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With London Olympic Games starting later this month, Samsung — which also happen to be one of the sponsors of the big event — launched an Android app to guide and entertain folks interested in sports. Available as a free download, Samsung: Take Part 2012 allows users to play various games on behalf of their…
According to TmoNews, T-Mobile is going to launch a device called the “Samsung Galaxy S Blaze Q” on August 15th. No, we didn’t make name that up. As you can see from the photo below, it’s quite … nasty. Under the hood though it’s quite a capable device. There’s a dual core Qualcomm Snapdragon inside…
The term “quad core” immediately brings two devices to mind: Samsung’s Galaxy S III and HTC’s One X. That has LG pretty pissed off. They were the first company to announce a quad core smartphone, the Optimus 4X, but it took them quite a few months to get it on store shelves. What’s worse is…
Google Software engineer Jean-Baptiste Queru announced that Android 4.1 Jelly Bean is landing in Android Open Source Project (AOSP) on Monday. Besides the open source code, Google also released proprietary binaries for the Nexus 7 and the Galaxy Nexus, including the Verizon Galaxy Nexus. Binaries will be coming soon for the Nexus S and Xoom.…
Samsung recently released three new commercials for the Galaxy S III that focus on the cool things you can do with the company’s latest Android handset. One promotional video highlights Share Shot, a photo-sharing feature that lets you send pictures from one phone to another instantly. Another video showcases AllShare Play which lets you share…
Oh Nexus Q, you’ve gotten so much shit. Google’s social media streamer might have a lot of potential, but said potential definitely doesn’t show without hacking the device. With its limited out of the box functionality, developers are hard at work in attempt to make the Nexus Q, well, usable. Over the weekend, XDA member…
While T-Mobile has remained rather tight-lipped about the inevitable release of the Samsung Galaxy Note, it hasn’t stopped some accessories from finding their way into some Magenta stores already. We certainly have our doubts that the handset will be released on the previously rumored July 11th, but it can’t be too long now before we…
Samsung’s luck is finally starting to turn around. It won a case in the UK when a judge ruled in its favor saying the Galaxy Tab 10.1 doesn’t copy design aspects of Apple’s iPad. The judge had some interesting things to say about Samsung’s tablet however. Judge Colin Birss said it’s not likely consumers will…
Verizon is notorious for locking down the bootloaders on its phones and, unfortunately, the upcoming Samsung Galaxy S III is no exception. In a statement released to The Verge, Verizon confirmed that the Galaxy S III will ship with a locked bootloader. The wireless carrier explains its decision in the statement below: Verizon Wireless has…
Verizon customers looking to walk into a store and get a Galaxy S III on Tuesday will be sorely disappointed. According to MobileBurn, Verizon has pushed the retail launch date back by two days to July 12th. The company updated its website with this new launch date and provided the following statement: “As it sometimes…