Strategy Analytics has named the Samsung Galaxy S III [specifications] “the world’s best-selling smartphone model” for Q3 2012. With global shipments of 18.0 million units, it dethroned the Apple iPhone 4S for the top spot. Roughly 1 in 10 smartphones shipped during the quarter was a Galaxy S III! Neil Shah, Senior Analyst at Strategy Analytics, said, “Samsung’s Galaxy S3 […]
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Rogers provides ETAs for Samsung Galaxy S III and Note Jelly Bean upgrades
Samsung Canada has already promised that the Samsung Galaxy S III and Galaxy Note will be upgraded to Android 4.1 before the holidays. Rogers is now providing a better estimate as to when the updates will roll out through its Community Forums. The current schedule is as follows: Samsung Galaxy S III (SGH-I747M) – Late November Samsung Galaxy Note (SGH-I717R) […]
Samsung reconfirms 30 million Samsung Galaxy S III units sold
It would appear that Samsung Poland simply let the cat out the bag a bit too early. After announcing that sales of the Samsung Galaxy S III had topped 30 million units, the Facebook and Twitter messages vanished. An official confirmation of the milestone has now been released by Samsung. JK Shin, President and Head of IT & Mobile Communications […]
Samsung Galaxy S III coming to Koodo “before the end of the year”
The Samsung Galaxy S III [specifications] is already carried by a significant number of Canadian carriers. That list is about to grow longer with confirmation that it is also headed to Koodo. In a response to a question on its forums, a Koodo employee responded: I have a bit of good news to share…..after many of you asked us to […]
Sales of Samsung Galaxy S III top 30 million (Updated)
Not satisfied with announcing that sales of its Galaxy Note II had topped three million units in the first 37 days of availability, Samsung today also announced that sales of its Galaxy S III flagship smartphone have now topped 30 million units. That number includes all variants, including the I9300 international version as well as carrier-specific ones. We have already […]
More Samsung Galaxy S III video ads
Samsung has released three new video ads for the Galaxy S III. These focus on features of Samsung’s flagship smartphone rather than poking fun at Apple’s fans although the the first does take aim at the iPhone’s smaller screen size. The other two focus on Samsung’s S-Beam feature. There are also a number of new Samsung Galaxy Note II ads […]
Canadian Samsung Galaxy S III and Galaxy Note to get Android 4.1 update before holidays
There is good news today for Canadian owners of the Samsung Galaxy S III and Galaxy Note. Samsung Canada confirmed via Twitter that both devices will receive their Android 4.1 Jelly Bean upgrades in the next few weeks: Exciting news for Note and S III owners! You can expect Jelly Bean to arrive before the holidays! Time to keep your […]
Some Samsung Galaxy devices vulnerable to malicious HTML hack (Updated)
Potentially bad news for Samsung device owners today. A number of Samsung Galaxy devices running Samsung’s TouchWiz UI have been found to be vulnerable to a malicious hack that could wipe them clean. The exploit occurs when a website runs a USSD code (essentially a dialer code) via the browser to trigger the full factory reset. It can also be […]