Weekly news roundup - 07/08/09

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7 August 2009 18:10 GMT / By Ben Crompton

If you haven't had a chance to read all the news and reviews we've posted on the site this week here are just some of the highlights.

NEWS:Snow Leopard goes to number one on Amazon.com pre-order
While UK waits
Apple has released its next operating system for pre-order in the States, just a couple of weeks after Microsoft did the same for its forthcoming OS...read more

NEWS:O2 to lose iPhone exclusive on 9 October
Apple agreement's end date revealed
That O2 is to lose its exclusivity on Apple's iPhone is beginning to look like a cert with a date now emerging from industry sources as to when the agreement officially ends...read more

NEWS:T-Mobile offering iPhone 3G in the UK
Big spenders getting Apple mobile despite O2's exclusive
T-Mobile is flouting the exclusive agreement between Apple and O2 in the UK, and its own agreement with Apple for the German market, by offering its British customers the iPhone 3G...read more

NEWS:PHOTOS: Nikon COOLPIX S1000pj projector camera
Taking pictures of cameras taking pictures
Nikon's COOLPIX S1000pj was recently unveiled, but amongst all the press materials, there was a conspicuous lack of any pictures of the projector-camera actually doing its thing...read more

NEWS:PS3 Slim appears on Amazon in Germany
Rumoured slimmed down console revealed?
Over the weekend a particular page on the German version of Amazon has been getting a lot of attention...read more

REVIEW:Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH1 camera
HD video, but at what cost?
Panasonic beat its development partner Olympus to market with the first camera in its new Micro Four Thirds system...read more

NEWS:PHOTOS: INQ Mini 3G and INQ Chat 3G
Get up close with the new INQ handsets
We've been lucky enough to get a bit of a hands-on with the new INQ Mini and INQ Chat handsets, so here's a few photos of both models...read more

NEWS:7 iPhone Apps that let you ditch your GPS
Do you really need a dedicated unit?
So you've got yourself an iPhone, who hasn't I hear you ask, and you want to get from A to B, so what are your choices? Here are a couple of apps you should take a look at:
TomTom Car Kit
TomTom's navigation service on the iPhone via an app and bolt on accessory rumoured to be costing around £114 when it launches later in the year...read more

NEWS:Zune HD images emerge
Official shots leaked early
Microsoft's Zune HD has been revealed pictorially with what appears to be the slightly early release of some official images...read more

NEWS:Apple updates iPhone to 3.0.1
Fixes SMS bug
Apple has rushed out a software update for the iPhone to fix a security hole that had been discovered allowing hackers to take control of the mobile phone by sending an SMS text message...read more