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Google CEO Eric Schmidt showed off what is likely the Nexus S and said the next version of Android, Gingerbread, will focus on mobile payments with support for Near-Field Communication. “I don’t think people understood how much more powerful mobiles are going to be than the desktops,” Schmidt said during the Web 2.0 Summit. If…
We saw early builds of this months ago, but Comcast has finally released the Xfinity app for the Apple iPad and it turns your “magical” tablet into one awesome remote control. According to the company, the new Comcast Xfinity Apple iPad app enables: Browse and discover video content from either TV listings or selections from…
You can now get your hands on the LG Quantum for AT&T and this smartphone packs the new Microsoft Windows Phone 7 platform and a slide-out, physical QWERTY keyboard. The LG Quantum stands out from the other Windows Phone 7 devices by having a horizontal-sliding QWERTY keyboard. Like the other devices, it features a 1…
We knew that Microsoft’s Windows Phone 7 wouldn’t be coming to CDMA carriers until 2011 but a leaked document suggests the nation’s largest carrier may soon get a handset with the spiffy new mobile operating system. The leaked document shows that the HTC Trophy will be available to select Microsoft employees for $199 on a…
U.S. Cellular will also be offering the Samsung Galaxy Tab this holiday season for about $399 on a new, two-year contract. The Galaxy Tab will be available on U.S. Cellular on Nov. 19 and that $400 price tag will be after a $100 mail-in rebate. The long-term costs may also be a lot, as it…
The Samsung Fascinate is the Galaxy S phone for Verizon Wirless and the carrier has put its own spin on the Android-powered smartphone. Is the Fascinate better than the other Galaxy S phones or is it just another “me too” handset? Well, read on for a comprehensive review. Verizon Samsung Fascinate Available now from Verizon…
Facebook is trying to rewrite the way people communicate with each other and it will be bringing the improved Messages product to its to the Apple iPhone app. The new Facebook operates around three principals: Seamless messaging, conversation history and a social inbox. The first is where the mobile market may play the biggest role…
We know that Google has been working on Android Gingerbread for a while and there’s a strong chance that it could come out of the oven later today. We were expecting the Android Gingerbread SDK to drop last week but that didn’t happen. The clues are starting to come into place that at least part…
Adobe said it will be updating Adobe AIR for Android Gingerbread Tuesday, which is another indication that the next version of the mobile software will be out really soon – it could even be introduced later today by Google CEO Eric Schmidt. If you don’t know, Adobe AIR can be used to create full-fledged applications…
Oh man, talk about something that’s painful to watch. The folks over at EZ Grill have put together a viral video to show off its BBQ and it decided to do a torture test of the Apple iPhone 4, the HTC Surround and the T-Mobile G2. This is painful for me because these are all…