Samsung N100 MeeGo-powered Netbook Released In India

Samsung has rolled out the N100 MeeGo-powered netbook in India. Weighing at only 1.03 Kg, the netbook is equipped with a scratch-resistant Duracase and a 10.1-inch LED WSVGA (1024x600) display with anti-reflective screen. The Samsung N100 also features a 1.33GHz Intel Atom N435 CPU, a 1GB RAM, a 250GB hard disk drive, and an Intel GMA 3150 graphics. Folks in India are able to buy the Samsung N100 for Rs. 12,290($276). [SamsungHub]
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Samsung NP-NC110-A03US 10.1-Inch Netbook

Samsung has begun selling their newest 10.1-inch netbook ‘NP-NC110-A03US' in the US via Amazon. Priced at $329, this mini laptop packs a 10.1-inch 1024 x 600 LED-backlit display, a 1.66GHz Intel Atom N570 dual-core processor, an Intel GMA 3150 integrated graphics, a 1GB RAM, a 250GB hard drive, a 0.3MP webcam, an SD card slot, WiFi, Bluetooth 3.0, 2x 1.5 W speakers, a 6-cell battery and is pre-loaded with Windows 7 Starter OS.
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Samsung Series 3 Now Available Stateside

The new Samsung Series 3 notebooks are now available in the US market via Amazon. The 15.6-inch 300V5A-A03 has a 2.1GHz Core i3 processor, a 4GB of RAM, and a 500GB hard disk drive. The 14-inch NP300V4A-A01 carries similar hardware to its larger sibling aside from having a larger 640GB hard drive. And finally, the 12-inch NP350U2B adopts a faster 2.3GHz Core i5 CPU with a 4GB of RAM, and a 500GB hard disk drive. [Amazon via Electronista]
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Samsung Series 3 305V5A 15.6-inch Notebook

Samsung has officially introduced the Series 3 305V5A 15.6-inch laptop, which is based on a 1.6GHz AMD A6-3410MX “Llano” APU. The on-board GPU is known as the Radeon HD 6250G and it packs 320 shader units clocked at 400MHz. Samsung has decided to pair the integrated graphics core with Radeon HD 6450M or HD 6470M discrete cards in a dual-GPU configuration to improve the graphics performance of the notebook. Additional specs include up to 8GB DDR3 memory, a DVD burner, WiFi, a webcam, a card reader, and two USB 2.0 ports. Its battery provides up to 4-hour of operation time. The Samsung Series 3 305V5A will be available starting mid-August 2011 for 549 Euros ($782). [Softpedia] source: TechFresh

 

Samsung NC215S delayed until August

Don't you just hate it when you have just a little bit more work to go, and with no power outlet in sight, your notebook gives up simply because there is no more battery left to power it? Well, Samsung feels that they have the solution in the form of the Samsung NC215S, but said netbook has been delayed until August later this year. This 10? netbook is the first of its kind that boasts a solar panel which has been built straight into the lid. While it had already gone up for pre-order, it hasn't started to ship just yet.

We guess the next time someone asks you what are some of the essential items you would bring with you onto an island if you were to be marooned, then the Samsung NC215S might just be one of the compulsory items. After all, where else are you going to write your memoirs if not on the netbook? Since you're stranded on a tropical island and can survive on coconuts, you can prepare your future book when someone rescues you while juicing up the netbook under the sun as you figure out just what the next chapter will hold.

Powered by an Intel Atom 1.66GHz N570 dual core processor, the Samsung NC215S's solar panel is touted to generate enough electricity to provide 1 hour of run time for every 2 hours it basks under the sun.
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Samsung Galaxy vs. Apple iPad tab 10.1 2

Introduction:
With summer in full swing and many people take some much-needed vacation, tablets growing gadget choices to bring along their trips away from home. Of course, it is much more portable than more traditional laptops, but more important, they have developed incredibly in order to provide an experience that is tailored to our ever-growing needs. Even though they share many physical characteristics with their plans, so Apple iPad 2 and Samsung Galaxy record 10.1, apparently considered the cream of the crop in the Tablet market now. Surprising values evenly with the baseline cost of $ 500, the last question comes down to which one is better than two.

Design:
Now, we all know the story behind these two razor thin tablets, but it is worth noting that the record for the Samsung Galaxy 10.1 receives the Crown as the thinnest and lightest tablet. With an eye, seems almost two medium thick, but it is only by a capillary to Galaxy record 10.1 edges, iPad 2. Still, we prefer the more refined and polished iPad 2 building in relation to the nature of the Galaxy plasticy tab 10.1. TRUE, there is nothing very polarizing with simple projects, but iPad 2 premium nature undoubtedly makes it the most expensive of the two — especially when sport the same price point. Plastic tab helps is lighter but 10.1.

Again, we are still another similarity between two pills when they sport the best shows that we have seen so far pills grace. On the one hand, Galaxy 10.1 LCD monitors-PLS sizes up to 10.1 ' with a resolution of 1280 x 800 pixels, whereas the iPad 2 comes with a screen 9.7 "IPS and 1024 x 768. Quite frankly, both are very detailed, brightness and vivid color output to wow all externally, but after looking at two thoroughly detailed, iPad 2 has a more natural color display production. There is in fact a small blue glow with screen Galaxy 10.1 with white – while at extreme angles, enables black to thin gray color.

Both the exclusive power and volume buttons accouterments rockers at the two tablets kept in touch, while maintaining a reasonable amount of feedback when pressed, but the buttons in the iPad 2 jut out just a little bit more. In other ports, both proprietary billing data/ypoteleia PIN and 3.5 mm headphone jack. IPad 2 is a speaker in the back corner of the Tablet, while the entry Galaxy 10.1 provides support for the left and right stereo speakers. It is worth noting that the battery is not user Removable and will require you to send it to the service if you want to replace. In addition, give no funds to supplement the skills of internal storage – meaning, you are stuck with what you have.

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GALAXiAS Samsung 10.1 Preview tab

Introduction and design:
We will make an original version of one of the most anticipated tablets this year, Samsung card 10.1, GALAXiAS has a lot, not least because of the fact that Samsung went back to the drawing board when he saw how thin the Apple iPad was 2.

Samsung's design concept of Android devices is to keep things as thin and light as possible, for all plastic design debt – look at Galaxy s II. If you like it or not is entirely subjective topic, you might prefer some more noble materials such as metal and glass to the Cabinet, but I can't defend that thin and light are of the utmost importance in the mobile gizmos.

Since submitting this design philosophy with 10.09 x 6.81 x 0.51 "(172.9 x 256.2 x 8.6 mm) 10.1" shale, weighing a mere 20.99 oz (355 g), we are quite satisfied with it. To put it in perspective – this is the thinnest, lightest 12 tablet "there, a bit less so than even Apple iPad 2, which was of course, Samsung's goal all along, despite the existence of a tad larger screen.

Display 10.1 "itself is Samsung's own PLS-LCD black, with sharp 1280 x 800 pixel resolution, which should bring more brightness and wide viewing angles LCD IPS technology of the iPad, for example 10%. This paper is, in fact, we can see a big difference, but the appearance is very good. The colors are quite vibrant has great viewing angles, and the screen is bright enough for decent visibility outside unless the Sun directly, blasting course.

Another thing bugged us more, but when looking around silver pages. Our Wi-Fi only version Samsung has no tab GALAXiAS 10.1 memory card slot, so you are stuck with whatever the internal memory. Versions with cellular connectivity is presumed to have a SIM card and memory card slots, but not here. When examined in the landscape, the tablet PC is hosting the two left and right stereo speakers, proprietary dock connector on the bottom and the top is bound to a button short power/lock and a larger volume rocker and in standard audio jack. Back is painted in white, with silver stripe at the top, where small round eye 3.2 MP camera with Led Flash, located adjacent to the Center. The facade of the screen is black, white, black, and silver is the choice for the entry GALAXY 10.1 composite color.

Overall, the Samsung flagship tablet felt very ergonomic, mainly due to the fact that they are thinner and lighter than 10-inchers, but also because of the rounded corners and atraktoeides limbs. It is somewhat unpleasant to arrive from a flat surface, but iPad 2 inclined edges are easier on the fingers from this point of view. Your muscles will continue to the page if you keep the tire 10.1 GALAXY tab with one hand, but after a period greater than most other 10-inchers have had.

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Samsung gravity eXYPNIS review

Getting Started:
Back at the end of 2008, the Samsung gravity arrived T-Mobile lineup presents itself as an affordable Messaging phone text orientation, but as we have seen in the last few years, the line gravity has evolved to adapt to the changing era. Inevitable, at least now a line gravity pulls the ball Middle smartphone Samsung gravity SMART. As the name suggests, can the handset boasting all smartphone that comes with Android – while still packing together that they must have a physical keyboard. Price of $ 79.99, surely it is hot outside Gate shows how it is more valuable than some of their closest rivals.Package contains: Samsung cardHealth SMARTmicroUSB CableWall Charger2GB microSD seriousness and security and warranty Guide Startup Guide

Design:
Although it is a smartphone heart, is its appearance rather also yesterday with date function phone-esque design and construction. Combine a mainly plastic exterior with a soft touch back, this makes the acoustic feel of light, but it still comes as a cheap feeling now that we have with the. General design aesthetic is really boring and takes the road, playing safely with the conventional approach.
You can compare Samsung gravity with lots of other SMART phones that visualize tool size.
Knowing that Samsung presents 4 g is considered a medium-sized screen with WVGA, it is undoubtedly difficult to assess the gravity of the smallest SMART screen 3.2 HVGA (320 x 480). Tolerable enough to display most things are not as sharp as on screen see text – with production color of dimmed page and. In addition, production of weak brightness makes it almost does not operate under the Sun, which requires a good armor with your hand to see visible.
Then employs severity eXYPNES after 4 g, a combination of three keys and a physical touch chwritikis, serving as the Center button. Concerning the informal of course, requires some configuration, but like most things, has easy an act very quickly.
Observation of the pages, find decent power button size, microUSB port, 3.5 mm headphone jack and volume rocker. Fortunately, both the power button and volume rocker pleasant respond when you press.
Keyboard setting requires some initial force to get the engine to start, but when you're able, we accept keyboard style 4-line landscape. We like the fact that the buttons are oval, sufficient to accommodate more people, and to demonstrate some good tactile response when pressed, but it is actually rather difficult to produce because they are flat. Nevertheless, we are able to write quickly without a lot of fluff in proportion, but you want to be nice to add a different set of "Shift" and "alt" on the right side of the unit to be more comfortable.
Finally back home to fixed focus camera 3,2 megapixel camera with Led Flash and two seats on the speakerphone. On the bottom border turned on find a location that allows us to release the back cover – so, gives us access to 1500 mAh battery, microSD card slot and spring socket for SIM card.

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Samsung trends review

Introduction:
last summer Samsung Seek brought record touchscreen layer in the market, Samsung and Sprint is now back with a follow-up. Samsung Trends remain essentially the same as the search, but adds some nice upgrades including a larger screen and more modern design. Features include a 3.5 mm jack for headphones, Bluetooth and a 1.3-megapixel camera. Trends come with a microUSB wall charger, but not the memory card.

Design:
Samsung Trends maintains the same general level sliding page as in the search, but it has improved some. Touch screen DC resistors is increased to 2,8 "-a 0.1 increase from Seek-Keep but resolution QVGA. A screen DC resistors are sufficiently flexible and fairs well in most cases, although the light washes out the direct glare. Below this you will still get back home and phone buttons. When you press the home button glow with a blue ring of light, and the other two buttons are much less give, slicker se. Trends comes to Amethyst (violet) and sapphire (blue and black) gives it a fun and more blurred.

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Along the right side of the phone is the button "camera", the microUSB port bottom and Jack audio 3.5 mm and power is at the top. On the left side has a volume rocker and a microSD slot, but there are housed within the door of the battery. The port is not exactly hard plastic, but is not sufficiently soft touch either. It is a little drop works, than we would have liked. 1.3 MP camera and phone speaker located on the back.

Slide open the Samsung Trends and you will find a line 4 QWERTY, which is essentially the same as what we wish for search. Slight rewording, but nothing drastic central location. Distance and the feeling is very good and type quickly and accurately is a gimmick about trends.
Samsung Trends is not a significant upgrade from the search, but makes some nice improvements. Mechanism, the slider is solid, the keyboard is good and the view is so responsive, you can ask to be tændkabler. Samsung and Sprint both pushed the green movement in the industry, and follows a long series of Trends green phones offered by both.

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GALAXiAS Samsung 10.1 Review tab

Getting Started:
Not content with being second best, Samsung went back to the drawing board after Apple revealed the iPad 2 in the world – with impressive thin and Premium design. Samsung is, of course, not content with knowing that you have one upped, and instead they reworked the design of adapter Samsung meets GALAXiAS 10.1 new standard set by rival Chief. After being be officially unveiled back at CTIA 2011, American consumers are now able to scoop up Samsung redesigned tablet – then crowned as the thinnest and lightest tablet on the market. Immediately, I will catch a lot of curious glares with slim profile of the razor, but above all it has is enough power to design a habit model head can remain above water on top of other recent Honeycomb stronger pills floods as well as the market?

Package includes:
Samsung GALAXiAS USB CableWall card 10.1 proprietary plug-ChargerUS AdapterQuick Start GuideHealth and safety and Security Guide

Design:
Okay, let's get together the obvious way, but Samsung GALAXiAS is certainly Super tab 10.1 knife-edge – although we are not at the same level of excitement, once we feasted our eyes on the iPad 2. However, it is the first thing to capture our attention. Apart from the appearance of thin, we are greeted with an elegant conventional Tablet PC that doesn't have anything we haven't seen before. The combination of white plastic back and silver accent offers a good contrast, but as scream in particular no premium. Everything is indeed a brave effort by Samsung, however, lacks creativity and Polish found in models such as the Apple iPad 2 and HTC flyer.

All Android powered tablets we've reviewed so up until now, 10.1 "PLS-LCD from Samsung GALAXiAS is reasonably tab 10.1 the best we have seen so far – honest! First and foremost, 1280 x 800 screen live offers some details and sharp, but when you combine this with the production of glossy color, dishes up a powerful lightness makes it quite charismatic Granites. To see that it is one of the brightest tables that have seen thanks to a Tablet PC, we do not have almost any question, try to use it outdoors in the presence of the Sun. Add skill, viewing angles are pretty much fixed to keep visible in any way you see the flow of colors rock.
When performed in the countryside, camera 2-megapxel facing front clearly located halfway along the black bezel around the screen – with proximity and light sensors. Both the left and right side clips: found along a Silver trim facade hides the two speakers, offer support for stereo output. In the meantime headphone jack 3.5 mm exclusive power, raised and volume rocker button is located along the top edge – with the latter two have a natural tactile response when pressed. At the same time, dock the tablet of proprietary connector and microphone located at the bottom of the tablet. Unfortunately, this rare some modern conveniences, such as a microHDMI port and the microSD card slot.

Flip it around the back, a 3.2 megapixel auto focus camera with LED flash is located directly in the middle of a silver accent plastic.

The more we are in love with skinny look, we should ask ourselves if Samsung had compromises with other gifts, which are becoming ever more apparent between more pills. In addition, the manufacture of plastic is in order, but does not make a resounding impression or long-term us – then again, we are curious to see how the metallic grey version of the Tablet moves.

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Samsung Darts review

Getting Started:
Now, Samsung has penetrated into T-Mobile lineup with a handful of mid-and high-end Android smartphones, it is natural to put their attention on the market lower end to balance things. Boasting an easy to swallow on value free Samsung Darts is a base-level powered Android 2.2 Froyo smartphone that packs all the awesome features continuously extend the mobile platform. Although new to the scene, when we excel in many areas to leave the understanding that LG Optimus T today holds the lower range end smartphone T-Mobile.Package includes: Driver Samsung warranty and DartmicroUSB CableWall Charger2GB GuideHealth and safety card Startup microSD

Design:
Sheesh! There is absolutely no love Dart of Samsung design seems quite boring, simple and objective. The composition of the matter is that plastic exterior makes the acoustic feel very cheap – although this compact model, makes it feel very lightweight (3.5 oz) at your fingertips. Since we can't be of conventional design, really can't knock it also because it is a free smartphone – on the other hand, the standards set by LG Optimus T.

You can compare the Dart with many other Samsung phones we size visualization tool.

Not surprisingly, upgrade packs Samsung Darts a low grade 3.14 "LCD QVGA (320 x 240) display, suffers from some seriously poor viewing angles, meaningless color brightness, production output and widespread pixelization. Contribution to the even more horrible performance is that the screen is prone to some serious scratching. And seriously, you need to look at straight appearance always 90 degrees angle to clearly see something there!

Find the normal set of Android capacitive buttons at the bottom of the screen, we do not have many problems with pressing them accidentally. In addition, handset Bbq, light and proximity sensors positioned over the touch screen.
Fortunately, both the volume rocker and dedicated power button prominently affected by their environment to ensure distinguishability, when you press. Also, 3.5 mm headphone jack, microUSB port, spot and lanyard enabled card slot microSD spring suit all placed around both sides.
Flip around 3.2 megapixel, fixed-focus camera is highlighted with a chrome trim remove., while the two reeds at the bottom allow melodies which resulted from its internal speaker. In addition, there is a location on the lower edge, which gives us the ability to easily detach from the rear plastic cover – it gives us access to 1200 mAh battery and the SIM card slot.

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Vs HTC sense Samsung Galaxy s II

Getting Started:
"Pick and choose, pick and choose, people!", screamed jester with HTC sense and Samsung Galaxy S II juggling in front with the crowd to buy the hottest smartphone of the season.

If there was ever a tough call between two top-shelf, Android phones, it should be. Even a glimpse through the spec sheet, I can't tell you a both problem is powered by a 1.2 GHz dual core chip sets, allows them to record Full HD 1080p video at 30 fps with 8MP camera, 4.3 "shows and both are running latest Android Melopswmo 2.3 with homebrew interface overlays – concept and TouchWiz.

And yet, when you dig deeper, HTC sense and Samsung Galaxy S II is somewhat different design philosophy-polarizing screen technology, and the draft resolution do not match, the dual-core processors chipsets are not from the same parent and the concepts of user interface has two conflicting things. What is right for you? Read while we jump in to solve this dilemma.

Design:
Despite the fact that delicate and heavier to the Samsung Galaxy s II, HTC sense of really feel more nicely in your hand. Both phones have almost the same width and length, but the Galaxy S II comes a little edgy, rectangular plate is anorexic, although adding thickness and be in heft HTC sensation to feel more stable, and that the curved corners with tapered edges descending dimension be palm-friendly. This feeling, then reinforced by the choice of material for the aluminium chassis-and soft-touch plastic is more comfortable for handling and show off by black plastic.

But these are deliberate design approaches-the first since the Samsung Galaxy S, prefer hit where it should be on marketing materials, and will become Galaxy S II thinnest and lightest handset with a 4.3 display, hence the design of all-plastic. HTC prefers more sophisticated materials design and still currently is seeking to achieve a fairly consistent look throughout your portfolio, the Android, which makes the phones of this signal is directly recognizable, regardless of their niche market is heading for even more commonly because of similar shows.

So which one should you choose depending on the design and just looks completely subjective-personally, I prefer phones with a large screen is as thin and light as possible, but many others will go to the design template and more sophisticated and distinctive character of HTC. If you pay a lot of money for a phone, you might get some as well as aluminium around it, right?

In addition, the various video technology allowed the Samsung Galaxy S to reduce screen delicate II-Super AMOLED plus takes less than Super-LCD with HTC sense. It has other merits, also, like the almost infinite contrast, wide viewing angles and saturated, vivid colors. The screen on the HTC sense is able to demonstrate the lively colors, but with a more limited scope, and when you're half tilting the phone to determine the angles of view, the colors and brightness are starting to fade considerably.

The LCD screen on the HTC sense appears slightly lighter indoors, but outdoors in direct sunlight for low reflectance s Galaxy II coating makes the image a bit easier to see. There is one area where HTC sense is in front, but the resolution 960 x 540 qHD, compared with 480 x 800 pixels in 4.3 in II Galaxy S-incher. By Super AMOLED plus technology removes the PenTile matrix pixel RGBG settlement, individual pixels are different, as the Galaxy S, for example, when you bring your phone near your eyes.

Unlike ATRIX Motorola 4 G, however, a user with screen qHD PenTile RGBW pixel arrang felt sense of HTC a normal RGB matrix to decision qHD. Thus, taking into account the same 4.3 "screen sizes, gives motion round for HTC handsets, which has the highest density of pixels from the Samsung Galaxy S II, a bit easier on the eyes when reading small text. So, if you can read many of your smartphone, and many people are doing today, HTC sense, perhaps, a safe, but if you watch many movies, Super AMOLED Plus is best happiness colors, as well as the ability to define separate hue. The colors appear a bit colder, but, as in the first Super AMOLED screen.

We look at both sides, we find the key is located on the right energy/lock for s Galaxy II more adequately from the top of the HTC sense, as you are struggling to reach such a large handset. Often we pressure on the central aspect of s Galaxy II however, erroneously, locked the lower screen-the flight for a replacement.

The glass at the top of the screen feels like HTC is slightly curved inwards at the ends, recessing screen in shallow pit, which is supposed to be better protected when the phone is placed face-down. Bezel on the Samsung Galaxy s II also sticks over the show, however, which means it never touches on a flat surface that places either. HTC solution also see cooler by adding the total impression of the Curved shape of the phone. Capacitive buttons at the bottom of the screen is a little narrower at HTC sense and a little more difficult to reach and operate with one hand from s Galaxy II.
Two phones sporting newfangled MHL port, microUSB charging combines and HDMI-out opportunities in one location, but you must use a separate cable, as both companies sold the extra equipment that mirrors the phone to screen TELEVISION HDTV. Like the MHL port at the bottom is better for the Samsung Galaxy s II, instead of the left, such as on HTC sense-this is somewhat less mixing work on your phone to stream, but more when the film, so your collection of poison.

If you want to wrap up the Department of design, we would say once again that the phones go around their home large 4.3 "screens in a different way. II Galaxy s is the thinnest and lightest phone with such a view, which in conjunction with the informal black plastic shell, makes it easier to carry around. More sophisticated shape and solid Build, with soft-touch plastic and aluminium components, HTC sense, on the other hand, more ergonomic operation and a pleasure to handle. The choice here is determined entirely from your personal preferences.

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Samsung 4 g exhibit review

Getting Started:
Longest now packing smartphones along WVGA display and 1 GHz processors are usually as high-end devices, but as the technology continues to advance, they perceive a time top shelf phones now placed in the category medium. It is odd, precisely where Samsung presents 4 finds himself, with the affordable price of $ 79.99 for the contract must be a clear adversary in space of the product. Some modern hardware under the hood, it combines some of the lovable attributes that can make any system admired immediately, but most importantly, excel must be strongly on all sides to be seen as a strong opponent against its counterparts in higher quality.Package contains: 4GmicroUSB CableWall Charger4GB Samsung exibit microSD card Stereo headphonesStart Guide

Design:
Not as refined as compared with the design of the Samsung Galaxy S 4 G sensor Samsung presents 4 is marked with a soft touch accepted and solid construction. Luckily, plastic exterior is durable enough to withstand some punishment, and at the same time, it helps to give a good balance in weight. In fact, it is not the most beautiful thing that we have seen, and could be seen as a feature phone, but nevertheless, it is appropriate for medium-sized device.
You can compare Samsung 4 g Show with many other phones that size visualization tool.
Change the size with reasonable size 3.5 "LCD screen, we are indeed attracted by the fact that it employs WVGA (480 x 800) resolution details to produce sharp leader – although the colors are rather light tone. Look at it straight, colors retain their appearance, but the headphone even just washing the. Shows, but it is certainly nowhere more than adequate for this scenario is close to the level of AMOLED.

Bucking the trend, employing 4 g exhibit three Capacitive Touch Android buttons with a tactile physical is used to return the homescreen. Additionally, front-line tucks into a VGA camera 0.3 megapixel front for all your video conversation, and self-portrait. On both sides, we can find a dedicated power button, the 3.5 mm headphone jack, microUSB port, microphone and volume rocker, loader slot microSD card. Fortunately, all the buttons quite decent in size and respond when you press.
Rear sport this 3.2 megapixel auto focus camera with LED flash – with three seats to the bottom end of the speaker. Finally, remove the plastic back cover gives access to 1,500 mAh battery and SIM card activated spring.

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Samsung GALAXiAS 8.9 forhåndsvisning tab

Getting Started:
"We will not be back!"-bold statement after execs announced Samsung ultra-thin models GALAXiAS 8.9 and 10.1, the tab just a month after revealing the original variant, the next tab, GALAXiAS, which is supposed to come up with a thickness of 10.9 mm in just 7.9 mm but new plans tablet Samsung could not only come on the same scene with the iPad 2uden embarrassment in their faces and edges. But, as we have been impressed by the new slimness, market GALAXiAS tabs far from declaring the next big thing in the tablet. Samsung will have to do much, much better than what I achieved last time with the first tab in the Galaxy, in order to tackle the seemingly daunting task win some market share from Apple's pride and joy. We are convinced, however, that if this pulls the right, with no chance of success, Samsung since it offers one of the very few things Apple – option.

A Duo of two more or less identical tablets, but offer different screen sizes, Samsung hopes to effectively cover both those users who would appreciate a larger screen and iPad-like 10 ", and those who will be happy to stick with a more compact and lightweight applet. Sounds good so far, but if the company could really depends on how you will implement these two freshmen. This time, however, go thanks to Google Android Honeycomb 3 onboard, Samsung seems to be much better positioned from Get. That said, let us have an introductory look at what has been the most compact Samsung GALAXiAS 8.9 tab in the store!

Design:
Samsung GALAXiAS are extremely thin card 8.9, if thinner than the iPad negligibly 2. In fact, there seems to be almost no difference with the naked eye.

While the device feels tightly constructed, continue this entirely from plastic, so do not expect a fixed or a privileged sense. Fortunately, this gives an advantage (and a quite important in the world tablet), called the weight. Just 16.58 oz (470 g) is a regular map GALAXiAS 8.9 lighter than the equivalent size T-Mobile G-shale (21.87 oz/620 g) and iPad Apple 2 (suspended at 13.20 oz/601 g). This is something I really appreciate for tablets go.

It is now time to energy in this screen TFT 8.9 "and see whether they are still quite large enough to provide a pleasurable experience. (After The Lights ...) It is. While not absolutely want one as large as possible on your tablet PC screen, you must enable 8.9 inches from GALAXY for comfortable Use in almost every tab 8.9 scenario (search, read, play games, watch videos, etc.).

With resolution of 1280 x 800 pixels screen still manages to extract a decent enough level of detail, the vanquish what offers iPad 2 and largest GALAXY record 10.1. It is only a marginal victory for the tab when located beside 8.9 direct competitor size – G-shale (Optimus Keyboard), which sports a resolution of 1280 x 768 pixels. Of course, it is a Honeycomb-powered device, the Samsung card GALAXiAS 8.9 would have no physical buttons in front. In fact, the keys only physical unit – power and volume rocker-you can get the upper hand, deliver good, but it is not very tactile feedback. The unit will continue to use proprietary billing data and the data connection port that is available on the Home tab, in the Galaxy, while lacking an HDMI output, so you can put this remote areas now. Summarizes the "real" part of our preview, we can say we are quite content with thin and light construction of the device. Premium feel not in all cases, but this should not lead to disruption, if you handle with caution. On another note displayed screen 8,9 "that it is enough for most day-to-day tasks, in the meantime, retains most of the Bay.

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Cheaper Samsung Series 9 11-inch Laptop To Be Released In August

Samsung will launch a cheaper version of Series 9 laptop in August 2011. Priced at $1,249, the 11-inch notebook features an Intel Core i3-2357M processor, a 4GB of RAM and a 128GB Solid State Disk (SSD). There is also a more affordable model that comes equipped with a 2GB of RAM and a 64GB SSD. It is priced at only $1049 a pop. [Liliputing]

Samsung refreshes 13-inch Series 9 laptop, adds two more 11-inchers models

It's only been three months since we drooled over the thin, powerful, expertly built — and expensive! — Samsung Series 9. Of course, that's dog years in the world of consumer electronics — the company has just refreshed its premium 13-incher, adding a Core i7 processor option, a 256GB SSD (up from 128GB), and 6GB of RAM to the highest-end model. While Samsung was at it, it pulled an Apple, expanding its line of MacBook Air competitors to include an 11-inch model, which starts with a Core i3 processor, 64GB SSD, and 2GB of RAM. All told, you'll find two 11-inchers and three 13-inch models, ranging in price from $1,049 to $2,049, leaving the initial one three months ago $300 cheaper.

11-inch configurations:

NP900X1B-A01US ($1,249, available in August) Intel Core i3-2357M CPU, 4GB RAM, 128GB SSD
NP900X1B-A02US ($1,049, available in August) Intel Core i3-2357M CPU, 2GB RAM, 64GB SSD

13-inch configurations:

NP900X3A-A05US ($2,049, available now) Intel Core i7-2617M CPU, 6GB RAM, 256GB SSD
NP900X3A-B02US ($1,649, available now) Intel Core i5-2467M CPU, 4GB RAM, 256GB SSD
NP900X3A-B01US ($1,349, available now) Intel Core i5-2467M CPU, 4GB RAM, 128GB SSD
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Samsung Galaxy S II First Impressions

The Samsung Galaxy S II is coming to Canada soon. We aren’t able to divulge carrier details but during a media briefing we had a chance to play with the device, my first impressions are below and will follow up with a full review shortly.

Samsung has a solid competitor not only to the iPhone, but to the rest of the highly-competitive smartphone market. It seems like they’ve taken their hard-earned lessons to heart, and improved in every way upon the original.

Hardware

The hardware is all plastic, but its lineage owes far more to the Nexus S and Infuse 4G than to the original Galaxy S series. It’s clear Samsung learned a few things from the original: plastic is fine as long as it doesn’t creak; plastic is fine as long as it doesn’t invite fingerprints.

The SGS2 improves upon the first in both respects: the main plastic body extends through the sides and partway to the back, creating a very sturdy “unibody” casing that feels far sturdier than any previous Samsung device I’ve used, while keeping it admirably thin at 8.5mm. That’s 1.4mm thinner than the original.

Before moving onto the front, I must note that the battery cover, which only fits over a portion of the entire back, seems flimsy and breakable. But Samsung has done some wonderful things with plastic, as this thing bends and bends while maintaining its shape. It also has a wonderful ribbed pattern that feels great in the hand and provides more grip than the smooth back of the original Galaxy S.

The screen is hands-down the best in the business. Discount for a second that the 4.3? display still displays the same number of pixels as the 4? original, and some 30% fewer than the 3.5? iPhone 4. Once you see it, you will understand. The blacks are the blackest, the colours the most vivid, the text the sharpest. I don’t know how else to explain it, but when I am reading black text on a white background it feels like I’m reading a piece of paper. There is no screen at all. This is likely because the screen itself is so close to the glass, preventing that disconnected feeling you get from looking at a lower-quality LCD. I wish this didn’t read like hyperbole, but it’s the only way I can describe it. With a slightly higher resolution, the Super AMOLED display of the Galaxy S II would be perfect. As it stands, there are issues with pixel density and aliasing that are not present on the iPhone 4's Retina Display. But the 4.3? size makes it far easier, for me at least, to comfortably read articles, books and web pages.

The design is also commendable. There is a simplicity to the face that is absent from most other Androids. When the screen is off, only the Home button is visible, as the Back and Menu buttons are lit only when needed. There is a noble austerity to the entire device, from its solid lightness to its lack of pretension. It has just two ports: a combination USB/HDMI port on the bottom (known as a MHL port) and a 3.5mm headphone jack on top. The left side finds the small black volume rocker and on the right a power button. There is a single speaker on the bottom rear of the device, where a small chin protrudes.

The phone at 116g is meagre, but weighted perfectly. Holding it to talk is not cumbersome, despite its ample size.

Software

The Galaxy S II ships with TouchWIZ 4, a skin which at first resembles its much-derided predecessor. Luckily, Samsung has made some drastic improvements to performance and aesthetic over the past year, and I can happily say it rivals Sense in responsiveness and usefulness.

Give me a stock Android skin any day of the week, but some of the features Samsung has added to the new TouchWIZ are admirable. But more than anything, this is Android running flawlessly, without slowdowns, crashes or memory problems. That it took a device with a 1.2Ghz dual-core processor and 1GB RAM to finally tame the wild beast that is Android is a bit mystifying, but tame Android it does.

Browsing flies. The stock browser is hardware-accelerated, and over 3G or WiFi performance is unprecedented. There is an iOS-like kinetic scrolling mechanism that all but does away with j***y Android browser scrolling. Pinching your fingers together brings up the tab menu. It’s a simple thing that, combined with the flawless performance, makes me want to use the stock browser. I haven’t done that since 2008.

Elsewhere

The Galaxy S II has Android 2.3.3 Gingerbread loaded, and the dark aesthetic has been adapted nicely to work with TouchWIZ. The camera app has been given a nice visual overhaul, and the 8MP camera takes great shots. Focus is fast, and photos have a nice amount of detail, though colours are somewhat muted giving surroundings a dreary look. Some people prefer the way colours “POP” on the iPhone 4, but I think it’s a misnomer to say its quality is superior. Rather, it seems that Samsung captures colours more accurately, and certainly with more detail. It’s a matter of opinion whether purists will prefer Samsung’s results. The 2MP front camera also take nice photos in good lighting and the phone natively supports video calling, though as far as I can tell only between Samsung devices.

Bundled apps are appreciated, but cannot be removed, which is a shame. There are four hubs: Games, Social, Music and Readers, each powered by a different third-party service. For example, Music is a modified version of 7Digital’s Android app, and Readers is a combination of Zinio, PressDisplay and Kobo. Surely Samsung could have left these out without opposition, but for them it’s a matter of trying to sell content on the device a la iTunes and differentiate from the other Android manufacturers who are without licensing deals.

While the SGS2 doesn’t have a Tegra 2 processor in it, it’s arguably a better gaming machine than the equivalent Optimus 2X or Motorola Atrix. It achieves an awesome 3200+ points on the Quadrant benchmark, compared to around 1500 from the Nexus S and 2500 from the Atrix.

Battery life has proven a marvel. At 1600mAh, it’s some 300milliamps less than the Atrix, and yet it seems to last far longer. In fact, the Galaxy S II has the best battery life of any Android device I’ve tested to date. I clocked nearly 26 hours on a single charge and still had 19% left before I recharged it, and that was with doing what I normally do through the day: browsing, calls, Twitter, email and camera. I’ve heard good things from other users, too, so I know I’m not a lucky aberration.

I’ll leave the rest for the review, but so far, so good. If you’ve had a bad experience with Android before, there is still a lot to like about the Samsung Galaxy S II. Make no mistake though, this is one of the smoothest smartphone experiences I’ve ever had, and that includes extensive use of the iPhone 4. Sure, the experience is different, and some would say not as refined, but there are few if any tasks one cannot accomplish as quickly or easily on the SGS2 as they can on an iOS device. It’s taken this long, but with the latest iteration of Samsung, HTC and Motorola devices, it seems that the hardware has finally caught up with the demands of the Android software.

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In no particular order, here are a couple field notes of what Samsung has added to the experience:

- Double-tap the home screen for Vlingo-powered voice commands. This also works at the home screen
- Touch two points of a web page / photo and tilt the phone to zoom in and out
- Move icons around the homescreens by tilting the phone
- Mute incoming calls and sounds by turning over the phone
- Press and hold an empty part of the home screen to bring up a custom editing menu with excellent widget support
- 7Digital-powered Music Hub
- Extensive social media support through the Social Hub
- Readers Hub with News/Books/Magazine support (PressDisplay/Kobo/Zinio)
- Game Hub powered by mobage
- Built-in Video Maker and Photo Editor
- Kies air management to connect phone to PC or Mac
- Built-in IM client, FM Radio, Polaris Office

By Daniel Bader
Mobilesyrup

Finished Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 already rooted

Less than two weeks after the finished retail edition of Samsung's Galaxy Tab 10.1 arrived on the market, the device has already been rooted. Enthusiasts at XDA-Developers have posted a tutorial and files that are said to be necessary to gain root access. The exploit is allegedly reversible, allowing users to unroot their devices if necessary.

The Tab 10.1 runs the latest official release of Google's tablet-optimized OS, Android 3.1, limiting the range of potential customizations until users have a chance to explore the possibilities. Both the retail variant and pre-release tablet, distributed at Google's I/O event, have been rooted.

Samsung's latest tablet centers around a 10.1-inch display with 1280x800 resolution, with a dual-core Tegra 2 processor and choice between 16GB or 32GB of storage.

Electronista

Samsung Chrono (U.S. Cellular)

It's tough to argue with a phone that costs a penny, and the Samsung Chrono certainly makes a convincing case for one. It looks nice, it sounds good on voice calls, it has Bluetooth, and it's easy to use and dial numbers on. As long as you don't need a camera or a music player, the Chrono is a decent cheap cell phone for U.S. Cellular customers. But if we were signing a two-year contract, we'd probably spend a few dollars up front and get something significantly better.

Design and Call Quality

The Samsung Chrono measures 3.7 by 1.8 by 0.7 inches (HWD) and weighs 3.1 ounces. It's made of an attractive, slate-colored, glossy plastic with rounded edges and a solid feel. The microUSB charger port features a small sliding door; this is vastly preferable to the usual port covers that hang off the side. The right side also features a camera shortcut button, while the left side contains a pair of raised volume buttons that are easy to press. The Chrono's light weight and decent size when unfolded makes it comfortable to hold during long conversations, although it's a little narrow for those with larger hands. The hinge mechanism opens smoothly with one hand and is reasonably sturdy, although you can get it to flex if you push the top edge hard enough.

The external 1-inch passive-matrix color display looks a little faded, but it's otherwise easy to read and informative. Inside, the 2-inch active-matrix display sports 176-by-220-pixel resolution, which seems rather low these days. Fonts looked blocky, and menu icons were blurry. Beneath the screen, five generously sized function keys surround a five-way control pad. The numeric keypad features large, grippy membrane keys that are very comfortable to dial numbers on.

The Chrono is a dual-band 1xRTT (850/1900 MHz) device with no Wi-Fi. Voice quality was solid, especially given the phone's small size. Callers sounded slightly thin through the earpiece, as if they were speaking through an AM radio, but everyone sounded clear and there was plenty of gain available. Callers said I sounded fine through the microphone, and reception was also solid. Ringtones were nice and loud. Calls sounded fine through an Aliph Jawbone Icon Bluetooth headset ($99, 4 stars). The Nuance-powered voice dialing worked well over Bluetooth. The speakerphone sounded smooth, but it could have been a touch louder for use outdoors. Battery life was average at 5 hours and 11 minutes of talk time.

Apps, Camera, and Conclusions

Samsung's low-end feature phones are generally pretty simple to use. The Myriad 6.2 Web browser is okay for WAP sites, but it's sluggish, and pages took forever to load over the 2G data connection. One weird design point: the EasyEdge icon takes you to a separate grid of nine icons with some basic apps, including AccuWeather, a demo of Namco's Pac-Man, and mSpot Radio. There's also a separate Tone Room for purchasing ringtones and wallpapers. There are no e-mail and IM clients, which is no big loss given the lack of a QWERTY keyboard.

Multimedia-wise, there's virtually nothing here. There's no music player, video player, or camcorder. There's 51MB of free internal memory, but no memory card slot; you can only send photos as picture messages or save them as wallpaper. It doesn't matter, since the VGA camera is essentially useless, as any photos you take with it will only fill up about one fourth of the average laptop screen. I know the Chrono costs one cent, but plenty of free phones have 1.3 and 2-megapixel sensors that are at least good enough for casual shots, so there's really no excuse. Samsung throws in what appears to be a set of wired stereo earbuds, but they're actually for hands-free use only. Don't lose these, since the microUSB headphone jack will make finding replacements a pain.

If you want a free flip phone, the Samsung Chrono will do the job nicely. But given how even the cheapest monthly plan can add up to almost $1,000 over the course of a two-year contract, we can't help but think that an extra few bucks are worth it up front. The LG Wine II UN430 ($39.99, 3.5 stars) is our current Editors' Choice; it looks sleek, has a larger and sharper screen, faster 3G data speeds, a music player, a memory card slot, and sounds great on voice calls. If you're the texting type, the Samsung Messager Touch SCH-R630 ($29.99, 3 stars) and the Motorola Grasp (Free, 3.5 stars) offer quality QWERTY keyboards, and the Messager Touch has a 2.6-inch touch screen, though the Chrono edges them both out on voice quality.

Benchmarks

Continuous talk time: 5 hours 11 minutes

PCMag

T-Mobile releases Samsung Exhibit 4G, Gravity Smart

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Just a day after it announced release dates for the HTC Sensation 4G, T-Mobile is back for more Android fun with the new Exhibit 4G and Gravity Smart. Both smartphones carry a budget price tag and will be out in June.

The Exhibit 4G sports a slim candy bar design in violet or black. The touch screen takes up most of the real estate leaving space below for three touch controls and a physical OK button. You'll use a virtual keyboard with Swype for your typing needs and it all runs on Android 2.3 Gingerbread.

Inside you'll find a 1GHz processor, a 3-megapixel camera with a flash, a front-facing VGA shooter for self-portraits and video chat, Wi-Fi calling, a full HTML browser with Flash, a memory card slot, USB tethering, and support for T-Mobile's HSPA+ network. When you're not being productive, you can watch live and on-demand programming from T-Mobile TV, download movies and TV programs from the Samsung Media Hub, and play preinstalled games like Bejeweled 2, Scrabble and Doodle Jump.

The Gravity Smart is the first Android handset in Samsung's Gravity series (previous models like the Gravity T ran Samsung's TouchWiz OS). It offers a slider design with a full QWERTY keyboard hidden behind the front face. The keyboard includes a decent selection of shortcut keys (colored in green) and a convenient space bar. The 3.2-inch touch screen also offers a virtual keybaord with Swype.

Features on the Froyo 2.2 device include a full HTML browser, a 3-megapixel camera with a LED flash, a personal organizer, messaging, e-mail, a music player, the usual Google features, and access to apps through the Android Market.

The Exhibit 4G will be $80 after a $50 mail-in rebate and two-year contract. The Gravity Smart will sell for $70 after a $50 mail-in rebate and a two-year contract.

Cnet