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This is the Motorola CLIQ 2. Rumours state that the device will be launched at CES (Consumer Electronics Show) 2011 that will be held next month. The device should be heading for the T-Mobile network on January 19th. Here are the specifications that are known so far: Android 2.2 (Froyo) [Should be Upgradable to Android 2.3 Gingerbread] 5 Megapixel Camera with Dual-LED Flash Bluetooth 2.1, Wi-Fi Slide-Out Honeycomb Design QWERTY Keyboard The screen looks around 3.5" in size. The phone is reportedly having the new version of MOTO BLUR UI. We will inform you as soon as any new information arises. via Cellphonessignal

Samsung showcased the Android powered Galaxy 551 at IFA 2010, which was later announced by Samsung in October. This handset is targeted for business and social network users. Flipkart, the popular online retailer is selling the Android 2.2 powered Galaxy 551 in India. Check out the complete specs below. Samsung Galaxy 551 Specifications: 3.2 inch capacitive touchscreen display 240×400 pixels resolution 667MHz processor Android 2.2 OS TouchWiz 3.0 UI Full QWERTY keyboard 3 megapixel camera Wi-Fi 3G connectivity DLNA, Bluetooth 160MB internal memory microSD card slot 32GB expandable memory DivX support GPS FM Radio Social Hub 1200mAh battery Flipkart is currently selling the Android powered Galaxy 551 for just Rs.12,799. This handset will be delivered to you within 3 business days. If you are planning to buy this handset, head over to this page.

There is an unconfirmed report that Nokia has managed to ship close to 4 million units of the N8 smartphone since launch according to Finnish research firm Inderes. They are estimating the shipments at 3.5 - 4 mn units The report also talks about the N8 being a success in India, Finland, United Arab Emirates and Malaysia. Close competitors for the 12Megapixel Camera phone were the Samsung Galaxy S and HTC Desire. Seems like the company arrived at this estimate using a variety of factors such as data from chipmakers, job figures at factories, online search trends and general buzz surrounding the handset. Read (in Finnish)

Thunderbolt is the HTC's upcoming powerful smartphone, which is scheduled to be announced next week at the CES. This handset will be exclusively available on the airwaves of Verizon Wireless in the US. HTC Thunderbolt is the Verizon's first 4G LTE smartphone. Recently, the HTC Thunderbolt 4G sign-up page gone live and now the pics of this smartphone have been emerged. This handset comes with a 4.3 inch touchscreen display, Android 2.2 OS, 1GHz Snapdragon processor, HTC Sense, 8 megapixel camera and more. The folks at DroidLife recently posted some leaked press shots of the powerful HTC Thunderbolt. Check out the exclusive pics below. To check out more pics, head over to this page.

We told you that HTC was going to launch the DesireHD in India followed by the Desire Z. The DesireHD has already been available in stores in India for a few days now and soon the Desire Z would also hit stores. The Desire Z has got a price and launch date on online Shopping site Flipkart.  The pre-order price for the QWERTY Android handset is indicated as Rs.25799 and the tentative launch date stands at Jan 3 2011. Not too far away right  ? So who is interested in buying the Desire Z ? I think its a great price for a well-speced phone. Read also check out our unboxing of the HTC Desire Z httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_9u3GTYNGc&feature=player_embedded

Another Sony Ericsson XPERIA handset has been leaked on a Chinese Website and is reportedly the successor to the XPERIA X10 Mini Pro. It is expected to run on Android 2.3 and looks pretty fast considering the benchmark screen below. It has a better score than the Samsung Galaxy S and Nexus One.It is rumored to be powered by a 1 GHz CPU and pack a 3 inch 320x480px display. It might also have a slideout QWERTY keyboard which we can't make out in the leaked pics. Thanks Chintan !

(image courtesy flickr user korosirego) Man, what an #epic #win year it's been for Apple! Poor-antenna-PR aside, pretty much everything the folks from Cupertino launched hit gold in 2010, whether it was the refreshed take on the iPods or the iPhone or the all new iPad, which spawned an almost dysenteric flow of Android tablets for the rest of the year! Not to forget the impossibly thin(ner) MacBook Air, which points to the future of how Apple notebooks will be. Think about it – a Jan. 27 iPad announcement, then the April 8 iOS 4 preview followed by the June 7 WWDC launch of the iPhone 4, and then the Sept. 1 iPod updates and finally…closing out the year with the Oct. 20 'Back to the Mac' announcements! Phew! As A Byte of Apple wraps up on 2010, it is the season for speculation about what the next year will bring for Apple. Our takes on these usually go ten deep, but in the giving spirit of the season, we've thrown in one extra for no additional cost! Here are our 11 for 2011… (image courtesy flickr user traftery) iPad 2: That there will be an iPad 2 is a foregone conclusion. The iPad ...