Yesterday, the upcoming Android 2.1 QWERTY smartphone Motorola Charm showed up on an internal screen capture as listing for $269.99 outright and $74.99 with contract. The latter price made no sense to me. It seems like I had reason to be baffled because a new T-Mobile poster indicates that the Charm will be free with a 2-year term. More »

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Boy Genius Report had little proof that the Steve Jobs e-mails, which it received from a source called “Tom” (now known to be Jason Burford), were real. E-mail headers can be faked easily, and before the blog was called out on sloppy journalism, after Apple PR had denied that e-mail exchange was genuine, BGR did not even bother to post photographs of the headers. Today, the site is uneqiuvocally stating that the e-mails are real, and that Apple PR has apparently lied to the public. More »

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From Htcyou: The Motorola Charm (or Basil) is an intriguing smartphone because it is the only 4:3 aspect ratio Android unit with a full QWERTY keypad that is non-slide-out. Another reason why the 2.1 Eclair Charm could be interesting, especially to youths, is that it might be sold for an extremely low $269.99 outright. More »

Mobiado, from my own backyard of Vancouver, is not the one asking the question about its beautiful Classic 712EM cell phone –I am. Although technologically unremarkable, the 712EM’s charm is in its aesthetics and attention to detail, the finer qualities of life. The iPhone 4 looks shabby beside the Mobiado, which probably has few antenna issues too since Canadians, Americans, and everyone else can safely use it with a good GSM/WCDMA carrier. More »

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- Capcom + Street Fighter + Nike = Street Fighter Nike Dunks!

-It hasn’t been long since the release of the Apple iPhone 4 and there’s already a known software problem with it. Apple iPhone 4 owners need not worry — a fix is coming soon.

- Speaking of Apple iPhone, remember that cutesy Apple iPhone vs. HTC Evo video? The creator has been fired from his job.

- Ningin is giving away a 2PM Chansung Kiss Me Mug, enter now!

- Jpop’s super girl group AKB48 will be starring in a new show called 600sec with AKB48 — that’s 10 minutes per episode per member!

- Lebron James signing on to Cleveland’s football team? We hope not.

- The Body Shop is having a crazy 80% off everything sale for the 4th of July weekend!

- If you were thinking of eating Modes4u’s Kawaii decoration pieces, stop. They’re not edible.

- Taylor Momsen, you may dress like trash but at least your stripper heels are clever.

- Not a fan of Twilight? You may want to check out the trailer for Let Me In.

- It’s Friday, time for your weekly dose of bad pick up lines! More »

From Htcyou: Droid Life is on a roll today. After the juicy bit of information about the Droid Incredible, the blog is citing one of its “most reliable sources” to report that July 13th marks the date for the Motorola Droid’s upgrade to Android 2.2 FroYo. More »

Either pay $620 for a fully customized Xbox 360 (slim) like the monstrosity that I have pictured, or send in your own and fork over only 245 clams for its paint-job. Included is one sexy blue wireless controller. More »

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From Htcyou: From a “source” who has provided photographic and video proof, Droid Life assures Droid Incredible owners that their awesome smartphone is getting an over-the-air update that will unlock their cameras for 720p film capture and a Verizon 3G Mobile Hotspot feature. More »

It also boots Windows CE, but no one cares about that. Witstech’s 7-inch (800×480) Android 2.1 tablet that houses a solid 600MHz TI OMAP3430 is going for the sum of an 8Gb iPod Touch but has far more capabilities as a multimedia player. More »

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Apple has officially acknowledged that there is a software (but not hardware) problem with the iPhone 4, whose bars representing signal strength are inaccurate. After extensive “retesting,” Apple has found that the antenna design is fundamentally sound, and that a mere software update will alleviate some of the problems that AT&T customers have been experiencing. Consumer Reports writes that there is “no reason, at least yet, to forgo buying an iPhone 4 over its reception concerns.” More »

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From Htcyou: Brian Maupin created a masterpiece of humor and parody with his “iPhone4 vs HTC Evo” cartoon, which has received about 1.4 million YouTube views since its upload a week ago; however, the 25-year-old Kansas City Best Buy worker has been suspended by his employer. More »

£999 is a great price for a number of gadgets, such as a high-end LED television, a workstation desktop, or an antique Rolex Datejust in decent shape, but a thousand quid for a gold-plated 16Gb iPad is extravagant. What does Amosu Couture think the iPad is, an iPhone 4? More »

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From Ningin: - Lara Croft fans, should be delighted to know that leaks reveal what’s to come in Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light.

- Busted! Apple knows a good fake when it sees one — this time the fake is a Steve Jobs email.

- Deal Alert: Preorder a Samsung Vibrant, receive a $50 Radioshack giftcard!

- The Avatar: Last Airbender MLG match has begun — who will become the dominant element?

- You can actually eat these Totoro cupcakes, but it’d be too difficult. They’re soo cute!

- FlauntMe’s review of OPI’s Caliente Coral is muy caliente! Or hot, in other words.

- Hate spoilers? This spoiler-free Eclipse movie review spares them. More »

Apple has confirmed that the Boy Genius Report published e-mail conversation about the iPhone 4’s antenna issues between Steve Jobs and “Tom” is fabricated. More »

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From Htcyou: Until July 18th, Rat Shack is giving away a $50 gift card to every pre-order of T-Mobile’s Vibrant, which is going for $199.99 with a 2-year contract. No mail-in rebate is required. In more Samsung Galaxy S news, Cellular South is getting its version in the fall. More »