Samsung General Counsel Confirms Nexus Prime While Serving Cease and Desist
In an attempt to stop a leak of a build of the yet to be released Android Ice Cream sandwich version of Android that will officially launch this Fall, Samsung’s general counsel served an unnamed developer a cease and desist order that barred the person from releasing the dump and anything related while ordering the […]
Verizon Confirms No Samsung Galaxy SII Launch, Similar Variant to Launch Instead
Speaking to the Wall Street Journal, representatives for Verizon Wireless have confirmed that the carrier has decided not to launch the successor to the Samsung Galaxy S in the Galaxy S II, citing its own current lineup of flagship phones. which include two variants of the Samsung Galaxy S in the Fascinate and the Continuum. […]
Straight Talk Announces Samsung Galaxy Prevail as Precedent, Ushers in New Sprint Deal
Virtual operator Straight Talk has quietly announced that it will launch its first Android smartphone in the Samsung M828C, which it will brand as the Samsung Galaxy Precedent. The phone is identical to the Prevail currently sold on Boost Mobile with a 3.2 inch capacitive display at WVGA resolution, 800MHz processor with 384MB of RAM, […]
Sprint Rolling Out Updates for Conquer 4G and EVO 3D
According to Sprint internal documentation, Sprint will be rolling out two new updates, a launch update for the forthcoming Conquer 4G and a bugfix update for the EVO 3D. The Conquer 4G update will address last minute launch security issues while the EVO 3D update will address the following: lockscreen issues, Bluetooth contact transfer, Facebook […]
Verizon Launches LG Revere and Samsung Convoy 2
Verizon has launched two new midrange clamshells in the LG Revere and Samsung Convoy 2. The Convoy 2 features push to talk, an M810F certified bodyshell for resistance to shock, low pressure (altitude), low and high temperature, temperature shock, solar radiation, salt fog, humidity, vibration, sand and dust. Other features include Bluetooth, 3.2 megapixel camera with […]
MetroPCS Announces Samsung Admire
After weeks of leaks and speculation, MetroPCS has officially announced the forthcoming launch of the Samsung Admire midrange Android Gingerbread smartphone. As previously reported, the Android smartphone will replace the now discontinued LG Optimus M in the lineup and feature a 3.5 inch HVGA display with an 800MHz processor, Android 2.3 Gingerbread without the TouchWiz […]
Verizon Rolling Out Samsung Fascinate ED05 Update
Verizon has begun to roll out a new update for the Samsung Fascinate that fixes the longstanding incoming call issue as well as fixing multi-contact SMS sending and SMS sending to the correct number while adding the Google Books app.
Verizon Variant of Samsung Galaxy S II to Support LTE (Updated)
Verizon’s Twitter account has confirmed that its variant of the forthcoming Samsung Galaxy S II will support LTE data access, though it’s not known whether it will be branded under the DROID series or if it will fall under the Galaxy S brand as with the previous Samsung Fascinate. Updated with clarification.
FCC Approves Samsung Galaxy S II Variant with WiMax
The FCC has approved the SPH-D710, which will be Sprint’s version of the Samsung Galaxy S II with WiMax support and is physically longer and wider than the reference version currently sold in Europe and Asia. The phone will also be released with 800MHz CDMA support on the current SMR band used for Nextel iDEN […]
Samsung SPH-M930 Revealed for Boost Mobile
The successor to the Samsung Transform has been revealed in a new official rendering for Boost Mobile with the model number SPH-M930. Neither Samsung nor Boost Mobile have officially announced the phone at this time. The M930 succeeds the Transform’s model number of M920 and will slot above the current Samsung Prevail on Boost with […]