TS2R Wireless News from Wireless and Mobile News
Full news stories today included the news that the Verizon 4G LTE outage is over, new HTC Sense features, the AMOLED Nokia Astound, Motorola Wi-Fi Xoom from Sprint, Samsung Prevail, and delay of the Samsung Droid Charge.
Here's the news that is too short to report:
Google Nexus S Google Talk Surprise: Video Chat - You can now video or voice chat from your Android phone with friends using Gmail with Google Talk on their
computer. You can make calls over a 3G or 4G data network (if your
carrier supports it) or over Wi-Fi. Google Talk with video and voice chat will gradually roll out to Nexus S phones in the next few weeks as part of the Android 2.3.4 over-the-air
(OTA) update and will launch on other Android 2.3+ devices in the future. A video demo appears at the end of this TS2R.
New Verizon Smartphones on Sale 2Day - Unlike the Droid Charge that did not make an appearance, the Droid Incredible 2 and Casio G'zOne Commando went on sale today at Verizon Wireless, as announced.
iPhone Makes Apple Number 3 Phone Maker After Samsung & LG - NPD announced that in the first quarter (Q1) of this year, Apple's mobile phone sales
reached 14 percent of the U.S. market. Apple outranked HTC, Motorola and
RIM as the third-largest handset brand in the U.S., behind Samsung at
23 percent and LG at 18 percent.
More Android Apps than iPhone Apps - Android Market now has over 134,000 free apps, compared to almost 122,000 free selections in the App Store, reported Distimo.