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 | June 4, 2013 3:39 PMRead OnYesterday, we heard Samsung announce a couple new tablets, including the Galaxy Tab 3 10.1. That version of the Tab 3 popped up on our radar the week prior when some rumors crossed our desk, suggesting that this device could mark the start of a new business relationship between Samsung and Intel, as rather than the standard Exynos or Snapdragon, the 10.1 was said to be powered by one of Intel's SoCs. That would be very interesting if true, and signal a new, higher profile for Intel's efforts to get its chips into Android devices. Problem was, when we finally got official word of the Tab 3 ...
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by Stephen Schenck | June 4, 2013 12:17 PMRead OnIf there's one thing Samsung's good at, it's knowing how to spend money. Perhaps more than any other smartphone manufacturer out there, Samsung is a master of promotion, and has both the deep pockets and the know-how to coordinate the massive advertising blitzes that have led to the company's off-the-charts sales. The latest Samsung marketing effort to be reported concerns a rumored yet-to-be-finalized arrangement between the smartphone heavyweight and rapper/media mogul Jay-Z. Details on this arrangement are still scarce, but we could be talking about a deal worth as much as $20M. That's ...
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by Jaime Rivera | June 3, 2013 7:00 PMRead OnWatch today's Pocketnow Daily as we go through all the ARM, Samsung, Asus and Acer product announcements; the list is quite big. Then we go through Verizon's launch of the HTC One, which sadly won't happen yet. Then we talk about the Samsung Galaxy Note III and some details that were leaked. Nokia is next as Stephen Elop teases more Nokia Lumia devices for the rest of 2013. We end today's show talking about Apple, iRadio, and some photos of iOS 7 leaked. All this and more after the break. Product releases: - Samsung GALAXY Tab 3 Series Unveiled: GALAXY Tab 3 8-inch, GALAXY Tab 3 10.1-inch ...
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by Stephen Schenck | June 3, 2013 3:04 PMRead OnRight from the start, Samsung's Galaxy S 4 Zoom has been one big mystery. From the very first time we heard that name, we've been wondering if this is a new Galaxy Camera model, or if it's more like a traditional smartphone, albeit one with a killer imaging system. As time went on, the name popped up again and again, and this guy started to seem much more like a phone than a camera – based on what we've heard about the hardware, it was coming off as a Galaxy S 4 Mini, but with a big optical zoom lens and 16-megapixel sensor. Today we get a new wrinkle in this story, with a leak now ...
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by Stephen Schenck | June 3, 2013 11:47 AMRead OnThere's no shortage of new hardware announcements this morning, and we've brought you news of the latest devices from ASUS, Acer, and Samsung. While Samsung went public with its Galaxy Tab 3 hardware, we're probably even more interested in the company's upcoming phones. A whole bunch of them, including the Galaxy Note III, may just have been inadvertently confirmed, thanks to Samsung's Kazakhstani site. The list has since been edited, but just until recently had been including models like the Galaxy Note III, GS4 Mini, and GS4 Zoom. More than just offer names, it also included model ...
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by Anton D. Nagy | June 3, 2013 4:56 AMRead OnSamsung isn't just standing by watching all the new products unveiled today at Computex. The Samsung GALAXY Tab 3 Series has been unveiled and there are two tablets part of this family: an 8 and a 10.1-incher. The Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 8-inch features an eight-ingh screen with 1280 x 800 and is powered by a 1.5 GHz Dual Core processor. It runs Android 4.2 Jelly Bean and has a five- and a 1.3-megapixel pair of cameras for the back and front. There's 1.5GB of RAM and storage options include 16- and 32GB variants (out of which the user can approximately use 11.26/26.16GB). Of course, the ...
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by Anton D. Nagy | June 2, 2013 4:21 AMRead OnThere are fresh reports about some US Cellular upcoming phones. The Samsung ATIV Odyssey got a 7 in our quick review but that doesn't mean it's a bad device. Not at all! US Cellular obviously thinks the same and, according to the render leaked above, the phone will land on the carrier soon. For those who ignored the phone with the occasion of our inspection, here's a reminder of its specs: there's a four-inch WVGA Super AMOLED screen, 1.5GHz dual-core Snapdragon S4 SoC, 1GB of RAM, 8GB of internal storage (expandable via microSD card), five-megapixel camera, and Windows Phone 8. ...
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by Anton D. Nagy | June 2, 2013 1:47 AMRead OnTwo new renders leak today to get us through the weekend. The Huawei Ascend W2 was leaked in blue recently and it looks like it won't be the only color option. A yellow variant has just popped up and if it reminds you of Nokia's colors we won't blame you. The buttons, this time, appear to be orange. Still, like before, no other info is available. According to previous speculation the Ascend W2 should pack a 4.5-inch 720p display, dual-core SoC, 1GB of RAM, eight-megapixel main camera, 2800mAh battery, a 7.7 millimeters thick body. Same story as above, different platform and manufacturer. ...
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by Stephen Schenck | May 31, 2013 7:59 PMRead OnA little earlier this week, Verizon subscribers using Samsung's Galaxy S III started getting a long-overdue update bringing them some of the manufacturer's great software enhancements – stuff like Multi-Window View and Best Shot camera mode – along with a ton of smaller tweaks. Great news, right? Well, it would be, if it weren't for reports of some majorly broken features following this update's installation. The biggest problem seems to be an inability to properly connect to Verizon's LTE network. From the sound of things, the severity of the issue varies wildly – some users are ...
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by Stephen Schenck | May 31, 2013 4:13 PMRead OnWhile nothing's yet to go official, it sure feels like a lot of the Samsung Galaxy S 4 Active's story has already been revealed. We've seen what sure seems to be the phone in the flesh, checked out some specs, and heard about a possible AT&T launch. Today we add to that tale with the first leaked render of the handset. True enough, it's sporting an AT&T logo, and that date on the screen sure seems to jibe with the theory that we could hear this guy announced on June 20 (going up for sale a day later, perhaps). There's no metallic orange this time around, but a more reserved gray ...
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by Anton D. Nagy | May 31, 2013 1:59 PMRead OnTopic Google Edition smartphones seem to no only be the trending topic, but also the next big thing. Those preferring a vanilla Android experience, a Nexus experience, if you will, will definitely prefer the Google Edition Samsung Galaxy S 4 and HTC One devices. Without TouchWiz or Sense, and with the latest vanilla version of stock Android, you can basically choose your own Nexus device. Is this the new trend for the future? Will we see more manufacturers adopt this dualist system of offering a device with two different user experiences? Will this mean that OEM personalization will slowly ...
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by Stephen Schenck | May 30, 2013 8:04 PMRead OnIntel's re-emergence on the smartphone scene has been a weird little story so far. The company seems to have realized the big mistake it made by not capitalizing on the smartphone market from the get-go, and is now trying to get its chips into new hardware. Problem is, despite being such a huge player in the CPU game, smartphone manufacturers haven't exactly been running in droves to sign up for Intel chips. Now, Windows 8 devices are one story, but when it comes to Android, the chip maker's been struggling to get its foot in the door. Motorola's shown its interest, and ASUS might pick up ...
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by Michael Fisher | May 30, 2013 11:39 AMRead OnWe had an interesting bit of synchronicity crop up in the offices of Pocketnow -and in the recording studios of our weekly tech podcast- this week: we're simultaneously in possession of one of the thinnest, newest tablets in the world - and one of the clunkiest, oldest ones. The interesting part about the latter: it never officially existed. We'll talk about that, plus rumors of yet another mini-Galaxy that ain't bashful about skimping on specs, and a Motorola smartphone that's all-American from design to manufacture. We'll also cover rumors of a newer, flatter iOS 7 as well as updates to ...
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by Anton D. Nagy | May 30, 2013 4:29 AMRead OnNo, it turns out we don't have to wait until the London June 20 event. It happened today as the Samsung Galaxy S4 mini just got announced. As you can see from the official press render above, the phone follows Samsung's design guidelines. We won't blame you if you'll find it resembling pretty much any other Android phone out there from Samsung. Still, the S III and S 4 lines are obvious and so is the S 4-esque texture. As far as specs are concerned, the Samsung Galaxy S4 mini GT-I9190 packs 4.3-inch Super AMOLED display with qHD resolution and it is powered by a 1.7GHz dual core ...
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by Jaime Rivera | May 29, 2013 7:00 PMRead OnWatch today's Pocketnow Daily as we talk about the possibility of a blue or red HTC One. We later talk about Google's new Gmail revamp and what this means to your email experience. Samsung is next as we have some leaked specs of the Galaxy S 4 Zoom and Active and this is both bad and good respectively. Then we talk about Nokia and the leaks of their Amber Windows Phone 8 update. We end today's show talking about Tim Cook's remarks that iOS 7 will be launched at WWDC. All this and more after the break. Stories: - Blue HTC One coming soon, claims report - HTC talks strategic advantage of ...