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The Samsung Galaxy Tab is set to hit all the major carriers soon, and just in time for the holidays. The Android 2.2 tablet features a 7-inch display, front and rear cameras for stills, video and video-chatting and 3G network connectivity for its respective networks. For those that don’t want network connectivity and paying the…
Samsung and AT&T unveiled a successor to the original Solstice feature phone, which was announced at the end of July last year. The new version of the device keeps the QWERTY side-slider form factor, making it another Quick Messaging device in the carrier’s portfolio. In addition, there’s a 3-inch WQVGA (240×400 pixels) touchscreen, 2-megapixel camera,…
Samsumng Mobile UK has just confirmed that they’re rolling out Froyo starting today, with everybody getting it by the end of the month. That timeline sounds awfully similar to Motorola’s plans for Android 2.1 on the Backflip, but nevermind that. It’s still unclear if this update will be limited in geography to the UK, or…
The Samsung Galaxy S I9000 will be the first handset to use the new Wi-Fi Direct standard, enabling machine-to-machine data transfer without the need for a wireless hub. The Wi-Fi Alliance had said in October of ’09 that many in-market devices would be forwards-compatible with the new standard, so expect a couple more handsets to…
After the original Messager and Messager II, MetroPCS is adding a newest member of the family to its portfolio – Messager III aka r570. As we got used to from Messager phones, the new model also combines a numeric keypad with side-sliding QWERTY keyboard. But these are not smartphones but an easy to use feature…
We’re a little late, but we wanted to do some research before writing a story about the Samsung Galaxy Tab launch in the UK. The price varies a lot, depending whether you want the device on a carrier contract or sans any contracts at all. The best price with a carrier contract is apparently 99.99…
Samsung is preparing 7-inch Super AMOLED screens for tablets and this could lead to the next generation of Apple iPad competitors in 2011. The Super AMOLED displays can be found exclusively on the Galaxy S smartphones and these things are beautiful. It produces some deep blacks, vibrant colors and it even works pretty well in…
A new report from comscore said Research In Motion and Samsung are tops in the United States in terms of smartphones and phones. RIM BlackBerry is still the leading smartphone platform in the United States with 37.3% of the market. The BlackBerry Torch probably helped RIM keep customers but the trends do not portend well…
The Samsung Galaxy Tab is launching on all four major North American carriers very soon, and some are still on the fence about whether they want a half-baked operating system on a new tablet. While Google has admitted that Android 2.2 Froyo is not designed for tablets, the Galaxy Tab will use it anyway. However,…
The Samsung Galaxy Tab for Verizon is going to be a popular tablet given the demand for Android devices and the fact that some folks who want a tablet are desperately looking for an iPad alternative. The Galaxy Tab is going to feature Android 2.2 (though it’s admittedly not made for tablets) and will be…