Weekly news roundup - 05/06/09

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5 June 2009 18:13 GMT / By Ben Crompton

With E3 related news and launches, as well as the upcoming WWDC and the inevitable Apple-related rumours that go with it, it's been a busy week for us here at Pocket-lint.

The site is teeming with top stories, but we know, for some, time is at a premium so we've got the ten most-read right here.

NEWS: PHOTOS: Pentax K-7 DSLR camera
Hands on gallery
Pentax has announced a new "mid-range" DLSR camera and Pocket-lint was on hand, as usual, to grab a hands-on gallery for you to see what's what, plus pictures actually taken with the camera...read more

NEWS: 3rd gen iPhone photos appear online
Poor camera skills give us little to go on though
As the Internet gears up for the Apple fanboydom that is WWDC, yet more pictures reporting to be the next iPhone have appeared, this time sporting a digital compass and the ability to auto focus by tapping on the screen...read more

NEWS: Palm Pre webOS details emerge
The lowdown on the Pre's features
At the D: All Things Digital conference Palm has shown off some new webOS features to the attending crowd...read more

NEWS: PHOTOS: Sony PSP Go
E3 2009: High-res photos leak out
First is was a fuzzy video, now a collection of high res pictures has leaked out all but confirming, it seems, that Sony will release a new handheld gaming console on Monday at it's E3 conference...read more

NEWS: Bing live, Microsoft warns over sex searches
Company explains safesearch functionality
As promised, Bing is now live in the UK, and you can go and try it by typing bing...read more

NEWS: Microsoft reveals Project Natal for Xbox 360
"No controller required" for Microsoft's motion-sensing gaming solution
"You are the controller", Microsoft has announced during its E3 2009 keynote speech...read more

NEWS: Nokia N97 goes on pre-order at Phones4U
Available from free on £40, 24-month Orange contract
Nokia's new flagship phone, the N97, has been confirmed for launch offered as a SIM-free handset only option direct from Nokia from the 19 June, and now Phones4U has a pre-order system set up too...read more

NEWS: Nokia N97 gets release date: 19 June
Nokia's flagship touchscreen due in just over a fortnight
We've just had word from Nokia that its new, much-anticipated handset will be hitting the shelves on 19 June...read more

NEWS: Samsung Pixon12 unleashed
12-megapixel cameraphone due end of the month
Samsung has unveiled the Samsung Pixon12 - the world's first 12-megapixel camera phone with a full touchscreen...read more

REVIEW: Pentax K-7 DSLR camera - First Look
Can Pentax steal the mid-range show?
With around 20 DSLR cameras currently on the market, trying to work your way through the minefield of which one is best for you is hard...read more