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Every week, I treat you to this round up of everything that Apple has been up to during the week. And this week has been absolutely massive in that regard. I just hope I haven’t missed anything out. We have more Tablet rumors, cool new iPhone Apps and more Apple products to talk about. So get over to the other side and jump right in.

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Dell, a leading computer maker known mainly for its high end laptop and desktop PCs, is trying to break new grounds in the fast evolving ultraportable computing segment. Its Inspiron and Studio range of laptops are quite popular with IT professionals and executives on the move. To counter the competition from rivals like HP and Toshiba and broaden its customer base Dell has launched a rugged ultraportable laptop with a touch screen. Named as the Latitude XT2 XFR, the model promises smooth operation in rough weather conditions and extreme durability.

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Asus is a company that is known for making feature packed and powerful computer hardware peripherals aimed at gamers and demanding users. It has a range of mid and high range motherboards and graphics cards in its kitty. In a latest move to woo a majority of gaming and multimedia users, Asus has launched high end Intel chipset based motherboard with support for the upcoming SuperSpeed USB 3.0 standard. The model is named P7DP55DE-E Premium and it falls under Asus’s Xtreme Design range.

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Have you seen the new Droid ad that goes iDon’t and pokes not-so-subtly at the iPhone? Do you hate it? Well, whatever you feel about the ad campaign, you should know that it definitely has not gone down well with the Apple community.

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For reasons that are quite understandable, manufacturers of smaller portable computers have really taken to making Android devices. The OS is fast, reliable and maintained by an ace-team of coders and engineers. But with the Chrome OS in the works, I wonder how Google feels about this entire business. Nonetheless, we now have another company jumping into the boat after Dell disappointed with their dual-booting D250 (Window 7-Android).

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I have already posted about the product launch event that Sony Ericsson is going to hold on November 3. If you have missed it, you can read about it here. It has an unusual amount of buzz surrounding it because everyone expects it to be the SE Rachael/X3/X10. Those are the names of a rumored Sony Ericsson phone that is going to follow in the XPERIA line of devices and will have the Android OS as its OS. If you want to know more about it, you can read up a comprehensive post I made on ghacks.net.

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Fans of the Nintendo DSi have been celebrating the news of the imminent arrival of the DSi XL version ever since the company announced it for November this yaer. As the naming suggests, this is the larger version of the extremely popular DSi handheld gaming device.

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Sony Ericsson has some of the most technologically advanced and multimedia enabled high end phones in its portfolio. It has music-centric Walkman series and camera-centric Cyber-Shot series of phones for the gadget lovers. Both the series have found fans in millions of users. The cell phone market went into a tizzy when a few months back the company announced plans to unveil its futuristic multimedia phone named Aino. Recently the model was officially launched in USA in the unlocked version.

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We have all heard the saying ‘All that glitters is not gold’. In the world of geeks, cool and sleek looking computers are almost synonymous with Macs. Windows has traditionally been known as the clumsy and untidy cousin of Macintosh among tech savvy people. However, things are slowly changing with time and Windows based PCs have shed their non-glamorous and dull looks in the last few years. However, it is not every day that you come across laptops or PCs that resemble Macs. HP has recently launched a new laptop named Envy 13 that may give the viewers the illusion of seeing a Mac Book on first glance. Of course, the laptop has got more than style and oomph to its credit.

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Mobile phones are sleek, they are in and they are coming at you in huge numbers every other day. To cut through all the confusion, I take you on this journey through the latest phones every Thursday.

This week, we have the big Droid being launched, previewed and generally liked and talked about. Plus, Google has this killer navigation app that completely owns every other such app and device.

Get to the other side to know more.

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