Despite its lack of originality when it comes to its design, we definitely love what this new Mitac MID has to offer under the hood. Aside from being equipped with an Nvidia Tegra chip, this yet-to-be-named Mitac MID also boasts of 720p media playback, HDMI output, TV Tuner, and Windows CE with a custom UI. Its battery life is also said to be very reliable although the jury is still out on how efficient it really is. No camera though, but it’s reported that Mitac plans to ship this one with a keyboard/case combo to further entice would-be buyers.

Barnes and Noble, the United State’s largest book seller has filed with the FCC its own e-book reader, as it’s insinuated in the attached Agent Authorization Letter. The dipping of the toes into the digital text industry isn’t as peculiar as, say Discovery Communications , since Barnes and Noble already has some known precedence in the e-book reader market, partnering with Plastic Logic as their “exclusive eBookstore provider” — this may very well be the Plastic Logic reader, but there’s no indication one way or another.

First there was an alleged Toys R Us ad, and now we’ve caught wind of what’s claimed to be a Best Buy spot showing the Nintendo Wii getting that long-desired $50 price drop, down just below the two Benjamin mark. Easily Photoshopped image? You betcha, so we’ll just have to play wait-and-see as the evidence seems to mount up — it’s been a long time coming , after all, we wouldn’t be that surprised given the oncoming holiday season and the recent downward trend in demand.

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Earlier this week the internet alarms rang loud with word that Microsoft had added an app “kill switch” to its upcoming Windows Mobile 6.5 platform. Of course, such a kill switch is not unprecedented, as both the Android and iPhone platforms have their own variant. A Microsoft rep recently relayed a message of peace to assuage fears, telling Ars Technica that the vast majority of app rejections won’t cause a remote uninstall, and it’ll only be used if the app “exhibits harmful behavior or