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Samsung Galaxy Note II leaked – 3,100 mAh battery and all

By Cory Gunther
on 29 Aug, 2012

It looks like Samsung's brand new and exciting flagship Galaxy Note II phablet smartphone has been leaked hours before their official announcement. Uh Oh! The new Galaxy Note II with its massive 5.5-inch display and quad-core processor (according to rumors) has now all been confirmed in some leaks thanks to those sneaky guys at PocketNow.

We’re here live at IFA 2012: Here’s what to expect

By Cory Gunther
on 28 Aug, 2012

It's that time of the year again. Saying hello from Berlin, Germany, we're here at IFA 2012 to capture all the exciting Android news live as it happens. What is IFA you ask? It is essentially the European rival to CES and is an annual event bringing you the latest smartphones, tablets, Smart TV's and other gadgets. Here's what to expect this year.

Galaxy Note 2 teased in latest Samsung video

By Cory Gunther
on 20 Aug, 2012

Samsung is back to tease the world while hyping up their next big smartphone, and that is the Galaxy Note 2 phablet. In a little over a weeks time we'll all see what Samsung's been brewing when they unveil their new Galaxy Note 2 5.5-inch smartphone in Berlin, Germany, for IFA 2012. This weekend they dropped a teaser video although it doesn't show us much.

Samsung Galaxy Player 5.8 details and picture leaks

By Cory Gunther
on 20 Aug, 2012

Samsung seems dead set on releasing a tablet or Galaxy Player in every size imaginable. Recently some new rumors have suggested they are prepping another odd sized 5.8-inch Samsung Galaxy Player -- or small tablet if you will. Today however we now have a detailed spec sheet and image of the device. A fine blend between their music players, and the Galaxy S III.

Samsung Galaxy Note 2 renders leaked

By Cory Gunther
on 17 Aug, 2012

Earlier this morning reports surfaced regarding images of Samsung's mysterious Galaxy Note 2 smartphone phablet. Sadly those images from KnowYourMobile were fake, and actually from a render that leaked this morning on Twitter. While this could indeed be the final design of the new device, we can't be certain.

Android Community Weekly: August 5th, 2012

By Cory Gunther
on 5 Aug, 2012

With the first week of August officially under our belt, summer is almost over. Back to school sales will be appearing soon, but for now lets dive into what we saw from the Android news desk this week. So far the summer hasn't seen a lot of new devices, but later this month Samsung looks to change that with their new Galaxy Note 2.

Samsung invite for August 15th event hints at Galaxy Note 10.1

By Cory Gunther
on 3 Aug, 2012

Samsung has been busy this week preparing for their next set of announcements. We know they have both the Galaxy Note 10.1, as well as the Galaxy Note 2 coming up. After sending out invites for their Samsung Unpacked mobile event in Germany at the end of the month, today they've done the same for that "major announcement" set for August 15th.

Samsung confirms Galaxy Note 2 debut on August 29th

By Cory Gunther
on 3 Aug, 2012

Samsung's Unpacked event August 29th, confirmed yesterday, will in fact be the debut and unveiling of the companies new Galaxy Note 2 smartphone phablet. After Samsung sent out invitations to their Unpacked event in Berlin, Germany, they've now confirmed to Reuters they'll be announcing the Galaxy Note 2.

Samsung Unpacked IFA invite hints at Galaxy Note 2 – and Magic

By Cory Gunther
on 2 Aug, 2012

Samsung has a lot prepared for us during the month of August. From the event coming up in a few weeks rumored to be the Galaxy Note 10, to even the Galaxy Note 2. Now in their usual fashion they've begun sending out invites for their next big event -- Samsung Unpacked. During the annual IFA show this year in Berlin is where Samsung will make their next big announcement.

Samsung Galaxy S III has Pentile AMOLED screen

By Michael Crider
on 3 May, 2012

Sorry, videophiles - that rumor that the Galaxy S III will be using a non-Pentile display turned out to be false. It's using the same Pentile Matrix technology that previous Samsung phones (among others) relied on. We had heard that the new Samsung flagship would use the sharper and more expensive "Super AMOLED HD+" layout (i.e. a standard pixel grid) but we can confirm here at the Mobile Unpacked event that this is not the case.