Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 Range Inbound, Likely With Thinner Bezels And Upgraded Displays

We've been hearing scraps of information about Samsung's next batch of Galaxy Tabs since February, but now we have something that helps us piece them all together: An FCC filing for what looks to be the 10-incher, with the model number "SM-T805." The official paperwork doesn't reveal much, but the same model has also appeared on internal Samsung documents that suggest it possesses a 2,560 x 1,600 display -- which would be a huge upgrade over the existing Tab 3 10.1. Smaller Tab 4 models have also leaked elsewhere, with a press render of the 7-inch version (shown above, courtesy of @evleaks) showing thinner bezels than the current Tab 3 7.0, presumably resulting in a cheaper version of the highly portable (and generally very good) Tab Pro 8.4.

Source: @evleaks (Twitter)

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Posted on 03:24

Categories: mobile , Samsung , Samsung Galaxy

This Music Service Wants To Be The First On Samsung's Smartwatches

7digital really wants to put its music store on Samsung's new Gear smartwatches. Really badly. Need proof? The company has announced plans to release a hybrid shopping and streaming app for Tizen devices in the second quarter of the year, and it's eagerly highlighting the app's support for wearables -- at last check, Samsung is the only major firm producing wearable Tizen gadgets. The music provider isn't being subtle about its intentions, then, even though it's not making any official connection between its software and the Gear line. If nothing else, 7digital would be a logical fit for the hardware. The company has a history of being the first to offer music services on young platforms, and it was the backbone for Samsung's Music Hub.

Source:7digital
Via:The Next Web

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Posted on 23:18

Categories: Samsung

AT&T's Galaxy S5 Gets FCC Approval, Just Like You Knew It Would (update: T-Mobile and Verizon too)

Samsung already made it clear that the Galaxy S5 would reach AT&T when it launched globally in April. Still, it's nice to know the flagship is on track for an on-time arrival, right? The 5.1-inch phone just surfaced in a fresh set of FCC documents, which show a GS5 variant with AT&T-friendly LTE bands (2, 4, 5 and 17) and support for ANT+ sensors (handy for wireless heart-rate monitors and the like). Predictably, the phone also includes GSM, GPRS, EDGE and UMTS, for when you can't manage a 4G signal. That still leaves lots of questions -- how much will it cost? How good is this thing? -- but we suppose we'll just have to wait until April 11th to find out.

Source:FCC (1), (2), (3)
Via:engadget

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Posted on 23:12

Categories: AT&T , Samsung , Samsung Galaxy , T-mobile

Samsung Has Disabled Its Benchmark-Boosting Tomfoolery In Android 4.4 Updates To S4 And Note 3

Those artificially inflated benchmark scores Samsung devices were getting last year? They've been patched. According to new tests run by Ars Technica, Samsung devices running Android 4.4 no longer boost CPU speeds during benchmark tests. In July, Exynos variants of the Galaxy S 4 and Note 3 were caught running their CPUs at an unsustainable max speed during benchmark programs, bolstering their total score by as much as 20 percent. Samsung suggested this was normal, claiming that varied processor frequencies were designed to provide an "optimal user experience."

Benchmark-gate initially made waves in the tech press, but was rather quickly forgotten because, well, they're benchmarks - who really cares? Was the practice a bit deceptive - scummy, even? Sure. But there are no established rules for benchmarking, and really, if you're considering buying a phone based on a benchmark score, you probably need to evaluate your priorities.

Source:Android Police

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Posted on 02:06

Categories: Android , Samsung , Samsung Galaxy

Samsung Galaxy S5 Comes With Premium App Subscriptions Worth Over $500 (GALAXY GIFTS)

Samsung has revealed a suite of app-based upgrades that future GS5 owners will receive, free, alongside their new smartphone. While Evernote and Linkedin's premium services only extend to three months, we have no complaints about six free months of the Wall Street Journal and year-long access to Bloomberg's Businessweek. The Galaxy S5 will also include a year of Run Keeper Premium, as well as limited-time premium services for Map My Fitness and Skimple.

Source:Samsung

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Posted on 01:41

Categories: App , Samsung , Samsung Galaxy

Samsung's Galaxy S5 Is Coming To Boost Mobile And Virgin Mobile

Long gone are the days of prepaid carriers being stuck with low-end smartphones. Need proof? That's easy: Sprint has announced that both Boost Mobile and Virgin Mobile will carry Samsung's Galaxy S5 in the second quarter of the year, or sometime around the worldwide launch in April. Neither wireless brand is giving out prices at this stage, although it's safe to presume that the brand new, Spark-compatible flagship will carry a premium.

Source:(Virgin Mobile)

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Posted on 15:04

Categories: mobile , Samsung , Samsung Galaxy , Virgin Mobile