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Woz weighs in on iPhone 5

, Sep 13th 2012 Discuss [24]

Many people are excited for the iPhone 5, but a day after the reveal of the new device, Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak has shared his early opinion. Speaking in an interview with Bloomberg, Wozniak said that he's "always excited" when a new iPhone is revealed, and there's one thing in particular he's hoping for with this latest iteration. Specifically, Wozniak hopes that the iPhone 5 will deliver better photo quality over the iPhone 4. Read The Full Story

EE reveals first 4G LTE line-up: Galaxy S III, iPhone 5 teaser

, Sep 11th 2012 Discuss [3]

EE has revealed its first line-up of devices, including Samsung’s Galaxy S III, as well as hinting at a possible iPhone 5 LTE reveal imminently. The heavy Apple hint was dropped during the new 4G carrier’s launch in London, with chief exec Olaf Swantee teasing that there was a new device “very soon.” However, the new iPhone isn’t the only device EE subscribers will be able to use: there’s a range from Nokia, HTC, Huawei and more.

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Samsung blasts through 20m Galaxy S III sales in 100 days

, Sep 6th 2012 Discuss [8]

Samsung has announced global Galaxy S III sales of over 20,000,000 units in just 100 days, making it the company's fastest-selling smartphone so far. The Android star has been maintaining a steady pace, too, with demand showing no signs of slowing according to Samsung: the 10m sale mark was hit after 50 days, which suggests growth is steady. Read The Full Story

SlashGear Evening Wrap-Up: September 4, 2012

, Sep 4th 2012 Discuss [0]

We're getting ready to end a Tuesday that has produced some rather big news, so let's jump right into it, shall we? By far the biggest story of the day had to do with upcoming the Apple event. Apple started sending out invitations for the event today, using a picture that gives away what to expect at the event (spoiler alert: the iPhone 5 is coming). With an iPhone 5 reveal essentially confirmed, analysts are predicting success for the new handset, saying that it could potentially sell 10 million units this quarter. Not bad, provided the device actually hits those marks. Read The Full Story

Galaxy S III knocks iPhone 4S from US top spot (but iPhone 5 looms)

, Sep 4th 2012 Discuss [10]

Apple's iPhone 4S has been knocked from the US smartphone sales top spot by Samsung's Galaxy S III, retailer checks suggest, though the fast-approaching iPhone 5 may well flip things back in Cupertino's favor. August was the first month that the iPhone 4S wasn't the best-selling smartphone in the US, Canaccord Genuity analyst T. Michael Walkley told CNET, having crunched the figures from retailers across the country. Read The Full Story

Samsung Galaxy S III adding support for Orange and Barclaycard mobile payments

, Sep 3rd 2012 Discuss [0]

European carrier Orange and Bayclaycard have announced a new team up today that will soon let Samsung Galaxy S III owners make Quick Tap NFC mobile payments with their phones. This new service is headed to the UK, and it will be available to "new and upgrading" Samsung Galaxy S III users on September 5. Orange and Barclaycard are touting the Orange Galaxy S III as "first Android device to feature Quick Tap contactless payment technology." Read The Full Story

Samsung Galaxy Note II accessories get colorful showing at IFA

, Sep 1st 2012 Discuss [3]

If you thought the fabulous accessory lineup that came with the Samsung Galaxy S III was about to stop with the smartphone, you were wrong. There's a whole load of Galaxy Note II covers, protectors, and pens you can grab for the next-generation Galaxy Note phablet, and they're being shown off this week in Berlin at IFA 2012. This set of accessories pretty much replicates what's already available for the Galaxy S III, but a couple more colors have been introduced - and of course they've got an spot so the S-Pen can exit the machine. Read The Full Story

Samsung Galaxy S III at IFA offers Jelly Bean and hands-on

, Sep 1st 2012 Discuss [14]

This week we got a quick hands-on with the Vodafone Samsung Galaxy S III LTE at IFA 2012 running the next generation of Google software: Android 4.1 Jelly Bean. This operating system upgrade has not yet been released for the Samsung Galaxy S III anywhere else in the world, but Samsung has promised that it will be out "very soon." We also got a Speed Test result for those of you wanting to see how fast the Vodafone LTE network can be in Germany. Read The Full Story

Galaxy S III and Note devices added to Apple case vs Samsung

, Sep 1st 2012 Discuss [25]

The USA legal case between Apple and Samsung has been amended to add several devices including the original Galaxy Note, Galaxy Note 10.1 tablet, and Galaxy S III. This complaint does not yet include a request for a ban on these products, but does make it clear that Apple wishes to include them in the set of Samsung devices that Apple says infringes their patent rights. The full list also includes such devices as the Galaxy S II, Galaxy Nexus, and Galaxy Player devices as well.

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Samsung Galaxy Note II vs 10.1 tablet

, Aug 29th 2012 Discuss [8]

There are now several devices on the market that Samsung has added its “Note” brand name to, this week adding the Galaxy Note II for a larger screen than the original with a whole new styling in its case as well. With the birth of the Galaxy S IIIcame the dawn of a new smooth generation of aesthetics for Samsung, this spilling over first into the tablet universe with the Galaxy Note 10.1 then hitting the Galaxy Note II. With this tie-up came brand recognition that was all Samsung’s own, and with two devices on the market with the same styling and many of the same abilities, its become time to make with the comparisons.

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Jelly Bean set for Galaxy S III and Note 10.1 “very soon” says Samsung

, Aug 29th 2012 Discuss [4]

An update to your Samsung Galaxy S III and Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 are right around the corner in the form of Android 4.1 Jelly Bean - so says Samsung. It's at IFA 2012 that the company made the announcement that the software would be hitting both devices "very soon" as it were, with the Samsung Galaxy Note II having been announced earlier in the event they spoke at as coming with Jelly Bean right out of the box. This duo of devices currently works with Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. Read The Full Story

SlashGear Evening Wrap-Up: August 28, 2012

, Aug 28th 2012 Discuss [0]

Welcome to Tuesday evening, folks. A number of Samsung devices are threatened by Apple's motion to ban their sale, but Samsung assured today that it will "take all necessary measures to ensure the availability" of those targeted devices in the US. Jury foreman Velvin Hogan spoke to Bloomberg about the Apple-Samsung trial today, discussing the difficulties the group ran into while trying to decide a winner in the case and the process of determining which company was in the right. It's an interesting interview, so be sure to give it a watch. Read The Full Story
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