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We have recently heard about Apple's new laptop case manufacturing technology. A few days ago we were telling you about the aluminum MacBook Brick. Apparently all you need to do is pick a brick of aluminum up and then create a whole laptop case at once out of it. Or something like that.

Today the Internet is filled with leaked photos of the MacBook Pro Brick case. Just about a week before a rumored Apple event, which might not be held at all, and we have rumors and leaks! What do you think? Is this a photoshop thing or not?

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AT&T has added a new cellphone to their big catalog, sadly it isn't a top notch phone and it doesn't have an awesome design either.

The Samsung t109 is an entry-level cellphone in the flip mode category, measuring 3.5 x 1.8 x 0.8 inches and with an approximate weight of 85 grams. It features dual-band 850/1900 MHz GSM/EDGE, and a battery life of 4 hours in talk time, or up to 10 days in standby time.

Interestingly, the Samsung t109 is so cheap that is actually free after the discount and AT&T service agreement.

Key features of the basic phone include Instant messaging software more specifically Yahoo and AIM, a photo caller ID function so you can easily know who is calling, and a few games.

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AT&T has a new Samsung cellphone codenamed SGH-a637, which is considered an entry-level in the phones world, and that is why it only costs $50 after the rebate and 2-year contract.

It features a 1.9-inch LCD screen in which you can watch the videos that were recorded with a 1.3-megapixel camera, and also use the AT&T Navigator service to have some GPS assistance. The internal memory has 51MB of capacity, and the extra slot to increase that space if for microSD memory cards.

Other basic fictions include bluetooth A2DP, POP3 for email, access to AT&T Video Share service to make video calls, and being a quad-band phone.

Recently there seems to be a great rush for low-end cellphones on US carriers, so on top of the Samsung SGH-a637 announced today, there is the Nokia 1680 which is available T-Mobile. You can't get more cheap than $15 after the rebate and T-Mobile contract, can you?

The 1680 Classic cellphone was first seen a few months ago, and at that time it was most affordable camera phone on the Nokia catalog.

Currently it boasts basic SMS, MMS and IM messaging functionalities, a VGA camera, and a speakerphone. One positive point goes for the battery life in stand-by mode, that can last 18 days. While talking the battery only has life for 4 hours.

- Picture messaging: Send pictures from your phone to others.
- Photo caller ID: See a photo of your caller to quickly decide whether to answer.

Nokia 1680 at T-Mobile

The Samsung i770 is the successor of the i760. Like always with upcoming phones we have some leaked pictures which we can't say if they're real or not.

The i770 is longer and thinner than the i760 according to the pictures. The i770 was announced earlier this year and people said it will be available for Verizon some time last quarter. That's right, there was no i770 official release yet. We're going to have to wait a little longer right? I wonder if the FCC received the handset yet...
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Samsung has recently added a new cell phone to its Korean website. The latest SPH-W6300 Cell Phone is a slider model. It measures 103.2 x 48.6 x 17.4 mm and weigh just 108 g. Its 2.2 inch LCD bears a resolution of 240×320 dots. The 960mAh battery offers a continuous talk time of about 275 hours ~ 430 hours. It also equips HSDPA Radio Internet. The model looks cool but lacks many vital features. The company is mum on its price and availability.

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If I am not mistaking, I believe we told you a while ago about HTC getting ready to release one Android device and one WiMAX device by the end of the year. Well what do you know? We have the HTC Dream or the G1 which is the first Android phone. And now we have the T8290 which is a WiMAX HTC Touch.

From what we can figure out it's a 3.8 inch 480 x 800 WVGA display, WiMAX and GSM support, 802.11g WiFi and Bluetooth 2.0.

How much it costs and when it is going to be available it's still a mystery. For now the phone has Russian language written all over it so we're going to wait for HTC official news.

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Do you like luxury items? The cellphone type? Not the ones that have diamonds like this Nokia N95, but other type of luxurious materials? If the answer to these questions was yes, take a look at the Incrudo Phantom Phone.

The cellphone is so exclusive that only 10 units will be made and released in Europe. On the technical specifications list there is a 3-megapixel camera, 8GB of internal memory, and a display screen that provides a 24x0320 resolution.

The screen is scratch proof thanks to the sapphire glass, and the body + buttons use titanium alloy to make it more robust.

So what do you think of the Incrudo Phantom? It looks like a brick but it has style, or no?

Garmin has presented a new GPS system codenamed GPSMAP 640, that will be put on the 2-in-1 category because it can work on the sea, and on the road. The rugged and waterproof GPS has a big 5.2-inch WVGA touchscreen, and as usual, it comes preloaded with maps of North America, plus U.S. coastal BlueChartg2 charts - for the people navigating on the sea.

Thanks to the marine mount, the GPSMAP 640 is able to know when to use the marine mode and the terrestrial mode. While using the marine mode, there is a g2 Vision data card that gives suggestions about the best route to pick, and thanks to photo references, users have an idea of how the ports, marinas, and waterways are suppose to look.

Other details on the GPSMAP 640 - XM WX Sattelite Weather provided by the GXM 40 antenna, which in the end also offers XM Satellite Radio, and XM NavTraffic.

Also with the optional BlueChart g2 Vision technology, the GPSMAP 640 can provide a 3-D "mariner's eye view," for a navigation perspective above the waterline, and a "fish eye view" for an underwater 3D bathymetric contour perspective.

The GPSMAP 640 costs close to $1,200.

Sprint's WiMAX network seems to be ready for action. Although not officially unveiled yet, XOHM is reported to be active in various cities besides Baltimore for testing. That means Sprint subscribers and not only can pick it up if equipped correctly. Here are the cities in which the XOHM is said to be active: Chicago, Boston, Dallas, Philadelphia, Washington D.C. or Northern Virginia. It was time for Sprint to launch the network already. They have been delaying for too long now.

After I showed you the dual USB memory stick/bottle opener I definitely have to show you another memory stick mixed with alcohol. This time the beer will be inside the USB stick and not splashed around it. Budweiser's Beer Drive looks interesting and it should head straight to AA meetings.

Besides beer you can have the stick in any other colors with any other logos on it. The USB stick should also come packed with various digital information related to your promotion. So if you're a big compay, with lots of money available for publicity and some sense of humor, you might start ordering these USB sticks. They come in all sorts and sizes, but you'd have to order from 250 pieces and up. Maximum capacity is 8GB but it can go as low as 128MB.

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The Toshiba E105 was announced a few days ago, and it is already available for pre-order online at BestBuy for $1,200. The laptop has a reasonable price and fair specs, but there are a few details that could be improved, maybe we'll see that change in the next model.

Anyway, the Satellite E105 is a 14.1-inch laptop with a hard-drive of 320GB, a DVD burner and a card reader that supports various formats. The technical stuff includes an Intel 4500MHD integrated graphics, which will surely make the 1280x800 resolution a good one. The processor is a 2.26GHz Core 2 Duo, and the RAM memory is pretty good at 4GB of DDR2.

On the wireless connectivity options it offers WiFi (a/g/n) and bluetooth. Obviously, there are also 2 USB ports, and as an extra you get a fingerprint reader.

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According to analysts Apple has managed to reach their 10 million sold iPhones for 2008 three months before the actual end of the year. It looks like Apple has sold from 7 to 7.5 million iPhones in Q4 of the fiscal year (Q3 of 2008). That's from 2 to 3 million more than it was previously estimated by specialists.

How do they count all those sold iPhones? Well that's actually pretty simple. Simply track the IMEI. The IMEI is the International Mobile Equipment Identity number composed by an unique 15 digit code. The IMEI is placed on the back of the box of the iPhone. From the 15 digits there are two 6-digit sequences which are very important. One of them, the TAC or Type Allocation Code shows a particular build or set of manufactured iPhones. The other 6 digit number is unique to each iPhones. Which means every TAC has a maximum of one million iPhones attached to it.

Therefore it wasn't that difficult for the Mac Observer guys to track the IMEI and count the 3G iPhones sold. By September Apple had about 8 million 3G iPhones manufactured. The last IMEI number was 9,190,680 and it matches an 8GB iPhone manufactured on September 29 and sold yesterday. However that doesn't mean that all those 10 million iPhones out there have been sold to date. But they are likely to sell in the next three months. We'll see in a couple of months exactly how many iPhones Apple has soldz worldwide in 2008.

So AT&T, maybe it's time to roll out that BlackBerry Bold already. It feels like you have sold enough iPhones already!

Word has been made official that a brand new slider from Samsung, entitled the Sway SCH -u650, will make its way to Verizon.

The Samsung SCH-u650 Sway will be a typical run-of-the-mill slider, clocking in at 0.47-inches thick and sporting a 2.2-inch display. Also featured on the phone is a 2MP camera along with a bunch of preinstalled software like IM, a personal organizer, and a web browser. The phone's battery at full juice is expected to pump out 270 minutes of standard talk-time, or 312 hours of standby.

Samsung's new slider u650 will be available on Verizon come October 14th for $69.99 after a $50 mail-in rebate, with a 2 year contract of course.

(Via: PhoneMag)

Samsung SCH-u650 Press release after the break.

Low-end cellphones are becoming a trend, most probably because people just want a simple cellphone that can do basic tasks like making/receiving calls, and sending/receiving text messages. If you're interested in a cellphone of this type, get ready for the Motorola VU204 that will be available at Verizon next week.

The flip cellphone has a VGA camera with a self-timer (3, 5, or 10 seconds) to take good photos, and afterwards you can edit the image by rotating, cropping, and zooming. While the primary display screen has a resolution of 220x176, the secondary is smaller at 96x80.

Other features on the Moto VU204 include bluetooth as a wireless connection to transfer data, GPS, and a 2.5mm headset jack for sound. As usual, the phone has normal tools such as an alarm clock, stop watch, and a notepad.

The Moto VU204 costs $200 without rebate, or $30 if you go for the 2-year contract.

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