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Microsoft and Nokia US Windows Phone budget is $200m corrects insider

Chris Davies, Jan 4th 2012 Discuss [22]

Nokia and Microsoft's combined marketing budget for the US launch of Nokia Windows Phones is double that of previous suggestions, coming in at around $200m, according to insiders with knowledge of the companies' plans. After reports suggesting a roughly $100m promo fund for the AT&T debut of the Nokia 900 "Ace" earlier, notorious insider Paul Thurrott has stepped up with a figure double that, as well as the suggestion that, for the AT&T launch, Nokia is outspending Microsoft 2-to-1. Read The Full Story

Samsung reveals wireless Home Theater kit

Chris Davies, Jan 4th 2012 Discuss [0]

Samsung's AirPlay-toting Audio Docks aren't the only home entertainment kit the company has for CES; there's also a three-strong line-up of home cinema speaker systems, ranging from 7.1-channel lounge-dominators to a slimline 2.1 speaker-bar setup. The Samsung HT-E6730W 7.1 Channel Blu-ray 3D Home Theater System is the most complex, packing 1,330W, a couple of towering column speakers with tilting cones to "vertically cascade" audio down on the listener, and integrated WiFi. Read The Full Story

Samsung Audio Docks pack AllShare, AirPlay and Bluetooth

Chris Davies, Jan 4th 2012 Discuss [2]

Samsung has revealed a range of new audio docks ahead of CES, the DA-E750 and DA-E670, targeting Apple and Android phone device users connecting either wired or wirelessly. The Samsung Audio Dock DA-E750 includes a 100W home-grown hybrid vacuum tube amp powering a 2.1 speaker system including subwoofer, with AllShare support for Samsung devices, AirPlay for Apple gadgets and Bluetooth for everything else. Read The Full Story

Samsung Series 5 ultrabook hits US pre-order

Chris Davies, Jan 4th 2012 Discuss [1]

Samsung's Series 5 ultrabook has gone up for preorder in the US, though the company is still yet to confirm launch plans for the ultraportable laptop outside of Korea. Announced and thrown up for sale in Korea last month, the 13.3-inch Series 5 has been listed by US retailer J&R for $899.99, which will net you a 1.6GHz Core i5-2467M processor, 4GB of RAM and a 1366 x 768 anti-reflective display, all wrapped up in a 3.24lb package. Read The Full Story

Samsung Galaxy M takes Super AMOLED mass-market

Chris Davies, Jan 4th 2012 Discuss [4]

Samsung has outed its latest Super AMOLED Android smartphone, the Samsung Galaxy M Style, promising to be "reasonably priced" despite packing a 4-inch display, Bluetooth 3.0 and WiFi b/g/n. Hitting South Korea today, the Galaxy M borrows some of the styling from its more expensive siblings, but is expected to cost the equivalent of around $500 unlocked. Read The Full Story

Samsung Smart TV SDK 3.0 entices developers with paid apps

Rue Liu, Jan 3rd 2012 Discuss [3]

Samsung has announced that it will be releasing an update to its Smart TV SDK this Thursday, January 5. The update will be to version 3.0 and will bring new support for paid apps and in-app advertising. This will finally allow developers and publishers to make money from their Samsung Smart TV apps and could stimulate developer support. Read The Full Story

Samsung Galaxy Ace Plus gets official

Shane McGlaun, Jan 3rd 2012 Discuss [2]

A new Android device called the Samsung Galaxy Ace Plus has gone official on the Samsung website. The smartphone runs Android 2.3 Gingerbread and has a 3.65-inch HVGA resolution TFT screen. The screen resolution of 320x480 is a lot lower than some of the high-end phones on the market today, but the upside is that the Galaxy Ace Plus should be much cheaper than some of those other devices. Read The Full Story

Samsung planning high-end LCD and OLED Japanese re-launch

Chris Davies, Jan 3rd 2012 Discuss [0]

Samsung is eyeing a return to the Japanese TV market, reports in the country have claimed, with a line-up of high-end LCD and OLED sets to grab marketshare as rivals like Sony flounder. The Korean company is considering launching a new Japanese range as early as 2013, the Nikkei [registration req] claims, seemingly targeting the top end of the market rather than getting mired in the over-competitive entry- and mid-level segments. Read The Full Story

Samsung DV300F twin-screen WiFi digicam revealed

Chris Davies, Jan 2nd 2012 Discuss [1]

Samsung has launched the 2View/DualView DV300F, the company's latest dual-display digital camera toting a 16.4-megapixel CCD and WiFi for easier self-portraits. Pairing a 3-inch 460k main display with a 1.5-inch 61k front LCD, the DV300F grabs stills and up to 720p 30fps video clips with mono sound. Using Samsung's free Remote Viewfinder app for Android and iOS, owners can remotely frame shots, take photos, add geotagging from the phone's GPS and view video from the camera. Read The Full Story

Samsung borrows Apple actress for Android tab ad

Chris Davies, Jan 2nd 2012 Discuss [12]

Apple has already accused Samsung of being an arch-copyist with its smartphone and tablet designs; now, the Korean company appears to have borrowed one of its Cupertino rival's actresses. Cheryl Lindo Jones spotted that a new Galaxy Tab 8.9 LTE commercial for the Korean market - since yanked from YouTube, though not before copies were made - uses the same young actress as Apple's iPhone 4S camera commercial. Check out both ads after the cut. Read The Full Story

AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note shown in leaked photos

Chris Burns, Jan 1st 2012 Discuss [26]

There are two images you're about to see here, both of them showing what our source here is saying is the official AT&T version of the soon to be released in the USA Samsung Galaxy Note. This device is already released in international sectors, that being basically everywhere outside the USA, but has yet to formally be released here in the states. What we're seeing here is basically the same device but with AT&T branded and a slightly different bit of hardware that brings it much more in line with the USA group of Galaxy devices - notably in the front bottom area where the single physical home button has been replaced by the four Android buttons us Americans are used to. Read The Full Story

HTC Radiant and Samsung Mandel coming soon as LTE Windows Phones

Rue Liu, Dec 29th 2011 Discuss [3]

HTC and Samsung are preparing two LTE-equipped Windows Phone devices that are expected to launch in early 2012, says The Verge, citing sources familiar with Microsoft's plans. The sources also reveal that the two devices will be running an updated Mango version of Microsoft's Windows Phone operating system instead of the next-gen Tango platform. Read The Full Story