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Google announces Nexus S, intros with motion sickness inducing video

December 6th, 2010 at 11:46 AM  1 Comment

Google has announced their new platform phone, the Nexus S. Based on the Samsung Galaxy S series of phones, it’s the successor to the HTC built Nexus One.

Beyond the typical stuff, the phone specs/features:

  • 1GHz Cortex A8 (Hummingbird) processor
  • 16GB of internal storage
  • 512MB of RAM
  • 4″ WVGA (800 x 480) screen with Contour Display (curved glass screen) on Super AMOLED
  • Dual cameras (Back-facing: 5 megapixels 2560×1920 with auto focus and flash, front-facing: VGA 640×480
  • Near Field Communication (NFC) hardware
  • Android 2.3 (Gingerbread)

According to Google, starting December 16, Nexus S will be sold unlocked and carrier-independent initially through Best Buy stores in the U.S. and after December 20 at Carphone Warehouse stores in the UK.

Its quad-band GSM (850, 900, 1800, 1900) and tri-band HSPA (900, 2100, 1700) which means it will only have 3G service on T-Mobile in the U.S., and EDGE on AT&T.

(BTW, seriously, don’t watch the video above if you get motion sickness. It made me a little sick to my stomach to try and make it all the way though.)

T-Mobile will beat Sprint by 4 days on release of Galaxy Tab

October 27th, 2010 at 9:59 AM  No Comments

T-Mobile has announced that they’ll be releasing their version of the Samsung Galaxy Tab on November 10, four days ahead of Sprint who recently announced they’d be releasing their version on November 14. Both carriers will be offering the device for $399 with a two year data contract.

The T-Mobile version sports the same specs as the Sprint, including a 7-inch Enhanced TFT touchscreen display and Android 2.2, except that it will support the T-Mobile HSPA+ network instead of Sprint’s 4G network. T-Mobile customers can take advantage of T-Mobile’s monthly 5GB or 200MB webConnect mobile broadband plans or the newly launched prepaid mobile broadband offerings.