Google unveils Nexus S with Gingerbread and NFC features

Published on Nov 16, 2010

Google CEO Eric Schmidt has now officially unveiled the much rumoured Nexus S at the Web 2.0 summit

Published on Mar 17, 2011

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The phone that was doing the rounds online has now finally been unveiled by the Google CEO Eric Schmidt at the Web 2.0 summit. The unannounced phone which was rumoured to be Gingerbread-powered Google phone manufactured by Samsung - the Samsung Nexus S - was shown to the world yesterday.Although, Schmidt refused to name Samsung as the manufacturer of the device but did confirm that it would run Android 2.3 aka Gingerbread OS in the coming weeks. The tech specs of the device has not been revealed as yet but a new feature was mentioned for the Nexus S. Most likely the Google Nexus S will come powered with a new feature called the near field communication (NFC) to support mobile payment systems, read RFID tags or getting information just by swiping the phone near a receiver.Reportedly, the Google Nexus S smartphone will be an upgraded version of the Samsung Galaxy S with Gingerbread or Android 2.3 features. The device may support FaceTime-style video chat through a front camera. The Nexus S will supposedly first arrive on T-Mobile's network. 

 

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