Posts Tagged ‘ galaxy s ’

Conan O’Brien Spoofs Apple vs Samsung War (Video)

August 8, 2012
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Conan O’Brien spoofed the Apple vs Samsung legal dispute with a hilarious parody video in which a Samsung VP “vigorously” defends itself against Apple’s “absurd” allegations. The clip features the Galaxy S, Galaxy Tab 10.1, iPhone, iPad and, of course, Stefan Jobes. It’s quite funny, so check it out above!
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Samsung SGH-T699 Identified as Galaxy S Blaze Q

July 9, 2012
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The T-Mobile-bound Samsung SGH-T699 Android smartphone has been popping up through leaks for quite some time, but it looks like we finally have a likely name and release date for the device. The Samsung Galaxy S Blaze Q, as it’s being listed in the T-Mobile document below, will be available in retail stores starting...
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Samsung Galaxy S Gets Value Pack Update with ICS Features

March 29, 2012
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Samsung has started pushing out the watered-down Ice Cream Sandwich experience upgrade, known as the “Value Pack” update, to original Galaxy devices in Korea. The Samsung Tomorrow site lists Gingerbread and Froyo updates for the Galaxy S, Galaxy K and Galaxy U handsets. While the update isn’t Android 4.0, it does add Ice Cream...
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Sprint Samsung Epic 4G Gets FC09 Update

March 27, 2012
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Sprint has started rolling out an OTA software update for the Samsung Epic 4G. The S:D700.0.5S.FC09 update fixes an annoying bug that caused force close errors when receiving calls and also includes Sprint Connections Optimizer. Users should receive an automatic update notification soon, as it’s being pushed in stages with 100% of devices receiving...
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Samsung Galaxy Stellar, Halo and Emerge Trademarks Appear

March 8, 2012
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Samsung filed a series of smartphone trademarks on March 2 for the Galaxy Stellar (Serial Number: 85558639), Galaxy Emerge (Serial Number: 85558647) and Galaxy Halo (Serial Number: 85558619). It’s unclear which phones these will ultimately evolve into, but we could very well be looking at the names for the US Galaxy S III variants....
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T-Mobile Samsung Blaze 4G to Release in March for $150

February 22, 2012
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T-Mobile has announced the Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G Android smartphone with availability scheduled for late March. The device, which will cost just $150 on contract, features a Qualcomm Snapdragon S3 1.5GHz dual-core processor, 3.97-inch Super AMOLED display, 5 megapixel rear camera with flash, 1.3 megapixel front-facing camera, 4G HSPA+42 connectivity, and Android 2.3...
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HTC Ville and Huawei Prism Show Up in T-Mobile Database

February 21, 2012
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The HTC Ville, Huawei Prism, and Samsung SGH-T769 Galaxy S Blaze 4G have appeared in T-Mobile’s accessories database. The Ville and Blaze 4G have both been identified as potential T-Mobile products before, but this is the first time we’ve seen it on paper for the former. The Ville will be launched in Europe as...
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Samsung announces Galaxy S Advance smartphone (specs)

January 30, 2012
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Samsung has announced the Galaxy S Advance i9070 Android smartphone. It appears to be a Galaxy-branded device that’s a combination of the original Galaxy S and newer Galaxy S II, so it should be more affordable than the latter. It packs a 1GHz dual-core processor, 4-inch WVGA(480×800) Super AMOLED display with curved glass, 5...
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Samsung reconsidering ICS upgrades for Galaxy S, Tab

December 27, 2011
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Over the busy Christmas weekend, Samsung attempted to slyly inform their Galaxy S and Galaxy Tab users that they would not be receiving an upgrade to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. The strategy to make the announcement during one of the busiest holidays of the year didn’t go unnoticed, as many customers were quite...
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No Ice Cream Sandwich for Galaxy S or Galaxy Tab

December 26, 2011
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While Samsung confirmed last week that the Galaxy S II and Galaxy Note would get updated to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich in Q1 of 2012, legacy Galaxy users were still awaiting news about the future of their devices. Unfortunately, Samsung finally made the announcement we were all expecting: no Android 4.0 Ice Cream...
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Samsung Fascinate EH03 Gingerbread update available

December 1, 2011
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After updating the DROID Charge to Android 2.3.6 Gingerbread the other day, Samsung is now pushing out the EH03 Gingerbread update for the Fascinate (Galaxy S). The download is 95.7 MB in size and should take 5-10 minutes to install. Check out the change log below for the list of enhancements and improvements. Enhancements:...
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Samsung expects to crush 2011 smartphone target sales

November 29, 2011
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At a launch event for the Galaxy Nexus, Galaxy Note and Galaxy Tab 8.9 LTE, a mobile executive said Samsung expects to beat its 2011 smartphone sales target due to the popularity of their Galaxy family of Android devices. “We are pinning high hopes… on achieving sales higher than our previous plan,” the executive...
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Samsung device list for Android 4.0 ICS updates

October 28, 2011
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The Galaxy Nexus will come preloaded with Ice Cream Sandwich on-board and the Nexus S will get an update to it within a few weeks thereafter. Those two Samsung smartphones are Google-backed Nexus devices though. What about Samsung’s own handsets? Apparently, Samsung Italy has confirmed which high-end devices will get an upgrade to Android...
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Samsung sold 30 million Galaxy S and Galaxy SII devices

October 17, 2011
GALAXY S and S2 30 million sales

Samsung announced today that they’ve sold an incredible 30 million global Galaxy S and Galaxy S II devices. The latter set a new record for the Korean-based company, generating more than 10 million in sales since it launched just five months ago in May of this year. The total, of course, takes into account...
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Samsung Stratosphere now available from Verizon Wireless

October 13, 2011
Samsung Stratosphere now available from Verizon Wireless

The Samsung Stratosphere, Verizon Wireless’ first 4G LTE smartphone with a full slide-out QWERTY keyboard, is now available to purchase for $149.99 after a $50 mail-in rebate with a new/renewing two-year contract. This Android 2.3 Gingerbread-powered handset features a 1GHz Cortex A8 Hummingbird processor, 4-inch Super AMOLED WVGA display, 5 megapixel rear camera (720p...
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