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iPhone 4S vs Samsung Galaxy S II drop test [Video]

, Oct 17th 2011 Discuss [18]

There's just a few tests that every single device should go through after their released, this drop test being one of them - will it bust? When you've got a couple of smartphones that are selling so well that they're bound to be compared to one another in just about every sort of test imaginable, is the dropping from shoulder height test that'll get our attention after we've seen everything else. When you've got one phone that's made out of metal and MOSTLY glass on the outside, that being the iPhone 4S, and another phone by the name of Galaxy S II that's made out of Gorilla Glass and MOSTLY plastic on the outside, the results are going to be pretty obvious when you drop them both on the cement - but why not watch anyway? Read The Full Story

Samsung announces 30M cumulative Galaxy S and S II smartphones sold

, Oct 17th 2011 Discuss [14]

Samsung has issued a press release to talk up its latest milestone in the Samsung Galaxy S smartphone range. The original Galaxy S smartphone has been around since last June and according to Samsung has sold 20 million units. In the few months that the follow-up to the original Galaxy S has been on the market, it has sold half the number of devices already that the original S has sold. Read The Full Story

USA Judge finds Samsung infringing on Apple iPad patent

, Oct 13th 2011 Discuss [11]

Samsung has been having one whole heck of a lot of trouble with Apple accusing them of infringing on patents around the world, this newest accusation holding sway in none other than our home turf, the USA. Samsung could handle a ban in Austrailia for Galaxy Tabs, certainly no tabs in Germany isn't a hassle when it comes down to it, but America? This could be some big trouble. U.S. District Judge Lucy Koh this week has said that Samsung's Galaxy Tab tablets DO infringe on Apple's iPad patents, but made sure to note that Apple will have a problem proving the validity of the patents in question. Read The Full Story

Galaxy Note aimed at capturing the female market says Samsung

, Oct 13th 2011 Discuss [24]

This week it's been said by Samsung UK Sales Director Andrew Glass that the upcoming Galaxy Note device "is really good for the female market." With a gigantic 5.37-inch display and a thin stylus that's able to be carried by the device itself when not in use, we've been thinking that this halfway point between a tablet and a smartphone would be a good shot aimed at basically any set of humans, Glass this week detailed a few ways in which Samsung would be tending to the female market specifically. Does this 1280 x 800 pixel Super AMOLED HD display having 1.4GHz dual-core wielding Note device look like the lady product for you? Read The Full Story

Samsung Stratosphere 4G LTE slider receives first video tour

, Oct 12th 2011 Discuss [0]

The ad team at Samsung have wasted no time releasing their first official video spot for what's now called the Samsung Stratosphere, this device officially detailed earlier today live from CTIA in California. What we get to see here is just about the most professional looking flipping around of the device complete with specifications galore, this making the device seem rather appeasing as a single-core device in a dual-core world. Will its added security features and the fact that it's the only keyboard-toting Super AMOLED Plus having 4G LTE device on the market set consumers to sway its way? Read The Full Story

CyanogenMod 7.1 Android hack released, HP Touchpad inclusion imminent

, Oct 10th 2011 Discuss [9]

If there's a king of Android ROMs, aka complete replacement of the visible workings of a mobile device in this case, it's CyanogenMod. For those of you that do not know, CyanogenMod is used by thousands of Android users across the earth, it being the most used Android ROM by far, and today the developers behind the project have announced that it's been upgraded to version 7.1. This version continues to closely replicate Android 2.3 Gingerbread, now with a new laundry list of feature updates as well as a short list of new devices it will work with, including, yes indeed, the HP TouchPad we've been waiting so long to modify. Read The Full Story

Samsung Galaxy S II unboxing & hands-on [video]

, Oct 7th 2011 Discuss [9]

The T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II has hit the SlashGear test bench, and while we’re hardly unfamiliar with the dual-core smartphone it’s still a welcome addition. Offering a bigger, 4.52-inch Super AMOLED Plus WVGA display than on the original Galaxy S II, T-Mobile’s version is the device the carrier hopes will fill an iPhone 4S-shaped gap in its line-up. Check out our first-impressions after the cut.

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Galaxy S II NFC capabilities inside, dormant for now

, Oct 7th 2011 Discuss [9]

If you’ve got either an AT&T or a T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II and were hoping to work with Google Wallet in the near future, you might well be in luck. Have a look under your battery cover and you’ll find the three sweetest words a mobile payments seeker can ever read: Near Field Communication. It’s not been highly publicized yet because plans aren’t publicly solid, but take a closer look in at least one public press release and you’ll see it, clear as day: NFC enabled.

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Samsung VISA and NFC confirm partnership for Olympics 2011 phone

, Oct 6th 2011 Discuss [3]

All the way back in April if 2011 we first heard of the possibility of a Samsung / VISA device running with an NFC chip to assure it of widespread use. Now it's October, just 295 days to go until the actual Olympics 2012 events in London, and VISA has confirmed that the device is, indeed, on track to be released in advance (how early yet we still do not know) of the games come next year. This device is set to be widely adopted (in other words, inexpensive) and will be promoted as an Olympics games "must have" device. Read The Full Story

Pantech Vega LTE announced, company’s first superphone possible for USA

, Oct 6th 2011 Discuss [1]

When it comes to Pantech here in the USA, we've not exactly seen the best of the crop for smartphones - all that may be about to change with the Pantech Vega LTE. This device has a 4.5-inch 1280 x 800 pixel resolution display, runs Android 2.3.x Gingerbread, and totes a 1.5 GHz dual-core processor of yet unknown origin. That's set to go up against the big guns, if I do say so myself. The device itself doesn't look that unlike a Galaxy S II, will be available in black or in white, and rumor has it, might be coming to the USA before too long. Read The Full Story

Samsung releases iPhone 4S vs Galaxy S II Product Spec sheet

, Oct 5th 2011 Discuss [41]

In a rather simply yet powerful gesture from Samsung, a graphic has been released with the headers Product Spec, Samsung Galaxy S II, and iPhone 4S which show a simple comparison between the two competing devices. This less than 24 hours after the first announcement of Apple's newest flagship smartphone. What we can see here is a truly comparable set of devices with what appears to be an Android winning out in the end - see that blue text? That's where the Galaxy S II is 1-upping the iPhone. Read The Full Story

T-Mobile Announces Galaxy S II and HTC Amaze 4G launch event

, Oct 5th 2011 Discuss [1]

Take a look at the slightly modified invite here then head below to check out the full monster – it’s a supremely awesome music-infused launch event for two of T-Mobile’s most powerful devices ever! There’s the Samsung Galaxy S II as we’ve seen in NYC only under glass previously and the HTC Amaze 4G, both of them dual-core and ready to bust up the competition! Will the Black Keys playing the guitar and the several superstar guest hosts make for the greatest launch event for two devices in the history of the world? We shall see!

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