Samsung Galaxy S III Hits 5 U.S. Carriers This June

The Samsung Galaxy S III will be launched by five U.S. carriers this month. These are Verizon, AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile, and U.S. Cellular.

Galaxy Nexus, To Be Released This April 22nd via Sprint

Sprint announces the launch of the Galaxy Nexus on their website, www.sprint.com/nexus on April 22. The Galaxy Nexus showcases these following features: Pure Google experience, 1.2GHz dual-core processor, a 4.65-inch HD Super AMOLED™ contour display and dual cameras.

US Government to Create National Stolen Phone Database with Wireless Carriers

Four of the country’s top wireless carriers Verizon Wireless, AT&T, Sprint and T-Mobile have merged with US Government to track lost and stolen phones, by creating the “National Stolen Phone Database”.

Google Voice on iPhone Adds Sprint Integration

Google Voice has released an update for their iOS app which enables iPhone users on Sprint to take full advantage of the Google Voice Integration feature.

The recent development is a result of Google’s partnership with Sprint which now allows users on the Sprint network to access Google Voice accounts from their iPhones, support for multi-recipient text messaging, multi-line text field to avoid splitting messages and dialing with support for single tap copying and pasting.

Sprint Introduces Motorola Admiral On YouTube

Numerous consumers became interested, as Sprint revealed a video of their latest smartphone on YouTube. The 2 minutes 28 seconds promotional video leaked out most of the features of the Motorola Admiral, the second Android handset, following the previous Motorola Titanium.

The Motorola Admiral comes with a 3.1-inch HVGA touchscreen display with a full QWERTY keyboard. It features a 5.0-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and 720p video recording capabilities, Wi-Fi, GPS, and Bluetooth networks. The smartphone is also powered by a 1.2 GHz single-core processor and runs on an Android 2.3 Gingerbread platform.

Furthermore, the Motorola Admiral includes a Sprint TV and Direct Connect (CDMA-based). It is resistant to solar radiation, low pressure, vibration, dust, and varying temperature. Too bad, there are still no official details on the pricing and release date at this time.

Google Wallet Goes Live on Sprint Nexus S 4G

Google Wallet, a payment system which allows users to swipe their phones to pay for products, officially went active last Monday. The service initially works for Citi MasterCards and the virtual Google Prepaid Card only, but will now be open to rival cards. Other credit cards, such as American Express, Discover, and Visa, are also releasing their NFC features in order to let banks add them to the new mobile payment system.

However, although any store with MasterCard’s PayPass will be a good choice, Google Wallet will only be available on its first smartphone – the Samsung Nexus S – which is offered on Sprint Nextel. Users would need to have the said handset along with Android 2.3.4 and over-the-air update in order to access the Wallet.

LG Optimus Q2 Show Off its Features

LG launched the second wave of their high-end messaging smartphones on late Sunday. The said company unleashed the Optimus Q2 with its new design that centers on a considerably larger four-inch, IPS-based LCD screen with a very bright 700-nit output.

The Android 2.3 hardware is also one of the first smartphones in the field with a newly upgraded 1.2GHz Tegra 2, and should surpass the performance of the T-Mobile G2X — also known as Optimus 2X.

The device’s design is intended to evade some of the bulk of other slider phones, while improving on the comfort of its predecessor. LG claimed that the Q2 is almost a tenth of an inch thinner than its competitors, and 0.35 ounces lighter than its ancestor. It has a strictly average five-megapixel back camera and a VGA front camera, but it included Wi-Fi Direct for faster sharing when devices support it.

The launch of the Optimus Q2 is scheduled next week for Europe. Other networks haven’t been detailed, even though it might ship in on Sprint as just the Q.

Samsung Confirms 1.5GHz Snapdragon for T-Mobile’s Samsung Galaxy S II

Samsung gave an answer on Twitter regarding the mystery of T-Mobile Galaxy S II’s processor. A social media spokesperson said it will be the 1.5GHz Snapdragon APQ8060, which is also used in the TouchPad 4G. Meanwhile, other Galaxy S II version uses Samsung’s own 1.2GHz Exynos chip so far.

However, it’s still unclear why the T-Mobile version will have one of Qualcomm’s chips even though it may have to do with network choices. T-Mobile’s need for the 1.700MHz band on its HSPA+ 3G, which might go to a rare 42Mbps, could have forced Samsung to change processors to get the frequency support they needed.

When the said device ships in – which is scheduled in mid to late October – the T-Mobile version may not be as fast in raw performance as the versions of AT&T and Sprint, but it could make up for this with faster data and a larger 4.5-inch screen. All Galaxy S II models has an eight-megapixel rear camera and a two-megapixel front camera.

Apple’s iPhone 5 Production, on its Full Steam

Supply chain discovered on Wednesday that Apple’s newest smartphone, iPhone 5, is now approaching its production on full steam. Foxconn, Apple’s key iPhone builder, is currently believed to be producing 150,000 iPhone 5s per day. Manufacturing is said to be brisk enough that Apple will ship out five million to six million iPhone 5s in September and 22 million for the fall.

The said figure also doesn’t factor in millions of iPhone 4 units, as it ramps down the original versions and supplemented the new model with a possible BGB iPhone 4.

September 2011′s Must-Have Gadgets

Technology is changing constantly, which is why you have to get ready for what Fall has to bring. Check out GADG’s fresh lineup of gadgets that are due to arrive this month by hitting the break.