Samsung Wave 723 is now available in Germany. The price is 349 EUR, which is kinda steep for a device running Bada OS. Don’t get me wrong, I’ve nothing against Samsung’s own mobile OS, it’s just that you can’t find that many apps for it. Moreover, I don’t see developers getting excited about the prospects…
Vertical sues LG, Samsung over Android patents
Things aren’t looking great for Google’s Android in the legal world, as the little, green robot is facing another lawsuit. This time, Verical Computer Systems is suing LG Electronics and Samsung regarding Android app patents. Vertical says that the LG Ally, the Samsung Galaxy Tab and most of the Galaxy S phones violate patents regarding…
Samsung Galaxy Tab Now Available at Bell for $599.99
This week is busy with Samsung Galaxy Tab launches, spanning AT&T, U.S. Cellular, and Rogers so far. Now we’ve got one more for the pile: Bell Mobility, who is selling the Android 2.2 tablet for $599.95 on a postpaid plan. Bell’s including free Wi-Fi access to their 1,000-odd hotspots across Canada if you happen to…
Giorgio Armani Samsung Galaxy S is officially official
We caught word of the Giorgio Armani Samsung Galaxy S yesterday, and today we have the full and official details straight from Samsung. Hopefully previous generations of Armani phones will be nothing like what we’re going to be seeing here, and for the moment it doesn’t appear to be. It is a Galaxy S device…
Samsung making more Windows Phone 7 handsets than Android devices next year?
Samsung is on a roll with its Galaxy S series of devices and its new Galaxy Tab Android tablet. The manufacturer is definitely looking to keep its position in the market and will be churning out an extraordinary number of smartphones next year. Good news for Microsoft, as it looks like Samsung is prepared to…
Samsung i9100 comes with dual-core CPU; Set to replace the Galaxy S?
The master of the popular sport “I get to try this phone before the rest of the world,” Eldar Murtazin, uses its Twitter account to torment gadget freaks, myself included, around the world. He gets to play with the latest toys before anyone else and is for that reason only hated by many. Then again,…
Samsung I9010 Galaxy S Giorgio Armani available next month for 700 EUR
Samsung and Giorgio Armani are long time pals, having launched a few phones in the past. The next stage in their partnership is an Android-powered smartphone which looks like a Galaxy S variant with Armani-branded apps and content. From what we can tell, the “soon to be launched” Samsung I9010 Galaxy S Giorgio Armani resembles…
Polycom to bring its Innovative Unified Communication technology to Samsung Galaxy Tab
In what seems as part of the efforts to pitch the Galaxy Tab toward business users, Samsung is teaming up with Polycom to deliver Unified Communications (UC) to the Tab users. Under the deal, Polycom will develop standards-based video applications to be embedded and distributed on the Android-based tablet. We don’t have all the details,…
Gartner: Q3 2010 smartphone sales jumped 96% year over year
Even in the midst of a recession, handset sales are on the rise and smartphone sales are skyrocketing. A recent report out of Gartner reveals that mobile phone sales in Q3 2010 grew a respectable 35% year over year. Smartphone sales increased a staggering 96% year over year and now account for 19.3% of worldwide…
Google CEO Eric Schmidt shows off Samsung Nexus S at Web 2.0 Summit, NFC inside
Google CEO Eric Schmidt may not have officially announced Android 2.3 today, but we did get another glimpse of the Nexus S today. Not much more is known about the handset, but we do know that it will be sporting an NFC chip inside, and Android will support it going forward. I wasn’t really expecting…