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Jan
24
2011

McDonald's bringing NFC payments to UK this summer

| January 24, 2011 15:38 UTC | 1 comment | source

McDonald’s will install NFC (Near-Field-Communication) chip readers in their stores in the UK this summer. The investment will cost McDonald’s roughly £1.5 million, and will bring NFC readers to 1,200 McDonalds’ restaurants in the United Kingdom.

NFC will not completely replace chip-and-pin technologies (credit cards) due to security reasons. In McDonalds’ case the customer will not be able to use the NFC system if the purchase is over £15. Money and a credit card will do when shop for more than £15.

I think it’s extremely good that McDonald’s does this. Mobile World Congress is right ahead of us, and I’d say we will see many NFC enabled phones hit the markets real soon. The Nokia C7-00, and the Nexus S currently pack a NFC-chip inside. The C7-00 will however need a firmware update before it can be used.

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| January 24, 2011 15:38 UTC | one response | source
Jan
20
2011

Samsung Galaxy S2 'Seine' specs show up

| January 20, 2011 16:03 UTC | 3 comments | source

Samsung Galaxy S2 teaser

Samsung opened yesterday a teaser website for the successor of the Galaxy S. The phone is wildly expected to be called the Samsung Galaxy S2, but nothing has been confirmed on this front.

Now a Korean website has managed to get more info out of this device, and they say that it goes under the codename Seine. They also posted the following updated specs for the Samsung Galaxy S2.

  • Android 2.3 Gingerbread
  • 4.3 inch Super AMOLED Plus display with 800 x 480 pixels
  • Near-Field-Communication chip
  • 8MP photo camera
  • Full HD (1080) video recording
  • 1GB RAM
  • Dual core Samsung Orion processor
  • Less than 9mm in thickness

I have to say that the Galaxy S2 sounds marvelous! We’ll see more on February 1st, when the first teaser bit will be given. The final announcement is set to happen on February 13th, a day before Mobile World Congress kicks-off.

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| January 20, 2011 16:03 UTC | 3 responses | source
Jan
20
2011

A 'thing' called HTC Sensation to be unveiled at MWC?

| January 20, 2011 15:16 UTC | 0 comments | source

htc sensation trade mark

HTC has filed for a trade mark in Germany for a product/service called the HTC Sensation. Out of the previous trade marks they’ve filed in Germany, every single one of them have turned out to be a real production device, service or campaign. It’s safe to say that HTC is cooking something under the name of HTC Sensation, and we should learn more about it in the near future.

The HTC Sensation could be a new name for a service, or then for instance the rumored button-less HTC phones. Now when I think of it, I can imagine the HTC Sensation as a button-less smart phone, or a replacement for the Sense UI :) Whatever it is, it is coming, and I’d say we hear more about it next month at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.

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| January 20, 2011 15:16 UTC | no responses | source
Jan
11
2011

Samsung will announce the Galaxy S2 at MWC next month – Dual-Core, 4.3" Super AMOLED Plus and NFC

| January 11, 2011 22:37 UTC | 5 comments | source

Samsung Galaxy S2

According to ETNews from South Korea, Samsung will announce the Galaxy S2 at Mobile World Congress next month. They continue by telling that it will also have a 4.3-inch Super AMOLED Plus display, Android 2.3 Gingerbread, a dual-core CPU and a Near Field Communication chip. Let’s hope this is true, and that we will see it as early as MWC!

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| January 11, 2011 22:37 UTC | 5 responses | source
Dec
27
2010

Sony Ericsson Hallon (MT15) Leaked

| December 27, 2010 23:53 UTC | 0 comments | source

We can clearly see that a big mobile event is near now when we have leakages of many new phones all around the world. Yes, MWC is soon here, and Sony Ericsson will be one of the many manufacturers that will host their own little announcement event at MWC.

The newest leak is of a phone codenamed Hallon (MT15), which by the way is raspberry in swedish :). It has a big screen, runs on Android, doesn’t have a physical keyboard and has a massive front-facing camera with a flash (?). This could indicate that the phone is capable of HD video calling. The phone looks a bit like the Sony Ericsson Vivaz and the rumored Xperia Play (PlayStation Phone) without the slide-out keyboard.

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| December 27, 2010 23:53 UTC | no responses | source
Dec
24
2010

Sony Ericsson Sending Out Invites – Next Xperia(s) Will be Announced at MWC

| December 24, 2010 11:52 UTC | 1 comment | source

Sony Ericsson just sent out invites to an event held during Mobile World Congress in February 2011. It simply states that “Meet the new members of the Xperia family..” and “Find out what’s new & what’s next for Sony Ericsson on the 13th of February in Barcelona”. The fact that they’re talking about the new members, means that we will see at least two new devices announced at MWC.

Sony Ericsson has been hard at work to register worldwide trademarks for the following product names: Xperia Play, Xperia Neo, Xperia Arc and Xperia Duo. We’ve previously written that the Xperia Play will most probably be the name for the rumored PlayStation Phone. There has also been talk about a SE device with Windows Phone 7 on it. A name guess for it would be the Xperia X7. What about Arc, Neo or Duo then? Arc could have something to do with the form of the phone, and Duo could indicate a dual-core/dual-screen setup? Maybe Neo is the Windows Phone 7 device then? This is all just speculation, so please forget it as soon as possible :) More info at MWC!

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| December 24, 2010 11:52 UTC | one response | source
Dec
21
2010

Sony Ericsson PlayStation Phone Renamed to Xperia Play?

| December 21, 2010 16:06 UTC | 0 comments | source

The rumor of the Sony Ericsson PlayStation Phone is here again. This time the rumored name has changed from the original PlayStation Phone into Xperia Play, which is actually quite logical with Sony Ericsson’s current hi-end devices being part of the Xperia family. The Xperia Play will most probably be announced at Mobile World Congress in February. Until then you’ll only hear rumors about it. Stay tuned!

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| December 21, 2010 16:06 UTC | no responses | source
Dec
10
2010

A Second Windows Phone 7 Update Coming in February?

| December 10, 2010 20:05 UTC | 0 comments | source

Microsoft is currently preparing another update for Windows Phone 7 that is set to be launched in February, at Mobile World Congress 2011. WinRumors is reporting that Microsoft will in fact release a more developer centric update, that could enable developers and corporate users to side-load applications straight to the phone, without the need to submit them first to the Marketplace.

The news were extracted from an anonymous Windows Phone developer, who had the following to say. “Microsoft’s second update will introduce enhanced developer controls for applications. Microsoft is expected to open up several new APIs that will allow for greater multi-tasking, in-app downloads and better customization for end users.”

Brian Keller, Microsoft’s senior technical evangelist for Visual Studio, also gave a little bit more insight into what the update will bring: “I think we are saving those, for say another event. If only there was a massive event in Barcelona on mobile phones and or other events in the future.”

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| December 10, 2010 20:05 UTC | no responses | source
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