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(Updated With New Details) TouchWiz Exploit Can Reset A Device Just By Visiting A Website

Samsung Galaxy S II and S III owners beware as an exploit caused by a single line of code can cause an unstoppable factory reset of your Samsung device. Posted by Pau Oliva earlier in the day, the code was at first only thought to affect the Galaxy S II however, new reports since this morning have indicated that a number of other Samsung devices, including the Galaxy S III suffer from the same exploit. The hack … [read full article]

SquareTrade Posts Samsung Galaxy S III Versus iPhone 5 “Household Trauma” Test

Warning: Take any conclusions with a grain of salt, this is an unscientific test with many uncontrolled variables and the results could have just as easily gone the other way.  Setting aside smartphone allegiances for the moment, durability tests are an inevitable part of high-profile launches these days and our friends at SquareTrade pitted the Galaxy S III against the iPhone 5. Who will win? I’ll give you a hint, if you’re a Galaxy S … [read full article]

Internal T-Mobile Spec Sheet Updated For Galaxy Note II, No LTE In Sight

With confirmation that the Galaxy Note II would arrive on T-Mobile’s network sometime in the near future, we’re left without many unanswered questions, except for the actual release date and price of course. Unfortunately, there isn’t anything new in this internal screen grab other than the confirmation of specs including the quad-core processor, HSPA+ 42mbps and 3100mAh battery. In other words, pretty much everything we learned yesterday, though we admit we had some hope that T-Mobile … [read full article]

T-Mobile Bringing “The Avengers” To Galaxy S III Owners Everywhere

Samsung Galaxy S III users should be on the lookout beginning September 25th as T-Mobile is offering a little bonus with The Avengers movie available as a free download to all new and existing Galaxy S III owners. The download will be available as a virtual preload, available in Samsung’s Media Hub and exclusively on T-Mobile. In addition, the movie can be directly downloaded or streamed to other devices that support Samsung’s AllShare Cast feature or … [read full article]

T-Mobile Releases Galaxy S Relay 4G, QWERTY Keyboard And All

With our attention focused on HTC Windows Phone 8 news today, we almost passed over the release of the Galaxy S Relay 4G. T-Mobile’s latest QWERTY keyboard brings the goods with HSPA+ 42Mbps, Snapdragon S4 processor, Android 4.0.4 Ice Cream Sandwich, Wi-Fi calling, and that beautiful five-row QWERTY keyboard. The Galaxy S Relay 4G is available for $149.99 after a $50 mail-in rebate with a two-year contract. I’ve had the opportunity to play with the … [read full article]

Samsung Announces Galaxy Note II For T-Mobile, All Four Major US Carriers

Now this is how we like to start our mornings as Samsung announces the release of the Galaxy Note II inside the US for all four major US carriers and US Cellular. The Note II will be optimized for US networks with 4G LTE and HSPA+42 connectivity, 1.6GHz quad-core Exynos processor, 2GB of RAM, 16GB of storage, microSD slot, enhanced S Pen and S Pen apps, and a larger, thinner, lighter form factor than its predecessor. Unfortunately, Samsung hasn’t revealed specific dates … [read full article]

Firmware For T-Mobile Galaxy Note II Leaks, Shows Up With Jelly Bean

We’ve already pretty well confirmed that T-Mobile will be among the US recipients of the Galaxy Note II, but this time we’ve got some leaked firmware to tell us what’s going on under the hood. First things first, Jelly Bean is of course present along with HSPA+ capability. Unfortunately, there doesn’t seem to be any sign that T-Mobile will future-proof the Galaxy Note II with LTE compatibility, but given that all of this is just … [read full article]