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Apple Inc Chief Executive Steve Jobs took the wraps off the '' iPad '' tablet on Wednesday, looking to define a new category of wireless device that will play video, games and all sorts of other media. Called the ''iPad,'' the device is Apple's biggest product launch since the iPhone three years ago, and arguably rivals the smartphone as the most anticipated in Apple's history. The iPad has a near life-sized touch keyboard and supports Web browsing. It comes with a built-in calendar and address book, Jobs said. Technology enthusiasts had expected to see a sleek, full-color, 10-inch gadget with a touchscreen interface and wireless connectivity, designed for snacking on all sorts of media from videos to games to electronic books and newspapers.

The Nokia N95 , the only smartphone to come close to rivaling the iPhone , has called in reinforcements in its battle with the Jesus phone. The new Nokia N95 comes in an all-black design with 8GB of built-in storage and a new luminous 2.8-inch QVGA display. Add that to its predecessor's killer features — a 5 megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss optics , GPS, Wi-Fi, HSDPA and its 2-way slide keyboard — and you have one hell of a device. And you thought the iPhone was expensive . Nokia N81 N-Gage is dead, long live N-Gage. While gaming isn't the Nokia N81 's (430 EUR/$590, Q4 2007) only feature, it is part of the company's revival of the long-dead gaming platform. With features including non-US HSDPA, Wi-Fi, 8GB of storage, a new 3D multimedia menu, and the ability to buy and manage games and music from the Nokia Music Store and N-Gage service, the N81 is a do-it-all pocketable powerhouse.