The LG Optimus Black (also known as the LG B) has the specs to be called the “thinnest and brighest” smartphone measuring 9.2mm and offering a 4 inch NOVA display which is said to offer 700 nits of brightness. The device is running Android 2.2 with Optimus UI 2.0 on top of it.

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Heres a look at the Opera Mobile for Tables at CES 2011. Check out the video preview after the break.

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Dell Streak 7 will feature a compact (for a tablet) 7-inch Gorilla Glass touchscreen and will have Nvidia’s Tegra 2 chipset. Unfortunately, this device will be running the good old Android 2.2 Froyo treatment. The Dell Streak 7 will run on T-Mo’s HSPA+ network, capable of reaching theoretical peaks of 21 Mbps.

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Internet phone giant Skype has acquired Qik, the service that lets you stream video from your smartphone, for around $100 million.  According to the company blog, it started the year with 600,000 users and ended with 5 million. The huge bump came in large part thanks to partners like Sprint, T-Mobile, Nokia, and Samsung.

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From CES 2011 the guys at technobuffalo got some hands on time with Sony’s newest smartphone, the Xperia Arc. This is definitely one of those devices that needs to held to be appreciated. It’s extremely thin, but manages to feel sturdy. For a full demonstration and spec rundown, mash the play button.

Updated: Added another great live video

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Aaron from Phonedog and the folks at Phonearena takes a first hands-on look at the Motorola DROID Bionic, the next Android phone in Verizon’s “DROID” lineup. It’s a high-end, feature packed device, with a 1 GHz Tegra 2 dual-core processor, 4G LTE connectivity, 4.3-inch display, Android 2.2, 8-megapixel camera, and front-facing camera. It’s one of many next-generation Android devices that have been (or will be) announced this week. Motorola says the DROID Bionic will be available in the second quarter of 2011, so be on the lookout for a launch in March.

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The guys at Unwired and Phonearena goes hands-on with the Motorola Xoom Android Tablet. The Motorola Xoom is the new tablet with Android 3.0 Honeycomb that was shown off at CES 2011 and will be available Q1 2011

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Here are two new hands-on videos with the  Motorola CLIQ 2. The Motorola CLIQ 2 is a mid-range device with the latest version of MotoBlur gracing the Android 2.2 platform. It features a QWERTY keyboard, 5MP camera and a 3.7″ display.

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