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Engadget: Sure, we’ve seen some blurry videos and managed a few stolen glimpses when Andy Rubin demonstrated this beast, but now we’ve gotten our hands on a slew of pictures showing off a very real T-Mobile-branded Dream in all its Android-running glory. Not only does this confirm the design spied in those FCC docs as […]

Engadget: It’s an interesting day for the folks at Google. Not only do we see the supposed GPhone (AKA, the HTC Dream) get trotted out to the FCC, and hear new rumors about the device’s release date, but now there’s a brand-spanking-new release of the Android
SDK available. The version? 0.9 — a number which […]

iPhoneAlley: A new patent application filed by Apple
describes a process which would allow users to remotely access music
and videos located on their home computers over WiFi or cellular data
networks. The system works by syncing iTunes metadata to the device,
rather than the media itself. The metadata would list “virtual media
items” which would represent every song, […]

Sure, you’ve read the KickStart 8220 previewand seen plenty of snaps, but video is still the only way todemonstrate some features of a device. Especially when it’s not yetavailable in shops. Fortunately, Kevin Michaluk over at CrackBerry puttogether almost 9-minutes of moving pictures demonstrating two-handedSuretype thumbing, the 8220’s more deeply […]

Boy Genius Report: Live shot of the BlackBerry Thunder right here. By just looking at the photo, we can see that almost every button on a traditional BlackBerry like the convenience keys are still there.
Like we reported, there are only four physical buttons on the front and a large touch-screen. It is also coming to […]

FierceWireless: Research In Motion debuted its latest
BlackBerry, called Bold, which runs on HSDPA and comes with GPS and
802.11a/b/g WiFi. The device offers increased processing power and
features a silver rim, which the Wall Street Journal pegs as a nod to its budding competitor the Apple iPhone.
The BlackBerry Bold, however, includes another enhancement that
works toward Apple’s favor: […]

CNET News.com A Dutch company that has squeezed a display the size of two business cards into a gadget no bigger than other mobile phones–by making a screen that folds up when not in use–says the device will be available later this year.
The 5-inch display of Polymer Vision’s Readius is the world’s first that folds […]

Gizmodo: This Apple docking station patent shows a screen base in which you can slide in a MacBook through its side. While this would be difficult to do with current MacBook models, it fits perfectly with the idea of the ultra-light, ultra-slim MacBook that allegedly will be presented at MacWorld. Basically, the patent shows an […]

Engadget: Here’s a fresh Apple rumor in the run-up to MacWorld: a TomTom GPS module for the iPhone. We just received this supposed photographic “evidence” of said device from a Dutch tipster. Our take? Might be, might not. TomTom is a Dutch company and a righteous, straight-talkin’ Dutchman would never tell such a fib, would […]

RCR Wireless News: A group of industry heavyweights—headed by Google Inc., T-Mobile, HTC Corp., Qualcomm Inc., and Motorola Inc.—announced a new software platform for cellphones that includes an operating system, middleware, user interface and applications. The alliance said the first phones based on the “Android” platform will be available in the second half of next […]