The Samsung Galaxy Note is either an enormous smartphone or a tiny tablet, depending on how you look at it and how large your hands are. Either way, it goes on sale Thursday, November 3rd in the UK. The launch was originally set for November 17th, but Samsung recently pushed up the date by a few […]
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Samsung sold more smartphones than Apple last quarter
It’s been a little while since Google Android smartphones overtook iPhones in the market. But while more people buy phones with Google’s software than Apple’s, up until now there was no single company that sold more Android phones than Apple sold iPhones. Now Samsung has reported that it shipped 27.8 million smartphones last quarter. According […]
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Samsung shows off a 10 inch, 2560 x 1600 pixel display
Last week Toshiba introduced a 6 inch display with a ridiculously sharp screen resolution of 2560 x 1600 pixels. Today Samsung introduced something slightly more likely to make it to market in the not-too-distant future: a 10.1 inch, 2560 x 1600 pixel screen. The screen is an IGZO TFT LCD display which has the same physical dimensions as the […]
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Samsung Galaxy Note goes on sale… in the Netherlands
The Samsung Galaxy Note is one of the most unusual Android devices to hit the streets this year. It has a 5.3 inch, 1280 x 800 pixel display which is just the right size for a smartphone… if you’re over 7 feet tall and have huge hands. Or maybe it’s the right size for a […]
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Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus launches November 13th for $400 and up (really)
A few days ago we started seeing pre-order pages for the new Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus. And then they were removed. But they should be back this weekend. Samsung has announced that pre-orders for the tablet will open on October 23rd, and the device will be available in the US on November 13th. The […]
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Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus goes up for pre-order
The Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus is now available for pre-order from Amazon for $400 and up. The tablet features a 7 inch, 1024 x 600 pixel display — just like the original Galaxy Tab which was released in 2010. But that’s pretty much where the similarities end. The new tablet is thinner, lighter, and […]
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Google and Samsung introduce Galaxy Nexus smartphone
Google is introducing Ice Cream Sandwich — the latest version of the company’s Android operating system. Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandiwch will be available with new smartphones and tablets soon, and we’ll probably see software updates for at least some existing devices soon. But one of the first products expected to ship with Ice Cream […]
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Samsung Galaxy 7.0 Plus rounds the FCC, inches closer to launch
Samsung’s new 7 inch tablet is expected to launch by the end of October. Today the Samsung Galaxy 7.0 Plus cleared one more hurdle and passed through the FCC website on its march toward reality. The Samsung Galaxy 7.0 Plus has a 7 inch, 1024 x 600 pixel display, a 1.2 GHz dual core processor, […]
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Samsung Galaxy Player 5 inch mini-tablet now available for $270
The Samsung Galaxy Player WiFi 5.0 is now available for purchase from J&R for $270. The device looks like a phone with a large screen, but the WiFi-only device doesn’t make cellular phone calls. Instead, it’s a portable media player that can run thousands of Android apps. It’s sort of like a big iPod touch […]
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Samsung Galaxy Note hitting the UK November 17th
The US launch plans for the Samsung Galaxy Note remain unclear. But Samsung has announced that the Android smartphone/tablet with a 5.3 inch display will go on sale in the UK starting November 17th. The Galaxy Note is an unusual device which blurs the lines between a phone and a tablet. Like a phone it can […]