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  Samsung is now selling Galaxy Tab in the Middle East. They’re running a special offer at the ongoing Gitex Dubai expo where consumers can buy the Android tablet with an Etisalat connection for AED999 (USD272) and monthly subscription of AED150 (USD41) including unlimited data. Remember, this is a limited offer so consumers buying outside [...]

  Carphone Warehouse has announced the price of Galaxy Tab for the UK market. Scheduled to go on sale from November 1, Galaxy Tab on Carphone Warehouse will go for £530 as a standalone unit or £500 if you buy on a 30-day rolling contract. Consumers can pre-order the device right now which will be [...]

  Samsung’s Smart TV Challenge for European app developers is now underway as Samsung announced it at the Developer Day held in London, UK. Interested developers can download the SDK from the link below and create a compelling app that will work on Samsung’s this year’s range of TVs, Blu-ray players and Home Theaters. To [...]

  Samsung has expanded its dual-SIM phone portfolio with the new Ch@t 322. The Ch@t 322 from the DUOS range supports dual-SIM functionality and more importantly, gives a QWERTY keyboard to avid messaging users. Going by the specs, the phone will expectedly be light on the pocket that features DUOS user interface, 1.3MP camera, USB [...]

  Samsung HQ in South Korea have sent 13 auditors to Australia to check on the region’s operations. The report from Smarthouse claims that the surprise audit is a result of a tip-off from a former Samsung executive alleging irregularities in the sale of second goods. Samsung auditors are currently probing 10-year old transactions and [...]

  Samsung’s YP-Q3 portable media player that was unveiled in late August is now available in the South Korean market. The aluminum-clad Q3 is targeted at first-time PMP buyers and features a 2.2-inch display, SoundAlive 5.1ch surround sound tech, wide variety of multimedia codec support like DivX/Xvid/MP3/FLAC/OGG, FM Radio, image and text viewer. The player [...]

  Japanese operator, KDDI has added a new Samsung tablet in its portfolio and surprisingly, it’s not the same as Galaxy Tab. The SMT-i9100 looks different and features some different specs. It runs the same Android 2.2 OS with a 7-inch WSVGA (1024×600) screen, 512MB RAM but has an Ocean Observation UI instead of TouchWiz, [...]

  Samsung Russia has confirmed that Galaxy Tab will go on sale in Russia from today. The Android tablet will go on sale from 5PM at a Svyaznoy store and will cost 36,990 rubles or $1,228. This price is obviously for the unlocked version of the tablet. Galaxy Tab is already on sale in Germany [...]

  Here’s some good news for Galaxy S users. It seems Samsung is rolling out the Android 2.2 update for Galaxy S (I9000). Few users are reporting that the JP6 update with JPM modem is now available via Kies, Samsung’s PC software. Not many are reporting success (except few Norwegians) but hopefully, it will be [...]

  Can’t digest Samsung’s asking rate for the Galaxy Tab? Well, here they are, giving chance to potential buyers in London to try it out for 48 hours. Since Galaxy Tab is pitched as an on-the-go device, Samsung is aptly targeting Londoners using the tube. Starting from October 18 till its launch on November 1, [...]