I’ve just updated the Carrypad device database overview page to make it a million times more useful. Gone is the matrix of images and in-comes a new, interactive, sortable, filterable list of all the devices in the Carrypad database. We have tablets, superphones, Internet media players, smart-books and of course, tablets. (In general, 4-10” devices [...]

We’re getting a clearer picture of the operating system strategy from Google today as PCMag reports on Eric Schmidt’s closing keynote at IFA in Berlin. Apart from talking about the future of search, location search, fast search, personal search and the growth in mobile web and smartphones, he confirmed in a Q&A that Chrome OS [...]

At IFA this week we had a chance to talk to Dell Europe about the Streak. [Specifications and other information available here.] The main points of note were: Streak is part of a portfolio of tablets. We should expect to hear about the next product before CES (Jan 2011) The upgrade to Android 2.1 is [...]

Meet:Mobility Podcast 55 is now available. JKK, Sascha and Chippy live from IFA with a round-up of the mobile tech news. Tablet and Netbooks feature heavility in this episode. Galaxy Tab, Viewsonic, Samsung N350 and more… Full show notes and listen/download/subscribe links over at MeetMobility. Tweet

No. I’m not talking about carrier ‘discounts’ I’m talking about retail discounts. Real, no-strings attached, cash on the (internet) counter deals. My favorite pricing search engine is coming up with some interesting prices across the EU. Galaxy Tab Information page here. In Germany we’re obviously starting at 799 Euros. Amazon set the bar and everyone [...]

Update: 4th Nov. The latest I have is that Froyo will be available in Germany on within the next 2 weeks. (3rd week of Nov) Yes, it slipped We had a great chat with the product manager for Toshiba’s AC100 in Germany at IFA yesterday and we covered a lot of ground about the target [...]

I’m nicknaming the Archos 43 the ‘pocket rocket’. Its a great little device that probably shouldn’t be part of the Carrypad product list because its focus is media playback. Sure, it runs Android but thinking of the Archos 43 as an Android device would be the wrong thing to do because it conjures up images [...]

I’ve had a lot of hands-on with the Archos 43 [specifications] today and I’m impressed. Somehow that small form factor and low price makes the speed and capability all that more impressive. I’m working on a few other videos but I wanted to show you this one first. Update: Hands-on thoughts, gallery, videos now available. [...]

10” consumer tablets don’t seem to make much sense to me. I can’t think of any scenarios that need that much space apart from newspaper and magazine typesetting. Sure, a netbook running a multi-windowing OS could use a whole lot more space but when I look at Android tablets that show one window at a [...]

Most of you will have heard about the Archos 70, part of the new range of tablet devices being launched over the next few months. Archos have stripped away their recording software and docking station, bumped up the processor, improved the operating system and hit a very competitive pricing point. Add features like HDMI, USB [...]

We’ve got a day off from the chaos of IFA today while we participate in the Intel Developers Day in Berlin.(Facebook page)  We’re hearing about Atom, Meego, AppUp and other elements of the ecosystem. We’re also trying our best to stream it out via MeetMobility. Check out Meetmobility Live for the current stream. Some will [...]

It doesn’t matter if you love Apple or if you hate them, they are setting the quality bar for consumer MIDs. The iPod Touch has been a well built device since the first generation, and with the fourth and latest generation, they’re upping the ante once more. The new iPod Touch is incredibly slim at [...]

Jkk points out that Motorola accidentally let slip a Milestone 2 video (the EU version of the Droid 2 [portal page]) No word on pricing or availability yet, but it looks like it’ll be identical to the Droid 2. Tweet

Not quite as far down the line as some of the other Android tablets we’ve seen at IFA is this, the Interpad from E-Noa. [specifications] It’s a 10” capacitive touch device based on a Tegra 2 platform and will launch without 3G, camera and Google applications towards the end of this year at 399 Euros. [...]

We’ve just added high res shots of Motorola’s Droid 2 to the gallery. Head over and check them out and stay turned for the full review, coming to a Carrypad near you! Tweet

In our meeting with Samsung today they came clean about pricing. We also heard about the CPU, some Samsung Market information and got a look at the accessory pack. Pricing is indeed 799 Euro. This is, however, ‘u.v.p’ which is the same as ‘recommended retail price.’ What this means is that Samsung have built in [...]

We’ve just come from a meeting with Samsung where they pulled out a rather nice keyboard accessory…      Full gallery here. This was a prototype. Pricing not known but we’re guessing it will be well over 50 Euros. Video coming very shortly. Tweet