The long awaited Google Wallet is now officially coming to the Samsung Nexus S 4G. The support is headed to Sprint Nexus S 4G users in the form of an over the air (OTA) update. Google Wallet was expected to launch during the summer, and it looks like Google just made their deadline. […]
In the latest twist of the now saga otherwise known as the pending AT&T and T-Mobile merger, Bloomberg reports that AT&T has been chatting up its smaller rivals in an effort to save the merger. The talks, being described as “preliminary” discussions, involve AT&T selling off some of their assets, namely their
After waiting several months to find out if the Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 WiFi device would ever make it to the states, it appears the wait is finally over. According to Engadget, shipments of the Android Honeycomb tablet are arriving to Best Buy stores now and will be ready for purchase as
Verizon switched on its 3G throttling as promised and announced it in a rather low-key fashion through an updated policy page on Thursday. The top five percent of 3G unlimited data subscribers will experience slower connections when on significantly congested cell sites both for what’s left of their billing period and
The reliable CyanogenMod crew has been hard at work hoping to bring new life to the infamous HP TouchPad tablet. The CM team is now close to releasing a new and improved updated CyanogenMod 7 for Android, which will provide functional WiFi, access to the Android Market, audio sound, and a functioning
After Samsung was banned from selling its Galaxy Tab 10.1 in Australia (due to a patent infringement lawsuit filed by Apple), the company fired back at Apple with a countersuit of their own. This time Samsung claims the Apple iPhone and iPad are in violation of their intellectual property. The
The upcoming Samsung Focus S appears as though it is drawing closer to an official launch as it passed through the FCC on Friday. Passing under its device model number i937, it displayed AT&T 3G frequencies and confirmed the existence of both 5GHz 802.11n Wi-Fi and Bluetooth. The Focus S is
For most people owning a smartphone means constantly using it. With constant use also comes the headache of having to constantly deal with low battery power. That may all be about to change with a new technique involving E-MiLi. University of Michigan doctoral student Xinyu Zhang and professor Kang Shin revealed
With all the buzz surrounding Apple’s latest legal battles with Samsung and Google, we almost forgot about their ongoing lawsuit against the NYC vendors accused of selling fake iPhone products. According to Reuters, Apple has reached a settlement agreement with the two Queens vendors which would finally put this case to rest. Reportedly, the settlement
The Photon 4G may not be getting a major update for a while to come since it’s already running Android 2.3.4 but the manufacturer is working towards fixing bugs and improving the device’s overall performance. This latest update, which brings the device’s OS number up to 4.5.1A-1_SUN-154_6/45.2.7.MB855.Sprint.en.US, is mainly aimed
Standing at the polar end from the Droid Bionic, the Pantech Breakout may not have the same kind of horsepower (or the hype) surrounding the Motorola device, but can still be pegged as an attractive device, largely due to its LTE support. The device has started arriving in Verizon stores
Confirmed in a tweet by Nokia, the company will be shipping two of the three Symbian Belle handsets to retailers as promised. Nokia stated in August that the trio of Belle smartphones would be ready in time for a Q3 launch, and it appears that they are making good on their original timeline. The tweet doesn’t
Many Verizon subscribers with the LTE Galaxy Tab 10.1 device have had to suffer through bouts of unstable 4G since the tablet’s release, but the carrier now aims to cure this with a new over the air (OTA) update in the pipeline. The update promises ‘enhanced data’, which is hopefully code for
Hold onto your seats Blackberry fans, the first touchscreen-based Curve device by Blackberry has just been caught posing for the camera, again. BGR was able to obtain several images of the new Blackberry Curve Touch (Orlando) situated next to the larger Torch for comparison. The Curve Touch still rocks a mini 3.25-inch 480 x 360 HVGA display and is expected
Learning from the SNAFU that the Samsung Prevail leak was, Boost Mobile has this time announced a new Android phone from the same manufacturer the right way. The device, called the Transform Ultra, features moderately high features of a 1GHz processor, a 3mpx rear cam (front VGA), Android 2.3, the
