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We’re finding it hard to hold back our enthusiasm for Dell’s Windows Phone 7 slider, but come launch day the 4.1-inch Venue Pro may be a tricky one to find — you’ll need to line up at one of only seven Microsoft retail stores on November 8th (a likely date) if this allegedly leaked document is right. If you’re willing to wait until November 15th, however, there’s also Dell itself, which will apparently double as the only place you’ll be able to go to get any support for the T-Mobile device. Neither niggle will stop us from nabbing one, however. For all we know, Lightning might not strike Windows Phone 7 twice.

[Thanks, Ryan]

Dell Venue Pro launches November 8th at Microsoft stores, November 15th at Dell website? originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 06 Nov 2010 22:05:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Recent intel suggests that Motorola’s Droid 2 Global will be coming in two colors — kind of a strange choice for a phone being tagged as “business-grade” — and now, it looks like we can expect to see at least one of those colors on next Thursday, November 11th. Specifically, the leak we’ve got here calls out the blue version of the phone (probably the same blue on the Droid 2 of old); the white model isn’t mentioned, so it’s unclear whether Verizon’s planning on holding that one back for a bit longer. We suppose it’s possible that the white looks just a little too much like the pricey R2-D2 edition for Big Red’s comfort, so they might want to give the spunky little astromech droid a bit more exclusivity before hauling in another white model (with better radios, no less). Seeing how the Droid Pro looks targeted for a week later on the 18th, this might be the very first CDMA / GSM dual-mode Android phone on the market — so who’s excited?

Droid 2 Global launching on November 11th? originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 04 Nov 2010 11:39:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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What would we ever do without informative tipsters, eh? Android Central has received an internal Verizon document identifying Motorola’s Droid Pro as an iconic device and setting out details for its upcoming launch. November 9 is the date pinpointed for the commencement of pre-sales, which seem to be different from pre-orders insofar as they’ll actually ship out to buyers starting November 10, meaning quite a few will have their portrait QWERTY handset in their pocket before the proper November 18 release date. Bear in mind that this is still unofficial information for now, though given that Moto itself promised the Droid Pro for the first week of November, it’d be weird if this wasn’t the schedule for the handset’s release. Speaking of weird… “iconic device,” seriously Verizon?

Motorola Droid Pro tipped for November 9 pre-sales through Verizon, November 18 launch originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 04 Nov 2010 07:31:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Trying to get a copy of the Skyfire browser for your iOS device? You may not have much luck, as the pseudo-Flash-capable browser has just disappeared from iTunes App Stores around the globe, mere hours after its splashy debut. When we try to download it for ourselves in the United States we get the message immediately above, and RazorianFly readers are chiming in with reports that the app is no longer available in Greece, Sweden, Denmark, Germany, Australia, Canada, Switzerland, Norway, Spain and the UK.

We just pinged Skyfire for comment and they say it’s not Apple’s fault; demand for a Flash video workaround is apparently so high that the company’s having server issues and decided to pull the app rather than introduce new users to a sub-par experience. Skyfire assures us that it’s adding servers as quickly as it can, but didn’t provide an ETA on when we might see the app once more.

Update: While we’re not sure how an digital app can be “sold out,” that’s exactly what the company says happened to its $2.99 browser today — after quickly becoming the top grossing app in the iTunes App Store, Skyfire is “temporarily not accepting new purchases” and says it will issue Facebook and Twitter status updates when the next batch of licenses is available. In other words, Skyfire’s throttling the flow of purchases from now on. PR after the break.

[Thanks to everyone who sent this in]

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Skyfire disappears from iTunes App Store due to technical difficulties (update: ‘sold out’) originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 03 Nov 2010 19:54:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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It’s all up there in black and white, but we’ll be happy to spell it out again here — it seems that Apple has decided to extend the length of iTunes song previews from 30 seconds to 90 seconds. Sounds just fine to us, but not to the recipients of this letter, who are told the change is happening whether they like it or not and it’s for their own good. “We believe that giving potential customers more time to listen to your music will lead to more purchases,” the document reads, but without giving the music labels any way to say no. We don’t actually know the origin of this particular document, so we’re not saying this is a done deal by any means, but if the letter’s legit you’re looking at the world’s largest online music store telling the labels to put up and shut up — or else peddle their tunes somewhere else.

Update: It’s worth noting that CNET reported that iTunes song previews might double in length about two months ago.

Apple informs labels that iTunes song previews will be 90 seconds long, hopes they don’t mind? originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 02 Nov 2010 23:13:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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