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 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 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 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…
By Brandon Russell |
The Galaxy S4 is on pace to become Samsung’s best selling device ever, highlighting the company’s unstoppable popularity. According to Samsung’s co-CEO Shin Jong-kyun, the device could top the 10 million mark in the next few days, less than a month since the S4 launched…
By Roy Choi |
Samsung announced Friday the availability of Galaxy S4 compatible TecTiles. The original TecTiles (and other NFC tags) are not compatible with the Galaxy S4 or the Nexus 4. Those two devices use a newer NFC chip that is not written on the same standard. If…
By Todd Haselton |
Consumers were a bit miffed when the 16GB Galaxy S4 began shipping and they found that almost half of the storage was consumed by Samsung’s own applications. The company said that the space was required in order to deliver more powerful features. It’s not a…
By Brandon Russell |
Google clearly isn’t afraid of Samsung’s growing Android presence, with the search giant today announcing a completely stock Galaxy S4. Vanilla. Stock. No TouchWiz anywhere. One of the best new Android devices available today just got much, much, much better times infinity. “What you’re seeing…
By Todd Haselton |
We recently published a gallery that included several photos of Samsung’s still unannounced Galaxy S4 mini. Now we have a few more pictures to add to that batch, thanks to Smartnews.bg. We can’t discern too much from the photos except that it appears the mini has…
By Ron Duwell |
Sources at Geek are stating that Google and Samsung will be unveiling the Galaxy S4 “Google Edition” today at the I/O developer conference. This new Galaxy S4 GE will combine the powerful hardware of the Galaxy S4 with a smooth vanilla AOSP version of Android,…
By Brandon Russell |
Apple wants to add the Galaxy S4 to the list of infringing products the Cupertino company believes violate its patents. According to Florian Mueller at FOSS Patents, the company made the request to U.S. Court Judge Lucy Koh, even though both companies were asked to…
By Todd Haselton |
Verizon reached out to TechnoBuffalo on Monday alerting us that it will now launch the Galaxy S4 online and in stores starting on May 23, one week earlier than the wireless carrier originally stated. That means Samsung was able to deliver enough devices to meet…
By Todd Haselton |
Walmart announced Friday that customers can now pre-order the Verizon Wireless Samsung Galaxy S4 and that the device will be available in stores on May 30. The device is available with 16GB of storage for $199.99 with a new two-year contract, but you only need…
By Todd Haselton |
Samsung’s rumored Galaxy S4 Zoom, a device that will allegedly launch with a 16-megapixel camera, recently surfaced with the Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG). The trade group listed the phone as the SM-C101, and it was first spotted by UnwiredView. We don’t know much else about…
By Todd Haselton |
T-Mobile USA’s official Twitter account revealed Wednesday that the Galaxy S4 is now available in “select stores.” The social media employee behind the account didn’t reveal which stores the device is in, so you might want to call ahead before getting in the car. Thankfully,…
By Brandon Russell |
According to SamMobile, Samsung is preparing to launch several new devices at the end of May—at least in Europe—including the Galaxy S4 Active, Galaxy S4 mini and a few other devices. The Korean company only just released its Galaxy S4 into the breach, and will…
By Todd Haselton |
Staples is now selling Samsung’s Galaxy S4 in 500 retail store locations and online at http://www.staplesmobile.com. Staples said that the Galaxy S4 is available for $199.99 with a new two-year contract, no matter the carrier, which means you’re saving $50 if you are a Sprint customer. Staples…
By Todd Haselton |
The Samsung Galaxy S4 on AT&T received its first update today. The 20MB update is relatively minor but includes support for roaming on LTE bands 1 and 7 that were apparently lost after a factory data reset, sensitive improvements to the touchscreen and SMS Pop…
By Brandon Russell |
To complement last week’s Grad Party commercial that highlighted some of the Galaxy S4’s new features, the Korean company has released shorter, more focused ads aimed at capturing new converts. Surprisingly, there’s no Apple jab to be found; instead, Samsung focuses solely on what makes…
By Todd Haselton |
AT&T just confirmed in an email statement to TechnoBuffalo (and via Twitter) that it will begin selling the 32GB model of the Galaxy S4 on May 10 for $249.99 with a new two-year contract. The device is not yet listed on the carrier’s website, so…
By Brandon Russell |
Many Samsung fans are none too pleased about the 16GB Galaxy S4’s storage limits—around half is currently user-accessible. But Samsung is biting back, defending the situation by instructing users to purchase a microSD card to mitigate the situation. With so many new features being introduced…
By Todd Haselton |
How good is the Galaxy S4 camera? We’ve already compared it to the iPhone 5, the Lumia 920 and the HTC One and received relatively solid results. But apparently the 1080p HD video recording is good enough to record an entire music video. A band…
