Samsung Galaxy S III receives 9 million pre-orders
Are you one of the crowd?
Reports suggest more than 9 million customers have already pre-ordered the Samsung Galaxy S III before its official arrival on 30 May.?
The Samsung Galaxy S III, which was unveiled at a glitzy soiree in London, has already received rave reviews from the tech industry and, if the reports are to [...]
Android Fragmentation: One Developer Encounters 3,997 Devices
Casey Johnston, reporting for Ars Technica:
One developer can do business with nearly 4,000 distinct Android
ROMs, according to data posted by the creators of OpenSignalMaps
on Tuesday. […]
The developers logged 3,997 distinct devices, the most popular of
which was the Samsung Galaxy S II. This figure was inflated quite
a bit by custom ROMs, which overwrite the android.build.MODEL
variable and [...]
Samsung Loses $10 Billion in Market Value After DigiTimes Reports Apple Is Ordering DRAM From a Competitor
Reuters:
Shares in Samsung Electronics Co slumped more than 6 percent on
Wednesday, wiping $10 billion off the electronics giant’s market
value, on a report that Apple placed huge chip orders with
troubled Japanese chip rival Elpida.
Taiwan’s DigiTimes, an online trade news site, reported that Apple
recently placed large mobile dynamic random access memory (DRAM)
orders with Elpida’s 12-inch plant in [...]
LG Optimus UI 3.0 goes head-to-head with Samsung TouchWiz and HTC Sense
LG ups the UI ante
LG is upping its game in the user interface stakes by upgrading its custom Android menu system to the Optimus UI 3.0.?
The new user interface will debut on the LG Optimus LTE II when it arrives in Korea, but will also be preloaded on the LG Optimus 4X HD, which will [...]
Android fragmentation report suggests app developers should test on Samsung phones first
681,900 devices studied
Mobile network coverage site OpenSignalMaps has created a report on the state of Android and its often bemoaned fragmentation by looking at the statistics of the smartphones that have downloaded its app over a six month period. And it seems that, yes, of course there’s fragmentation, but to the benefit of choice.
The study [...]
Samsung Galaxy S III available a day early for customers who pre-order from flagship Westfield store
Early bird catches the phone
Customers who pre-order the Samsung Galaxy S III from the Samsung Brand Store at Westfield Stratford City will be able to pick up the phone a day before the official release on 30 May.
Pre-orders must be made with the store before 6pm on 29 May and Samsung has stressed that there [...]
Samsung Galaxy S III official TV advert debuts
We prefer the phone
Samsung’s official Galaxy S III advert has been unveiled, as the mobile world prepares for the phone’s arrival on 30 May.
The 60-second commercial – which is sure to appear on every advert break for the foreseeable future -concentrates more on what kind of person will use the phone, rather than the specs [...]
T-Mobile reveals Samsung Galaxy S III pricing
NOT free on contract
T-Mobile has finally announced its pricing for the Samsung Galaxy S III before it arrives on 30 May.
The operator is the last of the main UK networks to reveal its price plans and unlike its competitors the phone won’t actually be available free on contract.?
Available on a 24-month Full Monty plan at [...]
7-inch Retina display iPad could be here by October
$200-250 price point
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Further reports suggest Apple could be set to unveil <a href="http://www.pocket-lint.com/news/44759/ipad-mini-coming-says-samsung” target=”_blank”>a smaller ipad later this year as it looks to increase its grip on the tablet market.
Speculation is mounting that contrary to former opinion, the seven-inch ipad [...]
Vodafone UK telesales offering Samsung Galaxy S III on 29 May
UPDATE: Voda says not so fast
Vodafone is claiming to have “priority” on the Samsung Galaxy S III, offering UK customers the handset a day early on 29 May.?
“Samsung have said 30th May, but we’ve been told we can have it on the 29th of May,” a Vodafone salesman told Pocket-lint over the phone. “You’ll be [...]
