Android 4.0.4 Update Hits Verizon’s Galaxy Nexus [Download]
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Android 4.0.4 Update Hits Verizon’s Galaxy Nexus [Download] Those of you still on a stock build of Android 4.0.3 on Verizon's Galaxy Nexus will be pleased to hear that yet another update is pushing out to some Nexii users across the country. So far, we're not exactly sure what the upgrade contains aside from new radios and a new bootloader. We do have a user-reported list below: [heading]Changelog[/heading] Extra options on the power/reboot menu for silent, vibrate, ringtone volume Rotations/accelerometer rea...


German Court Denies Apple’s Request To Ban the Galaxy Tab 10.1N
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February 1st, 2012
9:15 PM EST
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German Court Denies Apple’s Request To Ban the Galaxy Tab 10.1N So much for waiting until February 9. Earlier today, a German Court rejected Apple’s request to ban Samsung’s Galaxy Nexus smartphone and the Galaxy Tab 10.1N tablet. “Samsung has shown that it is more likely than not that the patent will be revoked because of a technology that was already on the market before the intellectual property had been filed for protection,” Judge Andreas Mueller stated in issuing the court’s ruling. Apple had previously be...




Samsung: No Mobile World Congress Announcement for Galaxy S III
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February 1st, 2012
1:29 PM EST
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Samsung: No Mobile World Congress Announcement for Galaxy S III Samsung has confirmed only one of the Samsung Galaxy S III release date rumors of late— the one that says the device will be a no-show at February's Mobile World Congress convention in Barcelona. According to TechRadar, the successor of the popular Galaxy S II series will be shown off "at a separate Samsung-hosted event in the first half of the year, closer to commercial availability of the product." This lines right up with what the earlier rumors said abo...


Galaxy Tab 10.1 Injunction Upheld By German Appeals Court
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January 31st, 2012
11:07 PM EST
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Galaxy Tab 10.1 Injunction Upheld By German Appeals Court Last August, at the request of Apple, a preliminary injunction was issued banning Samsung from selling the Galaxy Tab 10.1 in Germany.  Of course, Samsung appealed. In a ruling that was issued this morning, the Düsseldorf Higher Regional Court, an appeals court, upheld that the injunction and further held that the Galaxy Tab 8.9 is also included as part of the injunction.  As much as Apple would like to take credit and announce to the world that the Samsung i...

Samsung Faces EU Antitrust Investigation Regarding 3G Patents
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January 31st, 2012
10:58 PM EST
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Samsung Faces EU Antitrust Investigation Regarding 3G Patents Samsung's faced a number of lawsuits in EU member nations regarding mobile device patents in the recent past. Now, it appears that an investigation is under way to determine whether or not Samsung used unfair licensing terms for 3G wireless patents necessary for a number of mobile OEM's. According to the European Commission: "In 2011, Samsung sought injunctive relief in various Member States' courts against competing mobile device makers based on alleged infr...

Rumor Alert: Samsung Galaxy S III Release on March 13th?
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January 31st, 2012
8:06 PM EST
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Rumor Alert: Samsung Galaxy S III Release on March 13th? Another day, another Galaxy S III launch date rumor. This one stacks the release date on March 13th in Turkey. According to this latest rumor, we should see the phone announced within the next month or so, possibly at Mobile World Congress. Of course, we're just adding it to the list of other rumored dates: Mobile World Congress, not Mobile World Congress, and summer Olympics....

Samsung May Launch Galaxy S III in July at London Olympics
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January 30th, 2012
9:09 PM EST
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Samsung May Launch Galaxy S III in July at London Olympics If you don't already know, Samsung is one of the key sponsors of the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, England. The phone division is sponsoring the ever-famous torch relay as seen above. But, this year, when the Olympic Games start in July, Samsung may launch a product alongside their ambitious Olympic sponsorship. We weren't told any details regarding that individual product, but an All Things Digital reporter interviewed Samsung's Younghee Lee and she said...

Upgraded Galaxy Nexus Coming With Better Processor?
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January 30th, 2012
4:28 PM EST
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Upgraded Galaxy Nexus Coming With Better Processor? Another day, another Nenamark-inspired rumor. This one regarding a possibly upgraded version of Samsung's Galaxy Nexus. Supposedly, a verion of the Nexus with the Texas Instruments OMAP 4470 processor surfaced on the web results for the NenaMark2 GPU test. The OMAP 4470 of course includes an embedded PowerVR SGX 544 GPU, which is 2.5-times more powerful than the OMAP 4460's SGX 540 released inside of the Galaxy Nexus. Rumors are swirling about a possible Spri...

Samsung Galaxy Note Launching on AT&T February 19th for $299.99
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January 30th, 2012
1:14 PM EST
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Samsung Galaxy Note Launching on AT&T February 19th for $299.99 AT&T just announced the pending launch of their Samsung Galaxy Note phone-tablet hybrid on February 19th for the price of $299.99. The device is the first 5.3-inch phone to feature 4G LTE with a backup HSPA+ radio, and it utilizes a 1.5 GHz dual-core Snapdragon S3 processor with 1 GB of RAM. Of course, the highlight of the device is its 5.3-inch HD Super AMOLED display which features a 1280 x 800 resolution, beating out the Samsung Galaxy Nexus' 720p display...