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Samsung adds two new models to their Series 9 Laptops

Samsung Series 9S LaptopA year ago Samsung unveiled a new series of laptops known as the Series 9 laptop at the Consumer Electronics Show 2011. These incredibly thin laptops are known as ultrabooks became popular ever since their first release. Now every major laptop manufacturer is producing ultrabooks this year for the CES 2012, and Samsung is adding to the collection as well.

Revisiting their original Series 9 laptops Samsung decided to spice the collection up with two new Series 9 laptops. These two are not actually termed “ultrabooks” however they are incredibly thin and weigh next to nothing. The two laptops are a 13.3 inch and a 15 inch laptop. The 13.3 inch model weighs just 2.5 pounds while the 15 inch model weighs only one pound more.

These two new Series 9 laptops boast beautiful dark aluminum cases that make them sleek, lightweight, and incredibly durable. Additionally Samsung is using a new trick that will delight customers: fitting a larger display on a smaller chassis. Their 15 inch display model is set in a 14 inch chassis while the other 13.3 inch display is fit on a 12 inch chassis. +Continue Reading

Top 10 Must-Have Gadgets for 2011 Holiday Season

Happy HolidaysChristmas is fast approaching and tech gadgets are always at the forefront of holiday wish lists. 2011 has been a great year for electronics and some truly innovative devices have been released to the markets. If you are making a list, or looking to buy a perfect gift for a loved one, find out which gadgets are must haves for this holiday season!

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Samsung Series 7 Chronos, a good looking fast Laptop

Samsung Series 7 ChronosIt is well known that there is a heated battle waging between both Samsung and Apple when it comes to phones and tablet devices. Recently Samsung released a popular commercial that features the stereotypical Apple loyalists waiting in line for a new Apple device while Samsung users were already enjoying the “next big thing” which was already out. However, Samsung didn’t stop stepping up their game with the commercial, in fact they released a new laptop called the Series 7 Chronos.

This new laptop has the same exact specifications as Apple’s 15-inch MacBook Pro along with some other similar features however one thing that was drastically different was the price. With the Apple MacBook Pro costing customers a whopping $1,800, the Series 7 Chronos came in at only $1,300.

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Wiretapping lawsuit against Phone manufacturers

WiretappingMillions of Americans were tapped secretly by a nefarious software company, and with the aid of Samsung and HTC. The controversy is a tornado twisting about Carrier IQ. This company loaded tracking software on consumers’ mobile phones, which has sparked two lawsuits to start with.

The plaintiffs filed the suit on Thursday against Carrier IQ, Samsung, and HTC, claiming the companies failed to adhere to a federal statute banning wiretapping.

Hundreds of millions of dollars are being sought through the class action lawsuits. The plaintiffs filed them in the Chicago and St. Louis courts to win restitution for Americans whose phones had been loaded with the software in question. The basis for these suits is the Federal Wiretap Act. The penalty is $100 daily for each count, violating the ban on “intercepting oral, wire and electronic communications.” +Continue Reading

Samsung Exynos 5250 Dual-Core SoC – a quiet Revolution

Samsung Exynos 5250 Dual-Core ProcessorLast Wednesday Samsung revealed the Exynos 5250, armed with two 2GHz ARM Cortex-A15 processors, in the most recent system on a chip (SoC) from the company. Samsung’s previous top SoC product was twin 1.5GHz ARM Cortex-A9 processors.

The Exynos 5250, though, is designed to target higher end tablets, offers nearly twice the punch of the old pair. Samsung targets the second quarter of 2012 for mass producing the Exynos 5250.

The graphics production of the 5250, rumored to be derived from the faster GPU, the ARM Mali-T604 or T658, is more than four times that of the former Cortex-A9’s, and the 5250 yields the industry’s first ultra-high resolution WQXGA at 2560 x 1600 screen resolution. 3D stereoscopic displays will be supported as well. +Continue Reading

Galaxy Nexus Smartphone and Android Ice Cream Sandwich will be released in November

Samsung Google Galaxy NexusBy now, most of you guys should know about the new Google/Samsung device-Galaxy Nexus and Android’s new platform-Ice Cream Sandwich. As usual, in this post we will be unveil some features of the smartphone in comparison to other hot smartphones.

As an Android device, the specs must be outstanding; let’s face it, Android smartphones have some great internal components.

To start off, the Galaxy Nexus will come up with: a 1.2GHz dual-core processor paired with 1GB of internal RAM, a 16GB/32GB storage capacity, a 5-megapixel camera with LED flash, a 1.3-megapixel front-facing camera, a 1750mAh battery and video capturing at up to 1080p (30fps). Is that too much information for you? Let’s take the time to break it down. +Continue Reading

AT&T Unveiled 5 New Android Devices: Samsung, Motorola, Pantech among them

Pantech PocketNews just came in today that AT&T Wireless will be releasing five all-new Android devices. Although the release of the Samsung Galaxy S II was expected to be the biggest hit since the first Galaxy S, word has come in that AT&T will bring in: the Samsung Captivate Glide, Pantech Pocket, AT&T Avail, Samsung DoubleTime, and Motorola Atrix 2.

Android 2.3 Gingerbread is expected to be included with all of the phones except for the Samsung DoubleTime. The DoubleTime comes preloaded with Android 2.2 Froyo. With the addition of these five new phones, both AT&T and Android OS hope to become the leaders of handheld technology.

Before we get too caught up in the moment, let’s take a look at the specifications of these devices. +Continue Reading