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	Olympus E-P1 hands-on, test shots, and mini-review It goes without saying that we’ve been pretty excited about the Olympus E-P1 (or “digital Pen”) since we first laid eyes on the prototype the company was showing off.		Microsoft’s “Pink” smartphone to be Microsoft-branded? Ready for even more rumors about Windows Mobile 7 and Microsoft’s mysterious “Pink” smartphone project? Good, cause we’ve got a few — and the first is potentially huge.
	Windows 7 Beta automatic shutdowns begin today, RC users safe until March 1st You’re not still running Windows 7 Beta are you? Tsk tsk, better get your RC build before your system starts spontaneously shutting down every 2 hours.	Other news of import Peter Rojas and Ryan Block launch gdgt — the Swiss Army knife of tech sites Best Buy-sponsored survey shows that Americans want smartphones even though they don’t understand them Video: iPhone copy and paste is a ‘pretty incredible thing’… for 1999
	Pioneer refreshes, lowers prices on its Elite receivers If you love the good stuff — and who doesn’t — then the four new receivers Pioneer has dropped into its Elite lineup might be your cup of tea.		Verizon BlackBerry Tour unboxing There’s absolutely no question it’s the best-looking CDMA BlackBerry to date and we also think you’ll be able to stop Bold owners in their tracks as you flash this thing around town.
LG introduces stylish, LED-backlit 22-inch W2286L LCD HDTV Zip.ca and CinemaNow prepping Canada’s first movie download service		Sprint matches Verizon’s pace, launching BlackBerry Tour on July 12 Nokia N97 firmware update 1.1 is live Palm to disclose UK Pre launch details next week?

The Daily Roundup: here’s what you might’ve missed originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 01 Jul 2009 23:11:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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So much for exclusivity, eh? Sprint is staying toe-to-toe with Verizon in the race to get the BlackBerry Tour to market, launching the consensus hottest RIM device to date on July 12 for $199.99 on contract after rebates. It’s awfully refreshing to see an ominous statement like “later this summer” morph into “early summer” instead of slipping into the “dead of winter” as is all too often the case with hotly-anticipated phones, and we have a sneaking suspicion the Tour’s gonna sell like a remastered Bonnie Tyler live album (that’s a good thing, by the way). Who’s in?

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Sprint matches Verizon’s pace, launching BlackBerry Tour on July 12 originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 01 Jul 2009 13:14:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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You might say that Verizon’s brand new BlackBerry Tour 9630… ahem, took a “tour” through our offices this morning, gracing us with its QWERTY-having, global-roaming, 8830-killing presence. There’s absolutely no question it’s the best-looking CDMA BlackBerry to date and we also think you’ll be able to stop Bold owners in their tracks as you flash this thing around town; we’d argue that the Curve 8900 is still a cuter handset when you take the company’s lineup as a whole, but then again, the 8900 lacks 3G, and the Tour’s keyboard might just be the best RIM’s ever crafted for a phone. Bottom line, owners of any BlackBerry on Verizon or Sprint should be salivating at the sight of this thing — and if they’re not, honestly, they need their salivary glands checked. Stay tuned for our full review, but in the meantime, enjoy an unboxing and a few quick shots of the Tour taking its first breaths!

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Verizon BlackBerry Tour unboxing originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 01 Jul 2009 12:12:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Whether or not it’s coming to T-Mobile (spoiler: all signs point to yes), BlackBerry’s Curve 8520 has now been ordained with FCC approval, clearing the hurdle for its sale stateside. Optical trackpad and EDGE connection your cup of tea? You know where to look, and for everyone else, there’s always the Tour.

[Via Boy Genius Report]

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BlackBerry Curve 8520 is a go for US, says FCC originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 30 Jun 2009 21:17:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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