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Samsung offering up to $300 for old phones through upgrade program

Samsung offering up to $300 for old phones through upgrade program
  • Posted August 7, 2012, 10:00 AM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Mobile Computing
  • When it comes to buying a new mobile phone, there’s no shortage of options when deciding what to do with an old handset. Big name electronics players like Amazon, Best Buy and even eBay all offer trade-in programs for your…

Tuesday tech deals: T-Mobile Galaxy S II free with contract

Tuesday tech deals: T-Mobile Galaxy S II free with contract
  • Posted April 10, 2012, 3:00 PM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in Tech Deals
  • With activation of a new 2-year contract, T-Mobile offers the Samsung Galaxy S II 4G for T-Mobile in White (pictured) or Titanium for $200. A $200 mail-in rebate included with the phone drops it to $0. With free shipping, that's $80 under a January deal and the lowest total price we've seen.

Samsung to begin Android 4.0 rollout for Galaxy S II owners on March 15

Samsung to begin Android 4.0 rollout for Galaxy S II owners on March 15
  • Posted March 5, 2012, 2:00 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Software, Mobile Computing
  • Samsung has announced that Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich is coming to the Galaxy S II smartphone on March 15 for select users. The news comes courtesy of a post on the company’s Mobile Israel Facebook page which seemingly solidifies…

Samsung credits strong smartphone sales for record Q4 revenue

Samsung credits strong smartphone sales for record Q4 revenue
  • Posted January 27, 2012, 3:00 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Hardware, Industry News
  • Samsung has posted a record $4.7 billion quarterly profit that is largely based on the success of smartphone sales during the holiday buying season. The South Korean company also announced plans to spend $22 billion this year to increase chip…

Samsung Galaxy S II ads poke fun at iPhone fanboys

Samsung Galaxy S II ads poke fun at iPhone fanboys
  • Posted November 23, 2011, 5:00 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Apple, Mobile Computing With Video
  • A new series of commercials from Samsung that poke fun at Apple fans are gaining traction on the Internet today. The shorter ad opens with a group of Apple aficionados in line for Cupertino’s iPhone 4S in New York, a…

Samsung lures potential Aussie iPhone 4S buyers with $2 Galaxy S II

Samsung lures potential Aussie iPhone 4S buyers with $2 Galaxy S II
  • Posted October 12, 2011, 1:02 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Mobile Computing
  • Samsung has taken their ongoing court battle with Apple to the streets, literally. The Korean tech conglomerate has installed a pop-up store just meters away from an Apple store in Sydney, Australia in hopes of luring potential iPhone 4S customers…

Galaxy S II announced for AT&T, T-Mobile and Sprint

Galaxy S II announced for AT&T, T-Mobile and Sprint
  • Posted August 31, 2011, 11:00 AM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Mobile Computing, Hardware
  • Samsung held a press event in New York where they announced that the upcoming Galaxy S II would be coming to AT&T, T-Mobile and Sprint next month. There was no mention of a Verizon model, as they plan to focus…

Samsung Galaxy S II finally coming to the U.S. next month

Samsung Galaxy S II finally coming to the U.S. next month
  • Posted July 21, 2011, 10:00 AM by Julio Franco | Filed in Mobile Computing
  • The long awaited Samsung Galaxy S II will make it to the U.S. market next month, as was confirmed by a Samsung exec in South Korea while speaking to a group of local journalists. Compared to its predecessor, the phone…

Samsung Galaxy S II sells over 3 million units in 55 days

Samsung Galaxy S II sells over 3 million units in 55 days
  • Posted July 3, 2011, 3:05 PM by Emil Protalinski | Filed in Mobile Computing
  • Samsung has announced that it has sold 3 million units of its Galaxy S II smartphone in just 55 days. The device is expected to launch in 120 countries on over 140 mobile operators, so this number is expected to keep growing, and quickly.

Samsung gives free Galaxy S II devices to CyanogenMod developers

Samsung gives free Galaxy S II devices to CyanogenMod developers
  • Posted June 8, 2011, 2:00 PM by Emil Protalinski | Filed in Mobile Computing
  • Samsung has given a free Samsung Galaxy S II to each of the four developers responsible for the CyanogenMod on the original Galaxy S device. The Korean company's only request is that the team gets the mod working on the…

Samsung Galaxy S II overclocked to 1.5GHz, video inside

Samsung Galaxy S II overclocked to 1.5GHz, video inside
  • Posted May 12, 2011, 12:00 PM by Emil Protalinski | Filed in Mobile Computing With Video
  • It's one thing to see the Motorola Xoom overclocked from 1GHz to 1.504GHz and a completely different one to see the Samsung Galaxy S II overclocked from 1.2GHZ to 1.504GHz (a 25 percent improvement) at 1375mV. A user who goes…

Samsung Galaxy S II gets 3 million preorders

Samsung Galaxy S II gets 3 million preorders
  • Posted May 9, 2011, 11:11 AM by Emil Protalinski | Filed in Mobile Computing
  • Samsung has announced that it picked up 3 million preorders worldwide for its Galaxy S II smartphone by the end of last month. Given that the device is expected to launch in 120 countries on over 140 mobile operators, the…

Samsung Galaxy S II gets 200,000 preorders, more than iPhone 4

Samsung Galaxy S II gets 200,000 preorders, more than iPhone 4
  • Posted May 4, 2011, 1:59 PM by Emil Protalinski | Filed in Mobile Computing
  • Samsung has taken over 200,000 pre-orders of the Galaxy S II across all three major Korean carriers between Monday and Friday of last week. About 160,000 of those were from the country's largest carrier, SK Telecom. The pre-orders cracked 10,000…

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