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Samsung Galaxy S Hoppin (SHW-M190S) gets official in South Korea

Samsung Galaxy S Hoppin (SHW-M190S) gets official in South Korea

  The power packed SHW-M190S that was leaked last month has got official in Samsung’s domestic market. The phone will be available through SKT and is called as the Galaxy S Hoppin due to the integration of SKT’s Hoppin’s service. Hoppin allows users to watch their multimedia content on their TV, PC or directly on [...]

Nexus S gets Android 2.3.2, fixes SMS bug

Nexus S gets Android 2.3.2, fixes SMS bug

  As expected, Google has rolled out a new Android update for Nexus S. The update will take the phone to Android 2.3.2 but there’s not much to see in here except the new version has put the nasty SMS bug to rest. The total size of the GRH78C update is just about 600KB. Source|Via

Android 2.2 now available to T-Mobile Vibrant users

Android 2.2 now available to T-Mobile Vibrant users

  T-Mobile’s Vibrant, a Galaxy S device has finally got the much-awaited Android 2.2 (Froyo) update. In addition to the OS upgrade, the new update brings in Wi-Fi calling, USB or wireless tethering, Adobe Flash support, ability to install apps on SD card and more. Interestingly, the update is not available over-the-air so users will [...]

Samsung Gem (SCH-I100) appears on Samsung US site

Samsung Gem (SCH-I100) appears on Samsung US site

  Samsung’s Gem (SCH-I100) that was first leaked in August last year has been listed on Samsung’s US website. Full details of the phone has been published which if we go by the specs indicates an entry-level phone. The phone will run on Android 2.1 OS and feature 3.2-inch WQVGA display, 800MHz CPU, Wi-Fi, GPS, [...]

Samsung India plans to launch 45 phones in 2011

  Yes, you read that right. According to Samsung exec Ruchika Batra, they’re expecting to launch at least 42-45 models in India, majority of which will be smartphones and touchscreen devices. The exec didn’t divulge what phones will we see in the coming months but the recent leaks are clear indication of what will reach [...]

Samsung buys Liquavista for Electrowetting Display

Samsung buys Liquavista for Electrowetting Display

  Samsung has confirmed that they’ve bought the Dutch-based display technology firm Liquavista. Liquavista is a spin-out from Phillips Research Labs and specializes in display technology named Electrowetting (EWD). The EWD is known to work in transmissive, reflective, transparent and transflective modes and offer picture quality at par with LCDs at very low power consumption, [...]

Samsung Galaxy S 4G for T-Mobile gets official

  Hot on the heels of the confirmation from the T-Mobile USA CEO, Samsung has officially announced the Galaxy S 4G.The phone will be exclusively available via T-Mobile and support T-Mobile’s HSPA+ network that can give data speeds to up to 21Mbps. Intrinsic specs are still a mystery but the phone has been confirmed to [...]

Purported Galaxy S2 specs

  Looks like we’ve got the alleged specs of Samsung’s Galaxy S successor that will be revealed to the world on February 13. According to a Korean site, Nocutnews the new Galaxy S codenamed Seine will pack some punch. The new Galaxy S will feature a dual-core Orion processor along with a GB of RAM, [...]

4G Galaxy S Vibrant confirmed by T-Mobile USA CEO

4G Galaxy S Vibrant confirmed by T-Mobile USA CEO

  The leaked Vibrant 4G will soon be a reality. T-Mobile USA’s CEO Phillip Humm has confirmed to the US media that Samsung Galaxy S’ 4G version is “coming soon.” Humm didn’t say anything about the specs but according to the leaked slide, the Galaxy S 4G will support T-Mobile’s HSPA+ network and have 1GHz [...]

Hands-on with the Google Nexus S

Hands-on with the Google Nexus S

  There’s no doubt that Google’s second phone – the Nexus S is a variant of Samsung’s Galaxy S. Both the phones have similar hardware with few differences like the integration of NFC, LED flash for the camera, no HD video recording support, no expandable memory, contour display etc. However, the thing that sets Nexus [...]

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