Samsung motioned a “rugged” version of the Galaxy S 4 in a pretty unenthusiastic way, more of a side note than an anything exciting. However, after it was mentioned, rumors have been flying. And this may be the first look we get at the device. With a red full metal shell with some (sexy) exposed bolts and black inserts at the top and bottom, it’s a… Read more
According to new a report out of SamMobile, Samsung is making plans to give the Galaxy S III many of the features included in the new Galaxy S 4. Thanks to newly leaked I9300XXUFME3 4.2.2 firmware, this new update gives us some insight as to the features that will be included if and when Samsung ultimately decides to seed this to the world. All… Read more
It looks like Verizon customers will soon be able to join the club as a proud owner of a Samsung Galaxy S 4. Verizon has already moved up the date for the S 4 release, but now it seems some users who pre-ordered the device, are receiving notifications that their new Galaxy S 4 has shipped. This is great news as many Verizon customers, including… Read more
The friends from SamMobile leaked some interesting information Friday morning bringing use an image and specs for a purported Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 8.0. If you recall, Samsung recently made official the Galaxy Tab 3 7.0 with specs that we were less than excited about. For what it’s worth, benchmarking has demonstrated that this new Tab 3 7.0 is… Read more
According to Samsung CEO JK Shin, the Galaxy S 4 is on fire with sales expected to hit the 10 million mark less than four weeks after its launch. If Shin’s prediction is accurate and we suspect he would know best, the Galaxy S 4 will beat its predecessor, the Galaxy S III to the 10 million mark by almost three weeks. “It is selling much faster than the… Read more
Google Wallet has been somewhat of an exclusive club, and there is nothing good about that. Not many devices support the service, and all the devices that do are exclusive to Sprint and some smaller carriers. Google Wallet has failed to expand, the biggest reason being the other three big carriers all supporting Isis mobile payment over Wallet. However,… Read more
Oh how the mighty have fallen as another piece of bad news surfaces for the BlackBerry crowd as new figures suggest the once giant smartphone OS has dropped to fourth in global shipments. There’s no question that Android at 75% and iOS at 17.3% of the total global smartphone market in the first quarter 2013 have the clear lead. Still, Microsoft saw an… Read more
Samsung is reversing their position of sorts as it pertains to the available memory on the 16GB Galaxy S 4 telling CNET UK: “As one of the most advanced smartphones on the market, the Samsung Galaxy S4 uses part of its internal memory to bring our customers its innovative and unique features. We appreciate this issue being raised and we will improve… Read more
For those that are stock Android enthusiasts, nothing is better than a Nexus device. But we’re sure you’re jealous of the Samsung Galaxy S 4 hardware. Fortunately, now you can have both. Google announced a version of the Samsung Galaxy S 4 with completely stock Android 4.2, with the true Nexus experience. Not only that, but it’ll get prompt software… Read more
Samsung’s brand recognition is once again paying off as an unnamed Samsung executive says the handset is the fastest selling in company history. According to the exec who spoke to Korea’s Chosun Ilbo newspaper, the company shipping four million Galaxy S 4 units between April 26th and April 30th, and as of May 10th has already shipped more than 6… Read more
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