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During the Samsung SEA Forum in Singapore, the Korean company unveiled a new member of its Galaxy family – Galaxy Pro, which is a candybar-shaped Android smartphone with full QWERTY keyboard. We don’t see Android devices like this being announced that often, even though this form-factor could help BlackBerry users make the leap to the…
After Switzerland and the UK, we’ve spotted another country where interested folks can pre-order the Samsung Galaxy S II. It’s Australia where super-eager fans can reserve their Galaxy S II unit for whopping AU$899, which is about $912, from MobiCity. That price buys you one of the best smartphones unveiled to date which specs include…
Apple threw a huge wrench into Samsung’s Galaxy Tab 10.1 plans with the iPad 2, and now the manufacturer of the Android tablet needs to reconsider its options. Indeed, the mass hysteria for the second iteration of the iPad was unbelievable, but being thinner, lighter and more powerful than the first, it’s no surprise that…
Microsoft is resuming the February Windows Phone update for Samsung handsets. If you recall, the software patch was pulled after reports of failed upgrades and bricked handsets started making the rounds. Microsoft’s Windows Phone team confirmed in a blog post that a small percentage of handsets, most of them made by Samsung, were having difficulty…
It was about 10 days ago when we talked about Samsung making NVIDIA Tegra 2-powered Galaxy S2 units. The information is now confirmed by Engadget’s sources and the reasoning behind such decision by the Korean company (to use NVIDIA’s versus its own chips) is apparently in the short supply of Samsung’s Exynos dual-core solution. And…
Remember the Samsung Champ, that super low-end all-touchscreen feature phone? It seems this tiny device is selling like hot cupcakes when the Korean company decided to release a special, slightly improved version of the phone. The new Champ phone will be launched soon – E2652 Duos which will have features similar to the original Champ…
Samsung Galaxy Ace (SHW-M240S) has been officially unveiled in South Korea. Announced alongside the Galaxy Fit, Gio and Mini – the mid-range device comes with a 3.5-inch HVGA capacitive touchscreen, HSPA and WiFi connectivity, Android 2.2 Froyo, 5-megapixel camera with LED flash, Bluetooth, 3.5mm headset jack, 1500mAh battery and a microSD memory expansion slot. In…
We’ve already seen the Samsung Galaxy S2 appearing at one Swiss retailer and now the Android smartphone has been spotted in the UK. The British retailer Clove has started accepting pre-orders for the device with shipments expected to commence as soon as next month. The 16GB Galaxy S2 could be yours for 510 GBP (about…
For the Canucks out there, it’s time for some quick tablet news… Samsung Galaxy Tab news, in fact. Yes, if you prefer to rock Android on your mobile devices, and prefer to give the cold shoulder to Apple’s iPad, Rogers has new discounted pricing on the Galaxy Tab. Thanks to a ‘Mr. Blurrycam’ tipster over…
Samsung I9003 Galaxy SL, the Galaxy S variant we talked about few weeks ago, is finally ready for the prime time. The all-touchscreen Android smartphone is readily available in Germany and India, with other countries (presumingly) to follow shortly. Unlike the original Galaxy S, there’s no 8GB model of the Galaxy SL. That, however, doesn’t…