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Samsung unveiled its Galaxy Note 8.0 at Mobile World Congress and now the tablet is ready to make its big US debut. The 8-inch Android device will land April 11th in the US with a $399 price tag. This places the Note 8.0 slightly above the iPad mini and its $329 price tag. The Note…
After Virgin Mobile, another Galaxy S II is getting the Jelly Bean treatment – the one offered by T-Mobile USA. The carrier’s update log doesn’t go into details what users will get once the process is completed — among the new features, all we have is Android 4.1.2. We do, however, know that includes Google…
Owners of the Virgin Mobile variant of the Samsung Galaxy S II 4G will be receiving an Android 4.1 Jelly Bean update today, which is available for install via Samsung’s Kies software for Mac or PC, or Samsung’s Simple Update Tool for PC users. This is great news for owners of the two-year old handset,…
Virgin Mobile is taking on T-Mobile’s new un-carrier plans by launching a pre-paid plan campaign of their own, dubbed “Retrain your brain.” Virgin is offering existing T-Mobile pre-paid customers $100 to switch to its pre-paid service, which operates on Sprint’s network. To take advantage of Virgin’s $100 credit, T-Mobile customers must choose from one of Virgin’s…
According to the folks over at SamMobile, a new, even bigger phablet from Samsung is set to make its debut in May or June of this year. The Samsung Galaxy Mega 5.8, which has a code name of GT-I9152 , will be a high-end DUOS smartphone with a 5.8″ qHD 960 x 540 TFT display, an…
Samsung took the wraps off another Galaxy device this morning, the Samsung Galaxy Win. The company has yet to officially launch its flagship smartphone, the Galaxy S4, but that’s clearly not stopping it from pumping out another one. Judging by specs, the Samsung Galaxy Win is a mid-range handset. It has a 4.7-inch display with…
US Cellular’s Galaxy Axiom is getting the Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean update that includes Google Now capabilities, Project Butter enhancements as well as actionable push notifications. For some reason, the carrier-specific version of Galaxy S III Mini was launched with Ice Cream Sandwich on board and we’re pleased to see it getting this treatment that…
Good news for the Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus owners with Samsung starting to roll out the Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean update for this 7-inch tablet. As far as we’ve understood, the new software affects the unlocked devices only though we guess carrier-specific models will follow shortly. Unfortunately, we don’t have the full change log but…
We’ve told you that the Wi-Fi only Samsung Galaxy Camera is coming soon and voila – it’s (almost) here. The Korean company announced that its smart camera will be available soon across the States, when you will be able to get one for $450. While that may sound kinda steep, bear in mind that you…
Some time ago we’ve told you that US Cellular will join Microsoft’s Windows Phone 8 ride and launch such smartphone at some point in the future. Apparently that could happen in the next few days or weeks with Samsung SCH-R860U getting FCC’s seal approval and effectively making the device ready to be sold on the…