The Verizon Wireless launch of the Samsung Galaxy Nexus, the newest Google Android phone, is expected on Dec. 15, but it may be a letdown for some eager to buy the phone as its only official carrier in the United States has said that it will not support Google Wallet.
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. said on Sunday its annual mobile handset sales this year had exceeded 300 million units for the first time in the company's history.
Galaxy Nexus, the next-generation smartphone from Google and Samsung, makes a great holiday gift. It's the first device to come with the Android system's new update, Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich). There are dozens of new features in the update, but the Galaxy Nexus itself has plenty to offer for $300.
Samsung and Apple's courtroom battle seems endless. The South Korean company is now scheduled to launch Galaxy Tab 11.6 tablet in February 2012, which could pit it directly against Apple's next generation tablet - dubbed iPad 3.
The Verizon Wireless release date of the highly anticipated Samsung Galaxy Nexus smartphone has been delayed reportedly to Dec. 15, much to the chagrin of Android fans in the United States.
The eagerly anticipated Samsung Galaxy Nexus should be on sale, on Verizon's networks in the U.S., soon. However, the precise release date has yet to be confirmed. According to rumors, this could either be Dec. 13 or Dec. 15.
The release date of the highly anticipated Android 4.0 smartphone Samsung Galaxy Nexus via Verizon Wireless in the U.S. market is creating as much buzz as the launch of the Apple iPhone 4S did. And the latest buzz is that the Ice Cream Sandwich phone will hit stores Dec. 15.
Besides having a larger screen than the iPhone, Samsung's Galaxy S2 smartphone makes a perfect holiday gift because it is fully customizable. With the Google Android system inside, Galaxy S2 owners can make their device exactly how they want it, even if that means leaving it just the way it is.
Looking ahead to next spring when Apple is expected to release the iPad 3, Samsung is reportedly working on a rival tablet that bests Apple's display resolution.
Samsung Electronics Co won a round of its bruising global patent fight with Apple Inc on Friday when an Australian court lifted a ban on the sale of its Galaxy tablet computer in time for the busy Christmas shopping season.
Nokia, on Thursday, released its first software update for its Lumia 800 smartphone, which is the fruit of its partnership with Microsoft, whose Windows Phone 7 operating system powers the device.
Citing several sources, Citi analyst Richard Gardner said in a note that the iPad 3 will launch in February with a screen that has double the resolution of Apple's most recent model, the iPad 2. Such a screen enhancement would improve the iPad's graphics to sharpness levels available on Apple's popular iPhone 4 and 4S, according to CNET.
As we cast our eyes over the year that was, the computer tablet market across the world strikes one as having been the sort of space most affected by a constant stream of products, with each one trying to outdo the other, in terms of innovation, design, components and performance. At the end of it all, however, if you've played the waiting game, hoping that 2012 will be an even better year, here is a brief rundown of what to expect...
Panasonic Corp, which has warned it will post a $5.5 billion annual loss, will launch a smartphone in Europe next year, the latest Japanese maker to tiptoe late into a fiercely competitive market dominated by Samsung and Apple.
According to a preliminary projection from the IHS iSuppli Display Materials & Systems Service, from information and analysis provider IHS (NYSE: IHS), Amazon's tablet grew past the 4.8 percent held by Samsung and will now be second only Apple's mammoth 65.6 percent.
Stock index futures pointed to a slightly higher open for equities on Wall Street on Friday, with futures for the S&P 500, for the Dow Jones and for the Nasdaq 100 up 0.1 to 0.4 percent.
Asian stocks plunged Friday, following overnight declines on Wall Street, after the European Central Bank gave no indication of more government bond buying.
Panasonic Corp will launch a smartphone in Europe next year, the latest Japanese maker to tiptoe late into a fiercely competitive market dominated by Samsung Electronics and Apple.
Samsung Electronics Co won a round of its bruising global patent fight with Apple Inc on Friday when an Australian court lifted a ban on the sale of its Galaxy tablet computer in time for the busy Christmas shopping season.
Samsung Electronics Co won a round of its bruising global patent fight with Apple Inc on Friday when an Australian court lifted a ban on the sale of its Galaxy tablet computer in time for the busy Christmas shopping season.
A French court rejected a request by Samsung Electronics Co to impose a preliminary sales ban on Apple's latest iPhone, Samsung said on Friday, as the two firms are locked in a bruising global patent war.
An Australian court on Friday lifted a ban on the sale of Samsung Electronics' Galaxy tablet computer in the country, adding to a U.S. legal victory for the South Korean technology firm in its bruising battle with Apple Inc.
