You may think that after the U.S. and UK, the next place where Google and Samsung will launch the Nexus S is Canada or perhaps Germany. You would be wrong. Their next destination is South Korea, which as you know is Samsung’s home country. Starting at some point in February, interested South Koreans will be…
Samsung officially announces the Star II [First Star sold over 30 million units]
Samsung was one of the first manufacturers to ship a feature phone with a touch screen. We know what you’re thinking: why on Earth would somebody do that? The answer is rather obvious from an economic/psychological perspective: People who want to feel like they own something expensive, but can’t afford something expensive, compose a very…
Samsung Galaxy Ace S5830 and Galaxy Suit S5670 show up
Few days ago we’ve seen the Samsung Galaxy S Mini (S5830) in the wild. Today we’ve found out that’s not actually the name of the phone – its name is Samsung Galaxy Ace. As we said in our earlier post, it is a mid-range device with a 5-megapixel camera, HVGA (320×480 pixels) touchscreen, WiFi, Bluetooth…
Lack of Samsung Galaxy S Froyo updates due to cost?
Samsung Galaxy S variant owners are pissed off — well, at least the ones who know the difference between Android 2.1 and 2.2 and care enough about it. The series has yet to be updated to Android 2.2 Froyo, yet Samsung has released a device – the Nexus S – with Android 2.3 Gingerbread already…
Galaxy S Mini spotted in new leaked pics
Tempted to grab a Galaxy S device, but think that the 4 inch display is just too much screen for you? Well, Samsung looks to have you covered on that front with the Galaxy S Mini – a smaller version of the popular Android smartphone. It may not be as beefy as its bigger brother,…
Quicky: Samsung Acclaim gets Android 2.2 Froyo Update
Good news for all of you with the Samsung Acclaim. The Korean company has finally released the Android 2.2 Froyo update for your “QWERTY smartphone.” To grab it, visit this page on Samsung’s website, click on the “Software” link beside “Manuals,” and then click on the 102.28MB sized file to download it on your Windows…
T-Mobile and Samsung face class action lawsuit for lack of Froyo update on Vibrant
T-Mobile and Samsung are about to face a little more heat from consumers for the lack of Android 2.2 for the Vibrant smartphone. That’s right – one frustrated customer decided to take it to court and filed a class action lawsuit against the two companies for T-Mobile’s and Samsung’s failure to deliver a promise. What…
Nexus S running Android 2.4 OS? Is it fake?
Despite the bumps along the road that the Nexus S has received since it’s release, we know Samsung and Google worked closely together to bring a great Android experience to the Nexus S. It was was the first device to debut with Android 2.3 Gingerbread, and it seems that the handset is already running Android…
Samsung GT-i9023 says hi to FCC – Nexus S? Vibrant 4G?
Oh Samsung, what are you doing now? With none of the Galaxy S variants in the US updated to Android 2.2 Froyo OS just yet, we’re seeing another Android device popping up at the FCC. This time around, the model number is the GT-i9023, and from the looks of it, it’s very similar to the…
Verizon Droid Pro, Samsung Fascinate get updates
Verizon has just released a few updates for the Droid Pro and the Samsung Fascinate and, while none of these bring the much-wanted Android 2.3 Gingerbread, these updates do add some nice features as well as fix some major bugs. I reviewed the Samsung Fascinate a few months ago and felt the hardware and screen…