Although you can’t use AT&T’s “Buy One Get One Free” deal for Windows Phones any more, the carrier is decided to spice-up the sales with another compelling offering. Two of the popular smartphones running Microsoft’s mobile platform, Samsung Focus and LG Quantum, are now available for $99.99 each with a contract. Free activation and shipping…
Verizon cuts Galaxy Tab price by $100 bucks
Samsung and Verizon want you to get a Galaxy Tab right now, regardless of what CES 2011 might have waiting in the wings. Recently, a new price for the Galaxy Tab has been popping up at some Big Red stores, bringing the Tab down to $499, and that’s not all. With your $499 purchase, Verizon…
CES 2011 Preview: Tablets, 4G, dual-core
The beginning of a new year means a lot of things: shameful recollections of your New Year’s Eve party, resolutions that never really panned out in the last year, and, of course, the largest consumer electronics show of the year. With CES Las Vegas 2011 kicking off in just a few short days, the IntoMobile…
Samsung getting Android 2.2 Froyo to users ASAP, wants simple upgrade for customers
Samsung users might be getting a little frustrated with Android 2.1 Eclair – if they’re even aware of the software version differences – so Sammy is cranking away at a simple upgrade method for its users. Of course, with Android 2.2 Froyo, users will be able to store apps to their SD cards, access Adobe…
Samsung comprises one-third of all Android shipments worldwide
Samsung has made a killing with Android as it makes up one-third of all shipments of Google devices worldwide. To be more precise, 34% of Android devices shipped had the Samsung name on them, which is a giant leap from early last year. With little to no real smartphone presence – or at least smartphones…
Samsung Nexus S Overclocked to 1.2 GHz
If you’ve already gone ahead and taken the plunge on the Samsung Nexus S, there’s a new tweak available that ekes out another 200 MHz or processing power, but unfortunately kills Bluetooth functionality in the process. That’s likely to be fixed in a future patch, if you’re willing to wait. The Samsung Nexus S is…
Samsung sells 10 million Galaxy S handsets in seven months
Samsung confirmed that its Galaxy S handset reached a 10 million sold milestone in a mere seven months after the device was launched in June 2010. North America leads the way with 4 million Galaxy S handsets sold. Europe comes in second with 2.5 million units sold and Asia is third with 2 million units…
HTC Thunderbolt and Samsung SCH-i520 pop up in Verizon’s system
LTE devices for Verizon will be here soon! And of course, the first of many we’ll see are the HTC Thunderbolt, which we’ve been hearing plenty about, and the Samsung SCH-i520 – not so popular for now. These Android devices are pretty promising, especially the sexy Thunderbolt we’ve seen so much of, and they’ll also…
Samsung Epic 4G Android 2.2 Froyo update delayed one more time
Hot on the heels of Samsung’s Froyo trickery earlier this week, we see a confirmation that the Epic 4G update is “on hold” for an unknown amount of time. We’re not terribly sure when any of the U.S. Galaxy S phones will receive the OS upgrade, but it’s more than disheartening to keep having it…
Korean carriers don’t want the Google Nexus S
It’s been a huge year for Android, and one of its most anticipated versions, 2.3 Gingerbread, has finally been released in the Google Nexus S. The most die-hard Android fans have been waiting and clamoring for the latest software, but it seems that carriers aren’t too keen on picking up the device right away. Why?…