Samsung Tease Galaxy S5 Announcement?

With the impending beginning of this years Mobile World Congress, Samsung have offered an exciting insight into the kind of announcement they could be about to make at the event in the form of a ‘teaser’ video which could well indicate that Samsung are ready to announce the arrival of the Samsung Galaxy S5 mobile handset. As with any teaser video, Samsung don’t just come right out and say “this is what we are going to announce” but the content of the video seems pretty ... Continue Reading →

Samsung Galaxy Note 3 unboxing

Samsung’s latest Galaxy Note phablet has gone on sale in the UK and we take a little look at the 5.7 inch display handset. The Note 3 follows in the steps of the popular Note 2. The Note 3 features a slightly larger display, measuring 5.7″ over the Note 2’s 5.5″ display but, the chassis is for the most part smaller than the Note 2, only the height is increased by a mere 0.2mm. Overall I’m very impressed with the Note 3 so far. The Note 3 uses a microsim and the microSD ... Continue Reading →

Samsung region lock Galaxy Note 3 – what this means for consumers

Last Wednesday Samsung’s latest phablet went on sale. Initially met with a lot of fanfare and excitement quickly turned to disappointment and anger for quite a lot of people it seems. On the box of customers new shiny Note 3 handsets saying that it was a European/American/Asian model and that only sim cards from that region would work. There’s been a lot of back and forth between various regional Samsung Twitter/Facebook accounts and customers. Samsung in the Netherlands have said this ... Continue Reading →

Samsung release 18 minute Note 3 hands on video

For those who weren’t completely satisfied by Samsung’s 6 and a half minute introduction video to the Samsung Galaxy Note 3, the company has now released another video showing off their latest handset. This time around the video is 18 minutes long, filled with Note 3 goodness! In the video Samsung show off the specifications of their phablet and have a number of hands on demos with the phone, specifically highlighting the new features that you can do with the S-Pen. In the video there’s ... Continue Reading →

Samsung Galaxy Note 3 officially unveiled

I’m sure it will come as no surprise to readers of our blog, that Samsung officially unveiled the Samsung Galaxy Note 3, their third generation phablet. The Galaxy Note series started with a 5.3 inch display and with the Note 2, Samsung increased the size to 5.5 inches. With the Note 3, Samsung have once again increased the screen size. This time around, the Galaxy phablet features a 5.7 inch display and despite offering more screen real estate, the Galaxy Note 3 isn’t any wider than ... Continue Reading →

Galaxy Note 3 to include fingerprint scanner

It’s a rumor that had surfaced a while back about the Note 3 but, the the idea of a fingerprint scanner on the Note 3 was quickly quashed. Until now that is. Samsung are yet to officially announce the Note 3, that won’t be for another hour or so but, a Samsung employee has apparently confirmed that the Note 3 will feature a fingerprint scanner. The employee is said to work at Samsung’s R&D center and the employee has stated that there will be a fingerprint scanner on the back ... Continue Reading →

Samsung announce child friendly Galaxy Tab 3

Samsung have announced that they will be adding another version to their Samsung Galaxy Tab lineup. The Korean company will be releasing a child friendly version of the Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 7.0. For the most part, the “Tab 3 Kids” will be the same as the normal version. That includes featuring a 7 inch tablet, with a resolution of 1024 x 600, 1.2GHz dual core processor, 1GB of RAM, 8GB internal memory and the option to add a microSD card, as well as having a 3 megapixel camera. The Kid ... Continue Reading →

Samsung Gear announcement “confirmed” to be alongside Note 3

There had been reports previously that when Samsung announce their third generation Galaxy Note phone, that it wouldn’t be the only thing Samsung announced. There were rumors that Samsung would also announce their own smartwatch along side the Samsung Galaxy Note 3. Over at Sam Mobile they have “confirmed” that Samsung will launch the Samsung Gear smartwatch on September 4th when they announce the Galaxy Note 3 at the Unpacked 2 press event. The Samsung Gear will carry the model ... Continue Reading →

Samsung sends out invites for September 4th and tells us to “Note” the day

It’s pretty much all but confirmed that Samsung will announce the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 come September 4th, days before the IFA event in Berlin. Yesterday we heard that Samsung were very likely to also announce their own smart watch along side it, known as the “Galaxy Gear”. Press invites have now gone out for the Samsung Unpacked 2 event. In the image Samsung tell us to “Note the Date”, further indicating that September 4th will need be the day the Korean company unveil ... Continue Reading →

Samsung to announce Galaxy Note 3 and smart watch September 4th

We’ve already heard many rumors surrounding the next handset in the Galaxy Note range. One such rumor being that Samsung would unveil it on September 4th, just before IFA starts in Berlin this year. However it looks like it won’t just be the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 that the Korean company announce. There are rumors suggesting that as well as announcing the Galaxy Note 3 which is said to feature a 5.7 inch display, Samsung will also announce their own Android smart watch. It’s likely ... Continue Reading →