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With all the buzz the new Galaxy S4 is generating, one may forget that Samsung is also making a lower-end phones, like the Galaxy Star and Galaxy Pocket Neo models we’ve seen unveiled in Africa. Well another such device, Galaxy Y Plus, has been caught at the company’s India website and it too is heading…
Samsung is running a neat campaign for its users in South Africa, offering them a free year of Wi-Fi. To make this happen, the company has teamed-up with AlwaysOn, which 1,200+ hotspots are now sitting at Samsung device owners’ disposal and providing them with up to 1GB of free data usage per month. What’s especially…
T-Mobile Galaxy Note II users will soon be receiving an over the air update that will enable LTE support for the popular phablet device. With T-Mobile set to launch its LTE network at the end of March, it would only be fitting to prep devices for some LTE goodness. The 9MB update (T889UVBMB4) will enable…
Thanks to the folks over at SamMobile, we now have a list that details which Samsung devices will be receiving the upcoming version of Android, the yet unannounced Android 5.0. The list also details which devices will receive the Android 4.2.2 update, but will not make the cut to receive Android 5.0, Key Lime Pie.…
The Samsung Galaxy S4 will have Qi wireless charging by way of a backplate. What’s weird about this new revelation is we had no idea that the GS4 supported this wireless technology. Samsung flat-out dropped the ball when it failed to announce this feature on stage last week. However, thankfully, Qi decided to take matters…
Verizon’s versions of the Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 and 7 are next in line to get Jelly Bean updates. First we’ve seen the unlocked tablets getting the treatment, then Sprint’s Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 got it and now it’s Verizon’s turn. Expect all of the Android 4.1 goodies like improved notifications, Google Now and…
We know that Samsung is working on a Tizen-based smartphone (or more of them) but we thought such products are aiming for the low- to mid-end of the market with Android “taking care” of the high-end users’ needs. Apparently, that’s wrong assessment with Sammy’s executive VP of mobile Lee Young-hee saying that a high-end Tizen…
On the heels of the Galaxy S4 launch, OtterBox announced a range of “protective solutions” (i.e. cases) for Sammy’s latest super-phone. The famous case maker will offer three different products: The Defender Series which provides three layers of “industry-leading protection,” including a sturdy polycarbonate shell, screen protector and tough silicone outer layer. There’s also a…
Samsung is pushing its flagship tablet to Korean professionals, namely medical students and practitioners with a new variant of the device called Galaxy Note 10.1 Medical Hub Edition. The hardware remains the same as with the original Galaxy Note 10.1, but there are some pre-loaded apps on board, including medical dictionaries, human anatomy information and…
The number of patent filings at the European Patent Office (EPO) reached a new peak in 2012, beating the previous record set in 2008. During last year, the EPO received a total of 257,744 patent filings from all over the world, representing a 5.2% increase over 2011 (244,934). 65,687 patents have been granted, which is…