By Jacob Kleinman |
More good news for Samsung, which recently announced it had already sold over 10 million of the Galaxy S4. Not only is the company’s new handset pulling ahead in the market, but according to a recent study from DxO labs the Android device has one of…
By Brandon Russell |
Jon R. is back to tackle the biggest tech rumors of this week! On this episode of Rumor Roundup, Jon talks about Samsung possibly adding fingerprint scanning technology to its smartphones, the Motorola xFon coming to multiple carriers sooner than previously expected, Apple testing various…
By Jacob Kleinman |
There may still be a reason to hold off on buying Samsung‘s Galaxy S4 for just a little bit longer. AT&T confirmed earlier today that it will offer an exclusive model of the handset featuring a red-colored shell. The news that AT&T will offer an “Aurora…
By Jacob Kleinman |
The Verizon Galaxy S4 hasn’t event been on the market for one full day and already an intrepid hacker has released a guide detailing how to root Samsung‘s newest handset for Verizon subscribers. Droid Life notes that the method, which was posted on the XDA Developers…
By Todd Haselton |
Google announced that it will sell a developer version of the Galaxy S4 for $649 starting on June 26. We know that it’s only going to be available in the U.S. at first, but we didn’t know that it was going to launch with support…
By Todd Haselton |
Verizon Wireless is now officially selling the Samsung Galaxy S4 in stores and online for $199.99 with a new two-year contract. Verizon is the last of the big four carriers to offer the device, which is available in both black and white. Since it doesn’t…
By Jacob Kleinman |
The Tizen Developers Conference in San Francisco has already kicked off, but the big news won’t come until May 24. Samsung and Intel are expected to unveil Tizen 2.1 tomorrow morning. The two firms could possibly announce the first Tizen handset as well. According to…
By Ron Duwell |
We expected the latest in Samsung’s flagship phone series to break the sales records its predecessors set, and the Galaxy S4 passed with flying colors. It hit the 10 million units sold mark overnight in Korea after only 26 days on the market.The Galaxy S3…
By Jacob Kleinman |
Contradicting earlier reports that Apple had edged back up to the 5th largest share of smartphone sales in China, a new report from Chinese organization Analysis International suggests that Apple held onto the 6th largest market share with a 6.4 percent market share in Q1…
By Jacob Kleinman |
If you’re shopping around for the best contract to go with the Galaxy S4 (and by “best” we mean “cheapest”) then Cricket Wireless may be the carrier you’re looking for. Samsung‘s newest top-tier smartphone is already available on all of the major U.S. carriers (Verizon’s…
By Brandon Russell |
Samsung’s recent Next Big Thing commercials have largely focused on clever jokes and subtle jabs against the competition, Apple in particular. They’ve done a lot to increase the company’s mindshare, really boosting Samsung’s presence in key markets. But the Korean company’s latest ad takes a…
By Jacob Kleinman |
It looks like Apple‘s Cold War against Google may finally be heating up. Apple typically targets Samsung and other smartphone manufacturers that rely on Android software with its patent infringement claims. Now, however, the Cupertino-based company may finally have Google in its crosshairs with a claim…
By Todd Haselton |
Samsung said Wednesday that it recently acquired a 10 percent stake in Pantech for about $48 million. While that may seem like a bizarre move, especially since the two firms compete in the lower-tier Android smartphone market, Samsung said it will help its business relationship…
By Jacob Kleinman |
What’s better than Galaxy S4? How about a stripped down, pure Android, Google Edition of Samsung’s “Next Big Thing?” Well, the good news is that the Galaxy S4 Google Edition will go on sale June 26, but the bad news (for non-Americans at least) is…
By Todd Haselton |
The Galaxy S III is an old device that has since been knocked down a tier by the new Galaxy S4. However, SamMobile was recently sent a file that suggests Samsung considered, or perhaps is still considering, adding fingerprint scanning technology to its smartphones. We’ve seen this…
By Jacob Kleinman |
Samsung‘s Galaxy S4 is one of the hottest devices on the market right now and the 5-inch smartphone cleared another hurdle this week with a glowing review from Consumer Reports, which praised the handset for its all around top-notch performance. “It dethrones the LG Optimus G, which occupied the…
By Jacob Kleinman |
The Verizon Galaxy S4 wasn’t supposed to arrive until May 23, but a few lucky Android fans have already received their new smartphones two days early, according to Droid-Life. Here’s a tweet from one customer who appears to have a shipment confirmation: patiently waiting for my Galaxy s4 to…
By Jacob Kleinman |
The Galaxy Mega 6.3 will launch in the U.K. in July, U.K. retailer Clove announced Tuesday. Clove said the 16GB model will be available for £459.99 (approx. $696.84) with VAT and it’s accepting pre-orders now. The Galaxy Mega 6.3 features a 1.7GHz dual-core processor, an…
By Todd Haselton |
Sprint announced on Tuesday morning that both of its prepaid brands, Virgin and Boost, will soon offer the Galaxy S III. No, it’s not the latest and greatest Galaxy S4 handset, but it’s still a great smartphone and will support Sprint’s 4G LTE network in…
By Todd Haselton |
Samsung has yet to announce the Galaxy S4 Active, but at the rate at which leaks are spilling out we expect that to happen any day now. Yesterday we saw a few photos of the device, which is similar to the Galaxy S4 but with…
By Brandon Russell |
Samsung already said many of the Galaxy S4’s software flourishes will arrive on the Galaxy S III, and a freshly leaked build of Android 4.2.2 hints the additions are imminent. The firmware is currently in the testing phase, according to SamMobile, so kinks are still…
By Brandon Russell |
As companies continually improve smartphone and tablet displays, the next battleground is slowly moving toward high resolution laptop screens. And not even Google’s Chromebook Pixel, which has a resolution of 2560 x 1700-pixels, has the highest PPI around. That distinction belongs to Samsung with its…
By Todd Haselton |
Samsung just released an update to its WatchOn application and, in the update, it refers to the Galaxy S4 mini, the Galaxy S4 Active and a device we haven’t heard of yet: the Galaxy S4 Mega. It’s very possible this was a mistake, however. WatchOn…
By Todd Haselton |
Samsung’s Galaxy S4 Active and Galaxy S4 Zoom are expected to launch by the end of this month, so it comes as no surprise that leaks for both phones are starting to become more prevalent. Several photos of the Galaxy S4 Active were spilled by GSMArena…
