BlackBerry Pearl 9100 Spotted & Groped

Topic: Mobile Phones

Non-touchscreen smartphones like the BlackBerry Pearl are a dying breed, but I'm glad to see the line is going to carry on at least one step further with the 9100. Salomondrin.net (via Boy Genius) managed to get their hands on a new-model Pearl, and they've posted a quick video showing it in action. The 9100 looks great, the screen seems to have an excellent resolution, and the SureType keyboard looks less cramped than it could be.

Posted on Sat, 21 Nov 2009 12:18:21 CST | by Robert Evans

New Moon Beats Harry Potter At The Midnight Box Office

Topic: Other Stuff

The new Twilight movie New Moon beat Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince last night at the box office.
New Moon made $26.3 million at the North American box offices in midnight showings, breaking the record set by Harry Potter according to Reuters.
Experts expect that New Moon will reach $100 million in its opening weekend. The Twilight saga (site) is a phenomenon and it comes with a huge entourage of merchandise including Twilight Barbies.
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Posted on Sat, 21 Nov 2009 10:00:00 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Today's Early Walmart Black Friday Online Specials

Topic: Black Friday 2009

Besides the hot early Black Friday sales in-stores, Walmart also offers great deals again online today.
The Walmart Amazing Online Specials feature today for instance the 10MP Nikon Coolpix L20 with 4GB memory card for $99. Amazon offers now the same camera for only $95.89 (price in shopping cart), but no memory card.

As predicted, Amazon and Walmart are running a tough price battle this holiday season. You are good advised to always check both retailers for the best price before you buy.
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Posted on Sat, 21 Nov 2009 09:58:43 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Amazon Matches Early Walmart Black Friday Deal on Hero Music Game Bundles

Topic: Black Friday 2009

As anticipated Amazon matches today's early Walmart Black Friday deal on the Hero (Band Hero, DJ Hero and Guitar Hero) video game bundles.
Like at Walmart stores you can get the Band Hero Super Bundle, DJ Hero Bundle with Turntable, or Guitar Hero 5 Guitar Bundle with a $40 store credit.

As we already pointed out in our Walmart Hero Deal analyzes Amazon has a special coupon code (BUY80G20) for Guitar Hero 5 that saves you another $20. So on Guitar Hero 5 Amazon actually beats Walmart.

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Posted on Sat, 21 Nov 2009 09:42:03 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Early Walmart Black Friday Sale Available Now

Topic: Black Friday 2009

It is Saturday, November 21st, and Walmart offers today a new set of early Black Friday deals featuring Toys, a TV and Music Video Game bundles.
The new early Walmart Black Friday deals include popular dolls and activity toys, a 26-inch Vizio HDTV, and gaming packages from Guitar Hero, Band Hero and DJ Hero with a $40 Walmart Gift Card.
We have analyzed the new early Walmart Black Friday Deals in detail in the following reports:

• Early Walmart Black Friday Toy Deals Analyzed
• Early Walmart Black Friday 26-inch Vizio VW26L HDTV Deal Analyzed
• Early Walmart Black Friday Hero Game Bundle Deals Analyzed

Posted on Sat, 21 Nov 2009 07:00:00 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Sears Black Friday Now Sale Available Today

Topic: Black Friday 2009

Today, Saturday 21st, Sears is offering new Black Friday Now sale items online and in-stores.
The highlight in this new round of Sears Black Friday Now deals is the LG 50-inch Class 1080p 600Hz Plasma HDTV selling for $879.99.
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Posted on Sat, 21 Nov 2009 06:00:00 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Early Kmart Black Friday Deals Available Today

Topic: Black Friday 2009

The new round of Kmart Better Than Black Friday Deals are available also today Saturday, November 21st.
You can get early Black Friday deals online and in stores.
The new early Kmart Black Friday deals include a Sylvania Blu-ray player for $129.99, $109.99 Nextar GPS, Acer Aspire One $279.99 and Elmo Tickle Hands for $24.99. See more highlights from today's early Kmart Black Friday sale below.
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Posted on Sat, 21 Nov 2009 05:00:00 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Google Chrome OS Hands-on Review

Topic: Review Ticker

Google unveiled more details about their Chrome OS this week. Google also release the source code as open source and if you have time and skills you can actually run Chrome OS now.
Tweaktown did just that and published this hands-on review.

Quote from the review: "If you followed our live blogging from yesterday you know that Google made some really big claims. They claimed a 10 second boot up time and they claimed a quick and easy to use OS. They even showed us that with their demo unit they had working. The problem is that unless the source code we have is not what they were using at the demo Chrome OS is bulky, awkward and about as un-user-friendly as you can get. The snappy OS and fun items were just not there in the version we played with. Finding options and features is not easy; you really have to hunt around for what you are looking for to find it.
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Posted on Sat, 21 Nov 2009 05:07:15 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Forzieri Black Friday And Cyber Monday Deal

Topic: Black Friday 2009

Forzieri is a global luxury retailer focusing on Italian and European brands. This is a great shop to find stylish fashion, jewelry and other luxury gifts.
We just received the information about their Black Friday and Cyber Monday sale promotion.
The Forzieri Black Friday & Cyber Monday Special saves $25 off any order above $198. Valid Dates: November 25th to December 1st, 2009. Coupon Code: 943257
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Posted on Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:00:00 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Samsung Slashes HDTV Prices For Black Friday Week

Topic: Black Friday 2009

Today Samsung announced that they will be offering special deals on select Samsung HDTVs starting Sunday November 22nd through November 30th.
For each TV listed below I tried to find an online offer. Amazon has a big Samsung HDTV selection, but most of the five HDTVs Samsung features are not listed. The featured Plasma models are not showing up in price comparison services either. This does not mean these are bad TVs, but definitely not the latest generation. The specifications of some of the Samsungs are good especially with the price associated with it.

The Samsung HDTV promotion is also not featuring any LED HDTVs. See the list of Samsung TVs on sale next week below.
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Posted on Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:00:00 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

T-Mobile Merger On The Horizon?

Topic: Mobile Phones

Alright, so here's what we know. T-Mobile has had a tough few quarters. Their Q3 numbers were not good, and rumors abound that Deutsche Telekom is considering drastic action. It's possible that they will even sell T-Mo, although that would obviously be their last course of action. Right now, they appear to be looking at the possibility of a merger.

A report in the German newspaper Handelsblatt has all the bloggers (FierceWireless) speculating like madmen over the possibilities of a T-Mo merger. The newspaper stated that Deutsche Telekom is looking for partners for T-Mo, in order to help the ailing carrier stagger back to solvency. AT&T, Clearwire, and MetroPCS were named as possible partners.

Posted on Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:20:58 CST | by Robert Evans