June 2012
Israeli firm leaks Samsung’s AMOLED display tech
A firm has reportedly leaked key display technologies used by Samsung Mobile Display and LG Display. While the Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office hasn’t divulged the company’s name, employees of the Israeli firm have been charged with leaking of technologies used to produce AMOLED display and White OLED displays. Accused employees took photos of [...]
Galaxy Tab 10.1 gets a sales ban in United States
U.S. District Judge Lucy Koh today granted a preliminary injunction against Samsung’s Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablet. The ban on Samsung’s tablet came after a federal appeals court instructed Koh to reconsider her previous decision on Apple’s request. The injunction will come into effect once Apple posts a $2.6m bond, which is to protect Samsung [...]
Original Wave (S8500) gets an Android 4.0 port
Samsung’s maiden Wave device can now run Google’s Android 4.0 aka Ice Cream Sandwich OS. The feat was achieved by an XDA Forum developer who was working on it for the past couple of months and successfully managed to run on Android 4.0.4 on the defunct device. Admittedly, not yet ready for mass consumption, [...]
Video: Galaxy S III extended commercial
Samsung has now released an extended version of its original Galaxy S III ad. The 2-minute commercial emphasizes on Galaxy S III’s “designed for humans” tagline and highlights device’s different features.
Video: Quad-core Galaxy S III goes head to head with dual-core Galaxy S III
Samsung adopted a single design for its Galaxy S III internationally (I9300) and in the United States. However, major difference between these variants is the choice of processor and RAM, which is quad-core Exynos CPU and 1GB RAM in case of the international variant and a dual-core Snapdragon S4 chip and 2GB RAM in [...]
Press images of Galaxy Note for T-Mobile leaked
We’ve already glimpsed it in live pictures and now TMoNews has published a new set of press images revealing the T-Mobile’s Galaxy Note from every angle. Disappointingly, there’s no info on the pricing or the availability but hopefully it should be out soon, considering we’re already hearing murmurs of the next-generation Galaxy Note. Features [...]
Galaxy S III sales expected to pass 10 million in July
Samsung’s Galaxy S III has been on a global launch spree and before the end of July, Samsung expects the phone’s global sales to surpass 10 million units, which will be the fastest for any Samsung device. Samsung is planning to expand the Galaxy S III’s availability in over 147 countries by next month. [...]
Samsung accepting applications for Smart TV Cloud Gaming
Samsung has started accepting applications for users to try out the Smart TV Cloud Gaming service. To be eligible, a user needs to own an LED 7000 or 8000 Series 2012 TV and submit an online application after downloading the Cloud Gaming Beta app on the TV. First 150 participants selected for the program [...]
Easy Phone Sync makes it easy to sync iTunes content to Galaxy devices
Samsung wants to make transition of iPhone users to Galaxy devices as smooth as possible, which is why they’ve teamed up with Media Mushroom to provide Easy Phone Sync for free. This free app is available to UK Galaxy users and allows to sync their iTunes content, including the music, photos, videos, contacts and [...]
Galaxy S III explodes, Samsung is looking into the incident
The image above is the unfortunate outcome of an overheated Galaxy S III. While the user came out unscathed in the incident, the user witnessed white flames and sparks coming out of the phone, ultimately burning and melting the plastic of the phone. Samsung hasn’t confirmed the exact cause of the phone’s explosion but [...]