Last week, AT&T announced its Samsung Galaxy S4 Android smartphone would be available for pre-order starting April 16 for $250. What the second largest wireless carrier in the U.S. failed to mention was that price-point is specific to the 32GB model. AT&T elucidated today by posting the following update: “the 32GB model will be...
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U.S. Cellular will join AT&T in opening up pre-orders for the Samsung Galaxy S4 on April 16. It’s possible we’ll be looking at simultaneous launches across all the major US carriers. T-Mobile’s already confirmed release date of May 1st could be a hint as to when we should expect the flagship Android smartphone on...
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As you may already know, there will be two varying models of the Samsung Galaxy S4 Android smartphone when it’s released in the second quarter. One will feature Samsung’s in-house Exynos 5410 1.6GHz octa-core processor while the other sports Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 600 1.9GHz quad-core chipset. Since Samsung announced the Snapdragon 600 model for markets...
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AT&T announced pre-sale and pricing details for its upcoming Samsung Galaxy S4 Android smartphone today. The Galaxy S 4 will be up for pre-order on the second largest wireless carrier in the U.S. beginning April 16th for $249.99 on a new two-year contract. AT&T didn’t reveal an exact release date, though it’s likely to...
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Along with the new wallpapers and ringtones, the Samsung Galaxy S4 ROM dump also made the new S Voice app available for download. It’s supposedly working well on the Galaxy S III, Galaxy Note II and Nexus 4, though there have been reports of some issues with AOSP-based ROMs. S Voice is based on...
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The Samsung Galaxy S4′s wallpapers and ringtones have been extracted from a system dump and are now available to download for all. There are seven wallpapers and 32 ringtones in total, most of which seem to be inspired by nature. The Galaxy S4, which sports a 5-inch 1080p Full HD Super AMOLED display, an...
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At T-Mobile’s “un-carrier” event in New York, the fourth largest wireless provider in the U.S. announced release details for two flagship devices. The Samsung Galaxy S4 will officially be available starting May 1st and Apple’s iPhone 5 will make its debut on the carrier on April 12th. Both devices are compatible with T-Mobile’s new...
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T-Mobile has officially launched its 4G LTE network in seven major metropolitan areas, including Las Vegas, Nevada; San Jose, California; Houston, Texas; Phoenix, Arizona; Kansas City, Missouri; Baltimore, Maryland; and Washington D.C. This rollout is only the beginning for the fourth largest wireless carrier in the United States, as the goal is to cover...
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HTC’s new Chief Marketing Officer, Benjamin Ho, has revealed plans to make significant changes in the way the Taiwanese company promotes its products. The “Quietly Brilliant” tagline, which HTC introduced years ago, will be retired in favor of a new, bolder slogan. “We have a lot of innovations but we haven’t been loud enough,”...
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Whether average consumers know it or not, there will be two significantly different Samsung Galaxy S4 models circulating around the world when it begins shipping to 327 mobile operators across 155 countries in late April 2013. Varying color options and storage configurations are always expected with new phone releases, but what we’re referring to,...
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In this video, Samsung demos S Translator, Air View, Dual Camera and Sound & Shot on the Galaxy S4 Android smartphone. All of those software features were highlighted during the Galaxy S4 press conference, but now Samsung gives a more intimate look in this 3-minute long promo clip. It’s too bad Samsung didn’t take...
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We could have an Android civil war on our hands, as HTC is still aggressively targeting Samsung in the wake of the Galaxy S4 unveiling event. Immediately after the announcement, HTC took the battle to Twitter by Tweeting and Retweeting negative comments about the new Galaxy S4. HTC referred to the Galaxy S4 as...
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The following is a preliminary list of Samsung smartphones and tablets to be updated to Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean and Android 5.0 Key Lime Pie. The update path includes Galaxy devices released over the past two years. According to the source, numerous devices will be updated to Android 4.2.2, including the Galaxy S2 and...
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Along with the flagship Galaxy S4 Android smartphone, Samsung revealed a multitude of new accessories at last night’s Mobile Unpacked 2013 press conference. They include a prototype gamepad adapter for better gaming, the S Band for tracking fitness via a connected bracelet, S View Cover, Flip Cover, Wireless Charging Pad/Cover, Premium Pouch, Protective Cover+,...
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If you missed the live stream of Samsung’s Unpacked 2013 event last night, in which the Korean handset-maker finally announced the Galaxy S 4 Android smartphone, you’re in luck because the full replay is now available as an on-demand video on YouTube. The 50-minute keynote features Samsung Mobile chief JK Shin and company as...
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