Now playing: Watch this: Samsung Galaxy S3 hands-on 2:49 Samsung’s flagship phone for 2012, the Galaxy S3, has just been announced, and I’ve had some hands-on time with it already. Watch the video above to see what I thought, and come back a little bit later to see a more in-depth video. Below is most …
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Done. In the books. No more Samsung Galaxy S III rumors or leaks to worry about ever again. Though Android fans in the United States still have to guess about a release date, at least we know what Samsung has been working on for the past few months. So was it all worth it? At first blush, I say the …
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Nokia has been hit with a class-action lawsuit charging the company with making promises it couldn’t keep. Law firm Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd yesterday filed a class-action lawsuit (PDF) against Nokia and its executives in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York on behalf of those who owned the company’s shares between October 26, 2011, …
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ORLANDO, Fla. — There’s nothing not cool about the Martinez Brothers. Straight from a visit to Berlin, the global epicenter of euro club music, the disc jockey brothers (yes, they’re really brothers) sat for an interview with me here the morning after they spun tunes at the blowout party that’s become synonymous with Research In Motion’s annual BlackBerry conference. Quick-witted, …
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Nokia has admitted it was too slow to get stuck into the smart phone revolution — but it has plans to experiment with “hybrid” tablets to turn things around. Departing Nokia chairman Jorma Ollila told Financial Times that Nokia moved too slowly at the start of the smart phone revolution. He also shared some of Nokia’s plans to turn things …
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I’m a full-grown adult, and I must confess that some of my favorite Xbox games have “Lego” in the title. Lego Star Wars, Lego Batman, Lego Indiana Jones — these games may be aimed at kids, but they’re funny, clever, and thoroughly entertaining for all ages. Alas, although they’re available for nearly every platform known to man, only one has …
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In 1984, Apple founder Steve Jobs took on the role of US president — but only for a spoof video showing Apple troops re-fighting World War 2 against IBM. This wasn’t a vision of a world where Steve Jobs ran everything, but a video for Apple eyes only. In it Jobs plays US president Franklin Delano Roosevelt, the man who …
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Overnight from London, Samsung Electronics took the wraps off the hotly anticipated Samsung Galaxy S III. The announcement included launch timing later this month for territories including the US, the UK and Asia, but it seems that right now, Australians will have to wait before getting their hands on the new smartphone via local carriers. Samsung Galaxy S III (Credit: …
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Stone the crows! Samsung has unveiled a cutesy MP3 player alongside the Samsung Galaxy S3, called the Samsung S Pebble. The S Pebble has a similar curved look, feel and colouring as the S3, also announced today. It’s a tiny clip-on music player measuring 32mm x 43mm x 13mm. Inside this heart of stone is 4GB of tunes — about …
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At last, concrete specifics of the much anticipated and rumored Samsung Galaxy S III have been revealed. At today’s Mobile Unpacked press event in London, Samsung officially pulled the tarp off of the smartphone and it looks like speculation about the device was right on the money. Find out how this Android superphone stands up against stiff competition from arch …
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Patently Apple Haptic technology allows users to “feel” buttons on a touch-screen device by providing localized feedback when users’ fingers touch button or control areas. A patent application filed in late March showed Apple’s version of haptic technology, a process that would use piezoelectric actuators under the display to provide feedback. A new patent application, uncovered by Patently Apple, shows …
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In the middle of its Samsung Galaxy S III press conference today, Samsung gave more details about its developing media services. Though we’ve known about the company’s Video Hub and Music Hubs since the reveal of the Galaxy Tab 2 last February, the Galaxy S III adds a new Scan and Match feature designed to compete with iTunes Match. Related …
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Update at 11:30 a.m. PT: Samsung has introduced the Galaxy S III. Check out our first take here. Unveiled at an event in London today, the smartphone sports a 4.8-inch HD Super AMOLED display, an 8-megapixel camera, and a plastic display. Calling the device “a human phone that understands you,” the company also said the S III is intelligent enough …
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T-Mobile USA isn’t a prepaid carrier, but it might as well be. While the company’s base of contract subscribers — still a majority of its business and greatest source of revenue — has been shrinking over the past few quarters, its prepaid business continues to sign up new customers. In fact, it’s been one of the rare bright spots at …
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Logitech’s been on a roll with its well-made keyboard accessories for the iPad (the Ultrathin Keyboard Cover is one of my favorites), but there’s one big problem with all these accessories: they need their own USB charging cables. Logitech’s just-announced Solar Keyboard Folio adds a clever twist to the crowded iPad keyboard case market by introducing a solar charger. Better …
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