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Samsung used lower-cost LTE chip in Galaxy Nexus
Source: MobileBurn.com - 07 February 2012

As technology progresses, the cost of components usually goes down over time, and that appears to have happened with the LTE baseband chip that Samsung chose to use in the recently-launched Google Galaxy Nexus for Verizon Wireless. According to ABI Research, the new LTE chip offers the same high-speed data performance as older chips, but clocks in at just over half ...

Samsung announces white Google Galaxy Nexus for UK consumers
Source: MobileBurn.com - 06 February 2012

Samsung today announced that the Galaxy Nexus smartphone that it produces for Google is will be available in the UK this month. The Galaxy Nexus was the first device on the market to run Google's Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich operating system. The new white model, which features the same specs as the original, including a 4.65-inch 720p resolution display and dua...

Engadget Mobile Podcast 124 - 02.05.2012
Source: Engadget Mobile - 05 February 2012

There are Samsung phones, there are Motorola phones. There are BlackBerry Phones, there are Nokia phones. But you know what really gets us excited? KDDI phones with ten keys and heart of Japanese Gold. It's the Engadget Mobile Podcast.Hosts: Myriam Joire (tnkgrl), Brad MolenGuests: Joseph Volpe, Dante CesaProducer: Trent WolbeMusic: Tycho - Coastal Brake (Ghostly Int...

HP’s Meg Whitman says WebOS will be better than iOS and Android
Source: PhonesLimited - 04 February 2012

According to HP’s CEO, Meg Whitman, WebOS, which has been committed to the open source community, will ultimately be better than Apple’s iOS (running on devices such as the iPhone 4S) and Google’s Android (running on devices such as the Samsung Galaxy Nexus). The redesigned WebOS will be launched in September of this year. The [...]...

Galaxy Nexus and other CDMA devices removed from Google Support pages
Source: Engadget Mobile - 03 February 2012

Some of you may have noticed that the Verizon version of the Galaxy Nexus is no longer listed as a supported, official developer device by Google. Despite rumors to the contrary, it doesn't appear this has anything to do with the kerfuffle over Wallet, but instead centers around technical issues relating to the APK files required for CDMA connectivity and the signing...

Galaxy Nexus and Nexus S on AT&T finding Google Wallet available
Source: PhoneArena.com - 03 February 2012

There hasn't been any official announcement, but suddenly today the Google Wallet app has started showing up for certain devices on a specific carrier, and amazingly enough, the carrier is one of the major backers of the ISIS NFC payment system... ...

AT&T connected Galaxy Nexus, Nexus S get Android Market Google Wallet installs
Source: Engadget Mobile - 03 February 2012

So far, Google Wallet has its official US availability on NFC-compatible handsets limited by unfriendly carriers with their own mobile payment services in mind, but it appears that is no longer the case for Nexus handsets with AT&T SIMs inserted. Droid-Life reported the app is available in the market for AT&T-SIM'd HSPA+ Galaxy Nexus phones, which we were abl...

Apple denied ban on Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1N, Galaxy Nexus in Germany
Source: MobileBurn.com - 01 February 2012

A German court has denied Apple's request to ban the sale of the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1N tablet and Google Galaxy Nexus smartphone on the grounds of existing use of the technology Apple claims rights to. Read the full story here. ...

Samsung refreshes the original Galaxy S again with the Galaxy S Advance
Source: MobileBurn.com - 30 January 2012

Samsung is apparently intent on keeping the Galaxy S name going, as it has just announced the Galaxy S Advance, an update of the original Galaxy S that was initially released in 2010. The Galaxy S Advance features a faster processor than its predecessor and includes a slightly-curved display, not unlike the curved displays found on the Nexus S and Galaxy Nexus smart...

Sprint Galaxy Nexus registration page gets served up by Google
Source: Engadget Mobile - 29 January 2012

Good news is here for folks on Sprint who've been anxiously waiting for a first taste of LTE connectivity and Ice Cream Sandwich. Google's official Galaxy Nexus website has quietly gone live with a registration section for anyone on the Now Network who wants to be notified when the device goes up for sale. If you'll recall, the pre-release version of Sprint's GNex t...

Google tells Android devs to kick the menu button to the curb, seriously you guys
Source: Engadget Mobile - 28 January 2012

If you've seen Ice Cream Sandwich and the Galaxy Nexus in action, then it should be clear that the menu button has no future in the Android ecosystem. In order to drive that point home, Google has posted over at the Android Developer blog urging app creators to "say goodbye to the menu button." With the until now standard key getting the boot, big G wants devs to sta...

Verizon Gives Away Thunderbolt, Clears Way for Faster Phones
Source: Mobiledia - 23 January 2012

Verizon is offering the HTC Thunderbolt for free with a two-year contract through January 26, as the carrier makes way for newer, faster models to ensure its lead in the 4G race.The Thunderbolt offers a one-gigahertz Snapdragon chip instead of the dual-core processors found in current and upcoming high-end Android handsets, making it slightly slower than the latest sm...

Google boasts 11 billion app downloads and 250 million Android device activations
Source: PhonesLimited - 21 January 2012

How many Android devices such as the Samsung Galaxy S2 or Galaxy Nexus out there? According to Google’s Q4 2011 figures, there are hordes upon hordes of people making use of the Android platform around the world. To give you an idea on how many Android devices are out there, there were 6.8 million iPhones [...]...

Apple Gains on Android with IPhone 4S
Source: Mobiledia - 18 January 2012

Strong iPhone 4S sales narrowed the gap between Apple and Google in the heated smartphone market.More than half of people buying a new smartphone last fall chose Android devices, research firm Nielsen revealed Wednesday. However, in a month-by-month breakdown, researchers showed Android's overall market share among recent buyers dropped by nearly 12 percent in the las...

Samsung Ramps Up Spending to Meet Demand, Fuel Expansion
Source: Mobiledia - 17 January 2012

Samsung is ramping up spending and hiring in anticipation of high demand for its mobile processors this year, as the company hints at global expansion plans.The South Korea-based company announced Monday its U.S. branch will sell $1 billion in bonds, its first overseas debt sale in more than a decade. The company will likely use capital raised by the five-year bond to...