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  Google had promised to release the Honeycomb 3.1 update for Galaxy Tab 10.1 Google I/O Edition in few weeks and the new report by Androidcommunity suggests that the latest Honeycomb 3.1 is rolling out to the lucky lot. The OTA update will bring resizable widgets, USB host, movie rental and music support and much [...]

  Samsung is riding high on the success of Galaxy S II. About a week ago, Samsung confirmed to sell 1m Galaxy S II units to operators and other resellers and now they’re claiming 1m handsets activated in their domestic market. According to the data from operators, SK Telecom activated more than half a million [...]

  Samsung has just released Android 2.3.3 for its Galaxy S (I9000) device but it seems they’re already working on the next Android 2.3.4 version. Samfirmware has snooped a new firmware build for the phone that will upgrade it to Android 2.3.4, making it at par with Nexus S. The XXJVP build was released on [...]

  Samsung has unveiled a new high capacity hard drive for notebooks. The 9.5mm thick Spinpoint M8 integrates a total of 1TB storage spread over two platters of 500GB each. Samsung says such high density was achieved by using advanced format technology (AFT) that raises the data storage density per unit area and also helps [...]

  UPDATE: Looks like it was a typo. Vodafone has now changed the processor clock speed to 1GHz. Vodafone UK today announced that they’ll replace the Galaxy Tab 10.1v variant – which was exclusive to Vodafone – with the global Galaxy Tab 10.1 variant. Interestingly, this move also has a little surprise with the processor, [...]

  Samsung today refuted rumors that they’re contemplating to acquire Nokia. The rumor is undoubtedly juicy but when asked for a comment by Wall Street Journal, spokesperson at Samsung and Nokia declined to comment citing “market speculation.” Even analysts reject the idea of acquiring Nokia as they feel the Finnish mobile maker cannot add value [...]

  UPDATE: Oops! Looks like a big miscommunication. ComputerWorld has updated the article saying the spokesperson meant 4G Galaxy Tab 10.1 coming in July and not Galaxy S II. Verizon spokesperson has confirmed that consumers can expect the Samsung Android flagship on their network anytime next month. The executive failed to lock in an exact [...]

  Samsung’s first Honeycomb tablet is releasing today at Best Buy store in New York. The Galaxy Tab 10.1 will be up for sale at the Union Square outlet from noon onwards with first 200 customers getting a free leather pouch. Additionally, Samsung is also sending emails to users allowing them to pre-order the Galaxy [...]

  Looks like users using a bada phone with WQVGA resolution will have to face some disappointment. Samsung bada’s official twitter account confirmed that bada 1.2 update won’t be released to WQVGA devices. Bada devices that support WQVGA resolution include Wave 525, 533, 575, 578 and 723. As for bada 1.2, it is expected to [...]

  UPDATE: It’s official. The phone is priced at 449 euros and will be pre-installed with MMM widget. Galaxy S Plus is already selling in Russia but it seems Dutch consumers will also get the upgraded Galaxy S version soon. There are no details on the pricing or the availability but the Galaxy S Plus [...]