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The rumors have been circulating on this handset for a while, we even had some ‘semi-official’ press images that were leaked, and it turns out that it was indeed accurate. While the official announcement has not come from Verizon, LG has made it official.

LG has officially announced that the VX9100 will land with Verizon Wireless here in the US. The VX9100 will feature a flip style design with an outer display and numeric keypad with a full QWERTY keyboard with a larger display on the inside. In addition the VX9100 will offer a 2-megapixel camera and 8GB of internal memory.

While we have the official details, we are still waiting to hear a few key items, such as the price and actual release date. Until then we are at least sure its coming, lets just hope that when they arrive they already have the “Initial Programming Needed” message taken care off.

Via [Akihabara News]

As we mentioned just yesterday, and with little surprise Sony Ericsson has officially announced the G502, and I say officially because the folks over at the Unofficial Sony Ericsson Blog sort of beat them to the punch with an early announcement.

With this there is not much we do not already know, but the G502 is an “affordable” HSDPA candybar style handset that is touting some decent features. The G502 will feature a 2-inch 240 x 320 pixel resolution display, Bluetooth, 2-megapixel camera, an FM radio, RSS support, automatic email setup, Access NetFront Browser, Exchange ActiveSync support and has Google Maps for Mobile pre-installed. In addition the G502 has 32MB of internal memory with a Memory Stick Micro card slot for additional storage.

The G502 is expected to hit selected markets during the second quarter of 2008 and will be available in your choice of Champagne Black or Brilliant Hazel. Keep reading for a few more pics of the G502…

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While we have already seen the details being confirmed and even have some reviews starting to pop up, Asus has decided to (finally) officially unveil the Eee PC 900 with a press release.

Overall most of the details were just as expected and the 900 should serve as a nice upgrade to the current 701 and also a welcome announcement for those who were holding out for the larger display. The Eee PC 900 will feature an 8.9-inch display with a much improved 1024 x 600 resolution, standard 1GB of RAM, an improved 1.3-megapixel webcam as well as the new FingerGlide trackpad. The 900 will also include the other standards such as Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, built-in card reader, built-in speakers and microphone, Ethernet, three USB ports, a VGA-out and headphone jack.

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As expected, the LG Vu gets official today, following the recently released official specs and the speculation that it’s going to come in two different versions. Although AT&T could not be kind enough to include pricing info yet, it does say that the LG Vu will be available in May. It’s also confirmed to come in two versions, one that has mobile TV support, and another one that does not. It boasts a full HTML Web browser coupled with HSDPA 3G. And with a haptic-enabled touchscreen-based user interface, you’ve got yourself another one of those iPhone wannabes. But I think it’s best not to judge the LG Vu on paper, and as always, it would be better to see how well it performs in real life.

Via [Gizmodo]

While the announcement from Toshiba pulling HD DVD support essentially killed of the format, we can now officially declare it dead. The HD DVD Promotion Group has officially been closed, which removes any chance of resurgence of the format. The group, as of March 28 quietly shut themselves down, and so we have it, HD DVD is done. A quick visit to the HD DVD Promotion Group website, presents the simple message:

“The HD DVD Promotion Group was dissolved as of March 28, 2008, and the website was closed accordingly.”

Now lets move on to the next question; Will movie downloads begin to take shape, will we begin to see Blu-ray adoption or will most people just choose to continue with the standard DVD?

Via [Register Hardware]

In what seems to be the hot handset of the moment, the XPERIA 1 from Sony Ericsson has had some more details revealed courtesy of a recently released white paper, which came courtesy of the Sony Ericsson website.

The XPERIA X1 has not had any shortage of available information leaked up till now, but these are the official details. Its hard to even begin, the official white paper is a 40-page PDF document that is just full of goodies. Some of the highlights include: 

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Following yesterday’s round of rumors about SP1, it’s now officially available for download courtesy of the Microsoft web site. Windows Vista Service Pack 1 Five Language Standalone is the fancy name that it goes by, and it’s supposed to address “specific reliability and performance issues”, and has added support for new types of hardware (Blu-Ray drives?) So if your PC needs some serious updating, your are now free to do so.

Product [Microsoft]