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Samsung has just announced two new Android smartphones ahead of Mobile World Congress; the Galaxy Ace 2 and the Galaxy Mini 2. The original Ace and Mini were some of Samsung's most sucessful phones in 2011 and Samsung have now renewed each phone with healthy specifications. The Samsung Galaxy Ace …

Saving your pennies for a shmick new Galaxy Nexus? Today might be your lucky day with Expansys significantly decreasing the price of this high end handset to just £399, down from the usual price of £549. You must be super quick however, as this offer is limited to today only …

It has become apparent through several retailers and distributors that Samsung has decided to pull the plug on bringing a 32GB Galaxy Nexus to market, leaving us only with the 16GB launch model. This would be particularly disappointing news for the many folks who were holding out for some Ice …

It comes as no surprise Apple would sooner or later reply to Samsung's “Next Big Thing” advertising campaign which takes stabs at Apple's iPhone and its owners, while also exposing the advantages of Samsung's Galaxy S II. As part of an ongoing lawsuit between Apple and Samsung (no surprises there,) …

Samsung has announced this morning their latest addition to its tablet lineup, the Galaxy Tab 2 (7.0). This is the first tablet to be produced by Samsung that will run on the lastest Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich operating system. Layered on top of the stock user interface will be …

At CES earlier in the year the general consensus was that “thin is in.” This applied to everything from new Smart TVs to smartphones. At the same time, Huawei announced the thinnest smartphone ever, the Ascend P1 S smartphone which is just 6.7mm thin while still packing hardware roughly equivalent …

Have you been wishing the Galaxy Nexus was available in all white attire? Good news, you won't have to wait for much longer at all, as Samsung have just confirmed that the HSPA+ version of this 4.65-inch sized Android 4.0 running phone will be coming to UK retailer stores as …

Contrary to our report a few days ago on Samsung's Galaxy S III being delayed across the globe until later this year due to concerns about the time gap between its announcement and availability, it turns out there's still a glimmer of hope we'll get it sooner rather than later …

For those of you who were holding out for next month's Mobile World Congress in Barcelona primarily to see Samsung's Galaxy S III formally announced, a bit of sour news has surfaced today that goes against all prior indication that this is when it would be launched. Samsung has reportedly …

While it may come as no surprise to anyone, that Intel has just been confirmed as the biggest chip company around for the 20th year running, what might be interesting is the level of it's market share. In the face of a wave of launches, everywhere from desktop to handheld, …

Samsung Electronics have issued a statement detailing their plans to build a new flash memory chip plant in China. They said they have applied with the Korea government to build a new semiconductor production line overseas. As they wait for approval to come through they are holding further negotiations with …

Samsung are a major player in a very wide and varied number of fields … such as TVs and Smartphones.  But, behind the consumer brand, they produce a wide range of components including memory and, more recently, solid state drives. Today we are going to look at one of Samsung’s …

According to reports, Samsung have sold more smartphones than Apple in the July to September period. Samsung shipped 28 million smartphones, four times as many as this time last year. Apple say they shipped 17 million smartphones during this time period. Samsung are said to be chasing Nokia as the …

Samsung have been locked in legal battle with Apple over the sale of the Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablet computer. This isn't stopping them in the Netherlands however as they plan to release the product there today. Tamari Villani, a spokeswoman for Samsung said “The Galaxy Tab 10.1 will be on …

According to reports from Slashgear, Samsung have hired one of the industries best Android software modders Cyanogen. Real name Steve Kondik, Cyanogen has built up a fantastic reputation for pushing Android devices to their absolute limits. With over half a million users involved in cyanogenmod, the audience is already strong. …

As we reported yesterday, Samsung have the top selling Google Android Tablet in the shape of the Galaxy Tab. Latest news in from the channel show that Samsung have already sold 5 million Galaxy S II phones via preorders. The Galaxy S II is Samsung's latest flagship smartphone, which is …

Nam Ki Yung, a spokesman for Samsung, told Bloomberg that they were dropping the lawsuit against Apple to ‘streamline the legal proceedings'. The battle between Samsung and Apple isn't over however as Samsung are going to focus their energies on other lawsuits and countersuits in other parts of the world. …

Samsung and Apple have a fairly strained relationship right now, which is being highlighted by Samsung's request to stop the US from importing their goods. The problem revolves around a dispute over iPhone and iPad devices and a patent dispute. Samsung said in a statement on Thursday that they had …

Samsung are seeking a court order to force Apple to disclose iPhone and iPad models under development. They claim that they need information to defend allegations of copying. They say they need to “evaluate whether a likelihood of confusion exists” between Apple and Samsung products which could go on sale …

According to IC Insights, Intel have extended their lead over nearest rival Samsung by a whopping 44 percent. The report shows the strength of Intel sales right now, with Samsung literally miles behind. Another chipmaker in the report, Nvidia, recorded sales down by six percent with Panasonic also shows a …

Samsung have announced that owners of the Galaxy S and Galaxy Tab will be getting an upgrade to the Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) operating system shortly. Samsung confirmed last night that it will being rolling out Android 2.3, helping to improve the experience with their leading smartphones and tablets. Gingerbread has …

Samsung are getting ready to show the world their stunning new 10.1 inch LCD screen which has a staggering resolution of 2560×1600 pixels, normally reserved for 30 inch panels. Samsung have been hard at work with their partner Nouvoyance to unveil the new WQXGA display next week at the SID …

Seagate Technology have announced today that they are entering into a ‘strategic partnership' with Samsung Electronics, purchasing the hard drive disk section of the business for a very cool $1.375 billion in cash and shares. This deal is another major consolidation after Western Digital recently announced that they were buying …

Samsung said that it is going to take counter action against Apple after they filed a suit alleging that Samsung copied their smartphones and tablet computers. Apple's lawsuit claims that Samsung's Galaxy Tab is imitating the iPhone and the iPad. Samsung said “Samsung will respond actively to this legal action …

Samsung have released a new image which hints at the new size for the Galaxy Tab. The image says ‘Whats your Tab life?' with 78910 after it. A few people are assuming that this relates to the sizes, 7 inch, 8.9 inch and 10 inch. This would confirm previous reports …

Samsung have said that they will be adding a third tablet to their line up and that it will be available in March. Samsung have two successful products already for sale, the 7 inch and 10 inch Galaxy Tabs. They have announced that they will be complimenting the range by …

Samsung have just announced the completed development of the first DDR4 dynamic ram module, which offers twice the performance of today's DDR3 DRAM and manages to lower power consumption by 40% when used in a notebook environment. Samsung said today that the development was completed last month, using 30 nm …

Latest figures in show that the Samsung Galaxy Tab has sold just over 1 million units in two months, after it has gone on sale outside the U.S. This is a good showing for the Android powered tablet, especially in such a tough marketplace. Apple's 9.7 inch iPad sold over …

Well it looks as if Samsung are off to a good start with their Galaxy Tab, selling over 600,000 units in a month. Google Android has proven popular so far, and this is helping Samsung sell huge numbers in the first month of release. The 2.2 OS has received great …

Samsung Electronics are riding high in the USA as they maintain their market share growth in the US mobile phone sector. Research in Motion, famous for the Blackberry handsets are losing marketshare in the smartphone operating system market. For the three months which ended in September, Samsung hold their position …