Android 2.2 Froyo update for US Samsung Galaxy S owners coming “as soon as possible”
Are you one of those 4+ million users who bought a Samsung Galaxy S in the US (be it called Captivate, Fascinate, Epic 4G, Vibrant or Mesmerize)? If yes, you’re still waiting for Samsung to roll-out an Android 2.2 Froyo update for your handset – despite the fact that users in other parts of the [...]
Bada-based Samsung Wave II S8530 now available in Germany
Samsung has just announced that the Wave II S8530, its newest high-end Bada smartphone, is now available in Germany – one of Europe’s largest mobile markets. Launched in other markets at the end of last year, the Wave II should help Samsung reach its goal of selling 10 million Bada handsets in the first half [...]
Samsung Focus, LG Quantum Now $99.99 at AT&T
The bad news is that the Buy One Get One Free deal for Windows Phones on AT&T is over. The good news is, if you only wanted one instead of two anyways, it’s now a cool hundie less at AT&T stores and on the official website. Right now you can get the Samsung Focus and [...]
Google Nexus S not attractive for Korean carriers
Google may have been really pleased when announcing the Samsung-made Nexus S, but not everyone shares that excitement. For example, South Korean mobile carriers are currently reluctant to sell the new smartphone – the world’s first to run Android 2.3 Gingerbread. According to Korea Times, SK Telecom and KT (South Korea’s largest mobile operators) don’t [...]
Samsung now accounts for 1/3 (34%) of ALL Android shipments worldwide
Samsung has shared an interesting bit of data today, about how it is doing with Android flagship – Galaxy S. And it’s doing great. Sammy has sold 10 million of Galaxy S phones around the world. A mind blowing number, especially since Samsung got serious about Android only a bit more then half a year ago. Let’s [...]
Vizio Via Android phone and tablet announced – Nokia specialists developed them
Vizio, a California-based company that’s mainly known for making TV sets, is entering the Android phone and tablet markets this year. The company’s first Android products are the Via Phone and the Via Tablet. The Via Phone features a 4 inch display (likely WVGA), 5MP photo camera, and front-facing camera for video calling. The Via [...]
Toshiba Android Honeycomb tablet with Tegra 2 coming at CES 2011
CES 2011 is shaping up to be a tablet heaven. After Motorola and LG confirmed they’d unveil new Android tablets there, now Toshiba has announced the same thing: it will bring a brand new tablet to Las Vegas. Toshiba’s new tablet doesn’t have a name yet. However, Engadget is reporting that it features a 10 [...]
LG Confirms Honeycomb Tablet to be Unveiled at CES 2011
If there was any doubt that CES 2011 would be the beginning of the Honeycomb tablet wars, additional confirmations coming through Australian blog Smarthouse will help put those doubts to rest. Sources have confirmed that LG Electronics will indeed, as speculated, take the covers off a 8.9″-screen tablet that happens to run Android 3.0, also [...]