Samsung teases 7" Tablet for September 2
There has been a considerable amount of chatter about a potential contribution to the Android Tablet market from Samsung. Tuesday, the company started to mete out official teasers for the upcoming 7" Galaxy Tab and launched the device's official website at galaxytab.samsungmobile.com.
In Samsung's video today, the 7" tablet is briefly shown to include: Augmented Reality, Navigation, E-reading, HD Movie Playback, Flash support, full web browsing, "PC link web," video calling, Android 2.2, and what looks to be a rear-facing camera but no visible forward-facing one (though it's implied by "video calling".)
Sprint prices and dates Samsung Epic 4G, decides to offer reservations
Sprint's second WiMAX phone, the Samsung Epic 4G will be available on August 31 in Sprint, Radio Shack, Best Buy and Wal-Mart stores for $249.99, the wireless operator announced Thursday.
Beginning August 13, customers will be able to reserve an Epic 4G on a special page on Sprint's website to guarantee they will receive one on launch day. Sprint's first 4G phone, the HTC EVO 4G, was sold out for weeks after the device launched, and according to Sprint, this will be the first time it has ever done this sort of reservation proccess.
Samsung Galaxy S' not-so-secret weapon: TouchWiz 3.0
Samsung's custom Android user interface is the first thing we see on Galaxy S family of phones, but seems to be the last thing anyone is talking about.
Walt Mossberg from The Wall Street Journal recently reviewed the two available Galaxy S devices and seemed hung up on comparing them to the Apple iPhone 4, going so far as to call them "an appealing alternative to the iPhone," as if the iPhone is the standard first choice when it comes to buying new phones.
The next 4G phone is a Samsung, and it's Epic
Sprint and Samsung today have unveiled the next 4G WiMAX-capable smartphone, the Samsung Epic 4G. The device follows the impressive (and perpetually sold out) HTC Evo 4G in Sprint's roster of 4G devices, and is immediately differentiated by having a slide-out QWERTY keyboard.
Despite recent Web chatter proclaiming the contrary, keyboards are not dead.
AT&T rapidly builds its Android portfolio, announces Samsung Captivate
Shortly after announcing its second Android device, the HTC Aria, AT&T today announced its third: The Samsung Captivate.
Samsung says the Captivate is "a Galaxy S smartphone," meaning it's very similar to the phone we got to try out at CTIA that is expected to come to T-Mobile later this year.
Samsung releases Bada SDK in advance of first Bada phone
ComScore's most recent MobiLens market data ranks Samsung as the top mobile original equipment manufacturer in the United States with 21.9% of the mobile market, a tie with Motorola.
Samsung is attempting to use its lead to advance its own open mobile operating system, called Bada, which the company launched back in November. In February, Samsung started showing off its first device running Bada, the 3.3-inch super AMOLED-eqipped Wave, but the device has not been released yet.
CTIA's 'other' Android superphone: Samsung Galaxy S
HTC and Sprint's EVO may have stolen the show at CTIA today, but Samsung showed off its own Android 2.1 superphone called the Galaxy S. It's just as impressive as the EVO, just without the 4G muscle.
And while it may look like the fraternal twin of Apple's iPhone, especially with the TouchWIZ UI, Samsung's Galaxy S is no iClone.
Samsung launches its eReader, connects with Barnes & Noble
After showing a prototype of its first electronic reader at CES in January, Samsung on Tuesday officially rolled out the new device, spilling all the details about the final feature set while also unveiling a new partnership with Barnes & Noble.
Unlike other gadgets in the increasingly crowded field, the Samsung eReader lets people make notes in the margins of e-book pages, pointed out Vickie Cullen, a Samsung spokesperson, at a press event in New York City where the company launched a number of CE products including this device, 3D TVs, and a 3D Blu-ray player.
Get your glasses ready: Samsung soars into the third dimension
At a press conference in New York City on Tuesday, Samsung unveiled new 3D products that include six HDTV series, a Shrek 3D movie, and a DVD player designed to handle 3D along with regular Blu-ray and standard DVD disks.
Samsung's initial 3D TV line-up -- which requires 3D glasses for viewing - ranges from the LED 7000/8000/9000 Series to the LCD 750 Series and the Plasma 7000/8000 Series.
Samsung reveals just how expensive 3D in the home is going to be
At CES this year, every major consumer electronics company involved in the HDTV market had floorspace dedicated to 3D TVs. They were convinced that 3D in the home is ready for widespread adoption, and the popularity of James Cameron's Avatar would kickstart adoption.
Samsung today announced its full 2010 3D TV lineup, which shows just how expensive it's going to be to upgrade your home theater to the third dimension.
Samsung previews Blu-ray notebooks, new netbooks, demos all-in-one PC
In New York City last night, Samsung gave a sneak peek at three new laptops that are headed to Best Buy for later this week, and also showed a prototype of an all-in-one PC that might or might not turn into a product.
Set to be sold through Best Buy starting this weekend, Samsung's new "Red" laptops include the 14" R480, 15" R580, and 17" R780. The R480, priced at $729.99, and R580, priced at $829.99, will be sold in Best Buy stores, while the R780 will be available only through BestBuy.com.
Samsung's first Bada phone to be shown next week?
In November, Samsung launched its own open smartphone platform called Bada, which the company positioned as a replacement for Symbian, and eventually the rest of Samsung's proprietary non-smartphone operating systems.
Since that time, Bada has been keeping a pretty low profile. Samsung showed off screenshots of its UI and some quick videos of software (and Flash) running on the platform at a London event last December. The company also said the first Bada phone would be available in the first half of 2010.
CES 2010: Samsung invests more in 3D technology, partners with DreamWorks
Could Samsung be the next manufacturer with a Droid-quality smartphone on Android 2.1? And what are Samsung's plans to include Internet connectivity -- including a possible PC -- in its newest line of HDTVs? Betanews' Tim Conneally is on the scene with Samsung's press conference at CES 2010.
2:59pm PT: That concludes Samsung's presentation...and now it's off to Panasonic for us.
Samsung releases another Android: where will it fit in with Bada approaching?
Samsung today officially announced the long-rumored Galaxy Spica (i5700,) the company's fourth Android smartphone and sequel to its Galaxy handset from early 2009.
Like the original Samsung Galaxy, this 3.2" touchscreen smartphone is not likely to hit the American market, and will be released in select markets in Europe and Asia.
This 3.6Mbps HSDPA 3G device is equipped with the basic Google-friendly Android 1.5 distro, a 3 Megapixel camera, and an 800MHz application processor. It's actually considerably less feature-rich than the Behold 2 which came to T-Mobile in October.
The Samsung Intrepid: A nice phone, if you can accept Windows Mobile
Business users whose lives revolve around their mobile phones won't be disappointed with Samsung's Intrepid smartphone. The handset, which uses Sprint's 3G network (EV-DO Rev.A) domestically and also connects to 3G networks abroad, is packed with features aimed at the pinstripe crowd.
Intrepid (USD$149.99, excluding taxes, with two-year service agreements, $50 instant savings and $100 mail-in rebate) runs under the latest version of Microsoft's cellphone operating system, Windows Mobile 6.5 Professional.
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