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  Gizmodo has published a first-hand account of its reader who says his Samsung Rogue exploded in his face. He gives a complete account of the incident, which makes it somewhat obvious that the phone’s explosion was due to the malfunctioning of the battery. As I sat down in the driver’s seat of my car, [...]

  UPDATE: Sprint has now gone official and listed some of the improvements included in the update. – 2.1 Android update (Éclair). – Keypad backlight optimization. – Bulk Bluetooth contact push. – Various Bluetooth fixes. – Increased speed and performance. – Swipe to Unlock/Mute/Speakerphone. – New camera features – Pandora enhancements Samsung Moment users have [...]

  Not long ago U.S. Cellular confirmed the existence of an Android phone on their Facebook account and now we’ve got a picture of the upcoming phone. The Acclaim (SCH-R880) sports a sliding physical QWERTY keyboard, runs Android 2.1 and features a 3.2-inch touchscreen display with HVGA resolution (320×480), Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, microSD card slot, 3MP [...]

  Samsung has announced three new Home Theatre Systems as part of its 2010 range for the Indian market. The Home Theatres – HT-C450, HT-C550 and HT-C555 are touted as the flagship models that will bring unmatched sound quality and aesthetics at the same time. All the systems boast a 5.1 setup but C450 (500W) [...]

  Samsung has announced that their multi-monitor SyncMaster MD Series equipped with AMD’s Eyefinity technology will make its retail debut around the world in June. Samsung will sell these 23-inchers as a single monitor or will bundle three or six together with a custom stand. The thin 7.6mm bezel on the sides of the monitor [...]

  Nokia has been offering free voice-guided navigation for quite a while. Google is also offering it on its Android 2.1 devices and now Samsung is trying to do the same albeit on a single device only. Samsung is providing free voice-guided navigation to Czech Monte (S5620) users. Hopefully, the navigation will be extended to [...]

  Samsung continues to expand its 3D range with the newly announced HT-C6950W 3D Home Theater system. The Home Theater will be initially sold in South Korea and will include a 3D Blu-ray player, 3D content, glasses and a complete 5.1 (plus 2 smaller satellite speakers) channel setup to give the ultimate 3D experience. Samsung [...]

  UPDATE: The video has been set to private. There has been some jabbering about Samsung’s I5800/I5801 phone for quite some time and now a video has surfaced giving us a walkthrough of the upcoming Android device. The video comes from HowardChui.com and it’s pretty evident that the phone will succeed Samsung’s cheap Android device, [...]

  Samsung already has its Vision 2020 strategy and today they’ve announced another long-term plan to invest in environmental and healthcare industries till 2020. The five new areas where Samsung will make a total investment of 23.3 trillion won will be solar cells, rechargeable cells for hybrid electric vehicles, Light Emitting Diode (LED) technologies, biopharmaceuticals [...]

Amidst all the high-end phones being launched by Samsung these days, the Korean mobile manufacturer will also bring couple of feature phones for its domestic market. The clamshell A160S and slider A180S are scheduled to come on SKT. A160S will come in two colors – Pearl White and Rose Pink and will feature an illuminated [...]