Samsung has a Gangnam Style parody called Samsung Style. It's sung by an Indian guy called Ranveer Singh, who is apparently a Bollywood actor. It involves bad puns about 13 megapixel cameras. In the words of Giz UK's editor: WHAT THE ACTUAL FUCK. I'm going to go have a lie-down now. [YouTube via India Today] Read More >>
In the song-and-dance of the Galaxy S4 launch, there was one thing missing: the usual earnest industrial-designer-circlejerk where they try and explain software features using phrases like 'life companion' and 'intuitive' and 'meaningful end-user usage'. Well, that 'wrong' has been put 'right' in this 4-minute video from Samsung, where it rams the intuitiveness down your throat until it's red-raw from all the nature-inspired design and rounded edges. Read More >>
The keenly anticipated Samsung Galaxy S4 is just about launched in various parts of the world now, pending suitable amounts of stock arriving in the right places, with early adopters complaining that the so-called 16GB model only lets you actually use 9.5GB from the off, thanks to Samsung's bloated OS customisations that hoover up the storage space. Read More >>
Just in case you thought Samsung didn't offer enough variety in its tablet range, it's gone ahead and launched yet another. This 7-inch Galaxy Tab 3 is brand new and, um, like virtually every other Samsung tablet that's gone before it. Read More >>
Samsung barely tweaked the exterior design of the Galaxy S4. That plastic casing might not be much to look at, but as iFixit's teardown reveals, that's precisely why you can replace much of its guts without any hassle. Read More >>
Rugged phones are nice, but they are almost invariably crap. According the Wall Street Journal, Samsung is making a move to kick that trend with an upcoming waterproof, dustproof Galaxy S4. Read More >>
Featured comment by electroweb:
"Ports and buttons are irrelevant in the nano-coating systems. The whole phone is treated in a gas chamber, rendering it entirely splashproof. Quite am..." More »
The Samsung Galaxy S smartphones are by far the most popular Android smartphones, and are flagship products for Samsung to show off its latest and greatest OLED display technology. The display on the Galaxy S4 is a major enhancement and improvement over the Galaxy S III — it has a full HD 1920x1080 resolution display with 441ppi. It is also better calibrated, brighter, and bigger. We'll analyse the Galaxy S4 with an in-depth objective series of Lab tests and measurements included below — and size it up next to the competition. Read More >>
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"Here is another one
http://www.cnet.com/8301-17918_1-57581522-85/samsung-galaxy-s4-shootout-versus-htc-one-iphone-5/
To be honest I did expect the..." More »
Reporters present at the launch of the Samsung Galaxy S4 in the Gulf region are claiming the local Samsung boss told them there's a "rugged" version of the Galaxy S4 in the company's super-fat future product pipeline, which will apparently be announced by the tech giant in a matter of "weeks." Read More >>
Since it arrived last year, the Galaxy S III has been the world's best-selling smartphone that wasn't born in Cupertino. An impressive feat, but one that—along with Samsung's Megatron-sized hype-machine—has made for sky-high expectations for the sequel. Read More >>
Featured comment by Jynto:
""The S4 has capacitive buttons for Menu and Back, and a physical, clickable button for Home. It’s wasted space."
And on-screen buttons are not wa..." More »
The next high-end whopper to emerge from Samsung's design labs might have an "unbreakable" plastic display, thanks to its engineers creating a glass-free OLED screen system that ought to survive any number of drops onto various hardy household laminated surfaces. Read More >>
Samsung's got no shortage of alternate control methods up its sleeve. You've got your eye scroll and your air gestures, but how about full on mind-control? Samsung's messing with it, but it probably won't be coming to consumer devices very soon. Probably. Read More >>
You've been blessed with bigger-than-normal hands, so you've gone and nabbed yourself a Samsung Galaxy Note II. But rather than sticking with the stock software, it's time to unleash the real potential of your handset, by rooting, ditching the stock software, and getting a couple of hours extra battery life all in one. Read More >>
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"the tech Gods have smiled on me. running. i have to say looking so pretty as well. customizing screens and so on." More »
Samsung has been caught allowing agency staff to leave negative reviews of HTC products online, with the global shame outbreak forcing the tech giant to (sort of) apologise to its mobile rival. Read More >>
Samsung has seemingly spent several small countries' entire GDP on marketing and promoting the impending Galaxy S4, but it all falls flat once you actually get the phone in your hand. It's not a bad phone, it's just... yawn. Read More >>