Motorola got its latest handset FCC approval branded as the Motorola Tao. The new handset supports EVDO Rev A and also comes equipped with WiFi 802.11. Among the striking features include a QWERTY keyboard, a 3.7” touchscreen display and a built-in 5 megapixel camera. It also has a built-in memory of 512MB, GPS, memory card slots for microSD/microSDHC and a 3.5 mm audio jack. The phone is slated to become available by October.

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The gadget above is the new Novatel MiFi 2200 personal hotspot which should be released by Verizon Wireless soon. The device isn’t bigger than a credit card and it will offer you about four hours of EVDO connectivity on each charge. You will be able to connect your laptops and cell phones to it and surf the Internet while on the go. Is there a data cap? How much will Verizon charge per month for the service? We don’t have all the hot details so far but the MiFi router should sell for $200 when Verizon decides to release it.

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Palm’s next-generation smartphone is a touch-based device called the Pre, which features a 3.1-inch display with 320 x 480 resolution, and EVDO Rev. A for connectivity, as well as GPS, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 2.1+EDR with stereo support. The Pre will come with an astonishing 8GB of on-board storage, a slide-out QWERTY keyboard, a replaceable battery, and a 3.5mm headset jack.

Its 3 megapixel camera with LED flash will be superior to what you would expect to find in a handheld device, and the next-generation mobile platform, called webOS, will include gesture-based input for interacting with the Pre. Look for the Pre to be released on the Sprint network in the first half of 2009. Palm says that it is also working on a WCDMA version of the Pre, although the release date on that version has not yet been announced.

Palm Pre

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