The chart has been updated with information from Samsung’s March 7th line show but the rest of this article (aside from the Changelog below) has not. See the line show article for the latest information on Samsung’s 2012 TVs. Samsung will ship gobs of different TV models in 2012, and CES provided our first peek …
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January, 2012
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25 January
Apple gets tax incentives in Brazil to begin iPad production
Apple is making a move to break into South America–and Brazil is ready (and willing) to help. According to a report from Brazilian newspaper Folha (via MacRumors), Foxconn will begin producing iPads in its Brazilian factory after being officially granted a batch of tax incentives from the Brazilian government. Cult of Mac As Tim Cook noted in his quarterly earnings …
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25 January
Samsung Galaxy S3 leaked by Samsung?
A mysterious-lookin’ mobile has popped up in a Samsung promotional video — could the South Korean tech giant have accidentally leaked the fabled Galaxy S3? The video, spotted by Italian blog Android HD, rounds up the best bits of the company’s CES press conference in only 10 minutes (so many precious memories — we’ll never know how they managed to …
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25 January
Samsung Galaxy Note spills its guts
If you’re like me, you can get pretty tired of smashing your gadgets to the floor just to see what’s inside. For one thing, it’s a fairly expensive method and for another, it gets messy. All the guts and glory inside the Samsung Galaxy Note. Samsung Tomorrow Fortunately, Samsung Tomorrow took it upon itself to digitally rip apart the Samsung …
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25 January
Android still leads iPhone in UK despite record Apple profit
Android still leads the UK smart phone market despite Apple’s staggering results, announced today. The iPhone has overtaken Android in the US, but the likes of the Samsung Galaxy S2 still keep Google-powered phones on top on these shores. A third of smart phones sold in Britain are iPhones, but Android phones still make up nearly half of the market. …
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25 January
Alleged Samsung Galaxy III details bubbling to the surface
With Mobile World Congress bearing down on us next month, Android-related leaks continue to surface. Such is the case with an oft-rumored Samsung Galaxy S II successor. If history is any indicator, then we should expect to see Samsung announce a followup device to last year’s wildly popular Android smartphone. And why not? It was at Mobile World Congress, after …
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25 January
4G Cornwall trial extended until summer
The 4G trial run by Everything Everywhere and BT in Cornwall has been extended until next summer. The trial of next-generation Internet access is pointing the way to a potential future of wireless web connection in rural areas. Everything Everywhere — the network merging T-Mobile and Orange — and BT Wholesale today have been running the trial in and around …
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25 January
Android Ice Cream Sandwich on a Moto Droid Razr? Sort of
Ever since Google officially revealed the Ice Cream Sandwich operating system in mid-October, Android fans have been hungering to try it out on their Gingerbread smartphones. I can’t say I blame them. The OS is bold and beautiful, without too many hiccups and with a few more tips and tricks to try out. With only the Sprint version of the …
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25 January
O2 phone number leaks are nothing new, says security expert
Update: O2 claims to have fixed the issue — and indeed, two O2 phones we’ve tested are no longer displaying their numbers on the test site. Read more about O2’s response here. Original story follows: As O2 customers are getting riled up over news that the bubbly-blue network has been sharing your mobile number with websites you visit from your …
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25 January
Chinese New Year figurines for Android sell out
The retailers over at Dead Zebra Inc. rang in the year of the dragon today by selling special edition Android figurines that feature the three Chinese gods known as Fortune, Blessing, and Longevity. Android says “kung hei fat choi” with these adorable collectibles. Dead Zebra Because the figurines come shipped in their own window boxes, you’ll also be saved from …
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