Samsung Illusion Materializes on Verizon

Verizon Wireless today announced the Samsung Illusion, a new Android 2.3 Gingerbread smartphone that is partially made from recycled materials. Samsung says the Illusion's battery cover uses 70% recycled materials, the front casing uses 35% recycled materials, the packaging is made from bleach-free paper and vegetable-based inks, and the box is made ...

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Samsung Focus v1.4

Microsoft announced recently that it and AT&T are delivering the Windows Phone 7.5 Mango update to Samsung Focus smartphones that shipped with firmware version 1.4. The update should appear on user devices soon. Microsoft is also sending out the first wave of post-Mango maintenance updates to a number of phones and carriers around the world. Microsoft ...

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Samsung DoubleTime

The DoubleTime is an entry-level clamshell Android phone aimed at converting the quick-messaging device crowd to smartphone users. The DoubleTime is a form factor we haven't seen on an Android smartphone in a while -- it's a clamshell flip with a full QWERTY keyboard. The DoubleTime is definitely an entry-level smartphone. The materials were the lowest ...

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Samsung Captivate Glide

The Captivate Glide from Samsung adds a slide-out QWERTY keyboard to the familiar look of Samsung's Galaxy phones. It is fast, svelte, and has a great display. Think of the Samsung Captivate Glide as a Captivate -- or an Infuse 4G -- with a slide-out QWERTY keyboard. It has the same rectangular loo, the same slippery plastics, and about the same ...

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Samsung Galaxy Nexus now available

The Samsung Galaxy Nexus has finally gone on sale in the UK - but only in one store in London. Phones4U is the first store to be stocking the much-hyped Galaxy Nexus, and opened its doors at 8am to give customers the chance to pick up the world's first Android 4.0 or Ice Cream Sandwich handset. The phone, which features a 4.65-inch screen and a pin sharp ...

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Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 released in Germany

A modified version of the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 is finally heading over to Germany after Samsung tweaked a few of the tablets features so that it was not infringing any patents. Back in August Apple managed to get an injunction set up against the tech company which prohibited the sale of the tablet in Germany. The ban was European wide but this ...

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Samsung Announces Encrypted NFC Chip

Samsung today announced the SENHRN1, a new system-in-package (SIP) near field communications (NFC) chip. The SENHRN1 was developed for use in mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets. The chip has the exact same footprint of a stand-alone NFC chip with pin-to-pin compatibility, but adds security and encryption tools. It includes 760Kb of storage ...

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