T-Mobile UK was certain it would be able to offer Android 2.2 Froyo to its Samsung Galaxy S subscribers but it looks like this particular handset is still part of the 17% of Android smartphones that aren't yet going to Android 2.x. T-Mobile UK intended to roll out the Froyo update already but it failed miserably at doing so, despite having announced its intentions a few days ago. According to the ... Read More

Samsung announced a partnership with Giorgio Armani to create an exclusive edition Galaxy S Android smartphone. The Giorgio Armani Samsung Galaxy S looks a lot like the AT&T Samsung Captivate. However, it comes with a Giorgio Armani logo, a special Giorgio Armani designed user interface with exclusive content, ring tones, fonts, and on/off animations. The device also runs Android 2.2 Froyo, and comes with Flash 10.1 support included. The Giorgio Armani Samsung ... Read More

Samsung  is having immense success with the Galaxy S. Apart from getting great reviews, great sales etc, it now has another thing to rejoice about. The Galaxy S has been certified as the world’s first Wi-Fi Direct smartphone.It was given this certificate by the Wi-Fi Alliance in Japan which certified it capable of Wi-Fi Direct and made it the first smartphone on the list. Wi-Fi Direct enables you to interconnect Wi-Fi capable ... Read More

The Samsung Galaxy S I9000 will be the first handset to use the new Wi-Fi Direct standard, enabling machine-to-machine data transfer without the need for a wireless hub. The Wi-Fi Alliance had said in October of ’09  that many in-market devices would be forwards-compatible with the new standard, so expect a couple more handsets to have this feature unlocked in an upcoming firmware update. The Samsung Galaxy S I9000 packs a ... Read More

After about three months of waiting after the announcement, Rogers has finally started shipping the Samsung Galaxy S Captivate to retail locations. Apparently the delay was due to a shortage of Super AMOLED displays on Samsung’s end, but ain’t that always the story? The Captivate is still available for preorder online for $149.99 (on a three-year contract, of course) until this Sunday, after which it will go for $179.99 in ... Read More

One of the coolest smartphones currently in existence just got even cooler. Samsung is already seeding the Android 2.2 Froyo update to I9000 Galaxy S units in selected markets and worldwide availability should come in the following days. So head to Kies and hit that Firmware Update button to see if you are among the lucky fellas in the first wave. But even if you are not, don't get discouraged just ... Read More

Samsung obviously has high hopes for its Galaxy S line of smartphones. We’ve already seen them unveiling the device in Snow White and Pink, and now we have the Korean giant teaming up with cosmetics maker Aveda to launch a special version of the smartphone. The so called Samsung Galaxy S Femme Aveda Edition is dressed in pink and also comes with a neat bundle that includes a 4GB microSD memory ... Read More

Samsung Galaxy S will launch in China in three different versions - one for each of the three major telecoms in the country. One of them, headed to China Telecom, is even going to feature GSM and CDMA dual-standby. Samsung Galaxy S will launch in China before the end of the year. China Telecom will launch its version this month. Samsung SCH-I909 is a capable of working on both CDMA and ... Read More

India has received several Android handsets, including the expensive Samsung Galaxy S. And now, Samsung is bringing their affordable Android handsets to India; the Samsung Galaxy 5 (i5503) and Samsung Galaxy 3 (i5801). The Samsung Galaxy 5 and Samsung Galaxy 3 had launched in Italy and UK as Corby smartphone and Samsung Apollo. The Samsung 5 features a 2.8 inch QVGA touchscreen display, 2MP camera, Touch Wiz UI 3.0, 3G, Wi-Fi, ... Read More

What do you know – Apple iPhone won’t be the only cool white kid in the (smartphone) block. We’ve already seen the white HTC Evo 4G (although it’s still not widely available) and now Samsung’s Galaxy S has been spotted in the same color. The image on the left has been caught on the website of the Spanish chain store – The Phone House. Unfortunately, the photo is too small, but ... Read More