A study conducted by Graduate School of Information Security at Korea University claims that pre-loaded apps on Galaxy S, Galaxy S II and Galaxy Note can record user’s private information like contacts, emails and other data. However, Samsung has released a statement that flatly denies the findings saying they “never collected or used private […]
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Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket explodes in consumer’s pocket
Samsung’s recently announced Galaxy S II Skyrocket exploded in a consumer’s pocket. According to a forum post on XDA-Developers, the consumer felt a “burning sensation” with smoke coming out of his pocket. Generally, such combustions are a result of using unauthorized 3rd party batteries but going by the pictures, the consumer was using an […]
Verizon Galaxy Nexus leaked on video
Verizon’s Galaxy Nexus may still be few weeks away from retailing but one lucky user has been using it and has uploaded a video as well. Verizon’s variant comes with 4G LTE support and as we can see in the video, it runs Android 4.0.2, which seems to fix the volume bug. The phone […]
Samsung T404G slider messaging phone arrives on Tracfone
Samsung has launched an affordable phone targeted at avid texters. The T404 is now available on Tracfone that looks like a normal candybar feature phone but integrates a horizontal sliding QWERTY keyboard. Apart from the spaced-out keyboard, the phone is pretty mediocre that features a 2.2-inch display with 240×320 pixel resolution support, 2MP camera, […]
Galaxy Note LTE now available in South Korea
Samsung’s somewhat beefier Galaxy Note (SHV-E160) is now selling in South Korea. The phone is being sold by SK Telecom, who already had the device on pre-order and is also available on LG U+. The Korean Galaxy Note variant is different from the international variant due to some features like a faster 1.5GHz dual-core […]