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Hope you weren’t really counting on getting yourself one of those Pegasus 210s. In a sudden announcement made this day, Dominic Wong and David Langton of Deloitte & Touche LLP were appointed as Joint Administrators of Rock Group Plc. In layman’s terms, that means those fellows will be attempting to accomplish a sale of the now-defunct company. Reportedly, the failure of Rock is “partly attributed to the cash flow difficulties faced as a result of stock misappropriation by a former employee,” though further details were omitted. As it stands, the admins are currently negotiating with potential suitors in order to place the outfit in more capable hands, but there is still a possibility that no one will bite. For more information on how all of this could affect you (you know, things like warranties and whatnot), check out the full release in the read link below. ‘Tis a sad day folks — Rock is dead (at least for the moment).

[Thanks, Peter]

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We’re calling this right now: ASUS’ Eee PC is the new MP3 player. But only in the context of giveaways. Anywho, just days after RBC announced that it would dish out free subnotes if prospective customers joined in, PowerUp Mobile is now offering a similar deal for UKers who sign up for T-Mobile’s Web n Walk mobile broadband package. In short, folks comfortable with inking their name on a two-year contract at

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While not quite as exciting as March’s week of Latitude scoops, we’ve got ourselves some infos on what look to be Dell’s upcoming Inspiron 1435, 1535 and 1735 consumer laptops. Seems they’ll all be sharing the same basic design language, pictured above, and will be privy to some rather expansive aesthetic customization options if you’re into that type of thing. Specs are the typical Dell smorgasbord of options, but all three laptops begin at around 1-inch thick and taper up to 1.5 inches thick. All three also sport slot-loading drives, with a Blu-ray option, and processors ramp up to Core 2 Duo T5850 2.16GHz chips. 3G options are also available across the lineup, and just about anything else you might find useful in a mid-range laptop. Apparently the 1435 isn’t due until October, but the 1735 is coming on June 9 and the 1535 on the 26th of this month.

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AMD may be busy sorting out issues with its quad-core Phenoms and hard at work on “completely different” chip architectures, but that isn’t stopping the company from aggressively updating its roadmap, announcing today plans for 6- and 12-core server-grade Opterons. Both the new 6-core chip, codenamed Sao Paulo, and the 12-core unit, codenamed Magny-Cours, are based on a brand-new platform called “Maranello,” and slotting in to replace the planned 8-core Barcelona chip, which appears to have been canceled. According to AMD, 12-core chips are easier to manufacture, so it’s going to skip over 8-core chips and go straight to the good stuff. That must be news to Intel, which is planning on shipping 8-core Nehalem chips later this year, and will probably then hold the coveted “number-of-cores” crown until AMD releases the 12-core chips in 2010. There’s no word on whether any of these chips can make these processor roadmaps comprehensible or even chronological, but we can dream, can’t we?

[Via TG Daily]

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In this speed art trailer, “Next-Gen Prince of Persia Producer Ben Mates gives up the first clue about the Prince’s all new adventure.”

Ubisoft has planned a number of adjustments to the series, with a new design for the prince, a new armored gauntlet with extraordinary powers, and a renewed focus on platforming and physical challenges rather than fighting.

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Sony Ericsson’s upcoming Paris aka P5 Smartphone will feature a touchscreen display, “two-character-per-button” QWERTY keypad, 5.0-megapixel camera, Wi-Fi, GPS, and an M2 card slot. Click here for first picture in gallery.

If you just like to be teased, the snapshots show a 5.0-megapixel camera and confirm that the keypad touts a two-character-per-button layout similar to the P1 — but really, there’s nothing like seeing it for yourself.

[via Engadget - SE Blog]

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Aside from Google Zurich, workplaces like Pixar, Red Bull, Pallotta Teamworks, Threadless, and Ilse Media seem interesting as well. Click here to view their offices in that order.

in an ideal world all company directors would invest in their workforce to the point where the office didn’t resemble a huge ice cube filled with back-breaking plastic chairs, mdf tables and computers less powerful than my old commodore plus-4.

[via Deputy-dog]

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Sure, you could purchase a home on the cheap right now, but these designer creations cater to a more imaginative crowd. Continue reading to see more. Click here for first picture in gallery.

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Inside Line compares the 2008 Dodge Challenger SRT8 and 2008 Ford Mustang Bullitt, putting them through a series of track tests. Video after the break. Click here for first picture in gallery.

So is the $40,145 2008 Dodge Challenger SRT8 really some $5,440 better than the $34,705 2008 Ford Mustang Bullitt? Yes, and when we crunched all the numbers into our comparison test formula

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So you’ve seen the HTC Touch Diamond specs, now check out a hands-on preview of the phone’s interface and internet functions. Videos after the break. Click here for first picture in gallery.

Overall, we’d like to see the final unit to judge the Diamond and give it a rating. Design-wise it is great, although it has some flaws. The software is really promising, but Windows Mobile smartphones are known for their not-so-instant reactions.

[via PhoneArena]

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