Samsung today announced the launch of its much anticipated Samsung Galaxy S III smartphone in 28 countries, including the UK and France. Samsung expects that, by July, the Galaxy S III will be available in 145 countries through 296 carriers. Samsung has also confirmed that the Pebble Blue version will be in short supply over the next few weeks due […]
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UK retailers confirm Samsung Galaxy S III shipment delays
Rumours last week suggested the Pebble Blue Samsung Galaxy S III was facing production delays due to some manufacturing issues. The UK retailer Clove today provided an update to its customers confirming that both the Marble White and Pebble Blue versions would be late. Delays appear slight at this time with the white version to ship June 1st rather than […]
Infographic: A look at Canadian mobile landscape in April 2012
Canadian mobile advertising firm JUICE Mobile has put together an infographic that summarizes some of the key trends and information about the Canadian mobile landscape in April 2012. The data comes from its own ad-serving infrastructure. There are a few surprises on the graphic. For example, RIM continues to show remarkable strength in Canada (RIM is Canadian after all) and […]
Motorola previews Android 4.0 UI and Webtop 3.0
In preparation for its upcoming Android 4.0 upgrade for the Motorola RAZR, Motorola Japan has released a number of videos that highlight some of the upcoming changes. These cover topics like navigating in Android 4.0, the updated lock screen, new camera features and a lot more. Some of the features, like the enhanced lock screen, look quite promising. Here are […]
IDC: Android and iOS continue to gain market share in Q1 2012
It is quickly becoming a two horse race in the global smartphone market. According to IDC, Android and iOS accounted for 82% of the market in the first quarter of 2012. A year ago, the two held a combined share of 54.4%. Gains came primarily at the expense of Symbian and BlackBerry. “The popularity of Android and iOS stems from […]
Upcoming Sony ST26i gets benchmarked
Another upcoming Sony handset has been revealed. The Sony ST26i has surfaced on the GL Benchmark and provided a few specification details as well. These point to another entry level device. The benchmark results reveal that the Sony ST26i will be powered by a Qualcomm MSM7627A chipset (running at 1GHz?) with a Adreno 200 GPU and Google Android 4.0.4. It […]
More information on upcoming quad-core Tegra 3 Google Nexus tablet
On the heels of yesterday’s rumour that Google’s 7-inch Nexus tablet will begin shipping in June for July availability come new details about the tablet itself. A ” trusted source” has told TechnoBuffalo that Google will indeed announce Asus-built Nexus tablet at its Google I/O event in June. Attendees will also be happy to learn that they can expect to […]
Pebble Blue Samsung Galaxy S III facing production delays
It appears that the first markets to see the launch of the Samsung Galaxy S III will only see Samsung’s latest flagship in Marble White. It was thought at first that carriers and retailers might have opted to only offer the smartphone in a single colour but independent reports followed by a couple of Samsung confirmations now point to production […]