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New, also Linux-based, product offers increased battery life, bigger hard disk, improved Wi-Fi, VOIP and expanded digital media capabilities.

The parent company of iRIVER, Reigncom, has announced the G10 for CES 2006. It's a console similar to the PSP or Nintendo DS but it runs on Windows Mobile 5 and has between 4 and 8GB of storage space. You'll be able to play 3D games on the WVGA (800x480) screen.

Motorola has unveiled the ROKR E2, its second music phone. Unlike the ROKR E1, the E2 does not have iTunes.The E2 is compatible with iRadio which was also launched today. It is using the new (non-touchscreen) UI Motorola created a few months ago which is using their own version of the Linux OS. More pics here. Please note that this is a high-end feature phone and not a smartphone (because the native SDK will not be provided to developers).

The FCC has posted the manual and other info of the Linux-based upcoming A1200 Motorola phone.

"Following my review of the Treo 700w's Contacts functionality I've spent a lot of time rethinking my comparative rating of 'Worse'? against the Treo 650 and coming to the conclusion that it should perhaps have been rated as 'Equal'? or even 'Better'?." Elsewhere, a Sharp W-ZERO3 hands-on.

The hook style BW900 Bluetooth headset debuts sporting automatic volume adjustment and microphone sensitivity courtesy of Sennheiser's Adaptive Intelligence technology.

This article by a developer working on the Xanadux project reports on efforts to port Linux to HTC's mobile phones that normally run Windows CE. After two years, at least one of HTC's mobile phones -- the Blue Angel -- is making and receiving phone calls, "even if things are still a bit rough-and-ready," the article's author writes.

The Gamepark GP2X is a new dual core (ARM920T Host Processor - ARM940T Video Coprocessor) gaming machine running on Linux and enecouraging anyone to develop emulators, games, applications, practically anything for this device. This handheld device is built on the Linux OS and users and developers are encouraged to hack and develop new software for the Gamepark GP2X. Currently software for the device is fairly minimal but growing. There's even a Developer's WIKI .

The Nokia 770 Internet Tablet is an impressive concept and this first generation model is a great option for the consumer in need of internet connectivity on the go, says BargainPDA.

EmbWise Technologies says it has ported its SD/MMC/SDIO support software to MontaVista's Mobiliux 4.0 software platform. The company's SDIOWorx stack currently supports Intel's PXA270 applications processor, and includes an SDIO bus driver and drivers for the USB host controller, SD/MMC memory cards, SDIO-Bluetooth (Type A), and SDIO-WiFi, according to the company.