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Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 (10.1) Arrives in the US on May 13th

Officially, Samsung’s Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 tablet PC will become available for purchase in the United States on Sunday, May 13. In addition to confirming the release date for this device, Samsung also announced that it will become available with a price tag of $399.99 SRP (around 300 Euros) attached to it and tha...

12 May 2012
09:01 GMT

Samsung Galaxy Aurora Concept Shows What Galaxy S IV Might Look Like

Samsung’s Galaxy S III – the company’s latest Android flagship device – is getting ready to make an official appearance on shelves in late May, a perfect opportunity for enthusiasts to start dreaming of the next smatphone in line, the Galaxy S IV. Galaxy S III brings along top-of-the-line ha...

12 May 2012
07:02 GMT

Samsung Destroyed Evidence, Apple Claims

You'd think that with settlement talks on the way, Apple and Samsung would be less inclined to attack each other, but both companies are still more than eager to engage in mutual bashing. Apple and Samsung have started so many lawsuits against each other that we've practically lost count of how many diffe...

12 May 2012
04:30 GMT

Samsung Buys Cloud Streaming Provider mSpot

Seeing a company buy another is a common occurrence on the worldwide IT industry, like on every other layer of the economy really. Samsung is the one that made this kind of move, having scored a deal through which it will fully acquire mSpot Inc., a company from San Francisco. All of the latter's technological...

11 May 2012
16:31 GMT

SAMSUNG’s Chronos Series 7 Laptop with 17” FullHD Available in the US

Korean semiconductor and electronics giant Samsung has recently announced the Chronos Series 7 Laptop with 17” screen. Today we found out the prices and availability for the US on Samsung's own official website. The Chronos 7 Series is powered by Intel’s Ivy Bridge based Core i7-3615QM processor wit...

11 May 2012
04:17 GMT

Samsung Galaxy S III Up for Pre-Order at O2, Three and Vodafone UK

Samsung’s latest flagship Android smartphone, the Galaxy S III, is now up for pre-order in the UK via three of the country’s largest wireless carriers, namely O2, Three and Vodafone. The Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich-powered handset can now be seen available for pre-order at O2 UK for free specific Pay...

11 May 2012
01:25 GMT

Samsung Intros TVs with Phone and Tablet Support

Using your phone or tablet as a sort of remote control is possible on certain TVs, but not many, so Samsung figured it might as well launch a few more. The MHL (mobile high-definition link) standard is quite young, but has several supporters already : Nokia, Samsung, Silicon Image, Sony and Toshiba. Samsung has ju...

10 May 2012
16:51 GMT

55-Inch OLED TV Production Model Showcased by Samsung

That 55-inch OLED TV that we saw at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES 2012) might finally go up for sale. It appears that Samsung has officially introduced a production model of that display, praising the color reproduction in particular. Since the S9500 OLED TV, as it is called, lights each pixel individually, ...

10 May 2012
07:22 GMT

Galaxy S III to Land at T-Mobile Too, Video Shows

Samsung’s latest Android flagship device, the Galaxy S III, is expected to make it to the United States market sometime in summer on the airwaves of various wireless carriers out there. Apparently, T-Mobile will join the launch party as well, at least this is what info extracted from the video embedded above ...

10 May 2012
05:07 GMT

Android 4.0 ICS for Samsung Galaxy Note Now Available for Download

It looks like the long-awaited Ice Cream Sandwich update for Samsung Galaxy Note is finally over, as the rollout of the upgrade has just started. Although we don’t have any official confirmation, the guys over at SammyHub claim that several users have already received the update on their Galaxy Note devices. ...

10 May 2012
04:01 GMT

SAMSUNG Smart TVs Will Listen to Your Voice

In a move to counter all the publicity LG’s Google TVs are getting, Samsung has just announced the company’s partnership with voice recognition master Nuance, on its official website. Samsung’s dual-core powered Smart TV’s will get voice recognition and command abilities next to the facial an...

9 May 2012
14:41 GMT

Samsung’s Galaxy Note 10.1” to Feature a Higher Clocked Quad Core CPU

It seems that Korean giant Samsung was not quite satisfied with the performance of Android Ice Cream Sandwich on the big screen 10.1” Galaxy Note tablet when using a dual-core Cortex A9 ARM processor. So they reportedly decided to wait until the quad-core ARM CPU becomes available. Samsung’s Exyn...

9 May 2012
08:57 GMT

Quad-Core Exynos CPU Used in Galaxy Note 10.1, Not Dual-Core

Samsung's Galaxy Note, by the name alone, could be mistaken for a sort of electronic notepad or e-reader if it didn't have the “10.1” in its name and, of course, that quad-core Exynos CPU. But that's just the thing: the Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 was expected to have a dual-core processor a...

9 May 2012
08:17 GMT

Samsung SPH-L300 Spotted En-Route to Sprint

Mobile phone carrier Sprint is reportedly gearing up for the release of new devices capable of connecting to its 4G LTE network, one of which should arrive from Samsung. The device has already emerged online, featuring model number Samsung SPH-L300, and is said to run under Google’s Android 4.0.4 Ice Cream Sa...

8 May 2012
10:57 GMT

AT&T’s Galaxy Note Running Ice Cream Sandwich at CTIA

Samsung’s large Galaxy Note smartphone made an appearance on shelves at AT&T a few months ago, and it has been expected ever since to get a taste of the Ice Cream Sandwich platform, but it didn’t. Following a series of leaked Android 4.0 builds for the device, the phone itself was spotted at large with ...

8 May 2012
05:51 GMT

SAMSUNG Presents the Inside of 9-Series Notebook

Samsung has just presented the insides of the latest 9-Series slim notebook, on its official website. The laptop is more impressive than the well-known Apple MacBook Air.The very slim notebook is using a single-sided motherboard. Samsung says that this helps the entire system stay 16 percent slimmer than the usual do...

8 May 2012
04:57 GMT

Pricing of SIM-Free Galaxy S III in Australia Emerges

Last week, South Korean mobile phone maker Samsung made official its newest Android-based flagship device, the Galaxy S III, which should arrive on shelves in various markets around the world in before the month’s end. The mobile phone will be released in three different flavors, based on the amount of storag...

8 May 2012
04:47 GMT

Samsung and Qualcomm Partner on Wireless Charging

Samsung and Qualcomm, along with other industry leaders, have announced a partnership on the creation of the Alliance for Wireless Power (A4WP). The new organization was created to promote the standardization of wireless power transfer technology, to develop product testing, certification and regulatory compliance ...

8 May 2012
04:16 GMT

Samsung Tizen Device Showcased on Video

South Korean mobile phone maker Samsung has brought to the Tizen developer conference a developer device to showcase some of the main features of the platform. The handset vendor is one of the founding members of the Tizen OS, and it does not come as a surprise that it already had such devices in the works. The f...

8 May 2012
02:22 GMT

Samsung Rules the Dual Core ARM Processor Market

Korean giant Samsung is reportedly the ruler of the dual core ARM mobile processor market. This is no surprise, since the company is holding most of the smartphone market that is not Apple based. The analysis was done by Strategy Analytics and the results represent the market status of the year 2011. Dual core mob...

7 May 2012
18:17 GMT

Samsung Publishes Highlights of Galaxy S III’s Launch Event

Last week, South Korean mobile phone maker Samsung unveiled to the world its latest flagship device powered by Google’s Android operating system, the Galaxy S III. The handset was made official during an Unpacked event held in London, UK, and packs state-of-the-art technology to deliver a better experience th...

7 May 2012
13:11 GMT

Samsung’s Windows Phone 8 Devices with Galaxy S III-Like Performance

South Korean mobile phone maker Samsung is getting ready for the release of great Windows Phone 8 devices later this year, the latest reports on the matter suggest. Following rumors on the possibility that the company was considering using Galaxy S III hardware to power the Windows Phone 8 products, some more info ...

7 May 2012
07:46 GMT

European Galaxy S III to Support AT&T and T-Mobile Bands

Last week, Samsung launched a new Android-based device in its highly popular Galaxy S lineup, the much expected Galaxy S III. The latest flagship Android-based mobile phone from South Korean handset vendor is expected to make its debut on shelves in Europe at the end of this month, while set to arrive in the United...

7 May 2012
02:32 GMT

Opera Mini Now Available on Samsung’s bada Phones

South Korean mobile phone maker Samsung and Opera Software have announced that the Opera Mini mobile browser is now available for download for all bada and Android-based Samsung mobile phones. The mobile application was made available for the handset vendor’s users through the Samsung Apps portal, the dedicat...

5 May 2012
11:51 GMT

Samsung Proudly Shows Its 32 nm Manufacturing Process

Korean company Samsung has started mass production of Apple’s A5 ARM processor that powers the company’s popular iPAD 2 tablet. The move will have a serious impact on Apple's per-chip cost, but, more importantly, it proves once again how important it is to have a contract with a modern foundry using ...

4 May 2012
08:21 GMT

GALAXY S III Coming Soon to Vodafone UK, 32GB Flavor Exclusive to It

Vodafone UK is one of the wireless carriers who have already confirmed plans to add the new Samsung Galaxy S III smartphone to their networks. The operator has already listed the new device on its website, offering users the possibility to register for updates on its availability. While no specific info on when t...

4 May 2012
04:39 GMT

Samsung Galaxy S III Sign-Up Page Now Live in the US

A few hours following the official unveiling of the Galaxy S III, Samsung has debuted a sign-up page for the mobile phone in the United States. All users interested in the device can head there to enter their name and email address to receive details on when it will become available for purchase. Samsung lists al...

4 May 2012
02:18 GMT

First Samsung Galaxy S III Video Ad Emerges

Today, Samsung made official its newest Android-based flagship handset, the Galaxy S III, during a press event in London, and the first video ad with the device is now available for your viewing pleasure. Rocking a 4.8'' Super AMOLED Plus HD screen and a 1.4GHz quad-core application processor, the device fe...

3 May 2012
15:14 GMT

TSMC Trying to Get Apple on Their Side with 20nm Tech

Taiwanese semiconductor manufacturing company TSMC is reportedly trying to impress Apple with their new technologies in a bid to convince the Cupertino-based gadget maker to move its CPU orders away from Samsung. Currently, Samsung’s foundry is busy churning out Apple’s CPUs and Samsung’s own Exyn...

3 May 2012
12:51 GMT

Samsung Patents Dual-Screen Tablets

We've seen a few dual-panel tablets over the past couple of years, but the design concept wasn't patented by anyone, so Samsung figured it might as well do it itself. The patent submitted with the USPTO (US Patent and Trademark Office) includes the sketches for the tablet type, showing it both open and cl...

3 May 2012
05:36 GMT

Samsung Series 9 Ultrabook Pre-Released

The Samsung Series 9 NP900X4C ultrabook has been added to the website of the company's UK division, so sit back and enjoy the ride as we say what is what. This item may just be one of the best-looking super-thin mobile PCs yet, but we'll let everyone draw their own conclusions. So, without any more delay...

3 May 2012
04:19 GMT

Samsung's Bada Platform Has Only 1 Year Left to Live – Report

Samsung’s bada platform for smartphones is still strong on the market. Unfortunately, while the growth of the platform was great since its launch, it wasn’t as impressive as Android. Eldar Murtazin thinks that Samsung is tempted to cut short any further development of bada smartphones. Moreover, the Murt...

2 May 2012
10:51 GMT

Inventory Listing Confirms Two Galaxy S III Color Versions

Samsung Galaxy S III, the next flagship Android device from the South Korean mobile phone maker, is expected to arrive on shelves in at least two color versions, the latest reports on the matter suggest. Expected to become official as soon as tomorrow, the smartphone should be launched in the UK via The Carphone Wa...

2 May 2012
10:00 GMT

GALAXY S III Screen Protector Supposedly Confirms 4.8’’ Display

Tomorrow, South Korean mobile phone maker Samsung Electronics will make official the next generation Galaxy smartphone, supposedly called Galaxy S III. The company hasn’t offered official confirmation on what the device would feature in terms of hardware, but a recent leak is meant to offer weight to supposit...

2 May 2012
08:40 GMT

Samsung Series 7 Gamer Notebook Strides Forth

Samsung put its laptop-making expertise to good use when it made the Series 7 Gamer, creating a nice, large notebook that, nonetheless, isn't a pain to carry around. Series 7 obviously points at the 7-Series chipsets that Intel launched, to back the new central processing units (Ivy Bridge CPUs). The quad-co...

2 May 2012
05:03 GMT

Verizon’s Galaxy S III Spotted in UAProf with Qualcomm S4 CPU

Verizon Wireless is one of the mobile phone carriers in the United States to plan the release of Samsung’s Galaxy S III smartphone on its network, the latest reports on the matter suggest. A recently leaked roadmap from the operator has already unveiled such plans, and a recent leak appears to confirm that. ...

2 May 2012
01:59 GMT

Samsung and Apple to Settle Squabble on May 21/22

After months and months of almost constant tensions, and several clashes in court, Samsung and Apple have finally chosen when they will meet and try to bury the metaphorical hatchet, officially anyway. That Apple and Samsung have decided to try and stop their ongoing fights is something we learned about earlier thi...

30 April 2012
10:00 GMT

Samsung’s First Windows Phone 8 to Sport Galaxy S III Hardware

South Korean mobile phone maker Samsung is nearing the release of a new Android-based flagship smartphone, the Galaxy S III, which could be the foundation for the designing of the next Windows Phone devices. Rumor has it that the vendor plans on releasing Windows Phone 8 devices soon, maybe before the end of this y...

30 April 2012
06:41 GMT

Apple Racing a Single Rival to Smartphone Supremacy

Strategy Analytics has rolled out the latest research regarding global smartphone shipments, acknowledging a 41 percent growth annually to reach 145 million units in the first quarter of 2012. The figures are a direct result of Samsung and Apple together capturing more than half of the global smartphone shipments. T...

30 April 2012
05:31 GMT

Global Semiconductor Market Grew 3.7% in 2011

International Data Corporation (IDC) has made public its latest Worldwide Semiconductor Applications Forecaster (SAF) today. The company’s market analysis shows that the entire semiconductor market grew a modest 3.7 percent in the last year. This 3.7% may seem small and it really is a modest growth, but consid...

30 April 2012
04:20 GMT

Galaxy S III to Sport a 4.8’’ Screen, New Photo Unveils

Samsung Galaxy S III, the next generation high-end Android smartphone from the South Korean mobile phone maker, is expected to arrive on shelves with a large, 4.8-inch touchscreen display, the latest reports on the matter suggest. The info arrives via a leaked image with what appears to be the final design of Samsu...

30 April 2012
03:11 GMT

Samsung Patents Emotions, Robot Crossing Guards

After seeing all sorts of patent applications getting passed, we wouldn't be surprised if someone actually placed one for, say, air and breathing, so we couldn't resist wording the title like that. Samsung isn't literally trying to patent emotions. Besides the fact that it would be completely absurd ...

27 April 2012
08:36 GMT

HDD Crisis Was Fake: Seagate and Western Digital Post Big Profits

Hard drive manufacturers Seagate Technology and Western Digital have reported great financial results after such a prolonged hard disk drive “crisis.”  There was always talk about the fact that hard disk drives are so cheap, that the profitability of the manufacturers is getting low enough to limit t...

26 April 2012
18:41 GMT

And Here Is Samsung's Updated Chronos 17-Inch Laptop

The status of the 15.6-inch Chronos laptop equipped with an Intel Ivy Bridge CPU may be undecided, but that doesn't go for the Chronos 17 700Z. Sure, Samsung didn't provide any availability date, nor a price, but that doesn't change the fact that the product has, in fact, been formally launched. "Fo...

26 April 2012
07:45 GMT

Samsung's 15-Inch Chronos Laptop Gets Ivy Bridge

Now that Intel's third-generation Core i5 and Core i7 central processing units are almost ready to ship, Samsung is busy updating its eligible product lines. Intel ended up launching more Ivy Bridge CPUs than some people expected, both for desktops and mobile personal computers. Sure, a questionable design d...

26 April 2012
06:04 GMT

Tablets Getting Optical Drives, Trade-Offs Not Such a Big Deal

Just a day after the world learned about the impending decision to leave optical drives out of ultrabooks, Samsung has announced a DVD writer designed specifically for them, as well as slates. For those that haven't heard about it yet, HP, Dell and ASUS have reportedly decided to make ultrabooks (super-thin an...

26 April 2012
03:49 GMT

SAMSUNG Intros World’s Thinnest Optical Disc Drive For UltraBooks and Tablets

Korean company Samsung Electronics has reportedly introduced today the new slim external DVD-Writer called SE-218BB. This optical disc drive (ODD) sets the industry standard for thin ultra portable DVD-Writer drives. Built with Intel’s UltraBooks in mind, the SE-218BB will join a new generation of slim laptop ...

25 April 2012
17:02 GMT

Price of OLED Screens Will Fall in 2013

Japanese company Matsushita Corporation, owner of the Panasonic brand, has reportedly announced that it is investing up to $370 million to build the sixth generation pilot and the 8.5 generation of OLED R&D manufacturing lines. OLED seems to be taking ages to become mainstream technology, but despite the fact we&rsqu...

25 April 2012
10:05 GMT

DRAM Makers Stop Cutting Prices, Cause Rebound

Elpida's situation continues to be worrisome, so now we get to see something similar to what happened late last month. For those who forgot, DRAM prices went up a little bit in late March because of Elpida's bankruptcy. Now, it looks like contract prices for DRAM chips and modules have risen again. Hy...

24 April 2012
09:59 GMT

Samsung Details Android 4.0 ICS Update for US Carriers

Although all US-based carriers promised they would deploy the Ice Cream Sandwich update for some of the devices in their portfolios, few were able to roll out the Android 4.0 upgrade. While this is not necessarily their fault, most customers are blaming their carriers for not being able to deliver the latest version...

24 April 2012
09:28 GMT


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