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  Samsung has a number of Galaxy S II variants for different markets and now they’ve developed a WiMAX version as well. The Galaxy S II WiMAX (ISW11SC) will be released by KDDI au in Japan and is more or less similar to the Galaxy S II HD LTE. The phone will feature specs like [...]

  Samsung today reached an agreement with five Japanese companies to develop and sell semiconductor products for mobile devices. The five companies including Samsung are NTT Docomo, Fujitsu Ltd, Fujitsu Semiconductor, NEC Corp. and Panasonic Mobile Communications. The companies will setup a fabless joint venture that will develop small, low-power semiconductor products with modem support. [...]

  Samsung in association with RT Corp. have created a unique robot, specifically for this Christmas season. Called as Hug-Chan, the robot uses Galaxy Tab 10.1 LTE as its brain and Galaxy S II LTE as its heart which is used to interact with the user with some dance, Christmas songs and more importantly, hugs. [...]

  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 [...]

  In addition to announcing the Galaxy S II LTE for Japan, NTT DOCOMO also confirmed to launch Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus (SC-02D). The 10mm thick tablet is an upgrade to the original 7-inch Galaxy Tab that comes with enhanced features like 1.2GHz dual-core Exynos processor and Honeycomb 3.2 OS. Rounding up the feature set [...]

  NTT DOCOMO today announced its spring product lineup which also includes Samsung’s upgraded Galaxy S II with LTE. Scheduled for release in November or December, Galaxy S II LTE (SC-03D) supports DOCOMO’s Xi LTE service and is powered by Qualcomm’s APQ8060 1.5GHz dual-core processor. As for other features, Galaxy S II LTE comes with [...]

  Samsung is on the offensive against Apple’s newly launched iPhone 4S. The Korean giant has confirmed that they have filed a preliminary injunction order in courts of Japan and Australia to stop the sales of iPhone 4S. Samsung had previously filed for a similar injunction against iPhone 4S in France and Italy. Samsung says [...]

  Samsung’s LTE-equipped Galaxy Tab will be available in Japan from next month. NTT DOCOMO will release the Samsung tablet in early October that will support operator’s Xi LTE service as well as sp-mode, docomo market and Area Mail. On the hardware side, the 8.6mm Galaxy Tab 10.1 LTE comes with a 10.1-inch WXGA display, [...]

  Apple has now sued Samsung in Japan’s Tokyo District Court. Just like the lawsuits in other countries, Apple is accusing Samsung Japan and Samsung Telecommunications Japan of infringing iPhone and iPad related patents with the range of Galaxy devices. Apple is also seeking 100 million yen in damages. Samsung had already sued Apple in [...]

  Samsung Japan has announced the availability of Ceramic White color for Galaxy S II (SC-02C). Japanese consumers on NTT DoCoMo will be able to reserve the newly painted Galaxy S II from August 24 whereas the phone will be released in mid-September. Apart from the new color choice, we’re looking at the same Galaxy [...]