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Samsung's mobile division doubles operating profit in Q4

Samsung's mobile division doubles operating profit in Q4

Korean manufacturer Samsung reported operating profits of $8.27 billion for the fourth quarter, about double what it earned last year and the dynaic duo of the Samsung Galaxy S III and the Samsung GALAXY Note II were highlighted...

posted: 24 Jan 2013, 20:47

AT&T pushes out Android 4.1 OTA for the Samsung Galaxy S III

AT&T pushes out Android 4.1 OTA for the Samsung Galaxy S III

Back in December, we told you that AT&T customers rocking the Samsung Galaxy S III could update their phone to Android 4.1 using Samsung Kies, but since a good number of the carrier's customers were unaware of the update, or...

posted: 16 Jan 2013, 14:07

AT&T Samsung Galaxy S III Jelly Bean update now on Samsung's Kies

AT&T Samsung Galaxy S III Jelly Bean update now on Samsung's Kies

AT&T and Verizon owners of the Samsung Galaxy S III have each been waiting for an update to Android 4.1, but now AT&T subscribers have the opportunity to manually update their handset using a connection to a PC that hooks...

posted: 03 Dec 2012, 22:03

Here is what a Samsung Galaxy S III costs second hand

Here is what a Samsung Galaxy S III costs second hand

Several months have already passed since the Samsung Galaxy S III was released by the major U.S. wireless carriers. Most of the people who have bought one are probably still holding on to it. Nobody can blame them for doing so since...

posted: 27 Nov 2012, 07:33

Amazon Wireless has your Samsung Galaxy S III for as low as $99.99

Amazon Wireless has your Samsung Galaxy S III for as low as $99.99

Verizon, Sprint and AT&T customers have the opportunity to pick up the Samsung Galaxy S III for as low as $99.99 from Amazon Wireless; the flagship Android device is priced at $199.99 from the those three carriers with...

posted: 18 Oct 2012, 00:20

U.S. versions of the Galaxy S III may not see the Jelly Bean update until 2013 (Confirmed)

U.S. versions of the Galaxy S III may not see the Jelly Bean update until 2013 (Confirmed)

Just when we thought that Android phone manufacturers have learned their lesson, it seems the same old story is about to repeat itself...

posted: 17 Oct 2012, 09:44

Get the Samsung Galaxy S III for $100 off at Best Buy, this Sunday only

Get the Samsung Galaxy S III for $100 off at Best Buy, this Sunday only

Samsung and Best Buy are apparently teaming up for a nationwide promotion on the Galaxy S III this Sunday. The handset will get a good $100 discount, which will evidently be valid across stores and carriers...

posted: 12 Oct 2012, 02:02

Samsung lists which of its US smartphones will receive Jelly Bean

Samsung lists which of its US smartphones will receive Jelly Bean

Samsung lists the JB update for the Galaxy S III as "Coming Soon" for Sprint, AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile, and U.S. Cellular. At this point, we were hoping there would be more of an official time frame given. Missing is any...

posted: 04 Oct 2012, 08:27

AT&T's improved PTT service coming in November

AT&T's improved PTT service coming in November

AT&T will kick off its improved PTT service in November, hoping to grab Sprint customers who will be looking for a new iDEN network after Sprint closes its shop next June in favor of its CDMA PTT pipeline; the nation's third largest carrier...

posted: 17 Sep 2012, 12:40

Here's the ad Samsung is running against the iPhone 5 launch nationwide

Here's the ad Samsung is running against the iPhone 5 launch nationwide

The ad shows the Apple iPhone 5, turned off, and with the main features listed underneath, and then the Samsung Galaxy S III in all its glory against it, with a list of its own features listed below. As you can...

posted: 15 Sep 2012, 16:40

Samsung Galaxy S III 16GB is now $100 on Amazon

Samsung Galaxy S III 16GB is now $100 on Amazon

If you've been waiting for the right time to get a Samsung Galaxy S III, this might just be it. Amazon has taken the smartphone's price down to the very tempting $99 on-contract for the 16GB version, which, we can't deny, seems like a pretty...

posted: 11 Sep 2012, 09:13

Motorola Droid RAZR HD vs Samsung Galaxy S III vs Droid RAZR MAXX HD vs Droid RAZR M: spec comparison

Motorola Droid RAZR HD vs Samsung Galaxy S III vs Droid RAZR MAXX HD vs Droid RAZR M: spec comparison

The Motorola Droid RAZR HD has just arrived with a splash and it's the monster Android phone that everyone expected it'd be featuring a large high-res Super AMOLED display and...

posted: 05 Sep 2012, 15:21

Nokia Lumia 920 vs Samsung Galaxy S III vs HTC One X specs comparison

Nokia Lumia 920 vs Samsung Galaxy S III vs HTC One X specs comparison

For starters, the Lumia 920 eschews the "thin and light" mantra of today's flagship Android phones for a bulkier exterior with more heft, trading an ounce or two more for optical image stabilization with spring mechanisms...

posted: 05 Sep 2012, 10:51

Another AT&T Sunday: HTC One X cut in price to $99.99, red Samsung Galaxy S III available online

Another AT&T Sunday: HTC One X cut in price to $99.99, red Samsung Galaxy S III available online

A rumor that started on Friday about a price drop for the HTC One X down to $99.99 on contract, is now official; battling the Samsung Galaxy S III for Android supremacy, the price cut...

posted: 29 Jul 2012, 13:29

How to disable bloatware on your Samsung Galaxy S III: apps safe to remove

How to disable bloatware on your Samsung Galaxy S III: apps safe to remove

Those of you who don't care about rooting and installing debloated custom ROMs on your brand spanking new Samsung Galaxy S III, can still get apps and processes they never use out of sight and out of mind. There...

posted: 27 Jul 2012, 06:04

AT&T now provides carrier billing for purchases through Samsung's Media Hub on select devices

AT&T now provides carrier billing for purchases through Samsung's Media Hub on select devices

For those AT&T customers holding onto the Samsung Galaxy S III, Captivate, and Exhilarate, they now have the ability to charge Samsung Media Hub content purchases to their AT&T account....

posted: 18 Jul 2012, 12:08

Samsung Galaxy S III for AT&T loses its local search feature

Samsung Galaxy S III for AT&T loses its local search feature

Samsung has issued a statement that it has sent out updates for the AT&T and Sprint versions of the Samsung Galaxy S III that disable the phone's ability to search within the phone; the manufacturer said it has done this as...

posted: 17 Jul 2012, 09:54

US Galaxy S III models get CyanogenMod 9, except for Verizon's

US Galaxy S III models get CyanogenMod 9, except for Verizon's

Now that the international Galaxy S III had its share of the CM 9 love, the swift folks behind the beloved CyanogenMod project have released CM 9 for the US variants of the Samsung Galaxy S III...

posted: 13 Jul 2012, 02:58

Garnet Red Samsung Galaxy S III graces its way to AT&T, pre-order one from July 15th

Garnet Red Samsung Galaxy S III graces its way to AT&T, pre-order one from July 15th

The Samsung Galaxy S III is the handset every cool kid wants these days - it’s probably the most powerful Android device there is currently plus it’s offered on all US carriers…

posted: 12 Jul 2012, 09:10

AT&T Samsung Galaxy S III finesses a potential sales ban with a security update

AT&T Samsung Galaxy S III finesses a potential sales ban with a security update

It is a bit ironic to limit a search function in a mobile OS from a company whose bread-and-butter activity is search, but we are sure there will be ways around that, if not by 3rd party apps, then from...

posted: 12 Jul 2012, 02:39

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