MWC 2011: Samsung to unveil Galaxy S 2 smartphone

World's second largest mobile phone manufacturer Samsung is all set rock the gadget world through their new products, which were expected to surafce at 2011 Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona. Rumor mills reported that Samsung will unveil Galaxy S 2 smartphone at MWC.


Along with Galaxy Tab 2, Samsung Galaxy S 2 is expected to get more advanced specifications than their older versions. The leaked pictures and specs of Galaxy S 2 hinted that the Seoul based Samsung has been planning to compete with the Motorola Atrix 4G smartphone.

According to rumors, Samsung Galaxy S 2 will have a 4.3-inch Super AMOLED display which offers maximum multimedia experience to the users. This smartphone will run on Google Android 2.3 Gingerbread operating system.

Another exclusive feature on Samasung Galaxy S 2 is its dual-core Orion CPU that makes it faster than the first version Galaxy S and many other smartphone available in the market. This upcoming smartphone may also boast an 8 megapixel camera which is capable of recording HD videos.

Some reports added that Samasung Galaxy S 2 will provide a built-in NFC chip that helps users for instant payment through the smartphone. Samsung has not yet officially confirmed the existence of Galaxy S 2 smartphone. The much awaited 2011 MWC will kick start on Feb 14 in Barcelona. So, we have to wait for the official launch.

via oneindia 

Samsung vows Android 2.2 for Vibrant have come Today

T-Mobile chief marketing officer Cole Brodman said on Thursday that the long delayed Android 2.2 upgrade for the Samsung Vibrant would arrive tomorrow, January 21. He denied accusations that the update was being purposefully held back and said it was strictly practical. It was only "quality control and timing" that mattered, he told PCMag.

The carrier was using the Vibrant's delay as an incentive to speed up its Android upgrade patterns. It would now upgrade phones to a new version of Android within three to five months of Google itself making the release public. Not having had the iPhone, the experience of users wanting multiple timely upgrades was "new."

While a 2.2 release on Friday would help settle anger among Vibrant owners and could mitigate a class action lawsuit, it wouldn't address issues with Samsung being one of the slowest to upgrade its phones. Some Galaxy S phone owners have received upgrades earlier outside of the US, but no American models have moved past 2.1 in the roughly half year since they've been available.

Other carriers either haven't given clues as to the release date or won't have the upgrade for even longer. US Cellular's Mesmerize variant won't have it until March, or roughly nine months after the Galaxy S first reached Americans.

Without the upgrade, the phones haven't had access to Google Voice Actions or many of the official apps Google has released since the spring.

via electronista

Samsung Galaxy S sells 9.3M units near 10M target

This 9.3 million Galaxy S sales was really the number we're looking at compared toMicrosoft's 1.5 million Windows Phone 7 units sold on retailers and operators. The goodnews here is that Samsung is almost on its targeted 10 million sales from its announced goal two months ago for its Android-loving superphone. read more at techgeeze