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‘PS3 Slim’ rumor fervor hard to fathom

Is this the new PS3 Slim? Rumors have it Sony may unveil such a device at the Gamescon show in Germany Tuesday. On the other hand, it may all be fanboy-driven fervor with no substance. Either way, to CNET News reporter Daniel Terdiman, the excitement is unlikely to be matched by the reality of anything Sony may introduce.

While all new technology product rumors have to be taken with a grain of salt, you can sometimes tell–often by the volume of online chatter about a particular morsel–that one is more likely to turn out to be true.

That seems to be the case with the so-called “PS3 Slim,” a rumored new PlayStation 3 form factor that could well be on the horizon. And if the latest slew of blog and forum posts are right, there’s a pretty good chance Sony will formally announce the new console Tuesday at the Gamescon conference in Cologne, Germany.

That may be true, and, of course, it may not. But what I want to know is why so many people seem to be so excited about this as-yet-unseen console? After all, the PS3–once thought by many to be the most likely winner of the next-generation console wars between Sony, Microsoft (with its Xbox 360), and Nintendo (with its Wii)–has lagged far behind its competitors.

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Name that Netbook: What should Apple call its rumored tablet PC?

According to various rumors and reports, Apple’s got a new slate-style netbook in the works that may be announced as soon as next month. While we have no confirmation from Apple–or anybody else–that such a product really exists, that doesn’t mean we can’t do a little market survey and ask you what the thing should be called.

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CNETNewsName that Netbook: What should Apple call its rumored tablet PC? http://bit.ly/14vLXm

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