Phones
Galaxy S4 is world’s first TCO certified smartphone
Galaxy S4 and its retail packaging won some accolades by the Underwriters Laboratories last month and now for the second time, the device has earned a TCO certification for its eco-friendliness. TCO Development focuses on the sustainability in the IT sector and they found that Galaxy S4 met the criteria, making it the first smartphone [...]
Google announces Galaxy S4 with stock Android OS
Google at the I/O just announced the Galaxy S4 with stock Android OS. Users will be able to experience pure Android OS on Galaxy S4’s superior hardware without any customisation from Samsung and will receive latest Android updates directly from Google. Google will sell the device from June 26 in the United States via its [...]
Galaxy S4 mini shows up in new batch of pictures
New set of pictures of Galaxy S4’s smaller sibling have surfaced on the web. These pictures are better than the previous lot and shows how identical Galaxy S4 mini is to the Galaxy S4, except for the size. The leak comes via Bulgarian website, Smartnews who does not reveal the exact specs but claims the [...]
Samsung shipped 6m units by May 10, on track for 10m by end of May
UPDATE: JK Shin has commented on the numbers to Korea Times. Looks like the 10 million milestone will be reached as early as next week, according to the co-CEO. Via Samsung generally confirms sales milestones of its flagship Galaxy devices within the first few days of its launch but Samsung is yet to announce it [...]
Galaxy S4 Google Edition rumoured with stock Android OS
Samsung currently sells couple of low-end phones with stock Android OS in the United States. However, if the sources of Geek.com are correct, we might see Samsung’s latest flagship phone – Galaxy S4 without any customisation from Samsung. The site claims this device will be known as Galaxy S4 “Google Edition” and has been developed [...]
NTT Docomo announces Galaxy S4 (SC-04E) for Japan
UPDATE: Video of the Arctic Blue Galaxy S4 below, courtesy RBmen. As expected, NTT Docomo just revealed its summer lineup, which also includes Samsung’s Galaxy S4 (SC-04E). The phone will be available in three colours (Black, White, Blue pictured below) from May 23 and is basically the GT-I9505 version with minor improvements. The Japanese-centric features [...]
Galaxy S4 seen in Blue Arctic colour, will arrive in Japan first
Samsung announced the Galaxy S4 in two colours – Black Mist and White Frost and going by the leaked pamphlet of NTT Docomo, Japanese consumers will get a new colour of Samsung’s flagship device. The new colour is Blue Arctic, which I’m sure will be extended to other regions but Japan will most likely be [...]
New pictures of Galaxy S4 mini surface
Samsung’s Galaxy S4 mini has surfaced yet again, this time on a Chinese social networking site. The new images show the device from every angle and bear a similar design to the Galaxy S4. As for the specs, the previously leaked information pegged a 4.3-inch qHD display, 1.6GHz dual-core processor and Android 4.2.2. The phone [...]
Samsung SideSync Hands-on
We saw the official demo of the SideSync yesterday and today I managed to get some hands on the Windows app and decided to give it a try. The feature works only with Samsung PCs and select Galaxy devices (tried on the Galaxy S III and the Galaxy Nexus but worked only with the former). [...]
Samsung details SideSync feature in a video
UPDATE: Here’s a small hands-on video of the SideSync. Samsung didn’t reveal much about the SideSync feature during the Windows ATIV branding announcement but now they’ve published a video detailing what we can expect from it. With SideSync, users will be able to use their PC’s keyboard and mouse effortlessly with the phone, even allowing [...]