Samsung is all set to launch a new mobile messaging service called ChatON. The service is scheduled to debut at the IFA consumer electronics trade show in Berlin, Germany, the first week of September. The app is essentially a group chat app that combines texts, images and video messaging from Samsung’s Bada OS,  iOS, Android and BlackBerry. So, through this move Samsung...

Microsoft made the latest version of its mobile phone software available to handset partners as it seeks to claw back market share from Apple and Google. The Redmond, Washington-based personal computer software powerhouse said the update to its Windows Phone operating system, code-named “Mango,” features over 500 new features and faster browsing with Internet...

Skype has partnered with Comcast to offer its video-calling service over any subscriber’s HDTV. Comcast customers will be able to use the service through a kit that includes an adaptor box, video camera and special remote control that will also let Comcast customers text on Skype. Comcast Corp. is the parent company of NBCUniversal and NBC10. Anyway, this collaboration...

Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 will release in United States on June 8, 2011. This will be the thinnest tablet in the market. Weight-wise, the 10.1 is lighter than the iPad 2, weighing 1.24 pounds compared with the iPad 2′s 1.32 pounds. From the front, its 10.1-inch screen is surrounded by a 0.75-inch black bezel and a silver aluminium outline at its edge. Specs of the Samsung Galaxy...

According to a Bloomberg report, in the next four months, Google will be testing its Near Field Communications (NFC) payment systems, in the New York and San Francisco areas.  Google plans to pay VeriFone Systems Inc. to install thousands of cash register systems made specifically for the use of NFC technology. Google’s new service may group a user’s financial...

Vizio Inc., the second-largest U.S. television supplier, will introduce a low-cost smartphone and tablet computer using Google Inc.’s Android software to attract consumers who can’t afford Apple Inc.’s devices. It’s also a sign that the market for Android devices will become even more crowded and confusing for consumers in 2011. Vizio–a small, privately...

Following the grand success of Galaxy franchise, Samsung is going to unveil a Galaxy Player in Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2011, probably by next week. Galaxy player will be able to run mobile application, however, is not voice enabled for any phone call. With superior features and specifications, the fourth generation device is being eagerly awaited by those who want...

The disappointment with the first Tablet launched by Sprint Nextel Corporation is the sole compatibility with 3G. Sprint based in Overland Park, Kansas, is the third largest wireless communication network in the US which has been providing 4G technology since 2008. Sprint is planning to cover up the lack in its first Tablet launch introducing a Tablet with 4G support in...

Now that the glow of Gingerbread is dawning with new promises on the horizon, we can see that the Android phones have come long way in such a short time. And even as Google has announced its upcoming flagship phone, the Nexus S, we can say that the top Android boxes of today are not going to be run-down by a generation gap in terms of technology very soon. Manufactured...