It was thought that Samsung’s SPH-M930 would be coming to Sprint as the followup to the mid-range Transform (SPH-M920), but now it looks like this model will be landing at Sprint-Nextel’s prepaid operator Boost Mobile.

This device runs Android 2.3 Gingerbread, a 1GHz MSM8655 SoC from Qualcomm, up to an HVGA-resolution display and a camera as low as two megapixels. The M930 has picked up its Bluetooth and Wi-Fi certifications, but hasn’t received FCC approval, so it’s probably still a month or two from release.

Google has announced that their Nexus S Android smartphone will be arriving on the AT&T network later this week. July 24th to be exact. The Nexus S smartphone has Android 2.3, a 4” Super AMOLED screen, a 1 GHz processor for 3D graphics, front and rear facing cameras and support for NFC. Basically everything you want.

The Nexus S also has the latest Google mobile apps, like Google Earth, Google Maps with Navigation, Google Talk with video chat, Google Voice and Voice Actions, and access to over 250,000 apps in the Android Market.

The FCC’s database has yielded a mysterious HTC smartphone going by the PG76240 model name, with support for T-Mobile’s HSPA+ frequencies, which means that another HTC model might hit the carrier soon. There aren’t many details to go on, but it look like it will be the HTC Marvel.

The Marvel is just an HTC Wildfire S with support for T-Mobile’s network, and both devices share similar model numbers – PG76240 and PG76100. It’s just guesswork for now, but we should have confirmation soon.

We knew that Nokia was ready to push out four new Symbian handsets, powered by 1GHz processors. Now we know more about one of them. The Nokia 700 “Zeta”. Thanks to some leaked images we see that it’s running Symbian Belle.

It also features a 5 megapixel camera, LED flash, and NFC support. The source says that the Zeta will house a 1 GHz CPU and 3.2-inch nHD AMOLED display, weigh just over 80g, and measure 10mm thick.

These days phones have invaded every aspect of our lives. However according to the experts at WHO, they emit radio-frequency waves which when absorbed by the human body prove harmful. The powers-that-be have come up with a standard called Specific absorption rate (SAR) and the FCC now requires cell phone makers to report the SAR level of their devices. The upper cap on acceptable levels is less than or equal to 1.6 watts per kilogram (W/kg).

Here is a list of the top 10 lowest radiation emitting cell phones.

Amazon.com is considering the introduction of a service that would let customers pay for goods in brick-and-mortar stores using their mobile phones. This info comes from “two people with knowledge of the project” so we don’t have any confirmation just yet.

This service would use near field communication (NFC) technology, which allows devices to transmit data like payment information, loyalty points and coupons by simply tapping them against special cash registers. It makes sense for Amazon to venture into this field since Microsoft, Apple and Google are said to be planning software, devices or services with NFC themselves. If this does happen it should happen within six months time.

The HTC Incredible S was shown off at the Mobile World Congress last month and was scheduled to be released in Q2 this year. The FCC has already taken a look at the device, and now we have some images of the device in the wild, so we hope that the Android phone will arrive very soon.

Until that happens, the guys at Android Spin recently got their hands on the Incredible S and have provided some photos. They will be also be posting their hands-on experience with the device and sharing it. To refresh your memory the HTC Incredible S features a 1GHz Qualcomm MSM 8655 processor, a 4″ WVGA LCD screen, Android 2.2, 8 megapixel rear camera with flash, 1.3 megapixel front facing camera, 4GB of internal storage, 768MB of RAM, and a 1450mAh battery.

Samsung had announced that they would show off their new dual core Android smartphone at MWC 2011 next week, and now we have some possible specifications on the Samsung Galaxy S2. Those specs include a dual core 1.2GHz Samsung Exynos processor and a 4.3 inch Super AMOLED Plus display.

Other specs include 1GB of RAM and an 8 megapixel camera that can record Full HD video in 1080p and a front facing 1.3 megapixel camera for video chat, built in NFC technology and Bluetooth 3.0. Android 2.3 Gingerbread will be running things.

Come 2012, phones from LG Electronics will be adding more than their usual capabilities with the introduction of near-field communication chips that will handle swipe-and-pay transactions. The technology will allow shoppers to swipe their hand-held device over an electronic reader at the check-out to directly pay for goods and services from their bank account.

Customers will just need to move their phones over the receiving station. One report by Frost & Sullivan says that we could be seeing as many as 860 million NFC mobile phones by 2015.

We still need to carry around our credit cards in our wallets, so why not turn your handset into an e-wallet? Might as well. That’s what Visa Europe has in mind with the first commercial deployment of its iPhone payments App.

NFC-capable iPhones should be on their way later this year and the AAPL intends to look into ways for merchants to obtain a cheap and easy set-up for payment kiosks so that mobile payments can be easily handled with the proper infrastructure in place. This iPhone payment system requires users to use an add-on device before making a payment, but the iPhone 5 may have a built-in e-wallet if the rumors turn out to be true.

The FCC was recently introduced to the Nokia 1616 and they got along great. They had polite conversation, tea, a nice dinner, back home at the FCC for coffee, then woke up next to each other smiling the next morning. And so the handset was deemed worthy of arriving Stateside via T-Mobile.

If everything goes as planned, it will probably be part of T-Mobile’s prepaid phone lineup. We have no idea what T-Mobile would price this feature phone at, but we are confident in guessing about $15 or $20. Somewhere around there.

We’ve been waiting for Dell’s Looking Glass tablet to arrive and now the device has finally had a sit down with the FCC, which has approved its integrated 3G chip for the UMTS bands II, IV and V, hinting at compatibility for AT&T and T-Mobile.

It also got approval for Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR and Wi-Fi b/g/n. The device features an SD card slot along with a SIM card slot. We don’t yet know if the device will support voice calling, though. CES is just around the corner, so we are sure to hear more details from Dell very soon.

Samsung together with FC Bayern Munchen, is launching a new limited edition Bada-based smartphone, the Wave S8500. The handset comes with a pre-installed Bayern Munich app, and free access to T-Mobile’s “LIGA total!” mobile TV service for three months.

The smartphone will be available across Germany starting this month for €429 (or $565). As a bonus, you also get a €65 ($86) voucher that can be used for buying gifts from the Official FC Bayern Munchen Online Shop.

The new Google Phone is official. The Nexus S is built by Samsung, with a curved 4-inch AMOLED screen, 1GHz Hummingbird processor, NFC support, and it’s running a completely clean version of Android 2.3 Gingerbread.

This new Google phone has 16GB of internal storage and 512MB of RAM, along with a gyroscope and VoIP support. It will be available unlocked or on T-Mobile, though according to Google’s product page it doesn’t support T-Mobile’s 4G-ish HSPA+ network.

Taiwanese mobile device manufacturer Commtiva has introduced a 7-inch Android 2.2 tablet, called the N700. It made an appearance at the FCC today, suggesting a possible launch in the United States, where it will surely get lost in the over-saturated market.

The Commtiva N700 features a 7-inch (480 x 800) capacitive multi touch screen, a Qualcomm MSM7227 600MHz processor, 512MB of RAM, a microSD card slot (up to 32GB), an included 4GB microSD card, a 3MP camera, GPS, 3G data, WiFi and Bluetooth. The Commtiva N700 is priced at about $475.