The 15-inch Aspire Timeline M3 Ultra also breaks the mold by squeezing in a DVD drive for games you can’t get from Steam, along with options for either a hybrid hard drive / SSD or SSD-only storage setup. Neither company has included a pricetag in their joyful announcements, but these no-compromise packages are expected to begin shipping later this month.

The device will feature a 1GHz processor along with a 4.2” WVGA 800×480 IPS TFT display accompanied by 512MB of RAM. It will also sport a 2MP rear-facing camera and a VGA front-facing camera for video calls, Bluetooth 3.0, USB 2.0 and WiFi connectivity, and will come with premium EA games preloaded, such as Need For Speed Hot Pursuit. It will also run on Android 2.3 Gingerbread with access to Google Mobile Services.

Samsung is also advertising its SoundAlive audio system, a sound system that the company claims will offer great sound through the device’s built-in speakers or headphones. No word on when the Samsung Galaxy S WiFi 4.2 will be launched, nor how much it will cost, but we expect those details to be made available later, so check back with us then.

Sources close to Sony claim that MWC is the platform for Sony to make such an announcement, although this handset will retain its slider form factor that was spotted sometime last year, with some folks calling it “Julie”. Just how do you think Sony will fare by diversifying their smartphone range to cater for two camps? I do not think it will hurt them in any way. In fact, if Sony gets it right this time, it could prove to be just the shot in the arm that the company needs.

Jules Moretti has even designed it in such a way that when turned onto its side, it could be read like a book which is a format that some of us still prefer over e-readers. While we’re not sure what sort of hardware specs Jules has imagined for the MacPad Pro, it was specified that the device will be losing the firewire and ethernet ports, which in turn will be replaced by more Thunderbolt connectors along with a trio of USB 3.0 ports. What do you guys think? Would you buy the MacPad Pro?

In terms of hardware for the LG Optimus L3 E400, the device will feature a 3.2” QVGA display, a 3MP rear-facing camera, 3G, WiFi, microSD card support up to 32GB and it will run on Android 2.3 Gingerbread. The device will also be available in either black or white, and while no official release date has been given, it is expected that the LG Optimus L3 E400 will be debuted at MWC 2012 alongside its higher-end sibling which will be held towards the end of February in Barcelona, Spain.

According to the Wall Street Journal, the companies need permission from the Commission in order to make the handover work out according to plan, though we haven’t seen a specific deadline set for the transition. We don’t imagine the government will have quite the same concern with this particular transfer as it did with the entire merger itself, but we wonder if AT&T is secretly hoping — for once — that the FCC will say no.

What is it going to feature? Well, just about every rumor says a retina display with a 2048×1536 resolution. It’s pretty much a given at this point. At the beginning of January, we also reported an 8MP camera could be on the way, although that might be a stretch given the iPad 2′s little regard for camera quality. Aside from pixel increases, an Apple A6 quad-core processor is likely and 4G LTE connectivity is plausible as well.

I have my own theory that Siri will come to the iPad 3, too. There’s always one major headline feature in each iPhone that tops the rest, and that was Siri in 2011. I’d be surprised if Apple doesn’t bring Siri to the iPad in the same way it brought FaceTime over.

One last observation is that Apple is currently on its third beta of iOS 5.1, the version of iOS the iPad 3 could ship with. The final release of iOS 5.1 and the iPad 3 are on track to align soon.

iPad 3 rumors are about to reach a fever pitch as we approach Apple’s imminent launch.

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Not only that, it comes in a thin and svelte form factor that would up the portability ante, and you will also be able to use a wall or other equivalent surfaces as a projector’s display to show images of up to 60″ in size. Since the LightPad G1 will be mounted to a QWERTY keyboard, you will not have any issues typing out that super long document that is required by your boss. Major mobile devices running on the iOS, Android, Windows Phone and BlackBerry OS platforms are supported. The LightPad G1′s resolution maxes out at 854 x 480 pixels, while the next generation LightPad G2 certainly rocks the boat with 1280 x 720 resoulution.

HTC is being sued for the same four patents as Apple, with the addition of  a patent that covers capturing still images while previewing motion images — the same patent is being asserted against Apple and RIM in a concurrent ITC investigation. Florian Mueller of FOSS Patents speculates that the lawsuit is part of a last effort sales and marketing strategy to sell the company’s patent portfolio. Lastly, Mueller believes that even though Apple and HTC are suing each other, they will most likely team up to fight off Kodak. At the very least, the two companies could conduct a joint prior art search, or look to narrow the scope of patent claims to avoid liability for infringement.

The S1081 is also compatible with a multimedia docking station that comes with a DVD drive and a powerful audio system comprised of two stereo and two woofer speakers: great for those times when you’re using the tablet as a movie-playing device. The dock also comes with extra ports for increased connectivity options.

No word on pricing or availability, but we should find out in due time.