Virgin Mobile users who are looking to go green with their next handset purchase shouldn’t have to look any further than the upcoming Samsung Restore. With over 80% of the handset made of recyclable materials, it may be just what the eco-conscious folks out there need out of a phone. The QWERTY-slider is your run…
Samsung Droid Charge appears on Walmart website
The Samsung Droid Charge, also known as the Samsung Stealth for Verizon has just appeared on WalMart’s website. Seeing as how the suspected date for the release has already come and gone, the handset is bound to launch any day now. Hopefully. The appearance of the Charge on WalMart’s site should at least signal a…
Sprint Nexus S 4G pre-order goes live at Best Buy
Just can’t wait for the HTC EVO 3D for Sprint, and looking for a WiMAX-toting Android phone sooner rather than later? Well, luckily for you, the Sprint Nexus S 4G is now up for pre-order at Best Buy! With the exception of the 4G radio and being on Sprint, there’s virtually nothing differentiating the existing…
Sprint’s Nexus S 4G hits the FCC
Sprint’s Nexus S 4G has been caught at the FCC’s website. The model number SPH-D720 will sing along both CDMA (800 and 1900 MHz) and WiMAX networks, allowing for decent mobile data speeds even in areas where WiMAX is still not available. Aside from the change in the mobile radio used, Sprint’s version of the…
Samsung Intercept for Virgin Mobile Getting Android 2.2 Froyo Soon
Virgin Mobile customers might not have the greatest selection of Android devices available to them, but at least the ones that are in the line-up are being kept up to date. Of course, the update for the Samsung Intercept was promised quite a while back, but better late than never, right? Samsung Intercept users are…
Samsung Galaxy S II arrives in the UK May 1
The successor to the Samsung Galaxy S is due to arrive in the UK on May 1, which pretty much confirms what we already knew in terms of a release date for the Galaxy S 2. Folks who are fans of the original Galaxy S series has this beast of a phone to look forward…
Samsung launching two NFC enabled Bada phones in Q4 2011 [Isn’t it the year of mobile payments?]
We’re barely four mounts into the year and many technology publications have already declared 2011 to be the year of either A) the tablet or B) mobile payments. Neither of which is true of course since the only tablet on the market right now is the iPad; Google’s Honeycomb is failing to ship in numbers…
Samsung Galaxy S II coming to the UK, Germany in May
It was back in February when we told you the Samsung Galaxy S II would be available in the UK starting March. Well we were wrong, but don’t blame us – we got the information from British retailer Clove which claimed so. Now the same company is saying the Galaxy S II is coming in…
Alltel Launches LG Axis, Samsung Gem, HTC Merge, and Motorola Milestone X
Alltel has launched a salvo of handsets today: the LG Axis, the Samsung Gem, the HTC Merge, and the Motorola Milestone X. We’ve seen the Samsung Gem land on US. Cellular not long ago, and the Milestone X on Bluegrass Cellular a few Months ago, but Alltel’s old parent company, Verizon, still hasn’t picked up…
Samsung Q1 2011 operating profit down 34% [Are TVs to blame or mobile phones?]
Samsung is going to release their Q1 2011 financial results later this month, but they’ve issued some guidance to get people prepared for the kinds of numbers they’re going to dish out. The figure that stands out, to us at least, is the South Korean company’s operating profit. It’s between 2.7 trillion and 3.1 trillion…







