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Toshiba has bumped up its SSD offerings that are based on the NAND chip based. They now have 128GB Solid State Drives that come in mSATA and half-slim formats. The standard versions have sequential write speeds of up to 70MBps and sequential read speeds of up to 180MBps. These new SSD modules are 1/8 as heavy and take up 1/7 the space of a standard 2.5″ SSD. These SSDs might be expensive but they will come in real handy for newer, smaller portable computing devices that need high performance and a small footprint. These modules belong to the standard line called ‘SG’ series SSDs. Toshiba will also launch ‘HG’ Series SSDs.

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Okay, so Korea Times is claiming that  Apple will soon release a Dual-Core iPhone that will eat your phone for breakfast. Okay, so they didn’t write that part about breakfast but if the rumor is true then it will do so anyway. According to the paper, KT, the carrier who’s got the exclusive on the iPhone in Korea, has leaked this bit of information. According to Korea Times’ sources inside KT, the new 4th generation iPhones will arrive sometime in June and will be handed out to corporate executives to see how well they hold out in a demanding situation. They are calling it the litmus test for the phone.

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Here we are folks, it is Monday once again and that means going getting out of weekend mode, getting back to work and catching up with the world that has been busy as usual« over the weekend. That is why we bring you this round up every Monday to help you catch up with the most relevant news in consumer technology that has broken over the past few days, with some fun bits thrown in for added taste.

This week we have speculations about HTC making a unique netbook, Vaios coming out in more style than usual, some great iPhone apps and still more. Get over to the other side to get started.

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Finally Toshiba, the PC manufacturing honcho has unveiled another high end offering from its side thereby enthralling the tech/gadget world. Toshiba only recently unveiled another addition to its Qosmio series, one of the most experimental venture by the company. The newly introduced Qosmio X505-Q850 is the fresh new addition to the already ravishing series. Hereby we will be giving you a first hand review on the device which is surely shaping up to be an ambitious venture from the company’s side.

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Here we are again, Otaku Gadget’s weekly round up of everything important that is netbook. This is the round up that tells you all about those nifty little portables that are getting stronger, faster and better everyday. They grow up so fast and they will always be small for us (quite literally small).

Family news on the other side.

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Looks like I should start a weekly laptop round up as well. But then again, ‘tis the season to be merry fast about bringing out your products before the shopping fever hits. And the flavor of the year this time is of course budget products. Thankfully that is not true for the entire world. In fact, the east doing pretty well for itself, as is evident from all the products coming out of there. Get to the other side for the beastly new Toshiba Qosmio G60, a $400 notebook (NOT netbook) from Compaq and more.

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The last week has been quite exciting for the techies in Japan. The annual gadget extravaganza, CEATEC Japan, had some pretty mind-boggling stuff and the usual futuristic concepts that you would expect at such an event. Even though the gadgets that drew the most attention were mostly prototypes, they still generated enough buzz for the tech world to turn their short attention span to them for longer than usual.

So here’s a special CEATEC version of Catch Up Monday for you. Get to the other side to catch up on the latest in tech.

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There was a time, not too long ago, when smartphones meant bulky phones with QWERTY keypads, clumsy UI, limited features and sky-high price tags. Not much has changed on the price tag side but the bulk is considerably lower now and the various UIs on the market are going from great to greater. Plus the features have pretty much hit the other side of limited in this category. So I thought it right to start a weekly section that cuts through all the noise and brings you the main stories that you need to hear.

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Yes, that’s a nod to TWiT and Leo Laporte. So netbooks have as usual been dominating the market of portable computing. They are coming out at such an alarming rate that it is impossible to keep track of everything that is coming your way. Fear not though, because I am always here to make your tech life that much easier by providing you with the round up when you need it the most. Get to the other side for 6 recent netbooks that you need to look out for.

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9.09.09 was more or less dominated by Apple’s Yerba Buena, SF event and hence, predictably, a lot of things that otherwise would’ve been reported properly got buried under the Macavalanche. You have been playing catch-up with all the new releases and you should be because not everything was revealed at event presentations. There are a lot of small things that you should know about (and things that I will cover in my 5-gen iPod Nano review ). So now that the crazy hype has finally worn off, here are six things that you should know about as an avid Otaku Gadgets reader.

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