Samsung Galaxy S II News
Samsung Galaxy S II confirmed for July touch down at Verizon (UPDATE: It was a miscommunication)
Arguably the hottest smartphone currently available, the Samsung Galaxy S II will be making its way to Verizon in July; a Verizon spokeswoman confirmed this in an email to ComputerWorld...
Samsung gives the CyanogenMod crew a Galaxy S II, says to fire at will
ROM modders are starting to receive free Samsung Galaxy S II phones by the company, including the popular CyanogenMod crew, encouraging them to start working on custom ROM solutions for the hot Android handset...
Some Samsung Galaxy S II displays are turning yellow
The left side of some Samsung Galaxy S II Super AMOLED displays are turning yellow; the defect is especially noticeable with the screen set on low brightness while viewing a page with a white or grey background...
Samsung Galaxy S II sales over 1 million in Korea
It’s only been a month since the Samsung Galaxy S II has rolled out in South Korea, but sales of the company’s newest flagship have already reached one million units. That’s double the pace…
Samsung's J.K. Shin says to expect Galaxy S III and 4G tablet in first half of 2012
Samsung executive J.K. Shin says to expect the Samsung Galaxy S III and a 4G enabled tablet to hit the market in the first half of next year; the sizzling hot Samsung Galaxy S II just set a record...
How to unlock a Samsung Galaxy S II for use with any GSM carrier
Got a carrier-locked Samsung Galaxy S II that you really feel like unlocking? If you just answered “yes” to this question, than we have both good news and bad news for you. The good news is that you can do it by yourself...
Leaked firmware updates for the Samsung Galaxy S II and the Omnia 7 hint at the changelog
Bug fixes and battery life improvement are in store for us with an upcoming firmware update for the Samsung Galaxy S II, judging from leaks at Samfirmware. An update for the Samsung Omnia 7...
Samsung Galaxy S II Photo editor and Video maker apps review
We review the media editing apps Photo editor and Video maker on the Samsung Galaxy S II, that are now an integral part of the TouchWiz 4.0 interface...
Samsung Galaxy S II Review and more coverage
We are putting together all our home-baked current and future coverage of the excellent Samsung Galaxy S II in one place for your convenience, should you need to look a detail or two up...
VillainROM: the first custom ROM for the Samsung Galaxy S II
Users in North America may still be waiting for the Samsung Galaxy S II, but those who already have the device now have a custom ROM to load after rooting...
Samsung May 24 event gets postponed to a later date
May 24 was marked in our calendars as the day when Samsung would host yet another media event in New York. Being as passionate about gadgets as we are, we were really hoping to be treated to some spicy news regarding the...
Samsung Galaxy S II supposed carrier-specific names leak out
Ah, the Samsung Galaxy S II... We know that this great smartphone has been on top of Mount Everest, we know that it has the power to score more than 4000 points on Quadrant, and now we even have a reason to believe that we know...
Samsung Galaxy S II gets two updates to fix auto-brightness problem and to improve Swype
Even a phone like the Samsung Galaxy S II needs a firmware update now and then, and two have just been made available (via Kies) which will improve the responsiveness of the Swype keyboard, fix...
Samsung Galaxy S II stars in the manufacturer's own video
Samsung has produced an official live demo video featuring one of the hottest handsets on the planet-the Samsung Galaxy S II; even with all of the attention that this device has captured, there is still no word from Samsung on a...
Super AMOLED Plus vs Super AMOLED: to the PenTile matrix and back
We found the Super AMOLED Plus screen superior to Super AMOLED in more than one way, with brightness being the only eyebrow-raiser. We especially appreciate going back to a normal matrix, which brings “true” 480x800 pixels...
Samsung Galaxy S II overclocked, exceeds 4,000 on the Quadrant benchmark test
A Samsung Galaxy S II user overclocked his phone to 1.5GHz of dual-core power and as you might imagine, the amped up handset scored over 4,000 on the Quadrant benchmark test...
Three million Samsung Galaxy S II units already requested by carriers worldwide
Carriers have preordered about 3 million units of the Samsung Galaxy S II already. Samsung says this is one of the highest numbers they've had for shipping to carriers, and that is equally as impressive,...
Samsung Galaxy S II hits new peaks
The Samsung Galaxy S II, the handset that many consider to represent the peak of today's smartphones, came along with Kenton Cool as the mountaineer trekked to the top of Mt. Everest form where Cool used the device to send some tweets...
NOVA Display vs Super AMOLED Plus vs Retina Display vs IPS LCD
The LG Optimus Black has finally arrived in its final version and it brings an all-new display technology dubbed NOVA display for its brightness and deep blacks. First thing we did? We put it alongside three smartphone heavyweights...
Today's Samsung - AT&T event - what to expect
We are merely hours away from the joint Samsung - AT&T event that's scheduled to take place between 4pm and 6pm in New York City today...
