Weekly news roundup - 14/08/09

What's been hot this week?

14 August 2009 18:17 GMT / By Duncan Geere

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:Sony PS3 Slim confirmed
Opening GamesCom
Sony will announce the PS3 Slim, a slimmer version of its PS3 console next week sources have confirmed to Pocket-lint...read more

NEWS:Get clean with the Palm Pre Soap
or the iPhone soap, BlackBerry soap, PSP soap, and others
One soap maker has taken their love affair with the new Palm Pre a little too far with the launch of a Bourbon and Coke scented soap in the shape of the new smartphone...read more

NEWS:iTunes 9 screenshots surface. We call fake
COMMENT: Nothing but a bad Photoshop job
Images of what are reportedly screenshots of iTunes 9 have turned up online on Tuesday, however talking to a number of imaging experts Pocket-lint believe they are fakes...read more

NEWS:Apple Snow Leopard wallpapers outed
New OS isn't about the features, it's about how pretty your desktop looks
And you thought a new operating system was all about new features. The new desktop wallpapers for Apple's new operating system have been released (all 35 of them) to allow users to start to think what they are going to make their new desktop look like...read more

NEWS:Games are most iPhone apps, study finds
Applications are for boring people aren't they?
Android users are a bunch of boring workaholics if results from a new survey are anything to go by...read more

NEWS:New HTC handsets leaked
HTC Mega and Whitestone make an appearance
Another week another HTC handset leak, this time courtesy of wmexperts who claim to have the skinny on two yet announced windows phone, the HTC Mega and US carrier Verizon's version of the diamond 2...read more

NEWS:Nokia E52, priced and dated for UK
Lands Tuesday 11 August
Nokia's E52 will go on sale first thing on Tuesday morning in the UK SIM Free without a contract Pocket-lint has learnt...read more

NEWS:Dell unleashes Vostro 1014, 1015 and 1088 laptops
14.1 and 15.6-inch systems
Dell's Vostro lineup, targeted at small businesses, is growing with the addition of three entry-level 14...read more

NEWS:tr.im back by popular demand
url-shortening service back from the grave indefinitely
Less than 48 hours after shutting up shop, the Url-shortening site tr.im, has re-opened for business...read more

NEWS:Xbox Live gets new features Tuesday
11 August sees UK update
UK Xbox gamers will be getting a string of new features on the game console on tuesday Microsoft has said...read more