According to CNET, Cingular [aka, the new AT&T] has "confirmed" June 11 as the release date for Apple's iPhone. Keep in mind that confirmation in this case is unofficial as it supposedly comes from a front-line sales support person. See, after a call to Cingular's customer service, CNET was transfered to sales where they were told of the magical date. Of course, all this makes perfect sense as the 11th also marks the kickoff of Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference where Steve and Co are always keen to announce new wares.

Nokia has announced a new member of the company’s never ending range of cell phones.The new model is named Nokia 5070 and comes in two colors, red and blue.

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Yifang Digital recently lifted the veil on its EM851 MP4 player at CeBIT, and this tiny little device offers a plethora of functions such as an integrated microphone recorder for you to take impromptu voice notes, multiple EQ and play modes, multi-lingual capability, and the ability to play games or read from an e-book while grooving to your favorite tunes.

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For some odd reason — and a most fortuitous one for us — the rebate team never seems to quite get in sync with the launch team for a good percentage of handset launches, giving us tantalizing glimpses at the future of cellphones now and then, or at least a model name to go on.

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We keep on telling you about the hi-tech kitchen appliances which save you plenty of time in cooking besides helping you improvise your culinary skills like for example hi-tech ovens from TMIO, TurboChef and Navitronic’s Multifunction MasterChef oven. The newest onto the intelligent ovens list is Samsung’s Hauzen.

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The XpressMusic 5700 isn't Nokia's only new phone for the day. Our Finnish friends also unveiled their 5070 "fun and function" phone for the young'ns and 7088 L'Amour for you trust funders.

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Before you say "it's an OT-E220A or OT-E225A, clearly," take a closer look. Apart from this image on the first page of the user's manual, we can't find any reference to this rather curious looking watch; instead, the external photos, internal photos, ID label, and contents of the manual all point to a rather ordinary, garden-variety clamshell from Alcatel that's looking to navigate its way through the FCC.

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