Samsung Galaxy S4 Active for AT&T gets leaked in press shot

Posted by Unknown on Friday, May 31, 2013

Posted by FaryaabS on 31 May 2013 at 21:40

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Previously, the international variant of the Samsung Galaxy S4 Active got leaked in a variety of pictures and this time Evleaks has leaked the AT&T variant of the dust and water-proof device. The Galaxy S4 Active is yet to be officially announced by Samsung itself. We think the Korean giant will unveil the device, along with the Galaxy S4 Zoom and Galaxy S4 Mini, at their Premier 2013 event on June 20 in London.

The water and dust-proof Galaxy S4 Active will pack a Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 CPU clocked at 1.9GHz, Adreno 320 GPU, 2GB of RAM, 8 Megapixel rear facing camera and a 2.1 Megapixel front facing camera, both sensors are capable of shooting 1080p videos at 30 FPS. The device will feature a 5-inch Full HD (1080p) Super AMOLED display, 16GB of internal storage with a MicroSD slot for storage expansion, Bluetooth 4.0 + LE, Wi-Fi 802.11ac, NFC, IR Blaster and a 2600 mAh battery. The device will have LTE support as well. The device will have Android 4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) with Samsung's TouchWiz Nature UX out of the box.

Internally, The Galaxy S4 Active is exactly the same as any other Samsung Galaxy S4, except the camera sensor difference, but externally it's a very tough device.

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Galaxy Tab 10.1 doesn’t infringe iPad design rules says Supreme court in the Netherlands

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Posted by MartinR on 31 May 2013 at 13:45

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Apple has tried to ban the Tab 10.1 in the Netherlands because they said it infringed their design patents. They said it was a rectangular shape with rounded corners.
The Supreme Court said in the verdict: Apple's design right is valid, but the protection it offers is very limited due to earlier similar designs, also known as prior art.

Because the shape and form are in many more products manufactured by many other companies this limits Apple's design right.

"Apple was not the first to design a tablet with a rectangular shape and rounded corners," "No company should have a monopoly on general designs," Samsung stated.

Apple did not comment at all on the verdict.

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Galaxy Tab 3 8.0 got leaked again

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Posted by DannyD on 31 May 2013 at 10:20

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Website Moveplayer posted a full sharp photo of the Galaxy Tab 3 8.0. The Galaxy Tab 3 8.0 features a 8-inch WXGA (1280 x 800) TFT-LCD display and dual-core 1.5Ghz processor, 1.5GB of RAM, 5-megapixel rear + 1.3-megapixel front-facing camera, 4450mAh battery, 8GB or 16GB capacities, Wi-Fi, 3G, 4G LTE, Android version is 4.2.2 Jellybean and of course Samsung's Touch Wiz Nature UX. The dimensions of the tablet are 209.3 x 122.2 x 6.95 mm.

Update: The Galaxy Tab 3 8.0 is a mock-up

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Samsung processor chaos, disappointments, and their current SoC future

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Posted by MartinR on 30 May 2013 at 18:09

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Over the past few months there have been a lot of talks going on about the system on a chip (SoC) choices that Samsung's Mobile division has made for their recent and upcoming products; now new information has shed more light as to how these choices came to be, their reasoning, and what the repercussions for both the company and their users are.

Back in January, during the official announcement CES 2013, and as early as several weeks earlier as the internet rumour-mill and Korean analysts predicted that the Galaxy S4 would come with the company's own Exynos Octa SoC, most people were not be aware what is going on behind the scenes at Samsung.

Samsung's System LSI Business, a business unit of the company's Semiconductor division, has had several SoC projects in their pipeline. We know for certain of the 5410 (Octa) and the 5450, a quad-core A15 chip that seems to never have been released. Other rumoured projects were the 5210, a supposed big.LITTLE chip in a 2 + 2 configuration.

Something went on during last winter that panicked the mobile division to change SoC provider for many variants of the S4. Mounting evidence of this can be found in the overlapping local-specific variants in the official source code of both Qualcomm and Exynos platforms. JF based variants, which are based on the Snapdragon chips, overlapped JA based variants, based on the Exynos platform. Korean (jf_ktt, jf_lgt, jf_skt <> jaltektt, jaltelgt, jalteskt), European (jf_eur <> jalte), and Japanese (jf_dcm <> jaltedcm) variants were developed for both platforms. The Korean variants ended up being the sole ones to actually hit the market with the Exynos platform, other than the global 3G version of which there's no evident Qualcomm counterpart.

Chaotic development for the whole phone seems to have been the norm: Many parts changed supplier in prototype revisions, such as the Amtel touchscreen controller which gave way to a Synaptics counterpart, a MagnaChip AMOLED controller which is missing in action, and Philips LED controller which was shelved for a Texas Instruments IC. All of the prior seem like last-minute changes simply for the fact that their drivers and firmwares are delivered in the shipping product, even if they're not used. A well-planned product is certainly something you would not call the S4.

One of the early reported reasons for the processor change was the unexpected power consumption of the Exynos. While this remains partly true and undoubtedly had an impact, the other reasons are far more sinister.

As a reminder, the Exynos 5410, as a big.LITTLE chip by design, is supposed to have different kinds of operating modes, mostly something that is defined and limited only by software:
- Cluster-migration; where only either one or the other quad-core clusters works at any one time.
- Core-migration; where both clusters can work in tandem but only have up to 4 physical  CPUs online, but any mix of A7 and A15 cores can be achieved.
- Heterogeneous multiprocessing: All 8 cores are online at once.

The problem is that to achieve any of the latter two operating modes, a specific piece of hardware is needed that allows efficient and useful use of those models: the Cache-Coherrent-Interconect (CCI). As per ARM's own claims: "Hardware coherency with CoreLink CCI-400 is a fundamental part of ARM big.LITTLE processing."

While it has been obvious for several months that the person behind the SamsungExynos twitter account is nothing but a clueless PR representative, the above claim is nothing short of a lie.

We have information from several sources that Exynos's CCI is inherently crippled in silicon. It is not functional or even powered on in the shipping product (i9500). In fact, this has been such of an issue, that as a result, the chip was almost cancelled. It was reportedly only salvaged by having it work in the cluster migration policy and bypass the CCI entirely. While contradicting, it questions the validity of ARM's own videos while demonstrating the Octa.

Internally at SLSI, as many as three projects were cancelled late last year. We don't know the reasons for their cancellation, however it is said that the issues are related, and unacceptable power consumption also plays a big role.

One can argue that ARM's Cortex A15 is partly to blame here: The inherent architecture is to power consuming to be implemented in a smart-phone. big.LITTLE provides major breathing-room, but only in scenarios where continuous load is not an issue. HD gaming is a major Achilles heel where power consumption can run rampant. Nvidia is having it much worse with their Tegra 4: With only a single tablet design win besides their own Shield gaming console, it's a chip that needs to, and will be, quickly forgotten.

Plagued by delays, hardware bugs, and high power consumption, one could view the Exynos 5410 as nothing short of a failure. In fact, Samsung's Mobile division was so dismayed at the whole situation that their next major products will completely forego the company's own Exynos chips and go straight with Qualcomm's offerings.

Reports that the Note 3 would come with the S800 match with this information, and are probably very correct.

With confirmed designs such as the Galaxy Tab 3 coming with an Intel processor, and the rest of the new Galaxy line-up shipping with various variants of Qualcomm's Snapdragon S-series, the mobile division should be lauded for providing the user with the best possible experience – even if that involves skipping the Exynos. They have proven that they have no qualms to use a wide array of third-party suppliers (ST-Ericsson, Intel, Broadcom, Qualcomm) to base their products on, and this strategy is proven to be successful.

As for SLSI, things look very bleak for Samsung's in-house processors. The business is failing to cater, not only in terms of support, like providing proper hardware documentation and source code to the public, but the current line-up is in shambles also in terms of hardware.

Lackluster graphics performance and outdated GPUs have become sort of a habit for the company. This reportedly is due to an unwillingness to spend the money on IP licenses from third-party companies, and the use of Mali GPUs in their SoCs is due to a free licensing agreement they receive from ARM as a lead partner. The surprise use of the SGX 544MP3 in the Exynos 5410 is due to panic caused by Mali's own T6xx GPUs: again an issue of extremely excessive power consumption. The first generation Midgard lineup was quickly scrapped, leaving the Exynos 5250 and its T604 as something of an orphan. Products like the T658 never saw the light of day and are not even mentioned anymore on ARM's website.

Meanwhile, while their shipping products are failing to properly compete, Samsung is spending a lot of money on developing their own GPU IP from scratch. Not much information is available as to when we will see this in actual products, but it will eventually come, if not cancelled or delayed due to its unorthodox implementation of an FPGA-like re-programmable design which might be hit-or-miss. Imagination's Rogue architecture and years of experience as a leading GPU IP provider will be tough competition.

CPU wise, things look just as bleak. Qualcomm currently dominates the performance per Watt scale for the high-end with the newest Krait architectures. With no custom design in the works, as done by Apple or Qualcomm, and no A57 or A53 as architectural refreshes from ARM, nor a new 20nm manufacturing process coming until 2014, the Exynos A15 line-up looks incapable of competing in the near-future.

The above is written by a guest writer, a current respected and knowledgeable developer in the community.

We of SamMobile have asked Samsung Exynos for comment on this article, and when we recieve any reaction from them we will update this post.

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Samsung Galaxy S4′s sales might go over 80 Million in 2013

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Posted by FaryaabS on 30 May 2013 at 19:43

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Earlier this month, Samsung announced that the over 10 million units were sold of the Galaxy S4 in under one month. Obviously, The sales will slow down as the time passes but, according to RBC Capital Markets analyst Mark Sue, Galaxy S4 sales will hit 80 million units this year.

"Galaxy S-4 demand in the first month of availability has been incrementally better than our estimate of 10M units," Sue wrote in a note to clients on Thursday. "In comparison, the S-III took nearly 2 months (50 days) to achieve the 10M units mark. Our broad-based channel checks at U.S. stores indicate that demand for the 16G S-4 devices remains strong with 32G Black devices mostly sold-out and 32G White devices yet to make it to the stores."

He continued, "At this pace, the GS-4 is likely to cross 20M shipments in 2Q13, potentially reaching 80M S-4 unit shipments in CY13. We expect the new version of Samsung's Note (III) to hit retail shelves in September. We expect Apple to have an updated multi-device smartphone portolio [sic] with the iPhone 5S, iPhone 5 and iPhone mini this year.

It will be a major achievement for Samsung if the Galaxy S4 does manages to hit these remarkable sales figures. The Galaxy S4 is already the fastest-selling Android device of all time, taking the crown from the Galaxy S III.

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Galaxy Tab 3 8.0 and Galaxy Tab 3 10.1 leaked

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Posted by DannyD on 30 May 2013 at 11:54

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Website Moveplayer leaked out product images of the Galaxy Tab 3 8.0 and Galaxy Tab 3 10.1. Last week SamMobile leaked out the specifications of the Galaxy Tab 3 8.0. Today Moveplayer leaked out the Tab 3 8.0 and Tab 3 10.1 with more information about both models. The Galaxy Tab 3 8.0 features a 8-inch WXGA (1280 x 800) TFT-LCD display and dual-core 1.5Ghz processor, 1.5GB of RAM, 5-megapixel rear + 1.3-megapixel front-facing camera, 4450mAh battery, 8GB or 16GB capacities, Wi-Fi, 3G, 4G LTE, Android version is 4.2.2 Jellybean and of course Samsung's Touch Wiz Nature UX. The dimensions of the tablet are 209.3 x 122.2 x 6.95 mm.

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The Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 10.1 is expected to come in 3 variants Wi-Fi only 3G and $g. the dimensions of the tablet is 243.1 x 176.1 x 7.95 mm. Which means this is smaller than the Galaxy Note 10.1 and not that thick too. The other specs are around the same level as the Galaxy Tab 8.0. Both tablets are known as mid-range tables for cheaper price but to get Samsung a bigger market share in tablets.

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We expect Samsung to unveil the tablets on June 20 a press event in London. SamMobile is LIVE in London so we will make some fast hands-on.

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Samsung unveils the Galaxy S4 mini

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Posted by DannyD on 30 May 2013 at 9:13

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Samsung unveils the Galaxy S4 mini. The Galaxy S4 mini features a 4.3" qHD Super AMOLED display. The device is powered by a Snapdragon 400 1.7 GHz dual-core processor, alongside 1.5GB of RAM and 8GB of internal memory. The Galaxy S4 mini comes in 2 variants with and without LTE. The back camera is 8 megapixel and the front 1.9 megapixel the device runs Android 4.2.2 called Jelly Bean. Samsung putted their own Touch Wiz Nature UX interface on it. The Galaxy S4 mini willl be available in 2 colours White Frost and Black Mist. Samsung will showcase the Galaxy S4 mini at June 20th in London

Capture Important Moments
The GALAXY S4 mini allows users to capture important moments with an 8-megapixel rear-facing camera and 1.9-megapixel HD front-facing camera. Special features such as Sound&Shot, which uniquely stores sound and voice together as pictures are taken, and Panorama Shot, which allows users to photograph the full view of their surroundings, ensure no memory is lost. Receive travel assistance and information service through the preloaded S Travel application, which can also recommend future trips and provide a guide along the way. Users can also automatically arrange photos in a smart format with the Story Album function. Photos taken by GALAXY S4 mini are automatically gathered and saved according to the user's timeline, geo-tagging information, or a specific event to create a photo album.

Share and Connect
Samsung GALAXY S4 mini allows users to share and build true connections. Users can simultaneously listen to the same music and play the games together with friends using Group Play feature, and chat with multiple friends and add animations, video and voice recordings to messages using ChatON.

Make Life Simple and Easy
The GALAXYS4 mini makes international travel easy with S Translator, which provides instant text or voice translation at email, text message, or ChatON. Users can also control their TVs through WatchON's IR remote, which transforms the GALAXY S4 mini into a remote to control the user's TVs, set-top box, and DVD player. Through WatchON, The GALAXY S4 mini also offers a broad selection of entertainment content including live TV, cable TV, and video on demand based on the rich information provided EPG (Electronic Program Guide). Samsung Link* also enables users to share content across multiple Samsung digital devices.

Take Care of Health and Well-being
The GALAXY S4 mini empowers users by keeping them up-to-date with personal health and well-being details. Downloadable from Samsung Apps, S Health enables users to monitor caloric balance and health condition. S Health accessories can also help users calculate daily steps, monitor sleeping patterns, calculate weight, and get real-time heart monitoring. To further protect users' wellbeing, Adapt Display provides an optimal viewing experience customized for each type of application, and Adapt Sound offers an optimal level and type of sound, personalized for each user.
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Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 7.0 (SM-T210) firmwares are now available

Posted by Unknown on Wednesday, May 29, 2013

Posted by DannyD on 30 May 2013 at 6:29

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Since today you are able to download the first firmwares of the Galaxy Tab 3 7.0 (SM-T210). Samsung announced the Galaxy Tab 3 7.0 last month. The Galaxy Tab 3 7.0 features Android 4.1.2, Touch Wiz Nature UX , 7.0" TFT display with a resolution of 1024 x 600 (WSVGA), 3.0 Megapixel camera and a dual-core processor clocked at 1.2 GHz. The Galaxy Tab 3 7.0 will go on sale from the beginning of next month for an advice price of euro 200.

If you want to download one of the firmwares of the Galaxy Tab 3 7.0 hit over our firmware page!

Information about the firmware
Model: SM-T210
Country: India
Version: Android 4.1.2
Changelist: 1192500
Build date: Sat, 18 May 2013 09:25:39 +0000
Product Code: INU
PDA: T210XXAMEQ
CSC: T210ODDAME6
MODEM: T210XXAMEQ

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Samsung Galaxy S4 Active and Galaxy S4 Zoom’s specifications leak

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Posted by FaryaabS on 29 May 2013 at 21:05

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Folks over at Hi-Tech.Mail.Ru have just leaked entire specifications of the Samsung Galaxy S4 Active and the Galaxy S4 Zoom. Both of these devices, along with the Galaxy S4 Mini, are expected to be officially unveiled by Samsung at their PREMIERE 2013 GALAXY & ATIV event on June 20 in London, UK.

According to Hi-Tech.Mail.Ru, the water and dust-proof Galaxy S4 Active will pack a Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 CPU clocked at 1.9GHz, Adreno 305 GPU, 2GB of RAM, 13 Megapixel rear facing camera and a 2.1 Megapixel front facing camera, both sensors are capable of shooting 1080p videos at 30 FPS. The device will feature a 5-inch Full HD (1080p) Super AMOLED display, 16GB of internal storage with a MicroSD slot for storage expansion, Bluetooth 4.0 + LE, Wi-Fi 802.11ac, NFC, IR Blaster and a 2600 mAh battery. The device will have LTE support as well. Internally, The Galaxy S4 Active is exactly the same as any other Samsung Galaxy S4 but externally it's a very tough device. The Galaxy S4 Active's design is no secret as it was leaked in several pictures before.

Now let's talk about the Galaxy S4 Zoom. As reported earlier by SamMobile, the device will be equipped with a Dual-Core processor with a clock speed of 1.6GHz, a 4.3-Inch qHD (960×540) Super AMOLED display, 16 Megapixel main camera shooter with 10x optical zoom and 1.9 Megapixel front facing camera. The device will have 8GB of internal storage with a MicroSD slot for storage expansion, Bluetooth 4.0 + LE, Wi-Fi 802.11n and a 1900mAh battery. The Galaxy S4 Zoom will not support LTE. Btw, we already leaked these specifications

Both of these devices will run on the latest version of Android, and that is 4.2.2 (Jelly Bean), with Samsung's own TouchWiz Nature UX layer on top of it.

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New Samsung design in the works, codenamed “Design 3.0″

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Today, a very important meeting about Samsung's new design strategy, codenamed "Design 3.0″, held at Samsung HQ in Seoul, Korea. The meeting consisted of high-level executives, including top managers Yoon Boo-keun and Shin Jong-kyun, reports The Korean Herald. The meeting was held mainly to discuss Samsung's new design strategy for future products.

Firstly, let's talk about the code name. I think every Samsung Mobile device, before the Galaxy S III, was Samsung Design 1.0 and after the Galaxy S III every device was Samsung Design 2.0, which was mostly inspired by Nature. Even Samsung's latest flagship device, the Galaxy S4, comes under Samsung Design 2.0.

Since the original Galaxy S, launched in 2010, Samsung has been using plastic as it's main build component for the Galaxy S line. We were hoping that Samsung may use high-quality materials with the Galaxy S4 but that didn't happen, whereas all other smartphone manufactures are shipping devices which are made out of glass or aluminium, and we got a minor redesign over the Galaxy S III's design. I know plastic is a durable material but let's face it, a device made out of plastic with a hefty price tag doesn't feel any premium at all.

"During the conference, new ideas on current design trend in the electronics market and strategies were exchanged," Yoon said. "Everyone at the meeting agreed that consumers should be able to identify Samsung products easily."

"Design 3.0," Samsung Electronics' new design strategy, focuses not only on external beauty and technical practicality of new products, but also about creating positive values and connecting with consumers, the company said.

This is a very good news for all us Samsung fans out there, as now we can finally hope for a better build quality and design by Samsung. The Galaxy Note III will not feature the new design but will feature a S4-like design instead, the new "Design 3.0″ will make a debut in 2014.

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Samsung to build R&D facility in Nokia’s homecountry

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Posted by DannyD on 29 May 2013 at 8:47

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Where Samsung is going up is Nokia going down hard. Samsung's worlds biggest smartphone seller decided to build a factory in Nokia's home country Finland. Samsung Electronics will open on June 13th Samsung's latest R&D facility in Espoo Finland. Now of course this is bad news for Nokia's name in Finland but after all means this means more workplaces. Something what Europe loves to see in this time of economic crises.

Samsung Electronics is currently busy to build more factories one in America and one for Samsung Display to develop more OLED panels and future display technology.

I am delighted to inform you that Samsung Electronics, a global leader in mobile communication, digital media and convergence technologies, will open a Research & Development facility with a focus on advanced technologies.

Samsung Electronics' vision is to "Inspire the World, Create the Future." We are dedicated to developing innovative technologies and efficient processes that create new markets and enrich people's lives and communities around the world. Our globally distributed R&D activities are fundamental to this and we are proud of the inspirational impact we make within our business.

The opportunity has now arisen for Samsung to establish our first R&D facility in the Nordics. We take this opportunity with great honour and with a sense of great excitement. In anticipation of future partnership, friendship and collaboration please join us to celebrate the opening of our newest global R&D facility.

Sincerely yours,
Dr. Yong-Suk Moon
President, Samsung R&D Institute UK

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New smartcamera expected: Bluetooth certification for the EK-GN100

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Posted by DannyD on 29 May 2013 at 8:49

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Samsung received with succes a Bluetooth certification for the EK-GN100, a new expected smartcamera. Some time ago Samsung received a Bluetooth certification for the EK-GN120. What kind of operating system the camera will use is still a question. Samsung is currently busy to develop Tizen OS. Samsung already has a smartcamera with Android the Galaxy Camera (EK-GC100). As you will notice this product code isn't in the same line of products. The Galaxy Camera uses a Android 4.1.2, 16 megapixel camera 21 times optical zoom and direct sharing by 3G or Wi-Fi.

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Samsung Galaxy S4 mini to use a Snapdragon 400 processor

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Posted by DannyD on 29 May 2013 at 9:07

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Samsung will use a Snapdragon 400 inside their new upcoming Galaxy S4 mini. This information has been confirmed by ANTUTU benchmarks of the device self found by AllAboutSamsung. Samsung decided to drop Exynos for this smartphone. Not that special cause we all know Samsung mostly uses their Exynos processor inside their own high-range smartphone line. The Galaxy S4 Mini is rumoured to have a 4.3" sAMOLED display with a resolution of 540 x 960 , 8 megapixel camera, 1.7 GHz dual-core snapdragon 400 processor, Adreno 305 GPU, Android 4.2.2 and Samsung's own Nature UX interface.

The Galaxy S4 isn't a big surprise by Samsung anymore. The device leaked out several of times. View the Galaxy S4 mini below.

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Kernel source for Samsung Galaxy Mega 5.8 (GT-I9152) has been released

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Posted by DannyD on 28 May 2013 at 15:37

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Samsung has just released Galaxy Mega 5.8′s kernel source. The Galaxy Mega 5.8 is not even on the market, yet, but soon will be released in various countries and as always Samsung has released the device's kernel source before the device itself. The good this is that as soon as some developers get their hands on the Galaxy Mega 5.8, they will easily be able to improve their custom ROMs and develop custom kernels for the device.

You can download the kernel source from Samsung's Open Source Release Center using the following link:
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Specifications and prices Galaxy Ace 3 and Galaxy Tab 3 10.1 leaked (Again)

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Posted by DannyD on 28 May 2013 at 15:54

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Website hi-tech.mail.ru posted information about the Galaxy Ace 3 and Galaxy Tab 3 10.1. Both products aren't announced yet. According to them Samsung will bring both devices somewhere in June .

The Galaxy Ace III will have a 4-inch TFT-LCD with a resolution of 800 x 480 pixels, dual-core processor clocked at 1 GHz, 1 GB of RAM and 4 GB of internal memory (expandable through microSD), 0.3 megapixel front camera, the main camera is 5 megapixels and 1500 mAh battery. Dimensions of the Galaxy Ace 3 are 121.2 x 62.7 x 9.8 mm, the operating system – Android Jelly Bean. The Galaxy Ace III will cost: 9,990 rubles

Specifications of the Galaxy Tab 3 10.1 are 10.1-inch TFT-LCD with a resolution of 1280 x 800 pixels, dual-core processor clocked at 1.6 GHz, 1 GB RAM, 16/32 GB of internal memory (there is support for microSD). There are two cameras – a front facing 1.3 megapixel and 3-megapixel main, battery capacity – 6800 mAh. Dimensions of the device – 243.1 x 176.1 x 7.95 mm, weight – 510 grams. Operating System – Android 4.2 Jelly Bean

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WSJ: Samsung to announce the Galaxy S4 mini on June 20th

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Posted by DannyD on 28 May 2013 at 16:11

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According to WSJ Samsung will unveil the Galaxy S4 mini on June 20th. Way to late cause the device self leaked several of times even on Samsung's own application store page. Samsung will held an event on June 20th According to the press event will Samsung show ATIV (Windows) and GALAXY (Android) products. We will ask Samsung to get press invitations.

We expect Samsung to announce the next series 9 notebooks, a tablet and the Galaxy S4 Zoom. Samsung will probably show us the Galaxy S4 mini too.

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Snapdragon 800 and a 13 megapixel camera sensor for the Galaxy Note III

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Posted by DannyD on 28 May 2013 at 16:04

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As leaked out today the Galaxy Note III will have a 13 megapixel camera. Not that special cause we all know the Galaxy S4 uses the same camera sensor. Some special item is the rumored processor. Samsung mostly use their own Exynos processors in high-end devices but this time the rumours are more talking about the new Snapdragon 800. Which is a beast of a processor is is 10% faster than anything on the market today. Earlier this yaer Qualcomm announce to speed up the processor to 2.3GHz and is quad-core is based, as well as LTE and LTE Cat4 carrier aggregation, 802.11ac Wi-Fi support the latest communication technology. In addition, UHD resolution video playback, 7.1 stereo sound, 2560×2048 max resolution as implemented scored advanced graphics performance.

Some good news about the Snapdragon 800 is that the processor is LTE enabled which means we get one varaint not as by the Galaxy S4 2 variants.

The Galaxy Note is expected at IFA 2013 in Berlin SamMobile will be there. The Galaxy Note is rumoured to have a 5.99" Super AMOLED Full HD display, quad-core processor, 13 megapixel camera, Android 4.2.2 / 4.3 and Samsung latest touch-wiz nature UX interface with SPEN functions.

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Apple to switch back to Samsung as LCD supplier

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Apple currently uses LG as LCD supplier, according to recent information is Apple looking back to Samsung cause of the better technology. Samsung used heavily thin glass in its Galaxy S series smartphones. Intel also adopted thin glass process to its LCD for ultrabooks. Samsung and Apple aren't big friends since Samsung used the inspiration of Apple. Apple decided to move away more and more from Samsung as supplier. If this is true, than this is a great win for Samsung instead of Apple. Expected is that Samsung will be the screen supplier for the lower cost iPhone and other Apple products.

The industry is guessing that one of the reasons Apple decided to come back to Samsung Display is because of the thin glass. Samsung Display's thin glass vendors have made a very visible growth in the industry, because Samsung Display, unlike LG Display, relies on its vendors for most of the thin glass processes.

Ok, other reasons could be that Samsung Display is that big to develop right on time high amount of LCD displays for companies such as Apple. Which means for Apple no delay in future products. In the past a iPhone was almost made  50% out of Samsung Electronics parts.

Lets´s wait and see!

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Someone’s Galaxy S3 explode while charging

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Posted by DannyD on 28 May 2013 at 12:15

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Oeps, Someones Galaxy S3 just explode while charging. According to the person the device wasn´t rooted everything was official (stock). If other Galaxy S3 owners will have the same problem isn't sure yet. At the moment this person is the only one who reported the charging problem of the Galaxy S3. We keep you up to date if we have more information regarding this story.

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Last night at about 3:15am EST (about 1 hour after i plugged it in and went to sleep) I was awoken by a loud noise and a weird squeaking sound. (I charge my phone while I'm sleeping on my bed right next to me)

So, I woke up, and saw a ton of smoke coming out of my phone — it also smelled REALLY bad. Half asleep, I jumped out of bed and turned the light on, only to see that my phone was just beginning to go on fire. I dumped a glass of water I had in the room on it to stop it from burning…then woke up my brother to come help. The smoke smelled so bad and wafted through the entire second floor of my house. I had a foam mattress pillow top that had a hole burned through it too–which we later threw out because it was still burning throughout. Also, some of the plastic on my phone was melting and kind of shooting out of it, and some landed on my pinky finger and burned some skin off (very small burn though).

Does anyone have any suggestions what I should do? Call Verizon? Samsung? Have a lawyer call them? I'd also like to get some type of replacement phone in the meantime…

ALSO: To answer many questions: EVERYTHING was stock/Samsung that I had received when I purchased my phone. Stock battery, charger, etc. Additionally, my phone was NOT rooted.

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Samsung to bring LTE version of the Galaxy Tab 3 8.0

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Posted by DannyD on 28 May 2013 at 12:30

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Earlier today we reported that Samsung might bring a LTE version of the Galaxy Tab 3 7.0. We did some research and found out that Samsung will bring a LTE version of the Galaxy Tab 3 7.0. Not only the Galaxy Tab 3 7.0 will receive LTE, Samsung also want to bring a LTE version of the Galaxy Tab 3 8.0. This is tablet isn't announced yet. So after we get 3 versions of the Galaxy Tab 3 7.0 we get 3 versions of the Galaxy Tab 3 8.0.

The Galaxy Tab 3 8.0 is expected to have a 8.0" WXGA ,1280×800 TFT display, 1.5 GHz Dual-Core, 1.5 GB, 16 GB + MicroSD up to 64GB, 5 megapixel back camera 1.3 megapixel front camera, Android 4.2 and Samsung's own Touch Wiz Nature UX interface.

We expect Samsung to use the next productcodes.
SM-T210 Galaxy Tab 3 7.0 3G
SM-T211 Galaxy Tab 3 7.0 Wi-Fi
SM-T215 Galaxy Tab 3 7.0 LTE
SM-T310 Galaxy Tab 3 8.0 3G
SM-T311 Galaxy Tab 3 8.0 Wi-Fi
SM-T315 Galaxy Tab 3 8.0 LTE

The latest test firmware of the Galaxy Tab 3 8.0 LTE is T315XXUAMEC

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Rumour Galaxy Note III to have Optical Image Stabilization

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Posted by DannyD on 28 May 2013 at 8:20

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According to Korean newspaper ETnews Samsung is testing new camera sensors with OIS for Samsung's upcoming flagship device the Galaxy Note III. The Galaxy Note III is expected at IFA 2013, SamMobile will be there! The Galaxy Note 3 is rumoured to have a 5.99" Super AMOLED Full HD display, quad-core processor, 13 megapixel camera, Android 4.2.2 / 4.3 and Samsung latest touch-wiz nature UX interface with SPEN functions. If Samsung will announce their first smartphone with OIS is still a question but it is quoted below.

"We are pondering various technologies at this stage – for example, OIS (Optical Image Stabilization) and shutter functions. But, nothing has yet to be confirmed, so we cannot conclusively say that those functions will be added to the Galaxy Note 3."

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Samsung Galaxy Mega 6.3 (GT-I9200) firmwares are now available

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Posted by DannyD on 28 May 2013 at 8:25

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Since today you are able to download the first firmwares of the Galaxy Mega 6.3 GT-I9200. This is the Galaxy Mega 6.3 without LTE. Samsung announced the Galaxy Mega 6.3 2 months ago. The Galaxy Mega features Android 4.2.2, Touch Wiz Nature UX , 6.3" TFT display with a resolution of 1024 x 720(HD) 8.0 Megapixel camera and a dual-core processor clocked at 1.7 GHz. The Galaxy Mega 6.3 will go on sale from the beginning of next month for an advice price of euro 599.

If you want to download one of the firmwares of the Galaxy Mega 6.3 hit over our firmware page!

Information about the firmware
Model: GT-I9200
Country: United Arab Emirates
Version: Android 4.2.2
Changelist: 651213
Build date: Thu, 16 May 2013 14:46:29 +0000
Product Code: XSG
PDA: I9200XXUAMEA
CSC: I9200OJVAME3
MODEM: I9200XXUAMEA

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Samsung prepares LTE version of the Galaxy Tab 3 7.0

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Posted by DannyD on 28 May 2013 at 9:28

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Samsung might prepare the LTE version of the Galaxy Tab 3 7.0. Samsung wants a bluetooth certification for the SM-T2105. Samsung already has the certification for the Wi-Fi and 3G model. SM-T2110 / SM-T2100. Samsung's market code of the tablets are expected to be like: SM-T210 Galaxy Tab 3 7.0 3G, SM-T211 Galaxy Tab 3 7.0 Wi-Fi and the SM-T215 Galaxy Tab 3 7.0 LTE.

The Galaxy Tab 3 7.0 features a 7.0" TFT display with a resolution of 1024×600, 1.2 GHz dual-core processor, Android 4.1.2 upgradable to 4.2.2 later, Touch-Wiz Nature UX, 3 megapixel back camera and a 1.3 megapixel front camera 1 GB of RAM and a micro SD slot up to 64 GB. The Galaxy tab 3 has a advice price of only $199 for the wi-fi varaint.

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Samsung world’s No.1 smartphone seller in Q1

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Posted by DannyD on 28 May 2013 at 8:57

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Korean website Yonhap reported today that Samsung is the world's number 1 smartphone seller in the first quarter of 2013. Samsung sold smartphones worth of 23.62 billion dollars in the January-March. Samsung´s biggest rival Apple sold smartphones worth of 22,9 billion dollars in January-March. Apple world hottest tech branded company (not according to us) still earns the most from sold devices. Apple topped the list of operating income ratio among the rivals around the globe in the first quarter with a staggering 31 percent, followed by Samsung with 21.8 percent, LG with 4.1 percent and Sharp with 3 percent.

We expect Samsung to beat Apple another time in the second quarter of 2013 cause of the introduction of the Galaxy S4. Samsung's latest flagship device that sells according to Samsung every second 4 times.

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What will Samsung show us on June 20?

Posted by Unknown on Monday, May 27, 2013

Posted by DannyD on 27 May 2013 at 12:34

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What will Samsung show us in London on June 20?

We expect new Android and Windows products. We expect the new Samsung series 9 with the high-resolution screen (Windows ATIV), Galaxy S4 Zoom (Android GALAXY) and maybe some tablet. 
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Retailer adorama posts price Galaxy Tab 3 8.0 and 10.1 online

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Posted by DannyD on 27 May 2013 at 9:42

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Earlier, SamMobile reported about the price of the Galaxy Tab 3 7.0 for only $199.99. From the same retailer we received information today about the Galaxy Tab 3 8.0 and 10.1. According to adorama the Galaxy Note 8.0 will cost $329.99 and will come in 16GB and in 2 colours Gold-Brown and White. Andorama priced the Galaxy Tab 3 10.1 for $379.99 even this tablet will come in 2 colours Gold-Brown and White. The next generation tablets by Samsung is expected to hit the market from next month. We have to say the prices are quite good for mid-range specification tablets. The Galaxy Tab 3 8.0 were leaked before by SamMobile and the information about the specifications can be found here.

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First Galaxy Note 8.0 LTE (GT-N5120) firmwares are now online

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Posted by DannyD on 27 May 2013 at 10:01

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The first firmware for the Galaxy Note 8.0 LTE are now online. Samsung announced the Galaxy Note 8.0 at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. The Galaxy Note 8.0 uses a 8.0" 1280 x 800 (WXGA) display, 5 Megapixel, Quad-Core  processor clocked at 1.6 GHz. Android 4.1.2 upgradable to Android 4.2.2 and higher, Touch-Wiz Nature UX and S Pen functions. You can download all firmwares trough our fimware page.

Information about the firmware.
Model: GT-N5120
Country: Germany
Version: Android 4.1.2
Changelist: 1189373
Build date: Mon, 06 May 2013 13:18:28 +0000
Product Code: DBT
PDA: N5120XXBME1
CSC: N5120OXABMD7
MODEM: N5120XXBMD9

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Introducing Samsung HomeSync

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Posted by DannyD on 27 May 2013 at 8:37

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Samsung HomeSync is a high-capacity personal cloud device for your home. It lets you stream content from your GALAXY device such as the GALAXY S4 to the TV, so you can watch, browse and access all your home videos, photos and apps at full-HD 1080p.

With a 1TB internal hard drive, your family can share content wherever, whenever, at no extra cost.

By connecting multiple accounts and devices, and using remote control, sharing precious memories with others gets much simpler.

HomeSync, a home hub solution that gives you the best entertainment experience on a big screen TV, a shared storage large enough for an entire family, and a new way of enjoying your HDTV through a familiar and smarter Android user experience.

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Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 makes an appearance in new colour

Posted by Unknown on Sunday, May 26, 2013

Posted by DannyD on 26 May 2013 at 12:17

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Earlier, SamMobile reported about an upcoming new colour for the Galaxy Note 8.0, called Brown Black. Today, Evleaks leaked an image of the Brown Black Galaxy Note 8.0. The new colour is for the Galaxy Note 8.0 (Wi-Fi) 16GB and Galaxy Note 8.0 (3G) 16GB and is expected around week 25. The Galaxy Note 8.0 uses a 8.0" 1280 x 800 (WXGA) display, 5 Megapixel, Quad-Core 1.6 GHz. Android 4.1.2 upgradable to Android 4.2.2 and higher, Touch-Wiz Nature UX and S Pen functions.

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Samsung confirms the Galaxy S4 mini at their own Samsung apps website

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Posted by DannyD on 26 May 2013 at 12:23

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Samsung confirms the Galaxy S4 mini at their own Samsung apps website. The Galaxy S4 mini is the little version of the Galaxy S4. The Galaxy S4 mini features a 1.6 GHz dual-core CPU, a 4.3 inch Super AMOLED Display with qHD resolution (540×960, 256 ppi), 1 GB (3G), 2 GB (LTE) RAM, 32 GB Memory, Android 4.2, 8 megapixel camera and a 2,100 mAh battery.

We expect Samsung to use their own Touch-Wiz UX interface and Android 4.2.2. The Galaxy S4 mini is expected around the summer months in 2 colours black and white

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Samsung HomeSync (GT-B9150) firmware is now available

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Posted by DannyD on 26 May 2013 at 12:27

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Samsung HomeSync's first firmwares are now online. At the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Samsung announced their new HomeSync device. The HomeSync uses a 1.7GHz Dual Core processor and have 1GB DDR3,  8GB eMMC + 1TB HDD of storage. Of course Wi-Fi and Bluetooth are also available on-board. The HomeSync is based on Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean and uses the new Nature UX interface by Samsung. We must say after trying out the Samsung HomeSync, we really liked the mediabox itself.

Firmware Details:
Model: GT-B9150
Country: Germany
Version: Android 4.2.2
Changelist: 644246
Build date: Mon, 13 May 2013 06:12:25 +0000
Product Code: DBT
PDA: B9150XXUBME3
CSC: B9150OXABME3
MODEM: B9150XXUBME3

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Samsung’s first Tizen device GT-I8800 Redwood showed up

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Posted by DannyD on 24 May 2013 at 12:56

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Samsung first Tizen phone has been spotted online. The Greek Tizen Community posted several photo's of Samsung's first Tizen device, the GT-I8800 Redwood. The device self runs on Tizen OS 2.1. Samsung expect to bring the first Tizen devices out by the second half of 2013. Tizen is fully based on HTML5 and must be Samsung's new operating system. We are not sure if the device below is a prototype or the original GT-I8800 Redwood. If we know more details we surly will inform and confirm that.

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Samsung rolls out Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean update for Galaxy Music

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Posted by DannyD on 24 May 2013 at 11:36

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Samsung officially started to update the Galaxy Music GT-S6010 to Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean. The Galaxy Music uses a 3-inch QVGA display, 3 megapixel camera, Bluetooth 3.0, Wi-Fi, GPS and many more other features. Samsung put their own new TouchWiz Nature UX interface in the new update.. According to Samsung, TouchWiz is one of the easiest Android-UI out now. Thanks to Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean the device will feel faster and the battery will be better. You can update your device in the United Kingdom by Samsung KIES or OTA.

Information about the firmware:
Model: GT-S6010
Country: United Kingdom
Version: Android 4.1.2
Changelist: 1172132
Build date: Fri, 03 May 2013 12:05:28 +0000
Product Code: BTU
PDA: S6010XXUBME1
CSC: S6010OXABME1
MODEM: S6010XXUBMD3

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First TIZEN device confirmed by Samsung

Posted by Unknown on Thursday, May 23, 2013

Posted by DannyD on 23 May 2013 at 16:18

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At Samsung's own UAPROF systems Samsung confirmed the GT-I8805. The GT-I8805 runs TIZEN 2.1 and has a screen resolution of 720×1280 which is HD. There currently is a TIZEN conference ongoing in America. Samsung expect to introduce the first TIZEN device in July. TIZEN is based on HTML5 and completely open source. TIZEN must be Samsung's first or second in line operating system after Android. The combination between Samsung and Android OS is excellent. We can't to see the first TIZEN device from Samsung. We expect a better build and good specifications to boost the OS.

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Samsung Galaxy S4 hits 10 million milestone

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Posted by DannyD on 23 May 2013 at 7:01

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Samsung sold over 10 million times the Galaxy S4. The Galaxy S4 is Samsung's fastest Samsung device ever! There was only one month needed for Samsung to sell 10 million Galaxy S4 devices. Samsung expect to sell over 50 million times the Galaxy S4.

"On behalf of Samsung, I would like to thank the millions of customers around the world who have chosen the Samsung GALAXY S4. At Samsung we'll continue to pursue innovation inspired by and for people," said JK Shin, CEO and President of the IT & Mobile Communications Division at Samsung Electronics.

Samsung introduced the Galaxy S4 in March. The Galaxy S4 features a stunning 5″ Full HD Super AMOLED display panel, an Exynos 5 Octa (8-Core) CPU clocked at 1.6GHz, a Tri-Core PowerVR SGX 544MP3 GPU, (or a Quad-Core Snapdragon 600 CPU clocked at 1.9GHz and Adreno 320 GPU, depending on the market) and 2GB of RAM. The device has a 13MP camera which capable of shooting up to Full HD 1080p videos at 30FPS and a 2.1MP front facing camera which is capable of shooting up to Full HD 1080p videos, as well.

The Galaxy S4 runs on Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean with Samsung's new TouchWiz UX 2.0 out of the box. The device also includes Samsung's Smart Features: Smart Stay, Smart Pause, Smart Scroll and Smart Pause, Air Gestures, S Voice, S Health and S Translator.

Samsung is planning to introduce more color variations to meet various consumer tastes and preferences. In addition to the currently available White Mist and Black Forest, new color iterations will be added this summer, including Blue Arctic and Red Aurora, followed by Purple Mirage and Brown Autumn.

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