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The Samsung Captivate is the second version of the Samsung Galaxy S to be released in the United States. The Captivate launched with Android 2.1 and will get Android 2.2 Froyo sometime later this year. It will feature Samsung's custom TouchWiz 3.0 interface, which places emphasis on the "Social Hub," bringing your important friends, family, appointments, photos -- everything really -- at the forefront of the experience.

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Carriers: ATT

Announced: June 17, 2010

Release Date: August 18, 2010

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by Phil Nickinson
Oct 31, 2010
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by Kyle Gibb
Oct 15, 2010
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by Phil Nickinson
Oct 01, 2010
  Want Froyo on the Samsung Captivate and can't wait any longer? A leaked build has emerged tonight. We've plopped it on our Captivate and are giving it the what-for. In the meantime, if you don'...
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by Dallin Hampton
Sep 24, 2010
Two days, seven device updates pushed or announced. If that doesn't overload your systems and make you giddier than a schoolgirl, what will?!? From GPS fine-tuning to pulling the training wheels off ...
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by Phil Nickinson
Sep 22, 2010
  Probably the biggest fix in the maintenance update for the Samsung Captivate was with GPS reception. OK, it might not be a "fix." But Samsung is calling it "an update to improve ...