Samsung’s next-generation S Pen could see significant improvement, as the Korea-based manufacturer has just purchased a five percent stake in Wacom, the leading producer of graphic tablets, for 5,344,687,960 Yen or roughly $58.5 million. In case you’re unaware, Samsung’s pressure-sensitive digital stylus (S Pen) for its Galaxy Note line of smartphones and tablets has...
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If you were impressed with Qualcomm’s MSM8974 Snapdragon 800 processor from CES 2013, you will be blown away by the chipset-maker’s plans for 2014. Looking at the leaked specs for the unofficial Qualcomm APQ8084, it’s clear that it’s a significant upgrade over the current APQ8064 Snapdragon S4 Pro with Adreno 320 GPU and upcoming...
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Sprint has started rolling out the Android 4.2.1 Jelly Bean upgrade to the Google Galaxy Nexus smartphone by Samsung. The software update, L700GA02, bumps the OS from Android 4.1.1 to 4.2.1 and offers a bevy of improvements, including a redesigned camera UI with new Photo Sphere feature, enhanced notification shade, lockscreen widgets and more....
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The SGH-I337 model name recently appeared in a user agent profile string on Samsung’s website, leading many to believe it’s a Galaxy S IV variant for U.S. carrier AT&T. The listing also reveals that this i337 device has a 1920×1080 FHD display, which would eliminate speculation about the Galaxy SIV screen resolution. There haven’t been...
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While the Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 won’t be announced until Mobile World Congress in late February, a new image leak possibly reveals what we can expect in terms of its appearance. The preceding and following photos show what’s said to be the Galaxy Tab 3 Android tablet nestled in what could be its retail...
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In case you missed our CES 2013 coverage from earlier in the month, here’s a roundup of all our videos from the conference. We managed to film over 30 videos covering smartphones, tablets, gaming, smart devices, prototypes, fitness bands, various accessories and more. Check out the list with direct links below or head to...
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The Goal Zero Switch 8 Solar Recharging Kit is for users who want a fail-safe reserve battery source in the event their smartphone runs out of juice from regular use or during a power outage. As described in the video above, the Kit includes the Switch 8 Recharger and Nomad Solar Panel. You can...
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In this video, we give a quick review of Temple Run 2, which debuted for Android yesterday on the Google Play store for free. The successor to the original Temple Run game offers the same addictive gameplay, but with enriched graphics, more obstacles, more achievements, more power-ups, and a more ferocious demon monkey. The...
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Yesterday, the first photos of the upcoming Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 tablet leaked out for public consumption. Today, we have even better, more revealing pictures to examine. Appearing on a French blog, the new images show the 8-inch tablet sized up next to the 5.5-inch Galaxy Note II smartphone, with both S Pen digital...
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The Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 Android tablet has made its first in-the-wild appearance, thanks to an image leak from an Italian tech blog. The new photo, which comes one month prior to the device’s official unveiling at MWC 2013, confirms the authenticity of the previously leaked flyer from a couple days ago. From what...
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There’s a rumor floating around that Samsung intends to price its upcoming Galaxy Tab 3 7.0 Android Jelly Bean tablet anywhere from $149 to $199. This would undercut the equally sized 7-inch 16GB Google Nexus 7 by $50, which would make the GT3 7.0 an instant hit if its specs are up to par....
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Samsung Display is said to be developing new pixel layouts for its well-known Super AMOLED smartphone display panels, according to sources close to the situation. Produced by a Laser-induced thermal imaging process (LITI), the new hexagon and diamond-shaped layouts, as opposed to the current side-by-side squared layout, would increase the pixel density in Samsung’s...
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This is a demo of the BuQu Tech Magnetyze magnetic charging system for the Samsung Galaxy S III Android smartphone and iPhone 4/4S/5. It’s basically a protective case that allows you to charge your phone wirelessly through various magnetic docks for your office, home and car. Unlike traditional inductive chargers, this conductive charging solution...
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Take this one with a grain of salt, as this could simply be a fake, but posted above is supposedly a press image of the highly anticipated Samsung Galaxy S IV (GT-I9500) Android smartphone. Notice the date listed on the screen – Monday, April 22 – which nearly lines up with the rumored release...
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What you see above may or may not be an image depicting the upcoming Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 Android tablet, which is scheduled to be officially unveiled at MWC 2013 in late February and released at some point in March. It looks like it’s a screenshot or scan of a flyer in the Spanish...
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