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No AMOLED-equipped tablet this year from Samsung

  Many have craved for a Samsung tablet with AMOLED displays but it seems you’ll have to wait a little longer. At the earnings call earlier today, Samsung executive confirmed that there won’t be any tablets with AMOLED display from them this year. The executive did not explicitly say that they’re working on it but [...]

Original Wave (S8500) gets bada 1.2 update in India

Original Wave (S8500) gets bada 1.2 update in India

  Samsung Mobile India’s twitter account just confirmed that bada 1.2 update has been rolled out for original Wave (S8500) users in India. Users can download the update via Kies which in addition to performance improvements and bug fixes, will also add the T9 Trace keyboard. Download Kies Thanks, Aakash!

Samsung Electronics posts Q1 2011 results

  Samsung Electronics today published its first quarter results that ended on March 31, 2011. Samsung posted revenues of 36.99 trillion Korean won on a consolidated basis, rising 7 percent on year-on-year (YoY) basis. As for the consolidated income and operating profit, Samsung posted a net income of 2.78 trillion won which is a 30 [...]

Samsung countersues Apple in United States

  After suing Apple in South Korea, Germany and Japan, Samsung has taken the courtroom battle to where it all started. They’ve confirmed to file a lawsuit in the US District Court for the Northern District of California against Apple for infringing 10 patents. Some of the infringed patents are related to wireless communications as [...]

Another Galaxy S II commercial released

Another Galaxy S II commercial released

  Samsung has published the fifth commercial of its Galaxy S II phone. The new ad just like the first one shows phone’s Super AMOLED display producing vivid and realistic colors. Thanks, Nikunj!

Google announces Android 2.3.4 for Nexus S, gains video chat over Wi-Fi [Updated w/ download link]

Google announces Android 2.3.4 for Nexus S, gains video chat over Wi-Fi [Updated w/ download link]

  Google has announced a new Android update that will be released first on its Nexus S phone. With the Android 2.3.4, users will gain the ability to make video calls to their contacts on Gmail or a compatible Android device over 3G, 4G and even Wi-Fi. It will be an OTA update and will [...]

Samsung Netherlands begins pre-registration of Galaxy S II, will release in mid-May

  The Dutch subsidiary of Samsung has started pre-registration for Galaxy S II phone. Interested consumers can pre-register themselves at the link below where they can get an 8GB microSD card free after they purchase their device. The last date to register on the site is May 31 and to submit a confirmation of the [...]

Samsung Alex Chrome OS netbook details leaked

  Details of Samsung’s first Chrome OS netbook has surfaced on Chrome OS’ code website. The netbook is codenamed as Alex and will be powered by Intel’s 1.5GHz Atom N550 CPU with 2GB RAM and unknown capacity of SanDisk SSD. The netbook will have a display supporting a resolution of 1280×800 pixels and feature 3G [...]

Samsung plans to sell over 10m Galaxy S II this year

  At the launch event in South Korea today, Samsung’s JK Shin said that they plan to sell more than 10m units of the Galaxy S II in 2011. The milestone may look distant for now but Samsung has managed to achieve a similar milestone for Galaxy S in the past and I don’t see [...]

Samsung announces Galaxy S II in South Korea, will launch in 120 countries

Samsung announces Galaxy S II in South Korea, will launch in 120 countries

  Samsung has officially released its Galaxy S II in South Korea, making it one of the first markets to get the power packed device. Samsung says Galaxy S II is developed on three main parameters – Speed, Screen and Slim, which is said to be the DNA of Galaxy S devices. Samsung will release [...]

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