BlackBerry PlayBook available for a quick hands-on. The announcement came during the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, where a slew of tablets are being unveiled. This lot includes the much-hyped Motorola Xoom, a tablet to be sold by Verizon Wireless, which will use a version of Google's Android operating system designed with tablets in mind

The PlayBook is RIM's upcoming rival to tablets such as the iPad and the Samsung Galaxy Tab. It has a 7-inch touchscreen, the 9.7-inch PlayBook was in the works, but has been vague on details about price and availability.

It felt sturdy and robust, but not too heavy. It's slim too, and we reckon it'll fit in a pocket, or certainly a satchel or handbag without too much complaint. There's a mini-HDMI port to output video to your TV, and both rear- and front-facing cameras (5 and 3 megapixels respectively).

With Wi-Fi and Flash support too, the PlayBook is looking mighty promising. Our trusty American cousins at CNET.com have been informed that the PlayBook will come in 16, 32 and 64GB versions, will be released in the first quarter of 2011 and will be priced "competitively", to mean that it'll cost about the same as the iPad.

What do you think of the design? Does the PlayBook look how you expected it to, and do you think you'll be buying one?

Marty Cooper - an cellphone inventor. No need to tell who's this guy but why I'm giving this intro as he's not such popular among us. He's the one who invented the cellphone in the early 1970s, however he has been more popular out in the public recently, when he has given an length interview to CNN in which he ruminates on the invention that quite literally changed the world. Perhaps most notably is that he says he and his team at Motorola always "knew that someday everybody would have a cellphone," but that he found it "hard to imagine that that would happen in my lifetime."

In D8, today Dell will be offering the Streak to US customers direct from its website, will be starting next month for $500. That's later than the June 4 date that UK customers will be enjoying, but it's earlier than it could've been. Dell had merely been giving "later this Summer" guidance previously.

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Apple CEO Steve told that "just 28 days after its introduction," Apple sold its millionth iPad. 1.5 million ebooks have already been downloaded to the device, along with 12 million apps.

Apple says: iPad allows users to connect with their apps and content in a more intimate, intuitive and fun way than ever before. Users can browse the web, read and send email, enjoy and share photos, watch HD videos, listen to music, play games, read ebooks and much more, all using iPad's revolutionary Multi-Touch™ user interface. iPad is 0.5 inches thin and weighs just 1.5 pounds-thinner and lighter than any laptop or netbook-and delivers up to 10 hours of battery life.*

Developers have created over 5,000 exciting new apps for iPad that take advantage of its Multi-Touch user interface, large screen and high-quality graphics. iPad will run almost all of the more than 200,000 apps on the App Store, including apps already purchased for your iPhone® or iPod touch®.

As Microsoft's always said about its Kin phones that they would come to Verizon in May and Vodafone in the fall, and now it looks like an internal Verizon email has spilled the details (Engadget shown publically).

Kin One and Kin Two will go up for pre-order on May 6th, and they will launch to all channels on May 13th," according to the screen-shots. We can't confirm it yet, but hope to see soon. I'm very excited about it, are you?

The next generation of Bluetooth technology i.e. "Bluetooth 4.0" should complete sometime in June 2010. The new Bluetooth 4.0 is exciting for two main reasons:

Low-power consumption could come in handy for electronics such as pedometers and glucose monitors. Obviously you do not want to keep charging and replacing batteries every few months. Bluetooth’s power consumption will be so minute that the battery can last years. Mobile phones and PCs can definitely use the low-power consumption as well as high speed data transfer rates. In addition, another cumbersome limitation of the current Bluetooth technology is the 30 foot range rule, however Bluetooth 4.0 will make that limits of 200 feet and higher.

Skype announces on its website that "Skype mobile for Verizon Wireless will be available from coming Thursday i.e 25th March'10". Skype declare:

If you’re a Verizon customer with a smartphone and data plan, you’ll be able to download Skype mobile.

Initially, this Skype mobile app will work on with one of nine select smartphones:

The much rumored Nokia C5 Mobile phone is finally out in the market, the new addition of C-series to Nokia’s portfolio. They are calling it a smartphone optimized for social networking and sharing. In our words it means a low cost e-series and Symbian for the masses. At just 135 EUR or Rs.8500 you get the power of a Symbian S60 3rd edition smartphone in your hands.

The phone comes with Nokia Messaging and lets you chat using Google Talk or Windows Live Messenger. Also with Facebook support built into the Phonebook.

Nokia C5 Specifications and Features:
* 12mm thick
* 12 hours GSM talktime and 26 day standby
* Symbian S60v3 FP2 OS
* 3.2MP camera
* Free Navigation with Ovi Maps
* HSDPA / HSUPA
* 2.2 inch QVGA screen
* 50MB internal memory and MicroSD Slot with 2GB card
* GPS / A-GPS
* 3.5MM audio jack
* FM Radio

The phone will be available in two colors – white and warm grey. It will be be available in Q2 2010 globally in Europe, Eurasia, SEAP, China and MEA.

Yeah, it’s true. A Windows Mobile phone is the official phone of the 2010 Winter Olympics and not any phone, the Samsung Omnia II with its 800MHz processor and AMOLED screen. All the trimmings with Windows Mobile 6.5.

Not bad,what do you say.

AT&T has officially announced the HTC Pure, which actually hit stores Sunday. Also announced, the Tilt 2, the Touch Pro 2 follow up to the Fuze or the original Tilt, depending on how you want to look at it. Both of the phones have (or will have, for the Tilt 2) Windows Mobile 6.5 on board from the get-go.

The Pure is available for $149.99 after contract and rebate. The Tilt Pro 2 "will be available in the coming weeks" but as per the rumours it'll be around $299.99.

Powered by the nation's fastest 3G network and the Windows phone platform, the HTC Tilt 2 and HTC PURE deliver an enhanced TouchFLO® 3D interface on a large vibrant touch screen that makes navigation intuitive and rich while enabling smooth access to desktop like web browsing. Both devices embody HTC's approach to put people at the center of the communications experience by providing full access to voice, text, or email in a single contact view, regardless of whether voice, text or email was used. This view can be accessed from the contact card or in the in-call screen during a phone conversation, ensuring the latest conversations are always at hand.

"As one of the first carriers to support Windows Mobile 6.5 in the U.S. and the largest distributor of Windows phones worldwide, AT&T has a long history of leadership in smartphones and Windows Mobile," said Michael Woodward, vice president, Mobile Phone Portfolio, AT&T Mobility and Consumer Markets. "Twice as many smartphone users choose AT&T over any other carrier and the HTC Tilt 2 and HTC PURE will lead our Windows phone lineup into 2010."

AT&T will support Windows Marketplace for Mobile in 2009 for access to a variety of applications on new AT&T devices, including the HTC PURE and HTC Tilt 2. Additionally, AT&T customers' purchases from Windows Marketplace can be added to their monthly statements. After Microsoft delivers Windows Marketplace later this year for other versions of Windows Mobile, AT&T will make it available to customers using those versions.

Windows Mobile 6.5 received several upgrades that enhance ease-of-use, such as a touch-friendly user interface and improved browser with Flash support. Content and applications are just a fingertip away on the redesigned Start Menu and Internet Explorer Mobile will support the rich experiences that many Web pages offer for desktop computers.

"AT&T and HTC have a long history of innovation with Windows phones," said Andy Lees, senior vice president of Microsoft's Mobile Communications Business. "AT&T, by bringing out the both the HTC Pure with its touch slate, and the HTC Tilt 2 with its keyboard, gives people the ability to choose a Windows phone that matches their preference."

HTC Tilt 2:
Designed for the business professional, the HTC Tilt 2 is designed with distinct style and strength while delivering the most powerful productivity experience available on a mobile phone. The HTC Tilt 2 features a high-resolution 3.6-inch widescreen WVGA display which can be easily tilted for an expanded viewing area and a large QWERTY keyboard, which is optimized for heavy email use. A quality speakerphone experience is enabled by dual speakers and dual microphones with advanced noise cancellation, and HTC's Straight Talk™ which allows for simplified conference calling and activation of the speakerphone by simply turning over the device. The HTC Tilt 2 also features a 3.2 megapixel camera.

HTC PURE:
Leveraging HTC's TouchFLO 3D experience, the all touch screen HTC PURE offers an advanced touch experience that is optimized for one-hand use, which further evolves the compact smartphone design. Incorporating a large, brilliant 3.2-inch WVGA touch screen, the HTC PURE is crafted to fit perfectly into the hand and accentuates one's sense of style. With a crisp advanced five megapixel auto-focus camera with video capture, expandable memory, gravity sensor and an ambient light sensor, the HTC PURE brings many of the most sophisticated features to a broad consumer audience looking for the professional benefits of a smartphone, without sacrificing size, looks or functionality.

"The HTC Tilt 2 and HTC PURE are not only powerhouse devices, they also provide a natural simplicity in the way we communicate with the people in our lives whether through voice, text or email," said Jason Mackenzie, vice president of HTC America. "Our desire is to put people at the center of every mobile experience, and we are pleased to work with AT&T, who shares this common vision."

Pricing and Availability:
The HTC PURE is available at AT&T retail stores nationwide and online at www.wireless.att.com for $149.99. The HTC Tilt 2, will be available in the following weeks for $299.99. (For the HTC PURE, pay $199.99 and receive $50 mail-in-rebate, for the HTC Tilt 2, pay $349.99 and receive a $50 mail-in-rebate. Two-year agreement on a minimum $69.99 plan required.)

Presenting fascinating speakers for your iPods and iPhones music gadget. It is called Retro Stereo iPod speaker as the design resembles an old fashioned cassette player. Most iPod does not have speakers and thus this one is an apt accessory to accompany the iPod/iPhones gadget. With a light weight body and a suave design this one would arouse that olden day’s feel in you. With no battery requisite the iPod speakers get energised by the iPhone/iPod.

The gadget has a docking mechanism with the dock connector onboard and caters stereo audio result. Costing $32 this one is homogenously compatible with many iPod and iPhone models like 1st and 2nd generations of iPod Touch, 6G iPod Classic, 1st to 4th Generation of iPod Nano, and iPod mini, iPhone 2G, 3G and 3GS.

Having 62mm W x 15mm D x 30mm H dimensions and weighing a meagre 19 Gms, this one is truly handy. Enrobing the black colour it looks presentable and retro form stylish.

Huawei is planning Android mobile gadget for Q3 launch. In addition to the U8230, we have seen before it looks like another Huawei Android-based smartphone is coming in October to T-Mobile Europe. The device is known as the T-Mobile Pulse or Huawei 8220. It comes with:

• Android 1.5
• 3.5-inch 320×480 LCD touchscreen
• 3.2 Megapixel camera
• GPS receiver
• WiFi
• Bluetooth
• microSD card slot
• HSDPA 7.2 Mbps
• HSUPA 5.76 Mbps

This gadget is available near by this October.

Cloud Telecomputers a software innovator in business communication applications and IP telephony today introduced Glass, which is an Android-based platform for desktop business smartphones. The Glass is SIP compatible and will offer a highly attractive and intuitive user interface on an eight-inch color touchscreen. This gadget will feature Outlook integration for tap-to-dial, Bluetooth for answering cell calls on your desk phone, voice dialing, HD speakerphone, and interfaces to popular CRM programs.

Cloud Telecomputers is planning to release its Glass-enabled phones during the Q1 of 2010 with a price range of $599 to $699, depending on features and configuration.

Today mutualink announced the public safety industry’s first smartphone gadget powered interoperable gateway device dubbed the Smartphone Commander. The Smartphone Commander runs the Google Android mobile platform and will work with any 3G Carrier or over or over a WiFi network. What the Mutualink Smartphone Commander does is provide anywhere anytime field functionality on Mutualink’s secure distributed ad-hoc multi-media interoperable emergency communications resource sharing platform. It enables on scene incident commanders to create incident defined interoperable communication sessions invite participants and contribute and remove disparate communication assets on the fly, including two-way radio, video, telephony and data.

The Mutualink Smartphone Commander will be unveiled at the APCO International 75th Annual Conference booth 510 on August 16-20, 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

The latest rustic and sober mobile gadget the Kyocera K003. It has very plain features and easy to use. It is usually designed keeping the new users in mind who are unaware of the latest technologies. The pricing list is still not out. This sober phone features:

• 1.4 inch internal screen
• 2.8 inch QVGA LCD display
• 2 mega-pixel camera with auto focus
• Speak Slowly
• Noise cancellation features
• Micro SDHC card slot
• Supporting 16 GB Expendable Memory
• Pedometer
• Available colors pink, gold, white and khaki

The best part of this mobile which will whack out the other mobile, is its battery life. It gives you 240 hours of battery in continuous calls and 300 hours on stand-by.

LG is going to launch the LG GD910 3G watch mobile phone in August with orange. LG’s watch phone is able to do a two-way video conversation. Other features of the watch phone include:

The metal casing and curved glass create a body just 13.9mm thick, and if you’re not keen on prodding at the display then you’ll be pleased to hear that the GD910 supports voice-dialling and speech recognition for TTS (Text To Speech) composition of text messages.

It’s also waterproof, has a speakerphone. The LG GD910 will go on sale in Europe sometime in 2009, price and precise date unknown.