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Finally diverting its attention from girls and little boys, Microsoft is finally growing some balls and gearing up to release a Gears of War 2 Zune model.

Bringing testosterone and adrenaline and whatever macho there is to the Zune, the model will come preloaded with 244 pieces of "Gears of War" media, including soundtrack, concept art, behind-the-scenes video and more.

The 120GB Zune will also come in packaging that has the series protagonist pondering the meaning of life while holding a rather dangerous looking gun and scary armor. It will run you a cool $280 and will be available starting November 7.

Gears of War 2 is due out exclusively on Xbox 360 in November.

We warned Americans when their Best Buy stores started to sell iPhone 3G and now we have to warn fellow Canadians that their Best Buy has also decided to pick up Apple's handset.

Going to Best Buy Canada won't help you get an unlocked iPhone. The prices are the same, $199 for the 8GB and $299 for the 16GB as long as you get a three-year contract from Rogers or Fido. So one more store selling the same product under the same conditions.

Remember the Archos 5 Internet Media Tablet which we covered a while ago? Well it's now available and ready to ship. It has an 800 x 480 5 inch screen, 802.11b/g WiFi, the Opera Web browser with Flash 9 support, and support for most, if not all, audio and video codecs available.

Like we told you earlier it comes in three versions: 60GB for $350, 120GB for $400 and 250GB for $450. If you want to wait until December, a 3.5G HSDPA version will be available. Or are you waiting for the bigger Archos 7 MID to arrive?