Galaxy Nexus GLBenchmark Leaked:Doesn't Look Impressive

Just a few hours away from being Unveiled,the Samsung Galaxy Nexus's GLBenchmark results are out and truth to be told its not outstanding,Not even close to Samsung Galaxy S II.Nexus has been playing the tempestress game from the very beginning Wooing its fanatic & also its officially credited as the very first smartPhone to come with Google's Ice Cream Sandwich. It’s definitely running Android 4.0, is referred to as different types of tuna, and is again appearing as the Galaxy Nexus.The resolution in the benchmark is noted as 1196×720 which indicates that on-screen buttons are 84×720 and were present during the test.Along with a HD (1280×720) display and sporting a processor clocked at 1.2GHz,the phone is all set to be unveiled in the Google Samsung Event To be held in Hong Kong on October 26th

Samsung Galaxy Nexus To Hit Canda Soon

We all know what day it is today: it is Google Ice Cream Sandwich and Samsung Nexus Prime day! To be quite honest, the date is October 19 in Hong Kong which translates to 9:30 p.m. today on the east coast and 6:30 p.m. on the west coast.
                                      "The coolest Samsung smartphone will be coming to Canada soon", says text in the ending of an e-mail Samsung Canada is sending out. The rest of the message talks about Ice Cream Sandwich so it's pretty easy to figure out that they're talking about the rumored (and highly anticipated) Nexus Prime. "Additional information regarding launch date and availability" is expected "in the coming weeks". That should clear up some (American) exclusive CDMA rumors (Verizon)!

Focus S, Focus Flash and Omnia W From Samsung Prices Leaked

Here's a rather interesting picture but before you do anything, make sure you have your salt ready (and overlook the typo in the first row). According to the image above, the Samsung Windows Phone Mango line-up will be wearing those price tags.We've heard of the Samsung Focus S and Focus Flash when AT&T announced its Windows Phone Mango line-up. Out of the three mentioned in the picture above, only the Omnia W, the manufacturer's European phone has been officially announced. Many believe that the Focus Flash and the Omnia W will go in pairs according to their specs and the upcoming Focus S will have its Omnia S cousin for Europe as a manufacturer's flagship.
                                                 Except for the picture that popped up fairly recently, nobody ever saw the Omnia S (if you don't count the Microsoft peeps that initially showed some unreleased Mango devices off). The phone should be a Galaxy S II-like Windows Phone that would be Samsung's flagship in the US (with its Omnia S European counterpart).
                                                 The prices above, if anything close to reality, have to be contract-free prices. In case of the Omnia W for $569, we're definitely talking about unlocked phones but how about the Flash for $549 and the Omnia S for $649? AT&T locked contract-free phones?

Galaxy Nexus Images Leaked Before Samsung Google Event

The Google Android Ice Cream Sandwich and Samsung Galaxy Nexus/Nexus Prime event is just around the corner but here's something to get you through the next twelve hours of waiting. The image above together with the specs below are allegedly as close to official as possible as they come from Japanese carrier NTT DoCoMo.

As you can see, the phone pictured above is the same with the one surfaced in real life shots and the side of the device is nothing else than what Samsung teased in its video, with the four connectors and the curved design.

Specs-wise, the Galaxy Nexus will reportedly sport a Texas Instruments OMAO 4460 1.2GHz dual-core processor helped by the PowerVR SGX 540 GPU, 1GB of RAM, 16/32GB of ROM, 4.7-inch Super AMOLED HD display with 720 x 1280 resolution, NFC, five-megapixel main camera, 1.3-megapixel webcam, GPS, Bluetooth 3.0, WiFi a/b/g/n and a 1750 mAh battery plus notification LED.

Powering it will be, as expected, Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich and the phone will be codenamed (as we've previously seem) "Tuna"/"Tuna 4G". It will weight approximately 135 grams and measure 136.0 x 68.0 x 8.8 mm with 11.5 mm at its thickest part, the hump on the back. Now let's wait and see the official announcement! Excited yet?

T-Mobile Galaxy S II kernel source Code/Kernel Available

The Rom enthusiasts have something to cheer about now that Samsung has released the Source/Kernel code for SGH-T98,more coomonly known as the  coveted Galaxy S II T-variant.The code also includes codes for the GPL softwares.The source codes is not for the mediocre or average hackers but for the dev's mainly due to the Phone's limitless potential & for them its like they have struck gold.
                                                  The Kernel code will not allow them to get rooted,but a lot of other cool features previously locked within will be unleashed not to mention the plethora's of goodies which are expected to arrive now that the codes are available.Its good to see Samsung just like Galaxy Pro has revealed the Kernel & we hope to see more codes to be released by the Commercial Giant in the months to come.But right now,Samsung & Google event appears to be the top priority as it marks a new phase in the Android with the launch of the Ice Cream Sandwich along with Samsung's Galaxy Nexus in Hong Kong on October 19th.Stay tuned!

Samsung To Design A6 Processor For the Next iPhone

Despite the growing animosity between Apple & Samsung as a result of the on going Patent violation court summons,its business relations are apparently intact.According to an insider report:

Apple has been in talks with Samsung over shipment of its A6 quad-core mobile processor (AP) chips to be used in the next iPhone. It appears that Apple clearly has concluded that Samsung remains a critical business partner. [...] Samsung Electronics will apply its advanced 28-nanometer processing technology to produce qualified A6 mobile APs. TSMC will provide customized chips with designs from Apple, however, the volume will be very small.

                                                     This news comes just moments after Samsung decided to Yank Apple merchandise in Australia & Japan claiming copyright infringement,just days after Apple won the injunction against Samsung on 2 occasions one in Australia where it prevented Samsung Galaxy tab 10.1 from entering the market & the second when Samsung failed to block the Apple merchandise sale in Netherlands.With Samsung expected to net a whopping $8 Billion with the A6 deal brokered with Apple,which amounts to 5% of Samsung's total business,Apple just might be Samsung's biggest overseas client.It was already revealed in July that TSMC has already started the test production of A6 based on the 28nm process along with 3D stacking technologies.Although it is yet to seen if the deal gets torn down half way through or we can expect a turn around in the already bitter Apple Vs Samsung Saga.

No Ice Cream Sandwich For White Samsung Galaxy S II

As of now there are no devices which has been officially confirmed to be running or to run of Google's latest Android V4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. A YouTube video was spotted which claimed to be that of Google's Ice Cream Sandwich last week which featured new interfaces & apps which we all expect to be shipped with Ice Cream Sandwich which would be unveiled in the Google/Samsung Event on October 19th in Hong Kong.

                                                            Last month we had a few fake Ice Cream Sandwich launchers or home screens emerge & as of now only 2 apps-Google Music & Android market are the officially confirmed Apps to feature in the Ice Cream Sandwich & those versions are already leaked and available for download.It might be prudent to note here that the absence of the settings menu is one of the fundamental indicators of the fact that this might be just another fake which is also supported by the complete lack of on-screen navigation buttons.
                                                     This doesn't necessarily mean that Ice Cream Sandwich wont find its way into the existing SmartPhones.As soon as Google releases the Ice Cream Sandwich code as an open source we are destined to see some modified ICS to appear for the Nexus & Galaxy S II SmartPhones.With the Google & Samsung Event to unveil Galaxy nexus along with Ice Cream Sandwich,we can expect Google to make some startling revelations which would ultimately put a stop the rumors surrounding ICS.
                                                                     

30 Million Galaxy S & S II SmartPhones Sold Globally:Samsung

Samsung Galaxy S & S II have crossed 30 Million sales globally since its launch.Samsung Galaxy S II which is considered as the fastest & most powerful Android SmartPhone ever was an instant hit with the crowd & it has become the Mothership Zeta for the future Samsung Merchandises.The Galaxy S,which hit the shelves in July 2010 last year has seen 20 Million Global sales so far & Galaxy S II which is hardly 2 months old has already hit the 10 Million mark.Incredible.
                                                             Samsung revolutionized the SmartPhone concept by bringing together Super AMOLED screen,Super fast processor & the optimized architecture of the SmartPhone.And now with Galaxy Nexus release just around the corner,it would be interesting to see how Nexus rakes against the Galaxy S series. 

Samsung To File Injunction To Block Iphone 4S Sales In Australia & Japan

Last week Apple emerged Victorious of the latest Apple Vs Samsung Saga when the Sydney Court ruled the Apple vs Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 Injunction suite in favor of Apple,thereby sealing the fate of Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 in the Australian Market.Not only has Apple stalled Samsung's Galaxy tab 10.1 from hitting the Australian Shelves by atleast a month,by the time it hits the market it would be a dead product much to the dismay of Samsung.
                       To Rub salt into the already wounded Samsung,a Dutch court has thwarted the Injunction filed by Samsung to Block the sale of Apple's iPhone 4S merchandise in Netherlands.Now Samsung is all prepped to Yank Apple's iPhone sale once again this time in Apple's own Turf Australia & Japan.Building the case on the basis of Patent violations which primarily included the UI,Wireless telecom patents.In a statement released by Samsung's spokesperson:

“We are now counterattacking Apple again” a Samsung spokesperson confirmed today. In a statement released by the company, it alleged that “Apple has continued to violate our patent rights and free ride on our technology” insisting that “we will no longer stand idly by and will steadfastly protect our intellectual property,"

Now that Samsung's Galaxy tab 10.1 will appear in the Australian market no sooner than  2012 & then loosing the Dutch case to Apple,things aren't looking good for Samsung as of now.With the verdict for yet another Injunction filed by Samsung against Apple for the same patent infringement looking to block the sale of Apple merchandise in France & Italy,things are going from bad to worse.With the Samsung & Google's Event around the corner,we are expecting things to Ameliorate when the latest Samsung Galaxy Nexus will be unveiled in Hong Kong on October 19th along with Google's Ice Cream Sandwich.

Samsung Galaxy S II LTE HD/SHV-E120L Clears FCC Certification:

Just as we anticipated,the Google Samsung event is all set to go live on October 19th 2011 in Hong Kong as I had we had anticipated,where Google will be unveiling the latest Android V.4.0 Codenamed Ice Cream Sandwich where as Samsung will be unveiling the much rumored Galaxy Nexus.Now just days before the launch it appears that another Samsung Galaxy Series phone with the model name SHV-E120L has apparently cleared the FCC.A little digging up has confirmed the phone as Samsung Galaxy S II LTE HD.After a brief Hiatus of almost a month,the SmartPhone once again appears in the news as Samsung Galaxy S II LTE HD expected to be shipped to Korea,although there is still no news regarding the U.S release.

                                                 Samsung Galaxy S II which is considered as probably the fastest Android SmartPhone,wento to shatter sales records as it managed to accumulate well over 10Million unit sales world wide,also with some rumors of Samsung Galaxy S III already spreading,its nice to see that Samsung has decided not to abstain itself from subsequent launches.Now with Galaxy Nexus rolling out on October 16th,things are looking pretty sleek for Samsung.
 
                                                       According to the FCC report,Galaxy S II LTE HD  is claimed to feature a 4.65 Inches HD screen along with 1280 * 720P resolution.It is also expected to come with a Super Powerful 1.5GHz dual core processor along with 4G LTE support.Although Galaxy S II HD is expected to be running on GingerBread OS.
                            

Microsoft Donates $44 Million To Kick Android's Ass

Microsoft has apparently donated £28 million, or roughly $44 million to its Windows Phone partners which include Nokia & Samsung in order to bolster Microsoft's campaign in United Kingdom.It is also rumored that three-fourth of this amount will go to Nokia to broker the deal which would ensure that future Nokia SmartPhones will be running on Windows Phone 7.5/Mango & above.According to an anonymous source:

‘Microsoft is funding a massive campaign with Nokia across every single media you can imagine. It’s the last roll of the dice for them. They must go big, bad and boldly. Microsoft is desperate to kick the hell out of Android. If they can get across how amazing Mango is they could really crack it this time.’

Nokia is all set to unveil its very first Windows Phone devices at the Nokia World Event to be held in London on October 26th,where as Samsung is also looking forward to diversify from the Android platform probably after the launch of Galaxy nexus during the Samsung & Google Event to be held in Hong Kong on October 19th Tuesday.Samsung Omnia W is said to be the primary ficus of the Holiday season in U.K .

                                                           There are also rumors that the major emphasis might be given to the social networking features & integration,although the details are miniscule to say the least as to what we can expect during the World Nokia Event.

Stratosphere, Transfix, Galaxy Y Pro Source Codes Released By Samsung

Open Sourcing is not a new concept when it comes to Samsung & Android industry as majority of source codes associated with them are released at times way before the corresponding device launch.This time Stratosphere, Transfix, Galaxy Y Pro Source Codes have released By Samsung before they have even hit the shelves.In case you don't know,its these source codes & Kernels which the Android App developers tweak & fine tune either to customize the Android features or release their Apps.You gotta love the Android Platform.

                                                     The Super powerful SmartPhone Source codes are also expected which features the Samsung Epic 4G Touch along with the Ultra fast Galaxy S II.Currently they are waiting for the T-Mobile variant which is currently the fastest Android SmartPhone as of now.All the relevant kernel & Source files are available at the Samsung Open Source center,or grab from the following links:

Samsung Stratosphere kernel source
Samsung Transfix kernel source
Samsung Galaxy Y Pro kernel source
So what are you waiting for,tweak the code & unlock the real potential of your SmartPhone & implement your own tweaks at your own disposal!

Galaxy Nexus and HTC Rezound Spotted In Leaked Verizon List: For $299

With just mere days left for the  the Google Samsung Event featuring Galaxy Nexus & Ice Cream Sandwich,we would probbaly know the phone details & s.After making appearance in Verizon's & Best Buy's CelleBrite list,Galaxy Nexus and HTC Rezound were spotted once again in Verizon's list indicating that the devices might be heading for the Verizon store on November 10th.

                                                  With the Google & Samsung Event to be held in Hong Kong on October 19th,Tuesday,the Samsung Galaxy Nexus is credited to be the first phone to run on Google's latest Android V4.0 codenamed Ice Cream Sandwich.Samsung Galaxy was first spotted as a result of a YouTube video & then later on followed by some bits & pieces of Information,also Google's Ice Cream Sandwich also couldn't keep itself out out of the news.
                                                 HTC's Rezound,more commonly known as Vigor is a 4G LTE device just like Galaxy Nexus.The phone comes with a 720p video recording along with a top of the line 1.5GHz dual core processor.HTC Rezound also had its own share of leaks & tidbits with the latest being spotted @ Verizon's Cellebrite.
                                                 Although the date mentioned might not necessarily be a launch date,but wouldn't be surprised to see the device hit the shelves at the market price.According to previous rumors the phone was expected to hit the shelves anywhere in between October 20th & November3rd.There is very high chance of being able to see the Unveiling of Samsung Galaxy Nexus Prime Live in Hong Kong on October 19th.

Samsung Galaxy Nexus Prime Spotted At Best Buy

Samsung's galaxy Nexus Prime just can't keep itself from the spotlight.With the unveiling event scheduled on October 19th in Hong Kong where Samsung will unveil the Galaxy Nexus & Google will roll out the latest installment in Android Ice Cream Sandwich,Samsung Galaxy Nexus was spotted at Verizon's Device management/Cellebrite system.Now it has apparently found itself in the Best Buys's Cellebrite system.Which begs the question whether Galaxy Nexus going to be a Best Buy Exclusive just like Galaxy S?

From the Screenshot below,it can be seen that the Phone name is displayed as Nexus prime although,we have solid evidence that the device name is Galaxy Nexus.It was earlier assumed that Galaxy Nexus might be released as  a Verizon Exclusive,now its appearance in Best Buy kinda puts a stop to it.Now that the chances of it being an exclusive is almost Zero,we can expect other carriers to also feature in Samsung's elite list as the phone enters the pre-order phase.

                                                       The thing which troubles me is why Verizon has not been mentioned anywhere in Google's Ice Cream Sandwich event & also the Samsung Nexus event too.Also since the unveiling is happening in Hong Kong,it can be inferred that the Exclusivity might actually end up with Best Buy rather than Verizon.But who knows now that the Big Red is busy with the Motorola event coming up its going to be an action packed Android week this time around.Don't miss the event.

Samsung Fails To Block Apple Merchandise In Netherlands

Unfortunately things are really not going in Samsung's way now that the Dutch court has thwarted the Injunction filed by Samsung to Block the sale of Apple Merchandise in Netherlands.The court has rejected Samsung's plea that Apple goods are indeed infringed on Samsung's patents thereby ruling the verdict in favor of Apple for now.
                                                    Also the counterclaims pressed by Apple at Samsung was also phased out by the Dutch court.The case at point was the apparent Smart Antenna feature in the Apple iPhone 4S which according to Samsung is a patent belonging to Samsung & Apple had apparently infringed.Apple's counterclaim the usual 2 patent violation & claimed Samsung products(specifically Tab 10.1)to be a tweaked iPad.With the French & Italian case featuring Samsung Vs Apple far from delivering any verdict as of now.Apple wins round two.Round one was won in Australia.

ChatON Instant Messenger App Released By Samsung

Samsung has released its very own Instant messenger tool,ChatOn which is currently available in the Android market for free.ChatOn features a Global communication service which is supported across multiple platforms which includes the likes of Android,Bada,iOS,Windows Phone,Samsung support Phones where as BlackBerry Os support is yet to be made available.This ChatOn app will not only allow you to do group chats,one-on-one chats,broadcasting features,share/send/receive multimedia files,location info,contacts,calendar entries,planner & many more.If you are a Samsung fanatic then this is one App you definitely need to lay your hands on.Download it from the Android Market.

Samsung Galaxy Y Goes On Sale in UK:Vodafone Carrier

Samsung's Youth SmartPhone,Samsung Galaxy Y has finally hit the Vodafone Shelves in UK.The Galaxy Y,which comes with better specs than the Samsung's Cheapest SmartPhone,the Galaxy Mini but it wont be anywhere close to the Revered Samsung Galaxy S II.Sporting an unusual 832 MHz Processor, a 2 MegaPixel camera with a 3 Inch Touch screen,Bluetooth support along with Wi-fi 802.11b/g/n & GPS support.The Software side includes a GingerBread Android OS.And although it just comes with a TFT screen,but for £10.50 per month I would say its rather worth it.

Samsung Galaxy Nexus Leaked:Appears In Verizon Device management

With Google & Samsung event rescheduled to October 19th in Hong Kong where Google is expected to unveil  Ice Cream Sandwich & Samsung will unveil the Galaxy Nexus,it seems that the Samsung Nexus might actually be a Verizon exclusive.The device has manged to found itself in the Verizon Device Management list under the name Samsung Galaxy Nexus,which pretty much confirms that it might be a Verizon exclusive.

                                                         The Galaxy Nexus is expected to come with 4G LTE which is the fastest data transfer technology as of today's standards.It also appears to come with Voice activation along with Voice memo for security purposes.Also it can also be said that the battery life of the Galaxy Nexus might pose a question especially since most of the LTE devices are battery hungry.The N in the Global department might actually mean No which means that there wont be a world phone from Verizon,especially due to the fact that the GSM users travel extensively all over the globe.

                                                                      

Samsung Galaxy Note Aimed At The Fairer Sex:Really Good For The Female Market

Samsung Galaxy Note,is apparently aimed at the Female market as claimed by Samsung's UK Sales Director Andrew Glass rather then the techno-enthusiasts.Packed with a 5.37 Inches display along with SuperAMOLED HD screen,Samsung Galaxy Note will fit inside a female purpose just perfectly.While there are still confusions regarding the enormous screen size which lands it in between a Tablet & a SmartPhone,this 1.4GHz dual core dragon with a 1280 * 800P stunning display sure looks a bit too much to be aimed at the Fairer sex.Packed with a Capacitive screen & running on GingerBread Android OS the Samsung Galaxy Note makes a comeback to the pen computing hardware.With Samsung itself claiming its for the female market we can expect it to come in shades of pink or purple along with a plethora of colors which might be available later.

                                          Another phone which has been branded as "Female" is HTC Rhyme,which was also stereotyped as a Female device ,although it does really pack a punch with some solid hardware under its hood.Although there's nothing wrong in manufacturing phones which target the fairer sex,the common Hearsay of women sporting lighter & smaller phones is something which makes them belligerent now.With State of the art features Samsung Galaxy Note is definitely heading to the market at the right customers at the right time.Glass had quoted:

“The Galaxy Note is really good for the female market,” said Glass describing the device as “a merger between smartphones and tablets. To have a handbag and be able to put a 5.37-inch phone in instead of a 10.1-inch tablet is something that I think will capture the female market.”“We will be looking at special propositions for the female consumer. There are different colour waves, thoughts and propositions that we hope to unveil later this month.”

Although we have only being able to see shades of black/Grey/Chrome colored Samsung Galaxy Note,more attractive & probably sticker oriented panels can be expected which would really entice the female market .The only positive news we have for now is that Samsung Galaxy Note will arrive in London on November 17th with SIM free pre-orders available for $479 + VAT.

Google(ICS) Samsung(Galaxy Nexus) Event Confirmed On October 19th:

Just as we anticipated,the Google Samsung event is all set to go live on October 19th 2011 in Hong Kong as I had anticipated,where Google will be unveiling the latest Android V.4.0 Codenamed Ice Cream Sandwich where as Samsung will be unveiling the much rumored Galaxy Nexus.There has been numerous leaks including images & Video leaks which have always kept us on our toes & prepped us up for any ICS or Nexus related news.There were youtube video leaks,Curved image leaks,FCC images not to mention the Ice Cream Sandwich launcher leaks & many more.Now that its officially confirmed its time to pull the curtains over the rumors & get ready for the unveiling of Ice Cream Sandwich & Samsung Galaxy Nexus(name still not confirmed).

                                                         The event will go live at 7 P.M as per the Pacific standard time on october 18 which means 10:00 A.M.You can also watch it on Streaming At http://youtube.com/android,after the Hong Kong its expected to be unveiled in San Diego which would be absolutely fabulous.

DONT FORGET AGAIN, TUESDAY OCTOBER 18 AT 10PM EASTERN (7PM PACIFIC).