[E3 2009] Once again, the rumors were spot on, except that we now know what the PSP Go will look like, even if the earlier concept was close. Recent leaks have appeared online in the past hour or so. The forums on PlayStation.com or Eurogamer have featured photos of the device, set to be presented officially next week at E3 2009. So, far here are the specifications that have leaked:

* The UMD drive is gone, can download content from PS Network (games, TV shows)
* It is faster than the PSP3000
* 16GB of flash
* Bluetooth (for headset, phone tethering)
* Coming “this fall”

Check the photo gallery. The video is embedded in the full post. If you wonder, the PSP 3000 will continue to exist as a product.

Update: The end of the YouTube movie suggests a a new game that could be Gran Turismo and the video mentions a new Metal Gear game for the PSP Go. Sony suggests that developers could create smaller, more “casual” games (that would be lighter to download?)

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This new video shows the upcoming HTC Hero, most notably a user interface designed from HTC known as Rosie. As you know, HTC has put a lot of work on making Windows Mobile’s UI better and it looks like the company will also improve upon Android’s interface. T-Mobile is rumored to get this one…

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During the keynote at Google I/O yesterday, Android Interface Toolkit Engineer Romain Guy provided a first look at three big developments in Google’s open source mobile OS which will be part of the 2.0 update, codenamed “Donut.”

The first new feature Guy showed off was “Android Search,” a universal search tool that allows contact information, applications, songs, and more in-phone content to be located in addition to content on the Web. It’s not unlike the “Spotlight” feature that is included in the iPhone 3.0 update. The most recent and most-frequently searched terms come in a pre-populated list when Search is launched.

“Every time I click a search result, the system remembers what I did with [it], and the more I use my device, the more it will know about me, about what I do, my common tasks,” said Guy. Developers will be able to tie their applications into the search UI, and create results pertinent to users’ interests based not only on prior browsing, but also upon their chosen applications.

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The release of Wolfram Alpha Inc.’s WolframAlpha fact engine last week and the expected unveiling of Microsoft Corp.’s new search engine tomorrow are creating some unease for longtime search champ Google Inc.

The unusual activity in the search engine business has analysts looking less on the specific capabilities of WolframAlpha or Microsoft’s new Kumo tool, and more at how Google will respond. The search giant’s name has become synonymous with search, but Google has rarely faced the hype surrounding WolframAlpha or the marketing and advertising muscle of tech behemoth Microsoft.

“Microsoft has had lots of time to study what users want and need in search, and given a compelling product, it’s possible that they can grab some share from Google,” said Dan Olds, an analyst at Gabriel Consulting Group, Inc. “Google is definitely under pressure from Microsoft and Yahoo Inc. in the short term and from WolframAlpha in the longer term.

“However, it’s hard to overstate the strength of [Google's] current position,” Olds added. “They have a huge share of the search market and they will be hard to unseat. That said, Google can’t become complacent. That’s the kiss of death in this business.”

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Guess who’s back….back again? The Zune HD has finally made it to mainstream consciousness after drifting in and out of reality via a bunch of rumors on the Internet. No sir, this isn’t a phone like some of you have hoped for a long time already, so maybe next time? As for the rest of you who are wondering why Microsoft has yet to throw in the towel agains the iPod with their zune brand, well perhaps they hope that the Zune HD could be to the iPod what the Xbox 360 is to the Sony PS3?
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Microsoft will limit sales of some editions of Windows 7 to systems with screens no larger than 10.2 inches running a low-powered single-core processor running no faster than 2GHz, TechARP.com said last week.

TechARP.com, a Malaysian site that has leaked information provided to computer makers by Microsoft in the past, reported that the company will restrict Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Starter for Small Notebook PC and Windows 7 Basic for Small Notebook PC to configurations that strictly define the netbook category.

Although Microsoft has detailed six Windows 7 versions it will ship later this year, including the entry-level Windows 7 Starter, it has said nothing about any edition dubbed as being for a “Small Notebook PC.” However, company executives at times have talked about a special Windows 7 SKU for netbooks.

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The long awaited new trailer for Modern Warfare 2 is finally here.

After teasing the trailer during the NBA playoffs a few weeks ago and teasing it further on a recent episode of Game Trailers TV Infinity Ward have finally released their brand-new trailer for Modern Warfare 2.
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