At last night's launch of the US-bound Galaxy Player 4.2 -- also known elsewhere as the Galaxy S WiFi 4.2 -- we had the opportunity to try out Samsung's remote viewfinder with the WiFi-equipped WB150F digital camera we saw at CES. The free app -- which runs on Android and iOS devices -- provides select Samsung shooters with a wireless viewfinder and remote.
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Pure Android enthusiasts may wince at the sight of TouchWiz (overlaid on top of Android 4.0.4) and from the brief time we played with the device, Ice Cream Sandwich looks a lot like how it arrived on our updated Galaxy S II -- it's not close to a stock Android experience.
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Genk, which makes the Mondeo mid-sized car, Galaxy minivan and S-max wagon, will shut by the end of 2014, Ford announced Wednesday.
's high-end Galaxy S II is cheaper than the cheapest iPhone.
Beckham did not rule out a return to Europe when his deal ends in November, but said his aim is to win the MLS championship with Bruce Arena's Galaxy -- now top of the league's Western Conference with only two defeats in 22 matches.
Innovation Snabe 01-10-2013-AIn fact, the South Korean manufacturer of the iPhone-rivaling Galaxy S III enjoyed its fifth consecutive record-breaking quarter for operating profit in Q4, Financial Times reported Tuesday.
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The fun kicks off tomorrow afternoon with Sony's annual press conference, followed by Samsung Unpacked where we expect to see a Galaxy S III-like successor to last year's blockbuster Note.
Samsung Galaxy S III: Following last week's update for the Galaxy S II, T-Mobile has released an update for Samsung's current premiere smartphone that's said to bring security fixes and an "improved user experience".
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Out of the box, the SAFE-branded Galaxy S III supports a full suite of enterprise-ready features and capabilities with support for 338 IT Policies.
Samsung wasn't quite as aggressive as its peers, but there's no denying that the 4-inch Galaxy S served as a benchmark for the entire industry, if just through sheer ubiquity.
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Sure, there's been a lot of buzz about possible eye-based scrolling in Samsung's Galaxy S IV, but LG's in the eye-recognition spotlight -- for today, at least.
Samsung Electronics has reportedly decided not to use its own application processor inside its next-generation Galaxy S IV flagship Google Android smartphone, but utilize a performance-mainstream system-on-chip from Qualcomm.
With the launch of the SAFE-branded Galaxy S III, Samsung is announcing the availability of a trade-up program called SAFE2SWITCH which simplifies the transition to Samsung SAFE devices from Samsung or other manufacturers' smartphones.
Staying true to his macho style, Yu also used this opportunity to take a dig at the Galaxy S III's price-to-performance ratio.
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Apparently feeling we were running low on Galaxy smartphones after the current lineup of Galaxy S III, Galaxy S III mini and Galaxy Note II, Samsung's SHV-E270L just made the FCC rounds and is rumored to be next in line.
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Look at the prevalence of Wolfson's audio chips today, in everything from audiophile DACs to smartphones like the Exynos-powered Galaxy S III and Galaxy S 4, and it's hard not to be impressed.
The MVNO -- which leans on Sprint's network here in the US -- has just announced plans to sell contract-free Galaxy S IV "for around the full unlocked price" as soon as it can.
Following an earlier trial, the transporter plans to hand out free iPads to all of its passengers -- not just the high-flyers in business-class, like with Jetstar's iPads or Virgin's Galaxy Tabs -- on every Boeing 767 aircraft in the fleet.
The expectation the S4 will feature eye-tracking capability has been heightened by existing technology in the Galaxy S3 - the phone's Smart Stay function stops the screen from dimming when somebody is looking at it.
The Galaxy S4 has a 5-inch screen, while Samsung's Galaxy Note II "phablet" has a whopping 5.5-inch display.
Samsung's Android-powered Galaxy Camera is a bit of a wild card, marrying Google's Android Jelly Bean OS with a 16-megapixel camera -- heck, it's even got a 4.8-inch 1, 280 x 720-pixel (308 ppi) touchscreen display.
Notably, the Samsung Galaxy S III has topped 10 million in sales in two months -- a number it took the Galaxy S II five months to hit.
As you can see in our chart after the break, the APQ8064-based MDP easily beat the Tegra 3-based One X and Nexus 7, as well as the Exynos 4412-based Galaxy S III.
From the beginning, the 9.9 millimeter-thick Galaxy S was designed to be slimmer than the current iPhone, known as the iPhone 3GS. In person, the Galaxy S does seem an impressive feat of engineering.
Luckily, a community fostered fix seems pretty simple too -- XDA user RyanZA has already created a patch to modify write permissions on affected devices -- though Galaxy S III users are reporting that the fix cripples the phone's camera app.
"It's now safe to say that the 'Next Big Thing in Enterprise' is here with the near-term availability of SAFE-branded Galaxy S III devices at five U.S. carriers, " said Tim Wagner, Vice President and General Manager of Enterprise Sales at Samsung Mobile.
Boston, MA - February 20, 2013 - According to the latest research from Strategy Analytics, Apple's iPhone 5 overtook Samsung's Galaxy S3 to become the world's best-selling smartphone model for the first time ever in the fourth quarter of 2012.
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Sure, it isn't as bad as the bug that completely disables the lock screen -- identified on the Galaxy S III, but also found to work on the Note II -- but is just another reason to hope the mythical box is almost empty and at the bottom lies a fix.
Auto Share Shot Pairing using NFC: By setting the camera to 'Auto Share Shot' mode, quickly share photos and videos by simply tapping the Galaxy S III with other NFC and S-Beam enabled devices.
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