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Samsung has had success with its Galaxy S series of smartphones and its popular tablet, selling millions of each device during 2010. Now, the manufacturer is going to try its hand at the digital media player market with the future launch of the Samsung Galaxy Player (YP-GB1). Samsung confirmed today that it will be introducing…
I was super excited to see that the Samsung Galaxy S was received Android 2.2 Froyo but my bubble was quickly burst when I realized it was Canada-only for now. Ah well, at least our friends to the north will get some new life out of their smartphones. The Galaxy S Captivate and Fascinate can…
We’ve seen Android phones flying up to space before, but this time around we’ve got more video of the celestial journey. While we know Google wanted to test the sensors of the handsets they have put into space, you might we wondering why they would throw an Android figurine up there? Well, why not? There…
It was almost a year ago when we talked about the phenomenal success of the Samsung Star. At the point, the Korean giant announced it has managed to move 10 million Star units. Today that number is 30 million! As you may know, the Star is a low-to-mid range all-touchscreen device that was launched in…
When the Nexus One was launched, a larger-than-life mockup of the device was spotted around the Mountain View-based Googleplex, and now we’re starting to see the same thing with the Nexus S. This time it’s at Best Buy, and unlike the giant Nexus One, the Nexus S mockup is is fully functional. If you’re interested,…
The previous 12 months have seen the mobile space grow by leaps and bounds as superphones went from being rarities to being fairly commonplace these days, next-generation 4G wireless networks are actually being deployed to a certain extent, and on-the-go video chatting is changing our expectations of what we can do with our smartphones. We…
The Nexus S was released just last week and it’s receiving it’s already getting its first OTA update. This is a very minor update and you likely won’t notice much after installing the update, but we’re not complaining about what we hope to be the beginning of some rapid OTAs for the Nexus S. So,…
Samsung has had a huge hit with the Galaxy S series of smartphones. The Android device has sold incredibly well in the U.S. and in South Korea. In just about three months, a million Galaxy S smartphones were sold in South Korea, making it the fastest selling phone in that market. Ever. In the U.S., Samsung has…
Well, what do we have here? It looks like Verizon isn’t messing around with its upcoming smartphones for it 4G network because a picture of a Samsung Android device with LTE capabilities has just hit the web. The Samsung 4G LTE phone could wind up being a beefed up version of the Fascinate but the access…
Samsung has just announced that their Android powered Galaxy S is the first smartphone to sell over 2 million units in South Korea. Considering it launched less than 6 months ago, that’s quite an achievement. They’ve also said that as of last Friday (December 17) they’ve sold 9.3 million units globally and that they should…