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Samsung is on a roll with its Galaxy S III ads this year, and has introduced us to some rather interesting ads showing off the features of the handset. Previous advertisements for the handset featured husband and wife sharing wedding videos to one another via S-Beam, but have since taken a turn for the scandalous. Last month,…
Samsung’s Ativ S, the fifth member of the Windows Phone 8 family, will reportedly launch on Bell in Canada as early as Friday, according to a document leaked to MobileSyrup. The Ativ S joins the Nokia Lumia 920, Lumia 820, and HTC’s Windows Phone 8X and 8S as the fifth Windows Phone 8 device to…
Looks like Verizon will soon add another tablet to its portfolio, Galaxy Note 10.1 LTE, with such a device (with “proper” LTE frequency support) being caught at the Wi-Fi Alliance website (PDF file is here). It’s unknown when something like this could happen but it’s fair to argue we’ll see the new tablet announced in…
By now, it should be common knowledge that it’s not a good idea to text and drive, yet that unfortunately hasn’t completely stopped the practice that results in nearly 100,000 accidents a year. In 2009, AT&T began raising awareness about the dangers of texting and driving with the It Can Wait campaign, and has since…
The previously announced Samsung Galaxy Camera, an Android-powered touchscreen digital camera with 4G LTE connectivity, is on its way to Verizon Wireless. Though the Galaxy Camera was announced for AT&T’s network in November, its speeds were limited to HSPA+. The Verizon version is the first to ship with 4G LTE. This announcement doesn’t come as…
Well, what do you know. Samsung is continuing its trend of sending out speedy updates, as the company begins pushing Jelly Bean to the International and LTE versions of the Galaxy Note II. The Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean update brings along some interesting features, including: New notification toggles Customizable notification toggles Brightness slider can now…
Samsung is apparently getting ready to launch another member of its Galaxy series. The rumored Galaxy Grand DUOS (we guess a single-SIM version will also be released) may be unveiled in January 2013, sporting some rather unimpressive specs. From what we’ve heard, it will have a huge 5-inch screen that will unfortunately show WVGA (800×480…
Bitter rivals Apple and Samsung are driving holiday sales, according to the latest IDC report. Both companies are the big winners in the quarterly Worldwide Connected Smart Device report that IDC released today. In the report, the rivals scored big when it came to PCs, smartphones, and tablets, as those numbers grew to 27.1 percent…
We’ve already told you that an LTE-enabled version of the Samsung Galaxy Camera has been caught at the FCC. The model in question had Verizon Wireless written all over it, with its 4G radio supporting the right bands to sing along Big Red’s network. Now such device got a dedicated page at Samsung’s website before…
Christmas is fast approaching and the deals are beginning to get more eye-catching. When I was out shopping looking for that elusive Teenager Mutant Ninja Turtle (Donatello) for my son, I stumbled across a crazy deal at Target. The huge retailer is selling the wildly popular Samsung Galaxy S III for just $99 on both…