Samsung Galaxy Pro: A worthy challenger to the BlackBerry?

Release Date 9 Mar, 2011 in Christian Science Monitor

 
   

Samsung raises bets in game of catch-up

Financial Times - Christian Oliver, Joseph Menn - 9 Mar, 2011
Samsung Electronics, the world's biggest technology company by sales, is happy to roll with the punches. When Steve Jobs described the South Korean group as a copycat company last week while he was launching Apple's iPad 2, ...

Samsung Galaxy Pro: A worthy challenger to the BlackBerry?

Christian Science Monitor - Matthew Shaer - 9 Mar, 2011
The Samsung Galaxy Pro, the latest handset from Samsung. The Galaxy Pro features a QWERTY keypad and a 2.8-inch screen. By Matthew Shaer / March 8, 2011 Samsung Galaxy Pro â€" the latest in the popular Galaxy smartphone line â€" was unveiled this week at ...

Review: Samsung Galaxy tablet

Montreal Gazette - 9 Mar, 2011
By Murray Hill, for Postmedia News March 8, 2011 The Galaxy Tab 10.1, which uses the latest version of Google's Android operating system, weighs 599 grams (1 pound, five ounces) and is just 10.9 millimetres (0.43 inches) thick. ...

Can Samsung Catch Up with Apple in Tablet PC Market?

The Chosun Ilbo - ‎Mar 7, 2011‎
When Samsung Electronics unveiled its Galaxy Tab in the US in November of last year, Apple held 95 percent of the US market for tablet PCs with its iPad. Verizon and other telecoms that had been worried about Apple's monopoly welcomed the Galaxy Tab, ...

Samsung's Nexus S 'Google phone' to launch with all Canadian carriers

National Post (registration) - ‎Mar 7, 2011‎
As a champion of free Web services and open source software, Google's reputation for encouraging openness in technology circles has carried over into its efforts to dominate the smartphone world. First came Android, the company's free smartphone ...

Samsung debuts Galaxy Pro

CNET (blog) - Bonnie Cha - ‎Mar 7, 2011‎
BlackBerry users looking to make the switch to Android might be interested in taking a look at Samsung's latest smartphone, the Galaxy Pro. The Galaxy Pro, which was unveiled today, combines both a full QWERTY keyboard and a 2.8-inch, ...

Samsung unveils Android-based Galaxy Pro feature phone

ZDNet (blog) - Rachel King - ‎Mar 7, 2011‎
Samsung has outed yet another device under the “Galaxy” umbrella, but don't expect this one to be exactly on par with the Galaxy S smartphone series. The Galaxy Pro was introduced today at the Samsung SEA ...

Report: Samsung rethinking Galaxy Tab 10.1

CNET (blog) - Stuart Dredge - ‎Mar 7, 2011‎
Samsung has become one of the first tablet makers to publicly say its strategy may be getting a tweak as a direct result of Apple's unveiling of the iPad 2. Korean news agency Yonhap has an interview with Lee Don-joo, executive vice ...

Three will offer the Samsung Galaxy Mini and Pro

Inquirer - Chris Martin - ‎Mar 7, 2011‎
MOBILE OPERATOR Three announced today that it will carry Samsung's Galaxy Mini and Galaxy Pro smartphones starting next month. The Galaxy Mini is Samsung's budget Android smartphone running on a 600MHz processor. ...

Galaxy Tab a device to lure sceptics

The Australian - Chris Griffith - ‎Mar 7, 2011‎
IT'S early days for Android and Samsung's Galaxy Tab. It's especially early days for Android Market having the diversity and quality of tablet apps to rival those of Apple's iPad. There's nothing for the Galaxy Tab that approaches the exquisite beauty ...

QWERTY Android Samsung Galaxy Pro Revealed

Techtree.com - Samir Makwana - ‎Mar 7, 2011‎
Recently, Samsung shuffled its Galaxy S line-up with the new Galaxy S SL GT-I9003 in India and couple of other regions till the Galaxy S II GT-I9100 is made available everywhere. At the Samsung SEA Forum in Singapore, the company unveiled a brand new ...

iPad 2 is out, but let's be patient

Jakarta Post - ‎Mar 6, 2011‎
Apple's latest: The new Apple iPad 2 in both black and white is displayed at an event in San Francisco, California, the US. â€" Photo by Bloomberg/David Paul Morris Apple announced last Wednesday that the next iteration of its trendsetting iPad, ...

Super smartphone deals only from Globe

Manila Bulletin - ‎Mar 6, 2011‎
MANILA, Philippines - As any Nethead knows, Globe is the only way to turn to appease their smartphone fetish. Truly, Globe continues to bring the newest and the best gadgets and handsets that cater to the ever-changing needs of the tech-savvy Pinoy ...

About that Steve Jobs misquote

Fortune (blog) - Philip Elmer-DeWitt - ‎Mar 5, 2011‎
Now, reasonable men and women can disagree about what constitutes shipping "in volume" or whether the Amazon (AMZN) Kindle and Barnes & Noble's (BKS) Nook should be considered part of the tablet computer market. But a quote's a quote, and as it happens ...

Vodafone reveals Google Nexus S pricing

Good Gear Guide - 9 Mar, 2011
Vodafone has announced that Google's Nexus S smartphone will be available today to existing customers, and will be free on a $79 cap plan. The Google Nexus S Android phone, manufactured by Samsung, is just the second Google-branded smartphone to hit ...

Vodafone reveals Samsung Google Nexus S pricing and availability

Current.com.au - 9 Mar, 2011
SYDNEY, NSW: Vodafone has today revealed the pricing for the new Nexus S smartphone, which is a collaboration between Samsung and Google. Running off the new Android 2.3 (Gingerbread), this device is expected to be one of the most exciting mobile phone ...

Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 will debut on time

Good E-Reader (blog) - 9 Mar, 2011
By Sovy Samsung was one of the first companies to have publicly expressed fears over the way the new iPad 2 might have a steam roller effect on the competition. What seems evident is that they have been taken by surprise over Apple's ability to deliver ...

Vodafone gets 2.3 bites of Gingerbread 'first' on Nexus S

iTWire - Alex Zaharov-Reutt - 9 Mar, 2011
First to take two and a third bites from Google's Gingerbread Android OS 2.3 is Vodafone, who is launching the Google/Samsung Nexus S from the 9th of March, a few weeks before it launches Sony's Xperia arc which also comes with ...

Samsung Galaxy Ace review

TechRadar UK - 9 Mar, 2011
The latest edition to the Galaxy family is the Samsung Galaxy Ace GT- S5830, which packs quite a punch considering its middle-of-the-road specification and ÂŁ199.99 prepay/ÂŁ25 contract price point. The Android 2.2 (Froyo) operating system helps this ...

Nexus S hits Vodafone this Friday

Delimiter - 9 Mar, 2011
Mobile telco VHA this morning revealed Google's flagship self-branded handset, the Nexus S, would launch to existing customers through its Vodafone brand in Australia this Friday the 9th of March, with general availability to new customers on the 16th ...

Nexus S, Xperia Arc set for Aussie release

CNET Australia - Joseph Hanlon - 9 Mar, 2011
Aussies eager to get there hands on new Android smartphones will be pleased to know that two of the big releases for early 2011 have been confirmed, with Vodafone to launch the Samsung Nexus S on 16 March and Sony ...

Vodafone Get 10.1 Samsung Galaxy Tab In OZ

SmartHouse - David Richards - 9 Mar, 2011
Vodafone is set to get exclusive carrier access to the new 10.1: Samsung Galaxy Tab, however the launch date and the pricing has not been finalised a senior Samsung Australia executive has confirmed. ...

Gingerbread Powered Nexus S Makes Vodafone Debut

ChannelNews - Marie Jones - 9 Mar, 2011
Vodafone has become the first off the block with the Nexus S, the world's first handset that is powered by the Android 2.3 Gingerbread platform, which will be made available to its existing customers from today, ...

Android-powered Nexus S now on Vodafone (with Gingerbread)

Computerworld Australia - 9 Mar, 2011
Vodafone has announced the immediate availability of the Samsung Nexus S handset, which is the first in Australia to run Android 2.3 “Gingerbread”. The Nexus S is available to existing Vodafone customers from today and to new customers from March 16. ...

Vodafone gains access to Google Nexus S

ARNnet - 9 Mar, 2011
The first smartphone to run Google's Android 2.3 OS will be available to existing Vodafone customers from March 9. Google's Nexus S, the first smartphone to run the Android 2.3 “Gingerbread” OS, is now available through Vodafone. ...

Samsung Galaxy Pro QWERTY Android candybar revealed [Video]

SlashGear - Chris Davies - 9 Mar, 2011
Samsung has announced a new Android smartphone, the Samsung Galaxy Pro, and while we've grown used to seeing the company's near-endless variants on the Galaxy S family, the Pro dips a toe in as a QWERTY ...

Video: TELUS Samsung Galaxy S Fascinate 4G Overview

MobileSyrup.com - Ian Hardy - 9 Mar, 2011
Earlier today TELUS unveiled the Samsung Galaxy S Fascinate 4G. This is a follow up to the Samsung Galaxy S Fascinate 3G they released a few months back. The overall design is similar to the previous model but the Fascinate 4G has a chrome bezel that ...

TELUS Raking in Android Devices This Spring

Everything Android - Nate Rios - 9 Mar, 2011
It's a good day to be Canadian, particularly if you're mobile service provider is TELUS. We've learned today that two high-end Android devices will be available on TELUS starting this Spring. We're pleased to report that ...

Telus will also release the Google Nexus S in a few weeks

Unwired View - 9 Mar, 2011
By Vlad Bobleanta on 08 Mar 11 This day sure is an announcement-filled one for Telus. The Canadian carrier has first gone ahead and introduced “Canada's first 4G smartphone”, the brand-overloaded Samsung Galaxy S Fascinate 4G. But that wasn't enough to ...

Samsung To Release Galaxy Pro For Professionals

Gearlog (blog) - 9 Mar, 2011
Samsung will release a new smartphone called Galaxy Pro for professionals who want more than just a smartphone. The Galaxy Pro features a 2.8 in touchscreen, 3MP camera, 800MHz CPU, QWERTY keyboard, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS, and 512 MB storage along with ...

 

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