We’ve seen desk phones powered by Android, but this is probably the first we’ve seen that is powered by Microsoft’s Windows 7. Speakal is showing the device off at CES and it is dubbed the BTS8. The operating system allows users to manage and record phone calls, answer emails and even video chat thanks to the integrated webcam and Skype.

It also features a web browser, it can receive faxes, SMS text messaging, media player, contact management, calendar and VGA output. The company’s CEO says you can save up to 90% of the power regularly used by a desktop computer.

The Barnes & Noble NOOK Color e-book reader is now available for purchase should you choose. The device is priced at $249. The 7 inch android tablet features a 7-inch IPS touchscreen display at 1024 x 600 resolution.

Of course there is also the Google Android operating system and a web browser. The eReader also has built-in Wi-Fi, allowing you to surf the web, check your email and read your favorite blog. So, who’s getting one?

iDuple of India recently announced that they are working on an Internet tablet with just a single app. A Web browser. There’s no hard drive, so a fast boot up should be no problem. It will remotely connect to a server that runs a virtual operating system.

Of course you can still run apps and perform various tasks, but you will need to remain connected to the server at all times. Not great if you are traveling in places where internet connectivity isn’t so heavy. Still, it’s an interesting take on a tablet.

If you don’t like the browsing experience on your Android-powered device, then here is some good news. Opera is planning to bring its Opera Mobile browser to Android within a month. That’s right, Opera on your Android device.

The two main features of Opera Mobile are pinch-to-zoom and hardware acceleration, which promises faster navigation and improvements to the user interface. When it arrives, you can install it by searching the Android Market.

When it comes to web browsers many people don’t like the browsers that ship on their smartphones and start looking for alternatives that work better. Opera makes one of the more popular alternate browsers for many of the smartphone operating systems on the market.

I mentioned back in July that Opera Mini 5.1 had landed for Android devices. Opera has now announced that Opera Mini 5.1 is available for download for Windows Mobile users as well. The new venison of the browser adds some nice new features like allowing Opera to be set as the default browser.

The new Cruz Reader and Cruz Tablet are now ready for your pre-ordering. Shipping dates are the 8th September for the reader and 27th September for the tablet. The Cruz Reader runs Google Android as the Operating System and features built-in Wi-Fi and a full web browser, accelerometer, built-in dictionary, note pad, calendar, games, and apps. It also boasts 256 MB of internal memory as well as a 2GB SD card and comes with a battery for up to 10+ hours of use.

The Cruz Tablet features a 7” capacitive touch screen, 4 GB of internal storage, and an 8GB bundled SD card.

It’s been quite a wait, but JoliCloud 1.0 is finally ready for download for your netbook. This Linux-based OS is also compatible with touchscreen displays. Once installed, you’ll have that 700-app directory to keep you busy for awhile.

Did we mention that it’s free? This operating system is based in the cloud, which should allow you to automatically synchronize across multiple devices, while managing your interface from said cloud as well, as long as you have an HTML5-supporting browser.

It’s been teased since way back in April, but RIM has finally unveiled all the details on its BlackBerry 6 operating system. The software features a whole mess of updates, most notably new universal search functionality, social network aggregation, WiFi-powered media sync with your desktop music collection, and an all-new WebKit-based browser with support for HTML5.

RIM has also committed to bringing BlackBerry 6 as an upgrade to some of their recent models like the Bold 9700, Bold 9650, and Pearl 3G “subject to carrier certifications in the months ahead.”

Opera has announced that the full version of the Mini 5.1 web browser is now available for download. The browser promises to speed up surfing the web on any Android smartphone. Opera claims that 61 million people are using the Mini browser globally.

The new version 5.1 for Android has some new features that will make it more appealing. 5.1 can be set as the default browser on Android smartphones. The browser is also optimized for use on devices with larger screens.

AT&T has not traditionally offered a bunch of Android devices. This is no surprise given that Android is one of the biggest competitors to the iPhone. Which AT&T sells a massive amount of.

AT&T has added a new entry-level Android device to its offerings today called the AT&T Aria. The Aria smartphone is an Android 2.1 device with HTC Sense UI over the top. The handset has a 3.2-inch HVGA display and operates on the AT&T 3G network with 7.2Mbps speed.

When it comes to booting up your netbook, how fast is fast enough? Windows users are used to waiting anywhere from a few seconds to minutes depending on your system’s configuration platform. Any recent computer has a decent start time, but if you are impatient, you might want to consider Ubuntu Light.

This version will boot up your netbook in just 7 seconds. It’s a full-fledged Linux distribution which offers all the usual tools that come with a desktop OS, like your web browser, office suite, communication and security features and compatibility with thousands of third party apps. The hardware used to achieve this 7 second boot time is a Dell Inspiron Mini 10v that runs on an 1.6GHz Intel Atom N270 processor.

Well, it had to happen sooner or later, what with all of the browsers available. For the first time ever Microsoft’s Internet Explorer accounts for less than 60% of the browser market. At one point it dominated with 95% of the market in 2003. NetApplications, who published the figure, has IE at 59.9%, Firefox with 24.5% and Google’s Chrome with a 6.7% share (up from 1.7% last year). Safari wasn’t listed.

Gartner analyst Jeffrey Mann, said, “There are more viable alternatives now. Google has been advertising and there are more people using Macs and Apple’s Safari. There is just a great awareness that there are alternatives,” And it might just be that MS is losing loyal users as well.

Dell has been peddling its Android powered Mini 3 smartphone around to carriers for a while now. It looks like AT&T has finally bit and will be offering the handset as the Dell Aero soon.

The Aero is hailed as the lightest Android smartphone around. It will operate on the AT&T 3G network and will be one of the few Android devices on AT&T.

Here’s something you don’t see everyday. Alcatel’s OT-808 phone looks a lot like a mini notebook. It has a cutesy look that we imagine will appeal to women. It’s a clamshell obviously and comes with a QWERTY keyboard, a 2.4 QVGA, a 1.1 inch OLED display, Bluetooth, FM, Opera Mini browser, a 2 megapixel camera, social networking, email and instant messaging support.

The dual band GSM phone will cost you $125 and comes in n assortment of notebook colors. We are curious how many of these they will actually sell.

Android is literally in everything. I wouldn’t be surprised to see it show up in a teapot next. Anyhow, this GL-750 netbook was spotted at CES 2010 running the Google Android operating system. It comes from Taiwanese PC maker King Yung.

You get a 533MHz Freescale iMX31 ARM11-based processor along with 128MB RAM and up to 16GB of flash storage. Aside from Android, you can also get it with Windows CE or a lightweight Linux distro built on a 2.6.x kernel.