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There may not have been enough iPad 2's for the US but that's not stopping the international launch. Apple has just announced that the iPad 2 is launching in 25 more countries this Friday, March 25th and that includes: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and the UK.

A retailer I've actually never heard of before, Cyberport, is actually now taking pre-orders in Germany for the Android powered 7-inch HTC Flyer tablet. You can clearly see that this WiFi-only model will cost you €499 ($685 USD). The release date is unknown right now but we know the spec sheet because this tablet was made official at MWC which took place earlier this month.

The HTC Flyer features a 7-inch display with a 1,024 x 600 resolution, a 5MP camera, WiFi b/g/n / Bluetooth 3.0 support, a front-facing 1.3MP camera, 32GB of internal storage, a microSD card slot, a 1.5GHz single-core CPU, aGPS, and unfortunately just Android 2.4 with the Sense UI. It might be worth it if you don't have enough money for an Android "Honeycomb" based tablet.

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Amazon Germany has been the first e-tailer to put up the HTC Flyer on their website. They have listed this tablet for €669 which is right around $900 USD - even more expensive than the Motorola XOOM. Pretty interested but I really can't see it really launch for this much. This tablet features a 7-inch display, a 1.5GHz Qualcomm CPU, 1GB of RAM, 32GB of internal storage, Bluetooth 3.0 / WiFi b/g/n support, a 5MP camera, a 1.3MP front-facing camera, a microSD card slot, an HDMI output, DLNA, and Android 2.4 with the Sense UI. Check it out on Amazon if you want to know more.

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Coming from HTC Inside is what you see above. That's coming from Vodafone Germany's inventory system and it clearly shows the HTC Desire 2. Now we don't know what smartphone it will be but it'll likely get announced at MWC. What is very well could be is what we've heard up to this point as the HTC "Saga". That's the phone you see below which looks like a black Nexus One without a trackball and a front-facing camera. Look out for the announcement soon!

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Amazon Germany has just put up two new Android-based smartphones from LG on their online website. Like the title says, it's the LG Optimus 2X (above) and the Optimus Black (below) - they're here and here, respectively. They're not available to purchase right now but they're both priced at €499 ($680 USD). Both of these smartphones are pretty great. They're both sporting 4-inch WVGA displays, a microSD card slot, WiFi b/g/n / Bluetooth support, and Android 2.2. The Optimus 2X sports a dual-core Nvidia Tegra 2 chipset along with 1080p HD video recording capabilities, while the Optimus Black is the world's thinnest smartphone at 9.2mm and also features a 2MP front-facing camera and WiFi Direct capabilities which is quite a new technology. Pretty impressive from LG which is something they're going to have to do after announcing their poor Q4 results.

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It looks a smartphone from HTC will be hitting at least one carrier in Europe, O2 Germany, in early 2011 and it's the 7 Pro. This is obviously a Windows Phone 7 handset that will reportedly be available sometime in January 2011. Since this is the case you can expect this one to get official in a few days / weeks. Maybe we'll see it at CES 2011. Check it out on O2 Germany.

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Coming from a Germany website is a video of an upcoming gaming Android handset from Sony Ericsson. Yes, it's apparently the PlayStation (Z1) Phone caught in the wild! This is a pretty sneaky short video, so take a look at it below. If the rumours are true, we could be seeing this one in a few days. If that doesn't pan out to be true, then it'll likely get an MWC 2011 unveiling. Sources say that this smartphone packs a 4-inch display and will be running Gingerbread by the time it actually hits the market.


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As expected, HP and Palm have just released the WebOS 2.0 based Pre 2 smartphone in Germany. If you're really in the mood to get it then be prepared to pay anywhere between £399 ($644 USD) and €499 ($683 USD) because the carriers have actually rejected to carry the smartphone so you'll have to pay the unsubsidized fee. It had potential but this will definitely slow down the sales a whole bunch. Check it out here.

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We definitely haven't heard about the BlackBerry 99xx (below) in a long time. Coming from the BlackBerry OS Forums is this leaked Vodafone Germany system screenshot (above). If you translate "Akkufachdeckel schwarz" that's actually "black berry cover". That's all well and good for now, but I know a few people who are still waiting for this one. Codenamed the Pluto, it's said that this smartphone from RIM will sport the Bold form-factor along with a touchscreen display. Hopefully RIM throw on a touchscreen onto this device as well.

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If you can order things from Amazon Germany then you can now pick up the Motorola Milestone 2 in case you wanted it. This smartphone sports a 1GHz CPU, a 3.7-inch touchscreen display (with a 480 x 854 resolution), a slide-out QWERTY keyboard, a 5MP AF camera with a dual-LED flash and 720p HD video recording, 8GB of internal storage, a microSD card slot, WiFi b/g/n / Bluetooth 2.1 support, and Android 2.2. It's available unlocked right now for €499.99 ($711 USD) so you decide if that's worth the price.

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If you live in the Europe and you don't want to get the Samsung Galaxy Tab or the iPad then there's another option for you. Toshiba is reportedly now shipping their Folio 100 tablet which sports the Tegra 2 chipset along with Android 2.2 "Froyo". Other specs include 16GB of internal storage, a 1,024 x 600 resoluiton, a 1.3MP webcam, miniHDMI port, SD / USB ports, and up to a 7-hour battery life.

Yesterday the Nokia C7 was announced at Nokia World and it's now up if you want to pre-order one. In Europe, you can pre-order this Symbian^3 based smartphone for €429 ($558 USD). The smartphone is said to be shipping in Q4 which starts in just over two weeks but who knows how long it is until the actual shipments start. Check it out on Nokia Germany and Nokia Spain.

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Besides the WinMo OS posted on the device, the smartphone above is reportedly a render of the upcoming HTC Desire HD which is destined for Europe. Specs haven't been mentioned yet because this hasn't been announced yet. The Desire HD should be high-end though so you should wait for it if you're in need for an Android-based smartphone.

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The Samsung Galaxy Tab sadly may be quite costly to buy unsubsidized and unlocked but it looks like it may be saved by a bunch of different carriers. The Galaxy Tab is already up on Vodafone (here) but it's still "Coming Soon". Anyways, the Galaxy Tab will be hitting the USA and is said to cost under $300 on a contract but who knows how much you'll have to cough up monthly. In case you forgot, this tablet should be hitting both Verizon and Sprint - who knows if Sprint and AT&T will get their own model right now.

Update: Samsung Hub has just spotted this tablet on Amazon Germany (here) and it's going for €799 ($1,030 USD). This is definitely quite expensive and this is the unlocked version with the specs that you should be all too familiar with.

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