January, 2011

ASUS E600 Windows Phone 7 smartphone leaked!An unreleased ASUS Windows Phone 7 device has been leaked, sporting the model number E600. Currently an “engineering device”, the Asus E600 could be the next major Windows Phone 7 handset launch.

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Samsung Hoppin becomes latest Galaxy S smartphoneThe Samsung Galaxy S Hoppin has now launched on South Korea’s SKT. Named after SKT’s Hoppin service, a new set of Cloud services, the latest Galaxy S smartphone will allow media playback on the TV via a dedicated cradle. Here’s the scoop on Samsung’s latest smartphone.

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It’s the end of the working day, but before you shut up shop, or your internet browser, take a minute to catch up on all the tech news from this afternoon. We’ve stuffed all the headlines into one concise piece right here in our teatime tech roundup!

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Here at Electricpig we run competitions all the time, giving you the chance to win essential gadgets. Entry is simple – and free – and you can see what we’re giving away at the moment just by following the links below. Good luck!

  • Win one of two Sony iPod docks or three pairs of headphones – Just check out the video here and tell us how you mod your dream gadget bike to nab a next gen sound system worth £180. Enter now
  • Win LittleBig Planet 2 and two Sackboy toys - To win this must have, five star PS3 game and two plush toys of the adorable mascot, just tell us what level you’d make using the game’s powerful creation tools. Be inventive! Enter now
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The second trailer for Rockstar’s next latest, LA Noire, leaked a couple of hours ago (and was quickly pulled), but now we’ve got the official full second trailer for LA Noire, which we were lucky enough to have a sneaky play with last week. Click through for the full video!

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Pioneer has launched two in-car digital media receivers, which come complete with an App Mode, meaning you’ll be able to throw audio from any iOS app – Spotify, Last.fm, internet radio – through to your in car audio system.

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Google has given departing CEO Eric Schmidt a $100m leaving gift for all his hard work. That must have needed a pretty big envelope to pass around the office. Most of us are lucky if we get a few drinks bought. Google is awarding Schmidt with $100m in equity, meaning he’ll be getting somewhere in the region of 165,000 shares in Google. They’ll be headed his way on 2 Feb, and leave him with 9.1% of Google’s shareholder voting rights.

What would you buy Eric Schmidt as a leaving present? Click through and tell us your suggestions!

[via Fast Company]

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HTC has filed a trademark for HTC Sensation, which at first glance could easily be a smartphone However, the strange thing about this filing is the list of devices it can be associated with, which includes portable and wireless devices, hardware and software for mobile and portable computers. Could HTC be building a new HTC tablet skin, similar to HTC Sense but for tablet devices?

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