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 Anton D. Nagy | May 19, 2013 10:02 AMRead OnSamsung Galaxy S 4 vs HTC One vs Apple iPhone 5 vs Nokia 808 PureView; that's the comparison we've been waiting to do ever since this year's flagship Android models came out. That also happens to be the camera comparison most requested by you. So, here it is! We've reviewed all of these phones and, at that time, we compared them against other competitors; this time it's them playing against each-other. While we know that the Apple iPhone 5 is the oldest amongst the best-sellers -- with a refresh due soon -- and the Nokia 808 PureView is more than a year old now, but still regarded by many ...
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by Jaime Rivera | May 17, 2013 7:00 PMRead OnWatch today's Pocketnow Daily as we talk about the new BlackBerry Messenger to come in July and why tablets shouldn't be waiting for it. We later go through the leaks of the Nokia EOS, which is claimed that has already been spotted in the public. Then we go through the Samsung Galaxy S4 and how it's dwarfed the results of the Galaxy S III in these last couple of weeks. We later talk about the HTC One and how the company plans to increase production to meet demand. We end today's show talking about Apple and the possible delay of the iRadio music streaming service. All this and more after ...
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by Stephen Schenck | May 17, 2013 6:42 PMRead OnYour current smartphone likely has no problem outputting CD-quality sound. Sure, maybe the speaker isn't so great, but plug in some headphones and you're going to be able to enjoy some crisp, clear digital audio. However, with everyone already sounding pretty good, companies can earn themselves some extra attention by going above-and-beyond our normal expectations; just look at HTC (and now HP) with Beats Audio technology. Now Wolfson Microelectronics, maker of audio chips already in use by companies like Samsung (there's a Wolfson WM5102 in some GS4s), has a new advanced audio processor ...
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by Stephen Schenck | May 17, 2013 5:01 PMRead OnLast month, Samsung announced the first Galaxy Tab 3 model, a seven-inch tablet. Obviously, more Tab 3 options would follow, and at the time we heard rumors about a few other hardware configurations. One of those included an eight-inch model with some nice specs like an AMOLED screen. As we wait for official word, some new specs have leaked for the Galaxy Tab 3 8.0, along with a possible render. Bad news first: this falls way short of those rumored specs. That means a regular old LCD screen (1280 x 800) and instead of a quad-core SoC, only a dual-core 1.5GHz component – no word on if ...
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by Stephen Schenck | May 17, 2013 11:29 AMRead OnLate last month we brought you the bad news about Samsung, the Galaxy S 4, and its NFC TecTiles. Users who picked up some TecTiles to use with their GS3 last year could scan the NFC stickers in order to trigger certain actions on their phone. Problem was, the GS4 uses a new NFC controller that doesn't work with those old TecTiles, rendering them pretty useless. We were understandably miffed at Samsung for that bad decision, but at least it wasn't killing-off TecTiles altogether: we'd get new, modern TecTiles 2 stickers that would work with the GS4 and future Samsung phones. Today that ...
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by Stephen Schenck | May 17, 2013 10:51 AMRead OnSamsung's Galaxy S III was a runaway success. Last year's flagship has delivered sales numbers adding up to something like fifty million. With the Galaxy S 4 now here to take its place, we're sure a lot of you have been wondering if Samsung will be able to re-capture that lightning in a bottle, meeting, if not exceeding GS3 sales. We're only one month into the GS4's release, but at the moment, chances are looking pretty good. From the time the Galaxy S III was first released, it took Samsung fifty days to sell ten million units. The way GS4 sales are going this year, it's going to cross ...
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by Michael Fisher | May 17, 2013 7:01 AMRead OnIt's been a pretty crazy week of news since Nokia unveiled its new Lumia 925 on Tuesday, and before we break for the weekend I'd like to briefly return to that Lumia 920-refresh to give some overdue kudos - and maybe stir up a bit of discussion. I love our community, fellow geeks, but it needs to be said: we can be a fickle bunch of puling, pompous jerks. And these past few months have borne that out, with fanboys of the Android persuasion more riled up than ever before. All across the internet, formerly complacent Samsung fans have risen up to counter the assault of suddenly emboldened ...
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by Michael Fisher | May 16, 2013 6:03 PMRead OnWe've been talking about two smartphones in particular these past few weeks: the HTC One and the Galaxy S 4. You may have noticed. We've kept our focus on these phones for an especially long period because they're flagship devices - the high-end superphones representing the best of the best their manufacturers can offer. As we've discussed at length in venues like the Pocketnow Weekly podcast and Pocketnow Live hangout, the varying construction approaches used by these manufacturers also provide a window into their design philosophies. Samsung has staunchly defended its use of ...
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by Michael Fisher | May 16, 2013 1:47 PMRead OnLast we checked, there are 52 weeks in a year - but you wouldn't know it, given the announcement schedule of some major players in the tech space. Companies vying for the attention of fickle consumers often stack their events one right after the other in a strategic attempt to undermine competitors, sometimes hosting major announcements just days -or even hours- apart. Sometimes, it's all a tech podcast team can do to keep up. Such a thing happened this week, with Nokia preempting Google's annual I/O developer conference with an announcement of its own: the Lumia 925, a mid-cycle Windows ...
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by Stephen Schenck | May 16, 2013 10:44 AMRead OnSamsung's Galaxy S 4 may be a very popular smartphone, but that doesn't make it immune to suffering from some issues. We've already talked in our reviews for the handset about the material choice, for instance, and just how excessively scratch-prone it can be. Another problem getting some publicity is the available storage the phone arrives with. Like the Microsoft Surface went through last year, the GS4 is experiencing some bad publicity upon news spreading that the 16GB GS4 ships with just over half of that space actually available to the user. Now, Samsung's speaking up about the issue, ...
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by Anton D. Nagy | May 16, 2013 9:00 AMRead OnRemember those rumors according to which Samsung was allegedly worried about the build quality and hence was reportedly planning on something different for the upcoming Note III? Ok, now forget them! However, get your skeptical suit on. According to more rumors, this time, based on insider info, Samsung will release the Note III with a design similar to the Galaxy S 4 (and Note II, and Galaxy S III). The flexible display rumors and the probable metal body hear-say have been debunked, by more rumors. The report continues with some specs we'll supposedly see on the next Note phablet, ...
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by Jaime Rivera | May 15, 2013 7:00 PMRead OnWatch today's Pocketnow Daily as we talk about HP's new SlateBook X2 and what this means to their efforts to bring Android into their ecosystem. We later talk about Google I/O starting with the new APIs, Services and Google Play Games, and then include things like Google+, Search enhancements, maps, etc. We then go through Google Music All Access and cover some of the included features. We end today's show talking about what Google I/O didn't release, mixed with the fact that a Galaxy S 4 running stock Android is awesome. All this and more after the break. Stories: - HP SlateBook X2 ...
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by Stephen Schenck | May 15, 2013 1:14 PMRead OnOne of the last Google I/O rumors to arrive before things got started was word of a Nexus-like version of the Galaxy S 4, the GS4 Google Edition. We've been lowering our expectations when it comes to Google I/O device announcements this year, but this one actually ended up happening, with Google announcing the phone today. This GS4 runs stock Android, just like the Nexus 4. Updates will come from Google, quick and speedy, just like with regular Nexus devices. You'll be able to buy the phone right through Google from the Play Store when it start selling next month. This version of the GS4 ...
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by Stephen Schenck | May 15, 2013 10:40 AMRead OnTaking a break from the Google I/O news for a moment, some new leaked pics have arrived of a phone we were talking about just a little bit earlier this morning, Samsung's Galaxy S 4 Mini. The GS4 Mini has appeared on-camera a number of times in recent days, and while all the sightings may only add up to circumstantial evidence, they sure all do seem in line with rumors that the phone could get a formal announcement before the month's out. As for specs, there have been some mentioned in various leaks, but we're still not 100% on what to expect. It would be great if rumors of an Exynos 5 ...
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by Stephen Schenck | May 15, 2013 8:47 AMRead OnWe're now only hours away from Google I/O bringing us the latest announcements concerning Android, but that gives us just enough time to check out some last-minute rumors. It may be too early still for news of a Nexus 5, but could we learn of something a little different but up that same alley? One rumor claims that Samsung could bring word of a Nexus-like pure Android version of its flagship Galaxy S 4. Supposedly envisioned to address demand for a higher-end premium phone that offers a Nexus-like software experience, Samsung and Google would announce a Galaxy S 4 Google Edition running ...