We’re set to see a whole lot more of Sundar Pichai in his new role as the head of Android later this week at Google’s I/O keynote. Before that, Pichai spoke to Wired and talked a little about what we will see later this week, the future of Android, slow Android updates and how Android and Chrome can live together. Admittedly it’s disappointing to hear… Read more
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=HVvczhM5KxI Samsung is introducing a new feature called SideSync, which basically makes your Samsung phone an extension of your PC. Not only can your mouse go off the edge of your computer screen and to your phone, but you can also copy text from your PC and paste it into your phone, and vice versa…. Read more
We all love new smartphones and many of us try to make sure we have the latest and greatest devices to share with our friends and family. However, what do you do when you run into an issue where the same manufacturer has several models that are basically the same phone? This is my dilemma with Samsung’s new Galaxy S 4. I’ve considered purchasing the… Read more
I know what you’re thinking. “All Samsung phones are camera phones! They all have cameras!” Yes, you’re right, but they’re dinky little phone sensors. According to information gathered by SamMobile, Samsung is planning to make a true “camera phone” with a bigger camera sensor. The Galaxy S 4 Zoom will have a 16MP sensor, not unlike the one in the Galaxy… Read more
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=W5TZQZFjEIo#! Samsung is doing what other companies struggle to do: make good commercials with a focus on their product’s features. Samsung’s first ad is called Grad Photo, which shows off their new Eraser Shot feature. It allows you to remove people from photos by taking multiple photos. In the… Read more
We finally have our hands on the Samsung Galaxy S 4! And we are so excited about it, we filmed an unboxing of the device. In the video you’ll see everything that comes in the box with the Galaxy S 4. I also go through the initial set up (there is A LOT of setup) of the device and give a tour of the hardware on this beast. I was immediately struck… Read more
There was a big controversy going on about the Samsung Galaxy S 4 only having 8.8GB of memory available out of the 16GB it ships with. Though it has a microSD slot, a lot of content can’t be transferred. Games, Play Store media, and more live only on internal memory, and 8.8GB is very little. TouchWiz has gotten bigger, so why hasn’t memory accommodated… Read more
Samsung is no stranger to the budget phone, but they tend to release too many. And not just too many different models, but too mane models that are nearly identical. Here is the Samsung Galaxy Core, which is a low end smartphone with nothing to differentiate it from the competition aside from some fancy software tricks learned from the Galaxy S 4. With… Read more
Samsung’s new commercial is for their Galaxy S 4 and is set at a graduation pool party. As most Samsung commercials, it actually shows the features in real scenarios, something many other companies (smartphone or not) really have to learn. For example, in one shot, the guy answers his phone by waving his arm above it because his hands were covered in… Read more
Verizon is rolling an update out to their Samsung Galaxy Note II, and it’s a big one. Its build I605VRAMC3 and weighs in at a hefty 246MB, because it’s a bump to a new Android version. No, it isn’t 4.2, but it is 4.1.2 Jelly Bean. It isn’t a major change, but Samsung did include a few nice changes in the TouchWiz software. For example, multi… Read more
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