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Anyone holding out for the Sprint-branded 8330 Curve can let out a sigh of relief today as it is now available. The Curve, originally announced back in early April is coming off a delay due to ”additional testing” being required. Well it looks like the testing has been completed to their satisfaction. The 8330 Curve will retail for $179.99, which comes after a $320 instant savings, $100 mail-in-rebate, and of course with a two-year agreement. Product [Sprint] Keep up with the latest gadget goodness! (Read the full post about ‘Sprint makes the BlackBerry 8330 Curve available’…)

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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] Keep up with the latest gadget goodness! (Read the full post about ‘MSI Wind gets officially priced, now available for pre-order’…)

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by Nilay Patel, posted May 9th 2008 at 7:10AM Google’s been making all kinds of a fuss lately over what it claims are Verizon’s plans to subvert the intent of the 700MHz open-access rules, but it looks like the carrier isn’t interested in fighting it out (for once). Verizon issued a statement today saying that it “understood the FCC’s rules,” and that “of course we’ll abide by those rules.” Of course, that doesn’t really mean anything until Big Red actually builds out a network and we see how it implements open-access — which will take years — but once again, it seems like Google is really the one in control of the 700MHz spectrum, even though it didn’t win. (Read the full post about ‘Verizon promises to play by the 700MHz open-access rules’…)

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In a rather bizarre effort to protect sensitive company data, T-Mobile has announced that its Sarnia, Ontario call center employees will no longer be allowed to use pens, pencils, or note pads in the open. If they must used them, they are required to keep them in their locked desks between uses. Taking the new policy even further, they’ve also required that all photos and papers on cubicle walls be laminated so they can not be used to write on. While it’s easy to understand a company wanting to protect its data, this new policy is just a bit ridiculous. (Read the full post about ‘Pens, paper not welcome at T-Mobile call centers’…)

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