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Samsung to release high

Samsung plans to release a smartphone running its upstart Tizen operating system by August or September, according to Bloomberg. The Tizen phone will be one of three flagship products for Samsung, the others being the newly unveiled Galaxy S4 and another version of the Galaxy Note, Bloomberg reported, citing an interview with Y.H. Lee, executive vice president of marketing for …

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Speck and others prep Samsung Galaxy S4 cases

Now that Samsung’s Galaxy phones have achieved iPhone-like popularity, accessory makers are quick to get in on the action as soon as a new model is unveiled. Several case makers, including Speck, Cygnett, and Otterbox, have announced that they’ll have new cases available for the Galaxy S4 around the time it hits stores next month. Not surprisingly, since the S4’s …

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Astrid integrates with Siri for voice

I rely pretty heavily on the iOS Reminders app — not because it’s especially good (it’s not), but because it works with Siri. I love being able to dictate tasks (“Remind me to call Bob at 3 o’clock,” for example) while I’m driving or otherwise hands-occupied. That’s a key reason I’ve stuck with Reminders, even when there are so many …

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Samsung Galaxy S4 display looking good, expert says

Related stories Samsung Galaxy S4: Hands-on first take (with video) Hands-on photos: Samsung Galaxy S4 Samsung unveils Galaxy S4 Samsung Galaxy S4 vs. iPhone 5, HTC One, and BlackBerry Z10 Full coverage: Samsung Galaxy S4 launch If you’re the type of person who cares about these things, you’ll be happy to know that a screen expert gives the Samsung Galaxy …

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Samsung calls demand for Windows ‘lackluster’

Samsung mobile chief J.K. Shin offered some less-than-stellar observations about Microsoft in an interview published last night. In an interview with The Wall Street Journal, Shin said his company sees “lackluster demand for Windows-based products in Europe.” And elsewhere around the world, he said, Microsoft’s software efforts in smartphones and tablets are not going so well either. “Smartphones and tablets …

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Samsung Galaxy S4 news, release date and more rumours

Now playing: Watch this: Samsung Galaxy S4 hands-on 3:02 Update 15 March: The Galaxy S4 has now been announced. You can read our S4 hands-on here, keep track of the UK pricing and availability here, see how the S4 compares to the iPhone, Lumia 920, HTC One and Nexus 4 here, read what’s changed over the S3 here and what …

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Watch Samsung’s barmy Galaxy S4 launch in highlights video

Now playing: Watch this: Galaxy S4 launch highlights 2:08 Horny backpackers. Tap-dancing kids. 8,000 other mildly problematic stereotypes. The Samsung Galaxy S4 launch had it all. And if its 11pm start was past your bedtime, we’ve chopped it down into 2 minutes 8 seconds of mind-blowing highlights for you. New York’s famous Radio City Music Hall played host to the …

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