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Samsung has quietly started selling a special version of its 17-month old Galaxy S III mini in the Netherlands, and we guess few other European markets, as well. The complicatedly called Galaxy S III mini Value Edition is a low-to-mid end device with specs that build on top of the original S3 mini. Only few…
Even before the Galaxy S5 was officially announced, we knew it will come with a Kids Mode that will make it safe for the phone to be used by children, allowing parents to set limits on which apps kids can use and which are banned. In addition, Samsung also included the option to set a…
You know how some Galaxy Note tablets (bigger models) can detect how hard you press the screen. Samsung secured a patent how to make this technology more affordable. The filing with the USPTO describes a “touch display apparatus sensing touch force” that doesn’t require a separate force-sensitive sensor, which increases the production costs of the…
Yeah, yeah, yeah… the newly announced Samsung Galaxy S5 is made out of plastic but, once again, the Korean company will move a record-breaking number of units. T-Mobile, which previously informed us they crossed the 100,000 pre-registrations mark, says that the figure is now north of 300,000. Sure enough, not all of these users will…
Another streaming music service has hit the block, this time backed by Samsung. The new service, strangely named Milk Music is a customizable music discovery and listening service which is available exclusively for Galaxy device owners. The service is backed by Slacker, and provides over 200 stations and an easy to use interface. Milk Music…
Samsung is preparing to launch another wearable device soon. The still unannounced S-Circle wrist-band has been caught at the FCC and from there we get to learn just one thing – it’s not as fancy as the newly announced Gear Fit. Instead, it seems to be a rather simple device a la Fitbit that will…
We’ve already heard that Samsung is looking to enter the smart glass market later this year with the rumored Galaxy Gear Glass debuting in September, during IFA in Berlin. While that’s still a rumor, we do think it makes perfect sense for the Korean giant to take this route. And now we have one patent…
Samsung is already the number 1 seller of Android-powered tablets. That, however, doesn’t stop the company from innovating and launching new models every now and then. One of the future devices may have curved margins, or at least that’s what this USPTO patent is talking about. At this point, the Korean giant is just claiming…
KitKat is coming to a T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3 near you! Following hot on the heels of the HTC One and Samsung Galaxy S4 KitKat rollout, the 495MB update has begun its rollout OTA and will be landing on your device in the coming days. The update brings the usual KitKat goodies to the…
Samsung’s TabPRO 12.2 will be landing on store shelves March 9th, carrying a whopping $649.99 pricetag for the WiFi only 32GB version. The tablet can be purchased through Samsung, or from retailers such as Best Buy, Amazon and New Egg. $650 is quite a bit for a tablet, so Samsung is sweetening the deal by…