November 2011
Samsung T404G slider messaging phone arrives on Tracfone
Samsung has launched an affordable phone targeted at avid texters. The T404 is now available on Tracfone that looks like a normal candybar feature phone but integrates a horizontal sliding QWERTY keyboard. Apart from the spaced-out keyboard, the phone is pretty mediocre that features a 2.2-inch display with 240×320 pixel resolution support, 2MP camera, [...]
Australian court reverses Galaxy Tab 10.1 ban; Apple files motion to ban Galaxy Tab 10.1N
Australian court today sided with Samsung as they reversed the Galaxy Tab 10.1 ban in Australia. Although an important decision for Samsung, the Korean giant cannot launch or market the tablet yet as the court granted Apple a stay on the decision until Friday afternoon. Reuters says the stay on the lifting of the [...]
Samsung unveils Cortex-A15 2GHz Exynos 5250 SoC
Samsung has just unveiled a new System-on-chip (SoC) for future mobile devices. It’s the Exynos 5250 that boasts two Cortex-A15 chips clocked at 2GHz. The dual-core Exynos 5250 is created using a 32nm-low power HKMG process and is said to double the performance when compared to a 1.5GHz dual-core SoC based on Cortex-A9. In [...]
Samsung initiates Wheels of Hope bus in India
Samsung today flagged off their Wheels of Hope bus in India that will enable students from the lesser privileged sections of the society to learn with the aid of modern technology. Just like the Solar Powered Internet School, this too, is a part of Samsung’s CSR initiatives. The Wheels of Hope bus is nothing [...]
Galaxy Note LTE now available in South Korea
Samsung’s somewhat beefier Galaxy Note (SHV-E160) is now selling in South Korea. The phone is being sold by SK Telecom, who already had the device on pre-order and is also available on LG U+. The Korean Galaxy Note variant is different from the international variant due to some features like a faster 1.5GHz dual-core [...]
Galaxy Nexus (SC-04D) releasing on Dec 2 in Japan
NTT DOCOMO has announced the release date of the first Android 4.0 phone in Japan. The Japanese operator will release Galaxy Nexus (SC-04D) on December 2 and will be available at all DOCOMO shops. To give a quick rundown, Galaxy Nexus is the first phone to run Ice Cream Sandwich OS and comes with [...]
Samsung is now shipping Wave 3
Samsung has finally launched their flagship bada 2.0 phone and will be available first in France, which is bada’s biggest market. First shown at the IFA early this year, Wave 3 runs bada 2.0 OS and ups the hardware specs a little compared to the previous Wave flagship devices. The 9.9mm thick Wave 3 [...]
Samsung announces Galaxy Note, Galaxy Nexus and Galaxy Tab 8.9 LTE in South Korea
Samsung today announced three Galaxy devices – Galaxy Note, Galaxy Nexus and Galaxy Tab 8.9 LTE in its home market. Already on pre-order on SK Telecom, Galaxy Note will be available in two colors – white and black and is slightly a modified version of the international variant. The South Korean variant runs Android [...]
Samsung GT-S7500 live pictures leaked
Looks like Samsung is gearing up to launch a new mid-range Android device. Some live pictures of GT-S7500 has surfaced that shows the blurry image of the phone’s app drawer along with the phone’s model number. We don’t have the complete specs yet but the phone looks like a miniature version of Galaxy S [...]
Samsung expects to pass its 2011 smartphone sales target
JK Shin back in July said that Samsung could surpass its 2011 smartphones sales target and the company iterated the same today at an event in South Korea to launch Galaxy Note, Galaxy Nexus and Galaxy Tab 8.9 LTE. Reuters is citing an unnamed Samsung executive (we assume it to be Shin) who claims [...]