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Kobo is using the new third-party access to the BlackBerry Messenger communications framework to add chat to your paperback.

Whether you’re a satisfied Vodafone customer or new to the world’s largest mobile operator, our guide to the best handsets in its range will help you match the phone you need with the service you want.

The Aria basically packages the same features that have made other HTC Android handsets popular into a lighter weight, pocket-sized form factor.

Hasselblad expands its H4D line with the new H4D-31, the perfect digital medium format alternative for DSLR cameras. The H4D-31 features True Focus, providing focusing accuracy throughout the image field - even at close range with shallow depth-of-field. The H4D-31 is available in two configurations: the first designed for high end 35mm DSLR photographers comes bundled with an 80mm lens. The other offers a digital medium format solution for V-System users by bundling the H4D-31 with a CF-lens adapter. Both are priced at €9,995…

Sony Europe introduces the SMP-N100 Network Media Player that will deliver BRAVIA Internet Video and content streaming throughout your house. The player is DLNA network audio/video compatible and connects through wired or wireless LAN. The N100 delivers full 1080P video output on HDMI, is compatible with the latest high-definition audio codecs and connects to a wide range of home cinema equipment. The SMP-N100 comes in a simple, clean-looking and unobtrusive Monolithic casing and will be available next month…

RIM has announced it will open up BlackBerry Messenger to third-party developers, shining a brighter light on the peer-to-peer communications platform, and granting developers more social skills.

The IXUS 1000 HS takes decent pictures, but benefits from some tweaking to eke out its best shots. For a slimline 10x optical zoom camera, it ticks a lot of boxes, providing you can live with its short battery life.

The Nintendo 3DS gaming console could be launching as early as November in Europe.

The HP Envy 100 is a printer designed to live in the lounge with web-savvy features that allow it to cut ties with the home office PC altogether.

Mobile application developers are being courted by BlackBerry maker Research In Motion (RIM) with a swell of new tools, free application submissions and new money-making opportunities.

If you’re looking to add digital radio to your existing home cinema system, the Yamaha T-D500 DAB+ tuner is one of the most “affordable” options yet.

Research In Motion launched a tablet computer at its DevCon 2010 event, unveiling the PlayBook as a device it was careful to describe as professional-grade.

The WAG320N establishes itself as a good all rounder by marrying good performance with useful software and a decent set of features. The dual band is not simultaneous though, it doesn’t use 5GHz to its best potential, and the short warranty period is a cause for concern.

Research In Motion yesterday unveiled its first tablet offering called the “PlayBook”.

Sharp will launch a media service business, named GALAPAGOS (the name symbolizes evolution) that will provide an Automatic Scheduled Delivery Service (fee-based) for periodical publications. At the same time, Sharp will introduce two e e-book readers, a mobile type featuring a 5.5″ LCD screen that reads like a paperback book, and a home type featuring a 10.8″ high-resolution HD LCD that allows you to read magazines across a two-page spread. The service and tablets will be available for the Japanese market in December…

Seems like Apple wants a piece of the imaging business.

Sony’s Vegas Movie Studio HD Platinum 10.0 isn’t for beginners, but it provides an exceptional number of features for home movie creation.

Sony Computer has announced that Channel 7’s catch-up service, Plus7, is now available on the PlayStation 3 and includes previews and full-length programs.

Canon plans changes to its cameras and lenses to make them friendlier in cinema hands.

Optus customers, look no further. This is the ultimate guide to the handsets on offer from the dudes with the zoo.