From Ningin: - If you’re not at E3 this year and you’re a major Microsoft fan, you’ll want to check out this recap of what happened at Microsoft’s E3 presentation.

- Verizon users, rejoice — someone’s come up with an iPad Wifi hotspot mod. Up next: The Apple iPhone!

- Up until yesterday, it was impossible to fully root the HTC Evo (4G). Today, however, is a different story.

- Congratulations to our F’n Giveaway winner of the G-Dragon Shine A Light Live Concert Album!

- The New England Patriots’ Logan Mankins’ salary was cut from $3.26 million to $1.26 million — ouch.

- Betsey Johnson’s Varsity Crush ring was definitely made for princesses.

- Going for a 1940s make-up look? Dita Von Teese is FlauntMe’s inspiration.

- The iconic dress Marilyn Monroe wore in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes sold for over $300,000 USD! More »

Come June 19th, T-Mobile is celebrating Father’s Day with a one-day only promotion that discounts all of the company’s phones, including the priciest Android and BlackBerry models, at four-figures –that is right, free. Of course, such a sweet deal is attached to a big stipulation. More »

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From Htcyou: The Motorola Droid X has been given a thorough hands-on tour, and the Android 2.1 smartphone features a special and new type of Motoblur GUI. Contrary to the misleading commercial slides leak wording, the Droid X does not have a 720p or a 720 PPI screen; regardless, the 4.4-Inch (854×480 same as the Droid) display appears to be stunning. On June 23rd, Verizon, Google, and Adobe are hosting an event in New York to unleash “the next generation of Droid.” One can presume that the Droid X, along with Flash 10.1 will be showcased. More »

However, as with the 13″ MacBook Pro, the new unibody Mac Mini retains Intel’s last generation Core 2 Duo Penryn chipset. The biggest draws are the upgraded NVIDIA 320M graphics and HDMI, which is long, long, long overdue on the Mini since many people use it as a multimedia hub or even as an HTPC. Apple can get away with excluding the port on its Macs, but the Mini deserves it. More »

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At E3, Nintendo took the covers off its next DS handheld, the 3DS. The device features three cameras for 3D photography and a 3.53-Inch top screen complemented by 3.02-Inch version on the bottom. Also, the 3DS comes with a “motion sensor, a gyro sensor and even a Slide Pad that allows 360-degree analog input.” More »

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In a strong response to Kinect, Sony has declared that the Playstation Move is going to be available in Europe on September 15th and North America on the 19th. Pricing defeats Kinect and is as follows: the motion controller is $49.99, while the navigation controller is $29.99; the Move Sports Champions bundle that includes the PlayStation Eye, the titular game, and the Move is $99.99. Additionally, Sony is selling the PS3 console with the Move together for $399.99. More »

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Google has released version 3.0.0 of its adored Google Earth app for the iPad. The update includes native iPad support, with full resolution and “iPad-specific look and feel.” More »

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From Htcyou: Up until yesterday, gaining full root access with full abilities to read and write to the HTC Evo 4G’s NAND flash ROM was impossible. Thanks to the persistence of a few contributors on XDA Developers, however, Sprint’s super-phone has been fully rooted. More »

Using a Verizon MiFi card to replace the iPad’s AT&T 3G one, someone at Dish Network has successfully modified Apple’s tablet as a Wi-Fi hotspot and for 3G usage with Verizon. He vows that his iPhone is next (but he will leave that mod to Steve)! More »

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Sprint’s HTC Evo 4G launch was among the biggest in the carrier’s history. To add variety, Sprint is adding a QWERTY Android smartphone with WiMAX 4G enabled. More »

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From Wirebot:

The Rat, possibly the most ridiculous pointing device to ever grace your USB port. More »

From Ningin: - E3’s in town and it’s only fitting that you download the new E3 Super Scribblenauts PC wallpaper.

- Microsoft Project Natal is officially christened Kinect. Also, how about that new Xbox Slim?

- Curious as to how to root the HTC Droid Incredible? This guide should help.

- KPOP Battles: DBSK vs. Big Bang update number 10 has Team Big Bang slightly dumbfounded and shocked.

- If the Kaibutsu Kun drama wasn’t enough for you, you’ll be happy to know that a Kaibutsu Kun special has been planned.

- Let Tennessee Titan’s Vince Young be a lesson for all you aspiring football players: Strip clubs are plain evil.

- Hello Kitty earphones? Yes, please!

- There’s press-on nails, now press-on eyeshadow?

- Leona Lewis would love to sink her fangs into a vampire-themed concert or music video.

- Do you find yourself wondering if you’re just friends? Wonder no more and stay away from the Just Friends Zone. More »

From Htcyou: The allegedly little Aria from HTC has a much bigger screen than the 2.5-inches rumored, but it is still a small 3.2″ Android 2.1 smartphone for AT&T;. More »

From Htcyou: The 1Ghz chip inside the Motorola Droid 2 may not be the Snapdragon but could be something even faster. These leaked commercial slides that could become real advertisements for Verizon indicate that the Droid X (Droid Xtreme) sports a 4.3″ 720p display! More »

Fears of “Project Natal’s” high price turn out to be well founded. Ebworld is taking pre-orders for the Xbox 360 motion sensor add-on at $150, which is roughly twice the cost the Playstation Move! Microsoft has announced 15 launch titles, and at least five of them are full priced at $60 per pop. More »

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