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Your Phablet Looks Small Next to Samsung's Galaxy Mega

Posted 04/11/2013 at 11:38am | by Paul Lilly

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Samsung's Galaxy Mega stretches the boundaries of phablet design.

You better have big pockets if you have any notion of treating Samsung's Galaxy Mega device as a smartphone. It's actually a phablet -- a phone and tablet hybrid -- though even in that category, the Galaxy Mega stands out because of its massive 6.3-inch HD display. That's not a typo; the Galaxy Mega's display is 6.3 inches, or just over half-an-inch smaller than a Nexus 7 or Kindle Fire HD.

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Samsung's Series 9 Premium Ultrabook Starts at $1,400

Posted 04/11/2013 at 10:23am | by Paul Lilly

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Is there a market for high priced Ultrabooks?

Sometimes you have to throw caution to the wind and hope everything works out, which is exactly what Samsung's doing with its new Series 9 Premium Ultrabook. It's a $1,400 Ultrabook that flies in the face of conventional wisdom suggesting Ultrabooks need to come down in price, not go up. In fact, Samsung's newest model is tagged with a price that's more than twice as high as some of its competitors' models. Is it worth the markup?

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Semiconductor Market Shows Signs of Rebounding

Posted 04/10/2013 at 12:07pm | by Paul Lilly

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Slumping semiconductor sales may have ended in 2012, IHS iSuppli says.

Stronger than expected growth in the semiconductor market during the fourth quarter of 2012 has research firm IHS iSuppli optimistic that the darkest days are in the past. As iSuppli looks ahead to 2013, it expects the industry to sustain recent growth trends and forecasts revenue will rise by 5.6 percent by the end of the year, "bringing an end to the slump of 2012." That's good news for all players, and especially Qualcomm if it can maintain its momentum.

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Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 Touches Ground in U.S. on April 11

Posted 04/09/2013 at 10:34am | by Paul Lilly

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Samsung is going after the mid-size tablet market.

Mid-size tablets seem to be all the rage these days, and Samsung doesn't intend to miss out on the craze. With that in mind, Samsung announced today that its Galaxy Note 8.0 is coming to the U.S. market on April 11. The Galaxy Note 8.0 was initially unveiled at Mobile World Congress a couple of months ago, and in just a couple of days, you'll be able to pick up one up in stores and online at places like Amazon, Best Buy, Newegg, Staples, and other retailers/e-tailers.

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Samsung to Install "Experience Shops" in 1,400 Best Buy Locations

Posted 04/04/2013 at 9:55am | by Paul Lilly

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Move over Apple and make room for Samsung.

In what could be a win-win-lose situation for Samsung, Best Buy, and Apple, the Korean electronics maker announced today that it will open up Samsung Experience Shops in 1,400 Best Buy and Best Buy Mobile specialty stores across the U.S. These shops within a shop will allow customers to explore, purchase, activate, and receive service on a wide range of Samsung mobile products and accessories.

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Samsung Chromebook Review

Posted 03/22/2013 at 3:10pm | by Gordon Mah Ung

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ARM isn’t always slower than x86

It’s hard to believe that the Chromebook is still with us. If you recall, Chromebooks were birthed in a tumultuous time for the world. The country was in the midst of economic collapse and craptastic netbooks were the cheap hotness.

Note: This review was taken from the January 2012 issue of the magazine.

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Samsung Unveils Galaxy S4 with 8-Core Processor, 13MP Camera and Software Tricks Galore

Posted 03/14/2013 at 7:43pm | by Pulkit Chandna

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It’s the software, stupid!

At a slightly kitschy Broadway-style event at New York’s Radio City Music Hall, Samsung on Thursday officially lifted the curtain on the latest member of the storied Galaxy smartphone series: the octa-core Exynos 5-powered Galaxy S4.

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Samsung Explains Why Galaxy IV Will Retain Plastic Design

Posted 03/06/2013 at 11:53am | by Paul Lilly

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Yes, Samsung's next Galaxy smartphone is likely to feel similar to the Galaxy S III.

When it comes to smartphones, Samsung and Apple have taken completely different approaches. Apple, for example, is all about iOS, but beyond the software, iPhones tend to feel like premium devices due to their metal and glass construction. They're also more fragile than some smartphones. Samsung, on the other hand, uses lots of plastic, sometimes to the dismay of customers. Will the Galaxy S IV reverse course?

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Samsung Hires Former U.K. Judge Who Slammed Apple

Posted 02/28/2013 at 1:52pm | by Paul Lilly

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Something tells us Apple isn't real happy about this.

Last year, a U.K. judge did more than just side with Samsung in a case brought against it by Apple. Judge Robin Jacob also ordered Apple to post a statement on on the front page of its website, as well as in newspapers and magazines, saying that Samsung had not copied Apple's design patent. It basically boiled down to a public apology, and eventually Apple was ordered to pay Samsung's lawyer's fees on an indemnity basis. Apple would go on to win a huge damages award in the U.S., but what of the U.K. judge? He now works for Samsung.

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Samsung Galaxy S4 Surprisingly Shows Up in Browsermark, Climbs to Top Spot

Posted 02/28/2013 at 9:55am | by Paul Lilly

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Samsung's upcoming flagship smartphone bests the competition in Rightware's Browsermark benchmark.

It's expected Samsung will launch its highly anticipated Galaxy S IV smartphone at the Mobile Unpacked event in New York on March 14, but in the meantime, we have some benchmark scores to salivate over. Topping Rightware's Browsermark 2.0 benchmark is a listing for the Samsung GT-I9500, believed to be the codename for the Galaxy S IV, and it looks to be a scorching fast device.

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Samsung's Galaxy Mega stretches the boundaries of phablet design.

Is there a market for high priced Ultrabooks?

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Move over Apple and make room for Samsung.

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