When Samsung’s Galaxy Note smartphone went on sale in the U.S. in February, two things made it, um, noteworthy. At 5.3″, its display was the largest one ever offered on a phone. And the Note came with Samsung’s S Pen, a precision …
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Apple v. Samsung: The Trial Goes On, but It’s Already Over
The patent trial of Apple v. Samsung has been fascinating to read about if you’re interested in either company’s inner workings. So far, we’ve learned that one Samsung executive freaked out about the iPhone, that Apple considered …
Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 Takes a Stab at Tablet Multitasking
For tablets that want to compete with Apple’s iPad, proving superior at productivity is seen as a holy grail, and true multitasking is the key. If users can jump between apps with ease, the logic goes, the tablet might attract …
“They do not have the same understated and extreme simplicity which is possessed by the Apple design. They are not as cool.”
Apple Wins Ban on Two Android Devices: What It Means for You
Last week, a U.S. District judge dealt a serious blow to Google and Samsung by slapping an injunction on the Galaxy Nexus phone and the Galaxy Tab 10.1 in a patent infringement lawsuit.
Although Judge Lucy Koh hasn’t found …
Microsoft’s Windows Phone 8 Event: A Partial Monty
At a press event in San Francisco this morning, Microsoft talked about the next version of Windows Phone–now officially named Windows Phone 8–for the first time. The biggest single piece of news is something we knew was coming: …
Samsung Galaxy S III ‘Blue’ Model Delayed for Weeks
It sounds like Samsung’s having trouble manufacturing the “pebble blue” variant of its just-launched Galaxy S III smartphone, and that could wind up delaying its availability to mid or even late June. The rumor started a few days …
You Can Pre-order the Samsung Galaxy S III Now, but It’ll Cost You
It’s “friggin’ huge,” as my colleague Jared Newman recently quipped, and Samsung’s Galaxy S III is also going to be friggin’ expensive if you’re in the U.S. and want firsties. While the phone’s stateside launch date is still …
Why Samsung’s Galaxy S III Is Friggin’ Huge
Every year, Samsung‘s flagship Galaxy S line has crept up in size, and this year’s Galaxy S III continues the trend with a 4.8-inch display. Not counting the 5.3-inch Galaxy Note, which is more of a phone-tablet hybrid, the …
Samsung Focus 2 Continues AT&T’s Windows Phone Love Affair
At a time when no other wireless carriers are launching Windows Phones, AT&T has announced the Samsung Focus 2, the carrier’s third new Windows Phone in less than two months.
The Focus 2′s main attraction is its price of $50 …
Flipboard for Android: Coming Soon (as Long as You Buy a Galaxy S III)
[UPDATE: if you’re excited about Flipboard for Android but don’t want to buy a Galaxy S III, you won’t have to wait that much longer. A Flipboard representative e-mailed to tell me that the app will be coming to other Android …
The Samsung Galaxy S III: One Huge Display and a Whole Lot of Software
Samsung’s Galaxy S III is finally official and man, is it big.
With a 4.8-inch, 720p Super AMOLED display, the Galaxy S III is the largest smartphone that Samsung has ever built–unless you count the company’s Galaxy Note …
