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Google has announced that it will merge the smartphone and Tablet editions of its Android operating system, combining the best features of both into a single OS.

This will happen in the next version of the smartphone operating system. Currently, the smartphone OS is Android 2.3 (Gingerbread), while Tablets will run Android 3.0 (Honeycomb).

Strictly speaking, there will also be one more edition of the smartphone-only OS, Android 2.4. This will let applications designed for dual-core Tablets run on single-core smartphones.

Android 2.4 will retain the Gingerbread codename. It may come as no surprise that the combined smartphone and Tablet version of Android will be called Ice-cream Sandwich.

As well as combining the two operating systems, Google announced that there will be a new version of Android every six months. We can only hope that as well as pushing out such frequent updates, Google can persuade handset manufacturers to match the pace. Currently, many smartphones lag far behind the latest release.

The company’s first  touchscreen/keyboard handset, the RESEARCH in MOTION’S BlackBerry Torch 9800, sports the new BlackBerry 6 OS.

A little thicker than some other top phones out now, the Torch measures 4.4 by 2.4 by 0.6 inches and weighs a manageable 5.68 ounces.

The 3.2inch, 360by480 capacitive touchscreen is fine for browsing the Web, but the colors, text, and detail look slightly flat.

The hardware keyboard slides smoothly and easily.  The Torch also has a software keyboard, but in both portrait and landscape modes it feels cramped. Test shows that the Web browser is slow to load, especially at mediaheavy sites. The handset’s 624mHz processor just can’t seem to handle the new WebKitbased browser technology.

The Torch’s 5 megapixel camera has autofocus, a 2X zoom, and an LED flash and the image quality was better from older BlackBerrys.

iPhone announced a new thin slab of smartphone: iPhone 4.0 with an amazingly sharp screen.

What’s new? Is there any new iPhone features? Yes,there are: new design, a front-facing camera, new integrated antenna, a second mic for noise cancellation, microSIM.

iPhone 4 runs on iPhone OS 4 OS. Powered by the A4 processor iPhone 4 features a new camera with a backside illuminated sensor which supports 5x digital zoom, LED flash, GPS and records a full 720p at 30fps HD video.

The new battery supports 10 hours of video recording, 7 hours of 3G talk, 6 hours of 3G browsing, up to 40 hours of music, 10 hours of WiFi browsing, 300 hours of standby.

In the US iPhone 4 will be available on June 24 at $199 for the 16GB model and $299 for the 32GB model.

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A new Nettop PC known as the VOT125 by ViewSonic is now available.

This mini sized nettop is powered by one of four energy-saving Intel’s processors: Celeron SU743, Dual Core Celeron SU2300, Pentium SU4100 and Core 2 Duo SU7300.

Under the lid you can also find a 250GB HDD, 2GB of memory, 2X USB 2.0 ports, wired and wireless connections, DVI output, HDMI output and runs on Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium OS.

The starting price of Viewsonic VOT125 Nettop PC is $499.

HP intros a new 18.4-inch (1920 x 1080 Ultra BrightView LCD display) Pavilion dv8t featuring Intel Core i7-720QM Quad Core a 1.6GHz processor.

The laptop is packed with a NVIDIA GeForce GT 230M 1GB graphics card, a 500GB HDD,  4GB DDR3 RAM, Blu-ray and runs on Windows 7 64-bit OS.

The most amazing thing is that the Pavilion dv8t is available only for $949.99 shipped instead of regular price $1,449.99.

Recently HTC introduced the world’s first 4G phone which will likely enter the market in summer.

The HTC EVO 4G will support streaming voice calls and data with blazing speeds. So let’s compare: 600Kbps (HTC 3G) vs 6Mbps (HTC 4G). Can you imagine the difference?

Besides 4G technology feature HTC Evo is also unique for its 8MP (instead of a 5MP) camera and HTC’s capacitive multi-touch with Sense UI.

HTC EVO 4G goes to the next generation with the Android OS, but just imagine a phone with Android and a 4G technology.

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Lenovo released 2 laptop models: IdeaPad Y460 and IdeaPad Y560. The first is the Y460 063347U in black with a Core i3-330M processor, Intel HD graphics, 4GB of RAM, 14-inch HD LED backlit screen, 320GB of storage, Bluetooth, WiFi and more. This version sells for $999.

The Y460 063346U is also available starting at $1,199. It runs a Core i5-520M processor, ATI Radeon HD 5650 graphics with 1GB of VRAM, 4GB of RAM, 14-inch HD LED backlit screen, WiFi, Bluetooth and more. Both machines have DVD burners and run Windows Home 7 Premium 64-bit OS.

The M780 convertible tablet computer was introduced and will be available at $1,799. The tablet is powered by an Intel Core i7-620M 2.66GHz processor, up to 8GB of DDR3 RAM, a 7200RPM 320GB HDD.

The 12.1-inch machine is equipped with  a 1200 x 800 TruBright LED backlit, a HDMI out, 2X USB ports, microphone, webcam, Bluetooth 2.1, Wi-Fi, a Ultra SlimBay DVD-SuperMulti drive (+/-R double layer) and runs on Windows 7 Pro OS.

ASUS has just announced their newest multi-touch tablet PC called the Eee PC T101MT. Aimed specifically at students and professionals, the tablet boasts a 10.1-inch 1024 x 600 LED backlight/resistive multi-touch panel, an Intel Atom N450 processor, up to 2GB RAM, a 320GB hard drive, a 0.3MP webcam, WiFi, Bluetooth, 3x USB ports, a 6.5-hour battery and Windows 7 OS. Pricing and availability are still unknown at the moment.

Lenovo presents us its 2 new all-in-one touchscreen desktop models G455 and G555. Full specifications hasn’t been confirmed yet but as we informed both desktops use AMD Turion II dual-core processors and Radeon HD graphics. Also known that the 20-inch C315 desktop is powered by an Athlon CPU and 4GB of RAM. The touch-enabled C315 gets Lenovo IdeaTouch, a bundle of homegrown finger-friendly multimedia apps including PowerCinema, AutoCollage and VeriTouch. The machines run on Windows 7 OS.

Pricing for the Lenovo G455 and G55 is supposed to be at $449, while the Lenovo C315 starts at $649.