Those 45nm Intel Celeron 743 and SU2300 CPUs we’ve been seeing on spreadsheets and roadmaps may have found themselves a home with ASUS, if this DigiTimes report has any weight to it. According to the outlet, two new ultrathin portables powered by the aforementioned processors are set to launch on September 7th, with the first markets to get shipments being Taiwan, China, and Europe. Details are scarce beyond that and there’s no mention of price, but we wouldn’t be surprised to see it hit the $700 mark up to maybe even $1,000. Other sources say MSI and Acer will be making announcements of their own ultrathin laptops not too long after. September 7th is mighty soon, so part of us wonders if “launch” here is simply an unveiling, but in either case if there is something going on in a week, we can’t imagine we’ll get through the next few days without new factoids trickling out in the open.

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AFP – Toyota Motor said Monday it was developing anti-drunk driving equipment that would lock the ignition of a vehicle if high levels of alcohol are detected in the driver.

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InfoWorld – If you think you can easily whittle down the best open source software to a manageable number, you’ll soon discover that you can’t do it without a great deal of hair pulling, nail biting, and gnashing of teeth.

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With the latest installment of Bell’s “Meet my Palm Pre” series, paid spokesman Bradley here has basically guaranteed himself that he’ll be visited by elderly American roller girls with bad attitudes and a taste for justice. Some of the gruesome highlights:

“Unlike our neighbors to the south, Canadians are an active people.”
“Coupe de Kill is kinda scary. I should probably get out of here before she goes on Twitter.”
“According to Wikipedia, this game was first played in 1299. And, uh, I think some of these people were maybe there.”

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Bell’s latest Pre ad insults Americans, old people, and bloody roller derby girls in one pass originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 31 Aug 2009 04:31:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Reuters – Samsung Electronics Co Ltd, the world’s second-largest mobile phone maker, said on Monday it would open an online store for smartphone applications on September 14 in Europe.

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