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Sony Vaio W Billabong Heading to America

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Vaio W netbook, a 10-inch netbook from Sony which arrive in a Billabong design is finally hits the US market. Designed to be available in Australia only, look like the company got lots of request from US surfer too.

Panasonic adds new wireless speaker system, soundbars

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Panasonic on Tuesday shipped its first fully wireless home theater audio system made for Full HD 3D, the SC-ZT2. The 160W home theater system puts out 7.1-channel sound but uses just two wireless speakers to achieve the effect.

Samsung Wave ships with virus-laden microSDHC card

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Samsung's new Bada-powered S8500 Wave smartphone is shipping with a bundled 1GB microSD card that contains a malware virus, some early reports have discovered. Called slmvsrv.exe, the malware will automatically run when inserted into a Windows PC.

Rumor: Apple paying Foxconn workers directly

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Filed under: Apple After all of the trouble last week at Foxconn, the Chinese factory suffering from worker suicides, rumor has it that Apple is stepping up to increase wages at the plant by paying workers directly.

Kodak Playsport Video Camera Captures 1080p HD Video at 30FPS, Available Now

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It’s been a few months since Kodak came forward and announced the Playsport Video Camera existed, but the time’s finally arrived and the feature-packed HD camera is available right now.

Next-gen iPhone frames show again in Portugal

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The 2010 iPhone release may have been cemented further courtesy of a hands-on (currently down) with the bare frame of the Apple device. Two examples of the aluminum frame and some inner components have shown at iPhone Portugal that exactly match the numerous leaked examples online.

iRiver S100 Brings Sleek Good Looks to Entry Level PMPs [Video]

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iRiver has been in the MP3 and PMP industry for a long time, and some of their most recent devices have been remarkably well manufactured. Especially in the shiny aesthetics department. And in today’s market, that’s almost half the battle.

Zoom outs tiny H1 stereo recorder

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Zoom has released its smallest ever handheld voice recorder, the H1 Handy Recorder. The ultra-portable device weighs just two ounces and has two microphones arranged in an X/Y pattern.

MeeGo Moorestown tablet spotted at COMPUTEX, looks impressive

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Section: Computers, Mobile Computers, Trade Shows There’s a new supposed iPad rival announced every month, but one of the more captivating devices to bear the burden of taking on the iPad was spotted today at COMPUTEX.

Google Drop Microsoft Windows OS on Staff Computers

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Back in January, Google [GOOG] had problems in China with hackers. The hackers cause problems because of loopholes in Internet Explorer, the Microsoft [MSFT] browser. We now hear that Google is dropping Microsoft operating systems from it's staff PC's.

iPhone grew more than Android in May

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Filed under: iPhoneAt least that's the word from Net Applications, the company that measures visits to clients websites. The latest report says the iPhone not only keeps a large lead over Android, but it actually enlarged its global share last month, going from 30.4% to 32.8 %.

The Viliv X10 Tablet surfaces at Computex, spotted running Android

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Viliv is keeping the tablet love running with the X10 Tablet. The upcoming kit builds upon Viliv’s previous successful tablets, the S5 and X70. The X10 is entering the world now ruled by the iPad.

Acer outs Ferrari edition Liquid e smartphone

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At Computex on Tuesday, Acer UK showed off a Ferrari edition of its Liquid e smartphone. The phone sports a signature Ferrari Red paint and Scuderia Ferrari crest, along with chrome trim and carbon fiber accents.

Sony to show two digital Pellix cameras in September?

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Sony will unveil two models of a new type of digital cameras at the Photokina show in September, says one rumor. The design is dubbed Pellix, and includes both a semitransparent and fixed mirror, according to SonyAlpahRumors.

Life-Size Webb Space Telescope Model Launches World Science Festival

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To kick off the World Science Festival (WSF), to be held at various venues throughout New York City this week, a full-scale model of the James Webb Space Telescope, the size of a tennis court, was unveiled this morning in Battery Park in lower Manhattan.

AT&T stores may need new display for next iPhone

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AT&T is reworking its displays to accommodate the new iPhone, a source said Tuesday. Engineers are reportedly visiting AT&T-owned stores to build a previously unseen "large" display.

NVIDIA’s Jen-Hsun Huang Says Android Will be Better Tailored for Tablets by Fall

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That didn’t take long at all, did it? In a classic move, which aren’t even directly related, we’ve got Microsoft’s Guggenheimer saying Android’s an experiment for tablets, and NVIDIA’s CEO saying the complete opposite.

Microsoft exec: Android will lose tablet war

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Android won’t overtake Windows in the tablet arena, Microsoft corporate VP Steve Guggenheimer claimed at Computex today.

Qualcomm Ups the Game with Faster Smartphone Processor

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Pick any of the smartphones launched this year and chances are it has a Qualcomm Snapdragon processor in it. The Snapdragon chips, which can run at up to 1 GHz, have been at the core of devices such as Google’s Nexus One, HTC’s Incredible and the HTC Evo 4G.

Panasonic SC-ZT2 full-wireless 3D audio system outed

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Panasonic have announced their first “full wireless” 3D audio system, the Panasonic SC-ZT2, promising Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD 7.1-channel surround-sound with only two speakers.

Microsoft demos Windows 7-based LG tablet

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Microsoft and LG at Computex showed off a new Windows-powered tablet, photos and specs of which were brought out today. The 10.1-inch UX10 spotted by Engadget supports capacitive multi-touch and logically runs on Windows 7.

Panasonic intros wide-aperture FX75 cam, MFT fisheye lens

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Panasonic added a new relatively high-end compact Lumix camera on Tuesday. The FX75 is sharp at 14 megapixels but revolves around its stabilized lens, which with an maximum f2.2 aperture and a 24-120mm equivalent zoom is both bright enough for lower-light scenes and wide enough for landscapes and…

Readers’ Hacks: New, Improved Headphone Cable-Winder

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Gadget Lab reader and all-round handyman Anthony Matthews saw our post on the Bobino cable-tidy last week and decided to make his own. The first picture came along with this email, which is the kind of thing that makes this job so awesome: Thanks for the inspiration!

Hitachi Travelstar Z7K320 7mm-thick 320GB HDD slips out

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Hitachi have unveiled their latest 2.5-inch hard-drive [Japanese pdf link], and it’s the slimmest to-date.  The Hitachi Travelstar Z7K320 is a mere 7mm thick and packs up to 320GB of storage on a 7,200rpm platter; there’s also a Z5K320 version with a 5,400rpm platter.

MSI Sketchbook Concept Unveiled

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Taiwanese PC manufacturer MSI has unveiled the Sketchbook concept at a pre-Computex event. The computer has a touchscreen display and a detachable QWERTY keyboard that flips over to reveal a large tablet input area with a stylus that can be attached to the screen.

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