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The metallic gold-colored Samsung Galaxy S5 isn’t set to launch on U.S. carriers until May 30th, but AT&T has gone and released the shiny device anyway. The shimmery GS5 can now be purchased online from AT&T for $199.99 with a new two-year contract or $649.99 off contract. You could also grab the Gold GS5 through AT&T’s…
T-Mobile won’t be the only U.S. carrier to offer the newly launched Galaxy Tab 4 tablets, with Verizon Wireless working to add few devices from the entry-level series, as well. According to EVleaks’ recent posts on Twitter, the Galaxy Tab 4 8.0 and Galaxy Tab 4 10.1 are heading to the Big Red network. Alas,…
Samsung has started rolling out a firmware update for the Snapdragon variant of the Galaxy S4 (GT-I9505). The process has seemingly started in Germany, though we would guess that other parts of the world will be quick to follow. Major new things included in this release are the Kids Mode, which turns the smartphone into…
Another day, another Galaxy S5 Active rumor. This time we’re going into specifics. First, we’ve learned that just like its predecessor, the Galaxy S5 Active will also have physical rather than capacitive buttons. Simply put – this is a must-have for a water-resistant device since capacitive keys may not work perfectly under water. Second, the…
Aside from an array of phones, Samsung also offers a growing number of services to its users. One of the areas the Korean giant is exploring as we speak is video streaming, with reports suggesting such service will launch in parts of Asia later this year. Dubbed Project Glued, the service will debut next quarter…
T-Mobile’s Samsung offerings just got a little better. T-Mobile announced today that the Gold Samsung Galaxy S5 and the Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 2014 Edition will be available for purchase from the magenta carrier in the coming weeks. The Gold GS5 will be landing on all major U.S. carriers including AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile, Verizon Wireless and…
It seems that many mobile users in China still prefer flip phones as we have Samsung preparing to launch another such device there. The Samsung SM-G9098, got a page at Samsung China website from where we get to learn what’s it all about; it sports two 3.7-inch WVGA (480×800 pixels) Super AMOLED screens, Qualcomm Snapdragon…
Samsung shipped almost 500,000 Galaxy Gear smart watches in the first three months of the year, according to Strategy Analytics. The world’s biggest handset maker is now also a leading player in the smart watch space with estimated market share of 71%. We assume that the number shows Samsung’s share for the quarter and not…
Samsung is planning to include biometric security features in more of its devices in the future, The Wall Street Journal is reporting. At the moment, only the company’s flagship device, Galaxy S5, has a fingerprint scanner, but Samsung wants to extend this capability to more of its products in the future. We’ve already heard that…
I would assume that owners of the original Samsung Galaxy Gear haven’t felt their best when they saw the new Gear 2 and Gear 2 Neo running Tizen instead of Android. That concern will be addressed in the near future with the Korean company working on new firmware that will make the Galaxy Gear run…