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Samsung Blew Motorola Out Of The Water With Their Super Bowl Ad Here’s Why:

February 5th, 2012

So Samsung’s first ever Super Bowl Ad just aired in the fourth quarter of the big game. It started out the same way all the ads in the “The Next Big Thing” campaign started out. A bunch of people standing in line at the Apple store waiting for the next big thing.

Then a guy with a Samsung Galaxy Note walks towards the store drawing oohs and ahhs from the crowd waiting.  One of the hipsters yells “Whoa Whoa Whoa what is that” and of course the young man with the Galaxy Note, walks over, hands it to him and says “It’s the Samsung Galaxy Note”.

A few of the iPhone fans in the line start talking about it. One of the guys says “Samsung, Again” and the young asian woman says “I don’t know what I believe in anymore”. Hipster dude playing with the Galaxy Note says ” I know what I believe In”. Then Justin Hawkins from the band The Darkness appears in a pink and white get up, his guitar drops from the sky and he starts singing their song “I Believe in a Thing Called Love”.

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Accessory Spotlight: Recharge Your Samsung Galaxy Tab In The Car

February 4th, 2012

Shortly after the release of the original 7″ Samsung Galaxy Tab I found myself camped out like an Apple Fan Boy at Toys R Us on Thanksgiving night. It was cold, wet and rainy but luckily I had an umbrella that worked great, a case on my Galaxy Tab and I was going to watch a movie or something to stay entertained. That’s when I quickly learned that not all 30 pin connectors are created equally.

I showed up in the line with about 50% to go on the Galaxy Tab. I thought I was lucky because I had a fully charged Amzer solar charger so if my tab went down I could just plug it in to the solar chargers USB port and voila.  No dice.  I got a red X over the battery charging indicator and the Galaxy Tab quickly died after that.

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Best Buy Giving Away Free Galaxy Note Case When You Pre-Order

February 4th, 2012

Everyone is getting pumped up about the launch of the Samsung Galaxy Note. Unlike the Samsung Galaxy Nexus, Samsung, AT&T and Best Buy have been pretty forthcoming with information about the devices launch.

The 5.3″ tablet-phone hybrid goes up for pre-order this Sunday during the Superbow. It will be featured in a 90 second “The Next Big Thing” commercial that will air during the fourth quarter of the Giants vs Patriots Championship Football Game.

The Note is coming out priced right at $299 on a new two year agreement.  If you plan on venturing in to Best Buy Sunday to preorder one you’ll also get the case for the Galaxy Note pictured above. This case will keep your Galaxy Note protected, and still fit in your pocket. The case retails for $29.99

source: Androinica via Phonearena

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Exclusive: Interview With Samsung Mobile VP/GM Tim Wagner: Enterprise To Account For 35% Of Samsung Mobile’s Business By 2015

February 3rd, 2012

Samsung Mobile's VP/GM Tim Wagner at the ITExpo East (photo: TDG)

We got a chance to sit down with Samsung Mobile’s VP and General Manager Tim Wagner.  Wagner spent four years at RIM/Blackberry before joining Samsung Mobile (Samsung Telecommunications USA) in December of 2010. Prior to RIM/Blackberry Wagner was working for a company that was acquired by RIM in 2006.

Moving from RIM to Samsung

In Wagner’s keynote on Tuesday at the ITExpo East in Miami he touched on the fact that he has a hard time with separating work/life, like many of us in the tech industry. When we started our conversation today I asked Tim about the cultural difference in working with Canadian Based RIM and S. Korea based Samsung.

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Ice Cream Sandwich Samsung Device Leaked Before MWC

February 2nd, 2012

As we get closer and closer to Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, we are going to see more and more leaks.  This one just gets downright confusing though.

Samsung has officially said that we won’t see the successor to the Samsung Galaxy S II, at MWC. It seemed that with leaks over the weekend we were looking forward to a tablet only showing by the world’s largest provider of Android devices.

This new leaked photo found on the Twitter account of Eldar Murtazin, an industry insider. All he did was post the photo with no supporting information.

Now of course there is the possibility that this is just a mock up of sorts as it shows Ice Cream Sandwich buttons and we all know ICS is a buttonless OS. Maybe Samsung is doing something a little different with Android 4.0 though.

There have been reports all week that Samsung is planning a Galaxy S II plus but that device is said to release with Gingerbread and not Ice Cream Sandwich.

Whatever this device is, if it’s released at MWC we’ll be there bringing the action to you live.

source: Twitter via BGR

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Samsung Infuse 4G Gets Android 2.3.6 Finally!

February 2nd, 2012

The Samsung Infuse 4G on AT&T’s HSPA+ pre 4G, 4G network has received a software update.

Originally introduced with Android 2.2 Froyo back in May 2011, the device is now getting Gingerbread via an kies update to Android 2.3.6. A Kies update means that the user of the Infuse 4G needs to use Samsung’s kies software on PC or Mac and download the update via usb cable.

This won’t bring the Infuse 4G up to the latest version of Android, which we all know is Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, but it’s a welcomed upgrade from Android 2.2 which is what the phone runs now.

Gingerbread brings improved cut and paste, a new download manager, new keyboard and other refinements.

source: BGR

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Patent Wars: Apple Denied Injunction Against Samsung In Munich

February 2nd, 2012

The saga of patent wars between Samsung and Apple continues. This time a Munich judge has denied a preliminary injunction against Samsung and the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1n.

Apple was hoping that their injunction against the sale of the Galaxy Tab 10.1n would be granted because Munich has a history of granting injunctions. Apple was successful in getting one injunction granted against Samsung and the original Galaxy Tab 10.1. That was why Samsung went back and made modifications to this new model that is now in question.

The presiding judge in Munich said:
“Samsung has shown that it is more likely than not that the patent will be revoked because of a technology that was already on the market before the intellectual property had been filed for protection.”

source: PhoneArena

 

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Samsung’s Tim Wagner Keynotes ITExpo Plays It SAFE

February 1st, 2012

Samsung Mobile VP/GM Tim Wagner On Stage at IT Expo East 2012 photo: TDG

Samsung Vice President and General Manager Tim Wagner took the stage for an opening day kick off right after Sprint’s VP of Business/Enterprise Padget Alves.

Wagner was very excited about the upcoming launch of the Samsung Galaxy Note. We got to see the same 45 second teaser for Samsung’s Superbowl Ad. The 90 second ad will play during the fourth quarter of this Sunday’s Super Bowl, unfortunately for Wagner and a handful of Dallas based Samsung executives they will be on a plane to Korea when the commercial actually plays.

Wagner was here at the ITExpo today to touch on Samsung’s new Samsung Approved For Enterprise or SAFE program.  Wagner, like many of us, is a huge Android evangelist and what Samsung executive wouldn’t be after the success of the Samsung Galaxy line.  The purpose of SAFE is to make devices ready for enterprise at all levels and price points.

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Samsung Officially Says No Galaxy S III At MWC

February 1st, 2012

Samsung unveils Galaxy Tab 10.1 At MWC 2010 photo: Thedroidguy LLC

Last year when Samsung Telecommunications chief JK Shin officially confirmed that there would be a Samsung Galaxy S III that would blow away event the Samsung Galaxy S II it was automatically believed to be released at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona Spain.

Two weeks ago rumors got hot and heavy that Samsung had decided to postpone the release to another date.

Techradar has obtained the following official statement from Samsung in regards to the Galaxy S III and Mobile World Congress (MWC)

Samsung is looking forward to introducing and demonstrating exciting new mobile products at Mobile World Congress 2012. The successor to the Galaxy S2 smartphone will be unveiled at a separate Samsung-hosted event in the first half of the year, closer to commercial availability of the product… Samsung stays committed to providing the best possible mobile experiences for customers around the world.

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Samsung Gets Wi-Fi Approval On Two New Tablets Ahead Of MWC

January 31st, 2012

Rumors originating out of Androidandme started circulating this weekend about a new Samsung Galaxy Tab 11.6 with a 2ghz Exynos processor. Those rumors are from a very well placed source, and now it looks like they have been substantiated even more by the Wi-Fi Alliance.

Two new Samsung tablets, going by the model numbers GT-P3100 and GT-P5100 have crossed through the alliance for Wi-Fi approval. There are no specs attached to the filing. It looks like the Samsung Galaxy S III won’t be released at MWC, this gives Samsung full center stage to debut some Galaxy Tab refreshes and possibly this new tablet with the super-fast processor.

Samsung hasn’t announced a formal press event at MWC just yet. Last year at Samsung Unpacked they introduced the Galaxy S II and the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1. Samsung is not one to shy away from the Mobile World Congress conference which happens in less than a month in Barcelona Spain.

source: Phandroid

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Take Note: Samsung To Introduce Revolutionary Device During The Super Bowl

January 31st, 2012

We’ve searched Adweek everyday since Samsung’s Dallas based PR firm announced that Samsung had bought ad space during the Superbowl. Adweek, the nation’s leading publication related to advertising, has a huge Super Bowl section and tracks which companies bought what space and if they can, they say what those companies will be showing.

Mums the word when it comes to Samsung’s Super Bowl presence, except for some tweets today. The first one above has everyone buzzing about not only Samsung’s first Super Bowl ad but also what device they’ll be launching.

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Galaxy Nexus Plus On The Way? To Who?

January 30th, 2012

The folks over at Androidandme spotted something very interesting on nenamark. They found a Galaxy Nexus sporting a PowerVR SGX 544 processor.

The original graphics processor in the Galaxy Nexus that’s currently available is the SGX540 which is part of the Texas Instruments OMAP 4460 processor. By all means this is still a great processor however the SGX544 is part of the next generation of OMAP the 4470.

Androidandme points out that they’ve seen the SFX544 processor in an ad for Sprint’s Galaxy Nexus. The original Galaxy Nexus is running underclocked a 1.2ghz on the OMAP4460 which is capable of running at 1.5ghz. Is Sprint going to use the 4460 wide open or could we see the 4470 underclocked to 1.5ghz.

Only time will tell. Perhaps this could be a whole new device, like the Galaxy Nexus Plus. Also the Nexus brand has always been multi-carrier and we feel that it’s odd we’ve heard no official talk or loud rumors about a T-Mobile or AT&T Galaxy Nexus. The international GSM version will run on both networks but perhaps we could see this new version of the Galaxy Nexus on one of our two GSM carriers.

source: Androidandme

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Samsung Galaxy Note Available Feb 19th At AT&T Stores, In Two Colors, Pre-Order Sunday

January 30th, 2012

Samsung and AT&T have announced the pricing and availability of the Samsung Galaxy Note. We are very impressed that they priced the Galaxy Note just right at $299 on a new two year agreement.

The Samsung Galaxy Note will be available in two colors, carbon blue and ceramic white. Pre-orders start this Sunday February 5th for a February 17th delivery ( yes you get your Galaxy Note two days early if you preorder).

The 5.3″ Samsung Galaxy Note took the world by surprise back in September when it was announced at the IFA trade show at Messe Berlin.  The device is a hybrid between a phone and a tablet. It’s the perfect size for a busy person.

The Galaxy Note boasts a 5.3″ HD SuperAMOLED screen (1280×800).  In addition to enjoying Android 2.3 Gingerbread on a larger screen the entire device is optimized for use with the including Samsung “S-Pen” that lives attached to the device in old school Palm Pilot fashion.

In addition to website mark ups, and navigation the S-Pen is optimized for a new Samsung app called S-Memo which recognizes multiple types of input. With S-Memo you can input with the S-Pen, by hand, voice, sketch drawings and more.

The Galaxy Note also introduces a new planning app that pulls your calendar, tasks and todos into one app that utilizes the devices full screen.  It also has native screen capture that doesn’t require root access to capture important screens, web pages, apps etc and saves them as photo files.

Samsung is introducing an entire suite of accessories for the Galaxy Note including:

·        Desktop Dock to get the most out of your Galaxy Note at home

·        Spare Battery Charging System that allows for a convenient backup charging solution

·        Protective Flip Cover Case, available in multiple colors including tan, black, pink, red, white, blue.

·        Galaxy Note S Pen Holder Kit which offers a solution for users in need of a more traditional writing instrument. With a spare S Pen included, the S Pen Holder secures the navigation tool inside and offers a comfortable grip and allows for more detailed use.

So who’s in?

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Did The Samsung Galaxy S III Just Show Up On Samsung’s Support Site?

January 28th, 2012

The Samsung Galaxy S III is quickly turning out to be our first Galaxy Nexus of 2012. Samsung’s head honcho JK Shin did acknowledge the phones existence. Then it was quickly rumored to be the breakout device at Mobile World Congress. Now, we won’t even see it at Mobile World Congress, but it couldn’t die there.

Engadget has discovered a new Samsung device model number GT-i9300 on Samsung’s support site. Also don’t forget that mystery device we saw at CES during the Samsung press conference, whose contour was too rounded to be the Galaxy Note.

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