You can add one more Canadian carrier to the list of those carrying the Samsung Galaxy S4 mini. Joining Koodo, Bell, Rogers and TELUS is Fido which will offer it in both black and white. The Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini is ideal for anyone looking for a device that’s ultra-portable and ultra-impressive. It’s fuelled by a 1.7 GHz dual-core processor, […]
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Samsung Galaxy S4 sales top 40 million units
While there have been some suggestions that Samsung is not pleased with the sales performance of its Galaxy S4 flagship smartphone, numbers have been hard to come by since we heard that Samsung had sold 20 million by early July. Coming up to being on the market about six months, JK Shin, CEO and President of IT & Mobile Division, […]
Samsung extends Galaxy Gear compatibility to additional Galaxy devices
Samsung today announced that it will soon extend compatibility of its Galaxy Gear smartwatch to additional Galaxy devices. The Galaxy S4, Galaxy S III and Galaxy Note II will all be made compatible with the Android 4.3 Jelly Bean update. The Galaxy S4 mini, Galaxy S4 Active, Galaxy Mega 5.8, Galaxy Mega 6.3, and Galaxy S4 zoom will also be […]
Tizen 3.0 spotted on Samsung Galaxy S4 and Galaxy S III
It appears that Samsung and Intel are making good progress with Tizen. Back in July, the source code and SDK for Tizen 2.2 were released and it now looks like version 3.0 is on track for an early 2014 release (March 2014 to be precise). Not only did a preview version of the In-Vehicle Infotainment (IVI) version recently get released […]
Samsung to update Galaxy S4 and Galaxy S III to Android 4.3 in October
When Samsung unveiled the Galaxy Gear smartwatch yesterday, it promised that the new accessory would soon be compatible with more devices than just the new Galaxy Note 3 and Galaxy Note 10.1 (2014). The fact that only Samsung’s two latest devices work with the Galaxy Gear suggests that Android 4.3 Jelly Bean which added support for Bluetooth 4.0 LE is […]
Android 4.3 rolling out to Google Play Edition HTC One and Samsung Galaxy S4
When Google unveiled first the Google Play Edition Samsung Galaxy S4 and later the HTC One, it promised that both would receive quick updates to the latest versions of Android. It has now made good on its promise and Android 4.3 Jelly Bean MR2 updates are now rolling out to both devices. The update weighs in at about 150MB for […]
Samsung to launch Galaxy S4 and S4 mini with dual-mode LTE
Samsung today announced that it plans on releasing new versions of its Galaxy S4 and Galaxy S4 Mini smartphones with the ability to switch between different types of high-speed LTE networks. This ability to switch between different LTE connections would help improve download speeds by allowing carriers to dynamically reallocate data traffic between networks as needed. Frequent travelers would also […]
Samsung responds to Galaxy S4 benchmark manipulation accusations
A report yesterday found that Samsung was manipulating Galaxy S4 benchmark results when it detected that certain apps, namely benchmarks, were running. When these were found to be active, the faster ARM Cortex A15 CPU cluster was activated and the GPU’s clock speed was increased from the usual 480MHz to 533MHz. AnandTech found that such practices could boost scores by […]