Samsung is a Korea based company that was founded in 1938, and is one of the most popular and successful electronics companies in the world. Like its most businesses, Samsung's mobile division creates products that are widely sold all over the world. Today Samsung smartphones are powered by Google's Android OS and Samsung's own BADA OS. Some popular Samsung devices include Nexus S, Galaxy S series, and more. Read our Samsung coverage for the latest news, reviews and videos about Samsung smartphones:
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by Stephen Schenck | May 23, 2012 11:13 AMCarriers in the US don't have the best track record when it comes to offering a full selection of smartphones for their prepaid plans. Besides just cutting down on the sheer number of phones available, that can mean severely reduced options when we're dealing with anything but a plain slate form factor. If you're still not enamored with the idea of on-screen keyboards, AT&T and its GoPhone prepaid program are getting a new option that may be right up your alley, adding a new QWERTY slider Android to the lineup. Samsung's Galaxy Appeal is a relatively low-end Gingerbread-running Android,...
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by Anton D. Nagy | May 23, 2012 4:23 AMWhen the S Voice application, which launched together with the Samsung Galaxy S III, leaked and was made available for the masses -- at least those running ICS-powered Android devices -- many have jumped to download, install and take the application for a spin just to later find out that there were some network errors which led everyone to believe Samsung was blocking the service. While there was a fairly easy workaround, Samsung itself admitted that they are indeed blocking the offering. According to the manufacturer, they are indeed blocking S Voice and it is because "Samsung Electronics ...
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by Anton D. Nagy | May 23, 2012 2:39 AMWhen we were in Barcelona to check out the Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1, the follow-up to the Galaxy Tab 10.1 -- or the Galaxy Note phablet -- packed, at that moment, a 1.4GHz dual-core processor and a stylus which was separated by the tablet with no way of incorporating it. Then came all the rumors of hardware modifications Samsung might do before the tablet reaches the market and today we get the chance to see and read about some of those changes. The images were snapped at a recent Samsung event and, as far as the internals are concerned, the revamped Galaxy Tab 10.1 will feature a quad-core...
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by Stephen Schenck | May 22, 2012 12:35 PMSo it begins: while the big European launch for Samsung's Galaxy S III is still a week away, reports have started trickling-in of retailers in other markets already making the smartphone available for purchase, giving a few lucky customers the opportunity to take home some of the first GS3s to reach retail. Apparently the Galaxy S III is being openly sold at stores in Dubai, UAE. This looks to be more than just a matter of rogue employees letting the handsets slip out a few days early, as promotional materials are reportedly up and advertising the phone's current availability. The start ...
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by Anton D. Nagy | May 22, 2012 8:43 AMIt appears that S Voice was only the first application to be extracted from the upcoming Samsung Galaxy S III. With the Pandora's Box now open, all important and interesting goodies from the Samsung flagship have been ripped out and made available by the community for you to try on your Android-powered non-Galaxy S III smartphone. Heading over to the source link below you will surely find something to your liking. They have Accuweather, stock analog clock, stock digital clock, video player, YouTube app, GTalk, FM radio, ringtones and wallpapers, all belonging to the Samsung Galaxy S III. Oh...
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by Anton D. Nagy | May 22, 2012 3:17 AMThe Samsung Galaxy S III is one of those select few devices which really needs no introduction. The only thing bothering most of those who can't wait to get their phone is why can't they get their unit faster. If you are in the U.S. and can't/don't want to wait until the American carriers bring whatever variant of the phone they will (and you don't fancy importing one either) you can now pre-oder it from Amazon. It's a little expensive: $799.99, and that's for the 16GB variant but you will get a SIM-free, unlocked, no-contract phone once it will be released, according to Amazon, on June 1, ...
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by Brandon Miniman | May 21, 2012 3:50 PMThe original Samsung Focus was a Windows Phone 7 "Series" launch device back in 2010, and it helped to set the pace for what has been a very warm reception of Microsoft's new mobile platform. The Focus was great because it was thin and light, had fantastic performance, and had a particularly high level of screen sensitivity, which made navigation super fluid. Overall, it did Windows Phone justice. When Samsung and AT&T announced the Focus 2, we had high expectations. While not the most impressively-spec'ed phones on the market, the Focus 2 has a capable 1.4GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon CPU wi...
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by Stephen Schenck | May 21, 2012 1:15 PMIn just a couple months' time, the 2012 Summer Olympics will be kicking-off, allowing with the requisite media frenzy that goes right along with it. Companies will be looking to capitalize on the Games in a major way, and sponsors have shelled-out big bucks to get their names affiliated with the event. Samsung is one of those companies that intends to promote its products with plenty of Olympic tie-ins, and we've already learned that its Galaxy S III is to be the official smartphone of the Games, with a special Olympic edition being made available to athletes so that they can use the handset's...
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by Anton D. Nagy | May 21, 2012 8:18 AMIt was good while it lasted! The S Voice application from the upcoming Samsung Galaxy S III was extracted from the shipping ROM that was leaked and was made available to other Android devices. According to reports, it was working pretty well on ICS-powered phone, like the Samsung Galaxy Nexus, that is until Samsung blocked the servers. According to recent reports, users on non-Galaxy S III devices are getting errors when trying to operate the leaked S Voice app. According to the community, the application sends out a lot of information to the servers, including your device's make and model,...
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by Anton D. Nagy | May 21, 2012 7:50 AMThe Story of the Samsung Galaxy S III is rather impressive: after months of anticipation there was a great unveiling in London, then the phone got rooted way before hitting the shelves, its shipping ROM got leaked and one of its top features, S Voice, was extracted and made available for other Android-powered smartphones. The community is now laying down another milestone with the release of the first custom ROM for the Samsung Galaxy flagship. Future owners will have to wait at least nine days before getting their hands on the long-awaited device but they will be probably able to flash it ...
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by Anton D. Nagy | May 21, 2012 7:19 AMSamsung announced the Focus 2 Windows Phone on May 7 and promised to make it available starting May 20 so if you want to start your week off by getting a new device you should really look into this one. There's a four-inch Super AMOLED screen with WVGA resolution, five-megapixel camera with HD 720p video recording capability, and VGA webcam for video calls and Skype but the most important bit is that the phone supports 4G LTE connectivity. You can get all this for $49.99 given that you sign a two-year contract with AT&T if you somehow don't fancy the Nokia Lumia 900 or the HTC Titan II,...
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by Anton D. Nagy | May 20, 2012 3:00 AMWe're not quite sure where Samsung is placing the S Voice feature on the Galaxy S III's prioritized capability list but our guess is that it's right there at the top. For those of you who don't know, S Voice is Samsung's answer to Apple's Siri, a voice-enabled personal assistant that can do a lot of stuff on the Samsung Galaxy S III, and now not only. We say not only because the app has been leaked and it is available for all Android users to try out. With a little luck you will even manage to get it working on your Android device which, if not a Galaxy, will still need the "Hi Galaxy!" mag...
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by Anton D. Nagy | May 20, 2012 2:11 AMIts not unusual for root to be achieved for a device before it's actual in-store or carrier availability but this time we're talking about the most anticipated Android smartphone of the year so far, the Samsung Galaxy S III. Lucky owners will get the phone on May 29 with the rest following one day after (for the International version) and if they're power users they will be able to root the device the moment they receive it. When you get your Galaxy S III (we know you can't wait) head over to the source link to learn more about root. While you're waiting patiently for the Samsung flagship y...
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by Anton D. Nagy | May 19, 2012 1:48 AMThis is probably not the best way to sit down at the table, start negotiations, and try to settle -- as the court ordered Apple and Samsung for May 21 and 22; the Cupertino company has filed for an immediate U.S. preliminary injunction against Samsung and its Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablet, having a court order at its base recognizing Apple's design patent (in appeal). Samsung had to slightly redesign the Galaxy Tab 10.1 in Germany -- because of Apple's design patent infringement claim -- where you can find the Galaxy Tab 10.1N (with the speakers being placed on the bezel to the left and right of t...
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by Stephen Schenck | May 18, 2012 7:33 PMWhen we first heard of Samsung's SGH-T999 for T-Mobile, early on in the year, it seemed that the Android might end up released as the Galaxy S Blaze 4G. That didn't come to pass, but the model number recently popped-up again, and this time along with some circumstantial evidence that made it seem likely to be T-Mobile's version of the Galaxy S III. Later, we looked at some sample images from the cameras of various Galaxy S III carrier editions, including the T999 again. Now we're one step closer to the phone's release, upon the FCC publishing the handset's certification paperwork. The docum...
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