AT&T will start preoders on Friday for the Samsung Galaxy S 4 Active, a stronger version of the Samsung Galaxy S 4 at the same price $199.99 with a contract.
AT&T is clearly marketing it to parents, who have learned the hard way that kids can be very hard on smarpthones, especially around the sprinkler, juice and the pool.
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.
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. If the Nexus has been rooted, the update will work but the owner be rooted any more. Verizon tests updates thoroughly and usually sends them out starting in small lots first.