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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…
SRS was all proud to announce that the recently announced HTC 7 Surround rocks the audio enhancement technology. As you probably already know, HTC’s mentioned Windows Phone 7 device comes with a dedicated slide-out speaker that makes sure even your next-door neighbor can hear your favorite songs. Furthermore, it comes with a 3.8-inch WVGA capacitive…
There are no doubts LTE networks are coming. However, there are still some hurdles standing on the way of the upcoming standard’s mass adoption. For starters, spectrum has to be cleared, licensed, and either allocated or sold off before LTE takes hold. As every country has its own set of telecommunication regulations, these factors will…
There’s a new playa’ in the mobile VoIP market called Viber. Initially released as an iPhone app in Israel, Viber soon became one of the top downloaded apps in the country and now it wants to grab a piece of the global market, as well. I haven’t tried it myself, but from what I’ve read,…
Skype is in the process of beefing up its mobile teams and this could lead to apps which include video calling. According to GigaOm, Skype is hiring 20-30 employees to improve its mobile engineering teams. As you know, the company already has a plethora of apps which will enable you to make free VoIP calls…
Verizon recently announced its LTE network launch along with pricing and restrictions, and some journalists were quick to put it to the test. For the most part, results have been impressive. Download speeds are much faster, on average, than what both Sprint and T-Mobile are able to deliver on their respective “4G” networks. Wilson Rothman…
Google Voice is one of my favorite mobile services. Since I’m constantly switching phones and in between numbers, it helps to have the one number that all my friends, family and acquaintances to hang onto regardless of which phone I’m using. For the holidays, Google has decided to offer $10 of Google Voice credit to…
If you were anxious to try out the Verizon 4G LTE network but didn’t want to be saddled with a new, two-year contract, you’ll be happy to know that the no-contract prices will be quite reasonable for service. According to PC World’s Sasha Segan, the no-contract prices for the 4G LTE service will be the…
Clearwire is looking to raise more than $1.1 billion to build out its WiMax infrastructure as the competition in 4G is heating up. Clearwire will be offering debt securities in private placement transactions and the funds will help it build out its mobile data infrastructure. The company provides the service behind Sprint’s 4G network for…