Samsung announces the Galaxy Orange Pop

If you live in South Korea, then you are lucky. Samsung has released a lot of exclusive of certain phones only in South Korea, and among them are included the Galaxy S III, Note, Note II and S II. Now the company has decided to add another new smartphone to its range of exclusive mobile for said country.
As the title suggests, this is the Orange Galaxy Pop, a terminal a little more focused on younger users because of its color and design. But still, this does not mean that the device has poor specifications, but rather the opposite: it is a great high-end smartphone.
The Orange Galaxy Pop has a quad-core processor that runs at 1.5GHz and has 4G LTE connectivity. Its screen is a brilliant 4.65-inch Super AMOLED HD resolution, while its main camera has an 8 megapixel sensor and February 1 megapixel front. Apart from this, the mobile NFC and also has SmartBeam.
South Korea is where Samsung test some new models to see if they are successful, and if so, they usually throw in the other markets of the world, so there is hope to see in our country.

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The Galaxy S IV will Floating Touch technology and a Green Screen PHOLED

2 days is all it takes for the new flagship phone of Samsung comes to light. This coming March 14 and we can see the promising smartphone in the South Korean company that has been working for many months.
Some of the main new features of the Galaxy S IV will be at your screen. The screen itself is Green PHOLED rate, which is the newest version of AMOLED displays. This new type of screens make extensive use of the colors green and yellow, and managing to improve battery consumption. Some of the functions of the S IV surely consume a lot of energy, so this screen will be a big plus.
But that's not all, because in addition to this the phone will feature a technology known as Floating Touch. What is Floating Touch you wonder? For a function very similar to the Air View of Galaxy Note II, but the big difference is that we do not need a stylus to use. Floating Touch can be used simply passing your finger an inch on the screen, allowing us to make use mobile for some tasks without direct contact with him.
Recall that in two days we will have more information on the Galaxy S IV, so stay tuned.

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More detail of the Galaxy S IV?

 

The March 14 is the day many have been waiting for several months.  Why? Because it is the day on which the future will be presented Galaxy S IV of Samsung, the new smartphone flagship of the South Korean company. No doubt that this is one of those events where everyone puts his eyes, mainly those that are part of the industry of mobile phones and technology in general. Recall that Samsung decided not to press the S IV 2013 MWC in the past for the future rival of the iPhone could have its own launch event.
Recall that a few days ago leaked some supposed specifications Galaxy S IV, although some said that they were false. Obviously until March 14 we will have to continue feeding us with the constant rumors that reach the Internet, and speaking of rumors, the latest tell us that the S IV will have a large 5-inch screen, a 13 megapixel camera on the back and a 2 megapixel on the front.
We do not know anything more about it for now, but do not worry that in only three days and will have many details and this time officers.

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Windows 8 has failed to improve sales of PCs

What you see in the title has said one executive of South Korea's Samsung. Jun. Dong-soo, chairman of the memory chip division of the company, said that Windows 8 has failed in its efforts to strengthen sales the computer desktop. In addition, Mr. Dong-soo believes that the PC market will fail to recover soon.
Dong-soo said, in terms of impact to the industry level, that Windows 8 is better than Windows Vista, one of the above platforms Microsoft, known for being despised by most users. The executive also said that due to the failure of Windows 8, the market for desktop computers will begin to lose sales versus device market phones .
Dong-soo seems decided to say what I thought, and also stated that the launch of the Surface has had very little market demand and also says that the failure of many ultrabooks is due to the Windows platform.
While W8 has not been as successful as it was expected, some companies say they are good times ahead for the market for PCs
What do you think? Windows 8 has really failed as did Windows Vista?

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Samsung and Apple will implement wireless charging

 

According to sources cited by DigiTimes, in the course of the year both Apple and Samsung will begin to make use of new wireless charging technologies, which would be available for new smartphone flagship of each company, which will be the Galaxy S IV and the iPhone 5S . It is worth mentioning that today is possible to charge your iPhone wirelessly, but require special housings and other third-party devices to do it. What people think is that Apple will create (or creating) your own unique system for wireless refills.
Implementing a wireless charging system for the iPhone require a huge overhaul of mobile, especially if available for the iPhone 5S, which is expected to have an aluminum back cover like the current iPhone.
Regarding the other company mentioned in this article,Samsung , we have no data about their future system reloads, but we are sure of one thing: if there is, we'll see in a few days when it introduced the Galaxy S IV in New York, for which requires less than 1 week.

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The smallest and lightest phone in the world has a 1-inch screen

Japanese manufacturers of mobile phones usually take very interesting and attractive models, and often tend to be unique to the country of the rising sun. While Japan has lost its former glory as the big manufacturer of phones in the hands of Apple and South Korea's Samsung , it has not taken away some ideas companies head. Straight from Japan comes the new Phone Strap 2, a tiny mobile created by Willcom. What catches the attention of Phone Strap 2 is measuring just 2 inches tall and measures just 1 inch screen, which makes it the world's smallest mobile phone and also the lightest.
Obviously such a small phone that carries a small battery, so we can only use it to talk for two hours. Nor can we expect wonderful functions or anything like what we see in modern smartphones built today.
Willcom Phone Strap 2 launch on 21 March. The most amazing thing is the price, and it will cost about $ 380 and only 12,000 units were manufactured.

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Details of the new powerful Sony C670X

More rumors, but this time have nothing to do with Apple or with Samsung or Google , but rather with Sony, who as such is preparing a new smartphone very powerful would be released in the coming months. Sony did not say anything about this smartphone at MWC 2013 held in Barcelona for several days ago, but fortunately have leaked some very important data on the technology of the terminal, including of course several of its specifications. Luckily we also have a code name: C670X, so do not be an anonymous phone.
That being said, the Sony C670X is intended to make war on the Galaxy S IV and the new HTC One. The leak indicates that the smartphone will have a great Full HD screen of 4.8 inches, borne by a Qualcomm Snapdragon processor 600 1.8GHz quad-core, will also have a GPU Adreno 320 and your camera will be a 13-megapixel Exmor RS. Other features include 2GB of RAM, 32GB of internal memory and Android 4.2 operating system Jelly Bean.
Judging from the picture, the phone would have a design similar to the Sony Xperia Z, but the screen would be smaller.
What do you think about the C670X? Do you think it will be a good smartphone?

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The Galaxy S IV sites will let you browse using your eyes

Still several days before the official launch of the Samsung Galaxy S IV on 14 March. Like any smartphone highly anticipated, are many rumors about the features it will have. The New York Times reports that, as told by an employee of Samsung, the future smartphone will feature a technology of eye tracking.
The source of the New York Times says the S IV will not focus so much on hardware as many expect, it will be more emphasis on the features that will be available.
One of the phone functions allow us to virtually navigate a website using only our eyes. When we read a text and get to the bottom, the phone will automatically move further down so we can see the rest of the paragraph, as if we desplazáramos using the sidebar.
No company unveiled what was the developer of this system, although some say it could be Tobii. In any case, we will have more news very soon, just a matter of waiting a few more days.
Remember that the specifications of one of the variants of the Galaxy S IV already leaked.

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Galaxy S IV: specs leaked

 

Finally, over a week before the phone is presented, specifications Samsung Galaxy S IV have been leaked to the network. We're not entirely sure that they are the only ones available, ie, it appears that this is the specification of a variant of the mobile and another remains undiscovered.
What hardware include the Galaxy S IV? It seems that finally did take Exynos 5410 processor, a octa-core at 1.8GHz will be accompanied by a PowerVR SGX 544MP GPU.
The device's screen is a 4.99 inch Full HD. The smartphone also has 2GB of RAM, 16/32GB of memory, has a powerful 13-megapixel camera with LED flash and capable of recording Full HD video, has a front camera of 2.1 megapixels and its connectivity include Bluetooth 4.0 and WiFi, but also has NFC, GPS and runs Android 4.2. You can also connect to GSM, WCDMA and LTE.
We do not know if the screen is a leading SOLUX or AMOLED, but probably the first since the AMOLED had production problems, as was reported.
At the moment these are all the details that are available. We know much more about the rest of the specs and features after his presentation on March 14.
What do you think about the new Galaxy S IV of Samsung ? Are you convinced your specifications and technology or you expect something better?

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I'm Watch, the first and true SmartWatch

 

A SmartWatch (or smart watch) is a watch-like device that has very good features, some even similar to a smartphone . For several weeks there have been rumors that Apple and Samsung are preparing their own smartwatchs, but so far neither company has made ​​official statements. Given the lack of information, now everyone has their eyes on the new I'm Watch, which has proclaimed itself as the first and true SmartWatch world, forgetting about Sony launched the model for many months. This small clock allows us to see a list of calls, text messages, emails and other notifications.
The I'm Watch also incorporates functions to accept or reject calls. Its battery is rechargeable and has an estimated duration of 72 hours, also has GPS and GSM connectivity.
Different models are available for different prices. The base model costs $ 350, and from it we have to choose others such as titanium, silver, gold and finally the one with diamonds that costs only $ 20,000. It seems that in terms of functions, all of them have the same.

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Samsung will offer different colors and capacities for the Galaxy S IV

 

And rumors reappear on Galaxy S IV of Samsung. What we say on this occasion? For something that perhaps many expected it all along: Samsung launch Galaxy S variants of the IV, which will have different colors and different memory capacities. This new rumor joins others we saw in previous weeks, telling us that the future smartphone will have a screen of 4.99 inches SOLUX and will have a Qualcomm Snapdragon processor 600 to 1.9GHz.
Something worth clarifying: do not expect the S IV is available in colors like red, yellow, green, blue, etc., As this will not. Only have two colors available, black and white, and the memory can be 16GB, 32GB or 64GB. In short, similar to what we offer Apple with the iPhone.
The S IV will also feature a microSD card slot, so we can further expand capacity, reaching a maximum possible combining 128GB 64GB internal memory and a 64GB microSD also.
Remember that the Galaxy S will be officially IV in New York on Thursday, March 14, is less than two weeks.

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Leaked screenshots of Samsung Galaxy Altius

As we said before, Apple is not the only company working on a SmartWatch, since Samsung is also doing. Fortunately we can learn a bit more about the watch South Korean company, and some leaked screenshots of the device. As indicated by the screenshots, the clock will be called Samsung Galaxy definitely Altius.

It is unclear what operating system you use this SmartWatch, but most likely it's a modified version of Android, because after all is not as difficult to handle as we have seen in the past. Of course, Samsung also may have chosen to develop a proprietary operating system and completely new to watch.

The internal memory of the device appears to be of only 235MB, so it probably will connect to your smartphone to stream music or make calls. Besides this, the screen resolution is expected to be 500 × 500 pixels.

For now, this is all we know, but we expect more leaks reach the Internet over the months, so we must be vigilant.

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Galaxy Altius, the possible Samsung SmartWatch

 

A SmartWatch, or smart watch, as they prefer to call it, is a very particular type of watch that has certain capabilities that make it better than a common clock. As an analogy exists for smartphones and phones that are not smartphones. Of course a SmartWatch has to be a modern device technology, and today one of the leading companies in this area of the market is Samsung. Sometimes we talked about a SmartWatch that Apple is developing, and it seems that the rumors now fall on the South Korean company.

Samsung's watch, it is said, will be called Galaxy Altius. So far not much is known about the device, but apparently has an internal memory, touch screen, runs on an OS called AltiusOS Beta2 and can even have a data plan. It is further believed that the resolution is 500 × 500 pixels.

In the best case, Samsung will present its Galaxy Altius in March with the Galaxy S IV, but we are certain that this small still have many months to go before release.

Tell us what you prefer: a SmartWatch Samsung or an Apple?

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Apple is interested in AMOLED screens

 

Apple's Retina Display is just great and provides excellent graphic quality. Now this type of display could be improved and that Apple has hired a former employee of LG AMOLED expert.

According to a recent report, Dr. Lee Jeung-jil just been recruited by the company on the block to join their ranks. The main reason is the large research OLED / AMOLED Jeung-jil he made while working with LG. He also led the development of LCD screens a long time while working with Samsung. Currently, Jeung-jil is one of the foremost experts in the world OLED screens.

The purpose for which Apple has hired not yet entirely clear, although it is obvious that the company plans to create a new screen or perhaps improve an existing one, as in the case of the Retina. It is also likely to be responsible for the development of Apple rumored TV screen.

For what purpose do you think Apple has hired this expert?

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Ainol Novo 9 Spark, un genial tablet quad-core con Android 4.1

By now we are more than used to seeing mobile devices like tablets and smartphones with quad-core processors, and are currently the best available on the market, but remember that this year and begin to see eight-core processors like Samsung.

If you are looking for a new Android 4.1 tablet high end but want to set aside the usual options, then you might want to take a look at the new Ainol Novo 9 Spark, a tablet with a simple design and very good specifications.

The Ainol Novo 9 Spark has a Allwinner A31 processor, a quad-core architecture that runs at 1.5GHz A7. The device also employs two GPUs Mali 400, has 2GB of DDR3 RAM and 16GB internal memory but you can expand using a microSD card up to 32GB. As might be expected, has a front camera is 2 megapixel and rear 5-megapixel sensor. Its multitouch screen measures 9.7 inches and gives us a resolution of 2048 × 1536 pixels, similar to the Retina display.

Besides all this, the Ainol Novo 9 Spark has WiFi, 3G, a port and a great miniHDMI 10.000mAh battery quite sure that not wither quickly. The operating system is Android 4.1.1.

The tablet is now on sale for $ 260, a bid price substantially when compared with the rest of the market.

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Samsung Galaxy and Galaxy Young Fame, two new phones for youth

 

A few days ago we started the month of February and Samsung has introduced two new phones to market that are recognized members of the Galaxy line will be geared to consumers and a little younger than usual. This is the Samsung Galaxy Young and Samsung Galaxy Fame.

Young Galaxy is a smartphone with 3.27-inch screen that offers a processor that runs at 1GHz, 4GB internal memory and Jelly Bean Android operating system.

On the other hand, the Galaxy Fame brings a slightly larger screen of 3.5 inches, also has a 1GHz processor, has 4GB of memory and runs Android 4.1.

Because of their simple specifications, designs and pricing are probably under more than confident that these new phones are geared toward a market somewhat cooler.

The amount to be paid by each is not yet known, but it sure did not take long to find her.

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Samsung sells more smartphones than Apple and Nokia together

 

Samsung continues to prove he is the king of the smartphone market, and even now has far outpaced large companies like Apple. In fact, sales of Samsung surpass even those achieved by Apple and Nokia together. While Nokia is not selling as many phones as a few years ago, still has a slight market share.

According to Strategy Analytics, Samsung managed to sell 63 million smartphones in the last three months of last year, this amounts to a 73% increase in the number of sales when compared to the same period of 2011. Impressive, right? What's more, since this puts the Samsung market share by 29%, exceeding both Apple has 23% as Nokia which has a 3%, or in other words, Samsung surpasses sales of both companies combined.

A year ago, the Samsung market share was 23.3%, surpassed by Apple which had 23.6% and as we always seem to stand still by the same percentage, while competition continues to progress through the improvements in the technology of its terminals.

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Samsung NP550P5C-A01UB, new 15.6-inch laptop at a good price

 

The new Samsung NP550P5C-A01UB, whose price is around $ 600, has much more to offer than the traditional 15.6-inch portable in design, speed and sound quality. The chassis-A01UB NP550P5C is made of plastic and it found a chiclet keyboard that unfortunately lacks backlighting. The laptop has a thin bezel that gives a very striking look and measures just 1.2 inches thick. In addition, instead of having frequent procesadore Core i7 or Core i3 has a Core i5-3210m high level.

The 15-inch laptops usually have 4GB of RAM and a 500GB disk, but this little offer more, since it has 6GB of RAM and a 750GB disk. When it comes to internal components and hardware is well equipped as we see, but where it falls short is in the graphics department, as it has an integrated Intel HD 4000. If you wonder why the screen resolution gives us, it is 1366 × 768 pixels.

Besides all this, the Samsung-A01UB NP550P5C also has a sound system with speakers 2.1 and features a subwoofer. A level has two USB 2.0 ports, three USB 3.0, one HDMI, one VGA and LAN. It also has a card reader and Bluetooth and WiFi connectivity included.

Your operating system is the new Windows 8.

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Analysis Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini

 

After months of rumors came the official presentation of the new mobile phone Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini, a shortened version but similar in design to the Galaxy S3 and designed for the mid-range smartphone users.
It features a 4-inch screen, the camera cuts to a 5-megapixel sensor, a dual-core processor at 1 GHz and two different versions according to the storage memory in 8GB and 16GB.
One of his main points is that it is the first mid-range phone to come with the operating system Android 4.1 Jelly Bean natively. The launch price is 399 euros and seems a bit high due to the restrictions, but being a family smartphone Samsung Galaxy fans will be willing to buy it before other phones with most competitive prices. A thorough analysis to discover what are the advantages and features of this interesting device.

Product Reviews

The new design of the Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini is quite similar to the size of the iPhone 5, the largest mobile phone company Apple competitor. Weighs less than 111.5 and has a Super AMOLED screen four inches with resolution of 800 x 480 pixels.

In terms of connectivity the phone is up to the mobile phones of the moment, it has support for 3G and WiFi networks, works as an external modem, has Bluetooth 4.0, GPS and microUSB input to synchronize with your computer and charge the battery.
Another important point is its extensive support for multimedia files, with extensive support for music and video formats. Now you can watch your favorite series and videos on mobile and also listen to your songs, and also to use the operating system Android 4.1 Jelly Bean has access to a wide variety of applications and widgets that further extend the offer multimedia.
The camera has 5 megapixel sensor a little late for the industry's momentum of smartphones. You can record video at 720p and VGA front camera can make video calls.
As for memory, the Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini Storage has two versions, an 8 and a 16 GB. It also supports up to 32 GB microSD cards to carry our documents, videos and songs everywhere. The RAM is 1 GB, half of what the Samsung Galaxy S3 offers original.
The Android 4.1 operating system first arrives at a mid-range phone and Samsung takes this advantage to offer users a phone midrange very attractive and cheaply.

Specifications

• HSPA 14.4 / 5.76 900/1900/2100
• EDGE / GPRS 850/900/1800/1900 MHz
• Dimensions, 121.55 x 63 x 9.85 mm
• Weight, 111.5 grams
• Memory storage, versions 8 and 16 GB
• Expandable with microSD cards up to 32 GB
• 1 GB of RAM
• Display 4.0-inch Super AMOLED
• Resolution WVGA 480 x 800 pixels
• Main Camera with 5-megapixel sensor, 2592 x 1944 resolution píxele
• Geotiquetado, autofocus, face detection, LED Flash
• 720p HD video recording,
• Secondary camera VGA
• Playing music, video and photo formats supported: H.264, MPEG-4, H.263, VC-1, SorensonSpark, WMV7, WMV8, MP3, AMR-NB, AAC / AAC + / eAAC +, WMA, OGG (Vorbis ) FLAC
• Hub of Music, Games, Video, Readers
• FM Radio (RDS), JAVA Support
• Adobe Flash Player 10.1 Support
• Android OS 4.1 (Jelly Bean)
• NovaThor Processor U8420 dual core 1.5 GHz
• 3G (HSDPA 14.4 Mbps / HSUPA 5.76 Mbps)
• Wifi, DLNA, WiFi Direct, WiFi Hotspot, Bluetooth 4.0 with A2DP and EDR
• NFC aGPS support GLONASS
• MicroUSB 2.0
• Output 3.5 mm headphone jack
• MicroSD card slot
• Document viewer
• Google Search, Google Maps, Gmail, Google Latitude, Google Play Store, Google Play Store, Google Play Books, Movies Play Google, Google Plus, YouTube, Google Talk, Google Places, Google Navigation, Google Downloads
• 1,500 milliamps Battery

Positives

 

It is the first midrange smartphone to carry the latest Android 4.1 Jelly Bean natively, making better use of special features and services operating system.

Your point of connections is excellent, enabling always connected to the Internet either through WiFi or 3G.
Its value for money is quite attractive for mobile segment with few exponents in the current market.

Negatives

On the downside, we should mention that the camera of the Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini only has a 5 megapixel sensor. Today it is common to find mobile upper middle range with 8 megapixel sensors, perhaps that point would have scored points for the popularity of the mobile.

Conclusion

The Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini exterior design leverages the high-end mobile but offers a smaller version in size and performance that manages to position itself as an important reference in the field of mid-range phones.

In free format can be obtained by 399 euros, a price that appeals to a large mobile connectivity and good visual quality. Fail your camera has a 5 megapixel sensor only. For its services, the name Mini comes in handy this device that cuts the Galaxy S3 features and offers quality, value and a comfortable size to carry in any pocket.

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Samsung Galaxy Tab 3, a new low cost tablet

 

A week ago there were rumors that Samsung would soon introduced three new tablets currently known by their code names: Santos, Rome and Kona.

Now, apparently, one of three tablets actually be called Galaxy Tab 3, which is a bit weird. Why rare? Simple: Samsung, usually gives a number to the tablets under its screen size, as is the case Galaxy Tab July 7 inches, the Tab 10.1 to 10.1 inches, etc. Given this: are we facing a 3-inch tablet? Of course not, no one would launch such a thing.

Back then, according to a report from Digitimes, the Galaxy Tab 3 will be priced at only $ 150, but then it will be released a high-end model will cost $ 200, which is still cheap.

It is said that the Galaxy Tab 3 will be available in two sizes: 7 inches and 10 inches. Its specifications are unknown at the moment, but there is talk of a 5 megapixel camera, 3G and WiFi connectivity and 32/64GB of memory.

We hope to know more about new models during the MWC 2013.

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