DLNA certified Stealth V Froyo

DLNA has certified an intriguing Samsung phone - the Stealth V, a Froyo-running droid with a 4.3-inch AMOLED screen and an 8MP camera. It doesn't sound like the rumored Nexus S but it just might be the Galaxy S successor.

The Samsung SCH-i510 Stealth V is described as an Android 2.2 Froyo device, with a 4.3" WVGA AMOLED screen and an 8MP camera. The only other specs that the DLNA certification let slip is Wi-Fi b/g/n and DLNA (obviously).

There's the old rumor of the 4.3"/4.5" Samsung (rumors can be hazy like that) with an 8MP camera and DLNA support.

That one was supposed to be running Android 2.3 Gingerbread and even if DLNA tested an early beta version of the Samsung Stealth V, there's still the screen resolution - WSVGA (1024x600) - which doesn't match up.

Anyway, the Samsung SCH-i500 is the Samsung Fascinate (Verizon's Galaxy S phone) so, it's reasonable to think that the SCH-i510 is its successor - and the successor to the Galaxy S line. It's probably the CDMA version, but there's bound to be a GSM version in the works.

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Nexus S spy shots

The Nexus S rumors strike again, this time with an arsenal of new photos. These photos confirm Android 2.3 Gingerbread, Samsung as the manufacturer and there are some new details on the specs.

The photos (as shaky as they are) show the Android version as 2.3. There's a Samsung logo on the back and the handset is pretty similar to the Galaxy S. And the device is curved though the source doesn't say a word about the display - is the curve a good thing or a bad thing?

Check out the curvature of the Nexus S

Anyway, the display on the Nexus S is a 4" AMOLED unit (maybe a SuperAMOLED 2) with WVGA resolution (480x800). Another thing confirmed by the rumor is that the camera shoots 720p video but the rest is unclear.

The CPU is maybe a dual-core (and maybe it's not), there is OpenGL ES support, 512MB RAM or 328MB (could be a typo, 384MB seems more likely than 328MB) and the internal memory is either 1GB or 2GB. This particular Nexus S is running on the T-Mobile network (check out the screenshots).

A few snaps of Android 2.3 Gingerbread running on the Nexus S

The Nexus S specs (at least what we've heard from rumors) sound more and more like a Galaxy S with Android 2.3 Gingerbread installed. Even the touch keys below the display are very similar to those of one of the Galaxy S variants - the Samsung Fascinate. Which as it turns out might be getting a successor and with better specs too.

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Sony Ericsson PSP phone might be announced on 9 Dec

It was just a month ago when we first saw those pictures of a prototype Sony Ericsson PSP phone. Now more pieces of information lead us to believe that Sony Ericsson France is holding a special event on the 9th of December to announce something about a phone and gaming.

We are sure the PSP fans are eager to know more about the rumored PSP phone. What we know so far is that the device has similarities with Sony Ericsson Vivaz design, but instead of a keyboard it should pack the typical PSP controls and a multi-touch trackpad.

Sony Ericsson PlayStation phone

The latest rumor adds a high-resolution touchscreen screen (Retina-like pixel density) to the 1GHz processor, 512MB RAM and the Android 2.3 Gingerbread OS.

The latest piece of information comes from Sony Ericsson France. The announcement promises the most exciting presentation in the past 10 years. As you can see the icons on the invitation are a phone and the typical PlayStation key logos.

Sounds like the PSP phone is finally coming, doesn't it? We can't do anything more than keep our fingers crossed and wait until 9 December.

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Nokia running a viral mystery game with a Tron Legacy flavor

Nokia N8 and the upcoming movie Tron Legaxy certainly have a thing going on as a Tron theme has taken over the company's official blog, Facebook, Twitter channel.

The Facebook fanpage has a new profile picture showing the logo of a company called Encom, the company that the character of Jeff Bridges works for in the original movie from 1982.

Next up it's Nokia's Twitter channel, which features some strange tweets in binary and shortly after that a message from Nokia staff claiming they're trying their best to take back the control of the Nokia blog from Encom mainframe.

When you get to the Nokia Nseries blog you can really tell they've got all hands on deck to run a viral ad campaign including their latest Nokia N8 and the upcoming movie Tron Legacy.

The blog looks like it's been hacked and you need to enter a code to unlock some secret content. Now we're not going to ruin it for you, but there's more than one riddles to solve. We got through the first one. If you need tips, check out the HELP links leading to Facebook and Twitter.