Category: Samsung (Android)
The patent battle between Apple and Samsung has got ugly again, with Apple today winning a Europe wide ban on the sale of Samsung’s extremely popular SII, S and Ace handsets. This ban isn’t immediate, giving Samsung 7 weeks to get a defence together and counter, but its not good …
Three has announced it will stock the new Samsung Galaxy W, set to hit Three stores soon. This is a smaller version of the very popular Samsung Galaxy SII, running Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) with a super speedy 1.4Ghz processor and 3.7” Super LCD screen. It also has a …
Want to buy the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 ? Good news folks, the ban has been lifted temporarily until the full hearing on August 25th. The news comes after Apple documents were called into question and means that customers across Europe can go and purchase the device. Unfortunately …
The BBC is carrying a very interesting story surrounding the continuing battle between Apple and Samsung. Apple have recently secured an injunction to stop Samsung selling the Galaxy Tab 10.1 Android Tablet because is “slavishly” copied iPad designs. A number of images and comparison shots have been filed …
The international injunction against the Galaxy Tab 10.1, which was brought about by Apple, is set to be challenged on August 25th. Samsung have been forced to stop selling their new tablet due to an Apple embargo, although some retailers are still able to sell it as existing …
Vodafone UK have now launched the Samsung Galaxy S Plus handset and it is available to buy right now in their online store free from £31 a month on a 24 month contract. Features include a 5 megapixel camera, 1.4Ghz Processor and it also runs Android 2.3.3 Gingerbread …
The Samsung Galaxy R is now official. The handset has already appeared on these pages a number of times and comes equipped with a Tegra 2 CPU running at 1GHz, a 4.2″ WVGA screen, WiFi, GPS, a 5 megapixel camera at the rear, 1.3 megapixel up front and …
Vodafone have put the white version of the Samsung Galaxy S2 up for Pre-Order on their UK website now but have not confirmed a release date or price as of yet. The black version of this handset is one of the most wanted phones all year with some very …
Ok, the title isn’t exactly right, but there isn’t room to put the detail! According to BGR Apple have won a preliminary injunction in Germany that could effectively block the sales of the Galaxy Tab in all Euro union countries except Holland where there is a similar case ongoing. Samsung could …
A few days back we spotted that Android 2.3.4 was arriving for the rather excellent Samsung Galaxy SII. Now, if you’re on Orange you won’t be getting that version just yet but, if you do update your Orange branded handset, you do get UMA. UMA is called “Signal …
Available for a mere £49.99, the Samsung Galaxy Europa is now available from Three. If we’re honest it’s an entry-level smartphone with 600MHz CPU, 2.8″ capacitive screen, 2 megapixel camera, WiFi, GPS, FM radio, microSD expansion and Bluetooth 2.1 with A2DP. Sylvia Chind, Head of Handsets at Three, …
Samsung appear to have started rolling out Android 2.3.4 updates via Kies to Galaxy SII owners. The upgrade is rolling out today and will backup all your content as part of the update. We’ve had a couple of mails about this and would like to know if yours …
Looking for the rather splendid Samsung Galaxy SII ? Want it in white ? Well, we know already that Three will be selling the white version but now Vodafone will be too. A Voda representative told SoMobile that.. Yes, we will be getting the white Galaxy S2. Check …
Apple destroyed those rumours and overtook Nokia and Samsung as the worlds biggest seller of smartphones. Apple shipped 20.3 million smartphones between April and June 2011 with Samsung just behind on 19.2 million and Nokia on 16.7 million smartphones. Analysts were quick to pounce on Nokia, who are …
The white version of the Samsung Galaxy SII is coming to Three this September. The handset, which is superb in pretty much every way (no, really – check out our review) has Android 2.3, full HD (1080) video recording and 8.1 megapixel camera (with flash), the splendid Kies …
Three have just pushed out Android 2.3 for Samsung Galaxy Ace users. This tweet has just been added to inform users, and we’d love to know if you’re one of the lucky ones updating now. Link – Twitter Credit – androiduknewsetc
Earlier this month Samsung announced that a staggering 3 million Galaxy SII units had sold around the world. Yes, you thought that was a lot didn’t you ? Try 5 million instead – that’s the number of handsets sold according to todays announcement, adding more credibility to suggestions …
BGR have got some images of an un-announced Android device which is expected to be the Samsung Galaxy S2 over in the USA but the more important question is will we ever see it out in Europe and under what name considering we already have a S2 named device? Fingers crossed this device will …
Engadget have posted a video found on YouTube which is a video preview of the leaked Samsung Galaxy R device which is still yet to be officially announced. On watching the video we get to find out a bit more about this new secret (or not so secret) …
Samsung are on a roll. Their Galaxy S2 is simply stunning and we’ve been suitably impressed by the Galaxy Ace. Today Bloomberg are reporting that Samsung handset sales are growing strongly… Samsung is estimated to have sold between 18 million and 21 million smartphones globally in the April-June …
Fancy getting your very own Samsung Galaxy S2 on Vodafone?, how does 3 months half price for no additional cost sound? For more information check out the link below and remember to use code 3MHPLR when ordering to get this special time limited offer Link: Vodafone Online Store
Liking the Samsung Galaxy SII ? You’ll love this, the Samsung Galaxy R. It’s got a slightly smaller screen than the SII with 4.2″ rather than 4.3″, plus it’s a little thicker, but in other respects it’s pretty similar. We’re trying to dig out more information at the …
Vodafone have posted a new video in their YouTube channel ‘VodafoneUK’ which gives us an overview on the new Samsung 10.1 Tab which is Samsungs answer to the 10 inch tablet market. The 10.1 Tab is still showing as Coming Soon over on the Vodafone website but it …
The Galaxy SII is now in space and broadcasting live. Catch up with messages here, or read our earlier story for more details. As I type there’s 3,000 people watching as messages pop up live. Let’s hope it can take a few pictures. It looks amazing up there …
Tomorrow a Samsung Galaxy SII will take off in a space balloon and, during it’s 90 minutes of flight, will reach 100,000 feet. What’s amazing about that you say ? Well, the phone will be showing messages that you guys have submitted on space-balloon.net and elsewhere live on …
So the question is, do we believe this? Samsung have apparently let the cat out of the bag regarding the next in the line of Nexus phones via their official Romania twitter account. A series of tweets suggests that yes, they are providing the Nexus 3. Information comes …
In our review of the Samsung Galaxy S II we did mention the phrase “iPhone killer”. Although it’s not going to suddenly stop the iPhone, there’s no denying that the S II is one very amazing phone. You guys seem to agree too, with 3 million handsets sold …
Did you see our up-close time with the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 ? Do you want one ? There’s not too long to wait. It’s due to arrive in shops here in the UK from August 4th and both 3G and WiFi versions will be available. Following the …
So, if you’re in the UK you can already download the BBC iPlayer app to enjoy the latest episode of “Top Gear” or “Eastenders”. But wait, what if you want to stream something from ITV? Well, now you can thanks to the ITV Player app. With it you …
Quick. Get your utterly brilliant Samsung Galaxy S II and check for updates, it looks like extra battery life and camera improvements are ready to download. The update, which is available via Kies too, should give you better GPS accuracy and a performance boost too. If you’re still …
A month ago we saw the Samsung Galaxy Tab on O2 for £299. Now eBay appears to have gone one better, with this £249.99 offer on the 7″ Android tablet. eBay have got 500 of these in stock (so we shouldn’t see any delays in theory), but be …
Samsung have added the Chromebook to their US website. Choose from the 3G model with an Intel ATOM N570 CPU, 2GB of RAM, a 16GB SSD for $499 (around £307.37) or the WiFi-only version for $429 (£264.25). Specs include a 12.1″ display, 8.5 hours of battery life and, …
We’ve seen some pretty good pricing coming out of O2 recently. They had the Samsung Galaxy Tab up for £299 and the Galaxy S II for just £399. Both devices were available on Pay & Go and many people decided to take advantage, however we’re now being contacted …
A lot of people have seen me carrying the Samsung Galaxy S II around and they’re initially mentioning how similar it looks to the iPhone. The inevitable comparisons will be drawn to the iPhone and there’s lots of sites already calling this the “iPhone killer”. Is it ? …
Tomorrow we’ll have our full Samsung Galaxy S II review online. I’ve had a few emails about this device over this last week so I thought I’d give you a look at the videos we’re including in the main review tomorrow. This will give you a good look …
Well, we knew that the Samsung Galaxy S II was fast, but turn everything up to 11 and it goes into orbit. Those clever dudes at XDA-Developers.com have cranked up the dual-core 1.2GHz CPU to 1.5GHz and it simply blows the competition away. There’s a few tweaks to …
Want some up-close shots of the Samsung Galaxy S II ? Well, if our photos from back in February weren’t enough, we’ve now added these extra shots of the handset we have on loan from the lovely people at Clove. I’m using it fairly heavily at the moment …
Although I’ve been an Android user for nearly two years now I’ve had an iPod Touch for around six months and use it every day. I bought it mainly because I wanted a new gadget and thought it’d be a good way to try out iOS and get …
The Samsung Galaxy S II / GT-I9100. Call it what you will, it’s ruddy quick. Equipped with a dual-core 1.2GHz chip it’s already blown away most of the competition with benchmark results like this. The specs are all very decent indeed. That large 4.3″ 480×800 pixel super AMOLED …
Three have just launched the Samsung Galaxy S2 and as always released a blog video giving you some information about the phone and what you can expect The link posted on Twitter which points to the Samsung section of the website at the time of writing this does …
