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Regional carrier Cricket Wireless will be offering the Samsung Galaxy Admire 2 and the Galaxy Discover starting on July 21st, available off-contract at affordable prices. Both of the devices will be available with Cricket’s 3G all-inclusive smartphone plans, which start at $50 a month, and top out at $70 a month. Both untis will offer…
The clamshell form factor is pretty much dead with most of us opting for all-touchscreen devices, instead. There are some folks who still love this concept and for them Samsung will unveil Galaxy Folder, an Android-powered flip phone. This device, however, may not come to the West and could easily be available only in South…
Did you know that Sony is the only maker of high-quality 13-megapixel camera sensors? Well, now you know. You may’ve heard about many Chinese smartphones rocking such cameras but the sensors used inside these devices don’t come even close to what Sony is making. For this reason alone, we’re seeing only the flagship devices sporting…
The hot-new Samsung Galaxy S4 LTE-A is selling like cupcakes in South Korea with some 150,000 units sold in just two weeks. That’s an everything but surprising news considering that Sammy’s flagship is still the only device supporting LTE-A standard with such LG model (or two) launching later in the year. We’ll see whether Pantech,…
If you’re rocking a Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Wi-Fi, you’ll be happy to know that the official Android 4.2.2 ROM has leaked out to the internet and is available for flashing now. While we can expect the official rollout of the 4.2.2 update to hit Galaxy Note 8 devices in the near future,there’s nothing like…
It looks as though Samsung will be releasing a dual-SIM variant of its Galaxy Mega 6.3, according to a leaked photo from Phone Arena. The device will share the specs of the already available Galaxy Mega 6.3 phablet, but with an extra SIM card slot. The Galaxy Mega 6.3 features: 6.3-inch Full HD Super AMOLED…
The successor to the original Samsung Galaxy Prevail is now available from Boost Mobile for $179.99 off-contract. In case you’re interested, the Sprint-owned network suggests getting the phone alongside the carrier’s popular $55 Android Monthly Unlimited plan with Shrinking Payments that could eventually bring the monthly cost to as little as $40. The plan payment…
Samsung is encouraging the next generation of app developers by offering $35,000 in scholarships to 11th and 12th graders who have an interest in science, technology and mathematics. Samsung is offering Mobile App Academies at various locations across the U.S., and will award the scholarships to those students who create winning app ideas. “Participants will…
Here is a distressing story from Le Matin about Fanny Schlatter, an 18-year-old woman from Switzerland, whose Galaxy S III handset exploded while she was carrying it in her pocket. She was at work and had to be rescued by her boss, who tore off her pants to remove the burning phone from her body. When all…
The rugged, new Samsung Galaxy S4 Active is now available in the UK. However, you still can’t get it with a carrier contract and will rather have to pay the full price to own one. And it’s a hefty price, with Unlocked-Mobiles asking 494.98 GBP (about $734) for the SIM-free unit that can be used…