If you have been patiently waiting for the arrival of  Windows Phone Mango, you will be pleased to know that a Fujitsu IS12T device may now available to pre-order and is hoped will start shipping on August 25th.

The Fujitsu IS12T Windows Phone 7.5 Mango was spotted on a display stand in the Biccamera Yurakucho Tokyo store, but it is thought that these devices might be dummy devices. If true the new Fujitsu IS12T will be the first Windows Phone running the new Mango operating system that was first unveiled by Microsoft last October. Even though the new Window Phone Mango update and device were officially expected to land sometime inSeptember.

Microsoft has been working hard with it hardware vendors to make certain smartphones available for the release of its Windows Phone Mango operating system. Over the next couple of months you can expect the Microsoft advertising machine to step up in to top gear to push out the new Mango Windows Phone update together with a range of smartphones from the new Nokia Microsoft partnership.

You can view a video showing the Fujitsu IS12T Windows Phone Mango Smartphone in action here.

Source: Nanap

AMD has this week announced the release of their newly updated Accelerated Processing Units (APU) available from today for ultrathin and value notebooks netbooks, all-in-ones and desktop PC’s.

The new AMD APUs updates include the addition of enhanced high definition graphics, together with new enhanced DDR3 1,333 MHz memory to provide performance boosts across the series. Together with am extended battery resting life of 12 hours on a full charge on the C-series APUs, and 10.5 hours on the new E-series. Roughly increasing the performance by four times when compared to previous platforms.

AMD explain via Chris Cloran, vice president and general manager of Client Division, AMD:

“Today’s PC users want stunning HD graphics and accelerated performance with all-day battery life and that’s what AMD Fusion APUs deliver,” - ”With these new APUs, we’re bringing premium features to entry-level products that let users get a richer computing experience.”

The newly updated AMD APUs also now include HDMI 1.4 for output of 3D video content to 3D HDTVs.

Sony has unveiled details of its new “Live with Walkman” Android phone running Gingerbread 2.3 as its operating system. The “Live with Walkman” smartphone has been designed and created by Sony to provide a unique social music experience to users. Equipped with deep Facebook integration which allows you to access your Facebook pages via the phones picture gallery, music player, phonebook and calendar, and include a Facebook music recommendations feature.

Its also fitted with a 3.2-inch touchscreen display plus a 5 megapixel camera with a 8x zoom feature, auto focus and face detection, as well as GEO tagging and HD video recording (720p).

The new Android phone is also packed with Sony’s xLOUD technology designed to enhance the audio output of the internal speakers, and an “Infinite Button” within the media player that provides new content about your favourite artists, together with videos, artist information and a handy lyrics search facility.

Sony explains:

“Consumers want smartphones to deliver a rich and social entertainment experience. Rather than a one dimensional music experience, they want instant and seamless access to new content, combined with the ability to share and connect with their friends. The Sony Ericsson Live with Walkman provides exactly this, in a powerful package with great style.”

The new Sony “Live with Walkman” will be arriving in store in the last Quarter of 2011 and will measure 56.5 x 106 x 14.2 mm weighing around 115g. No details on price have yet been released.

If you are looking forward to the highly anticipated release of the new Gears Of War 3 game. You will be pleased to know that the game development has now advanced from its beta stage to GOLD! Epic has also released a 2.30 min trailer showing the opening cinematic of the Gears Of War 3 to wet your appetite even further in the build up to its launch date just under a month away.

Gears of War 3 will be launching on September 20th 2011 and has already notched up over one million pre-orders, and will be the final game in the current story line. The new game will include four-player co-op modes for the first time in the series, together with a fully controllable mech suit, called “Silverback”, that will be available for use in certain parts of the game and is armed with a tasty machine gun and rocket launcher.

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RIM has announced the launch of three new Blackberry Curve models in the form of the “affordable” Curve 9360, Curve 9350 and Curve 9370. All three new Curve smartphones will run RIM’s next generation BlackBerry 7 OS, which RIM reports is 40 percent quicker than its previous Blackberry 6 OS.

They are also equipped with NFC technology, 5 megapixel cameras – complete flash and video recording, and memory that can be increased when needed to a maximum of 32GB. The handsets will also be running the latest Facebook 2.0 application which includes Facebook Chat, together with a newly updated Blackberry Messenger.

The new Blackberry Curve handsets will be launched globally from September  but will be arriving in Canada a little earlier before the end of August 2011. No prices or tariffs have yet been announced by RIM or Vodafone has already confirmed it will stock the Curve 9360. The three new Blackberry Curves handsets make a total of six new devices launched by RIM this month.

Source: Mobile News

Rumours have started circulating reporting that Nintendo might be developing a revamped version of its portable 3DS console with a little less emphasis on the 3D and more on the control side by either adding or/and releasing a new analog control stick adapter

The reports have originated from the French website 01net, who has an anonymous source that reveals that Nintendo are currently looking to revamp their 3DS portable gaming device and also launch an adapter that will enable you to add a controller to the righthand side of your 3DS, and will be available for around $10 when released. In an attempt to correct the lack of a controller on the right side which Nintendo feels has been a mistake not to include.

Apparently the source who leaked the new information has approached the French site before with details on the Vita and Wii U prior to their respective announcements, so there may be some weight to the new leaked information.

You can read the original story over on the 01net website.

LG has this week launched its very first 3D capable notebook in Korea in the form of the new LG Xnote A530 3D Notebook. Specifications released by LG for the LG Xnote A530 still remain a little limited at the moment, but what we do know is:

The newly launched 3D LG Xnote A530 Notebook will be powered by a Intel’s second generation Core i7 processors support by 8GB memory with graphics provided by a NVIDIA’s GT555M graphics card. The notebook will feature a 15 inch 1920×1080 resolution screen allowing for high definition 1080p playback, together with two web cameras allowing users to capture either 2D or 3D photographs and video.

LG at the present time has not released any information on pricing and worldwide availability. But when we hear anything else about the LG Xnote A530 we will keep you updated.

LG explain: “With 3D becoming ever more popular, the logical next step is to let users make their own 3D content and watch it on a top-quality 3D screen. And that’s just what our new A530 does,” 

Source: LG

After the announcement last week of the failure of HP webOS devices, HP has gone back to what it knows and unveiled a new all-in-one desktop PC system. The new HP Compaq 8200 Elite launched this week offers a wide range of configuration options allowing you to tailor the  all-in-one desktop specifications to your exact requirements.

The Compaq 8200 Elite can be equipped with an Intel 2nd generation Core vPro Processor of your power choice, supported by up to 8GB of RAM. Its display is a HD LCD monitor with 1920 x 1080 resolution; 1000:1 contrast ratio; 250 nits typical image brightness; 160 degrees vertical viewing angle; and 170 degrees horizontal viewing angle.

Graphics power is provided by an Integrated Intel HD Graphics 2000/3000 and the systems can be fitted with an optional Intel 802.11a/b/g/n wireless 6205 PCIe minicard, together with any flavour of Windows 7 you desire or FreeLnx.

The new HP Compaq 8200 Elite is now available to order directly from the HP website starting at $999. For a full list of the available specification and hardware options jump over to the HP website.

N-Control has just announced that they are no taking pre-orders for their PS3 version of the N-Control Avenger controller add-on. The N-Control Avenger has been available to Xbox 360 players since February 2011, but soon PS3 games will also be able to benefit from the adapters enhanced gaming control.

The PS3 N-Control Avenger like the Xbox 360 version has been designed to enhances the gamer’s manual dexterity and situational awareness by improving accuracy and reaction time. By reducing the amount of movement required to press a button or triggers, and also allowing you to access nine functions simultaneously.

The Avenger comes complete with stabiliser tripod, high-precision tension straps, hair-triggers, and sensitivity adjusters, which can be fine-tuned like a precision weapon. The new PS3 N-Control Avenger’s launch date has been set to coincide with the launch of Activision’s Modern Warfare 3 game this November but can be pre-ordered now for $48.99 making sure you don’t miss out.

N-Control explain on their website: “This will be a limited release launch for the PS3 AVAILABLE FOR PRE ORDER NOW we will be releasing 5000 units worldwide and will be shipping in November 2011!”

If you have problems waking your children or partner in the morning and getting them to exit their bed, you could try using this Dad’s method. Involving singing the theme tune to the Doom game and using a fully loaded Super Soaker water pistol. Watch Dad and his Super Soaker Thunderstorm in action after the jump.

If you to to arm yourself with a Nerf Super Soaker Thunderstorm they are available to buy from Amazon for around  $15. The Thunderstorm is a battery operated water pistol with a range of around 25ft and uses the Nerf Super Soaker Clip System Canisters allowing you to reload quickly when needed.

Sony has unveiled plans to revamp and relaunch its 3D virtual social gaming network, PlayStation Home which has been used by over 23 million users worldwide since its original launch. The new redesign and launch hopes to providing a new world of games to PS3 gamers and develop PlayStation Home into a more engaging social gaming platform for PS3 owners.

The newly designed update will be arriving this fall and Sony hopes to transform PlayStation Home from just a virtual environment to a world of games. Enabling players to rapidly interact and connect with friends and other gamers of similar styles and interests using “Themed Districts”.

Jack Buser, director of PlayStation Home, explains what Sony’s expecting to achieve with the new PlayStation Home relaunch.

“PlayStation Home’s new core experience is a giant leap in the evolution of the platform, not to mention a major milestone for PlayStation Network, and its new model quickly deploys our users to many compelling free-to-play games that fit their interests,” - ”With this update, coming this fall, PlayStation Home becomes a game itself, making it the most robust gamified social experience available.”

Playstation Home is currently available directly from the PlayStation 3 XrossMediaBar under PlayStation Network and membership is free, and only requires you to have a PSN account.

Source: Joystiq