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Samsung has yet again managed to top Asia’s Top 1000 Brands list, overtaking Sony for the first position. A survey carried out by Campaign Asia-Pacific for its Asia’s Top 1000 Brands report puts the Korean giant in the number one spot for 2013. The report surveyed about 6,000 consumers across 12 countries, including Australia, China,…
Canada’s Rogers Wireless and Samsung are offering a sweet deal for frequent travelers to the United States. The promotion, which ends on July 31st, gives buyers of a new Samsung smartphone (with a 2- or 3-year contract) 350MB of free US roaming. The deal builds on Rogers’ newly unveiled 50MB/day wireless internet roaming plan for…
Samsung has teamed-up with Boingo Wireless to provide Galaxy Note 8.0 and Galaxy Tab 3 (7.0, 8.0 and 10.1) Wi-Fi owners in North America with free Wi-Fi access to Boingo’s vast network of 35,000 hotspots across the continent, plus Mexico. This includes major airports, shopping centers, stadiums, restaurants and even Manhattan subway stations. And while…
If you’ve been waiting to get your hands on Samsung’s latest Galaxy Tab line, then that wait is officially over. Starting today, the Galaxy Tab 3 7, 8, and 10.1 are now available in stores and online. The new Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 line is available in both white and gold-brown color options and are…
U.S. Cellular has a new Windows Phone to add to its smartphone lineup, the Samsung ATIV Odyssey. The device has until now only been available to Verizon customers, and is a mid-range smartphone which runs on Windows Phone 8. The device is available for purchase today online, and will land in stores on July 11th.…
Sprint and Samsung have started rolling out an update for the Galaxy S4 that includes a number of changes. The 357MB-heavy download packs several important capabilities alongside few smaller tweaks, including: Ability to move select (though not all) apps from internal memory to the microSD card The addition of Samsung Knox – to make the…
The Samsung Galaxy S4 has joined regional carrier C Spire Wireless’ device lineup today, providing customers with access to C Spire’s optical fiber-based LTE 4G network. The Galaxy S4 is being offered for a price of $199.99 with a two-year contract, and is available in Black Mist or White Frost colors at C Spire retailers…
Contrary to multiple rumors, Tizen is alive and well. The project which includes Samsung and Intel is launching the Tizen App Challenge, which will provide over $4 million in rewards to developers who contribute to the project. Tizen is a mobile OS that has been in development for some time, and is slated to replace…
Things just got way better for those of you on MetroPCS, as the company just announced the availability of Samsung’s Galaxy S 4. The prepaid carrier that is now being acquired by T-Mobile, is offering the Galaxy S 4 for $549 plus tax. Subscribers can then choose between data plans beginning at $40 per month,…
Samsung launched a new application/service for folks who own both a Samsung smartphone and Samsung PC. Called HomeSync Lite, it obviously has something similar with the full-blown HomeSync device, unveiled at this year’s Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. However, there isn’t a single piece of hardware included here — rather it’s all about the software…