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24 August 2010 ~ Comments Off

Samsung Galaxy S and Gorilla Glass combine powers

Corning today announced that its Gorilla Glass — an ultra durable alkali-aluminosilicate that can withstand the most uber of scratches – is engineered into all Samsung Galaxy S phones. The company even goes as far to say that its product enha…

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23 August 2010 ~ Comments Off

An epic commercial for an epic phone

So help us, we’re not even going to try to avoid the whole "epic" thing when it comes to the Sprint Epic 4G. It just is. After the break, check out one of the latest commercials (and be sure to check out our hands-on) for the latest from the…

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19 August 2010 ~ Comments Off

Sprint Epic 4G initial impressions and hands-on video

The Sprint Epic 4G is the third of the Samsung Galaxy S-class phones to be released in the United States. And it comes with a few additions over its already-released cousins, the AT&T Captivate and T-Mobile Vibrant. Initial thoughts and hands…

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19 July 2010 ~ Comments Off

Multimedia test: Super AMOLED vs. AMOLED vs. LCD

 We’ve had a ton of touchscreen technology thrown at us in the past year — hell, in the past several months. We’ve gone from LCD (liquid crystal display) to OLED (organic light-emitting diode) to AMOLED (active matrix OLED) to the brand…

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18 July 2010 ~ Comments Off

AT&T Captivate available today

Today’s the day for the AT&T Captivate, the second of the Samsung Galaxy S phones to be released in the United States. (See the T-Mobile Vibrant for the first.) The Captivate will cost you $199.99 after contract (no rebate mess, huzzah!), and …

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13 July 2010 ~ Comments Off

Samsung’s Galaxy S sales top 300,000 in South Korea

In just 19 days the Samsung Galaxy S has sold over 300,000 units in Samsung’s home country of South Korea, according to sales figures from SK Telecom — South Korea’s largest carrier.  Those are some serious numbers, and when you factor in th…

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12 July 2010 ~ Comments Off

Samsung Vibrant promo video

The Samsung Vibrant isn’t being left out of the fun, it has it’s own version of the catchy Samsung Galaxy S series promo videos, too.  The video is about the same as the ones we’ve seen for the Captivate and Epic 4G, except for all the magenta of …

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12 July 2010 ~ Comments Off

Sprint CEO: Phone shortages affecting 4G adoption

What good is a 4G network if you don’t have more phones to run on it? That’s the hand Sprint is currently playing and that has been briefly detailed in a story at the Wall Street Journal’s website. The Macquarie Group tells WSJ that 300,000 Evo 4Gs hav…

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01 July 2010 ~ Comments Off

Sprint Epic 4G promo video

Maybe an actual Sprint Epic 4G hands-on isn’t your thing. (What’s wrong with you?) Maybe you’re the type who prefers to see the phone in all its computer-generated glory. Fine. We’ve got you covered there, too. After the break, check out Sprint’s prom…

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21 June 2010 ~ Comments Off

Screen showdown — AMOLED vs. LCD vs. SAMOLED in direct sunlight

AMOLED screens look amazing, whether the 3.5 inch variety or something a little bigger like the new breed of television sets.  Their big letdown when compared to traditional LCD displays has been the washed out hazy look when viewed in direct sunl…

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