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  Samsung’s first bada phone may not be launched this month as expected but the launch is looking closer than ever. The Wave II’s (SHW-M210S) official pictures have surfaced that suggests Samsung will try to woo South Korean consumers with three different colors – Ebony Grey, Silver and Pink. Hardware specs however, remain similar to [...]

  Samsung has announced the pre-order date for its Galaxy Player (YP-GB1) for the South Korean market. Interested users will be able to pre-order the Android-running PMP from February 4 till February 7. The player will be available from mid-February in 8GB and 16GB variants at a price of 399,000 won and 459,000 won respectively. [...]

  Samsung’s successor to the original Wave (S8500) is now available in the Indian market. The Wave II (S8530) is Samsung’s fifth bada device that ups the specs from the original Wave with a 1GHz CPU, bada 1.2 OS, 3.7-inch Super Clear LCD, TouchWiz UI, 5MP camera with LED flash, HD video recording and playback, [...]

  Nexus S is currently one of the best Android phones in the market but is marred by one major flaw – the random reboot issue. If you’re one of the Nexus S users and have updated the firmware to Android 2.3.1 or 2.3.2, you know what I’m talking about. Anyways, the good news now [...]

  With Samsung Electronics’ Q4 2010 results out, the Korean giant also confirmed couple of details we’ve been hearing for some time. They’ll launch the Galaxy S successor in the first half of 2011 featuring a dual-core processor and Super AMOLED Plus display that will further “enrich user experience.” Other details on the phone are [...]

  Samsung has just published results of its last quarter for 2010 that ended on Dec 31. According to the latest figures, Samsung recorded revenues of 41.87 trillion won on a consolidated basis, a 7 percent increase YoY, 3.42 trillion won of net income which is a 13 percent rise YoY and consolidated operating profit [...]

  T-Mobile had confirmed the arrival of Sidekick 4G along with Galaxy S 4G. But little did we know that the Sidekick was actually developed by Samsung. A leak at TmoNews has confirmed that the new messaging device will be manufactured by the Korean giant. Apart from the manufacturer confirmation, the phone will retain the [...]

  It was just last month where Samsung announced the million milestone for its Galaxy Tab and now they’re confirming that the tablet has sold more than 2 million units. The latest million has been achieved in about a month or 3 months after Galaxy Tab’s global debut. Yonhap News says Samsung has managed to [...]

  Samsung has made Wise Classic (SHC-Z100S) and the Wise Modern (SHC-Z140S/SHW-A240S) phones official in South Korea. The phones’ target market are senior citizens due to the phone’s simple design and use. The Wise Classic comes in a luxurious looking diamond-pattern design with mixture of dark brown and rose gold accents, 2.6-inch internal display, 2.2-inch [...]

  Samsung is one of the biggest companies in South Korea contributing about 20 percent of total country’s exports and a decent amount of GDP. But the world’s second largest chaebol by revenue wasn’t the same when it was started in 1938. Reuters has nicely summarized all the important events in Samsung’s history till December [...]