Samsung will introduce a new affordable dual-SIM phone in India soon. Like the previous Ch@t phones, the Ch@t 222 (GT-E2222) has an enhanced support to various social networking and email services and also supports dual-SIM functionality along with dual-SIM standby. As for the remaining specs, the Ch@t 222 comes with a 2.2-inch (222×176) display, […]
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Analysts: Samsung on the way to become world’s largest smartphone maker
Samsung has a fair chance of becoming the world’s largest smartphone manufacturer by overtaking the Finnish giant, Nokia. According to a research note by Nomura analysts, Nokia who had ruled the smartphone market since 1996 will give away its smartphone lead to Samsung followed by Apple. Another Gartner analyst reckons if Nokia’s new devices […]
Samsung SGH-t528g touchscreen phone coming soon to TracFone
Samsung’s US website has spilled details on a new touchscreen phone expected on TracFone. Unlike most touchscreen devices that run on Android OS, the SGH-t528g is a feature phone running Samsung’s proprietary OS with TouchWiz UI 2.0. Additionally, it has a 3-inch touchscreen display, 3G support, 2MP camera with video recorder, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, quick […]
Over a million Galaxy S II activated in South Korea
Samsung is riding high on the success of Galaxy S II. About a week ago, Samsung confirmed to sell 1m Galaxy S II units to operators and other resellers and now they’re claiming 1m handsets activated in their domestic market. According to the data from operators, SK Telecom activated more than half a million […]
Android 2.3.4 firmware leaked for Galaxy S (GT-I9000)
Samsung has just released Android 2.3.3 for its Galaxy S (I9000) device but it seems they’re already working on the next Android 2.3.4 version. Samfirmware has snooped a new firmware build for the phone that will upgrade it to Android 2.3.4, making it at par with Nexus S. The XXJVP build was released on […]