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We’d always suspected that the JooJoo tablet was hiding something extra to run HD video and Flash, and it’s just hit the FCC with full documentation and a teardown confirming that there’s an NVIDIA Ion GPU paired with an Atom N270 packed inside. We’re also seeing a 3G card in there, although it’s unclear whether it’ll be active or installed at launch.

There’s also some pictures showing it running Windows 7, but we’re assuming that’s just for testing purpose. But back to Ion for a second: our experience with first-gen Ion netbooks has been one of decreased performance and drastically reduced battery life, so we’re very curious to see how the JooJoo holds up compared to modern netbooks running Intel’s Pine Trail chips and NVIDIA’s Optimus-based Ion 2. Read more.

Barnes & Noble on Thursday said it was developing a version of its eReader app just for the iPad. Unlike the split approach to the regular iPhone feature, which breaks up the reader and storefront, the iPad version should provide both the store and the reader in the same software. As books are tied to an account rather than a device, the feature will even let those who own a Nook migrate all their downloads to Apple’s tablet.

The download should become available roughly around the iPad’s April 3rd launch and should be accompanied by updated versions of the BlackBerry, computer and iPhone apps, although what these will gain if anything wasn’t mentioned by Barnes & Noble. Read more.

Screen captures of Sony’s EVIL (electronic viewfinder, interchangeable lens) digital camera concept shown off at the PMA show last month reveal some more functionalities of the device. It was already known that the new Alpha will sport an APS-C sized sensor despite its size, but the screen captures reveal that most control will come through a touchscreen.

At the same time, the menu shots reveal users will be capable of shooting and saving images in both JPEG and RAW modes, like full DSLR cameras from competitors, and would give both a web-friendly version as well as the pure original. Read more.

Intel is currently previewing its upcoming Core i7 980X Extreme Edition CPU this week at the Game Developers Conference (GDC) in San Francisco. The company is demonstrating several applications optimized for the new platform, including Sega’s Napoleon Total War, Ubisoft’s RUSE, Geomerics’ Enlighten, and Cakewalk’s Sonar.

Earlier reports indicate the six-core chip will run at 3.33GHz, the same speed as the current quad-core offerings, with support for Hyperthreading. Intel claims the 980X represents the first 32nm, six-core processor with 12 computing threads. Level 3 cache has been upped from 8MB to 12MB, while consuming 130W of power at its thermal peak. Read more.

Sony has just officially announced its new motion controller at GDC 2010, and it’s dubbed the Playstation Move (for rather obvious reasons).  You’ll be able to acquire a Move in three packaged ways: bundled with a PS3, by itself, or in a starter kit targeted at “under $100? with the Playstation Eye, a controller, and a game, all slated for a Fall 2010 launch. Read more.

Western Digital has expanded its line of storage products with the My Passport AV. The portable drive is geared for video storage and playback, with support for a variety of game consoles, TVs, Blu-ray players, or other devices that can directly connect to a USB drive.

The new AV drive can be used alongside Sony Handycam video recorders, taking advantage of the Direct Copy feature to offload HD video without requiring a computer. The stored videos can then be played on Sony’s latest Blu-ray players or any of WD’s TV media players. Televisions from Samsung, Philips, and JVC are also supported, along with the Xbox 360 and PS3. Read more.

“Can I jailbreak my iPhone?” This question is being asked several times a day and the only correct answer is: “well that depends.” It’s a discussion about the software and base band running on the person’s phone, the different methods used to jailbreak and so forth. Someone over at GearDiary found this pretty neat web site which should assist anyone wondering if they can jailbreak their iPhone.

Jailbreakmatrix contains a chart with all of the hardware and software versions of the iPhone and what’s required to do so. It even links each software and hardware version to the instructions and downloads needed to begin the jalbreaking process. The chart is neatly organized and easy to navigate. Read more.

A very tentative rumor today claims that Apple will launch a new Mac Pro next week using Intel’s new Core i7-980X. The chip would be the first six-core model in a Mac and would give the same 3.33GHz clock speed as the custom-order Xeon but at a lower price. The system would be available Tuesday the 16th, but pricing and other details weren’t mentioned in the ZDNet slip.

The supposed tip corroborates a similar rumor from a month earlier but carries significant doubt given the Mac Pro’s history. Apple has always positioned the Mac Pro as a high-end workstation and since launching it in 2006 has always used Intel’s costlier but often faster Xeons. Using a Core i7 would shed support for a second processor and error-correcting memory; it would also require that Apple use two distinct system chipsets for the Mac Pro line. Read more.