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Remember when Google made a whole bunch of noise about their new mobile payments service and how they were going to render your old leather bifold absolutely useless? That never really happened. It’s been nearly 3 months since Google unveiled Google Wallet and it still only ships on one device (the Nexus S), is still…
Samsung has updated its web-based app store Samsung Apps allowing users to install applications from a web browser. The so called Web Download Service already works on the Android Market and Apple’s iTunes – simply tap a link and the application management app will start to take it from there. The new capability is available…
Late last week, U.S. District Judge Lucy Koh recently denied Apple’s request for an injunction against Samsung. On Monday, the reasons behind her decision became publicly available when court documents were accidentally released without redaction. Reuters was able to obtain a copy of these documents before they were pulled down. According to the documents, Koh reportedly believes Samsung products do not…
We keep on getting teased about the Verizon Galaxy Nexus, as we still don’t have a solid release date but the Wall Street Journal is reporting that the device will be $299.99 with a new, two-year contract when it lands later this month. There’s nothing official on the release date but the report says that…
While we’re pretty much in love with the GSM version of the Samsung Galaxy Nexus, there’s still no official US release date and not many people are willing to throw down $750+ for it. As you may all know at this point, the Galaxy Nexus’ first stop will be a Verizon Wireless and it looks…
It looks like Sprint and AT&T aren’t the only ones in the U.S. using the now-infamous Carrier IQ debugging tool. The app which apparently logs a ton of user information in the name of support and quality control is also loaded up on a bunch of T-Mobile phones, including: HTC Amaze 4G Samsung Galaxy S…
Few days ago one of our readers sent me a question, asking me which is the best device in T-Mobile’s portfolio. I immediately responded – Samsung Galaxy S II. First of all, T-Mobile’s Galaxy S II is pretty much the fastest Galaxy S II out there. Sure there’s AT&T’s Skyrocket version that sings along LTE,…
Here’s something for folks who text a lot but don’t want to pay the “smartphone premium.” Rather, all they need is a full QWERTY keyboard to type faster. The Samsung T404 has been caught at the Korean company’s website and is being offered by TracFone. The prepaid carrier is selling it for $59.99, which sounds…
While most of the world, U.S. included, still waits to grab the brand new Samsung Galaxy Note, the company has started selling the LTE version in its own backyard. The Galaxy Note LTE (model number SHV-E160) is now available through SK Telecom and LG U+. It’s pretty much the same device as the one Germans…
We told you Samsung will release a dedicated SDK for Galaxy Note’s S Pen and voila – it’s here, allowing developers all around the world to use the tablet/phone’s stylus in their apps. Features in the S Pen SDK include Canvas View (basic background for drawing), Pen Setting Popup (panel for adjusting width, opacity and…