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Samsung’s own operating System, bada, is due for a 2.0 upgrade in 2011, which will host a bunch of new features. The most notable among them is near-field communications, a feature Android recently adopted for 2.3 Gingerbread, but Bada 2.0 will include a lot of other stuff, like multitasking, SDKs for Mac and Linux, FlashLite…
The Google Nexus S is one of the most anticipated handset launches of 2010, and we managed to get our hands on one of these Samsung-made superphones to put it and its new Android 2.3 Gingerbread OS through its paces. But, before we give the handset the flogging of its life, we figured we’d unbox…
There are more signs that the just-announced Google Nexus S was very close to being called the Nexus Two. Google’s YouTube page for the Android superphone calls to a domain called “nexustwophone.appspot.com.” This is despite the fact that the company’s CEO Eric Schmidt said the company wouldn’t be making a sequel to the world’s first…
The Google Nexus S with Android 2.3 Gingerbread looks like a killer superphone and with the pricing, Google appears to have learned from its mistakes with the Nexus One. You’ll be able to stroll down to your local Best Buy beginning Dec. 16 to buy the Google Nexus S, made by Samsung, for $529 unlocked…
After weeks of rumors and Google’s CEO bringing it on stage at a conference, the search giant officially introduced its second smartphones, the Nexus S with Android 2.3. As expected, the Google Nexus S is made from Samsung and it essentially seems like a modified Galaxy S with stock Android. On its blog, the search…
RIM’s job database has a position for an NFC specialist for their Rolling Meadows, Illinois, who would design and oversee the testing processes for as yet unannounced NFC devices. Man, Jim Balsillie wasn’t fooling around when he was talking about near-field communications on BlackBerry being more or less a sure thing. For the uninitiated, near-field…
Coca-Cola is in the midst of experimenting with NFC contactless payments in Belgium and Luxembourg. The company has struck a partnership deal with PingPing to implement their technology on Coca-Cola vending machines. The NFC payment enablement program is set to start at the end of this year, effectively making Belgium the first European country to…
Aside from dropping the bomb that the BlackBerry PlayBook would have a module cavity to upgrade the tablet, RIM co-CEO Jim Balsillie also mentioned at the Web 2.0 summit that they’d “be fools” not to include near-field communications in a BlackBerry smartphone in the near future. To corroborate Balsillie’s mention, rumour has it that RIM…
Sagem Wireless launched a new feature phone with NFC (Near Field Communications) capabilities – COSY Phone. The French company emphasizes product’s ergonomic features — including high contrast legible fonts, an easy-to-use menuing system and “innovative recharger cradle” — that “improve comfort and usability” and make the COSY Phone ideal for the growing seniors market. Feature…
Swedish mobile operator TeliaSonera, the first operator in the world to launch an LTE network all the way back in December 2009, has joined 4 other companies (ASSA ABLOY, Choice Hotels Scandinavia, Venyon and VingCard Elsafe) to conduct a 4 month trial whereby customers checking into the Clarion Hotel in Stockholm will be able to…