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Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket HD unveiled for AT&T

Rue Liu, Jan 9th 2012 Discuss [5]

AT&T has unleashed the details on a slew of new 4G LTE devices today at CES 2012. The latest to be announced are the Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket HD, shortly following announcements of the Sony Xperia ion, Samsung Galaxy Note and the budget-friendly Pantech Burst and Pantech Element. All mentioned devices are expected to launch in early 2012. Read The Full Story

Verizon Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 LTE confirmed

Chris Davies, Jan 9th 2012 Discuss [1]

Verizon has officially confirmed it will be offering an LTE version of Samsung's Galaxy Tab 7.7 tablet, the Super AMOLED Plus slate first unveiled back at IFA 2011. Running a 1.4GHz dual-core processor that drives a 1280 x 800 display and Android 3.2 with Samsung's TouchWiz modifications, the Galaxy Tab 7.7 LTE is just 7.9mm thick. Read The Full Story

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Samsung Galaxy Note LTE revealed for AT&T

Chris Burns, Jan 9th 2012 Discuss [8]

The rumors were true, Samsung and AT&T have just revealed the Galaxy Note - this is a gigantic device, if you've not seen it already, and now with four buttons at the bottom of the display instead of its original single button. This device is now working on AT&T's LTE network, it's had a massive amount of effort has been spent on it to create a whole new device category, halfway between a tablet and a smartphone. This device will be coming in blue and white right at the launch. Read The Full Story

Tizen UI leaks ahead of Samsung I9500 debut

Chris Davies, Jan 9th 2012 Discuss [4]

Open-source smartphone OS Tizen rose like a scorched pigeon from the ashes of MeeGo last September, but its taken until now for the first screenshots of the platform to emerge. A cluster of shots were shared with SamMobile, showing a UI that’s markedly similar to pre-ICS Android and even Samsung’s bada. That may be no coincidence, however, since Samsung is one of the leads in the Tizen project, and may be bringing the first Tizen-based device, the Samsung I9500, to market imminently.

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Samsung Optical SMART Hub packs DVD burner with media sharing

Chris Davies, Jan 9th 2012 Discuss [0]

Samsung has taken the wraps off of its latest multimedia-sharing device, the Samsung Optical SMART Hub, an external DVD burner that can share files via WiFi, USB and ethernet connection to your tablet, smartphone, smart TV or computer. Resembling a slightly oversized external drive,at 150 x 198 x 25 mm and 430g, the Optical SMART Hub works alongside a new Android app (with iPhone, Kindle and smart TV apps in the pipeline) for remote access. Read The Full Story

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Samsung inTouch TV Hands-on

Chris Burns, Jan 9th 2012 Discuss [1]

Just a short bit after we first reported on the Samsung inTouch camera we also got our first chance at a close-up encounter with the little beast. This camera is a Wi-fi enabled webcam-like device that allows you to turn your gigantic home television into a 720p conferencing station, fully integrated with Skype. This little device also allows you to browse the web and use YouTube on your television with ease. And what's best? It's doing so with Android! Read The Full Story

Samsung SmartCam streams to iOS and Android

Chris Davies, Jan 8th 2012 Discuss [0]

Samsung has joined the increasingly crowded WiFi IP security camera market with the new Samsung SmartCam at CES today, a 1.3-megapixel webcam with integrated WiFi b/g/n and ethernet. The company is pushing the ease of use of the SmartCam, with WPS for easy network connections - with a compatible router - along with mobile apps for Android and iOS devices so that you can log in from your phone or tablet. Read The Full Story

Samsung WiFi Baby Monitor uploads your kids to YouTube

Chris Davies, Jan 8th 2012 Discuss [0]

Samsung wants to help you look at children - preferably your own - with the new WiFi Baby Monitor, a compact wireless-enabled IP webcam that's designed to let cautious parents keep a streaming eye on their offspring. Fitting a 1.3-megapixel camera into a 3.15-inch diameter, 1.25-inch thick puck, the Samsung WiFi Baby Monitor streams direct to your laptop, smartphone, tablet or any other internet-connected browser. Read The Full Story

Samsung inTouch puts Skype on any HDTV

Chris Davies, Jan 8th 2012 Discuss [2]

Samsung has launched the inTouch WiFi Skype camera, a Kinect-lookalike wirelessly-enabled webcam that turns a regular HDTV into a 720p video conferencing tool, YouTube player and web browser. The 3-megapixel fixed-focus webcam is paired with WiFi b/g/n and integrated microphone and speakers, while the inTouch itself actually runs a heavily skinned Android 2.3 Gingerbread.

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Samsung Galaxy Note for AT&T confirmed, spotted at CES

Cory Gunther, Jan 8th 2012 Discuss [8]

We've mentioned the Samsung Galaxy Note more than a few times in the recent weeks. With multiple leaks and even press images rocking the AT&T logo we've had a pretty good idea it was coming. Not to mention Anymode spilling the beans. Now that our team is all here at CES ready to rock, we're seeing plenty of the AT&T branded Galaxy Note being advertised. Read The Full Story

Samsung Galaxy Note press image leaks, hints at February 14 launch on AT&T

Rue Liu, Jan 6th 2012 Discuss [13]

Samsung's Galaxy Note has surfaced in a leaked press image today, obtained by PocketNow. The image confirms a lot of what we've been suspecting, showing the device to be launching on AT&T, which the FCC filing had revealed a while back. But what it also tells us is that the launch date is likely to be on February 14. Read The Full Story

Samsung reveals “Your Sound” headphone & headset range

Chris Davies, Jan 6th 2012 Discuss [1]

Samsung has launched a new range of wired and wireless earphones, including four stereo sets, two Bluetooth and one that pairs both in-ear and open-air drivers. The Samsung "Your Sound" range kicks off with the EHS-60 "Serious Sound" and EHS-63 "Active Sound", the former a budget set with gel-earbuds for passive noise reduction and an in-line microphone and call answer key, while the Active Sound set pair dual speakers so that listeners can still stay aware of what's going on around them. Read The Full Story