We have got some happy news to share with our Nexus One/S readers.  Over the coming weeks, Google is rolling out the 2.3.3 update (Gingerbread, again) and Nexus S users will now be able to not only read tags but also write them – the device will also have the ability to act as a tag in itself.  It will also endow the Nexus S with basic peer-to-peer NFC communication.  The update might fix the […]

So I’m sure when people saw the Near Field Communications feature that was added to Android 2.3 they immediately began wondering what that could be used for in everyday life. Scanning your phone to pay for gas, groceries, etc. Well, what about being able to tap another NFC capable phone in order to send a file? No passcode, no making it discoverable etc. An even simpler concept than the famous Bump app for Android and

Thanks to Cotulla over at XDA, the HTC HD Mini, an older Windows Mobile device, has new life as an Android phone. Of course, this is an initial release and there still are plenty of bugs but those of you with HTC HD Minis might want to give it a try and let Cotulla know how much you’d appreciate his work and hopefully he’ll continue his work and get it running better. Source

Sprint and Samsung have officially announced they are bringing Android 2.2 (Froyo) to the Samsung Epic 4G on February 21st. So for those of you who haven’t rooted your Epic and are already running on Froyo, you can get the official version in a few days via an OTA update. Source

Short of shoving it down everybody’s throats, Motorola seems to be making every effort to hawk its first ever Android tablet, the XOOM, in the United Kingdom.  The company has tied up with various retailers to attain maximal sales and the usual suspects like Carphone Warehouse and Best Buy also figure in the list.  Apart from the two, Motorola has also roped in PC World, Dixons and Curry, while another UK online retailer, Handtec, is

The above video doesn’t really do justice to the tech LG has employed on the Optimus 3D but what can be seen is a solidly built device that manages to look beautiful at the same time.  BGR got to spend some quality time with the behemoth and had some pretty nice things to say about the phone and its 3D display.  The display does not require glasses to watch 3D content and there’s a dedicated

It was only a matter of time before HTC jumped on to the tablet wagon and what better time to do it than the Mobile World Congress, right?  Enter Flyer, the first ever HTC tablet that is sure to go places once it’s released. The Flyer, among other things, features: 1.5GHz processor 3G and WiFi support 7-inch touchscreen display with a resolution of 1024×600 pixels 32GB of internal memory Dimensions: 195.4 x 122 x 13.2

With five Android smartphones and a tablet revealed at the Mobile World Congress, the Taiwanese manufacturer has really outdone itself this year. Of the five smartphones,  the Desire S, Wildfire S and Incredible S are upgraded and polished sequels to its erstwhile bestsellers, while the ChaCha and the Salsa are brand new and come with dedicated Facebook buttons for quick access to the social network. Here’s a quick look at the features of the ChaCha

If it was the ViewPad 4 for CES 2011, it’s the ViewPad 10Pro for the MWC this year.  ViewSonic has even added a smartphone to the mix this time around going by the model number V350.  Looking at the V350, this Android 2.2 device features a 3.5-inch HVGA multi-touch display and a 5MP autofocus camera.  The usual features worthy of a good Android device are also shoved in, including aGPS, WiFi, Bluetooth, HSDPA connectivity, and

Google may have said Honeycomb is tailormade for tablets and tablets only, but if a recent tipster to Engadget is to be believed, this version of the operating system might make its mark on smartphones too.  The tipster has a sent a picture showing off the purported device with a solid spec sheet.  According to the pic, the Revolver will feature an unspecified 1.2GHz dual-core processor, HSPA+ support, 16GB of onboard space with the option

T-Mobile itself is yet to reveal the pricing on its upcoming LTE-capable Galaxy S 4G but that hasn’t stopped retailers from announcing their price tags.  After the Wal-Mart price leak recently, Tmo News has now unearthed an ad from Radio Shack revealing the price as $149.99,  a mere $1.11 more than that offered by Wal-Mart.  We are yet to see T-Mobile’s take on this detail but with an announced February release, we should be hearing