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  Boost Mobile has added a new Samsung phone to its lineup – Transform Ultra. The new Android device will complement Samsung’s Galaxy Prevail that boasts some decent specs for a full retail price of $229.99. Transform Ultra runs Android 2.3 and comes with 1GHz of processor, 3MP camera, front-facing VGA camera, Wi-Fi, GPS and [...]

  India is one of the top 3 mobile markets for Samsung and to emphasize its commitment to this burgeoning market, Korean giant has confirmed to invest $70m in a mobile manufacturing plant in Noida, India. The investment will allow Samsung to increase its manufacturing capacity by three-fold and also increase the employee head count [...]

  Two of Samsung phones have been certified as environmental friendly phones by Underwriters Laboratories. The U.S.-based agency has certified Evergreen (A667) on AT&T and yet-to-be-released Illusion (I110) on Verizon with a Platinum rating of Sustainable Product Certification (SPC). SPC ensures the products are free from hazardous substances, are power efficient and use post-recycled materials.

  Samsung has announced a new model for South Koreans in its Series 3 range of laptops. The new model 350U comes after the launch of 300V and is touted to have a compact design and improved portability that has a 20.6mm of thickness and weighs 1.35kg. The laptop will come in variety of colors [...]

  Samsung has announced that they’ve developed a low-voltage 1.25V RAM for servers. This greener DDR3 RDIMM module uses 4Gb 30nm process technology and is more power efficient than 1.5V or 1.35V DDR3 modules. To put it in perspective a 1.25V 16GB RDIMM operating at a bandwidth of up to 1,333Mbps is 15 percent more [...]

  According to a report on ZDNet UK, now Apple has sued Samsung in the United Kingdom. The lawsuit was filed on Sep 12 and is in fact retaliation to the suit filed by Samsung in June. The details and the alleged infringements are unknown but it’s safe to say Apple is claiming infringements related [...]

  Samsung has announced the smaller sibling of Galaxy S II – Galaxy R for Taiwan. The Tegra 2-toting Android smartphone will be available to Taiwanese consumers by end of this month. Galaxy R as we know features a 1GHz dual-core processor, 4.19-inch Super Clear LCD, HSPA+ supporting up to 21Mbps, 5MP camera supporting 720p [...]

  Not a surprise really but Samsung has confirmed that they’ll appeal against the ban imposed on sale of Galaxy Tab 10.1 in Germany. Samsung will file an appeal in the Dusseldorf higher regional court but hasn’t revealed what the appeal will be based on. Samsung’s Galaxy Tab 10.1 was banned in Germany last week [...]

  Just as rumored, Microsoft has announced to give Samsung-made tablets at the BUILD conference. 5000 units will be given to the developers that will cost $1099 a pop. This Windows 8-running tablet is packed with some serious hardware like a 2nd generation Intel Core i5 processor, 11.6-inch Super PLS display supporting 1366×768 resolution support, [...]

  Looks like we’ve got the first image of Samsung’s tablet powered by Windows 8. The image seems legit considering it was posted by an editor of a reputed Chinese tech website. Intrinsic details are unknown but the image does confirm Samsung’s association and the tablet supposedly features a home button. Apparently, Microsoft will give [...]