Last week, Samsung caused quite a ripple in the blogosphere when it announced that it would not be upgrading the original Galaxy S smartphone or the 7-inch Galaxy Tab to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich because of hardware constraints. Now reports are coming in from Korea stating that Samsung is reevaluating its position, and that it is going back to the drawing board to see if it can make the upgrade work on the older hardware. Tweet Vote on HN ...

Samsung hopes the DoubleTime will coax the QMD faithful to make the leap to Android smartphones. But is that a smart decision? Tweet Vote on HN ...

Once of Verizon Wireless’s official twitter accounts as acknowledged an issue affecting the Galaxy Nexus’s signal performance and call quality. “The signal strength issue is currently being investigated. We don’t have an ETA, but a software update is being developed,” said the company. Phone Scoop gave the Galaxy Nexus poor marks for voice quality and signal capabilities in its full review. Tweet Vote on HN ...

Samsung today announced that it will provide a select number of its Galaxy-branded smartphones and tablets with the Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich operating system. Samsung said the Galaxy S II and Galaxy Note will receive Android 4.0 during the first quarter of 2012. Other devices expected to be upgraded include the Galaxy S II LTE, Note, R, Tab 10.1, Tab 8.9, Tab 7.7, and Tab 7.0 Plus. Samsung will provide more specifics for each device closer to when the upgrade is ready. Tweet Vote on ...

Verizon Wireless today announced that the Samsung Galaxy Nexus will go on sale Thursday, December 15 for $299.99 with new agreement. The Galaxy Nexus runs Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich and can use Verizon’s Long Term Evolution 4G network. Tweet Vote on HN ...

AT&T users that are looking to get a new Android device should take note, as the FCC is showing that Samsung’s Galaxy Note may be headed to the nation’s #2 carrier. The smartphone tablet hybrid features a massive 5.3-inch Super AMOLED HD display, with 1280 x 800 pixels of resolution for viewing pictures and video. The device also offers Google’s Android Gingerbread OS, a dual-core 1.4GHz processor, and a main 8 megapixel camera that is backed up by a 2 megapixel user-facing camera for video chats. The Galaxy Note on the FCC site shows support for AT&T’s ...

Someone call Guinness, we’ve got a new record – a new internal record that is, as Samsung announces it’s sold 300 million mobile handsets in 2011, the most it’s ever sold in a year.In 2010, aka the year of the Samsung Galaxy S, the manufacturer sold around 280 million handsets. This year, the company sold 10 million Samsung Galaxy S2 handsets, which made a significant contribution to its record-breaking results. Tweet Vote on HN ...

Apple’s bid to keep the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 banned from sale in Australia has failed, with a ruling from the Federal Court meaning that the tablet will go back on shelves.Apple had managed to win an injunction against the sale of the Tab 10.1 over patents, Samsung’s appeal was then granted but the Californian company asked for, and received, a stay to seek its own appeal, meaning the injunction stayed in place.However, the Federal Court has now ruled that Samsung can sell the product in Australia, at least until the case hits the patent courts next year. ...

T-Mobile will sure have a busy day on December 14. First, they are set to hold a special event alongside Nokia, in which the first Nokia Windows Phone will be launched in the US, probably the Lumia 710. Also, today we found out that on the same day, T-Mobile is releasing the white edition of the highly acclaimed Samsung Galaxy S II which spots all the well-known features.The white Galaxy S II will feature support for T-Mobile’s 4G HSPA+ network and will set cost you $229.99 based on a two year deal after $50 mail-in rebate. It’s important to know that the Android handset will be ...

Documents seen on the Federal Communications Commission web site provide details about an unannounced feature phone from Samsung. The U380 is a sideways slider with full QWERTY keyboard bound for Verizon Wireless, based on images of the device and spectrum support. The FCC confirms that the U380 supports CDMA EVDO in the 850/1900MHz bands, as well as Bluetooth. Other features shown in images include a camera, 3.5mm headset jack, microUSB support, and a standard set of volume and power controls. Neither Samsung nor Verizon Wireless have announced this device, nor have they provided any ...