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  Verizon subscribers waiting for the Galaxy S II might have to face some disappointment. According to a report on Wall Street Journal, the Galaxy S II won’t be released on US’ biggest operator. The Verizon spokesperson failed to divulge the reason but did emphasize on Verizon’s “extensive portfolio, including the Samsung Droid Charge.” Samsung [...]

  At the Dusseldorf court in Germany, the judge has withheld the previous injunction decision against Galaxy Tab 10.1. The judge maintained the decision after hearing arguments of both the parties, restricting the injunction to German boundaries only. However, the court did acknowledge that this decision is not final and certainly not an indication of [...]

  Looks like Samsung’s teaser app has slipped names of upcoming devices that will be unveiled at IFA. A curious Android user delved into the Unpacked app’s .APK file and found the above image. As evident, Samsung will reveal Galaxy Note, which we assume to be the rumored Galaxy Q or a dual-touchscreen device we [...]

  Samsung has expanded its feature phones lineup with three new phones — Star II Duos (C6712), Metro Duos (C3322) and Metro 3752. As the name goes, the Star II Duos is the dual-sim variant of its successful Star II touchscreen phone. The Star II Duos supports dual SIM standby and comes with features like [...]

  Intertek who recently certified LG’s AH-IPS LCD claims LG’s display is superior to that of Samsung’s Super AMOLED. The comparison between both displays was apparently ordered by LG Display where Intertek compared LG’s yet-to-be-released 4.5-inch 1280×720 display panel to the one already present on Galaxy S II, which is a 4.3-inch Super AMOLED display [...]

  In addition to announcing the release of bada 2.0 SDK, Samsung has also scheduled its developer days in many countries. The first Developer Day will be held in India, which also happens to be one of the biggest software development centers for Samsung. The event is scheduled to take place on September 16 in [...]

  Samsung has quietly released the bada SDK 2.0 that was accessible to select developers till now. The bada SDK 2.0 will allow devs to take advantage of the new features introduced in the upcoming bada OS like improved UI, NFC support, Ads, text-to-speech and more. The release of the SDK is perfectly timed as [...]

  The Dutch court may have granted a preliminary injunction against Samsung’s Galaxy S, Galaxy S II and Ace devices but it seems the sales of the devices wouldn’t be affected. The injunction was granted on the patent EP2058868 for a method of scrolling in the Gallery but according to Samsung’s lawyer, they’ll remove the [...]

  UPDATE: 9 out of 10 patent claims were rejected by the Dutch court. Samsung might be able to sell the infringed devices after all. The Dutch court that was supposed to give out a decision by September 15 on the Samsung-Apple case has given out their verdict early. According to the decision, Samsung’s Galaxy [...]

  In a weekly executive meeting held in Seoul, Hong Won-pyo, Executive Vice President of Samsung Mobile announced the Korean giant’s intention to be the number one player in the mobile phone (including smartphone) market. Hong highlighted the fact that the mobile phone market is growing and the volume of smartphone sales is increasing by [...]