Tag Archives: Samsung

Samsung Teases Galaxy Note II Event, Expects Huge Sales

Samsung just sent out a “Save the Date” for October 24th, teasing the “Next Big Thing” with an S Pen front and center. Without any additional details, we’re left to guess what this could be, but we really can’t imagine it being anything other than the Galaxy Note II. Our money is on a US focused Galaxy Note II special event launch and hopefully we’ll get some concrete dates and pricing details this evening as … [read full article]

Samsung Fix For Galaxy S III Reset Exploit Already Out In Most Recent Software Update

Samsung isn’t wasting any time getting in front of this story after reports went wide yesterday that a number of Galaxy devices were capable of being hard-reset when clicking a very specific URL in a browser. Samsung has issued a quick statement saying that a fix is “already” in place along with assurances that the Galaxy S III is not vulnerable. In fact, as you can see in the video blow, courtesy of Android Police, the … [read full article]

Samsung SGH-T779 Passes Through The FCC, Looks To Be Galaxy Tab 2 10.1

Note: Let it be said that while we’re looking at the possibility that this could be the Galaxy Tab 2, there’s also a chance it could be the Note 10.1. Thanks to the folks at Unwired View, we’re learning the Samsung SGH-T779 just passed through the halls of the FCC and with a clearly visible T-Mobile logo. With this T-Mobile logo “4G’” the branding clearly visible, the only question remains, which tablet is it? Well, it … [read full article]

(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]