Tag: samsung

Opinion: A naked phone, to be or not to be?

Morning dear reader, I come to you this morning with a question, Do you use a case or do you keep your phone naked? It is a tricky one and one I myself deliberate about regularly. With the manufacturers spending millions (in some case’s) on design, pattern’s and …

Samsung Galaxy S4 Vs the Nexus 4

If you listened to our lovely podcast this week you’ll have heard us discussing the various merits of the Samsung Galaxy S4, in particular, VS other (cheaper) handsets like the Google Nexus 4. I really like my Nexus 4. I like stock Android, it’s whizzy fast and does everything …

Samsung pays bloggers to bad mouth HTC

Samsung and HTC have been mortal enemies for a while, which is a bit David and Goliath, given the size of Samsung, but it looks like Samsung have turned the war dirty. Taiwan’s Fair Trade Commission launched an investigation in to reports that Samsung had paid bloggers to …

A couple of rather good Three deals for the Galaxy S4

The Galaxy S4 is just around the corner now and, if I’m honest, I’m looking around for an upgrade. I’ve started looking for a more data on my next plan because I got kicked for going over my paltry 750MB data allowance with my current network… Doah… And …

Samsung announce the Galaxy Mega 6.3

After weeks of leaks, rumours and speculation over the likelihood of an April Fool joke, Samsung have come out and announced the Galaxy Mega range. There are two devices in the range, the lower spec Mega 5.8 and the slightly higher spec Mega 6.3. Only the 6.3 is …

Source code for the HTC One, One X and Droid DNA – CM HTC One?

Along with delivering a developer edition of the HTC One uberphone (yes, its the 64Gb version; yes, there’s only a U.S. site currently up for buying one; no, the UK HTC site hasn’t got it, and yes, the developer edition can only be bought in dollars from when …

Samsung announces the Galaxy Pocket Neo

What if I told you that Samsung had launched yet another phone today? Samsung has just sent round a press release announcing the Samsung Galaxy Pocket Neo, joining the Samsung Galaxy Win and the Galaxy Mega (in 5.8 and 6.3 inch variants) in a list of phones announced …

Samsung Galaxy S4 video adverts released online

Samsung are ramping up the marketing machine as the Galaxy S4 nears release and, rather than using anti-Apple smeer campaigns like at the launch of the Galaxy SIII, they’ve published some videos demonstrating the software features they feel are the most innovative. The Samsung Galaxy S4 was announced …

Galaxy Note 8.0 Accessories Available for pre-order

The Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 has just gone on sale from certain outlets but what does everyone need to snazz up their brand new premium tablet? That right, official accessories. The good news is that whilst the accessories aren’t quite available yet, they are up for pre-order from …

Some fantastic mobile deals for you this week

You know me, I’m honest. Our mobile phone deals section gives us, if you buy a phone, a little kick-back so that we don’t have to ram any more adverts down your throat. It basically looks around the web, getting the best deal, and puts them all in …

Deal – Otterbox Defender Glacier case for the Galaxy SIII

I love lots of things, Otterbox cases, white things and not getting my phone smashed up. If you’re like me and you have a Galaxy SIII then a little deal that has appeared on Amazon may interest you. In preparation for the arrival of the Galaxy S4 this …

Thinking of getting the Galaxy S4? Get free stuff when you pre-order

If you’re looking for the Samsung Galaxy S4 then you’ll probably be weighing up the options before entering into another long contract. Right now there’s a number of deals if you pre-order the Samsung Galaxy S4 in particular. Carphone Warehouse are offering up a free accessories bundle which …

Galaxy Note 8.0 Now available at Samsung Experience Store

The brand new Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 is now available from the Samsung Experience Store in Westfield Stratford City. The mid sized tablet is Samsung’s latest offering in the Galaxy Note range and covers yet another screen size. Bundled with some £60 worth of content and services, the …

UK gets quad-core only on the S4 – Further confirmation

Just a few days ago we heard news that the Samsung Galaxy S4 won’t have the octa-core CPU here in the UK. Now there’s further confirmation via Expansys, who tell us that the S4 will have the quad-core chip instead. So what do you guys think? Will this …

Voda add a new Red XL 4GB data plan and the Galaxy S4

So there’s a new phone around. You may have heard about it. The Samsung Galaxy S4. Yeah, that one. It’s popping up on pre-order everywhere today and now Vodafone have stepped forward with a double-offer. Firstly, you can pre-order the 4G-ready Samsung Galaxy S4 right now in either …

Samsung Galaxy S4 up for pre-order at Expansys

You’ve already been bombarded this morning with the pre-order details from various companies and networks for the Samsung Galaxy S4. Now Expansys have jumped in too. According to information we have, they’ll be offering it up for £589.99 including delivery. The black mist and white frost versions will …

Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini pictured

The Samsung Galaxy S4 is yet to launch but already there are reports of a Galaxy S4 Mini. With an anticipated launch date of June or Jule 2013, the handset is expected to have a super AMOLED qHD display, a 1.6GHz Dual Core CPU and run Android 4.2.2 …

Samsung Galaxy S4 twice as fast as the S3

The HTC One and the Samsung Galaxy S4. They’re both fantastic handsets, but which is faster? There’s only one way to findout! FIGHT! A comparison with the benchmarking too Geekbench. Speed and memory performance was compared and, by the looks of these results, the Samsung Galaxy S4 simply …

Get to know the Samsung Galaxy S4 a bit better

Are you sitting comfortably people? I’d suggest getting yourself a cup of tea and a chair. Samsung have posted a host of videos on YouTube showing their latest software additions in the upcoming Galaxy S4 off. Starting with this intro video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EBtKf3LS_JI S Translator S Translator is Samsungs …

Specs Compared: Samsung Galaxy S4 and HTC One

There’s bound to be some fierce competition between the HTC One and Samsung Galaxy S4. Both handsets aim to grab that elusive smartphone crown and it’s fair to say there’s no love lost between the two companies (check out what HTC had to say about the S4!). So …

What is Samsung Smart Pause and Smart Scroll?

Before the release of the announcement of the Galaxy S4 we heard lots of rumours about ‘Eye scroll’ technology being built into the phone. We didn’t quite get the ‘Eye scroll’ rumoured but what we did see feature on the S4 is Smart Pause and Smart Scroll. Both …

HTC get their claws out over the Galaxy S4

As we saw last night Samsung released their new flagship phone, the Samsung Galaxy S4. While general reaction to the phone has been a little mixed (many people on my Twitterl timeline simply described it as ‘meh’, it hasn’t taken HTC very long to get the claws out. …

Vodafone deliver an update to the Galaxy S2

Got yourself a Samsung Galaxy S2? Yeah? Good aren’t they. Sure, the S4 has been announced now but I’m with you brother. The S2 is a bloomin’ good handset still and, if you’re on Vodafone, you can now get yourself Android 4.1.2. We’ve had a tip from Matthew …

O2 Confirm – The S4 is approaching

Just yesterday we looked at the UK networks and checked to see who was going to carry the Samsung Galaxy S4. The only network who hadn’t confirmed were O2, but they’ve just uypdated their Twitter feed with confirmation that they too will be carrying the handset. You can …

Introducing the Samsung Galaxy S4

Last night Samsung announced the Galaxy S4 in New York City. Leigh detailed the Galaxy S4 specs just a few hours ago. Along with the lengthy and rather peculiar event, Samsung have posted a video which shows the key features of the S4. The software features seem to …

Samsung Galaxy S4 – The low down

So yes, those leaks were right and yes, you can control it using your eyes. In a somewhat strange cabaret-style launch in NYC this evening we were treated to some of the features of the all-new Samsung handset. First though, the official specs. It’s powered by Android 4.2.2 …

Samsung Galaxy S4 – Live Launch

Come on in, grab a seat. This is going to be a late one, if you’re in Europe at least. In New York everything is just about to kick off. You know what to expect – the Samsung Galaxy S4. We’ve seen pictures, we’ve seen videos too. Are …

Samsung Galaxy S4 video leaks

As you will be well aware by now, the Samsung Galaxy S4 is going to be launched at the Samsung Unpacked event this evening – we’ll be covering it live here. It appears, however, that we may not need to wait for the event to know what is …

Samsung Galaxy S4 – Which networks are taking it?

Time for a quick round-up on which networks will be picking up the Samsung Galaxy S4. Now, if I’m a betting man, I’d put £10 on all of the networks picking it up, but here’s how things stand currently.. T-Mobile T-Mobile have stated that they will carry the …

More leaked Samsung Galaxy S4 images online

Random Chinese website? Check. Pictures that match leaks we’ve seen so far? Check. Images that seem to confirm that the S4 looks like an elongated S3 with a slightly different battery cover? Check. This time though it’s more than just pictures. We now have specs too. Specs which …

Windows 8 “No better than Vista”

Are you using Windows 8? Do you know anyone that is? Most people, it seems, are ditching traditional PC’s and are instead going for Android tablets, iPads or other devices. Now Jun Dong-soo, who is president of Samsung’s memory chip division, has really stuck the boot in about …

Galaxy S4 heading to Three?

Samsung are set to announce their new flagship phone in a few days time over in New York. We are all expecting this to be the Samsung Galaxy S IV which might be dropping the Roman Numeral system and be called the Samsung Galaxy S4. We have just …

Samsung Galaxy S4 in video?

Whether this is the real thing or one of the many “slightly different” designs that Samsung tend to pass around, we’re not sure. We can say for definite that it’s a phone with a Samsung logo on it which may or may not be the Galaxy S4, which …

Samsung Galaxy S4 teaser photo

The new Galaxy is arriving late on Thursday. We will, as usual, be covering the event live. Set to launch in New York, Samsung USA have just tweeted this official photo. Yes, we know you can’t see a great deal. Yes, we know it looks a lot like …

Possible Samsung Galaxy SIV pictures leaked

Leaks and rumours have been flying around for a while regarding the impending launch of the Galaxy S4 (or SIV, take your pick). This one, courtesy of the Chinese site 52 Samsung, looks a bit meatier than the rest, boasting hardware photos as well as AnTuTu benchmarks – …

Samsung are going to stop selling the Ativ Tab in Europe

What this article should have been titled is: “Samsung decide to stop selling their over priced Windows RT tablet as it isn’t going to sell anywhere worldwide ever” It would have been a bit long winded though. The news is though that Samsung have confirmed to German website …

New firmware for Note II available on Three

Three have rolled out a firmware update for the Samsung Galaxy Note II, which is said to bring with it a number of bug fixes and enhancements. This went under the radar mostly because it brings device stability to Samsungs other flagship handset rather than a large number …