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The UK’s Samsung devotees who are just desperate to get their hands on the Galaxy S4 Android smartphone that was unveiled by the electronics giants yesterday, will be pleased to know that British carrier EE has announced a release date for the device.
EE which is currently the UK’s only LTE network has stated that the Galaxy S4 will be sold in stores and online from April 26th – those especially keen can pre-order the device on March 28th! Continue Reading
At a high-profile and lavish “Samsung Unpacked” event that took place at the Radio City Music Hall in NYC, electronic giants Samsung launched their eagerly awaited, new Android smartphone, the Galaxy S4!
According to several reports, the S4 is a lot like the S3 and Note II aesthetically, though Samsung have squared off the corners and increased the screen size to 5-inchs that sports an impressive 441ppi Super AMOLED display. It is 7.9mm thick, (so thinner than the S3) and weighs just 130g. Continue Reading
Electronics giant Samsung has invited the general public to Times Square in New York for an unveiling party for their latest smartphone the Galaxy S IV.
So far, little detail has been revealed about the event that will take place on March 14th 2013, but according to a recent tweet, fans and interested parties have been told to head down to Times Square for the unveiling.
We presume that they will be able to watch the new handset being presented on the Square’s infamous big screens while Samsung’s head honchos reveal the eagerly awaited device at invite-only event at Radio City Music Hall. Continue Reading
In the latest oddball advert from Samsung intended to promote the Galaxy SIII and Note II the company has had a rather obvious dig at RIM’s ailing Blackberry.
Set in what is supposed to look like a trendy game development startup that is in the process of two major events – the fast-approaching launch of their biggest game ever “Unicorn Apocalypse” and a policy change that will allow employees to use whatever mobile device they like for work as opposed to the Blackberry that they were previously given to use.
The advert takes a tongue-in-cheek look at the results of such a mobile device switchover and the problems that it causes in the office. Those who are having trouble letting go of their Blackberry’s are clearly mocked by their colleagues. Continue Reading
At the Q4 investors guidance, South Korean tech company Samsung reported some astronomically good sales figures. They claim to have sold 500 handsets per minute (working out to some 720,000 handsets sold each day) from October through to December of 2012. When the last quarter earnings report comes out later in the month, the company expects to announce making a whopping $8.3 billion.
These figures equate to incredible growth for the company, whose operating profit would have increased 89 % from this time just one year ago. The forecast marks the fifth-straight record quarterly profit!
Some experts believe that Samsung was able to stay ahead of main rivals Apple because they debuted 37 different handsets last year in comparison to Apple’s one iPhone. The 37 different Samsung phones ranged from high-end to low-end and were released in different regions dependent on what the demographic could afford and preferred. Continue Reading
South Korean conglomerate Samsung have been working on flexible displays for smartphones and other devices that use plastic instead of glass to make their products lighter, more durable and bendable. This kind of technology is something that many similar companies like Sony for example have looked into over the years, however Samsung seem have progressed the fastest with it as the reports emerged that they are nearly ready to mass produce products that use this kind of flexible display.
Devices bearing this innovative type of flexible display were exhibited by Samsung last year, but an exact date for when the product will become commercially available has not yet been given.
A source familiar with the new type of display unit said that it was in the last phase of development and that consumers could expect to see products bearing this type of technology on the shelves in the first half of 2013 – but declined to comment on how much money Samsung have spent researching the technology. Continue Reading
AD Creative who operate out of the UK and China have been developing the world’s first bamboo smartphone, it will have pretty much the same insides as the Samsung Galaxy S III, incorporating 1GB of RAM and an additional 16GB of internal storage.
Users can choose to run the bamboo smartphone through either android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich or use the company’s AD android operating system (ADAOS).
The ADzero bamboo smartphone will come with a 4.5 inch TFT LCD screen with 1280 x 720 HD capabilities. The display is 326 pixels per inch of resolution and also has a rear-facing 8 megapixel camera.
The company will be seeking funding for the ADzero bamboo smartphone on Kickstarter and it is expected that the cheapest version of the phone will cost about $500. Continue Reading
The highly amusing sniping and griping that has been taking place between Samsung and Apple took another interesting twist after the UK courts found that Samsung did not infringe on Apple’s patents with the Galaxy Tablet.
Part of the ruling required Apple to issue an acknowledgement to the court’s findings on their website and they have done this, although it is hardly apologetic and we don’t think it is particularly what the courts were envisaging when they issued the order.
The notice that the courts ordered Apple to put on their website is intended to inform customers using the UK version of the company’s website that Samsung didn’t actually infringe on their patents. This is seen as a way of repairing the tarnishing of Samsung’s reputation that took place with the initial accusation. This kind of notice is often referred to as an “apology ad” however there really wasn’t anything apologetic about the notice that Apple put up!Continue Reading
The plot thickens in the Apple vs Samsung smartphone wars as Apple fanboys have taken matters into their own hands with an interesting marketing vigilantism maneuver!
You may have seen the Samsung advert(above) which lists the pros of the Galaxy S3 against those of the iPhone 5 under the tagline “It doesn’t take a genius” offering comparisons of the two phones obviously set up to paint the Galaxy S3 in a much more favorable light than the iPhone 5. It also takes a swipe at the iPhone 5’s new charger, (a sore point for many Apple product lovers) by stating that the S3 uses Micro USB charging, as opposed to a ‘totally different plug.’Continue Reading
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