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Details on Microsoft’s Pink phones seem to be leaking all over the place this week, and we just got a huge piece of the puzzle: an extremely reliable source just told us the two Sharp-made devices will launch exclusively on Verizon, with a possible street date of April 20th. We’ve also got two more photos of the Pure and Turtle — which are legit, as far as we can tell — and some info on the Pink ad campaign, which will indeed be targeted at teens and twentysomethings and centered around that “truly madly deeply” line Microsoft employees have been tossing around lately. (Sort of explains that 4/20 launch date, right?) Whether any of this is good enough to overcome the fact that Pink seems to be a limited featurephone platform launching into a world of cheap smartphones remains to be seen, but this thing is definitely happening. New pic of the Turtle after the break.

Update: We’ve just heard that Pink will be coming to Vodafone internationally as well — which explains why we’ve heard of both CDMA and GSM variants of the two devices.

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Leak: Microsoft Pink phones coming to Verizon, on shelves April 20th? originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 05 Mar 2010 11:55:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Well well, what’s this? After months of whispers and small leaks, it seems the Fermi-powered NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480 is starting to leak out into the wild before it launches on the 26th. Obviously the pictures don’t tell us much about performance, but we can tell you that you’ll need a serious power supply to juice this thing up — and a serious fan to cool it down. We’ll see how the GTX 480 and little brother 470 stack up against ATI’s latest when they finally arrive, but for now hit the read link for a few more shots.

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480 leaks out with Fermi on board originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 04 Mar 2010 11:46:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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We’re not entirely sure what’s going on here, but that’s a shot of a Droid Eris running Android 2.1, and we’re told the update came over the air — a story seemingly corroborated by a couple other people around the web. Unfortunately, it seems like things aren’t quite fully baked yet: the update doesn’t include Sense UI, and it apparently wipes all your data and doesn’t allow you to log back into your Google Account. Verizon tells us that the Eris update to a “newer” Android is still in testing and hasn’t yet been officially released, so we’re taking all this to mean that there’s been a slip-up along the line — especially since this obviously isn’t final software. In the meantime, we’d say Droid Eris users should probably back up their sets just to be safe.

[Thanks, Vido]

Some Droid Eris owners getting Android 2.1 update? originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 17 Feb 2010 18:26:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Apple is set to launch its new tablet today but entrepreneur and web personality Jason Calacanis seems to have stolen the company’s thunder by revealing a few key details ahead of the official event.

On his twitter feed Tuesday night, Calacanis claimed Apple gave him a tablet to test 10 days ago under a non-disclosure agreement (NDA). That NDA ended midnight Tuesday, he says. “It is the most amazing device ever,” Calacanis tweeted.

For those hungry to know more, Calacanis claimed to offer a peek into the Apple tablet’s features:

• The tablet runs an “iPhone flavor operating system” and can handle multiple apps at the same time.
• The display is OLED but the device also offers an e-reading mode with longer battery life.
• It has two cameras–one in front, one at the back of the device so it works well for video conferencing.
• There’s a built-in HDTV tuner and PVR.
• There are thumbpads on each side for mouse gestures and fingerprint security for up to five profiles.
• The tablet will cost $600, $700 or $800, depending on size and memory
• There’s also a wireless keyboard and monitor connection for TV available, he says.
• The tablet connects to other tablets over Wi-Fi for gaming and will include games such as Farmville, the Facebook game that has become a rage among users.
• Overall the tablet offers a battery life of two to three hours while playing games. But there’s a solar pad for recharging.

Sound too good to be true? We will know soon enough. Read Gadget Lab coverage of Apple’s tablet event live.

See Also:

• 5 Features the Apple Tablet Definitely Won’t Have — But Should
• What to Expect From Apple’s Tablet Unveiling
• Designer Publishes ‘Leaked’ Apple Tablet Photos
• Designers Unearth Apple Tablet Prototypes — From 1983
• OLED Could Be Apple Tablet’s Secret Solution for E-Reading

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We caught a glimpse of some new Pentax cams yesterday, and now the new Optio I-10, E-10, and two-tone H90 have leaked out in full. We still don’t kow a ton about them, but the higher-res images mean we know some basic specs: the I-10 cops an old-school vibe and features a 5x zoom on top of a 12.1 megapixel sensor, the H90 also has a 5x zoom, and the E90 looks to be a little more basic with a 3x zoom and a 10.1 megapixel sensor. So… let’s get official with these soon, okay?

Pentax Optio I-10, H90, and E-90 leak out in full originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 25 Jan 2010 11:33:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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