I bet the Walkman would have trended, if Twitter was around then. I bet even Betamax would have burbled to the surface. Hell, I bet the first Walkman phone would have trended, back in 2005. So just do… anything . [ SonyEricssonNA ]

HP has six new professional laptop models in the mix, with Core i7 processor options across the board and plenty of other high-end accouterments. The ProBook models, the 6440b (14-inch) and 6540b (15.6-inch), have a starting price of $949, while the gunmetal aluminum-clad EliteBook 8440w and 8540w start at $1,299 and $1,499, respectively. Finally the more traditional platinum aluminum 8440p and 8540p start at $1,099 and $1,249. The differences between the six models might seem minimal to the untrained eye, but high marks like the spill-resistant drains in the EliteBook models, 24 hour battery option on the 8440p / 8540p might help make sense of the endless configurations that will be available among these models. Everything should hit virtual shelves in February, and there’s PR after the break. Gallery: HP ProBook and EliteBook press shots Continue reading HP refreshes ProBook and EliteBook lines with Core i7 processors and just about everything else HP refreshes ProBook and EliteBook lines with Core i7 processors and just about everything else originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 06 Jan 2010 01:56:00 EST

Samsung has just announced its NX10 “hybrid DSLR,” which aims to give you all the uncompromising image quality of a full digital SLR within a somewhat more pocketable body. A 14.6 megapixel APS-C CMOS sensor is a good start on that road, while “fast and decisive” contrast AF and a snazzy 3-inch AMOLED display keep the momentum going. There’s 720p H.264-encoded video recording as well, but naturally you do have to make some tradeoffs for the reduced size. The mirror box is gone — leaving you with only an electronic viewfinder — and the brand new NX lens mounting system means you’ll have to purchase your favorite lenses all over again.

Yesterday, BlackBerry users across the countr y lost BIS email service , forcing them to switch to webmail, texts, calls, VoIP, instant messages or Tweets—for hours! But the real news is what didn’t go down, rite guys? For reference, here’s some Peek PR from 2008, right after their first product launched: Peek, the first elegantly simple, email-only device, launched today. Created for people who don’t need or want an expensive smartphone full of functions and software, the Peek device delivers unlimited email to and from existing accounts, anywhere in the U.S. Extraordinarily simple to set up and use, Peek has eliminated multi-year contracts, bewildering rate plans and hidden fees. The mobile device is super-thin, stylish and easy to use. There are no scary buttons; no confusing bells and whistles

Oh, other companies are being hit by this so-called recession? Not Panasonic! It’s headed to the top of the tech world on a pile of cordless phones . They’re gonna ride this wave forever! PANASONIC MAINTAINS GLOBAL #1 POSITION IN CORDLESS TELEPHONES Data from Leading Research Firm Confirms Substantial Lead in Worldwide Sales of Consumer Telephones Secaucus, NJ (November 23, 2009) – Panasonic System Networks Company of America today announced that it maintained its #1 global leadership position in the cordless telephone market for the full calendar year 2008. Market data from the prominent information technology research firm MZA Ltd. confirms Panasonic’s #1 position in worldwide shipments of DECT* cordless phones and other digital cordless phones. Panasonic’s share of the global cordless telephone market in 2008 was 19%, according to the MZA report, “The Global Consumer Cordless Telephony Market.” The nearest competitor held an 11% share of the global market

Everyone’s been waiting for the Cliq , Motorola’s desperate-but-anticipated dive into Androidery, and we were ready to be excited about it. Problem is, you wouldn’t have known from the launch, which was somewhat mishandled. As far as fumbles go, confusing people about your new products name ranks pretty high, and that’s exactly what they did— we were there , and at first we thought the phone was called the Blur, then the Click, then the Cliq, as did pretty much the entire internet. Exhibit A, above. Lance Ulanoff at PCMag took particular offense to the whole show, and went so far as to pen a takedown piece on the entire event: The keynote did convey Motorola’s sense of urgency. In fact, the whole event felt rushed

Oh, thank god , we almost went a whole month without hearing from everyone’s favorite EULA-flaunters: Psystar is back, again, and ready to fight, again, except this time with real-sounding lawyers, and without the outward appearance of insanity. You’d be forgiven for thinking Psystar had fallen off some kind of wagon a few weeks ago, when they somehow emerged from ( possibly strategic ) bankruptcy only to immediately release another hackintosh product, just like the ones that landed them in their predicament in the first place . Their move was bold; their post-bankruptcy statements, hilariously brash . Now the Psystar PR team, such as they are, is back at it, and they’re rallying the troops—this time, with a softer, more nuanced, but possibly still totally wrong message: Apple’s copyright on OS X doesn’t give Apple the right to tell people what they can do with it after they buy a copy. Apple can’t tell an applications developer that it can’t make a piece of Mac-compatible software. They can’t forbid Mac users from writing blogs critical of Apple

Sony Ericsson ’s official Twitter account asks the critical question of our age, “Mobile Apps: too many choices?” The answer choices are, um, interesting. The small irony here is that Sony Ericsson makes Windows Mobile phones, whose credo is that it’s all about choice . But what are you waiting for, take the poll! I, for one, think there are too many damn Twitter apps—Apple really should just block every Twitter app submitted after today. I hope Microsoft takes a hard line as well with its app store, I really wouldn’t want there to be too many choices. [ Twitter , Twtpoll ]

Did you hear about that Palm Pre update yesterday? The one that re-enables iTunes syncing ? Yes, probably, but Palm would still very much like to emphasize to you, and now the USB Implementers Forum, that it’s fighting the good fight. Following their endearingly blustery update announcement, a Palm spokesperson explained that the company will take this fight, possibly the greatest battle of our generation, to the ends of the earth.

Neowin , Engadget , and Zunited are buzzing over some tweets from a Twitter account ostensibly run by the Office 2010 team, noting what looks like the outright announcement of a Zune phone . Something doesn’t feel right. First, the tweets : June 2009 will be an important month for Zune lovers. Naturally, this got some other Twitterers a little excited.