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by Alex Dobie
Mar 08, 2012
Update: And ... it looks like the announcement has been taken down. Let's just keep our fingers crossed.
It looks like the Galaxy S II's Ice Cream Sandwich update may be imminent. Samsung h...
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by Alex Dobie
Mar 04, 2012
Rumors of a March launch for the Samsung Galaxy S II's Android 4.0 upgrade have been circulating for a while, but now it seems we may have the first official word on when the update will land. S...
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by Phil Nickinson
Feb 29, 2012
The GSMA -- the group that puts on the fine Mobile World Congress we've been attending all week -- has released 17th annual Global Mobile Awards for this year's show. Of note for you Androi...
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by Alex Dobie
Feb 24, 2012
If that pink Galaxy S II was just too pedestrian for you, then good news! You'll soon be able to exchange your hard-earned cash for the exclusive Bobbi Brown version of the phone, which ...
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by Alex Dobie
Feb 23, 2012
Sales of Samsung's leading smartphone for 2011, the Galaxy S II, have reportedly reached 20 million, ten months on from release. This figure, reported by Korean news agency Yonhap, sees ...
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by Phil Nickinson
Feb 22, 2012
US Cellular's Samsung Galaxy S II may hit stores on March 1, according to an internal document sent to Android Central. The memo, titled "Samsung Galaxy S II Equipment Launch Announcement&q...
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by Phil Nickinson
Feb 21, 2012
It's been a couple months now since we broke the news that US Cellular would be getting the Samsung Galaxy S II, and today the carrier manufacturer made it official. Samsung's flagship phone...
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by ShopAndroid.com
Feb 06, 2012
We're kicking off this week's ShopAndroid Daily Giveaway with a closer look at the Qmadix Galaxy Nexus Snap-on Cover, a Rezound Hard Shell, the Seidio Galaxy SII Extended Battery, and the Droi...
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by Alex Dobie
Feb 02, 2012
We've seen at least a couple of early Ice Cream Sandwich leaks for the international Samsung Galaxy S II (GT-i9100) appear, and today yet another version has leaked out online, showing signs o...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jan 30, 2012
The cameras in our Android phones have certainly gotten better than most would have expected. The old standard of "it's a cell phone camera, it'll never be as good as a cheap poin...
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by Alex Dobie
Jan 24, 2012
Two months after the Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich source code dropped, we're starting to see more exotic custom ROMs appearing for popular devices like the Samsung Galaxy S II. One such ROM c...
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by Alex Dobie
Jan 23, 2012
Following the reports last October of global Galaxy S series sales topping 30 million, Samsung says that South Korean sales of its flagship device, the Galaxy S II, have exceeded 5 million units. To...
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by Chris Parsons
Jan 11, 2012
In the business sector, security has always been a concern but even more so now as businesses are allowing their employees to bring their own devices to work. Samsung who previously announced the Sa...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jan 05, 2012
If you've got a hankering for a Sprint Samsung Galaxy S II Epic 4G Touch in white, get thee to thy nearest Sprint retail channel (in stores, online, and telesales) starting Jan. 8, as that...
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by Anndrew Vacca
Jan 03, 2012
If the holiday season didn't manage to bait you into a new phone, this might be your chance: T-Mobile is having a three-day "New Year, New Phone" sale this weekend only, beginning on F...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jan 01, 2012
For you folks who enjoy poking your heads where they don't quite yet belong, a couple new Ice Cream Sandwich builds have leaked out for the international version of the Samsung Galaxy S II. And,...
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by Phil Nickinson
Dec 28, 2011
It's long been rumored that the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 would be headed to US Cellular. And now, thanks to USCC's ESN system, it looks like the Galaxy S II is headed that way as well. Neithe...
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Samsung's ICS upgrade list a predictable one: Galaxy S II, Galaxy Note, Galaxy R, late-model tablets
by Phil Nickinson
Dec 20, 2011
Samsung has given in sneak preview into some of its devices that will receive updates to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich in 2012. They are:
Galaxy S II
Galaxy S II LTE
Galaxy Note...
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by Phil Nickinson
Dec 16, 2011
Samsung Mobile, in its response to U.S. Sen. Al Franken over the Carrier IQ saga, says that it's sold some 25 million cell phones preloaded with Carrier IQ software, which it's been using si...
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by Phil Nickinson
Dec 14, 2011
Youtube link for mobile viewing
Whatdaya get when you slap TouchWiz on top of Ice Cream Sandwich on an original Samsung Galaxy S II? Something that looks very much like TouchWiz on top of Ice Crea...
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by Phil Nickinson
Dec 14, 2011
T-Mobile's Samsung Galaxy S II is getting an update today to Android 2.3.5, software version T989VUVKL1. You're getting a trio of "enhancements" (read: bugfixes) with this update, ...
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by Chris Parsons
Dec 07, 2011
The last we heard about the white Samsung Galaxy S II on T-Mobile was when they confirmed it would indeed be arriving in time for the holidays. At the time, they weren't exactly willing to elabo...
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by Phil Nickinson
Dec 01, 2011
Just a quick heads up that white Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket -- that's essentially AT&T's LTE version of the Galaxy S II -- will be available starting Dec. 4. Specs are exactly the sam...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Nov 28, 2011
The Sprint Epic 4G Touch has been plagued by a known issue for quite a while now. Not everyone experiences it, but enough do to make it a serious concern for many people, including the folks a...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Nov 22, 2011
Youtube link for mobile viewing
I know some of you guys and gals (like myself) are suckers for white electronics. If that sounds like you, and you're a T-Mobile customer, you probably alr...
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by Phil Nickinson
Nov 22, 2011
Samsung's being a bit shy with the details, but the T-Mobile version of the Galaxy S II will be available in white for the holidays. That's the same 4.5-inch device we've come to know an...
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by Phil Nickinson
Nov 16, 2011
T-Mobile today announced that it's launching its high-speed, 42Mbps network in 11 new markets today, and expanding its 21Mbps network in nine others.
Included in the HSPA+ 42 launch are: Bend, ...
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by Phil Nickinson
Nov 14, 2011
Samsung just announced that the Galaxy Tab 8.9 (read our full review) will be available on AT&T as an LTE-capable device starting Nov. 20. It's got a 1.5 GHz dual-core Snapdragon processor, ...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Nov 11, 2011
More in the Samsung Skyrocket forums
The Samsung Skyrocket is the AT&T LTE version of the Galaxy S II. Built with slightly different hardware, and at a bit bigger size, and (the best p...
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by Phil Nickinson
Nov 06, 2011
AT&T's first pair of LTE-capable smartphones -- the Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket and HTC Vivid -- are available for purchase today for $249 and $199 $149 and $99 (AT&T apparently lowere...
