Samsung already invited media members to attend the upcoming Galaxy S IV press conference on March 14 in New York City. Now, the Korean electronics manufacturer is inviting the general public in the area to watch the event via live stream at Times Square. The invite came by way of a Tweet to Samsung...
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Samsung has confirmed plans to announce its 2013 flagship Android smartphone, the Galaxy S IV, on March 14th in New York City. That’s actually just one day earlier than the rumored date we reported a few weeks ago. “We introduced the Galaxy S III in London last year and this time we changed the...
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Samsung officially announced the Galaxy Note 8.0 Android tablet at MWC 2013 today. As expected, the mid-sized device, which fits nicely between the larger Galaxy Note 10.1 tablet and smaller Galaxy Note II smartphone, houses an 8-inch WXGA (1280×800, 189 ppi) display, Exynos 1.6GHz A9 quad-core processor, 2GB of RAM, 16 or 32GB of...
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Good news for users of the original, international variant of the Galaxy Note GT-N7000 phablet, as it’s now being updated from Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich to Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean build JZO54K. Released a year and a half ago, the Galaxy Note is now equipped with the same Nature UX software that’s running...
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An unannounced Samsung smartphone with SCH-I545 model number appeared in a recent NenaMark2 benchmark listing. The handset is apparently equipped with a 1.9Ghz Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 quad-core processor with Adreno 320 graphics, 1920x1080p display, and Android 4.2 Jelly Bean. We’re thinking it’s the next-generation 1.9GHz Snapdragon 600, not to be confused with Snapdragon 800,...
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A reliable source already confirmed the existence of a Samsung smart watch or fitness device the other day. Now, a tipster claims the following images are screenshots taken from the “Galaxy Altius” smartwatch and its “test” operating system. Don’t get too excited though. There are plenty of signs hinting that this could just be...
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Sprint upgraded its Galaxy S III and Galaxy Note II Android smartphones today with a pair of maintenance updates. The new L710VPMA6 software update for the Galaxy S3 updates the voicemail app, includes support for 3-digit SMS and fixes calendar sync issues. The L900VPAMA7 update for the Galaxy Note 2 simply applies security updates....
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The “Project J” moniker was initially assumed to be the codename for the Samsung Galaxy S IV. However, a new leak suggests Project J is actually a series of at least three new Android devices. Project J Altius is, of course, the Galaxy S4 GT-I9500. The Project J Mini or Serrano is believed to...
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Google has started updating the GSM Galaxy Nexus smartphone, as well as the Nexus 7 and 10 tablets, to Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean build JDQ39. Details on what’s changed are vague, but we imagine the update comes with a host of bug fixes, performance improvements and a sprinkle of enhancements. In fact, the Nexus...
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Curious to see photo samples from the upcoming Galaxy S IV Android smartphone’s camera? Thanks to what’s likely a mistake by an employee in Samsung’s camp, Hyunsuk Park, a few test photos that were posted to Google+ are currently visible to the public. The following images were taken with three different devices and grouped...
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Samsung Display will begin mass producing its 5-inch Full HD Super AMOLED panel later in February, according to the Korea-based DDaily news site. Specifically, the source claims mass production of the new FHD screen will start at the end of the month with shipments reaching Samsung Electronics early next month. That certainly lines up...
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Add March 15 to the list of possible launch dates for the upcoming Samsung Galaxy S IV (GT-I9500) flagship Android smartphone. An earlier report pegged March 22 for the announcement and April 15 as the release date. Now we’re hearing the unveiling event and subsequent release plans have both been moved up a week,...
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If you’re thinking about picking up the Samsung Galaxy S3 on T-Mobile, you may want to hold off until Spring 2013. According to a leaked image of T-Mobile’s internal systems, the Galaxy S III LTE (T999L) will be released on either March 27th or April 3rd. Unlike the current HSPA+ Galaxy S III, the...
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The Big Pitch is here! Samsung just posted its 2-minute Super Bowl XLVII TV advertisement on YouTube, which can be viewed above, prior to the big game between the Ravens vs 49ers; or maybe I should say before the “Big Plate” featuring the San Francisco “50-Minus-1-ers” v.s. the Baltimore “Black Birds.” Like the much shorter teaser,...
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It appears Samsung will again pay top dollars to unleash a new ad during Super Bowl XLVII this Sunday. Last year, during Super Bowl XLVI, the Korean manufacturer enlisted the help of Justin Hawkins, lead singer of The Darkness, in order to hype the original Galaxy Note Android smartphone-tablet hybrid, otherwise known as a...
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