a new version of the iPhone in the June time-frame and they're going to put us on that. So we're quite excited about that." A new version , you say? We wouldn't be that surprised, frankly, since new iPhones have launched every summerfor the past three years, but there's still been nary a peep yet from the folks in Cupertino. Is Watson mistaken or speaking way out of turn? The man would be in a position to conceivably have the inside scoop. Guess we'll find out soon enough.

We'd heard a couple times that the Nexus One was selling at a mere trickle, but what we haven't heard is whether the phones that have sold are enough to generate a profit for Google -- and on its earnings call today, the company claimed for the first time that its superphone is indeed in the black. Speaking both of the Nexus One specifically and of the platform as a whole, the company said that "it is a profitable business for us... we are driving the business to be a profitable business," some of the strongest language we've heard that Google intends to fully convert Android from a hobby into an integral part of its financials going forward. On a related note, the company also boasted on the call that it's "seeing more than 60 thousand devices sold and activations daily," which -- by our rough math, anyhow -- would work out to close to 22 million Android activations annually, and they're now up to some 38,000 apps in the Market. Certainly seem

The reality of PlayReady's ability to extend DRM'd media across devices still seems to be more theory than reality (just ask Nokia) but if/when protected content wants to stay that way, Samsung hardware will be ready. The first of the company's products with Microsoft's DRM scheme baked in are expected to ship this year, with an expected migration from the old Windows Media DRM wrapping up across all product lines by 2012. We're still dreaming about sliding content access from Zune to Galaxy S to Media Center PC to our remote and back, and will remain secure in our cryosleep chambers until it comes true..

Though some information leaked out of Verizon's pipes yesterday, HTC just got really real with the Droid Incredible at the 99% Conference in New York today. Specs are pretty much what we expected: Android 2.1 withSense, an 8 megapixel cam, 1GHz Snapdragon (not the underclocked core we'd heard rumored before, thankfully), WiFi, and a 3.7-inch WVGA AMOLED display. Basically, this unit is a Sense-ified HTC Nexus Onewith an up-spec'd camera and a penchant for Verizon's airwaves -- and for a whole lotta Android users, that's exactly what the doctor ordered. It hits on April 29 for $199.99 on contract after a $100 mail-in rebate -- but in the mean time, you'll be able to pre-order starting on the 19th. Full PR after the break. Update: We've also got a live shot of the device after the break. Thanks, Bryan! Update 2 : Verizon's own Incredible site is now live -- have fun over there! Thanks, Artem! Update 3 : We've confirmed that the phone will be up for pr

As if Sony's PlayStation Move, Nintendo's Wii and Microsoft's Project Natal weren't evidence enough, we're here to inform you that motion gaming is here to stay... for awhile, anyway. One area where it hasn't quite taken over in full force is the mobile sector, but Dave & Adie are angling to change that. Their Moject (short for Motion Projection) project has led to a prototype device that straps onto an iPhone, providing a pico projector for the phone and using the handset's internal sensors to recognize movements. A demo title has also been crafted to demonstrate how it all works, and while the iPhone is obviously just the beginning of where this could go, you owe it to yourself to give the video (hosted just after the break) a look. And the jams aren't too harsh on the ears, either.

After Nokia sold off its home automation assets to another Finnish firm by the name of There, the idea was that we'd finally see some product in the marketplace in early 2010. Well, here we are in the middle of April and there hasn't been anything made available just yet, but we'd chalk this up as a good sign: the so-called ThereGate -- the cerebral cortex of There's system -- just garnered FCC approval. As a refresher, this is a box that packs 6GB of internal storage (expandable with an SDHC slot), a 4-port gigabit router, 802.11n WiFi, and a GSM / 3G radio -- which is all interesting in itself, but the real magic comes into play when you notice that it supports the Z-Waveshort-range mesh networking protocol as well. Though There's focus is on "energy saving and efficiency" with support for things like power meters, the Z-Wave radio should allow it to interact with a variety of compatible modules to control lighting, security, and the like -- and naturall

HTC is known for being one of the more prolific codenamers in the entire wireless industry, going all the way back to the early days with unforgettable devices like the Canary and Blue Angel, but let's be honest: thinking up awesome names for all these phones when you're pumping out dozens of models a year gets tricky after a while. The English language is only so big, right? On that note, HTC has turned to its Facebook followers to come up with a name for "something new" that it's got cooking in the labs right now, and the choices are "Jovi," "Zeal," "Wildfire," and "Festi." Of course, we think that the nature of the device plays a big role in our choice (Jovi would be a good name for a washed-up phone with last year's specs, for instance), but the company isn't revealing an iota of detail about it, so we've gotta do this blind.

One gigahertz is becoming the bar of entry in the world of Android, and the upcoming Sirius Sky from Pantechmeets that with its Snapdragon processor. It's also helped along by an Android 2.1 install and a 3.7-inch 800 x 480 OLED screen that does look rather vivid in the above shot -- presumably taken indoors. 500MB of storage is offered internally by the phone while expandable memory bumps things up to 32GB, upon which pictures from the five megapixel camera can be stored for later mockery. The phone is said to be hitting Asian markets "pretty soon" and, while there are rumors of a US release, they're sounding a bit unsubstantiated at this point.

The Nokia / Samsung / Toshiba / Sony / Silicon Image team hoping to bring a standard to the world of high definition outputs on mobiles just got a bit official-er, shifting from the old working group title to the newly formed MHL (Mobile High-Definition Link) Consortium. If you haven't been paying attention over the last couple of years (we understand, we've been caught up in the Twilight series too -- Bella's life is so complex) Silicon Image has been pushing a 5-pin alternative to pared down HDMI jacks that are capable of outputting 1080p to connected displays while also providing power to the mobile device over a single cable. A 1.0 draft of the spec is due in the first half of the year, but an early peek is available now for $100. Since we're not CE companies looking to implement the jack or build cables and docks we'll pass but you might be interested in perusing the FAQ on the site if you're still not sure why we need yet another type of connector to feed

Hey there, got any Objective-C experience and a desire to help out a budding young company? You'll wanna hit that source link right quick, as Boxee is presently on the search for a Lead iPad and iPhone App Developer who will be responsible for starting the company's Mobile Applications team. It's no secret that Boxee is keen to get its media streaming software out on any and all hardware possible, and iPhone OS presents the company with an ever-expanding audience for its wares. Additional job requirements include a minimum of a year's professional development experience and that you'll have previously developed an app for the iPhone, though that last bit's not exactly a high hurdle to overcome. We like the added note that Android dev experience is "a plus," which suggests to us that the Mobile Apps team will eventually be spreading its wings beyond Apple's mobile OS as well.

Here we go open source fans, the first debut of MeeGo 1.0 running on Intel silicon -- an Acer Aspire One netbook (the 532h, from the looks of it) with a Pinetrail processor to be precise -- sporting a simplified UI that looks to have inherited far more Moblin DNA than Maemo. You've got tasks, appointments, most-used apps, and a quick-launch bar all up front. We're also seeing 3D gaming support; Zones, Applications, People, Internet, Media and Settings tabs; and real-time social networking integration for Twitter, Facebook, and instant messaging with task bar alerts. Can't wait to see how the MeeGo user experience translates to a smaller, say, 4.8-inch Moorestown device or the TI OMAP-based followup to the Nokia N900 later this year. Until then, check the video after the break. Update : Second video added showing MeeGo running on a TV, an unidentified AAVA Moorestown-based smartphone (see after the break), and digital coupon machine. It's worth mentioning that this is I

Now, we've all been concerned about recent updates to the iPhone dev agreement -- you haven't been sleeping and your parents are, quite frankly, worried for your sanity. And it's a heady subject: "what is the fate of PhoneGap in the wake of the iPhone OS 4 beta SDK?" Well, worry no more, little one -- it seems that Jesse Macfadyen, a contributor to the project, pinged Apple to make sure that users of the mobile development platform wouldn't find their apps rejected simply for using the tool. As you remember, the agreement states: "Applications must be originally written in Objective-C, C, C++, or JavaScript as executed by the iPhone OS WebKit engine" (and of course HTML and CSS are cool), so PhoneGap -- which indeed sticks to HTML, CSS and Javascript -- is totally safe. Now developers can get back to having their apps rejected for any number of other silly reasons.

Yes, good people of Engadgetland, we finally have an official spec sheet for the eagerly awaited Incredible handset. A 3.7-inch OLED touchscreen leads the way, with an 800 x 480 resolution, which will offer the full Google Experience on Android version 2.1. That sounds remarkably like a refashioned Nexus One to us, even down to the 1GHz Snapdragon chip inside, but where the Droid Incredible differs is in its inclusion of Sense UI (à la the Desire) and an 8 megapixel autofocusing camera. We're also seeing GPS and 8GB of integrated memory -- expandable to 24GB via MicroSD cards -- on this list, which can be found in its entirety at the source link below. Not long to wait now.

So Opera Mini for iPhone has proved to be kind of a big deal, and that HTML-laden beacon of hope is putting a twinkle in some other developers' eyes. Take Skyfire, for instance. CEO Jeff Glueck posted this week a congratulations to the Opera team for its inclusion in the iTunes app store -- a surprise to many, us included. He also explained that "this will certainly accelerate our strategy on iDevices," and seeing as its only product is a mobile browser with Flash and Silverlight, Jeff certainly has our attention here. That said, we're not exactlygetting our hopes up, especially since the App Store's rules have always forbidden any app from running a code interpreter and we don't see how SkyFire can bypass that aspect of Flash and Silverlight entirely, even though it uses a server-side rendering model similar to Opera Mini's

Hey, if you want to pay $650 for a phone announced in February of last year, don't let us stop you -- just don't get too close to the blinding light. Alternatively, you can use the same wormhole to travel to circa-October 2009 London and buy a retail unit, then take another wormhole to December 2009 where you'll be offered some firmware to make it not suck. The choice is yours.

For as long as Windows Mobile 6.x overstayed its welcome, Microsoft seems to be doing what it can to launch a full-out assault on the mobile battlefield -- first with Windows Phone 7, and now less than a month later withKin. As we were reminded ad nauseam at the unveiling, the pair of devices -- dubbed Kin One and Kin Two -- aren't for the tech enthusiasts in the crowd, but rather for a younger audience Microsoft is calling "generation upload." That's apparently a group whose life is focused around capturing memories and updating Facebook, without any care or concern whatsoever for apps. Will Microsoft's gamble for control of the feature phone market prove successful?

Seems like users actually do want a choice, Steve. Update : 1 Million downloads in 1 day, ta da!

This has to be an extremely uncanny co-incidence ever to have happened in Hindi cinema: Just when we have Pakistani cricketer Shoaib Malik being accused of bigamy on the eve of his wedding to Sania Mirza, there is Sajid Khan's Housefull coming up with situation that bears an uncanny resemblance. In the comedy, Akshay Kumar's wedding to Deepika Padukone is rudely interrupted by a woman, played by Jiah Khan, claiming to be his wife. When questioned about the similarity, Akshay Kumar says, "I never thought of it. Now that you've pointed it out I guess there's a resemblance. Actually I've three women claiming to be my wife in the film." But the actual sequence where Akshay's wedding to Deepika is interrupted, is too close to the happenings in the life of the Pakistani cricketer and Indian tennis player to be just a coincidence. Protests the director Sajid Khan, "What can I say, except that this is a case of life imitating art? We do have a

They don't make 'em like they used to. Those wholesome take-home-to-Mama type of chicks .And they don't make such innocent yeh-kahan-aa-gaye-hum rom-coms either. So naturally, or not so naturally, writer-turned-director Milap Zaveri gets his heroine, the toothy, endearing wholesome and fetching Jacqueline Fernandez to fly down to earth from Venus, one-way, business-class. Women, we were always told, were from Venus. Now we've proof of that. Many of this pleasant film's most likeable moments send out inoffensive echoes of Hollywood comedies about ladies from another world, like Splash and My Girlfriend Is An Alien . The final brew is aromatic in scent and minty in taste. The effect lasts fleetingly, though. The situations that crop up, once the alien beauty lands, range from the predictable to strained. No one in this film is in it for posterity. It's a film done with a wink and a chuckle that communicate itself to the audience effectively. Ev

Time and again one hears of how actors tend to short-change their colleagues, especially when they happen to be junior in experience. Talks about roles being cut and egos taking over the proceedings are not uncommon. It was a different situation though in Jaane Kahan Se Aayi Hai where things were just the other way round. During the choreography of ' Nacha Mein ', a dance number in the film where entire cast of the film participates, Riteish was the natural choice to lead from the front. Reason being that he is the main lead of the film and seniority as well as relevance of his role dictates that the focus stays on him. However, Riteish surprised everyone, including choreographer Bosco and director Milap Zaveri, when he suggested that it should instead be Ruslaan Mumtaz, the second lead in the film, who should hold the centre stage for this fusion club number that has a 'bhangra' base to it. Riteish's logic was simple; he wanted to go by the charac

Jacqueline Fernandez a.k.a. Jackie has learnt the tricks of the trade and done so really fast. Not to be disturbed by thousands of rumours and link up stories making the rounds, Jackie is smiling it all away and having fun in Bollywood. For someone who stepped into the world of movies 2.5 years back and began her career with Aladin , Jackie has come a long way with Jaane Kahan Se Aayi Hai up for release, an item number in Housefull being much talked about and a major soft drink commercial (featuring her along with Ranbir Kapoor and Sanjay Dutt) currently on air. As she dominates air space week after week, Jackie talks to Joginder Tuteja about her special film, the difference between working in JKSAH and Aladin and many other things. If aliens really look like you, rest assured there would be many out there who would love to visit Venus. (Laughs) Yeah, I know,