TS2R Wireless News: Verizon iPhone 10/14 Release, Olympic NFC Phone & Android on iPad

TS2R Wireless News from Wireless and Mobile NewsTS2R Wireless News from Wireless and Mobile News:

Full news stories today include the T-Mobile myTouch/myTouch Q, Facetones, HTC Sensation XL, presales of the Sprint iPhone 4/4S and the continuing TouchPad saga.

Here's the news that is too short to report:

    • Verizon Wireless announced the new iPhone 4S will be available on the Verizon Wireless network beginning on Friday, October 14. Verizon with presales starting on Friday, October 7.
    • Sony may buy out Ericsson according to the Wall Street Journal.
    • Visa has confirmed that they are building a special phone for the Olympics and that it will have an NFC chip that will enable Olympians to pay for many kinds of goods at 160,000 terminals in Europe.
    • Myriad Group  unveiled  Myriad Alien Dalvik 2.0. that will not only enable Android apps to run across non-Android smartphone platforms, but will now enable the Android ecosystem to be extended across multiple devices and screens such as tablets, e-books, TVs, automobiles and even avionics. Myriad will be showcasing Alien Dalvik 2.0 and its multi-screen strategy, demonstrating Android apps on Apple iPad for the first time at CTIA Enterprise & Applications 2011 next week.