Update: We’re seeing the update for our Galaxy S III through Kies. Check it out in the image below! A few weeks ago the T-Mobile Galaxy S III got its update to Jelly Bean, but users on AT&T and Verizon have been patiently waiting. Well, Android Central is reporting that the update is now rolling out via Samsung’s Kies software. We have an AT&T model… Read more
Well, it looks like Samsung is ready to begin its North American Jelly Bean rollout for the Galaxy S III. Though it’s not the US, Samsung Canada has just released a statement via Twitter that the Jelly Bean update will begin its rollout December 3rd. That hits their previous predicted timeframe of “before the holidays,” something we can all appreciate…. Read more
The biggest shopping day of the year is next week, and a newly leaked ad reveals that Sprint has a few tricks up its sleeve. A supposed leak of their Black Friday ad shows that they will be offering both the Galaxy Nexus and Galaxy Victory for free with two-year contract. That’s right, between the 23rd and 25th, you can grab a decent mid-range phone on… Read more
Black Friday and all its savings goodness is right around the corner, so there’s no better time to get a cell phone. Those looking to go high-end on the Android front but aren’t willing to pay $200 should look to Sam’s Club this Black Friday. A new ad shows that the store will be offering Samsung’s Galaxy S III for only $0.96, a steal considering it… Read more
Samsung’s Galaxy Note II is the hot Android device right now (other than the Nexus 4, of course), and Samsung now has some numbers to back it up. 3 million Note IIs have been sold already, an astonishing number considering the size of the device. Sure, it probably won’t be able to match the Galaxy S IIIs 20 million in 100 days record, but being… Read more
As with all rumored timeframes for Android updates, we urge you to take this with a grain of salt. A new report from The Examiner states a Samsung spokesperson indicates US Galaxy S III variant will be the last to receive the update to Android 4.1 Jelly Bean upgrade. The report states that “save for Sprint,” the update for T-Mobile, Verizon,… Read more
Just about 2 years ago, in 2010 (seems like such a long time ago, no?), I purchased my first Android device. After playing with my friends DROID, I needed to have one of my own, and purchased a Samsung Captivate. At the time, it was the super phone to have. It featured the original Super AMOLED display, a 1GHz processor, a 5MP camera, and I could not… Read more
Samsung’s Galaxy S III was easily the most anticipated phone this year, and now Samsung has some numbers to back it up. Total operating profit came in at a large $5.86 billion, with one major factor pushing the number: smartphone sales. Leading phones included the aforementioned Galaxy S III, along with the mystical phablet Galaxy Note. With the Galaxy… Read more
There have been lots of disappointing news from Verizon in regards to their soon-to-be released Samsung Galaxy S III. First, we found out that Verizon’s S III has an encrypted bootloader. Then, Verizon quietly moved their release date for their device from the 10th to the 12th. Now, it looks as though online orders for the device are also being… Read more
So far, Samsung’s Galaxy S III rollout in the US has been a pretty rough one. All the carriers have had one issue or another, sometimes not even letting us know what was going to happen in the first place. Staged launches are beginning today, but Verizon has been pretty mum on the situation. Now we have at least one new tidbit, as all new orders of the… Read more
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