The new MacBook Airs' introduced tonight at the 'Back to the Mac' event has no optical drive as with the first generation but neither will it have a hard drive. This explains the fact that it can allow instant-on functionality. The latest MacBook Air is the first of a new generation of notebooks that leaves behind mechanical rotating storage in favor of solid state flash storage.

The MacBook Air has memory up to two times faster that is more reliable and 90 percent smaller and lighter.

Both models have a forward-facing FaceTime camera, an Core 2 Duo processor, and Nvidia GeForce 320M graphics.

The new 13-inch model gets 7 hours of battery life, with 30 days of standby time. The new MacBook Air has a full-size keyboard and a full-size glass trackpad as well. The 13.3-inch display is 1440-by-900 pixels, and the model weighs a stunning 2.9 pounds.

The larger model starts at $1,299 or �1,099 for 128GB of storage with a 1.86GHZ processor. Doubling the storage to 256GB will cost you $1,599 or �1,349.

The newly launched 11-inch model has a display resolution of 1366�768 pixels. Just as thin, but is even lighter, at just 2.3 pounds.

The low-end model has a 1.4GHz Core 2 Duo and 64GB of storage for $999 or �849. The higher-end model with 128GB (but no other difference in spec) will cost $1,199 or �999.

[via Apple]

Orange has announced today that its first ever Windows Phone 7 handsets to hit the UK � the HTC 7 Mozart and Samsung Omnia 7, will be available tomorrow (Thursday) morning.

Oxford Street based Orange store will open its doors at 7 am with anticipationo that queues of long awaited fans will be wanting a first look at these highly anticipated Windows Phone 7 mobiles.

While Microsoft fans are probably well aware, for those that need a recap, the HTC 7 Mozart features a 3.7-inch WVGA resolution, super LCD display, 8-megapixel camera, Dolby sound and a 1GHz processor. While the slightly higher spec Samsung's Omnia 7 touts a 4.0-inch Super-AMOLED touchscreen and a 1 GHz processor. Each phone will be available for free with a new contract starting at �35 per month for the 7 Mozart and �40 per month for the Omnia 7.

Thanks to Will for the tip!

The latest tablet to be launched by Pioneer is named DreamBook ePad P10 and it is based on a NVIDIA Tegra 2 platform. Besides that, this tablet comes with a 10.1-inch 1024 x 600 multitouch display, perfect for multimedia and gaming.

As for the hardware power, the DreamBook ePad P10 boasts a 1GHz SMP Dual Core Cortex-A9 processor, 512 MB RAM and 512 MB ROM. For additional storage space, this tablet uses microSD card slot that supports up to 32GB cards. Besides that, this tablet has a SIM card slot, WiFi, Bluetooth and a HDMI port. �DreamBook ePad P10 comes with 1.3 megapixel camera, 3300mAh battery, and Android OS 2.2. Optional 3G and GPS support is available as well.

DreamBook ePad P10 has a lot to offer to its users, and it is available starting from $499.

[via Techfresh]

Japanese mobile operator au by KDDI, is introducing a new REGZA Phone IS04 made by Fujitsu Toshiba Mobile Communications, so let's see what this phone will offer.

According to the manufacturer, the REGZA Phone IS04 will use Android 2.1 OS and it will be the first Android OS phone to house a 12-megapixel camera. Besides that, this phone comes with a 4-inch TFT LCD touchscreen display that is capable of 854 � 480 resolution. REGZA Phone IS04 is powered by 1GHz processor and supports CDMA EVDO WIN HIGH SPEED mobile network, as well as Bluetooth 2.1+EDR, WiFi 802.11b/g and infrared.

In addition, this phone supports up to 32GB of storage thanks to the microSDHC memory card slot. As for the battery life, this phone can provide up to 310 minutes of talk time and up 300 hours of standby time. In addition, this phone is fully IPX5/IPX7 certified for waterproof so you won't have to worry about dropping it in the rain!

The REGZA Phone IS04 has a strange and long name but its going to be released by KDDI next spring and will boast stunning features that I will definitely look forward to checking out, but so far, there's no information on its pricing.

[via�iTechNews]

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The HP 200t All-in-One desktop is powered by an Intel Pentium Dual-Core E5300 2.6GHz processor. The base model features 3GB of RAM, 500GB hard drive, Intel GMA X4500 HD graphics and a slim-tray DVD burner. Other key features of the HP 200t desktop include 21.5-inch full HD 1080p LED-backlit widescreen display, built-in webcam/mic, WiFi and 6-in-1 media card reader.

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