Lunchtime Lowdown: O2 Palm Pre, Sony VAIO netbookHungry yet? We hope so, because we’re about to dish out a steaming plate of all the latest tech bits and pieces, kicking off with a release for the Palm Pre in the UK, and a whole load of gagdety gossip to follow. Read on for your lunchtime lowdown!

The breaking news was in mobile this morning, with O2 announcing that it had nabbed the Palm Pre for an exclusive launch here in Blighty in time for Crimbo. LG fought to grab the limelight back though, teasing us with first shots of a brand new LG Chocolate, and letting slip a UK release date for the Dick tracy watch phone. Meanwhile, a new Sony Ericsson concept phone, the Kiki, leaked out, and it appears to be missing both buttons, and a screen.

In computing meanwhile, Sony did an about turn and unveiled its very own netbook – almost two years late but better than never, right? In gaming, Guitar Hero 5 could get a new drum kit, and in tellies, Mitsubishi just slashed the price of its laser gogglebox.

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