We have wonderful news for HTC Sensation and EVO 3D owners. It was just announced by way of Twitter that the CyanogenMod Team will have an alpha release of the CM7 ROM sometime this weekend.

Apparently there was a camera issue holding up the release, but it is now sorted out. Keyan Mobli (@kmobs) took the below 1080p video with his CM7 Sensation, and as you can see points are working fine.

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CyanogenMod Team will release early alpha of CM7 for HTC Sensation and EVO 3D this weekend

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Whilst acknowledging that a six-week release cycle is disconcerting for some users, the chair of the Mozilla Foundation says that quicker releases of new versions of Firefox ensure that new capabilities are not delayed for almost a year before they can be delivered to men and women.

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We’ve presented our TalkAndroid readers with a few previous article on the two social networking based phones you see above. There was the presence of the Facebook friendly devices at various events, such as MWC, planned launches in other parts of the world, and trademark infringement suits because of the name ‘ChaCha’.

Well HTC is now unveiling the talked about Android 2.3.3 devices in all their social glory. Both come equipped with a dedicated hardware button below the QWERTY keypad on the ChaCha and the touchscreen on the Salsa. These phones are specifically designed so you can stay in-touch with all of your Facebook contacts/friends. The button is more than just a gateway to the number one social networking site. It is context-aware with a blinking light alerting you of new status updates, messages. Giving you the ability to instantly share photo’s or songs your currently listening to with the press of a button.

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HTC Press Release: ChaCha/Salsa unveiled

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Play.com, a British retailer, has these two highly anticipated phones listed with release dates on their website. We’ve seen several anticipated phones listed at overseas online retailers lately, so it’s not really a surprise when there’s 2 more. However, these two phones are probably a little bit sought after, the LG Optimus 3D being dual-core and offering the first ever 3D glasses-free display, and the Xperia Play the Playstation licensed gaming phone. Both phones are listed sim free and unlocked, the Optimus is listed at a price of £514.99 (about $830) with a release date of April 25th and the Xperia Play listed at £519.99 (about $840) and will be available March 28th.

Of course this is all subject to change especially with all the fluctuations in release dates and pricing we’ve seen from other phones recently. Still no word on what we can expect once these phones hit US shores.

Source: Android Central via Play.com – Optimus 3D, Xperia Play

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Amazon comes through in the clutch again! This time, they’ve thrown the HTC Desire S – a followup to the original Desire  that adds a front-facing camera and a new chipset – onto their website. You can pre-order it with them now and have it in your hands on April 18th, according to them. We’d already heard that a good amount of their devices would be coming within a month’s time, but it’s good to get some cold, hard facts. [Amazon UK, Thanks Ally!]

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Over the weekend foursquare dropped a new BlackBerry update, but there were still some underlying bugs that users wrote in about. Today they issues a maintenance release that fixed some of the issues. The new version added check-in photos, however comments are still absent but should come in an update shortly. Fixes in this alpha release include:

• Resolution of screen lock up issue after login on some devices
• Resolution of checkin results lock up issue on some devices
• Resolution of "send to twitter/facebook" not showing
• UI fix with viewing photos on a smaller device
• Landscape/Portrait rotational fix on some touch devices

To update just head to foursquare.com/blackberry/alpha from your device.

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Motorola has made it known that the Xoom will be hitting Europe Q2 this year. Both 3G and wifi-only versions will landing in the upcoming months, but there’s no word yet what carriers will support the 3G version. And while we’ve seen indications of a wifi-only version, this is the first confirmation from Motorola that a wifi-only version will exist at all without carrier entanglements. Hopefully such an offering shows up stateside, as well. Full press release after the break.
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Motorola to Release Wifi-Only Xoom in Europe Next Quarter

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Finally, a work phone worth taking home.  At least, that’s how Motorola is pitching the Motorola Pro to the European market in its Youtube video.  Virtually identical to the Droid Pro (minus the Verizon-purchased “Droid” name), this phone will be hitting the European market soon, aimed at bringing Android to business professionals. Sporting a 1GHz CPU and a 3.1-inch display with full QWERTY keyboard, this device is more than capable of handling anything one might traditionally turn to a Blackberry for. Youtube video and full press release available after the break.
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Motorola Announces European Release of Motorola Pro

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I was wondering what games we would see come preloaded on the BlackBerry PlayBook at launch. While I was sort of hoping for a souped up version of BrickBreaker, it looks like RIM is going a different route. They are really trying to put the play in PlayBook… coming preloaded on the BlackBerry PlayBook at launch is going to be EA’s Need for Speed Undercover and Tetris.  And based on the press release, we’re not talking demo versions of the games here, but the full thing (at least that better be the case!). Keep reading for the full press release. RIM will be demoing the games next week in Barcelona at MWC, so we’ll soon see the action for realz. Does this make you even more excited to get your PlayBook? Do you think we’ll still see BrickBreaker in some form (I sure hope so!). Sound off in the comments!

Press Release

EA’s Need for Speed Undercover and the Tetris Game Coming to the BlackBerry PlayBook at Launch 

WATERLOO, ONTARIO and REDWOOD CITY, CALIFORNIA–(Marketwire – Feb. 10, 2011) – When users turn on their new BlackBerry(R) Playbook(TM) tablet for the first time, they had better be prepared for some fun and excitement with two iconic games from Electronic Arts preloaded(i) and available for hours of entertaining gameplay – Need for Speed(TM) Undercover, the high-octane action game, and Tetris(R), one of the world’s most popular video games of all time.

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AT&T has finally announced the release date of the powerhouse that is the Motorola Atrix 4G. Beginning February 13 you can pre-order the Atrix and Motorola expects it to become available in stores March 6th. It’s priced at $199.99 with a 2 year contract with a whole slew of accessories available. AT&T is offering two special packages for those who purchase the Atrix 4G in addition to their accessories. The first one pairs the Atrix 4G with a Motorola Laptop Dock costing $499.99 after a 2 year contract and $100 mail-in rebate which you get after subscribing to Data Pro smartphone data plan and tethering addon. They are also offering an Entertainment Access Kit which will add the Motorola HD Multimedia Dock, a Bluetooth keyboard with mouse and a remote control for $189.99. AT&T’s acclaimed world’s most powerful phone delivers a nice stockpile of goodies. With a dual-core pumping out 2GHZ and the world’s first qHD screen, allowing you to seamlessly watch movies and other media without a problem. I know alot of people have been waiting for this phone, but with the Inspire 4G around the corner and this more than a month away. How many people are willing to wait for it?

Motorola Atrix 4g Quick Specs:

• 4″ qHD Touchscreen
• 2GHZ 2×1 Dual-Core Processor
• 5MP camera with LED flash and a VGA front facing camera
• 16GB internal flash memory expandable to 32GB via microSD

Source:  AT&T

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If the recent launch the Asphalt 6: Adrenaline HD purchase page on GameLoft’s website is any indicator, the game could be nearing a very imminent release. The Asphalt 6 page was first discovered while fishing around the landing page for Modern Combat 2: Black Pegasus, another recently launched GameLoft title.

The new edition of Asphalt will feature even more racing action complete with 42 cars and bikes from Ferrari to Ducati, new courses around the world including L.A., Tokyo, and the Bahamas, and multiplayer supporting up to six players. No telling when it will go full-on live for purchase, but we’d expect it to be soon.

[via DroidGamers]

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More Motorola XOOM news for you. Some shots of Best Buy’s internal system shows the Motorola XOOM launching February 17th, but for $699.99 instead of the $799.99 we saw in Verizon leaks late last week. It’s important to note that Verizon allows their retail partners to set their own price for the device, which would describe the discrepancy. We’re just over a week away from February, so we should see soon enough – through advertisements – whether or not these rumored release dates will stand true. [Droid-Attic via A&M]

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We hear almost regularly of Google pulling certain Android apps from the Market. Though they generally are pirated wares and malicious programs, every once in a blue moon a big name app will get the axe, as was the case with Kongregate. Kongregate, if you recall, just reached the Market yesterday along with 300+ Flash-based games in tow. As the Android Developers Distribution agreement doesn’t allow for the distribution of apps that link to downloads of other apps — and as someone working on the Kongregate app either overlooked or ignored — it has been yanked right out from under our collective nose.

All is not lost, however. Just because the app isn’t allowed to be moved through the Android Market doesn’t mean it isn’t perfectly fine to distribute through other channels. The app can still be downloaded from Kongregate’s website and installed on your phone manually, so all is not lost this time.

[via DroidLife]

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Mozilla has released a new beta version of Firefox 4, as the next major update for the popular web browser nears completion. Firefox 4 beta 9 is primarily a bug fix release, though there a couple of small new features.

If you’d like to take Beta 9 for spin on your desktop, head over to the Mozilla beta downloads page. It’s been a very long development cycle for Firefox 4 — the final version isn’t likely to arrive until the end of February — however, the enhancements being made over versions 3.5 and 3.6 are substantial.

Fortunately for early adopters the beta releases are stable enough to use in day-to-day browsing, so it’s not like we’re waiting a long time for nothing. We can reap the rewards well before the official release date.

On the Windows platform, beta 9 now ships with the tabs-in-the-title-bar feature we covered earlier this month. Firefox 4 beta 9 also includes support for IndexedDB, which allows approved sites to store data on your computer for offline use. Other improvements include an overhaul of the bookmarks and history code, enabling faster bookmarking and improving Firefox’s startup performance.

The best news for those eagerly awaiting the final release of Firefox 4 is that beta 9 has squashed some 660 bugs. Indeed, beta 9 is among the fastest and stablest betas we’ve used, but it’s still not ready for prime time. Problems remain with the new tab-sorting interface — dubbed “Panorama” — and there are enough other small problems that it looks like we’ll see a beta 10 before Firefox 4 is official.

So far Mozilla is sticking to its “when it’s ready” slogan and has not set a final release date for Firefox 4. With the latest nightly builds already renamed to beta 10, you can expect one more beta. After that there will be at least one release candidate, which pushes the final release of Firefox 4 well into February.

See Also:

• Firefox 4 Beta 8 Arrives With Faster Graphics, Better Sync
• Try Firefox 4 with Tabs in the Title Bar
• Fourth Firefox 4 Beta Adds ‘Panorama,’ Hardware Acceleration

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We all assumed it’d be Ice Cream, but, admittedly, an ice cream statue might look a lot like a frozen yogurt statue. TechCruch is reporting that in a conversation about last month, Android’s Andy Rubin let slip the code name Ice Cream Sandwich in reference to the Android release that comes after Honeycomb.

He just mentioned it in passing, and he has in past misdirected us in such matters, referring to the release currently known as Froyo as “Flan” back in 2009, so who knows what we’ll end up with. Icing?

Rubin: Next Android Release will be Ice Cream Sandwich originally appeared on AndroidGuys.

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More than 100 telecom operators from around the world are meeting in Taipei today to set a new standard for WiMAX — 802.16m. The specification is said to enable 120Mbit/s downlink and 60Mbit/s uplink in an urban scenario using 4×2 MIMO (Multiple-Input/Multiple-Output) antennas on a 20MHz-wide channel.

Roger Marks, Chairman of IEEE 802.16 Working Group, will host the Taipai WiMAX conference. Final approval of 802.16m (pdf) will let manufacturers pre-install the gear that can operate on 20 Mhz wide channels, twice that of the existing 802.16e. The update will still be compatible with 802.16e, available since 2005, and should increase speed about 4 times.

An ITU committee will finalize IEEE 802.16m this March following technical meetings in Taipei this week. The first 802.16m dongles should be available to consumers in late 2011, with more wide-spread commercial deployments starting in 2012.

“The driving force behind the development of 802.16m is capacity,” says Intel’s Jose Puthenkulam. “As you start to add more use, you start to see more capacity constraints. This will provide capacity for operators to grow their networks.”

Features of 802.16m include:

• 1Gbit/s in low mobility scenarios
• 100 Mbps for mobile use
• Multicarrier operation
• Extended MIMO support
• Femto Base stations
• Fractional Frequency Reuse
• Multi Base station MIMO
• Relay stations

Self-configuration and self-optimization can automatically deploy 16m base stations, says Huawei, simplifying network deployment and reducing costs. With enhanced MIMO, 16m can support a maximum of 8T8R configuration – that’s eight transmitters and eight receivers. While a single carrier can have up to 20MHz channel bandwidth, 100MHz bandwidth can be realized by aggregating several 20MHz channels.

The WiMAX Forum has started the WiMAX Release 2 project, to test for interoperability between different vendors.

Taiwan’s government-funded Industrial Technology Research Institute is working on ways to extend 802.16m to the 10 local companies with WiMax interest, said Song Ting-chen, an engineer with the institute. Possible takers are Acer, HTC and Foxconn, Song said.

Taiwan plans to invest NT$6.6 billion in a WiMAX development project that will run through 2013. The project aims to create 20,000 job openings and attract 2.2 million WiMAX wireless technology users.

The number of WiMAX service subscribers worldwide had increased to 13 million at the end of 2010 from 9 million in the second quarter of last year, according to Taiwan’s Market Intelligence Center (MIC).

Dell’Oro predicts global LTE deployments will exceed $6 billion by 2014, with annual revenues of the overall annual infrastructure market revenues forecast to reach $43 billion over the next 5 years.

The five biggest telecom equipment manufacturers in the world, Alcatel Lucent, Ericsson, Nokia Siemens Networks, Huawei and ZTE aim to get a piece of that action.

ABI Research says more than two billion of the world’s population is now being covered by high-speed data networks, with more than 500 3G networks, and over 300 WiMAX and LTE announcements to date. World-wide, mobile devices with integrated wireless broadband are expected to top 2 billion by 2014, according to research firm In-Stat.

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It’s looking like CES 2011 is definitely all about the BlackBerry PlayBook. Following up on our BlackBerry PlayBook review coverage, Sprint and RIM have officially announced that the BlackBerry 4G PlayBook will be available from Sprint this summer. I’m sure a lot of BlackBerry fans on Sprint will be excited for this one. The press release is below for full details.

Press Release

BlackBerry 4G PlayBook Coming to the Sprint 4G Network 

New 4G Tablet to Deliver Unmatched Power and Web Performance – Available Exclusively from Sprint this Summer

January 6, 2011 – CES 2011, Las Vegas, NV – Research In Motion (RIM) (NASDAQ: RIMM; TSX: RIM) and Sprint (NYSE: S) today announced plans to launch a new BlackBerry PlayBook tablet model featuring connectivity to the blazingly fast Sprint 4G network. The BlackBerry 4G PlayBook will be the first BlackBerry PlayBook model to include wide area wireless connectivity, featuring Sprint 4G to give customers download speeds up to 10 times faster than 3G1. This new 4G model is expected to be available from Sprint in the summer.

The BlackBerry 4G PlayBook is a professional-grade tablet that’s set to redefine the possibilities of mobile computing, giving users an ultra-portable design with industry leading performance, uncompromised web browsing, true multitasking and HD multimedia, as well as advanced security features and out-of-the-box enterprise support. Together, the BlackBerry 4G PlayBook and the Sprint 4G network will provide a high performance platform that will enable a mobile services revolution for both application developers and customers.

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ASUS just wrapped up their CES press conference, one that was full of some pretty innovative Android tablets. One thing is for certain, the hardware manufacturer means business with a lineup that should cover just about everyone. Here is a quick run down of what you can expect from their Android options coming out over the first half of 2011.

ASUS Eee Pad MeMO

• 7-inch screen capacitive touchscreen with stylus
• Android 3.0
• 1080p video playback and HDMI out
• Available June ranging from $499 to $699

ASUS Eee Pad Transformer

• 10.1-inch IPS wide format capacitive touchscreen
• Android 3.0
• NVIDIA Tegra 2 Processor
• Removable keyboard dock
• Available April ranging from $399 to $699

ASUS Eee Pad Slider

• 10.1-inch IPS wide format capacitive touchscreen
• Android 3.0
• 1.2MP front-facing camera and 5MP rear camera
• Available May ranging from $699 to $799

Here is the full press release:

ASUS Tablet Computers — Providing Choice through Innovation at CES 2011

Chairman Jonney Shih unveils a new range of innovative tablet computers that provide a wide selection of choices for consumers and businesses alike

Consumer Electronics Show, Las Vegas, NA (January 4, 2011) – ASUS today announced four new tablet computers designed for a wide range of users and applications — The Eee Pad Slider, Eee Pad Transformer, Eee Pad MeMO and Eee Slate EP121. The new models are available with three screen sizes, and a choice of either Windows® 7 Home Premium or Android® operating systems for the ultimate in mobile flexibility and productivity.

Choice is essential when selecting innovative and technologically advanced personal computer devices. When it comes to tablets, there is a clear need for devices than can deliver a full multimedia experience with HD video, broad connectivity options and even gaming plus the broadest range of media compatibility with standards like Adobe Flash, all in a compact device. In short, there is demand for tablets that enable users to both consume and create content with a choice of applications whether it is for learning, work or play. This is what the new ASUS Eee Pad and Eee Slate computer range showcased at CES 2011 delivers, choice through innovation.

ASUS Eee Pad Slider
Mobile users who want the best of both tablet and traditional notebook worlds will be well served by the Eee Pad Slider. This pad computer not only features a 10.1″ IPS touch-screen for finger-friendly use, but also a full slide-out QWERTY keyboard for comfortable, use-anywhere typing. It is powered by the NVIDIA® Tegra™ 2, the world’s most advanced mobile processor with a dual-core CPU and NVIDIA® GeForce® GPU for never-before-seen experiences on a mobile device.

Built-in digital cameras on the front (1.2-megapixel) and rear (5-megapixel) of the Slider allow for easy video chat and digital photography while the Android® 3.0 operating system makes sharing photos by internet, email and social media sites a breeze. The intuitive interface provides user-friendly control via the capacitive touch-screen and optional onboard 3G allows for go-anywhere internet access, making the Slider the ideal device for mobile professionals with work-oriented needs.

ASUS Eee Pad Transformer
With a slim lightweight design and 10.1″ IPS touch-screen, the versatile Eee Pad Transformer is the perfect pad computer for people who want to enjoy multimedia on the move, but still wish to have easy access to the web, email and other productivity applications. A custom user interface provides easy access to the many features of the Android® 3.0 operating system, while the NVIDIA® Tegra™ 2 processor provides full support for Adobe Flash, smooth HD video conferencing and playback, a lightning fast web experience and incredible mobile gaming performance.

An optional docking station turns the Transformer into a full-fledged notebook with a full QWERTY keyboard for desktop use, while extending battery life up to 16 hours. As with the Slider, front (1.2-megapixel) and rear (5-megapixel) digital cameras make for easy video chat and digital photography, while a built-in mini-HDMI port makes for easy connections to external displays showing off full 1080p HD video playback.

ASUS Eee Pad MeMO
The Eee Pad MeMO provides the ultimate in mobile flexibility. Its 7″ capacitive touch-screen makes it small enough to slip into a jacket pocket, yet still perfect for taking handwritten notes using the supplied stylus pen. The Android® 3.0 operating system offers a wide range of productivity and entertainment software, while a mini-HDMI port means the MeMO can even connect to an external display for full 1080p HD video playback.

ASUS Eee Slate EP121
The Eee Slate EP121 is designed for users who require a highly portable handheld device that can also run standard office software while multitasking with other applications. Powered with an Intel® Core™ i5 dual-core processor, the Eee Slate PC features a 12.1″ LED-backlit display with a 1280 x 800 resolution and a wide 178° viewing angle, making it perfectly suited for both productivity applications and multimedia entertainment.

Windows® 7 Home Premium ensures full compatibility with a wide range of popular applications controlled by flexible input options thanks to the Eee Slate EP121. The capacitive touch-screen responds instantly to fingertip control for day-to-day use, while the capacitive stylus offers fine precision input and control. An on-screen keyboard is also complimented by support for an external Bluetooth keyboard for traditional desktop use.

The Eee Slate EP121 is available with 32GB or 64GB of SSD storage (expandable via SDXC), and up to 4GB of DDR3 RAM. All models have 802.11n Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 3.0, a 2-megapixel camera, plus two USB 2.0 ports that provide full support for a wide range of standard PC peripherals, along with a mini-HDMI port that is ideal for connecting to external displays.

ASUS is excited to announce that the ASUS Eee Slate EP121 is one of their eight products to be selected for a CES 2011 Innovations Award.

ASUS at CES 2011
For ASUS’ complete CES product lineup, please visit us between 9:30AM and 6:00PM at The Venetian, San Polo Ballroom – 3501A from January 6-8.
Please visit http://www.ces2011.asus.com for the latest ASUS CES announcements.
For more details about the products mentioned in this press release, please go to www.techinstyle.tv.

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About CES Innovations Awards

The Innovations, Design and Engineering Awards program, sponsored by PCWorld, recognizes the most innovative consumer electronics products in the industry’s leading categories, with a particular emphasis on forward-thinking innovation.

http://www.cesweb.org/awards/innovations/default.asp

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About ASUS
ASUS, the world’s top 3 consumer notebook vendor and the maker of the world’s bestselling and most award winning motherboards, is a leading enterprise in the new digital era. ASUS designs and manufactures products that perfectly meet the needs of today’s digital home, office and person, with a broad portfolio that includes motherboards, graphics cards, displays, desktop PCs, notebooks, netbooks, servers, multimedia, wireless solutions, networking devices and mobile phones. Driven by innovation and committed to quality, ASUS won 3,398 awards in 2010, and is widely credited with revolutionizing the PC industry with the Eee PC™. With a global staff of more than ten thousand people and a world-class R&D team of 3,000 engineers, the company’s revenue for 2010 was around US$10 billion.

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We all know that the PlayStation phone is coming, but so far it’s been one big giant question of when. According to Japanese paper Asahi Shimbun, the device is currently slated for a spring release in North America and Europe. This is a rough estimate that we’ve heard before, so the report isn’t exactly breaking news (nor is it anything official).

Perhaps we’ll get some kind of announcement at CES next week, but until the official word is given, it’s probably best to just wait patiently.

PlayStation Phone slated for spring release, according to Japanese paper

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What we’ve gathered about the HTC Evo Shift 4G is that it will be $149.99 on contract with Sprint, but now we’ve got a pretty solid release date. Radio Shack is advertising a January 9th release date for this device.

For Sprint customers who are interested in the HTC Evo Shift 4G, the only thing left to do is save your money and play the waiting game.

Hit the break to see the full Radio Shack advertisement.

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Radio Shack advertising Jan. 9th release of HTC Evo Shift 4G

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Research In Motion Reports Third Quarter Results

WATERLOO, ONTARIO — (Marketwire) — 12/16/10 — Research In Motion Limited (RIM) (NASDAQ: RIMM)(TSX: RIM), a world leader in the mobile communications market, today reported record third quarter results for the three months ended November 27, 2010 (all figures in U.S. dollars and U.S. GAAP).

Highlights:

• Record BlackBerry(R) smartphone shipments of 14.2 million grew 40% over the same quarter last year
• Revenue grew 40% over the same quarter last year to $5.5 billion
• Q3 Earnings per share of $1.74 were up 58% over the same quarter last year
• Cash increased by $446 million to $2.5 billion at the end of the quarter

Q3 Results:

Revenue for the third quarter of fiscal 2011 was $5.49 billion, up 19% from $4.62 billion in the previous quarter and up 40% from $3.92 billion in the same quarter of last year. The revenue breakdown for the quarter was approximately 82% for devices, 15% for service, and 3% for software and other revenue. During the quarter, RIM shipped approximately 14.2 million devices.

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Epic Games, the creator of the widely-used Unreal 3 game engine, is getting set to release its Unreal Development Kit (UDK) for iOS, which will give iOS game developers unrestricted access to powerful 3D game development tools.

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What are the odds we see a Playstation branded Ericsson handset revealed at CES in January 2011, or perhaps at Mobile World Congress? I’d have to say it’s looking pretty good considering the responses given by Sony Ericsson CEO Bert Nordberg, where he said Sony Ericsson would make a lot of “noise” at the Congress.

When asked by the Wall Street Journal about all the rumors surrounding the “Playstation Phone”, Nordberg simply replied “There’s a lot of smoke, and I tell you there must be a fire somewhere”. Nordberg went on to say “the future might be brighter” when asked why there hasn’t been any reveal by Sony over the red hot rumors.

Sounds like we should be expecting to see something very soon from Sony.

Sony Ericsson CEO Hints Big Release Beginning of 2011 – Playstation Phone?

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