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Android 2.3.4 hitting Nexus S OTA with Gtalk video calls [Video]

, Apr 28th 2011 Discuss [2]

Google has begun OTA distribution of Android 2.3.4, and as expected one of the features it enables is video calling in Gtalk. The video functionality - rumored earlier this week - is for Google's Nexus S, and functions not only over WiFi but 3G/4G connections, presuming your carrier allows it. Read The Full Story

Sprint Nexus S 4G confirmed for May 8

, Apr 26th 2011 Discuss [1]

Sprint has confirmed that the Nexus S 4G will go on sale come May 8, with the WiMAX-toting smartphone priced at $199.99. The CDMA version of the Nexus S - which runs unmodified Android 2.3.3 Gingerbread on a 1GHz single-core processor with a 4-inch curved Super AMOLED display - requires the usual two-year agreement and data plan. Read The Full Story

Apple Sues Samsung Over Galaxy Series Phones And Tablets

, Apr 18th 2011 Discuss [104]

There may be a huge epic legal battle brewing between electronics giants Apple and Samsung. Apple has just filed a lawsuit against Samsung Electronics claiming the Korean company is copying the "look and feel" of their iPhone and iPad. The suit targets the Galaxy series including the Galaxy S smartphone line of Nexus S, Galaxy S 4G, and Epic 4G along with the Galaxy Tabs. Read The Full Story

Google readying Android NFC payment system with MasterCard and Citigroup?

, Mar 28th 2011 Discuss [0]

Google is reportedly partnering with MasterCard and Citigroup on NFC payment technology, using VeriFone NFC-enabled payment terminals to turn Android handsets into electronic wallets. According to the WSJ's sources, those with Citigroup-issued debit and credit cards would be able to use a new Android app - initially for the Nexus S, but then for subsequent NFC-equipped phones - rather than their physical cards when the service launches later in 2011. Read The Full Story

Google Nexus S 4G hits Sprint this spring

, Mar 21st 2011 Discuss [2]

The Sprint Nexus S 4G has been made official this morning, the first Android 2.3 Gingerbread smartphone with 4G WiMAX support, and the first to bring the new Integrated Google Voice Experience to Sprint Android devices. The same Nexus S handset as we've seen from Google before, only with the added benefit of WiMAX connectivity, the Nexus S 4G will allow existing Sprint subscribers to use their current number as their Google Voice number, without having to pay to port it over. Read The Full Story

Sprint tease Nexus S 4G with WiMAX and “fully integrated” Google Voice

, Mar 21st 2011 Discuss [0]

The WiMAX version of the Google Nexus S has been confirmed, with a mention briefly spotted on Sprint's site. Caught by an Engadget tipster (and then promptly yanked by the carrier) the Nexus S 4G will apparently be "the first smartphone with fully integrated Google Voice." That means "the same number for all your calls and get cool features like voicemail transcription, web calling and more." Read The Full Story

Android browsing 52% faster than iPhone? Maybe, maybe not…

, Mar 17th 2011 Discuss [33]

The mobile browser speed wars continue, and the latest fray comes courtesy of website optimization firm Blaze with claims that Android is 52-percent faster than iPhone, and quicker – in real-world testing – on 84-percent of sites. That’s despite Apple’s much-vaunted Nitro JavaScript engine, new to iOS 4.3 on the iPhone and iPad 2. We spoke to Blaze to find out more about the testing process, and in what ways the company was interpreting the results.

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Google NFC payment trials in NYC and San Francisco?

, Mar 15th 2011 Discuss [0]

Google is believed to be readying an NFC payments trial in New York and San Francisco, offering customers the opportunity to make wireless purchases using their smartphone. The project is believed to begin within the next four months, according to Bloomberg's sources, and use custom VeriFone terminals and - we're presuming - Google's Nexus S smartphone. Read The Full Story

Sprint readying EVO View tablet, Nexus S 4G and EVO 3D for CTIA?

, Mar 7th 2011 Discuss [0]

That Sprint has ambitious plans for CTIA 2011 was obvious; the carriers hefty 2.5hr presentation at the show was evidence of that. According to the latest leaks, however, there should be no shortage of devices to fill that slot: an EVO View tablet that's tipped to be a CDMA version of the HTC Flyer, according to Engadget's anonymous source, together with a Samsung Nexus S 4G. Read The Full Story

Gingerbread 2.3.3 for Nexus One/Nexus S direct downloads discovered

, Feb 25th 2011 Discuss [20]

Download links for Google's official Android 2.3.3 Gingerbread updates for the Nexus S and Nexus One have been unearthed, meaning owners of the two official handsets no longer have to wait until the OTA package is offered to them. xda-developers discovered the two downloads and wasted no time in confirming them as real. Read The Full Story

Nexus S losing Facebook contacts sync as Google tightens data policy

, Feb 23rd 2011 Discuss [4]

Facebook integration with the Nexus S is set to be scooped out after the Android 2.3.3 update currently being distributed OTA, with Google claiming that the social network's cloud-based contacts violate its terms of service. According to the search giant, while currently Facebook contacts can be synchronized with the Nexus S' contacts, the fact that the data can't be exported from the phone "created a false sense of data portability." It's the latest jab in the ongoing war over data access between the two companies. Read The Full Story

Android 2.3.3 Gingerbread for Nexus S and Nexus One now OTA

, Feb 23rd 2011 Discuss [3]

Prepare to spend a whole lot of time checking and re-checking your phone, as Google confirms that the over-the-air (OTA) update for Android 2.3.3 Gingerbread is headed out to the Nexus S and Nexus One. The latter's first official taste of Gingerbread, the update has been long anticipated since the Nexus S brought 2.3 to market in late 2010. Read The Full Story
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