Samsung SGH-t528g Touchscreen Mobile Phone

 

 Samsung has just unveiled its new touchscreen phone in the US via TracFone carrier, called the Samsung SGH-t528g. This handset is comes with Samsung’s proprietary OS and combined TouchWiz 2.0 user interface.

 Feature on Samsung t528g cellphone is a 3-inch touchscreen display with three scrollable workspaces, 3G and Wi-Fi connectivity, a 2 megapixel camera with video recorder and 2x zoom, and stereo Bluetooth. The Samsung SGH-t528g phone is also providing a quick access to social networking sites. For battery, the battery of t528g is capable up to 6 hours in talk time, 10 days of standby mode.

 Samsung t528g handset is available in dark gray only. Dimensions of SGH-t528g are 4.33 x 2.01 x 0.47 inches and weighs 3.24 ounces.

HP Launching NFC WebOS Devices Later This Year

  NFC is getting stronger and stronger. After Google announced its upcoming Wallet service, which has arguably been the greatest catalyst for NFC-related talk recently, we now hear that another big-time player is considering adding NFC capabilities to its gadgets.

 According to Boomberg's unnamed sources, HP is actively working on getting some near-field communications love into its upcoming phones and tablets, running (Palm's) webOS platform. However, it looks like HP might not stop at just incorporating an NFC chip, but creating a whole ecosystem of its own.

 It is said that customers will be able to use the technology in order to pay for goods, as well as receive coupons and royalty points by placing their handsets near the designated objects (terminals, special posters, etc.), similarly to Google Wallet.

The rumor states that we may see HP's first NFC-enabled devices by the end of the year. As most are probably aware though, the company's first webOS tablet – the HP TouchPad, which is expected to launch on July 1 in the U.S. - will not sport an NFC chip inside. Oh well, having to wave your 10-inch tablet in front of a payment terminal probably wouldn't have been the most comfortable thing to do anyway.

Google Android Beating Symbian

 Symbian has been dismissive of Google Android, as well as smaller upstarts like the LiMo Foundation, arguing that the latter is overly focused on middleware for wireless operators and the former is fake open source with more hype than substance.

 All of which might be true, but the reality is that it seems to be working for Android. Google has been signing new handset manufacturers at a frenetic pace, while Symbian has been holding steady with Nokia...and that's about it.  Despite Symbian announcing new handsets, Google is actually shipping Android. There's a big difference between marketing and reality. Google Android offers the latter

For all the buzz that Android gets from developers, its success owes more to handset manufacturers than to open-source developers. Handset manufacturers and wireless carriers are hungry for alternatives to surging Apple and declining Microsoft. And while others may not be seeing source code in copious amounts, handset manufacturers are apparently getting their fill.

 More than this, though, Google gives them a safe, consumer-friendly brand. Symbian does not. This is the reason Google Android is winning. It's not about developers--at least, not yet. Neither Symbian nor Android really offers developers open communities and open code. No, the difference today is brand. Google has it. Symbian does not, and that's despite decade-long dominance of the mobile market.

Symbian still has a ways to go. It has a weak user interface (UI) that is supposed to get better, but that describes much that is wrong with Symbian today. Everything (source code, revamped UI, and resumption of market dominance) is always spoken of in the future tense.

Meanwhile, Google Android rolls on--not because it out open-sources Symbian, but rather because it out-executes it.

Verizon and Payfone Power's a New Mobile Payment Solution

 Verizon Wireless and Payfone, a leading mobile payment processing service, today announced the companies are working together to bring a new mobile payment system to Verizon Wireless customers. When available, the service will allow Verizon Wireless customers to make online purchases from their smartphones, tablets and PCs using numerous payment methods, including charging purchases to their monthly wireless statements or using traditional payment methods through financial institution partners.

"Our relationship with Payfone complements the part of the mobile payments equation we're already working on with our Isis joint venture," said Greg Haller, marketing vice president, Verizon Wireless. "We approach the mobile payments arena from a customer's perspective. As we move forward, the most important goals will be security, privacy and simplicity. Through our relationship with Payfone, we will be able to quickly offer value to our customers by offering them greater choice and a simple, safe and secure purchasing experience when shopping online from their smartphones, tablets and PCs."

With Payfone's unique approach to mobile payments, operators and merchants are able to complete transactions securely and accurately. Payfone also provides other features important to consumers and merchants, including intelligent routing, pre-authorization and authentication designed to reduce the friction and fraud that affect sales conversion and revenue yield for merchants and operators.

"We are pleased to be working with Verizon Wireless to deliver a new level of convenience, security and flexibility to their customers and to boost revenue and conversion for operators, merchants and publishers," states Rodger Desai, chief executive officer, Payfone. "This underscores Verizon Wireless' dedication to cutting-edge innovation as it stays ahead of the mobile payments curve."

Samsung Chrono (Cricket ) Cheap Flip Phone Is Available Now

 Flip and cheap phone is the Samsung Chrono from Cricket. This Samsung feature phone is previously available at US Cellular and has feature simple to operate and paired in fashionable flip phone.

 Cricket is offering the Samsung Chrono for priced at $59.99 and ideal for consumers looking for a quick and simple way to stay connected on 3G network.

 This entry-level flip phone has a 2-inch display with resolution of 128 x 160 pixels, an external 1-inch CSTN 96 x 96 display, 55MB of internal memory, large keys, a VGA camera, Bluetooth, and an 800 mAh battery. The Cricket Samsung Chrono phone also packing 1000 contact entry Phonebook, Calendar, Alarm, and Calculator. In additional, it is capable to as mobile Web access.