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Did Local (Universal) Search Get Restored In Galaxy S III Jelly Bean Update?

In what appears to be a little known development from yesterdays Galaxy S III Jelly Bean update, Samsung looks to have snuck local search back into their TouchWiz software. Local Search, if you’ll recall was removed from the Galaxy S III in response to Apple’s lawsuits courtesy of a maintenance update this past August. The update deleted the option for local search on all T-Mobile Galaxy S III devices. Now, it looks to be … [read full article]

Samsung’s Mobile Head Says Settlement With Apple Is Unlikely

While Apple and HTC have put aside their legal differences in the form of a 10 year licensing agreement, Samsung’s Mobile Head JK Shin says his company isn’t likely to do the same. Speaking to Yonhap News Agency, JK Shin states that his company is working toward a legal resolution and not an out-of-court settlement. Shin further says he has no intention of negotiating with Apple, which just highlights how far part these two companies are … [read full article]

T-Mobile Galaxy S III Jelly Bean Update Now Pushing Out Over The Air

Waking up to some big news (and a lot of emails in my inbox) as T-Mobile drops a big software update bombshell on us today with the release of Jelly Bean for the Galaxy S III. While a rumor in mid-October had Samsung announce the update for the “coming months,” we guess T-Mobile had other plans and thankfully so. According to T-Mobile’s support page, the over the air update to T999UVLJA update will begin rolling … [read full article]

T-Mobile Announces Two-Day Samsung Sale For November 16th, 17th

T-Mobile confirmed late last night that our rumored Samsung sale for this weekend is a go for this weekend. However, we’ll just get the bad news out-of-the-way and say that the Galaxy Note II doesn’t seem to be available as part of this sale. T-Mobile’s pre-holiday Samsung sale will take place on Friday, November 16th and Saturday, November 17th as a two-day “pre-holiday” event. The only question is, do you take advantage of this sale and … [read full article]

T-Mobile Holding Two Day Samsung Sale On November 16th, 17th

If you’re looking to pick up a Samsung smartphone in the coming days, you might want to hold out until T-Mobile’s upcoming Samsung two-day sale taking place on November 16th and 17th. Samsung two-day sales aren’t uncommon on T-Mobile, the most recent taking place this past July and offer some great opportunities to snatch a device for next to nothing. This time around, we’ve got a couple of notable new additions that could make this deal … [read full article]

Samsung’s Galaxy S III Now The Best Selling Smartphone In The World

The iPhone 4S reign has finally come to an end as a new report by Strategy Analytics shows the Galaxy S III overtook Apple’s device as the best-selling smartphone in the third quarter of 2012. The figures show the S III shipped 18 million units in the third quarter, compared to the iPhone 4S shipping just 16.2 million. As for market share, the Galaxy S III now holds a 10.7% share of the global smartphone market compared to the … [read full article]

Apple Adds Android 4.1 Jelly Bean, Galaxy Note 10.1 Into New Lawsuit

I hope you’re ready for round 633 in the Apple, Samsung patent lawsuit world as Apple files yet another motion adding The Galaxy Note 10.1 and Android 4.1 Jelly Bean to an existing lawsuit. Apple made its arguments today before US Magistrate Judge Paul S. Grewal in a federal court in San Jose. Apple’s move is likely a response to Samsung’s October 1st move seeking to add patent-infringement claims against the iPhone 5 in the same case. … [read full article]