From BoyGeniusReport:

Are you getting a bit frustrated with your iPhone’s lack of battery life? Feel like it could use a boost from a new juice pack? Do you have nerves of steel? This new kit allows you to replace your iPhone battery without sending the unit in for replacement by Apple. The only catch? You’ll need to get comfortable with a soldering iron, a pair of scissors, and a pry-tool. This is not for the faint of heart. The process requires you to sever the OEM iPhone battery connection and solder the new one to the existing wires. It’s not easy, and the prospect for a completely powerless / bricked iPhone certainly exists, but if you’re successful you’ll find yourself with a fresh 1400 mAh battery. How much does it cost? $25. Any takers?

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So we can’t really delve into a lot of specifics, but today Microsoft showed off the next version of Windows Mobile at their annual Mobius conference. Nope, it’s not Windows Mobile 7 / Photon, but what we saw “is an update, not an upgrade”, was running on current hardware, and is due to manufacturers Q108.

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From Bloomberg.com:

Nov. 28 (Bloomberg) — Apple Inc. will introduce a version of the iPhone next year that can download from the Internet at a faster rate, AT&T Inc. Chief Executive Officer Randall Stephenson said.

“You’ll have it next year,” Stephenson said in response to a question about when the 3G iPhone would debut. He said he didn’t know how much more the new version will cost than the existing model, which sells for $399. Apple Chief Executive Officer Steve Jobs “will dictate what the price of the phone is,” he said.

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The Cowon Q5W, successor to the A2, is released and available for purchase in the US. THe 40GB version will run you $549.99 while the 60GB iteration demands an extra $50. Here are the specs:

Display
(Touch Screen) Size 5 inch 16,700,000 Color TFT LCD – WVGA(800×480)
Contrast ratio 500:1
Brightness 200cd/m2 (candela)
Hardware CPU Alchemy Au1250 600MHz
Memory 64MB NOR Flash, 128MB DDR2 SDRAM
Wirelss Wifi IEEE802.11g/b
Bluetooth Class 2, Ver. 2.0 +EDR
Storage 1.8 inch HDD 40GB / 60GB, FAT 32 file system
Software OS WinCE 5.0 Professional
Multimedia Music, Movie Player
Additional Application Voice Recorder, Photo Viewer, Text Viewer
Audio S/N Ratio 95dB (A-Weighted)
Frequency Range 20Hz ~ 20KHz
Output 34mW + 34mW (with 16 Ohm Earphone)
1W + 1W (with intergrated speaker)
Power Supply Built-in Battery Internal Lithium-Polymer Battery 6500mA
Charge time 5.5 hours by Adaptor
General Dimension 5.46 x 3.48 x 0.79 inch
Weight 13.4 oz (including internal battery)
Playback Audio : max. 13 hours
Video : max. 7 hours
USB Interface USB Device/Host : USB 2.0 High Speed
Music Formats MP3, WMA, ASF, OGG, WAV, FLAC, APE, MPC
Audio Codecs MPEG 1/2/2.5 Layer 3, WMA, Ogg Vorbis, Wave, FLAC, APE, MusePack
Audio Resolution 8 ~ 1.4Mbps (based on MP3 format)
Sound Effect JetEffect (BBE, Mach3bass, MP3 Enhance, 3D Surround) 5 Band EQ
Movie Formats AVI, ASF, WMV, MPG, OGM
Video Codecs DivX, XviD, MPEG4, WMV7/8/9
Video Resolution max. 720 x 480, 30fps
Audio Codecs MP3, WMA, AC3, OGG
Audio Resolution max. 48KHz, 320 Kbps
Subtitle SMI, SRT
TV-Out
COMPONENT, S-VIDEO, COMPOSITE
Recorder Formats WAV : 8, 11.025, 22.05, 44.1, 48 KHz
Microphone Internal Mic. / External Mic.(optional)
Photo Formats JPG, BMP, PNG, NEF(Nikon RAW file) up to 10MB
Text Formats TXT up to 7MB

NOTE:I personally own the A2 and it’s a great PMP. It has 10 hours of battery life for video and 20 hours for audio. If the Q5W is out of your price range, I highly recommend the A2. Just make sure to purchase the 30GB version. That extra 10GB makes a huge difference.

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