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Verizon Galaxy Note II pre-installed with Swype and SwiftKey Flow

By Cory Gunther
on 30 Nov, 2012

Today the Samsung Galaxy Note II from Verizon is arriving for multiple people across the states who pre-ordered this awesome 5.5-inch flagship smartphone. While enjoying it over the past few days we've noticed a few different keyboard options. Out of the box Verizon and Samsung have the usual Samsung keyboard, but then we noticed a few more. It appears both Swype, and the unreleased SwiftKey Flow are both also pre-installed for your choice.

Verizon Galaxy Note II hands-on and unboxing

By Cory Gunther
on 30 Nov, 2012

It's finally here. The Samsung Galaxy Note II complete with Verizon's ever expanding and extremely fast 4G LTE has landed on store shelves. As of yesterday the Note II is available in-stores and online from Big Red. Today we'll be taking a peek at this 5.5-inch smartphone phablet in the new Titanium Color, our personal favorite, then giving you a few pictures of the home button "decorations."

Samsung Galaxy Note II Flip Cover hands-on review

By Cory Gunther
on 28 Nov, 2012

Samsung's Galaxy Note II is finally arriving for everyone here in the US on all major carriers. It's been available from T-Mobile for about a month, AT&T started shipping them to customers a few weeks ago, and Verizon confirmed this morning that their Note II hits shelves tomorrow. Now that the major US carriers all have this 5.5-inch smartphone, lets take a look at Samsung's official case.

Verizon Galaxy Note II available in-stores starting tomorrow

By Cory Gunther
on 28 Nov, 2012

After what seems like forever, the Samsung Galaxy Note II rocking Verizon Wireless 4G LTE will finally be available for all you fans come tomorrow. Verizon has just confirmed that those who've pre-ordered over the past month should start receiving them or shipping notifications soon. The 5.5-inch Galaxy Note II will be available online and in Verizon stores starting tomorrow, November 29th.

Mugen selling 6400 mAh battery for Galaxy Note II

By Dave LeClair
on 28 Nov, 2012

If own a Galaxy Note II, you probably wish the battery could last a little longer. The giant screen and overall power of the device certainly make it a battery sucker. Well Mugen has announced a new high-capacity battery specifically made for the Galaxy Note II. In fact, the new battery offers double the power capacity of that of the standard battery.

Galaxy Note II artistic power displayed in massive water art project

By Dave LeClair
on 27 Nov, 2012

The Galaxy Note II is a big, powerful smartphone, but you already knew that. What you may not have known is how some creative artists are using the giant phone to create some really interesting art with water. Artists and designers at Steak Studio have used the phone and its built-in S-Pen to create a pool of water that pushes waves wirelessly, showing all types of designs in the water.

Samsung Galaxy Note II passes five million in global sales

By Dave LeClair
on 26 Nov, 2012

Turns out, people really seem to like the Samsung Galaxy Note II. In fact, it just surpassed 5,000,000 in sales worldwide. Two million of those sales have come in under a month. Samsung only just announced that the device has passed three million, and in a matter of weeks, it's added another two million units.

Samsung projected to ship 61.5 million smartphones in Q4

By Eric Abent
on 23 Nov, 2012

The next few months will be big for a lot of companies, with Black Friday kicking off the holiday shopping season today. A lot of companies stand to make a lot of money from customers ready to hand over their cash, and it looks like Samsung will be one of these businesses benefiting from the holiday rush. A new projection from UBS pegs the Android manufacturer with a potential 61.5 million smartphone shipments during Q4.

Samsung planning three new colors for Galaxy S III Mini, Note II

By Eric Abent
on 19 Nov, 2012

Samsung loves its variants, as evidenced by the fact that it has a total of six different colors available for the Galaxy S III. The Galaxy S III isn't the only phone getting love though, as it appears that Samsung is gearing up to launch new colors for the Note II and the Galaxy S III Mini. Spotted by SamMobile, both phones should be getting three new colors soon, with Samsung set to show them all off at MWC 2013.

Samsung Galaxy Note 2 and Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 arrive at AT&T

By Eric Abent
on 9 Nov, 2012

If you're an AT&T customer who has been holding out for either the Samsung Galaxy Note 2 or the Galaxy Tab 2 10.1, then good news, because both devices are available today in AT&T stores. Starting today you can pick up the handset that has taken the world of smartphones by storm with 3 million units sold since launch. Pretty impressive when you consider that the Galaxy Note 2 only launched back at the end of September.