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There is an update about the exact release date for the iPad 2. According to Redmond Pie, a German blog MacNotes.de, is claiming that the iPad 2 will be launched on either April 2nd or 9th.

Other than that aticle, there isn’t any sort of hard evidence to support the fact that the iPad 2 will launch on either of the given dates. Still, MacNotes.de claim to have good sources supporting this rumor. And just like how the current iPad was launched, the iPad 2 will remain exclusive to the US when it is launched and will hit international markets in July. This time it probably wont be sold out we assume so don't run for the release date. The report also confirms that the iPad 2 will have dual cameras, one at the front for FaceTime calls and one at the back for taking pictures and recording video.

Although the report says that the iPad 2 will also have a Retina Display but we are somewhat skeptical about it, since a Retina Display on the iPad 2 will have higher pixel density which would in turn require more processing power to handle and of course will be more expensive to manufacture. Let’s just take this report as a grain of salt and leave it up to Apple to unveil the iPad 2 themselves.

What new smartphone has a 4.2" multi-touch display, is powered by a 1GHz Snapdragon processor, and runs the new Android 2.3 Gingebread OS? None other than the Xperia Arc, which Sony Ericsson unveiled at CES 2011 recently.

Besides the slim body, which measures just 8.7mm at it's trim waistline, and "Arc's" to a slighter thickness at each end, Sony's new toy also features an 8.1 megapixel camera with LED flash and 720p HD video capability.

There are a slew of other features (8GB SD card included, HDMI output jack, 512 MB of internal memory, stereo Bluetooth with A2DP; need we proceed?), but the most notable is certainly the so-called Reality Display powered by the Mobile BRAVIA Engine.

Motorola proudly demoed its new 10.1-inch Xoom tablet at its CES 2011 press conference this afternoon and we were there to take some snaps. The Android 3.0 you see here isn't quite finished – the shots of Honeycomb running on the tablet are just images. While the tablet has an early 2011 release date in the US, it's not clear when or if it will come to the UK. However, the tablet has been developed in conjunction with Verizon – which Vodafone owns a significant portion of.

CES 2011 While most of us are looking forward to seeing the horde of tablets and new smartphones that would be displayed at Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, let us also remind you that CES 2011 is not just about phones and tablets. A host of multimedia players and iPod Touch competitors are also expected to be unveiled there. Samsung has launched the world's first Android-based MP3 player to take on Apple's hugely successful iPod Touch in the US.