Samsung is super optimistic about the prospects of its Android-powered tablet – the Korean company plans to move 10 million Galaxy Tab units worldwide. In an interview to The Wall Street Journal, Samsung product executive Hankil Yoon talked about these plans, adding that in the U.S. the Galaxy Tab “would likely retail for between $200…
Samsung Galaxy Tab heading to Vodafone UK, pricing still unknown
Today, Vodafone UK confirmed that it will be carrying the Samsung Galaxy Tab. The Galaxy Tab now has a dedicated landing page on Vodafone UK with a tentative launch date of “Coming Soon”. Vodafone UK is silent on the official timing of the Galaxy Tab’s arrival, only stating the Galaxy Tab will launch sometime in…
Android source code for the Sprint Epic 4G now available from Samsung
As a manufacturer of Android handsets, Samsung has agreed to release the source code for all devices powered by Google’s popular mobile OS. The latest handset exposed to the world is the recently released Epic 4G. The source code let loose by Samsung has the underlying Android OS for Sprint’s latest and greatest smarthphone, minus all the proprietary content which includes, among other…
Samsung i8910 HD gets two more unofficial fix-ups – HX-V8-32 and n2o4
Samsung should consider itself one lucky company for having such a strong community around one of its products – i8910 HD. The Symbian S60-powered smartphone recently got two additional fix-ups – HyperX’s HX-V8-32 and faenil’s n2o4. As you can presume, you can’t install both of these – you’ll have to pick which one will run…
The Samsung Galaxy Tab has been rooted
That was pretty damn quick, no? The Samsung Galaxy Tab was just officially announced yesterday, yet it has already been rooted. Now users can take full advantage of all the root applications you’d like. At this rate, we may see a custom recovery image in the near future to make way for some custom ROMs.…
Sprint to get Samsug Galaxy Tab in November?
It’s been a big week for the Samsung Galaxy Tab, as we’ve seen it officially announced, get some ridiculous rumored pricing and now we’re hearing that the tablet may be hitting up Sprint sometime in November with 4G inside. If the trend continues, I wouldn’t be terribly surprised if we see this thing pop up…
Samsung Prioritizing Android, Downplaying Windows Phone 7
Samsung is apparently moving towards making Android its go-to platform in light of the success of its Galaxy S series smartphones in both the U.S. and in South Korea. While the manufacturer will still continue to work on its Bada software, the main focus will be on Android where customers are raging with hundreds of…
Verizon Prepaid Data Plans Get Official on BlackBerry, Android, Palm and Others
After some pretty heft hints earlier this week, Verizon prepaid plans have gone live on a wide variety of handsets. It’ll cost you $30 for unlimited data for the month, or those with feature phones can 25 MB for $10 month. Verizon recently changed their prepaid mobile broadband plans, so offering something on the smartphone…
Verizon Samsung Gem and Fascinate advertised as ‘Coming Soon’
We have spotted the Samsung Gem and the Fascinate the wild before and now the duo for Verizon have made their first side-by-side retail appearance. Page 9 of the September issue of Best Buy’s mobile buyers guide features a double page advertisement for Verizon which includes the Samsung Fascinate and the Samsung Gem. Both handsets are shown off…
Samsung Galaxy S (M110S) sales cross the 1 million mark in South Korea
It’s not just the U.S. where Samsung is selling its wildly popular Galaxy S smartphone like hot cupcakes on a cold winter day. In its own backyard they are doing the same as you may’ve read from our previous posts. As a matter of fact, the Android-powered device is the single fastest selling phone in…