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We’ve already had some indication that HTC’s take on Windows Mobile 6.5, the HD2, would be headed to T-Mobile UK, and heard straight from HTC itself that the phone would indeed be headed to the US in next year, but it looks like we may now have one more key piece of the puzzle. If that slide pictured above is authentic as it’s purported to be, it looks like the smartphone will be heading to none other than T-Mobile USA, and presumably sometime in that “early 2010” period HTC mentioned. Of course, this slide noticeably doesn’t make mention of Windows Mobile at all, so the phone in question could also conceivably be HTC’s rumored Android-based Dragon handset — or… not.

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HTC HD2 turns up in purported T-Mobile USA materials originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 14 Oct 2009 18:23:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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What, only Koreans need sexy voice recorders?

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Looking more like a remote control for the Batmobile than a voice recorder, the aluminum-clad Samsung YP-VX1 is way too sexy to record your memoir, much less a grocery list.

Announced today along with a handful of other Samsung portable audio …

Dell’s “highly experimental” Mini 10v with Ubuntu Moblin Remix may not be ready for the mainstream just yet (though it is on sale to everyone who dares), but it’s more than ready for the enthusiasts over at ArsTechnica. After purchasing a $299 base unit, they proceeded to take a closer look at just how Moblin fared on a netbook — probably because the actual hardware specifications are the same as always. Reviewers noted that the UI they were graced with looked an awful lot like the shell they saw back in May, though this build was decidedly more stable and “complete.” That said, they still managed to uncover a few bugs, and they were indeed saddened to find that the integrated web browser was downright “weak.” All told, critics were impressed with the progress on Moblin, but they still proclaimed that it has a long ways to go before it’ll be “ready for regular users.” If you’ve been thinking about exiting your comfort zone and picking one of these up, you owe it to yourself to give that read link a tap.

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Dell Mini 10v reviewed with Ubuntu Moblin Remix originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 14 Oct 2009 17:54:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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The Booklet 3g, Nokia’s new offering in the red-hot netbook space, tries to blur the line between smartphones and notebooks — not a surprise, coming as it does from the world’s largest handset maker. And while it may be a late arrival to an overcrowded party it does have a few things going for it, including a sleek design and the promise of an epic 12-hour battery life.

The Booklet 3G is the first PC from Nokia, and it’s a head-turner. Smooth as silk, the netbook has an aluminum chassis and a glossy mirror-like finish. The device is slim (about 20mm thick) and weighs in at just 2.76 pounds. It has nicely rounded edges that give it a sleek, polished look and is available in three colors: blue, black and white.

The Booklet’s keyboard is well laid-out with keys that offer excellent tactile feedback and a trackpad that’s not overly sensitive.

But here’s the real stand-out feature: The Booklet has a 16-cell battery, which means a whopping 12 hours of usage time — enough for a European flight from San Francisco.

The battery is where, Nokia says, it has leveraged its design expertise. Sixteen cells is the most we have seen in a netbook so far, and on the Booklet the extra heft doesn’t show. The user-removable battery is slim and blends into the netbook beautifully.

The Booklet 3G is one of the few netbooks available on contract with a telecom carrier. AT&T will offer it for $300 with a $60-per-month data contract for two years. If that’s too much for you, Best Buy plans to offer an unlocked, unsubsidized version for $600.

Under the hood, the Booklet runs an Intel Atom Z530 1.6-GHz processor on a Windows 7 operating system. That will make it one of the first few netbooks to ship with Microsoft’s latest OS.

The Booklet 3G also comes with 1 GB RAM, a 120-GB hard disk drive and a 10-inch display. For connectivity, the netbook features an HDMI port, three USB ports, a headphone/microphone jack and a slot for SD card readers.

Since it runs the Windows 7 operating system, which launches Oct. 22, it’s likely the netbook will release around then. The Booklet also includes Nokia’s Ovi software for easy synchronization between Nokia phones and the netbook.

Overall, we would say Nokia nailed the design and the battery life. But the cost makes it more expensive than Dell, HP, MSI and Asus or any of the other devices out there.

Top photo: Nokia. Additional photos: Priya Ganapati.

Is this the forthcoming Barnes and Noble e-book reader? Gizmodo thinks so. The site claims to have gotten its bloggy paws on leaked pictures of the Plastic Logic designed device, which is set to finally be made official a week from yesterday.

If the images are to be believed, it’s a slick little device–definitely much more of a looker that its chief competitor, the Amazon Kindle. The player also sports a dual screen. The top portion is a traditional black and white e-ink display, akin to the one on the Kindle. The bottom is a color widget-filled dealie.

According to recent reports, the device is on-track for a spring 2010 release.