India may have got a clamshell phone with mid-range specs but Samsung is treating the Chinese market with a decently spec’d device that will take the helm from W2013. Dubbed as W2014, the phone is powered by Qualcomm’s 2.3GHz quad-core Snapdragon 800 CPU. The device runs Android 4.3 OS and features dual-SIM connectivity (CDMA+GSM), 2GB […]
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Samsung extends patent licensing agreement with Nokia for five years
In a terse statement released by Nokia, the Finnish company confirmed that Samsung has decided to extend the patent licensing agreement between both the companies for five more years. The original agreement would have expired at the end of 2013 but will be extended from January 1, 2014. There’s no disclosure on the amount of […]
Galaxy S III gets Android 4.3 in Ireland
Germany is generally the first country in Europe to get the latest Android update for Samsung Galaxy devices but this time, it’s the consumers in Ireland who get their hands on the Android 4.3 for the Galaxy S III (I9300). The update is available only for Vodafone Ireland customers and will soon be available for […]
Google, Samsung and others get sued by Apple-owned consortium
Rockstar, a consortium owned by Apple, Microsoft, BlackBerry, Ericsson and Sony has sued Google, Samsung and six other companies for infringing Nortel patents, which the consortium bought. The consortium has filed lawsuits against Google for its Android OS and even against Google’s partners like Samsung, HTC, Huawei, ZTE, LG, Pantech, Asustek since they manufacture devices […]
Nexus 10, Galaxy S4 Google Play edition to get Android 4.4 in coming weeks
Google today confirmed the release of Android 4.4 KitKat for Nexus and Google Play edition devices. Samsung devices like the Nexus 10 and the Galaxy S4 Google Play edition will receive the Android 4.4 KitKat update in the coming weeks. Interestingly, Galaxy Nexus has been left out of the update roll out citing it “falls […]