It’s not much of a surprise at this point but it looks like the quad-core Samsung Galaxy S III will be landing at Verizon with just a dual-core processor. While four is larger than two, I wouldn’t be too worried about this change. The news comes from a benchmark from Droid-Life and this indicates that…
Samsung Galaxy S3 Accessories now on pre-order in UK
As far as we know, Mobile Fun is the first UK phone retailer to list original (i.e. Genuine) accessories for the brand new Samsung Galaxy S III. The “original” part means all these are made by Samsung and I guess that’s what justifies the steep pricing. Anyway, here’s what they got: Genuine Samsung Galaxy S3…
Samsung uses a PenTile display because of its longevity
Samsung gets rave reviews about its mobile phone hardware, with one exception — the display. Though the Korean company uses color-rich AMOLED screens, it uses a less desirable PenTile screen instead of the preferred RGB display. People that don’t like the PenTile display claim the screen is not as crisp as an RGB display and…
Korea-only Samsung SHV-E170K is Galaxy S III’s younger brother
South Korea’s KT announced the launch of 3 LTE-enabled smartphones, including the Samsung SHV-E170K. We haven’t heard about this bad boy before and most-likely we won’t hear about it again, since Samsung (and LG for that matter) has a number of devices that are exclusive to its own backyard. Moreover, now that the Galaxy S…
Samsung Omnia M: Why does this new Windows Phone have 384 MB of RAM?
Samsung has just announced a new Windows Phone called the Omnia M. It has a 1 GHz processor, 5 megapixel camera, 4 inch Super AMOLED display, 7.2 Mbps 3G connectivity, and a decently sized 1,500 mAh battery. What makes it strange though is that it has 384 MB of RAM. That’s not enough to run…
Samsung Galaxy S III is the company’s Olympic Games phone
Yep, Samsung is committing millions to the upcoming Olympic Games in London to further strengthen its brand. The company’s flagship phone, Galaxy S III, will also be the Olympic Games phone that will be handed over to Samsung and Visa sponsored athletes and trialists to use it to wirelessly pay for goods and services throughout…
Flipboard for Android extracted from the Galaxy S III, available for download
Flipboard was an exclusive for the Samsung Galaxay S III until the folks at xda-developers got their hands on the phone. In record time, the apk for the app was grabbed from the device and posted to the Internet. It’s now available for you to download and try on your own Android device. You can grab…
Android-powered Samsung SPH-L300 caught in the wild
A new, still unannounced Samsung Android smartphone has been caught in the wild. Marked as SPH-L300, it sports Qualcomm’s dual-core Snapdragon S4 SoC (MSM8960), 1GB of RAM, WVGA touchscreen, 5-megapixel rear-facing camera, 4G LTE and Wi-Fi connectivity, Bluetooth 4.0, 4GB of built-in memory, while Ice Cream Sandwich will run the show out of box. We’re…
AT&T’s Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket HD shelved to make room for Galaxy S III
The Verge is saying that AT&T has abandoned its plans to release the Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket HD and leave room for the brand new Galaxy S III. Samsung’s Ryan Bidan explained that it simply didn’t make sense in light of the Galaxy S III announcement — it’s hard to justify an updated 720p…
Samsung has begun pushing Android 4.0 to Galaxy Note owners
According to a tweet from Devin Balentina, who runs The Nokia Guide, Samsung has started pushing out Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich to owners of the Galaxy Note. The update weighs in at roughly 320 MB and says it has a new “S Note App” and “S Note Widget”. The South Korean handset vendor has…









