BlackBerry 10 Development Device appears, looks a lot like a mini PlayBook

We're just a day away from BlackBerry World 2012 and BlackBerry Jam in Orlando (stay tuned for our live reports starting tomorrow afternoon) and there's already a photo of the BlackBerry 10 development device which RIM is expected to seed to lucky developers. More images of the device can be seen at CrackBerry.com. 

If this is indeed a real device and not a clevery Photoshopped hoax, it looks like a multi-touch slate (no physical keyboard!) that has borrowed freely from the materials and design of the PlayBook. It looks sturdy and reasonably rugged. It also appears to have a front facing camera and a rear camera with an LED flash. Other than that, it is hard to tell what this thing can do or how the QNX OS will look on it. I'm crossing my fingers that we will see a preview in the coming days.

ASUS launches ROG G75VW and G55VW gaming notebooks

Asus recently launched Republic of Gamers (ROG) G75VW and G55VW gaming notebooks.  Featuring Intel 3rd generation Core i7 processors, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660M/670M GPUs with up to 3GB of GDDR5 VRAM, up to 16GB of DDR3 DRAM and support for dual hard drives in RAID 0/1 operation. The dual-fan intelligent thermal technology ensures the system runs cooler, optional Active shutter glasses with NVIDIA 3D LightBoost technology* in 1080P resolution, a built-in subwoofer and ASUS SonicMaster audio capabilities provides a rich and immersive gaming experience.

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Samsung overtakes Nokia as top phone maker with record $5.2 Billion Profits

Samsung's on a roll. They've just overtaken longtime phone leader Nokia by shipping 92 million cellfones worldwide in Q1 2012 while Nokia sold 83 million units. Samsung also posted profits of US $5.2 billion dollars for the period.

Samsung makes various feature phones but is popular for its Galaxy range of Android smartphones which is composed of various models in a range of screen sizes and features. Samsung's feature phone and smartphone sales now make up 40% of their total profits, which is remarkable for a company that makes so many products.

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Apple Mac Store hits 10,000 available apps

There are apparently over10,000 apps available in the Mac App Store making it the biggest and fastest growing computer software store online. Independent sources tallied up the app market. Reports from MacGeneration and Macrumors have both reported that the store now offers over 10,000 apps for purchase and download to Mac computers. It is good to see a thriving Mac OS developer community for the desktop and not just for the hugely popular mobile devices.

Sources: Macrumors and Macgeneration via Cnet