Samsung Intensity II descends on Verizon
Posted on 29. Jul, 2010 by IBM.
Though Samsung has developed a near-legendary reputation for giving its phones silly names, it turns out that “Intensity II” is surprisingly appropriate in a way: this thing’s got an infrared camera. Or at least the 1.3 megapixel shooter has an infrare…
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Bell’s Galaxy S gets front-facing camera, rumored August 6 launch date
Posted on 29. Jul, 2010 by IBM.
It’s a crying shame that the American flavors of Samsung’s otherwise stunning Galaxy S lack a front facing camera, but even those camped out in the Great White North should know that the European versions (i9000) do have such a feature. Lucky for them…
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Rogers’ budget-friendly chatr brand launches in Canada
Posted on 28. Jul, 2010 by IBM.
We knew it was coming, and now it’s official: Rogers Wireless has today launched its entry-level “chatr” wireless brand for Canadians everywhere — and by “everywhere,” we mean Toronto, Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, and Ottawa (Montreal is coming soon…
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Vodafone 360 LiMo handsets are no more, probably not missed by many
Posted on 28. Jul, 2010 by IBM.
We can’t say we didn’t see this coming, but Vodafone’s finally put its bespoke 360 phones out of misery. The reason? To focus on making its 360 services — mainly social networking integration and an app store — “available on as many devices as we ca…
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Samsung TV schedule points to Epic 4G in August?
Posted on 25. Jul, 2010 by IBM.
On August 20th, at 4:30PM Eastern Standard Time, Samsung will show off the Epic 4G smartphone on their television support website. Why is this of interest to you? Simply because the last two times the company did such a thing — for the Vibrant and Ca…
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Tweaker ports Samsung’s TouchWIz UI onto non-rooted Nexus One for reasons unknown
Posted on 24. Jul, 2010 by IBM.
This one’s been kicking around the interwebs for a few weeks now, but it has managed to grow into something of a beast during that period. Frankly, we couldn’t think of less fitting way to send the glorious Nexus One out than to completely deface it a…
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Samsung dispatching free Galaxy S handsets to iPhone 4 whiners on Twitter?
Posted on 23. Jul, 2010 by IBM.
Well this is one lucky Tiffany here, but she’s not alone. Wired UK was first to report that Samsung’s been quietly dishing out free Galaxy S handsets (the European flavor) to a few lucky British Twitter users. How so? Oh, four of them just made a fuss…
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Samsung Galaxy S review shootout: Captivate for AT&T and Vibrant for T-Mobile
Posted on 22. Jul, 2010 by IBM.
We’ve got to hand it to Samsung with its Galaxy S line. Coordinating the launch of a single family of devices across all four national US carriers (plus a regional or two) is a feat very rarely accomplished, and usually reserved for really unique hand…
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Samsung’s Epic 4G for Sprint looks to score FCC approval
Posted on 20. Jul, 2010 by IBM.
Does this outline of a really awesome phone ring a bell for you? No? Well, let us toss you a hint: it’s from Samsung, and it’s got WiMAX. That’s right — what you’re looking at is a Sammy bearing model number SPH-D700, which we believe to be the phone…
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Samsung joins the crowd, rejects Apple’s Omnia 2 antenna claims
Posted on 20. Jul, 2010 by IBM.
RIM and Nokia aren’t the only ones saying “WTF Steve!?” after last Friday’s press conference attempted to draw the competition into the Antennagate saga. Samsung has issued its own choice reaction about supposed problems with the Omnia 2, though this …
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Samsung Captivate now shipping from AT&T, right on cue
Posted on 18. Jul, 2010 by IBM.
Sure, the Samsung Vibrant came out three days earlier, but you don’t care if T-Mobile customers beat you to the Galaxy S punch — you’re on AT&T, and it’s about time you had (another) high-end Android smartphone to call your own. Our recent hands-…
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Apple’s Steve Jobs: ‘no one’s going to buy’ a big phone
Posted on 16. Jul, 2010 by IBM.
In response to a question at its press conference today about whether Apple could’ve done anything to avoid its antenna issues with the iPhone 4, Steve took the opportunity to rip on bigger rivals, saying that making a phone so big “you can’t get your…
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AT&T execs get a better Captivate unboxing experience than you do
Posted on 16. Jul, 2010 by IBM.
We don’t know how often this happens, but it seems that AT&T brass are being provided with these ridiculously over-the-top packages for the Samsung Captivate that’s officially launching this weekend, including bundled accessories that us unwashed …
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Samsung Vibrant launching today, awaits new owners in T-Mobile’s online store
Posted on 15. Jul, 2010 by IBM.
A tiny bit of uncertainty has been cleared away thanks to good old Twitter, where T-Mobile has made July 15 (aka, today!) the official launch date for its Galaxy S derivative, the Vibrant. The original Tweet seems to have disappeared into the ether ap…
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Verizon catalog reveals Motorola Droid 2, new dumbphones
Posted on 13. Jul, 2010 by IBM.
We knew the original Droid’s replacement was coming, but we were never able to nail down the market name with confidence — until now, it seems. The Droid 2 makes a prominent appearance in an official catalog of Verizon devices leaked to BGR, talking …
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Root already working on Samsung Captivate, other US Galaxy S models
Posted on 13. Jul, 2010 by IBM.
Normally, you’ve got to wait… you know, at least a few hours after a new Android phone’s released for a root technique to pop up — but thanks to the Captivate’s lineage, hackers have already been able to get the ball rolling. Indeed, it turns out t…
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Root already working on Samsung Captivate, other US Galaxy S models
Posted on 13. Jul, 2010 by IBM.
Normally, you’ve got to wait… you know, at least a few hours after a new Android phone’s released for a root technique to pop up — but thanks to the Captivate’s lineage, hackers have already been able to get the ball rolling. Indeed, it turns out t…
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