Continuing it’s shopping spree, Google announced today it will acquire reMail, an e-mail based startup. Announced by founder Gabor Cselle, who was formerly part of the Gmail team, Google will bring Cselle back to the Gmail team as a Product Manager. On the iPhone, reMail is arguably the best e-mail app with advanced compression and full text search. However, with the purchase by Google, reMail will be discontinued from the iPhone and the app will be pulled from the App Store, which is another shot in the Google vs. Apple war. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

After a prototype brochure fell into the wrong hands, the lineup HTC has in store for the first half of 2010 has been leaked. According to the leak, HTC has the designs broken up into four categories: Design/ Lifestyle, Social, Performance, and Productivity. The lineup shows a few interesting Android devices, while improving current Windows Mobile devices.

Design/ Lifestyle

HTC Legend

Successor to the HTC Hero, the HTC Legend is 11.4mm thick and packs an optical mouse instead of the trackball. The phone will also feature a 5 megapixel AF cam, 3.2-inch AMOLED display, and is expected for a release in March 2010.

HTC Salsa

A new form factor for an Android handset, the HTC Salsa is an 8.6mm candybar that features a portrait QWERTY keyboard, a 3.2 megapixel camera, and an FM radio. This handset is expected for a June 2010 release.

Social

HTC Tide

With the HTC Tide, HTC once again will release another phone with unfamiliar form factor for Android. The phone will have a full touch screen with a numeric keypad right under the display. Running on a 528MHz MSM7225, the phone will have a 3.2 megapixel camera and debut in April 2010.

HTC Buzz

The HTC Buzz, similar to the HTC Tattoo, will allow for changeable backplates. Feature wise, the HTC Buzz has a 5 megapixel AF camera with flash, full HSPA, and a 3.2-inch display. HTC plans to have this phone ready in May 2010.

Performance

HTC Bravo

The most interesting phone of the leak will have to be the HTC Bravo. The phone will be running on a Snapdragon processor and will pack a 5 megapixel AF cam with flash that also captures 720p video, a 3.7-inch AMOLED display, DivX support, 512MB of RAM, and a 16GB microSD card. This Android handset is set to be released in April 2010.

Productivity

HTC Photon

With a 3.2-inch capacitive display, a 5 megapixel camera, and a 600MHz MSM7227 processor, the HTC Photon is likely to replace the Touch Diamond 2. This Windows Mobile device is set for April 2010.

The HTC Trophy, the successor to the HTC Snap, will sport a 3-inch capacitive display, Windows Mobile 6.5, a QWERTY keyboard, and a 600MHz MSM7227 processor. Scheduled release for the HTC Trophy is set for May 2010.

HTC Tera

Shipping in April 2010, the HTC Tera stays similar to the Touch Pro 2. The Windows Mobile device will feature a 3-inch WQVGA resistive display, a slide-out QWERTY keyboard, and a 3.2 megapixel camera.

With the release of the Motorola Droid, HTC clearly has a competitor in the Android market. Their response has yet to be seen, but could very well be a strong one. The HTC Passion or HTC Dragon, which has been rumored for quite some time might see the light of day in early 2010. According to DigiTimes, the phone will sport a 1GHZ Snapdragon processor and will feature a 3.5-inch multitouch OLED display. The HTC Passion is still rumored for a Verizon debut.

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A few days ago, LG announced their latest Windows Mobile handset the LG eXpo. A feature or rather an addon of this phone that really excited us was the optional pico projector. Over at PC Mag, they were able to put the phone and the projector to use and came up impressed with the quality. On a 10FT screen, the projector was very smooth displaying the Transformers 2 trailer. Unfortunately, this phone will be sold to business customers only. Check out the demo after the break.

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Here are a few pictures of the supposed Motorola Sholes tablet. This phone is the predecessor of the Droid but amazingly enough equipped with more powerful features than the Droid. It is being said that this it does not have a physical keyboard like the Droid. The rumored spec sheet consist of  HDMI out(the first phone with an HDMI port), 8 megapixel camera with xenon flash, 720p video, Motorola’s CrystalTalk for background noise reduction on calls, and a giant 3.7 inch WVGA multitouch screen.  The phone will also be running Android 2.0 like the Droid. None of this is official yet so we will update as soon as more specs are leaked.

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Harman International announces the availability of the JBL Creature III, an updated version of the popular three-piece speaker system that was originally introduced in 2002.  The JBL Creature III’s new and improved design brings a more efficient, fresh feel while staying accurate to its sci-fi line. The subwoofer is now more compact, making it an easy count to any desk in your home, office, or business. Offered in black and white, these tasteful speakers also glow from the bottom. The Creature III is compatible with Mac and PC platforms, portable music players and gaming consoles. The suggested retail price is $129.99 and will be available exclusively at Apple retail stores.

• Colors: Black, White
• Input requirement: 1/8″ (3.5mm) stereo minijack
• Drivers: 1-5/8″ (40mm) in satellites, 3″ (75mm) in subwoofer
• Power: satellites – 5 watts each (10% THD+N), subwoofer – 15 watts total (10% THD+N)
• Satellite dimensions: 3″ x 3″ x 2-3/4″ (75mm x 75mm x 70mm)
• Subwoofer dimensions: 9″ x 9″ x 9″ (230mm x 230mm x 230mm)
• Input impedance: >5k ohms
• Frequency response: 50Hz – 20kHz
• Input sensitivity: 400mV RMS for rated power

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Dell’s 15.6-inch Vostro 1015, which was announced along with the Vostro 1014 and Vostro 1088 back in August, has just come out for purchase. The $429 base model gets a 2.2GHz Celeron 900 processor, 2GB of DDR2 RAM, a 160GB hard drive, and the downside, Windows Vista Home Basic. If you’re willing to smack down 200 more bills, coming in at $629, the dubbed performance package buys you a 2.1GHz Core 2 Duo T6670, 3GB of DDR2 RAM, a 320GB hard drive, Windows 7 Professional, dual-layer DVD burner, 2 megapixel webcam, integrated WiFi, GMA 4500MHD graphics and a 6-cell battery. This machine is stylish, surprisingly well equipped, and best of all affordable.

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As promised, Microsoft has introduced three new colors for the Zune HD. Purple, red, and magenta. The addition of the three colors brings the total count to seven colors with the other choices being the original platinum, black, blue, and green colors. As part of the Holiday Sale, Microsoft is offering the Zune HD with a month of Zune Pass for free, which will cost $14.99 after the free month. Also free is inscription, so you can choose to have a message on the Zune HD while paying the same retail pricing of $219.99 for the 16GB model and $269.99 for the 32GB model. Keep in mind this deal is only available on Zune Originals.

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So yeah..this is the Dell Mini 3iX. As you can see, the first thing you might ask is were the heck are the buttons? Dell thought they were smart and decided you know what lets be cool and put all the buttons on the side of the phone. The next thing they did that was super original and creative (sarcasm) was to not include the Android market. The idea is to download applications directly from developers and the shop’s own application of course. Great job Dell! On the bright side, the 3iX includes WiFi, features a decent 3.5-inch display, 3 megapixel camera with flash, autofocus and video , 3G support,  Bluetooth, and a microSD slot. We can expect the 3iX in shops in 2010.. possibly in Q1.

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Although Android 2.0 is out, HTC has yet to release an update for the Hero. Instead, rumors have it that HTC is working on an update that will bring both Android 2.1 and an updated HTC Sense UI. Nothing has been deemed official yet, but the folks over at XDA seem to have the update on hand with full install instructions. Keep in mind this is an Alpha build, so everything has yet to be ironed out.