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ANDROID 4.3

Nov 22, 2013

Android 4.3 for Samsung’s Galaxy Note II hits China and Sprint in the US (be patient, Europe)

Stefan Constantinescu

Earlier this week, we reported that Android 4.3 was beginning to get pushed out to Galaxy Note II users in India. Why India? Because Samsung likes to spin a globe as fast as they

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SAMSUNG

Nov 22, 2013

More details about that 5.25″ 720p Samsung device leak: Destined for Europe with 4G LTE

Stefan Constantinescu

You're going to hear me repeat a phrase over and over again during the next few months, that the mid-range market is where all the new excitement will be. That's not to

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GALAXY NOTE 3

Nov 20, 2013

Samsung giving Note 3 buyers $50 of Play Store credit, all you have to do it fill out a quick form

Stefan Constantinescu

People often say that the only reason Samsung is as big as they are today is because they spend a small country's healthcare budget on marketing. That's a fine assumption to make, but

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ANDROID 4.3

Nov 20, 2013

Mid-range 5.25 inch Samsung phone running Android 4.3 gets certified by China’s FCC

Stefan Constantinescu

If you want to sell a phone in the United States, it has to be approved by the FCC first. The same (kind of) goes for China, which has TENAA. A new Samsung device has

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GALAXY GEAR

Nov 19, 2013

Samsung Galaxy Gear smart watch gets its first custom ROM

Kelly Hodgkins

Samsung has shipped almost 800,000 units of its Galaxy Gear smart watch since launch and is gearing up to push the watch in the final months of this fiscal year. Folks that scoop them

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ANDROID 4.3

Nov 19, 2013

The Samsung Galaxy Note II Android 4.3 update is officially live, but only in India right now

Stefan Constantinescu

Do you have a Samsung Galaxy Note II? Are you tired of being on Android 4.1? Well, if you live in India, then I have some good news for you. According to the team

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GALAXY GEAR

Nov 19, 2013

Galaxy Gear sales said to be under 50,000 units UPDATE: Samsung says 800,000 units were sold

Stefan Constantinescu

Update: Samsung just issued a statement saying 800,000 units have been sold. Entering a new product category is hard. Just ask Amazon about the first generation Kindle. Apple about the first generation iPad. And

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ANDROID 4.3

Nov 19, 2013

Samsung issues a statement regarding the buggy Android 4.3 update for the Galaxy S III

Stefan Constantinescu

You should never buy a device, specifically a device running Android, and expect software updates. Some companies are obviously better at updating their hardware than others, but for the most part, unless you own a

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SAMSUNG

Nov 19, 2013

‘Samsung Sport’ said to be Fuelband rival

Stefan Constantinescu

Sensors have become so cheap that they're showing up in pretty much every piece of consumer electronics equipment currently on the market. What exactly can one do with an accelerometer? The obvious thing is

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SAMSUNG

Nov 18, 2013

Samsung has an internal goal of shipping 100 million tablets next year, can they reach it?

Stefan Constantinescu

Whether you use an Android tablet or an iPad or are crazy enough to like the Microsoft Surface, I think we can all agree that tablets are going to become "the next big thing". There'

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GALAXY S3

Nov 18, 2013

Samsung unveils the Galaxy S III mini Crystal Edition, has no shame admitting it’s for ladies

Stefan Constantinescu

Sexism in alive and well, despite decades of progress. Mobile phone makers, even today, often take a popular device they're selling, slap a pink coat of paint on it, and then spend millions marketing

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ANDROID 4.3

Nov 17, 2013

Final Android 4.3 Jelly Bean build for Galaxy Note 2 leaks

Rajesh Pandey

While Google may have released Android 4.4 KitKat, some OEMs are yet to update their device to Android 4.3 Jelly Bean. Samsung is one such company, busy working on the Jelly Bean update

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GALAXY GEAR

Nov 16, 2013

Galaxy Gear update brings ability to display notification from any app

Rajesh Pandey

The Galaxy Gear has been a half-hearted attempt from Samsung at the smart watch market. The Gear works only on selected Galaxy devices from Samsung, and can only display notifications from certain apps. Samsung

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ANDROID PHONES

Nov 15, 2013

Review: Samsung Galaxy Note 3

Steve Litchfield

The absolutes come thick and fast for the Samsung Galaxy Note 3. And they're not all in the device's favour. Yes, it's arguably the highest specified Android phone in the world. Yes,

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COMPONENTS

Nov 15, 2013

Bloomberg: Samsung to release three sided phone during the second half of 2014, maybe

Stefan Constantinescu

When LG launched the G2 earlier this year, they made people's jaw drop with the incredibly thin bezels around the device's beautiful 5.2 inch 1080p LCD. But what if phones didn't

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ANDROID 4.3

Nov 14, 2013

Android 4.3 for the GS3 pulled in Europe just as it lands in America for AT&T GS4 customers

Stefan Constantinescu

Update: An earlier version of this article confused the Android 4.3 update being pushed out to the Galaxy S4 on AT&T with the Galaxy S3 update being pushed out to international GS3 units.

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ANDROID 4.3

Nov 13, 2013

Have a GS3? Live in the UK? Grab Android 4.3!

Stefan Constantinescu

If you own a Samsung Galaxy S III and live in the UK, now would be a good time to pull down your notification shade, click on the settings gear, go inside the "About" menu,

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SAMSUNG

Nov 13, 2013

Phablets not a fad: IDC says 21% of all smartphones sold in Q3 2013 had a big screen

Stefan Constantinescu

The word phablet gets thrown around a lot, but it doesn't have a concrete definition that makes it easy to classify devices. Would you call the 5.0 inch Galaxy S4 a phablet? No,

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