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Samsung website mentions GT-S8600, could be the Wave III

Samsung website mentions GT-S8600, could be the Wave III

07 August, 2011 | comments (59)

One might think that Samsung has forgotten all about its Bada OS but that may not be the case. According to some evidence found on Samsung Russia's website, there might be three Bada phones in the pipeline, waiting to be launched. The model...


Samsung Galaxy S II Hercules spotted in Canada

Samsung Galaxy S II Hercules spotted in Canada

06 August, 2011 | comments (46)

Another one of the Samsung Galaxy S II variants has been discovered and it is making its way to the TELUS network in Canada. The picture below was snapped by MobileSyrup.com who attended a VIP event in Canada, where this phone was spotted....


comScore reports on market and OS marketshare in the US for Q2

comScore reports on market and OS marketshare in the US for Q2

05 August, 2011 | comments (65)

td { font-size: 12px !important; } .bgdark td { background: #F7F6F1 !important; } .bglight td { background: #C5C5C5 !important; } comScore released their report on the mobile phone market in the US for the second quarter of...


Apple largest smartphone manufacturer in the world

Apple largest smartphone manufacturer in the world

05 August, 2011 | comments (229)

According to the latest report by the International Data Corporation Apple is now the world’s largest smartphone manufacturer. Apple shipped 20.3 million iPhones by Q2, 2011, up by 141.1 percent from last year’s 8.4 million and its...

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Samsung takes the wraps off the Galaxy R smartphone

Samsung takes the wraps off the Galaxy R smartphone

30 July, 2011 | comments (125)

Samsung has finally officially announced the Galaxy R smartphone. The phone had leaked a while back, known as the Galaxy Z back then and we even managed to do a hands-on with it but it’s only now that Samsung has come clean with it. The...


Apple and Samsung outstrip Nokia as top smartphone vendors in Q2

Apple and Samsung outstrip Nokia as top smartphone vendors in Q2

29 July, 2011 | comments (185)

Q2 of 2011 is now almost over and the results are in for the smartphone shipments volumes. Just a week ago it became certain that Apple has surpassed Nokia in smartphone shipments for Q2 but now Samsung and HTC have released their numbers. Strategy...


Samsung Q2 results: mobile division sees 45% increase in sales

Samsung Q2 results: mobile division sees 45% increase in sales

29 July, 2011 | comments (24)

Samsung turned in their financial results for the second quarter and they are positive, despite tough competition in some segments. As for the mobile department of Samsung, it was the best performer - it's revenue increased a massive 45%...

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Official photo of Samsung Galaxy S II in white emerges

Official photo of Samsung Galaxy S II in white emerges

28 July, 2011 | comments (171)

In a much speedier fashion that one of its major competitors, Samsung appears to be on its way to releasing its best selling smartphone to date - the Galaxy S II, in a white color scheme in the immediate future. In case you like what you just...


Samsung E120S is the first droid with a WXGA screen?

Samsung E120S is the first droid with a WXGA screen?

27 July, 2011 | comments (13)

Specifications of a mysterious Samsung device were found within the dev center of the Korean app market. The Samsung SHV-E120S is a Korean droid running on Gingerbread, packing a WXGA display and a single-core processor. According to the listing,...


Samsung ships over 5 million Galaxy S II units

Samsung ships over 5 million Galaxy S II units

27 July, 2011 | comments (69)

The popular Galaxy S II smartphone has reached yet another landmark. Samsung has now shipped over 5 million Galaxy S II smartphones and although the number of shipped devices is not quite the same as the number of devices actually sold, in the case...


Previously unseen Samsung Android slider to join AT&T

Previously unseen Samsung Android slider to join AT&T

26 July, 2011 | comments (71)

An official but never seen before picture of a Samsung Android QWERTY slider has leaked online. The mysterious smartphone is heading to AT&T and is supposed to pack latest generation hardware. According to BGR, the image you are looking at is...


NFC-capable Samsung Wave 578 reportedly launching tomorrow

NFC-capable Samsung Wave 578 reportedly launching tomorrow

22 July, 2011 | comments (22)

Samsung Singapore has announced the Bada-based S5780 Wave 578 is launching in Singapore tomorrow. The compact smartphone packs a 455MHz processor, a WQVGA display, NFC, Wi-Fi N and 3G...


Samsung might be working on a 3D Galaxy phone, due for Q4

Samsung might be working on a 3D Galaxy phone, due for Q4

22 July, 2011 | comments (84)

According to a pretty reliable Korean website, Samsung is working on a 3D phone running on Android. It should be called Samsung Galaxy 3D and will be a direct competitor of LG's Optimus 3D and HTC's EVO 3D. Well, this is hardly a surprise and...


The Nexus S lands on AT&T US network, costs a Benjamin

The Nexus S lands on AT&T US network, costs a Benjamin

22 July, 2011 | comments (6)

So far, if you wanted to use a Google Nexus S with the AT&T network in the US, you would have to buy the device unlocked at $600 while T-Mobile and Sprint users enjoyed subsidized rates. But now Google is bringing their pure Google experience to...


Samsung Galaxy S II hitting the US next month

Samsung Galaxy S II hitting the US next month

20 July, 2011 | comments (143)

Now here's some good news to you, our droid-loving American friends. The Samsung Galaxy S II monster of a smartphone will be landing on your shores next month. The confirmation comes from the president of the Samsung mobile division Shin Jong-Kyun,...


Samsung plans on selling 300M phones in 2011, big launch ahead

Samsung plans on selling 300M phones in 2011, big launch ahead

18 July, 2011 | comments (98)

In an interview with the S. Korean Yonhap news agency Shin Jong-kyun, president of Samsung's mobile communications and digital imaging, laid out Samsung Mobile's big plans for 2011. This year the company is aiming (and expects) to surpass its last...


Galaxy S Android 2.3.4 update coming this quarter in Europe

Galaxy S Android 2.3.4 update coming this quarter in Europe

17 July, 2011 | comments (105)

Having released the Android 2.3.3 Gingerbread update for the Galaxy S I9000 a while back, Samsung is now looking to upgrade it to the latest version, which is 2.3.4 and put that front facing camera on the phone to some better use....


Samsung starts rolling our Gingerbread update for Ace

Samsung starts rolling our Gingerbread update for Ace

16 July, 2011 | comments (90)

Although the Gingerbread ROM for the Samsung Ace leaked months back Samsung never got around to releasing it officially. Until now, that is. SamFirmware is reporting that Samsung has started rolling out the Gingerbread update for the Ace through...


Samsung Within for Sprint gets spotted in the wild

Samsung Within for Sprint gets spotted in the wild

15 July, 2011 | comments (16)

There is hardly any doubt that the Samsung Galaxy S2 is the king of droids so far this year. Logically, its official arrival in United States is highly anticipated. It looks however, that the wait might soon be over for the folks across the...


Samsung shows new WP7 phone that may be based on Galaxy S II

Samsung shows new WP7 phone that may be based on Galaxy S II

13 July, 2011 | comments (43)

After the initial crop of Windows Phone 7 devices, there haven’t been that many new gadgets. At the Microsoft Partner Conference however, a WP7 Samsung that may be based on the Galaxy S II made a quick appearance. This could be the Samsung i937, a...