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Gadget & Tech Discussions @ SlashGear » Tag: leaks - Recent Topics http://discuss.slashgear.com/tags/leaks Discuss Gadgets! en-US Sat, 20 Mar 2010 00:45:30 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 <![CDATA[Search]]> q http://discuss.slashgear.com/search.php Chris Davies on "O2 UK getting Palm Pre Plus & Pixi Plus in April 2010?" http://discuss.slashgear.com/topic/o2-uk-getting-palm-pre-plus-pixi-plus-in-april-2010#post-8838 Fri, 19 Mar 2010 06:22:41 +0000 Chris Davies 8838@http://discuss.slashgear.com/ <blockquote>Could Palm’s attempt to reinvigorate their <a href="http://www.slashgear.com/palm-announces-22-million-loss-of-366-million-profit-still-hopeful-1878237/" target="_blank">dreary financial performance</a> include adding the Pre Plus and Pixi Plus to their <a href="http://www.slashgear.com/tags/o2" target="_blank">O2</a> line-up? <a href="http://www.tracyandmatt.co.uk/blogs/index.php/palm-pre-plus-and-pixi-plus-coming-to-o2" target="_blank">That’s the rumor</a> over at Tracy & Matt, who have received an anonymous tip claiming that the two devices will arrive in April 2010. O2 have already been offering the GSM version of the Palm Pre for some months now, but so far the Pixi – which has a smaller display and candybar form-factor – is yet to make an appearance outside of the US. <img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-78291" title="palm_pre_plus" src="http://www.slashgear.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/palm_pre_plus.jpg" alt="palm pre plus" width="526" height="500" /> </blockquote> Full Story: <a href="http://www.slashgear.com/o2-uk-getting-palm-pre-plus-pixi-plus-in-april-2010-1978275/">O2 UK getting Palm Pre Plus & Pixi Plus in April 2010?</a> Chris Davies on "Draconian Apple iPad pre-access rules leak" http://discuss.slashgear.com/topic/draconian-apple-ipad-pre-access-rules-leak#post-8849 Fri, 19 Mar 2010 10:13:02 +0000 Chris Davies 8849@http://discuss.slashgear.com/ <blockquote>Locked in a blacked-out room, chained to the ground and nobody knows you’re there… it might sound like the latest torture-porn movie to hit theaters, but it’s actually the miserable life of a pre-release <a href="http://www.slashgear.com/tags/ipad" target="_blank">iPad</a>. Apple are well known for giving key developers early access to their hardware in the interest of drumming up some launch-day App Store action, and details of the 10-page agreement those coders must sign <a href="http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/mar2010/tc20100318_833402.htm" target="_blank">have been leaked</a> to BusinessWeek. <img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-78336" title="locked_up_apple_ipad" src="http://www.slashgear.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/locked_up_apple_ipad-540x405.jpg" alt="locked up apple ipad 540x405" width="540" height="405" /> </blockquote> Full Story: <a href="http://www.slashgear.com/draconian-apple-ipad-pre-access-rules-leak-1978335/">Draconian Apple iPad pre-access rules leak</a> Chris Davies on "Samsung tablet to run Android, allow 3G/4G voice calls?" http://discuss.slashgear.com/topic/samsung-tablet-to-run-android-allow-3g4g-voice-calls#post-8848 Fri, 19 Mar 2010 09:49:23 +0000 Chris Davies 8848@http://discuss.slashgear.com/ <blockquote><img class="size-full wp-image-78333 alignright" title="samsung_q1u" src="http://www.slashgear.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/samsung_q1u.jpg" alt="samsung q1u" width="223" height="198" />Having heard straight from the horse’s mouth that Samsung are <a href="http://www.slashgear.com/samsungs-ipad-rival-coming-2h-2010-1677785/" target="_blank">planning an iPad rival</a> for launch later in 2010, new leaks from the company are beginning to flesh out the details. <a href="http://translate.google.co.uk/translate?u=http%3A%2F%2Ftweakers.net%2Fnieuws%2F66278%2Fsamsung-tablet-gaat-android-draaien-en-krijgt-belfunctie.html&sl=nl&tl=en&hl=&ie=UTF-8" target="_blank">According to</a> Tweakers’ sources, the Samsung tablet will run Android; that makes it reasonably unlikely that the company will – as execs hinted <a href="http://www.slashgear.com/samsungs-ipad-rival-coming-2h-2010-1677785/" target="_blank">earlier this week</a> – use an Intel Atom processor. </blockquote> Full Story: <a href="http://www.slashgear.com/samsung-tablet-to-run-android-allow-3g4g-voice-calls-1978332/">Samsung tablet to run Android, allow 3G/4G voice calls?</a> Chris Davies on "T-Mobile HTC HD2 promo material leaks ahead of launch" http://discuss.slashgear.com/topic/t-mobile-htc-hd2-promo-material-leaks-ahead-of-launch#post-8830 Fri, 19 Mar 2010 04:56:52 +0000 Chris Davies 8830@http://discuss.slashgear.com/ <blockquote>Curious to know how T-Mobile USA will be pushing the <a href="http://www.slashgear.com/tags/htc-hd2/" target="_blank">HTC HD2</a> – a phone already available in Europe for several months now, and guaranteed not to get an official Windows Phone 7 update – when it goes on sale <a href="http://www.slashgear.com/t-mobile-htc-hd2-confirmed-for-march-24th-launch-1777951/" target="_blank">come March 24th</a>? Over at Pocketables they’ve a stash of <a href="http://www.pocketables.net/2010/03/sneak-peek-at-tmobile-htc-hd2-instore-displays.html" target="_blank">in-store T-Mobile promotional material</a> sent over from an anonymous tipster, and it looks like the carrier will be leaning heavily on the HD2’s media playback abilities. <img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-78263" title="t-mobile_htc_hd2_display_leaks" src="http://www.slashgear.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/t-mobile_htc_hd2_display_leaks-540x348.jpg" alt="t mobile htc hd2 display leaks 540x348" width="540" height="348" /> </blockquote> Full Story: <a href="http://www.slashgear.com/t-mobile-htc-hd2-promo-material-leaks-ahead-of-launch-1978259/">T-Mobile HTC HD2 promo material leaks ahead of launch</a> Chris Davies on "Android 2.1 for Motorola DROID delayed" http://discuss.slashgear.com/topic/android-21-for-motorola-droid-delayed#post-8808 Thu, 18 Mar 2010 12:25:14 +0000 Chris Davies 8808@http://discuss.slashgear.com/ <blockquote>So close, but no cigar. Having whipped <a href="http://www.slashgear.com/tags/motorola-droid" target="_blank">Motorola DROID</a> owners into a great frothing heap of anticipation regarding the <a href="http://androidcommunity.com/2-1-for-the-droid-is-near-20100316/" target="_blank">promised Android 2.1 update</a>, the latest to leak out of Verizon is that the OTA firmware <a href="http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2010/03/18/motorola-droid-update-delayed/" target="_blank">has been delayed</a>. ”The OTA software update for the DROID by Motorola is TBD” reads the message on Verizon’s internal systems, “A new date will be communicated as soon as possible.” <img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-78220" title="motorola_droid_2-1_firmware_delay" src="http://www.slashgear.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/motorola_droid_2-1_firmware_delay.jpg" alt="motorola droid 2 1 firmware delay" width="533" height="400" /> </blockquote> Full Story: <a href="http://www.slashgear.com/android-2-1-for-motorola-droid-delayed-1878221/">Android 2.1 for Motorola DROID delayed</a> Chris Davies on "Verizon DROID and HTC DROID Eris Android 2.1 update January 22nd?" http://discuss.slashgear.com/topic/verizon-droid-and-htc-droid-eris-android-21-update-january-22nd#post-4942 Mon, 07 Dec 2009 06:54:58 +0000 Chris Davies 4942@http://discuss.slashgear.com/ <blockquote>We’re filing this particular tidbit in the “we’ll believe it when we see it” box, but according to Verizon the <a href="http://www.slashgear.com/verizon-droid-eris-by-htc-gets-official-0562963/" target="_blank">HTC DROID Eris</a> will seen an update to “newer Android operating system software” in Q1 2010. phoneArena’s sources <a href="http://www.phonearena.com/htmls/UPDATED-HTC-DROID-ERIS-to-get-Q1-update-to-Android-2.0-or-2.1-article-a_8187.html" target="_blank">have suggested</a> that the <a href="http://www.slashgear.com/tags/motorola-droid" target="_blank">Verizon DROID</a>, meanwhile, will get the Android 2.0.1 update on December 11th, while both it and the DROID Eris are expected to get Android 2.1 on January 22nd. <img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-65298" title="htc_droid_eris" src="http://www.slashgear.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/htc_droid_eris-475x500.jpg" alt="htc droid eris 475x500" width="475" height="500" /> </blockquote> Full Story: <a href="http://www.slashgear.com/verizon-droid-and-htc-droid-eris-android-2-1-update-january-22nd-0765297/">Verizon DROID and HTC DROID Eris Android 2.1 update January 22nd?</a> Chris Davies on "Verizon HTC Incredible launch in just two weeks time?" http://discuss.slashgear.com/topic/verizon-htc-incredible-launch-in-just-two-weeks-time#post-8792 Thu, 18 Mar 2010 08:35:21 +0000 Chris Davies 8792@http://discuss.slashgear.com/ <blockquote>If you’re going to call your phone the “Incredible” then you have to be pretty confident in in its abilities, so we’re really looking forward to seeing what HTC and Verizon have up their collective sleeves. According to the <a href="http://www.dailytech.com/Sprint%20Gets%20Nexus%20One%20Verizon%20Gears%20up%20for%20HTC%20Incredible/article17915.htm" target="_blank">latest rumors</a> – coming straight out of Verizon themselves, apparently – the <a href="http://www.slashgear.com/?s=htc+incredible" target="_blank">HTC Incredible</a> is set to arrive in the carrier’s stores in just two weeks time. <img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-78166" title="verizon_htc_incredible" src="http://www.slashgear.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/verizon_htc_incredible.png" alt="verizon htc incredible" width="450" height="311" /> </blockquote> Full Story: <a href="http://www.slashgear.com/verizon-htc-incredible-launch-in-just-two-weeks-time-1878167/">Verizon HTC Incredible launch in just two weeks time?</a> Chris Davies on "Nokia X9 with Symbian^4, 1GHz CPU & 12MP camera leaks? [Update: it\'s a render]" http://discuss.slashgear.com/topic/nokia-x9-with-symbian4-1ghz-cpu-12mp-camera-leaks#post-8766 Thu, 18 Mar 2010 04:42:38 +0000 Chris Davies 8766@http://discuss.slashgear.com/ <blockquote><img class="size-full wp-image-78100 alignright" title="nokia_x9_leak_1" src="http://www.slashgear.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/nokia_x9_leak_1.jpg" alt="nokia x9 leak 1" width="274" height="350" />After the apparent leak of Nokia’s <a href="http://www.slashgear.com/nokia-c6-touchscreen-qwerty-slider-leaks-1577606/" target="_blank">C6 QWERTY slider</a> comes <a href="http://big5.pconline.com.cn/b5/mobile.pconline.com.cn/dclub/1003/2068239.html" target="_blank">another new handset</a> from the company under its <a href="http://www.slashgear.com/nokia-c5-confirmed-brings-new-naming-scheme-with-it-0276281/" target="_blank">refreshed range nomenclature</a>. The Nokia X9 is believed to be the successor to the <a href="http://www.slashgear.com/tags/nokia-x6" target="_blank">Nokia X6</a>, complete with a 1GHz Cortex A8 chipset, 12-megapixel camera with LED flash, HDMI and a 3.7-inch AMOLED capacitive touchscreen. Elsewhere there’s HSDPA, WiFi and aGPS, along with 32GB of onboard storage and a 3.5mm headphone socket. The Symbian^4 device is expected to be capable of 720p HD video recording, and has some nifty social networking status updates too – along the bottom of that sizeable display run a series of icons for Twitter, Facebook, calls and messages, with a number indicating how many are unread or unanswered. </blockquote> Full Story: <a href="http://www.slashgear.com/nokia-x9-with-symbian4-1ghz-cpu-12mp-camera-leaks-1878099/">Nokia X9 with Symbian^4, 1GHz CPU & 12MP camera leaks? [Update: it's a render]</a> Chris Davies on "Intel Core i3, i5 & i7 notebook CPUs in short supply?" http://discuss.slashgear.com/topic/intel-core-i3-i5-i7-notebook-cpus-in-short-supply#post-8771 Thu, 18 Mar 2010 05:51:57 +0000 Chris Davies 8771@http://discuss.slashgear.com/ <blockquote>Acer’s <a href="http://www.slashgear.com/?s=acer+calpella" target="_blank">enthusiastic embrace</a> of Intel’s latest Core i3, i5 and i7 “<a href="http://www.slashgear.com/tags/calpella" target="_blank">Calpella</a>” notebook processors for their upcoming TimelineX range has seemingly thrown the chipmaker’s production lines into a panic, with DigiTime’s manufacturing sources <a href="http://www.digitimes.com/news/a20100318PD209.html" target="_blank">reckoning that</a> the CPUs are now in relatively short supply. That’s led Intel to prioritize the orders of first-tier manufacturers, meaning it may take a little longer for niche market notebooks to arrive. <img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-78114" title="acer_timelinex_range" src="http://www.slashgear.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/acer_timelinex_range1-540x152.jpg" alt="acer timelinex range1 540x152" width="540" height="152" /> </blockquote> Full Story: <a href="http://www.slashgear.com/intel-core-i3-i5-i7-notebook-cpus-in-short-supply-1878111/">Intel Core i3, i5 & i7 notebook CPUs in short supply?</a> Chris Davies on "HTC Supersonic 4G launching at CTIA 2010 next week?" http://discuss.slashgear.com/topic/htc-supersonic-4g-launching-at-ctia-2010-next-week#post-8739 Wed, 17 Mar 2010 12:04:47 +0000 Chris Davies 8739@http://discuss.slashgear.com/ <blockquote>HTC’s <a href="http://www.slashgear.com/?s=htc+supersonic" target="_blank">WiMAX-packing Supersonic</a> has been something of a regular when it comes to the rumor-mill over the past few months, and it seems Sprint may be ramping up to an announcement next week. <a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704743404575127573405166114.html?mod=rss_whats_news_technology&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+wsj%2Fxml%2Frss%2F3_7015+%28WSJ.com%3A+What%27s+News+Technology%29" target="_blank">According to</a> the WSJ’s “people familiar with the matter”, the Supersonic – expected to be an Android 2.1 device with a 4.3-inch display – will make its debut at <a href="http://www.slashgear.com/tags/ctia-2010" target="_blank">CTIA 2010</a>. <img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-78058" title="htc_supersonic_leak" src="http://www.slashgear.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/htc_supersonic_leak.jpg" alt="htc supersonic leak" width="540" height="485" /> </blockquote> Full Story: <a href="http://www.slashgear.com/htc-supersonic-4g-launching-at-ctia-2010-next-week-1778057/">HTC Supersonic 4G launching at CTIA 2010 next week?</a> Chris Davies on "HTC Hero Android 2.1 update from April 4th?" http://discuss.slashgear.com/topic/htc-hero-android-21-update-from-april-4th#post-8737 Wed, 17 Mar 2010 11:44:20 +0000 Chris Davies 8737@http://discuss.slashgear.com/ <blockquote>It’s looking more and more likely that HTC will miss their <a href="http://www.slashgear.com/htc-hero-android-2-1-due-febmarch-with-sense-update-1674129/" target="_blank">self-imposed deadline</a> for the Android 2.1 update for the <a href="http://www.slashgear.com/tags/htc-hero/" target="_blank">HTC Hero</a>, which we were told back at MWC 2010 would arrive in February or March. According to a supposedly <a href="http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=5904922&postcount=12" target="_blank">leaked timescale document</a> on xda-developers, HTC in fact won’t start pushing out the update until April 2010, kicking off on April 2nd with the unlocked version of the smartphone. <img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-78053" title="HTC_Hero_SlashGear_51-495x500" src="http://www.slashgear.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/HTC_Hero_SlashGear_51-495x500.jpg" alt="HTC Hero SlashGear 51 495x500" width="495" height="500" /> </blockquote> Full Story: <a href="http://www.slashgear.com/htc-hero-android-2-1-update-from-april-4th-1778052/">HTC Hero Android 2.1 update from April 4th?</a> Chris Davies on "Acer Aspire TimelineX Calpella notebooks debut March 22nd" http://discuss.slashgear.com/topic/acer-aspire-timelinex-calpella-notebooks-debut-march-22nd#post-8703 Wed, 17 Mar 2010 07:03:39 +0000 Chris Davies 8703@http://discuss.slashgear.com/ <blockquote>Remember yesterday’s <a href="http://www.slashgear.com/acer-aspire-timelinex-1830t-with-core-i5-520um-breaks-cover-1677887/" target="_blank">Acer Aspire TimelineX 1830T leak</a>, the first of the company’s so-called <a href="http://www.slashgear.com/?s=acer+calpella" target="_blank">Calpella series</a> using Intel Core i3 and Core i5 processors we’ve been hearing about lately? <a href="http://www.digitimes.com/news/a20100317PD222.html" target="_blank">According to</a> DigiTimes’ sources, we shouldn’t have to wait too long to find out about its siblings; the rest of the TimelineX line is expected to get official on March 22nd, with 13, 14 and 15-inch models. <img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-77992" title="acer_aspire_timeline_x_as1830t_2" src="http://www.slashgear.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/acer_aspire_timeline_x_as1830t_21-540x381.jpg" alt="acer aspire timeline x as1830t 21 540x381" width="540" height="381" /> </blockquote> Full Story: <a href="http://www.slashgear.com/acer-aspire-timelinex-calpella-notebooks-debut-march-22nd-1777994/">Acer Aspire TimelineX Calpella notebooks debut March 22nd</a> Chris Davies on "Leaked Xbox 360 “Slim” board tips incoming refresh?" http://discuss.slashgear.com/topic/leaked-xbox-360-8220slim8221-board-tips-incoming-refresh#post-8693 Wed, 17 Mar 2010 05:40:46 +0000 Chris Davies 8693@http://discuss.slashgear.com/ <blockquote>In our collective haste to pester Nintendo about the next-gen update to the <a href="http://www.slashgear.com/tags/wii" target="_blank">Wii</a>, we sometimes forget that Microsoft’s <a href="http://www.slashgear.com/tags/xbox-360" target="_blank">Xbox 360</a> is beginning to look a little long in the tooth too. A new image purported to be of the refreshed Xbox 360’s <a href="http://bbs.a9vg.com/read.php?tid=1393868" target="_blank">mainboard has emerged</a>, and most obvious is that Microsoft have put the console on a diet – it’s considerably smaller than the current ‘board in use. <img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-77966" title="Xbox 360 board leak" src="http://www.slashgear.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/Xbox-360-board-leak-518x500.jpg" alt="Xbox 360 board leak 518x500" width="518" height="500" /> </blockquote> Full Story: <a href="http://www.slashgear.com/leaked-xbox-360-slim-board-tips-incoming-refresh-1777965/">Leaked Xbox 360 “Slim” board tips incoming refresh?</a> Chris Davies on "Lenovo ThinkPad Mini 10 with Atom & 10-inch display appearing?" http://discuss.slashgear.com/topic/lenovo-thinkpad-mini-10-with-atom-10-inch-display-appearing#post-8688 Wed, 17 Mar 2010 04:13:43 +0000 Chris Davies 8688@http://discuss.slashgear.com/ <blockquote>A new Lenovo netbook has <a href="http://forums.whirlpool.net.au/forum-replies.cfm?t=1404816" target="_blank">apparently been spotted</a> in Australian schools, seemingly based on the company’s <a href="http://www.slashgear.com/lenovo-thinkpad-x100e-review-2972091/" target="_blank">ThinkPad X100e</a> but with a smaller display. The Lenovo ThinkPad Mini 10 – as it’s said to be labeled – has the same chassis and keyboard of the X100e, but fits in a 10-inch display rather than its sibling’s 11.6-inch panel. <img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-77946" title="lenovo_thinkpad_mini_10" src="http://www.slashgear.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/lenovo_thinkpad_mini_10-540x251.jpg" alt="lenovo thinkpad mini 10 540x251" width="540" height="251" /> </blockquote> Full Story: <a href="http://www.slashgear.com/lenovo-thinkpad-mini-10-with-atom-10-inch-display-appearing-1777945/">Lenovo ThinkPad Mini 10 with Atom & 10-inch display appearing?</a> Chris Davies on "NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480 to be $450 not $600?" http://discuss.slashgear.com/topic/nvidia-geforce-gtx-480-to-be-450-not-600#post-8650 Tue, 16 Mar 2010 09:11:19 +0000 Chris Davies 8650@http://discuss.slashgear.com/ <blockquote>How much would you pay for NVIDIA’s stonking <a href="http://www.slashgear.com/?s=nvidia+geforce+gtx+480" target="_blank">Fermi-based GeForce GTX 480 video card</a>? Early estimates pegged the high-performing cards at around €600 or $600 for the single-GPU 480 model, but <a href="http://www.fudzilla.com/content/view/18072/1/" target="_blank">new figures</a> leaked to Fudzilla suggest a somewhat more reasonable figure: they’ve heard €450 including tax when the cards come to Europe. <img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-77866" title="nvidia_gtx_480_leak_1" src="http://www.slashgear.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/nvidia_gtx_480_leak_11-540x273.jpg" alt="nvidia gtx 480 leak 11 540x273" width="540" height="273" /> </blockquote> Full Story: <a href="http://www.slashgear.com/nvidia-geforce-gtx-480-to-be-450-not-600-1677867/">NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480 to be $450 not $600?</a>