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We’ve already told you that Samsung is considering dumping Kobo’s ebook reading service and replacing it with its own. Well that’s now happening with Readers Hub 2.0 hitting Samsungs Apps from where Galaxy S III owners can download the app free of charge. Newspaper and magazine reading services will remain powered by third-party services, namely…
Samsung is circulating an email asking us to join them on August 15 for a “major announcement and unveiling of the newest Galaxy device.” The invite didn’t give any hints about the device, but logic dictates that it could be a new version of the Galaxy Tab or possibly even the Note 2. We will…
One of Verizon’s upcoming phones, called the Samsung Jasper, has been spotted on Twitter. The mid-range handset (product number SCH-i200) will sport a 1.5GHz dual-core Snapdragon S4 processor, with a WVGA (800 x 480) screen, Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich and the new Samsung TouchWiz Nature UX. That’s not too shabby in our book. If…
Remember the Samsung Omnia M, the Korean-company’s entry-level Windows Phone device? Last time we talked about it, we saw it at one Italian website and now it’s heading to the UK with Unlocked Mobiles taking pre-orders as we speak. The phone retailer is asking 249.98 GBP (about $391) for the unlocked phone, saying that shipments…
This one’s gotta burn. Apple is taking to the courts around the world claiming that Samsung, Motorola, and others blatantly copied the iPad with their competing Android offerings. Apple has been dealt another strong blow today, just one day after a German court found that Motorola’s Xoom tablet did not violate Apple’s design patent. A United…
Today Samsung announced its attentions to purchase UK-based CSR mobile connectivity and location technology along with the all important transfer of relevant patents. The cost of this acquisition will set the Korean-based manufacturer back $310 million, which is chump change to the maker of the Galaxy S-line. Sammy plans to use CSR’s IP related to Bluetooth,…
Samsung has just announced that they’ve purchased CSR’s mobile phone connectivity and location technology for $310 million. They’re also getting 21 patents in the deal. Never heard of CSR? They were founded in 1998 as “Cambridge Silicon Radio” and they’ve done things such as design Bluetooth, WiFI, and GPS chips. The thing is, no one…
The end of July is quickly approaching, and that means one thing: Companies are soon going to begin reporting their Q2 2012 financial results. Nokia is due to publish their numbers on Thursday, the 19th; Apple’s turn is next Tuesday, the 24th; and as for Samsung, they’re booked for next Friday, the 27th. According to…
While it’s been a badly kept secret, T-Mobile officially confirmed that it will indeed be picking up the Samsung Galaxy Note in a recent tweet. And that’s about it. Pricing nor availability were confirmed, but we could imagine it will be landing in Magenta stores (much like its accessories) in the coming weeks. The Galaxy Note is…
Good news, folks. It looks like the Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III will get its bootloader unlocked after all. This policy changed after it was discovered how the largest wireless providers’ GSIII’s were the only versions in the United States with locked and signed bootloaders. The outcry from some customers was so vocal that it…