On July 30th, when Apple releases the iPhone 4 in more than a dozen other countries, Canada will get its at $659 CDN unlocked and $779 for the 32Gb model. Apple already offers the iPhone unlocked in many nations, where GSM/HSPA is the norm. More »

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The Kinect sensor by itself with Kinect Adventures game is going to cost what we have feared, $149.99 in November. Microsoft’s redesigned black Xbox “slim” will be released in a 4Gb capacity version in matte instead of glossy for $199.99 on August 3rd. Last of all, $299.99 buys gamers a Kinect bundle, along with the aforementioned Xbox console for $299.99. More »

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From Htcyou: Stop the presses, Android nerds! Engadget writes that “a trusted source” has tipped the blog about the Motorola Droid 2’s launch date, and get this: we are barely 3 weeks away! More »

From Htcyou: Fashionably late but still on time for back to school marketing, the Motorola Charm is launching on August 25th in “Cabernet” and “Golden-Bronze” colors for T-Mobile. Pricing is still free with contract. More »

On July 30th, Apple’s troubled but impossibly successful (depending on how many buyers will return the device) iPhone 4 hits Canada, New Zealand, Australia, Singapore, Hong Kong, Ireland, and most of the major European nations, but based on what people now know about the antenna “issues,” how many have changed their minds? Oh, and the white iPhone lands at the end of July too, but do you still want it? More »

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From Htcyou: New shipments for the Droid X will go out by July 23rd through Verizon. Nationwide, customers lined up in droves to purchase Motorola’s new supercharged Android 2.1 smartphone. More »

From Htcyou: An “AT&T; source” has told BGR that the Dell Streak is hitting American streets on July 19th. If that date is correct, then Dell must be about ready to unleash Android 2.1 Eclair for the Streak, which is weighed down by Android 1.6. More »

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 »

Sprint customers and Europeans who have unlocked versions of the HTC Hero have been granted an over-the-air Android Eclair update. HTC is not leaving other Hero owners high and dry either because an official ROM upgrade can be downloaded directly from its servers. More »

From Htcyou: A new rumor from a “trustworthy source” puts the Motorola Droid 2 for Verizon’s launch on August 23rd. Should the Droid 2 be released in late August, it will almost surely have Android 2.2 FroYo. The Droid X is landing on July 15th with Eclair. More »

Worries about a Canadian delay of the iPhone 4 launch can be put to rest because Apple’s chairman has officially and succinctly replied, “Nope” to an inquiry about the phone’s potential supply issues for its release up north. More »

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Apple has run into manufacturing difficulties with the white front and rear panels of the iPhone 4, so a “second half” July release is to be expected. The impatient can always buy an aftermarket white front cover (likely made from plastic) from China. More »

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From Htcyou: The Droid X stopped being top secret when Motorola decided to provide controlled leaks all over the place. Today, Verizon confirmed much of the specs and announced that on July 15th, the X will be released for $199.99 with a 2-year contract after a $100 mail-in rebate. More »

If you are one of the many thousands who are hoping to line up outside of an AT&T store on June 24th to fetch an iPhone 4 without a pre-order, then turn away and head over to Best Buy, an Apple Store, or Radio Shack because AT&T has declared that no one will be able to buy an iPhone 4 or even order it until June 29th. More »

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Corroborating the weekend reports from some iPhone 4 customers that they have been notified that their packages will be delivered one day ahead of the June 24th launch, this morning, a good number of folks are saying that Apple has informed them that their pre-orders are indeed slated to be dropped off at their doors on the 23rd –rejoice! More »

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