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The MSI Wind, which we just yesterday learned that it was going to be available in multiple colors, is now available for pre-order. Expansys has listed the Wind, available for pre-order in White, Black or Pink. The official details are listing a 10-inch display with a 1024 x 600 resolution, 1.6GHz Atom processor, 1GB of RAM, 80GB hard drive, built-in 1.3-megapixel webcam, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth. The Wind will be running Windows XP and also ship with a 3-cell battery and protective carry bag.

The Wind will set you back $609.95, with discounts available, that is if you want to order five or more. Currently there is not any estimated shipping date.

Product [expansys] Via [UMPC Portal]

With an official release date yet to be announced more and more details of the MSI Wind have been leaking out. The latest information puts the Wind even further into the Eee PC group as we have just learned that it will not only be available in white, but MSI has plans for a black and pink model as well.

Each of the three colors will be available in both the 8.9-inch and 10-inch displayed models. In addition to the newly discovered colors, TCMagazine is also reporting that there will be a model that will offer up to 7-hours of battery life, now that is high-capacity, lets just hope it does not add a ton of extra weight to go along with the power. Other newly released details include the webcam being 1.3-megapixels and the notebook will also have an second (empty) RAM slot available for easier upgrading. The Wind, which is still expected to be available later this quarter is expected to range in price from 299 to 699 Euros (about $460 to $1,077 US).

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LIke we have mentioned before, the 3G iPhone is one of those rumors that is only going to go away when the phone is actually announced, until then we are going to see more and more speculation.

We have seen a few rumored images hit the web up till now, but these latest images are a first where the phone is no longer in black. As usual there is no way to confirm of deny these images, they are coming courtesy of a Chinese language discussion forum called WeiPhone.com. While my instinct tells me that these are not the 3G iPhone, it does bring up a good question as to why Apple has not released the iPhone in more than one color similar to the iPod line?

Via [MacLife]

Those who have been using the Nokia 78 handset and are wishing to have a white version would be surprised to find out that there is actually a white N78 available in the market. Sadly, it is only available for sale in Spain. Our friends from Spain must be the special ones, as Nokia has only currently released it for them.

However, aside from the color we cannot envy our Spanish friends much because the newly colored white Nokia N78 doesn’t offer any new features from its black counterpart, which is available in other parts of the world. The N78 white features the same 3.2-megapixel camera, Wi-Fi, GPS, 3.5mm headphone jack and runs on the S60 mobile OS like the black N78.

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The white XV6900 Touch, a device that has had the mouths of Verizon users drooling for a while now will soon be available. Word is the Verizon branded white HTC Touch will be available for online purchases beginning April 16 with in-store availability just a few weeks later on April 30. As we learned when Verizon officially announced the XV6900 just before CTIA, it will retail for $349.99, which comes after rebates and attached with a two-year agreement.

Via [EngadgetMobile]

While we have seen reports of the obsidian black hitting the AT&T retail stores and have even seen it announced on the Palm website, AT&T has just officially made it available to online customers.

So for those holding out for an online purchase can now rest easy, shopping can commence without leaving the comfort of your house. Keeping the same retail price as the previously available Glacier White, the black Centro will retail for $99.99 which comes after some rebates along with a two-year agreement.

Product [AT&T]

Just as soon as everyone begins to wonder where the previously announced black AT&T Centro is, we have what appears to be the first in-the-wild sighting.

At least one customer, Brian was able to walk into his local AT&T Store in Salt Lake City, Utah and was able to make a quick and easy exchange with his current white model and walked out with black Centro in hand. So AT&T users and Centro fans who were holding out for the black model may want to head on over or give a call to your local store, you may just get lucky. It could be that AT&T and Palm, having already announced the model, opted for a quite introduction into stores.

Via [Treo Central]

The AT&T branded Centro has not officially been announced yet, but that is not stopping at least one AT&T retail store from selling the phone anyway. A lucky user over on the Treo Central Forums was able to make the purchase at a Denver retail store. What else is there to do after you purchase an unreleased and unannounced phone, unbox it and post the pictures. We can only assume that the official release will come Tuesday February 19, unless you are also lucky enough to get yours early. As you can also see from the above image, the Centro appears to be running the phone app from the Treo 680. Looking good.

Read [Flickr] Via [Treo Central Forums]

The latest, and still yet to be confirmed details on the highly anticipated white AT&T branded Palm Centro places the availability date as of February 19, 2008. A forum member over on the Everything Treo forums is claiming that he has received “confirmation” from his local AT&T store manager.

“I spoke with my local AT&T manager today and he told me he has a SKU and inventory listing for the AT&T Centro, but no pricing. Should be around the corner folks, hopefully later this month!”

If this release does come true I just hope that AT&T will keep the $99 price tag that we have seen with Sprint. As with all rumors, only time will tell just how accurate they are, thankfully this date is less than a week away, which just means we will not have to wait that long to see if its true.

Via [Everything Treo] Via [TreoCentral]

It seemed like the white Touch was going to be headed to Verizon as the VX6900, but in a surprise move Bell Mobility has offered it up first. Specs for the white Touch remain the same as the regular colored model and include the 2-megapixel camera, camcorder, Bluetooth, speakerphone, EV-DO and running Windows Mobile 6 Professional along with HTC’s TouchFLO.

Bell Mobility customers can grab the white Touch for CAD$99.95, which comes with a 512MB microSD card and also a 3-year agreement.

Via [the unwired]