Samsung maybe doing well with its touchscreen-equipped Android and bada phones but we cannot undermine the fact that Star (S5230) – running proprietary OS – was the one that set the ball rolling. Samsung has announced that Star sales have surpassed a whopping 30 million units. Launched in May 2009, it is the second […]
Archives for December 2010
Google releases first OTA update for Nexus S
Google has released Nexus S’ first over-the-air update. The 1.9MB GRH78 ups the Android OS to 2.3.1 and comes with a new version of Google Maps along with some bug fixes. If you haven’t received the update yet, you can trick the phone to receive the update notification by dialing *#*#checkin#*#*. Via
Samsung 4G LTE Android phone for Verizon leaked
Samsung has a deal in place with regional US carriers to launch LTE-enabled phones and it looks like they’ll do the same with Verizon as well. Details about the device are slim but going by the image, the SCH-I520 phone will support 4G band, Android 2.2.1, TouchWiz UI and will have Bluetooth 2.1 and […]
Video: Samsung tries to hype up its CES 2011 keynote
Samsung is trying to build some hype for BK Yoon’s keynote scheduled for next month at the CES. They’ve released few videos that don’t reveal much except each video ends with a tag line “story of human nature enabled by technology.” We’re not sure what it tries to say but if previous rumor is […]
Rumor: Epic 4G Froyo update tipped for Dec 26
Epic 4G users will get the Froyo update in a few days. Phone Arena has received a screen shot of an internal memo, which if true, Epic 4G users can expect Android 2.2.1 to hit their devices after the Christmas day. The DL11 build is different from the leaked one we saw early this […]