Items tagged with Samsung
It may not be the much-anticipated Galaxy Nexus, but today Verizon Wireless and Samsung introduced a new smartphone that is sure to attract the attention of budget-conscious customers. The new Samsung Illusion will be available starting tomorrow for $79.99 with a new two-year customer agreement. If you're willing to...
Read more...
Did you know that Samsung has redesigned, ever so slightly, the Galaxy Tab 10.1 for release in Germany? That's an area where the company has hit serious backlash with Apple, and in order to avoid sales bans, the Galaxy Tab 10.1N was born. It isn't too different than the 10" Android slate that's already on sale in much of the world. But, some...
Read more...
Remember Surface? That's Microsoft's over-the-top tabletop, and while most installations have been far too pricey for the average consumer, the Samsung SUR40 is taking one step closer to making it more acceptable. It's the next generation is Surface, and it's available for pre-order through Samsung resellers in 23 countries worldwide including...
Read more...
Shares of Rambus are down more than 50 percent today after a jury trial on Wednesday found Micron and Hynix Semiconductor not guilty of price fixing. Rambus had sued the two manufacturers for over $12 billion, claiming that they formed “a secret and unlawful conspiracy to kill a revolutionary technology, make...
Read more...
AT&T's LTE markets are on the move, but it's going to require LTE hardware to really get people hooked. The company just revealed their second 4G LTE-enabled tablet for customers, the Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9. Customers will be able to pick it up in stores and online starting Nov. 20th, and for a limited time, customers who select a Samsung...
Read more...
Not too long ago, we took an in-depth, hands-on look at the unlocked version of the Samsung Galaxy S II smartphone. At the time, the phone wasn't available in the US, so we weren't able to show you a hands-on video of a US version of the phone. Now, however, the Samsung Galaxy S II is available through Sprint, AT&T, and T-Mobile. All of...
Read more...
Not too long ago, we took an in-depth, hands-on look at the unlocked version of the Samsung Galaxy S II smartphone. At the time, the phone wasn't available in the US, so we weren't able to show you a hands-on video of a US version of the phone. Now, however, the Samsung Galaxy S II is available through Sprint, AT&T, and T-Mobile. All of...
Read more...
AT&T, together with HTC and Samsung, announced the first LTE smartphones that will be available for the wireless carrier. Starting next week, you'll have the option of picking up the HTC Vivid or the Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket and surfing the web from AT&T's 4G LTE network (where coverage is available, of course). The official release...
Read more...
Oh, the smartphone wars. Every quarter, analytical companies evaluate smartphone shipments, and this time around, it looks like Samsung has a lot to celebrate. After entering the smartphone wars around a year ago, the company has managed to increase overall marketshare from around 9% to just under 24%. Based on the...
Read more...
Samsung's new line of advanced internal solid state drives (SSDs), the SSD 830 series, is now available. The Samsung SSD 830 Series utilize a high-performance Serial ATA Revision 3.0 interface which doubles the data bandwidth of its predecessor, the SSD 470 series. With this new interface, the drives can offer random read speeds up to 80,000...
Read more...
Apple sells millions of iOS-based products every quarter, and they managed to sell four million iPhone 4S smartphones on the opening weekend. But guess what? Samsung sells a lot of phones, too, and they're interested in telling you just that. The company has just celebrated the sale of their 30 millionth Galaxy S / S II device, and it seems...
Read more...
Both analysts and Apple are warning that the price of hard drives, which has already been creeping upwards the past few weeks, could jump significantly in Q4 due to catastrophic floods taking place in Thailand. During Apple's conference call this week, CEO Tim Cook said: ""Like many others, we source many components...
Read more...
Microsoft's general counsel and deputy general counsel (Brad Smith and Horacio Gutierrez) have co-written a new blog entry detailing Microsoft's latest licensing achievement. Yesterday's broad cross-licensing agreement with Compal Electronics means that Microsoft has now negotiated licensing terms with the ODMs...
Read more...
We all knew Samsung wouldn't introduce an LTE-enabled Galaxy Nexus last week without having a Verizon Wireless SIM card up their sleeve, right? Just a few days later than expected, VZW has announced that they will indeed be a carrier for the Galaxy Nexus -- making them the first carrier in the States to fess up. A few UK carriers as well as...
Read more...
Apple's lawsuits against Samsung and HTC have drawn commentary that the company might be attempting to litigate its competitors out of the market rather than relying on the free market to decide who had superior products. The new, authorized Steve Jobs biography, however, paints the company's legal actions in a different light. Jobs is famous...
Read more...
Just a couple of weeks ago, Samsung announced the Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus--without a lot of details, and without any word on pricing or a U.S. launch date. Today, we’ve learned that U.S. customers can nab a Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus (16GB) on November 13th for $399.99. Pre-orders can be made as early as October 23rd. The devices will feature the...
Read more...
We’ve just recently mentioned the Samsung Galaxy Nexus release and the never-ending Apple-versus-Samsung legal battles (which Apple is currently winning), and here the ‘twain do meet: According to the Yonhap News Agency, Samsung’s mobile chief Shin Jong-kyun (pictured below) stated that the Galaxy Nexus was designed to avoid...
Read more...
Although the patent wars between Apple and its various competitors sometimes seems to border on the ridiculous with an endless stream of suits and counter-suits, one trend is emerging: Apple has been winning lately. Most recently, the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) ruled in favor of Apple in HTC’s suit against Apple for allegedly...
Read more...
Enterprise is important, too, you know? So does Samsung, who took the opportunity this week to unveil a new Enterprise Alliance Program, hailed as a new ecosystem for enterprise mobility partners. Jongshin Kim, Vice President of Media Solution Center at Samsung Electronics, explained it as such: "We are delighted to announce our enterprise...
Read more...
Last week, we told you that Google and Samsung were postponing an event out of respect for Steve Job's recent passing. Now, the two companies are ready to reschedule this event. On October 19, Samsung and Google are expected to reveal the Nexus Prime smartphone and Google's latest version of Android known as Ice Cream...
Read more...
You have to suspect that companies are running out of clever names for devices when Samsung and Verizon Wireless settle on "Stratosphere" for their latest high-end smartphone. This particular handset is a member of the rapidly-expanding Galaxy S line, boasting a 4" Super AMOLED Display, 1GHz processor, a 5-row QWERTY...
Read more...
Why push out one tablet, when you can push out two? T-Mobile USA has just issued a new pair of tablets, both of which are "4G" (HSPA+) equipped and ship with Android 3.2 (Honeycomb). The new guys are the T-Mobile SpringBoard and the Galaxy Tab 10.1, a slate that's already been around the block on other carriers. The...
Read more...
