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Interesting news this morning concerning Android 3.1 and the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1. Rumor has it that both the software build and the much-anticipated Android tablet have been delayed until August in most countries, per Google’s order. Is Google giving the shaft to Samsung to fix a couple of underlying bugs in 3.1 or is…
Samsung is finally addressing the Mac community. Up until now, Mac users had to run Samsung Kies via BootCamp (or some other software that enables Windows apps) to be able to manage their Samsung smartphones. You may think there’s no need to manage files and apps on an Android smartphones on your computer when you…
Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 owners may be surprised when you turn the tablet on for the first time, as it will be running stock Android Honeycomb. Apparently the TouchWiz UX isn’t ready for prime time yet and it will come through a OTA update later. When we first got word about this, I thought Samsung…
Those of you drooling for what’s looking to be the next great Android Honeycomb tablet will be happy to hear Verizon has just gone official with their plans for a 4G LTE version of the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1. The tablet is going on pre-sale June 8 for a steep $529.99 on a two-year contract…
T-Mobile announced two new affordable Android smartphones – Samsung Exhibit 4G and Samsung Gravity SMART, both of which should be available later in the month (June 8th?) for less than $100. The first of the two, which we’ve originally spotted in early May, is an all-touchscreen device that promises to bring Gingerbread to the masses.…
A smattering of smartphones bound for AT&T have leaked by way of a roadmap schedule recently. Among them are the BlackBerry Torch 2 9810, the HTC ChaCha (code-named lele), both launching in the second quarter, and a few new ones called the ZTE Alicanto Z990 and Samsung Habrok i857, which is due in the third…
Samsung and Apple are currently in the throes of a legal battle spanning infringements on wireless patents to form factors, and as a part of the review process, Samsung is demanding Apple reveal prototypes of their next iPhone and iPad products to see if they’re overly-similar to their own upcoming devices. Apple has apparently already…
Samsung is the jewel of South Korea, so it’s no surprise to hear that their phones are some of the most popular selling devices in their native country. The first Galaxy S took just 70 days to sell 1 million units, but the newer Galaxy S II that’s just been launched obliterated that record and…
In addition the handful of new handsets coming from Samsung lately, the manufacturer will be producing another budget Android device and it’s set to land on Sprint sometime in the future. While this wouldn’t challenge the EVO 3D or Nexus S 4G, the D600 has a decent spec sheet that should appeal to the demographic…
We’ve seen this happening in Japan and now the citizens of the UK are following suit, with more of them preferring the Samsung Galaxy S II over iPhone 4 during the month of May. However, it’s worth pointing that HTC still dominates, occupying 5 spots in the top ten list. Among HTC’s device that sold…