UPDATE: Looks like we’ve already got a couple unboxing videos – one’s from GSMArena and other’s from Mobilsiden. You can check the videos below.

Galaxy S III won’t be available until end of May but Italian HDblog has managed to score a retail unit and unbox it for our viewing pleasure. Interestingly, the site also parades the Galaxy S III against other heavyweight Android devices to give a thorough look on the size and design.

You can check out the video below.

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Samsung UK today confirmed that they’ll make the Galaxy S III available a day early for customers who pre-order the device from the Samsung Brand Store at Westfield Stratford City. All eligible customers will get the Samsung flagship device on May 29 at 6PM. Interestingly, consumers who pre-ordered the phone from other retailers will also have a chance to get the device after 7PM, provided the retailer agrees to it.

Samsung UK’s Simon Stanford says they’ve received an “overwhelming response” for the Galaxy S III and wanted to reward the customers for pre-ordering by giving them early.

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Samsung has introduced a new rugged camcorder for South Koreans, which Samsung deems to be a perfect device to carry this summer. The HMX-W350 is pocket camcorder that that can withstand accidental shocks, water up to 5 meters of depth and is dust-resistant.

The W350 can record videos in full HD 1080p resolution and is capable of shooting still pictures in 5MP. Additionally, the camcorder is equipped with a 2.3-inch LCD, USB port and features like Aqua Mode, My Clip, Smart Background Music etc.

The HMX-W350 will sell for 249,000 won.

UPDATE: Samsung has upped the RAM to 2GB in this dual-core variant. PDF Link. Thanks Ada!

Japanese operator NTT Docomo has announced its 2012 summer lineup, which also includes Samsung’s Galaxy S III (SC-06D). However, unlike the international Galaxy S III, the Japanese variant comes with a dual-core Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 1.5GHz processor (MSM8960).

The phone is expected in June or July and will feature Docomo’s Xi LTE service, NFC, 1-seg TV, Android 4.0 OS, 4.8-inch 1280×720 pixels HD Super AMOLED display, 8MP main camera, 1.9MP front-facing camera, microSD card slot supporting up to 64GB and 2100mAh battery.

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Last month, Samsung USA revealed a list of Galaxy devices that will get the Ice Cream Sandwich update. T-Mobile was left out of the list which Samsung reasoned by saying that they were “in close communication with T-Mobile to ensure that eligible devices are upgraded to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich.”

Today, the list has been updated with four T-Mobile devices. The devices that will receive the Android 4.0 update includes:

- Samsung Galaxy S II (SGH-t989)
- Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G (SGH-t769)
- Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus (SGH-t869)
- Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 (SGH-t859)

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We’re still two weeks away from Samsung’s to release the Galaxy S III in the retail market but we’ve got its user manual today, courtesy Samsung UK. Of course, there’s nothing new from what we’ve seen before but you can take a detailed look at how to do certain things with ease.

For instance, users can take a screenshot by swiping the hand to the left or right or stop music or FM Radio by placing their palm on the screen.

Galaxy S III User Manual [PDF Link]

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Samsung is continuing the rollout of the Android 4.0 for more devices. South Koreans with Galaxy S II LTE can now grab the latest firmware to upgrade their Gingerbread-running devices to Ice Cream Sandwich.

The ICS feature-set for the LTE variant is identical to the Galaxy S II which includes improved performance and multitasking, Face Unlock, Android Beam, mobile data management etc.

The update for the Korean variant of Galaxy S II LTE is available via Kies 2.0.

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Samsung has released a new update for its ChatON messaging service on Android and going by the changelog, it appears to be a big one. The first and foremost change is in the user interface, which is now cleaner and more streamlined. Additionally, ChatON users now have an option to reply directly on a pop-up message, add new buddies with their Samsung ID, add Anicons which are nothing but animated emoticons, invite friends from Facebook and Twitter and more.

The v1.7.7 is now available on the Google Play Store.

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Samsung is yet to start mass production of its flexible displays but the Korean company is already seeing a positive response from its customers. According to Samsung Electronics’ Vice Chairman, Kwon Oh-hyun, they’re getting “huge” orders for the next-generation bendable and unbreakable displays.

While Samsung hasn’t revealed the clients they’re receiving orders from, Korea Times speculates Apple could be the biggest buyer of this new display tech.

Samsung expects to manufacture up to 960,000 OLED flexible display sheets by end of this year.

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Samsung will soon expand its DUOS lineup with a pretty basic candybar named Evan (GT-C3782). The dual-SIM phone supports only EDGE connectivity and comes with a 2.4-inch QVGA LCD, 3MP camera which also seems to have a dedicated camera button, FM Radio, Bluetooth, music player and ChatON, enabling users to keep in touch with their friends using Android, bada, iOS, BlackBerry.

There’s no word on the exact price or the availability.

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