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News, tablets

Apple iPad Officially Debuts Around The Globe

Well folks, it’s May 28th,  and you all probably know what it means, don’t you?  For those who still haven’t heard, then it’s a good time to learn that Apple’s iPad is finally getting official internationally. The magical wonder will initially debut in 9 countries, including Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Spain, Switzerland and the UK (which apparently had their early launch yesterday), while Austria, Belgium, Hong Kong, Ireland, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand and Singapore will get their stocks somewhere in July. If you’ve already got yourself an iPad, please make sure you checkout our Free iPad game post.

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netbooks

Sony VAIO W Netbook Gets a Fashionable Billabong Design

Isn’t she a beauty? That’s probably the first thing crossing your mind right now, looking at Sony’s Billabong inspired VAIO W netbook, that was recently announced over in Australia and due out next month for a whopping AU$749 ( about $620) price tag. It is expensive for a 10.1-inch (1,366 x 768) netbook, paired with a 1.83GHz Intel Atom N470, 2GB of RAM, a 250GB hard drive, Windows 7 Starter and an integrated Intel GPU,  if you get to think about it, but hey! that’s exactly what arts and crafts were made for, isn’t it? And frankly, Sony’s engineers have already proven their worth in the industry, so whether you’d pay for a Sony-Billabong partnership or not, it’s really up to you to decide – We are just sharing our crazy wish list here. As of today, a Stateside availability is still unknown.

Update: Looks like Sony’s 10.1-inch Billabong netbook is finally making its way Stateside, with a pre-order page up and ready to take your orders at $500, and shipment set for June 11th. PR after the break.

[via Akihabara News]

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Computers, News

Kogan Agora Netbooks Lineup To Be Launched For Aussie Geeks

Kogan who? Alright…Alright, enough with the cynicism, lets get down to the business. Ruslan Kogan, an Australian tech investor had a dream to release cheap netbooks to the already jammed market. From plans to reality, the vigorous Aussie has managed to build up a new netbooks lineup, carrying his own personal moniker – Kogan Agora. The next month release will include a basic version with Intel Atom N270 processor, 1GB of RAM, a 10.2-inch 1024×600 display, a 3-cell battery and a 160GB hard drive, while the Pro model will pack a 6-cell battery, together with 2GB of RAM and gOS/Windows 7 systems onboard. Price wise, Australian fans should expect shelling out $499 AUD ($320 USD) or $549 AUD ($355 USD) respectively. Still no word whether this new series is about to hit US shores or some other parts of the world, in any case we welcome every new model to the the huge list of netbooks in our pile.

[via pcauthority]

News, Phones

iPhone Is Officialy Heading To Asia And The Pacific

iphone-singtel Singapore telecoms company, SingTel announces a confirmed agreement to distribute the iPhone in Asia and some other pacific countries, together with 3 more associates. The company has plans to bring the handset and sell it “later this year” in Singapore, India (via Bharti Airtel), the Philippines (via Globe Telecom) and Australia (via Optus). No clue whether this would be 3G iphone devices or regular iphone handsets, but one thing is for sure, they will officially get something, sometime this year.

Update: Orange has officially announced that it has secured rights to release the iPhone in Switzerland, Austria, Belgium, Poland, Portugal, and Romania.

[via zdnet]

Computers, Mobile

DreamBook Light Wants To Enter The Eee PC Party

Pioneer Computers Australia wants to be part of the ultra-portable banquet, ignited by the Asus Eee PC. The company introduced the DreamBook Light IL1, a compact laptop features 7″ LCD display (800 x 480), 1GHz Via C7-M processor, 1GB of RAM, 2GB, 4GB, 8GB flash storage or a 40GB HDD, Vista, XP or Ubuntu compatibility and more. WiFi connectivity is not included and the price is soaring to $446. More models are expected to be released in the future, equipped with stronger processors, bigger screen displays  and touchscreen functions.

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[via gizmodo]