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Nokia Erdos: a shiny specter, or an OLED-equipped reality?
We're in no position to say that Nokia's so-called Erdos -- which was recently caught lookin' pretty in the video down in the read link -- is anything more than a fanatical mockup, but we're fully ready to be believers. To be frank, we've a hard time understanding why Nokia wouldn't showcase this gem at its recent Nokia World expo if it were indeed nearing release, but whatever the case, we've received a number of tips suggested that the OLED-packin' handset could be formally introduced as early as next month. Falling within the 8xxx series, this ultrathin, ultra-shiny slider boasts a stainless steel design, A-GPS, 3G support, a 2.4-inch QVGA (320 x 240) display, WiFi, USB, 5 megapixel camera (with video recording) and 8GB of internal storage. Feel free to have a look for yourself, but just in case this all proves to be nothing more than a figment of some guy's imagination, you should probably fall in love with the X6 as well. Video after the break. [Thanks to everyone who sent this in]
RIM's BlackBerry 8xxx looks Rogers-bound
So Boy Genius Report did a little spelunking with his Vodafone slide deck-o-scoopage and discovered a most amazing thing: someone was under the impression that you could cover up something you didn't want to be seen with a black box on an editable layer and have it magically go away, never to be seen again. Unfortunately for that individual (and fortunately for all of us), that couldn't be further from the truth; he simply nudged the box away from its original location along the BlackBerry 8xxx's bottom edge and discovered -- gasp! -- a carrier name. Turns out the 8xxx being shown in Voda's lineup was Rogers branded, not Vodafone, and we can see how it might be a bit of a faux pas to show another carrier's kit in your slide deck. Good news for Rogers customers, though, particularly those with thumbs of steel or three-piece suits.
Vodafone's 2008 roadmap gets outed, new BlackBerry included
Boy Genius Report has seemingly scooped up a healthy portion of Voda's '08 roadmap here, and with it a host of unannounced devices from various manufacturers. Here's one we kinda expected at this point: a new BlackBerry previously spotted via a shady eBay auction, once thought to be a member of the upcoming 9000 series but identified here as an "8XXX" -- in other words, either RIM or Voda hasn't quite decided yet how to shoehorn it into the 8000 series lineup. Projected launch (on Voda, anyway -- other carriers may vary) is May of this year, bringing quadband EDGE, triband 3.6Mbps HSDPA, a 480 x 320 display, 2 megapixel cam, GPS, WiFi, and a whoppin' 624MHz core to "senior executives" across the land (Vodafone's words, not ours). These guys are getting better at making slick looking devices with every iteration, are they not?
