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Samsung Launches Galaxy Tab 2 (7.0) and (10.1) in UAE

Samsung has just announced the immediate availability of its new Galaxy Tab 2 (7.0) and (10.1) tablets in UAE. Both slates can now be purchased through leading authorized retailers across the country. In fact, the South Korean handset maker introduced all Galaxy Tab 2 series in UAE, including 3G and Wi-Fi versions o...

20 May 2012
19:01 GMT

Samsung Trademarks Galaxy Family Names: Lunge, Forge, Rivet, Wield, Mission and Victory

Samsung trademarked lots of Galaxy names in the past couple of months, but it seems the South Korean can’t get enough of it and submitted more trademark applications. This time around no less than six Galaxy names have been trademarked and are waiting to be attached to Samsung’s upcoming products. The c...

17 May 2012
19:31 GMT

T-Mobile Opens Samsung Galaxy S III Pre-Orders in the UK

Samsung Galaxy S III is expected to arrive in the UK on May 31. The smartphone will be available from most carriers and authorized resellers across the country. However, T-Mobile is one of the first carriers to open pre-orders for the Galaxy S III in the UK. The device is now available for £49.99 (80 USD/60 EU...

17 May 2012
09:20 GMT

Samsung GALAXY S III Now Up for Pre-Order at Amazon UK for £500 ($805 or €620)

Samsung has already confirmed its third-generation Galaxy smartphone will be available for purchase in Europe beginning May 30. Several UK-based network operators have already announced they will carry the Galaxy S III starting late May. Moreover, a couple of UK retailers have confirmed the upcoming availability of ...

8 May 2012
09:01 GMT

Samsung GALAXY S III Gets Launched in India in Early June for 705 USD (535 EUR)

It looks like Europeans won’t be the only ones to get the Galaxy S III next month. Samsung announced the availability of the smartphone in the UK starting May 30 and confirmed a US version would be launched later this summer. However, the folks over at NDTV had been told by Samsung that India would be among th...

4 May 2012
18:01 GMT

Samsung GALAXY S III: Photo Gallery

The “next Galaxy” smartphone has just been officially unveiled and there's already a lot of debate on the phone's design. Samsung Galaxy S III has been “designed for humans” to mimic nature, hence the curved lines and the “pebble” form factor. Although the device comes w...

3 May 2012
19:41 GMT

Samsung Confirms Galaxy Nexus Won’t Come in India

It appears that Samsung has no plans to release the Galaxy Nexus smartphone in India. Instead, the South Korean company will launch one or more devices that will be announced tomorrow during the “Unpacked 2012” event. Samsung India has confirmed via Twitter that the Galaxy Nexus will not be launched in t...

2 May 2012
18:01 GMT

New Samsung Galaxy S III Pictures Confirm Android 4.0.4 ICS Onboard

With only a day until the big “Galaxy moment” where Samsung plans to unveil its next-generation Android smartphone, we continue to be teased with new alleged photos of the mysterious device. Although rumor has it that Samsung will announce more than one device at the launch event, which is set to take pl...

2 May 2012
05:00 GMT

Samsung Galaxy S Hoppin Receiving “Value Pack” Update

Samsung promised it would offer an improved Gingerbread update to all Galaxy family devices that do not meet the hardware requirements for Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich operating system.The popular Galaxy S smartphone and Galaxy Tab slate are among these devices that will never receive an official Ice Cream Sandwich...

30 April 2012
20:01 GMT

Sprint Readying Software Fix for Galaxy Nexus Data Connectivity Issue

It looks like customers who purchased Sprint's Galaxy Nexus made a bad investment. Apparently, some users who bought the phone are affected by an annoying issue that does not allows them to connect to Sprint's 3G network.Since the issue has been discovered affected users have been given replacements at loca...

28 April 2012
11:00 GMT

New “Dummy” GALAXY S III Pictured, It Looks Closer to the Final Design

Rumors on the upcoming release of the Samsung Galaxy S III continue to spice up our lives almost every day. Aside from the numerous leaks on the phone’s specs sheet, there’s also quite an impressive gallery of alleged Galaxy S III that’s been fueled by “trusted source.” However, it ap...

27 April 2012
09:40 GMT

Samsung Galaxy S Advance Available in the UK Ahead of Official Launch

Samsung announced earlier today that the Galaxy S Advance will hit shelves in the UK on April 30 via multiple operators and retailers, including Phones4U and Vodafone. However, it looks like Three UK was faster and made the smartphone available starting today. Customers who don’t bother committing to a long-te...

26 April 2012
07:31 GMT

Original GALAXY Tab Tastes “Value Pack” Upgrade in South Korea

Slowly but surely, Samsung is deploying the promised “Value Pack” update to those devices that do not meet the hardware requirements for an Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich upgrade. Samsung already pushed this update to Galaxy S and Galaxy M Style in South Korean, as well as Galaxy W in Europe. Unfortuna...

25 April 2012
19:01 GMT

GSM Galaxy Nexus Receiving Minor Update, Fixes Signal Problems

Samsung Galaxy Nexus received a maintenance update earlier this month, which was supposed to fix some bugs and bring a few new features.However, all GSM Galaxy Nexus owners who flashed the Android 4.0.4 ICS update were plagued by an unusual bug that made the phone lose signal while it was put in standby mode.Apparent...

23 April 2012
13:01 GMT

Samsung Trademarks More Galaxy Family Names: Metrix, Velvet and Legend

It looks like Samsung is about to expand its Galaxy family portfolio even further with the addition of three new devices. According to Pocketnow, Samsung has just filed documentation for the following trademarks: Galaxy Metrix, Galaxy Velvet and Galaxy Legend. Other than that, we have no other details regarding thi...

19 April 2012
17:11 GMT

Sprint Confirms Samsung Galaxy Nexus for April 22

Sprint has just confirmed it will carry the Galaxy Nexus beginning April 22. The operator has just started to take pre-orders for the Galaxy Nexus. Customers can pre-purchase the smartphone starting today for $199.99 USD with a new two-year agreement. The same price is available for customers eligible for upgrade. I...

16 April 2012
18:01 GMT

Vodafone UK Delays Android 4.0 ICS for Galaxy S II, Now Due April 13

UK-based carrier Vodafone announced two days ago that it will try and make the Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich update available for customers who purchased a Samsung Galaxy S II through its official channels. Although Vodafone UK specifically mentioned in the short announcement that April 12 is just a temporary relea...

12 April 2012
08:34 GMT

Dual-SIM Samsung GALAXY Y DUOS Android Phone Gets Launched in Germany

Samsung is slowly rolling out the affordable Galaxy Y Duos smartphone in Europe. Announced back in February, along with Galaxy Y Pro Duos, the handset is already available in several countries. Today, the handset manufacturer announced the upcoming availability of the Galaxy Y Duos in Germany. The smartphone is pric...

12 April 2012
08:24 GMT

Samsung Galaxy Note Shows Up at Sprint, Might Be Announced This Summer

Rumors on Samsung Galaxy Note’s launch at Sprint emerged back in January, but we haven’t heard anything since then. However, an ad explaining the carrier’s Mobile Controls service for parents is showing a device that strongly resembles the Samsung Galaxy Note. Obviously, this might be a marketing ...

11 April 2012
10:31 GMT

Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1v Gets Android 3.2.1 Update at Vodafone Australia

Although it’s not Ice Cream Sandwich, the new software update rolling out for the Galaxy Tab 10.1v tablet in Australia will surely appease those who own the slate. According to Vodafone Australia, Android 3.2.1 Honeycomb update is now available for download for customers who previously purchased the Samsung Ga...

6 April 2012
17:11 GMT

U.S. Cellular Debuts Samsung GALAXY S Aviator, Its First LTE Smartphone

Although U.S. Cellular debuted its LTE services only about a month ago, the carrier has already launched its second 4G LTE device, the Samsung Galaxy S Aviator. The operator released its first LTE devices, the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1, back in March and promised that more LTE-enabled devices would come in the followi...

5 April 2012
20:11 GMT

Bell Canada Delays Android 4.0 ICS for Samsung GALAXY Note to May

Bad news for Bell Canada customers who purchased the Galaxy Note hoping that Samsung would deliver the promised Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich update by the end of this month. Although a Bell internal document leaked last month somewhat confirmed that the long-awaited update would be released to Galaxy Note devices ...

5 April 2012
19:11 GMT

Samsung Conquer 4G Update Removes Carrier IQ Software and Lots of Wallpapers

Sprint and Samsung were hoping to sell quite a number of Conquer 4G smartphones back in August when the device went live on the carrier’s airwaves. Unfortunately, Samsung Conquer 4G is not among the popular handsets available at Sprint, which is probably one of the reasons that it’s among the last to receive t...

5 April 2012
14:01 GMT

Android 4.0 ICS “Coming Soon” for TELUS Samsung GALAXY S II X

TELUS confirmed that customers who purchased the Samsung Galaxy S II X would be able to upgrade their smartphones to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich sometime in 2012. However, it appears that the carrier has just changed the status of the update from “Available 2012” to “Coming Soon,” which mi...

5 April 2012
13:31 GMT

Samsung Officially Launches White GALAXY Note in Canada

We have already reported that white Galaxy Note has gone live at TELUS and is about to make its debut at Rogers within the next few days as well. Bell will also launch the white-flavored Galaxy Note. However, to make things more clear, Samsung Canada has officially announced the upcoming availability of the white G...

4 April 2012
20:01 GMT

Rugged Samsung Galaxy Rugby Coming to Rogers on April 11

It looks like Bell won’t be the only Canadian carrier to offer the Samsung Galaxy Rugby this month. We’ve got more info that might indicate Rogers plans to launch the smartphone as well. The guys over at MobileSyrup have been tipped on the upcoming release of the Galaxy Rugby at Rogers, along with full d...

4 April 2012
16:01 GMT

Rogers Confirms White GALAXY Note for “Early Next Week”

TELUS has just released the white-flavored Samsung Galaxy Note, and it has been confirmed that Bell Canada will follow soon. Today, Rogers has just announced on its social network account that the Galaxy Note in white will come on its airwaves “as early as next week.” Rumor has it that the device might...

4 April 2012
15:01 GMT

Official Android 4.0 ICS for AT&T Samsung GALAXY Note Leaks

Both Samsung and AT&T promised the Galaxy Note would receive the Ice Cream Sandwich update at some point, but neither gave a specific release date. The latest official statement comes from the South Korean handset vendor who stated that Samsung Galaxy Note would be upgraded to Android 4.0 sometime in Q2 2012. Initi...

4 April 2012
02:52 GMT

Samsung Galaxy M Style Gets “Value Pack” Update in South Korea

Samsung promised a few months ago it will try and bring some of the Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich new features and improvements to those Galaxy family devices that do not meet the technical requirements to run the full version.Among these devices, Samsung Galaxy S is the most popular and already received the promise...

3 April 2012
18:01 GMT

Android 4.0.4 for Galaxy Nexus Now Rolling Out in Canada

It appears that the long-rumored Android 4.0.4 update for the Galaxy Nexus has finally reached Canadian shores. As Google confirmed, this is only available for certain Galaxy Nexus models. Unfortunately, the search giant has yet to issue any specific info regarding the devices eligible for this update. The folks at...

3 April 2012
18:01 GMT

Samsung Delays Galaxy Tab 2 (7.0) and (10.1) for Late April

Unveiled back in February at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 (7.0) and (10.1) have just been postponed for the end of the month. Initially slated for a March release in the UK, the devices have been delayed for late April. The reasons behind the handset maker’s decision are unclea...

3 April 2012
11:01 GMT

Samsung GALAXY Note in White Coming to TELUS on April 4

Samsung introduced the Galaxy Note in Canada back in February. All three major carriers, TELUS, Rogers and Bell added the smartphone to their portfolios.Just like the AT&T variant, the Canadian version comes with an enhanced processor and a slightly different design in comparison with the European model.Starting Apri...

2 April 2012
20:01 GMT

Samsung Galaxy S 4G Goes Live at Mobilicity for $399 CAD

It appears that Samsung made a deal with Mobilicity, which provides the latter access to the latest products launched by the South Korean company, but only if the carrier offers its customers one or more older devices first. Even if this speculation is not entirely accurate, the fact remains that regional Canadian c...

2 April 2012
15:01 GMT

Samsung GALAXY Pocket Approved by FCC, Headed to AT&T

Samsung announced the Galaxy Pocket budget-friendly smartphone two months ago, but the handset has yet to make its entrance on the market. Although the handset maker did not reveal that the smartphone might be slated for a North American release, the folks at Engadget have recently spotted the Galaxy Pocket at FCC (...

2 April 2012
12:01 GMT

Samsung Galaxy W Receiving “Value Pack” Update in Europe

Shortly after Samsung announced the availability of “Value Pack” update for Galaxy S in South Korea, European Android users have started to report that the Galaxy W is getting the custom pack as well. The folks over at SamMobile claim that Samsung has started the rollout of the first “Value Pack&rd...

30 March 2012
04:33 GMT

Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G Now Available at T-Mobile USA for $120 on Contract

T-Mobile USA launched the Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G about a week ago, but the smartphone was only available in select retail stores. Starting today, the Galaxy S Blaze 4G can be purchased online and in all T-Mobile retail stores for as low as $119.99 (90 EUR), after a $50 mail-in rebate and with a new two-year agree...

29 March 2012
13:01 GMT

Samsung Galaxy S Gets Official “Value Pack” with ICS Features

It has been confirmed that one of the most popular Android smartphones available on the market, Samsung Galaxy S would never receive an Ice Cream Sandwich upgrade. The South Korean company issued a statement claiming that the Galaxy S does not feature the necessary hardware to smoothly run Android 4.0 operating syst...

29 March 2012
02:01 GMT

Samsung GALAXY Tab 2 (10.1) Gets FCC Approval

Unveiled back in February at the Mobile World Congress 2012 in Barcelona, Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 (10.1) has just been spotted at the FCC (Federal Communications Commission). According to Samsung's documents filed at FCC, this is the HSPA+ version model number GT-P5100. It appears that the device has received appr...

28 March 2012
23:01 GMT

Samsung GALAXY Note with LTE Support Coming to Japan on April 6 via NTT Docomo

Samsung and Japanese operator NTT Docomo have just announced they have teamed up to offer the carrier’s customers the Galaxy Note SC-05D Android smartphone. At first glance, this is an LTE version of the standard Samsung Galaxy Note, which is now available in most regions of the world. However, this would be...

28 March 2012
19:01 GMT

Samsung Galaxy Beam Goes on Pre-Order in the UK

We reported last week that a Samsung spokesperson confirmed that the Galaxy Beam smartphone with pico projector would arrive in India sometime in April. However, it appears that Android enthusiasts living in the UK will be able to get their hands on the Galaxy Beam as well. The folks at Phandroid have just learned t...

28 March 2012
05:29 GMT

Samsung Galaxy Ace Plus Goes Cheaper in India, Now Bundled with Free Bluetooth Headset

For whatever reasons, Samsung initially launched the Galaxy Ace Plus about two weeks ago. The smartphone was available until recently for Rs 16,275 (325 USD or 250 EUR) outright, but it appears that Indian retailers cut down the Galaxy Ace Plus price. According to the guys over at AndroidOS, Flipkart is now offering...

27 March 2012
20:01 GMT

Samsung Galaxy Pocket Coming Soon to India

Officially unveiled earlier this month, Samsung Galaxy Pocket has yet to make its debut on the smartphone market. Unfortunately, the handset maker did not reveal the phone’s release date. However, the folks over at AndroidOS have just learned that the Galaxy Pocket is currently on “Coming Soon” at ...

27 March 2012
18:31 GMT

Videotron Offers a Free GALAXY Nexus upon Each GALAXY Tab 10.1 Purchase

Regional operator Videotron has just kicked off an interesting deal for Android fans. The Canadian carrier has recently launched the Samsung Galaxy Nexus and the Galaxy Tab 10.1 4G, and is now trying to raise the hype around these devices. Starting today, customers who are into these Android devices can purchase the...

27 March 2012
16:01 GMT

Costco Offers $69.99 BOGO Deal on Samsung GALAXY S Blaze 4G

With only one day until Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G goes live through all T-Mobile USA retail channels, Costco is making an interesting offer to customers looking for a cheap 4G-enabled smartphone. The US-based major retailer included the Galaxy S Blaze 4G in a BOGO deal (buy one get one for free), which means custome...

27 March 2012
10:31 GMT

Official MIUI ROM for Samsung GALAXY Nexus Now Available for Download

The first MIUI ROM for Samsung Galaxy Nexus has just been released online and is now available for download. Although it’s still in beta, this ROM is less laggy than last week’s version. However, don’t expect it to be as smooth as ICS builds officially released by Google. One of the most popular c...

27 March 2012
05:29 GMT

U.S. Cellular Intros Samsung GALAXY Tab 10.1, Its First 4G LTE Device

As expected, U.S. Cellular has just announced the immediate availability of its first 4G LTE device, the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1. Customers can purchase the tablet starting today for only $399.99 (300 EUR) after a $100 (75 EUR) mail-in rebate. However, this is a time-limited offer, though the carrier did not unveil ...

22 March 2012
16:01 GMT

Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G Available at T-Mobile USA (Sort of)

As expected, Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G has just hit shelves in the United States via T-Mobile. Well, sort of, as the smartphone is only available for purchase at some of the carrier’s retail locations. For the time being, there’s no telling which locations are currently selling the 4G-enabled smartphone,...

22 March 2012
14:01 GMT

Samsung Galaxy Ace 2 Confirmed for May at O2 UK

Although we have hoped that Samsung will launch the Galaxy Ace 2 next month, it appears that O2 won’t be able to release the smartphone until May. SoMobile reports that the Galaxy Ace 2 is now on “Coming Soon” page at O2 UK with a May release tag attached to it. It’s unclear if this is Samsun...

22 March 2012
11:21 GMT

Samsung Officially Confirms Android 4.0 ICS for GALAXY Note in Q2 2012

We already reported that Samsung plans to postpone the Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich update for Galaxy Note for Q2 2012, though the company had yet to confirm it.Today, the South Korean handset maker came forward with an official statement that states a “Premium Suite” upgrade for Galaxy Note will be dep...

22 March 2012
01:52 GMT

Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 Arrives at Videotron for $550 CAD Off-Contract

Videotron is trying to improve its portfolio with lots of 4G devices. The Canadian carrier recently launched the HTC Radar 4G, and today it has debuted the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 4G tablet.Regional operator's customers can purchase the slate starting today for up to $550 CAD outright. In addition, the carrier a...

21 March 2012
18:09 GMT


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