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Samsung Star 3 hits the UK as the Toco Lite 2

So you want an affordable all-touchscreen feature phone? You may have seen the Samsung Star 3, successor of the super-popular Star II S5260, that will hit the UK in March under the name of Samsung Toco Lite 2. Specs wise, this little fella’ comes with a 3-inch QVGA display, 3.2-megapixel camera, EDGE and Wi-Fi connectivity, Bluetooth 3.0, and a microSD memory card slot. In terms of preloaded apps, there’s a web browser, Samsung’s ChatON messaging service, social networking clients, email app — all easily accessible through TouchWiz Lite UI. At Read more

Win a free Samsung Galaxy Note from Samsung Canada

As part of the promotion for its highly sought-after phablet (phone/tablet), Samsung Canada is running a contest in which it will give away 5 Galaxy Note units to lucky bastards users. The huge device is heading to Canada’s three networks — including TELUS, Bell and Rogers — and will cost up to $729.99 sans any long-term commitments. Of course, with a three-year contract the price goes down, but you’ll still need to shell out some $200 to get this beast phone/tablet. The contest has already started and it runs through Read more

Phoenix Suns, Samsung team to bring tablets to NBA

There are two things I really dig: mobile technology and the National Basketball Association. That’s why it’s very cool to see the Phoenix Suns, Samsung and Verizon Wireless teaming up to bring Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablets to the game. These 4G LTE-enabled tablets will be used throughout the Suns’ operation. This will include workers at the game showing perspective clients interactive views of their game seats and you could easily see kiosks or retailers in the arena using these to jazz up displays. It’s not just the business side Read more

Samsung won’t be holding a press conference at MWC 2012

Recently, Samsung said it would not use the Mobile World Congress event to launch its flagship Samsung Galaxy S III and now it’s walking away from its headline event as well. In a move that may be more upsetting to the tech press than consumers, Samsung told PC Magazine that it won’t hold a press conference during the late February conference. Instead of using MWC to announce new products, the Korean company will schedule its own press events throughout the year. Though we will miss Samsung’s splashy and showy performances, we Read more

Kelly Hodgkins

Samsung and Vodafone give away 91 pairs of London 2012 Olympic tickets

Samsung and Vodafone are organizing a neat sweepstakes, offering customers across Great Britain and Northern Ireland the chance to win a pair of London 2012 Olympic tickets. In total, the two companies will give away 91 pairs of tickets to just under 50 of the most highly sought after Olympic Games events, including the Men’s 100 meters Final, Track Cycling at the newly created Velodrome and swimming events at the Aquatics Centre. In order to participate, folks should purchase any Samsung Galaxy smartphone between February 1st and 29th. Moreover, those Read more

Samsung offers Modern Combat 3 free for Galaxy S II users

Like an extra incentive is needed to get the Samsung Galaxy S II, the Korean company keeps offering some free content to its users. Their latest gig involves giving away Modern Combat 3: Fallen Nation through Samsung Apps store. That said, this may be Sammy’s way to trick users into tapping the Samsung Apps icon on their smartphones. Honestly, I can’t recall when was the last time I opened it and I guess in that sense (presuming Samsung wants to have more users of its app store) – offering freebies Read more

Samsung squashes hopes of Galaxy S III debuting at March 22 event

Contrary to the wishful thinking of many, Samsung confirmed it will not introduce the Galaxy S III smartphone at its March 22nd event in France. The vendor announced plans to hold a special event yesterday and it immediately sparked rumors for an unveiling of the Galaxy S II successor. Instead, a spokesperson for Samsung told The Next Web that the event will just be a regular day of talking about the company’s current line of products. How fun. Last week, Samsung also shot down rumors of a Galaxy S III debut Read more

Samsung used low-cost LTE chip in the Galaxy Nexus

Samsung in an Apple-like way has cut its cost for components, with the installation of a cheaper LTE baseband chip that went into the Verizon Galaxy Nexus. This dirty little secret was exposed when the wildly popular phone was stripped down to its innards, revealing the newer chip. The new chip has the same high-speed data performance as the older version. Now what’s the big deal, you ask? Well, the newer LTE chip inside the Galaxy Nexus is substantially cheaper than the previous version, as the latest model is estimated to cost half as Read more

Samsung hosting an event on March 22nd in France, is that when we’ll see the Galaxy S III?

Earlier this month Samsung announced that they would not be showing off the Samsung Galaxy S III at Mobile World Congress. Their reasoning was that it doesn’t make sense to announce a device so early in the year when it’s due to hit store shelves during the end of the second quarter. Some of you guys freaked out, but we tried to remind you of what happened in 2011: Samsung announced the Galaxy S II in February, it hit Europe in May, and then it finally launched in America during Read more

Stefan Constantinescu

Samsung Galaxy S III to land in May with 7mm thin profile

While we may not see the Samsung Galaxy S III at Mobile World Congress this year, some more details about the highly anticipated handset have been revealed that may make your geeky mouth water. Or not. With the prospects of a quad-core Galaxy S III, the expectations for the handset are already pretty high. We can also expect something similar to the Galaxy Nexus’ display, which is a 4.65-inch Super AMOLED  HD panel. Now we’re hearing that Samsung’s next flagship phone may come in at a ridiculously thin 7mm thick. Read more

Best Buy offers free flip cover case with AT&T’s Samsung Galaxy Note

Best Buy has started taking pre-orders for AT&T’s Samsung Galaxy Note and is even offering a free flip cover case (value of $29.99) with the phone activation. The tablet/smartphone itself is selling for $299.99 with a new two-year AT&T contract that requires a minimum data service starting at $15/month. It will be available on Sunday, February 19th. But that’s not all. The electronics retailer is also providing free shipping along with a free $50 gift card with any activation (as we discussed before). As a reminder, the Galaxy Note rocks Read more