Tag archive for "Samsung Vibrant"
Here’s an odd one: the CyanogenMod team, makers of the most widely-used custom ROM out there, have completely dropped support for the T-Mobile Galaxy S Vibrant. It’s not a hardware issue, as CyanogenMod supports much older and weaker phones. No, the problem comes from Samsung’s proprietary radio software, which is apparently keeping the custom version [...]
Users of the Samsung Vibrant (aka the Samsung Galaxy S) can get an update for their phones that fixes a few bugs here and there. The update, known as KB5, also updates Gmail and YouTube, boosting them to R9 versions respectively. There was also a DRM issue with the music player that prevented some music [...]
Samsung has gotten the green light from the FCC for the Samsung Vibrant to operate in AT&Ts 3G spectrum. The repackaged Galaxy S 4G, may be a phone that will be used to transition T-Mobile customers over to Ma Bell as it’s model designation points to a Get More network pedigree (Model SGH-T959P). The speculation [...]
Tomorrow at Best Buy Canada you’ll have the opportunity to participate in Best Buy’s “Free Phone Fridays,” a promotion where you’ll be able to grab any of the phones listed on a particular Friday’s list.* *With a three year contract, of course. Is it worth three years of being tied to one single phone? How [...]
Although there does appear to be a few people getting the promised Android 2.2 Froyo update via Kiew Mini from T-Mobile, there’s a general disagreement amongst the rest of the population not quite able to access the yogurt. If you’ll take a look at TmoNews they do appear to have a legitimate internal email saying [...]
All you lovers of the Vibrant that’s about to get replaced by its big brother Vibrant 4G, you’re in luck. Right here on the same day the Vibrant 4G is basically thrown in everyone’s faces, chief marketing Cole Brodman (of T-Mobile) speaks with PCMag, telling them that the updates should start rolling out tomorrow and [...]
T-Mobile USA has officially confirmed the upcoming HSPA+ version of the Samsung Vibrant, which will launch as the T-Mobile Galaxy S 4G. “We will launch as new the Samsung Galaxy S 4G” CEO Philipp Humm apparently confirmed at a briefing earlier today, reports PCMag, as well as giving the official nod to the Sidekick 4G. [...]
It’s getting closer! Take a peek at this FCC application that’s just passed, it’s got all the markings of a possible next wave version of the original, and not much to hold us back from such a conclusion. The original T-Mobile Vibrant had the model number SGH-T959, this new one is dubbed SGH-T959V. It’s a [...]
What a busy day in Android news! As we approach Mobile Word Congress 2011, we are getting many leaks of upcoming devices that are set to be showcased at the worldwide event in Barcelona next month. Grab hold of the massively wild story surrounding Samsung’s possible charging of fees for Android updates (refuted by they [...]
According to a screen grab seeming captured from… I dunno, out of thin air? T-Mobile News is showing the release date of the Samsung Vibrant 4G to be February 23, 2011. Furthermore it notes that a Samsung T259 “Sienna” will be released on February 9nd, and the Motorola Cliq 2 will be released tomorrow. Who’s [...]
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