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We’re only a few hours away until Samsung takes the stage and announces the Galaxy S II for the US of A. Just in case you needed a little more confirmation before the official announcement, some slides of the Epic 4G Touch have appeared in a Samsung online training manual. We already knew that T-Mobile’s…
Coming fresh off the company’s recent news of its bada SDK 2.0, Samsung today unveiled three new Wave smartphones based on its bada operating system, which highlights the new flagship model Wave 3, and includes a software client for the company’s new messaging service ChatOn. The Wave 3 will abandon the plastic casing found on Samsung’s Android-operated…
Rogers has been testing the waters with LTE here in Ottawa, Ontario for the last couple of weeks, and now they’re ready to push in to the big city. A Toronto LTE rollout has been announced for September 28, and along with offering the LTE internet stick currently available, there will be some other new…
The Samsung Galaxy S II is finally arriving in the U.S. and Samsung is kicking things off with an event tonight in New York City. We’ll get to see the AT&T, Sprint and T-Mobile models–since Verizon has opted out of the GS2 for something else, something potentially better–and just see what, if any, perks each…
Just when we reported that Verizon’s HTC ThunderBolt is now available for a single cent, another LTE-enabled Android smartphone is offered for the same cash through Amazon Wireless. It’s the Samsung-made DROID Charge, which again has the ridiculous low price for new Verizon customers, only. Those upgrading will have to pour out $119.99 if they…
Ever since we first caught word of the Nexus Prime, we’ve been waiting eagerly to catch word or hints from Samsung. The next in line of the Nexus phones would be the first to feature Android 4.0 “Ice Cream Sandwich,” and a Super AMOLED Plus display. We’re now hearing that the Nexus Prime may actually…
There are rumors circulating about a potential Samsung buyout of webOS now that HP has killed off support for Palm’s legacy. Rumors began when Sammy quietly recruited HP’s ex-vice president of PSG marketing Raymond Wah to handle its PC sales. Such a purchase would allow for Samsung to compete head on against Apple and Google, according to sources…
Wow that was quick. Only days after the official announcement (along with other models), Three UK said it will start offering the Samsung Galaxy W at some point in September. And while we don’t have the exact date nor how much the carrier will ask for the device, we think it’s safe to bet Sammy’s…
Samsung, looking to attract some attention before IFA 2011 kicks off in Berlin and every consumer electronics company known to man starts flooding the inboxes of analysts, bloggers, and journalists with news of whatever shiny toy they’re announcing, has beaten everyone to the punch by revealing two devices today. The first, an update to the…
Group messaging has been on everyone’s radar since SXSW 2011 kicked off in March. How else would bloggers keep each other abreast about which brands are sponsoring (read: supplying an unlimited amount of free alcohol) the get togethers that would have otherwise never happened due to geographical issues? Three months later Apple would announce iMessage,…