Today Motorola introduced an heir of its mobile device. Like its predecessor Motorola Defy+ is a rugged smartphone featuring water, dust, scratch and shock resistant body. This device is said to be a rival of recently announced Samsung Galaxy Xcover but has better list of specifications. Motorola Defy+ runs on Google Android 2.3.4 Gingerbread operating system and has 3.7-inch 854x480px capacitive touchscreen with Gorilla Glass protective covering, 800MHz processor, 512MB RAM, 5MP AF camera with LED flash, microSD card slot, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS. The battery of this phone provides about 7 hours of talk time or 16 days of standby one.

At last Acer started shipping of its Iconia Tab A100 platform. A version of this tablet with 8GB internal storage costs $330 while 16GB version is sold for $350. Acer Iconia Tab A100 is based on NVIDIA Tegra 2 platform and runs on Google Android 3.2 Honeycomb operating system. The tablet is equipped with 7-inch capacitive touchscreen with 1024x600px resolution, 1GB RAM, 5MP camera, 2MP webcam, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, MicroSD external memory card slot, HDMI output, microUSB port, 3.5mm headphones jack. The battery of this device has 1530mAh capacity and provides about 5 hours of work time. The dimensions are 195х117х12.7mm, the weight is 420g.

Today Dell introduced its first tablet computer running on Google Android 3.1 Honeycomb operating system. Like many other tablets of such class Dell Streak 10 Pro is based on NVIDIA Tegra 2 platform and is equipped with 10-inch 1280х800px capacitive touchscreen with Gorilla Glass protective covering, 1GB RAM, two cameras – 2MP front-facing webcam and 5MP sensor on the back side, external memory card slot, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS, microUSB port. The battery of this tablet provides about 12 hours of work time. In next few weeks a version of Dell Streak 10 Pro with 16GB internal storage will become available in China for $465.

Cricket mobile operator has just introduced an heir of Huawei Ascend that is a version of Huawei U8230 supporting CDMA networks. Huawei Ascend II runs on Google Android 2.3 operating system and is equipped with 3.5-inch capacitive touchscreen with 480x320px resolution, 600MHz processor, 5MP camera, 512MB RAM, MicroSD external memory card slot, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS, 3.5mm headphones jack. The smartphone measures 117х61х12.7mm and weights 116g. At present moment Huawei Ascend II is exclusively available only in Cricket’s shops for $180 without any additional obligations. In other countries this smartphone will become available later and will get another commercial name.

Phone Arena source has just published some pics and list of specifications of coming Sony Ericsson’s flagship smartphone – Xperia duo. This high-end device features 4.5-inch 960x540px capacitive touchscreen supporting Bravia Engine technology, 1.4GHz dual-core processor, 1.5GB RAM, 12MP Exmor R camera, and 2500mAh battery. The smartphone is powered by Google Android 2.3 Gingerbread operating system. It is expected that Sony Ericsson Xperia duo will become available in the beginning of September, 2011.

Today Nokia officially introduced its new device positioned as next company’s flagship smartphone. Nokia N9 features a thin case made of whole piece of polycarbonate. The device has no hardware buttons – the screen has concave surface covered with Gorilla Glass and takes almost all space on the front side of the smartphone. Nokia N9 runs on MeeGo 1.2 operating system and is based on Texas Instruments OMAP 3630 processor with 1GHz clock and PowerVR SGX530 graphics accelerator. The list of specifications of this coming smartphone also includes 3.9-inch capacitive AMOLED touchscreen with 480x854px resolution, 8MP camera with double LED flash, front-facing camera for video calls, 1GB RAM, 16/32/64GB internal storage, NFC chip, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS, 3.5mm headphones jack. The battery of this device provides up to 11 hours of talk time or 4.5 hours of video playback or 50 hours of music playback. The dimensions are 116.5х61.2х7.6-12.1mm. The weight is 135g. Nokia N9 will become available till the end of the third quarter of 2011. No word about price.

Motorola has just showed its new smartphone that will become available In China in next few weeks. It is Motorola XT882. It runs on Google Android 2.3 Gingerbread operating system and is based on NVIDIA Tegra 2 T250 platform that includes dual-core processor with 1.2GHz clock. Motorola XT882 also features Dual-SIM function support and can work with both GSM and CDMA networks. As for other specifications the device has 4-inch capacitive touchscreen with 540x960px resolution, ULP GeForce (AP20H) graphics accelerator, 8MP camera with double LED flash and 1080p recording capability, 0.3MP webcam, 512MB RAM, 8GB internal storage, MicroSD external memory card slot, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS, FM radio, 3.5mm headphones jack, HDMI output, 1880mAh battery. The body of the device measures 122.1х62.5х13.15mm and weights 136.5g. The price of Motorola XT882 high-end smartphone will be about $830.

Coby Electronic has just announced its new tablet computer to become available for pre-order. Coby Kyros MID1024 runs on Google Android 2.2 Froyo operating system is equipped with 10.1-inch capacitive touchscreen with 1024x600px resolution, 1GHz processor by Samsung, 1GB RAM, 4GB internal storage, MicroSD external memory card slot (up to 32GB), Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, HDMI output, front-facing camera, USB 2.0 port, 3.5mm headphones jack, 3000mAh battery. The price of this Android tablet is $270.

This device seems to be a rival of Sony Ericsson Xperia Play that doesn’t have a great run. MOPS Shadow T800 is a smartphone equipped with joystick and hardware buttons. It runs on Google Android 2.2 Froyo operating system and comes with pre-installed emulators of some popular portable game consoles. MOPS Shadow T800 has 3.5-inch capacitive touch screen with 320x480px resolution, 512MB RAM, 806MHz processor, 5MP camera, 0.3MP camera for video calls, GPS, Bluetooth, 3G modem. The price of this gaming Android smartphone is $410.

HP Veer announced some month ago will be released on May, 15. At first it will be available only for AT&T customers for $100 with two-year contract. This tiny (84x55x15.1mm) device is a vertical slider with full QWERTY keyboard. It runs on WebOS 2.1 operating system and is equipped with 800MHz Qualcomm MSM7230 processor, 2.6-inch multi-touch capable screen with 320x400px resolution, 5MP camera, 8GB internal storage, accelerometer, 3.5mm headphones jack, proximity and light sensors. The battery of this HP Veer provides about 5 hours of talk time or 12 days of standby one. It is notable that this smartphone supports Flash.