If were wondering how the larger screen smartphones from Samsung such as the Samsung Galaxy S III/4 Note 1-2, have been doing, all you have to do is look to Samsung's latest phablet-sized profits. In the first quarter Samsung had a 42% increase in profits.
In Samsung's latest earning report, it had a whopping $40 in cash and equivalents. Its huge profit comes largely from smartphones, which generate cash because they don't require much capital investment.
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If we go back a week in time there was a rumor that there will be a rugged version of the Samsung Galaxy S r in July. The doppelgänger will look like the GS4 but be can deal with water, dust and extreme conditions.
AT&T is rolling out an update for the original Samsung Galaxy Note to Android Jelly Bean 4.1.2.
The update must installed using Kies software. The update is named Baseband version I717UCMD3. Be sure to backup your data before completing the update and make sure your battery is at least 50% charged. Installation will take a few minutes. you will not be able to make calls during the update process.
Verizon Wireless is updating the Samsung Galaxy Note II to Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean.
The Android OS updated to version 4.1.2 – including several Google security patches. Android Jelly Bean 4.1 offers a better keyboard and is faster/smoother (read features).
It is always a good idea to backup up your data before performing any update. Verizon typically starts sending its updates out very slowly and then increases it over time.
Samsung beat out other top Android smartphone with over two-thirds of all Android impressions in Velti's State of Mobile Advertising. This could be the de ja vu of things to come for the Samsung Galaxy S 4.
Velti looked at what smartphones were the receiving the most advertising impressions from Mobiclix Exchange.
The top 10 Android Phones were:
Samsung Galaxy S II - named one of the top smartphones of 2011, this super model continues to be highly used. It is still be sold at great discounts by some carriers.
The Galaxy Note 8.0 is available in the U.S. today. Called a mid-sized tablet, the Note 8.0 has the features of the Note 10 and II such as the S Pen for drawing, handwriting recognition, Air View; and Multi Windows. It comes with 50GB of DropBox storage and a $25 app store credit.
There Galaxy Note 8.0 will be the first tablet to feature Samsung WatchON, a search and recommendation service that acts a TV Guide and suggestion services offering live TV and streaming video-on demand.
On March 6 were able to expose a security flaw found on the Samsung Galaxy S III using the emergency call (ICE)feature. This problem also has been reported to occur in the Samsung Galaxy Note II. Samsung is working on a solution to the problem.
"We are aware of this issue and will release a fix at the earliest possibility,” a Samsung representative told Ina Fried, “Samsung considers user privacy and the security of user data its top priority.”
As the world waits for the Samsung Galaxy S 4 announcement in New York next week, Verizon Wireless begin selling the Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1, today for $599.99 with Android 4.1 Jelly Bean with extremely fast LTE.
We were given demonstrations of the Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 at CES and our favorite feature is handwriting recognition using the S Pen. Artists will love Photoshop Touch.
Today, many tech sites were a buzz with the latest emergency call security vulnerability in the Samsung Galaxy S III and Note 2. We were able to recreate the flaw on the Samsung Galaxy S III (video follows). It appears that the ICE does have a few cracks.
In the video below you will see that by touching the "ICE"(In Case of Emergency) button then holding down the home button, we were able to get to the homescreen for a very short time on a Samsung Galaxy S3 with PIN-locking enabled.
Updates are coming and going in the Android world. Here's a round-up or recent update news for some of the most popular Samsung Galaxy devices with a Jelly Bean focus.
Verizon Samsung Galaxy Nexus SOON Song- According to Verizon Twitter account a rep tweeted that the Nexus will be update to Android 4.2.2 but did not state when. The all too familiar release date was "coming soon." An XDA forum member has reported receiving an update for his Nexus.
The Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 made an appearance at the Oscars, unfortunately it didn't win best dressed or even best actor because benchmark speeds showed it to be slower than other major tablets it competes against. Samsung announced the Samsung Galaxy Note 8 global version that packs more power and may show the way for future large Samsung tablets. (video follows)
Touted as a new era in portability and everyday productivity in pocket-sized solution, specs of the Samsung Galaxy Note 8 include 1.6GHz quad-core processor, 8"(1280x800, 189ppi) TFT touchscreen, Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean, 5MP camera, 2GB RAM, 4600mAh battery and front facing 1.3MP camera.
Last night during the Oscars, two tablet commercials aired within a few minutes of each other. The new Tim Burton "Unicorn Apocalypse" for the Samsung Gaalxy Note 10.1 and a new "Hollywood" iPad and iPad mini commercial.
The two ads were very different in style. Let's see what they convey.
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