AT&T snatches Samsung’s Galaxy Camera, data speeds currently unkown

Samsung’s Galaxy Camera is finally headed our way. As it turns out, AT&T will be the first carrier to officially support the device. The device will be rocking on AT&T’s data network. However, it has been speculated since the FCC discovery that the device will not support LTE data speeds. It’s rather interesting, seeing as Samsung is claiming it will be on the 4G HSPA+ network, This comes as a rather odd omission but we will have to wait for more details to know exactly what’s going on.

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Google settles with American publishers after 7-year Google Library lawsuit

Digitizing books and indexing the contents thereof might seem like a good idea, if only to increase access to content. But when Google launched its Library project, a lot of publishers voiced dissent, saying Google was infringing on their intellectual property.

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Watch out, T-Mobile! Sprint also eyeing MetroPCS deal.

T-Mobile is not the only party interested in getting into a merger with super-regional carrier MetroPCS. Another major player, Sprint, is eyeing to make a bid for the smaller telco.

Sprint is holding talks with advisers and is evaluating the viability of putting up a bid for MetroPCS, reports Bloomberg. According to sources, the Sprint board will be meeting this week, and a potential bid for MetroPCS will be part of the agenda.

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HP CEO Meg Whitman says no HP smartphone in 2013

Last month, HP CEO Meg Whitman was quoted as saying “we have to ultimately offer a smartphone.” This lead us and many others to believe that HP had a smartphone in the works. While HP still plans to enter the smartphone market, apparently it isn’t going to be any time soon.

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Google, Motorola urged to leak Ice Cream Sandwich / Jelly Bean internal ROMs for Atrix 4G, Photon

A few days ago, we told you that Google/Motorola decided not to update the Atrix 4G and Photon (Electrify) to Ice Cream Sandwich – both smartphones were released only last year. That was certainly a surprising move not because we haven’t seen it before, but because Motorola is now a Google subsidiary, and we would expect the Android maker to offer more support to its customers, especially when it comes to software upgrades.

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T-Mobile Galaxy Note 2 image leaked, release date not available yet

We know that Samsung’s Galaxy Note 2 phablet is heading to various markets in the following months, including the U.S., and we also know that no less than five carriers will get the device this year in the States, but we don’t have any release dates for either Verizon, AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile or U.S. Cellular.

The U.S. Galaxy Note 2 versions have already been spotted with the FCC, and some carriers have already acknowledged the fact they will have the phablet in stock, without offering too many availability details to interested buyers.

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Google Launches More Than A Map website to showcase 800,000 websites that are using Maps API and not Apple Maps

We would explain how and why Apple Maps was such a big failure, but thankfully the ever critical community known as the internet has done that for us. Google Maps, on the other hand, remains as stable and helpful as ever. In fact, it is so stable and helpful that 800,000 websites on the internet use Google’s Maps API to show their web visitors around. To showcase that fact, Google has released a website to tell you about it.

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Korean Samsung Galaxy S3 gets Jelly Bean on Oct. 9th

While the Samsung Galaxy S3 Jelly Bean update status is simply listed as “coming soon” in the U.S., it seems that Korea has an actual date. According to Sam Mobile, the Korean LTE models of the Galaxy S3 will receive an update to the latest version of Android on Oct. 9th.

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Amazon AppStore coming to Japan by year’s end

In June, Amazon opened up their app store to Germany, the UK, France, Italy and Spain. Today, the company announced they are bringing their successful Google Play alternative to Japan as well. While the official launch date for the Japanese version of the AppStore has yet to be revealed, the company has made it clear that the release will be this year. Considerin

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Vodafone picks up the Samsung Galaxy Note 2

Just three days after its launch in the UK, the Samsung Galaxy Note 2 finds a new home with Vodafone. While this is good news for those who have been waiting, it may not remain that way when they see the pricing. When compared with O2’s and Three’s pricing at £41 and £34 a month, Vodafone customers will have to pony up £47 a month. The slight price increase may, in fact, frustrate and confuse future adopters.

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