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by Andrew Melnizek
Nov 10, 2010
Android more and more these days seems to be synonymous to the Star Wars Universe. We first saw Verizon name its initial Android phone as the Motorola Droid. A "Droid," is another name for r...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Nov 04, 2010
As our friends across the pond settle in for the night, Samsung UK has announced that the Froyo update for the Galaxy S has started to be pushed to devices. As you can see above, they hope to ha...
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by Sean Brunett
Nov 04, 2010
The news of Wi-Fi Direct recently gave everyone hope that their device will be able to connect with others simply via a Wi-Fi connection. While the news was exciting, we didn't receive dates or specif...
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by Android Central
Oct 28, 2010
The Galaxy S is Samsung's first high-end Android handset and an ambitious one at that. Samsung ambitiously aimed at releasing this phone in as many markets as possible, and they have largely succe...
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by Kyle Gibb
Oct 27, 2010
U.S. Cellular is now selling the Samsung Mesmerize, part of Samsung's Galaxy S line, for $199.99 under a 2-year contract with data plan. For those not familiar with America's sixth-largest...
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by Andrew Melnizek
Oct 24, 2010
The Japanese always seem to get the coolest technology before us. They even have singing humanoid robots there, too. That makes them pretty lucky, they don't have to judge terrible singers on shows li...
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by Kyle Gibb
Oct 15, 2010
Samsung has long promised that the Galaxy S line of phones would see Froyo, and we even had leaks of internal testing just last week and the appearance of the update yesterday. Now Samsung has ...
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by Phil Nickinson
Oct 09, 2010
We've got little doubt that Froyo is just around the corner for the Samsung Galaxy S phones. It's been promised by Samsung since Day 1, and we recently saw a leaked Froyo ROM for the AT&T Captivat...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Oct 06, 2010
Samsung, and carriers U.S. Cellular and Cellular South have announced the two newest editions of the Galaxy S phones headed to market -- the Mesmerize on U.S. Cellular, and the Showcase for Cellular S...
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by Sean Brunett
Oct 05, 2010
Samsung's Galaxy S and Galaxy Tab will soon be available to Japanese customers through the carrier NTT Docomo. One of the interesting parts of the the press release is that it labels the Ga...
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by Sean Brunett
Sep 21, 2010
Samsung is bringing the Galaxy S to Cellular South, this much we've known for a while. The regional carrier now has a teaser page, but we're still eagerly awaiting a launch date. This version of Samsu...
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by Phil Nickinson
Sep 16, 2010
Samsung tonight in New York unveiled its Media Hub service, which will bring movies and television to its high-end devices, as well as PCs. Content partnerships include MTV, MBC, Paramount and ...
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by Andrew Melnizek
Sep 15, 2010
Just a few days ago, we reported about id Software possibly developing on the Android platform. Also just a few days ago, it seemed like game developer, Epic Games, would not be developing...
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by Jared DiPane
Sep 08, 2010
Samsung has not only rolled out a device line that can be purchased on nearly any and all carriers, but now they appear to be offering this device in color choices in some markets. South Korean's will...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Aug 24, 2010
It's OK to shudder when you look at this picture of someone taking a wood screw to the Gorilla Glass screen of a Galaxy S smartphone. I did, too. When we reported that Samsung is using Gor...
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by Adam Sawyer
Aug 23, 2010
Corning today announced that its Gorilla Glass -- an ultra durable alkali-aluminosilicate that can withstand the most uber of scratches – is engineered into all Samsung Galaxy S phones. The c...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Aug 23, 2010
Mellisa Thompson, of Salford, England, has broken the Guinness World Record for the fastest texter, using Swype on a Samsung Galaxy S with a time of 25.94 seconds. The previous record of 3...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Aug 18, 2010
The NBC short Fact Checkers Unit on Hulu is featuring the Samsung Galaxy S in its recent episode. With the Hero on Leverage, the Evo 4G on The Closer, The Nexus One on Entourage, and the Epic 4...
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by Phil Nickinson
Aug 13, 2010
You know that Samsung Captivate ROM that's floating around (and that we just wrote about)? This might what's going on: We've all been aware of the GPS issues plaguing the Captivate and Vibr...
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by Phil Nickinson
Aug 11, 2010
We've got half of the Galaxy S line already in our fat little fingers -- that'd be the T-Mobile Vibrant and AT&T Captivate -- and today Samsung announced some official accessories to go with...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Aug 02, 2010
At 499 Euros (about $660 US) it's not cheap, but who doesn't want to see a Samsung Galaxy S in white? Hopefully, if this blurry picture turns out to be true, sometime this autumn Android f...
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by Sean Brunett
Jul 29, 2010
According to Samsung's official UK Twitter account, the Galaxy S (the non-U.S. version, anyway) will receive Froyo (2.2) near the end of September; it is currently in development, according to the spo...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jul 28, 2010
Remember how a leaked Froyo ROM was promised for the Galaxy S? Well, it's out, it's working (mostly) and Italian site HDblog has been giving it the what-for on camera. A reminder that this ...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jul 27, 2010
Froyo leaks are coming out of the woodwork, and next up is the Samsung Galaxy S i9000. Some friendly Samsung hackers in Amsterdam got ahold of the leak and are hard at work getting it ready for ...
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by Sean Brunett
Jul 26, 2010
Last month we ran a story about the front-QWERTY keyboard Galaxy Q phone that Samsung reportedly plans to add to their Galaxy line. More specs have now leaked out about the likely BlackBerry competito...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jul 23, 2010
One thing missing from the Galaxy S class of phones -- and this will hurt some of your more than others -- is proper LED notification. Sorry, it's just not there. If you miss a call, or get an e-mail...
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by Sean Brunett
Jul 23, 2010
Yesterday we came across a new television ad for Samsung's new Galaxy S line of phones.Now, one of its print ads has been spotted that takes direct aim at Apple. The ad simply says "Hello" w...
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by Kyle Gibb
Jul 23, 2010
In recent weeks, you may have heard of something called "Antennagate" flying around the web. In short, there is an issue with the iPhone 4's antenna, causing some to suddenly lose bars and d...
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by Kyle Gibb
Jul 22, 2010
Our friends up north will be getting more Android lovin' starting in September, when Rogers is expected to launch Samsung's Galaxy S smartphone. While no specific version was announced, Android Headli...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jul 21, 2010
The Galaxy S class of Android smartphones -- the T-Mobile Vibrant, AT&T Captivate, Sprint Epic 4G and Verizon Fascinate -- bring an all-new Touchwiz user interface. And it has one featur...
