Samsung has announced availability of Galaxy S and Galaxy Tab for the Japanese market. Just as we expected, Galaxy S coming will come out this late October and unlike Galaxy Tab’s rumored March launch, the tablet will sell via NTT DOCOMO sometime in late November. Galaxy S will run Android 2.2 out-of-the-box and feature […]
Leaked bada 1.2 OS brings T9 Trace to Wave (S8500)
Want some keyboard tracing goodness on your good ol’ Wave (S8500)? Well, a forum poster at Samsungfirmwareworld has posted a leaked build of bada OS 1.2 (S8500XXJID) meant for S8500 that brings continuous typing input. Users at the forum claim that the build features Swype but we reckon it could be Nuance’s T9 Trace, […]
Samsung Wave II with 3.7-inch Super-Clear LCD
Samsung has unveiled a new Wave handset today – the Wave II. They already have the Wave 2 (Wave 525) but this is Wave II (S8530), the successor of original Wave. The new Wave II has got a subtle revamp and adopts a larger screen – a 3.7-inch one (800×480) but now comes with […]
Samsung demoes WiMAX 2 in Japan, goes up to 330Mbps
We do know that Samsung is working to support the WiMAX 2 standard and now at the CEATEC in Japan, they’ll demonstrate the WiMAX 2 trial system with UQ Communications. The new mobile WiMAX standard is based on IEEE 802.16m that enables more faster, efficient data communication and is compatible with already deployed Mobile […]
Samsung Hong Kong giving Fashionable Travel Kit with purchase of select phones
Samsung has announced a small promotion to celebrate National Day in Hong Kong. Till October 9, consumers purchasing Galaxy 580, S3370, B5722C or S5560 will get a “Fashionable Travel Kit” valued at HK$299 (US$39). The kit includes a travel bag, a retractable network LAN cable and an USB multi-adaptor.