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Another Lite at the end of the tunnel: Galaxy Tab 3 Lite coming in January 2014
Posted by Unknown on Thursday, December 5, 2013
Posted by Abhijeet M. on 05 December 2013 at 18:39 Brace yourselves folks, it looks like Samsung is preparing a barrage of "Lite" variants of existing devices for the unsuspecting mobile market come next year. Our [...]
Samsung SM-G900F shows up in shipping. Is this the “super premium” Galaxy S5?
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Posted by Abhijeet M. on 05 December 2013 at 9:38 Just when a device that could possibly be the Galaxy S5 showed up in benchmarks (SM-G900S), another device that looks to be a separate variant of the S5 has made [...]
Exynos Galaxy Note 3 receiving yet another stability update (N900XXUCMK2)
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Posted by Abhijeet M. on 05 December 2013 at 10:21 While you're waiting for Android 4.4 KitKat to arrive on your Galaxy Note 3, Samsung is continuing to push out stability updates for its latest phablet. A 30 MB [...]
Samsung having a tough time in enterprise market, opens R&D center in Canada to fix it
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Posted by Abhijeet M. on 05 December 2013 at 15:08 The consumer market is firmly under Samsung's grasp, but despite strong focus on enterprise solutions, the Korean manufacturer is finding it hard to attract enterprise [...]
Samsung Galaxy S Duos 2 announced in India for Rs. 10,990
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Posted by kunalg on 05 December 2013 at 12:58 Galaxy S Duos 2 is no surprise but if you're looking to pick up the new mid-range device, Samsung has officially introduced the phone in the Indian market. Carrying [...]
Samsung resumes Android 4.3 update roll out for Galaxy S III (GT-I9300)
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Posted by FaryaabS on 05 December 2013 at 13:31 Last month, Samsung started rolling out Android 4.3 update for the Galaxy S III but later on removed the update from its servers due to some serious issues. Today, [...]
Samsung SM-W750V could be new Windows Phone 8 device
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Posted by Abhijeet M. on 05 December 2013 at 11:37 At the moment, Nokia has a very strong hold on the Windows Phone market, enjoying an unchallenged reign with more than 90 percent market share. But with the Finnish [...]
Some Galaxy S5 models to come with LDS antenna technology (antennas built into rear plate)
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Posted by Abhijeet M. on 05 December 2013 at 10:43 What, you didn't think all the talk about the Galaxy S5 was going to die out too soon, were you? A new report published by the Korean media says Samsung is planning [...]
Report: Samsung to release smartphone with fingerprint sensor next year
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Posted by Abhijeet M. on 05 December 2013 at 9:55 According to a Reuters report, Samsung (and other manufacturers) is expected to start implementing fingerprint sensors in their smartphones from next year, in order [...]
Samsung and Nokia reign supreme in J.D Power’s feature phone Customer Satisfaction survey
Posted by Unknown on Wednesday, December 4, 2013
Posted by Abhijeet M. on 04 December 2013 at 11:14 Samsung already has a substantial lead in the smartphone market, and according to J.D Power's latest survey, the company's feature phones also sit right at the [...]
Samsung granted patents on new phone and phone case design. Could the former be for the Galaxy S5?
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Posted by Abhijeet M. on 04 December 2013 at 11:34 Samsung was recently granted a couple of design patents by the US Patent and Trademark Office, and two of them reveal possible upcoming designs for the company's [...]
Galaxy Win Pro listed on Samsung China website
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Posted by kunalg on 04 December 2013 at 13:40 Samsung will soon release Galaxy Win's successor in the Chinese market. The phone will be known as Galaxy Win Pro and going by the feature set, the phone looks to be [...]
Eldar Murtazin: Galaxy S5 to launch in late April, not Q1 2014
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Posted by Abhijeet M. on 04 December 2013 at 18:30 A lot of rumors have been making the rounds lately, suggesting the Galaxy S5 will be launched in the first quarter of 2014, earlier than usual than previous Galaxy [...]
Samsung working on tablets with flexible displays and digitzer-less stylus support?
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Posted by Abhijeet M. on 04 December 2013 at 18:04 Samsung is expected to focus on the tablet market next year, and a report published in the Korean media suggests the company is working on changing its display [...]
Samsung patents backside touch controls for devices with transparent displays
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Posted by Abhijeet M. on 04 December 2013 at 16:31 Flexible displays are already a reality on smartphones (even if they aren't exactly flexible in the real sense), and Samsung is already looking at innovative ways [...]
Amazon offering 50GB of free cloud storage with numerous Samsung handsets in the US
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Posted by Abhijeet M. on 04 December 2013 at 15:12 Cloud storage isn't exactly the most optimal solution for the data storage needs of most folks, but it's still always nice to see that your cloud storage accounts [...]
Samsung increases tablet shipments for Q4 2013 to 12 million
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Posted by Abhijeet M. on 04 December 2013 at 14:51 The holiday season has pretty much begun, and it's that time of the year when many folks will be buying new smartphones and tablets, especially through deals and [...]
We’re switching to Terafile.co for firmware hosting, as Hotfile shuts down on infringement charges
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Posted by Abhijeet M. on 04 December 2013 at 12:20 The Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) has scored another victory against piracy, this time against Hotfile, which has shut down all operations and taken [...]
Report: Samsung to launch Galaxy S5, Note 3 Lite, Grand Lite, and two entry-level handsets in Q1 2014
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Posted by Abhijeet M. on 04 December 2013 at 12:02 We recently revealed, thanks to our awesome insiders, that Samsung will be launching the Galaxy Note 3 Lite and Galaxy Grand Lite sometime in the first quarter [...]
SM-G900S shows up in benchmark with 2k display, could be Galaxy S5 or Galaxy Round 2
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Posted by Abhijeet M. on 04 December 2013 at 10:45 There have been a lot of rumors making the rounds about the Galaxy S5, but now we finally have what we could consider concrete details on Samsung's next flagship, [...]
[Video] Galaxy Gear meets its demise at the hands of an HK 417 rifle
Posted by Unknown on Tuesday, December 3, 2013
Posted by Abhijeet M. on 03 December 2013 at 20:27 There's a certain section of society that takes pleasure in dropping mobile devices on to the floor in drop tests that are painful to see, and then there's Richard [...]
Galaxy S5 with metal construction almost a certainty, says report
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Posted by Abhijeet M. on 03 December 2013 at 12:15 One of the most interesting rumors about the Galaxy S5 has been about the possibility of Samsung finally moving away from plastic and adopting a metallic build [...]
Sprint Galaxy S4 getting MK2 update, fixes sleep mode issues
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Posted by Abhijeet M. on 03 December 2013 at 10:09 There are major upgrades, like the Android 4.3 update that everyone waited so long for, and there are minor ones, like the one Sprint is pushing out to the Galaxy [...]
Samsung Galaxy J Taiwan launch seemingly confirmed in press invitation
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Posted by Abhijeet M. on 03 December 2013 at 9:43 When an unknown variant of the Galaxy J, a device that's a cross between the Galaxy S4 and Galaxy Note 3, showed up recently, it wasn't clear which market or carrier [...]
Android 4.3 update is live Galaxy Note II in Canada
Posted by Unknown on Monday, December 2, 2013
Posted by Abhijeet M. on 02 December 2013 at 16:30 The Android 4.3 update is now rolling out to the Galaxy Note II in Canada, on multiple carriers, such as Mobilicity (SGH-T889V) and Videotron (SGH-T999V). [...]
Patent shows possible Galaxy S5 feature: improved one-hand operation with custom orientation of on-screen apps
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Posted by Abhijeet M. on 02 December 2013 at 14:43 One-hand operation of smartphones is becoming more and more of an inconvenience as display sizes become bigger with each passing year. Samsung mitigates the issue [...]
Flexible OLED TV tipped for CES 2014
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Posted by kunalg on 02 December 2013 at 15:00 Ready for another innovation from Samsung? If the Korea Times report holds any water, we may see a flexible OLED TV from Samsung early next month at CES. Samsung has [...]
Samsung unveils Rose Gold White, Rose Gold Black, and Merlot Red colors for Galaxy Note 3
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Posted by Abhijeet M. on 02 December 2013 at 12:08 We recently confirmed that Samsung would be launching the Galaxy Note 3 in red and Rose Gold color options, which was reiterated by Samsung Argentina just the next [...]
SamMobile confirms Galaxy Note 3 Lite (SM-N7505), to debut at MWC 2014
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Posted by Abhijeet M. on 02 December 2013 at 10:13 Before the Galaxy Note 3 was launched, there were many rumors that hinted at Samsung's plans to launch both a premium and lower-cost variant of the phablet. Well, [...]
Samsung working on 20-megapixel camera modules
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Posted by Abhijeet M. on 02 December 2013 at 8:45 We're all patiently waiting (well, maybe not that patiently) to see what the rumored 16-megapixel camera on the Galaxy S5 will be capable of, but in the [...]
NTT DoCoMo’s Galaxy S4 (SC-04E) to receive Android 4.3 from mid-December
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Posted by Abhijeet M. on 02 December 2013 at 9:01 Android 4.3 will be heading out to NTT DoCoMo's Galaxy S4 (SC-04E) in Japan from mid-December. The carrier hasn't officially confirmed the schedule, but an announcement [...]