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Samsung’s new Region Locks apply only to first activation
As previously reported, in an attempt to stamp out "grey imports" of its devices, Samsung appears to have introduced a policy of region locking its phones.
The term "grey import" refers to the practice of...
Android 4.3 Update coming soon for Galaxy S III, S 4 and Note II
Reports from SamMobile suggest that three of the biggest Samsung devices of the last 18 months will be receiving Android 4.3 Jelly Bean updates in a matter of weeks.
The volume, frequency and accuracy of...
HD Voice update for Vodafone branded Galaxy Note II now available via Kies
The latest Vodafone Software update Blog advises that Galaxy Note II owners will finally be able to use the HD Voice feature that was rolled out to the Vodafone network began trialling back in...
Galaxy Note 3 sim restriction – Asia and Australia stock
Earlier today we confirmed that Galaxy Note 3 stock sourced from Europe and the Americas are only able to be used with a sim card from their respective regions. While this does limit our...
European Galaxy Note 3 locked to European SIM cards
Popular online UK phone retailers Clove and Handtec are reporting some unusual and surprising news this morning - Galaxy Note 3 phones purchased in Europe are only compatible with European sim cards. The European...
Samsung offering a free case with any Galaxy Tab 3 purchased from Samsung Experience...
Samsung are offering a deal to those customers looking to purchase a Galaxy Tab 3. If you purchase one of the Galaxy Tab 3 range the 7", 8" or 10.1" from the Samsung Experience...
Virgin Mobile announces pre-orders for the Galaxy Note 3
When Telstra, Vodafone and Optus announced their pricing and plans for the Samsung Galaxy Note 3, Virgin Mobile advised they would be waiting to announce their plans this week, today they've announced that they...
Samsung releases the Golden Edition Galaxy S4
Samsung Gulf, Samsung's arm in the United Arab Emirates, has announced on its Facebook page a Golden Edition Galaxy S4.
The phones dazzle in Gold Brown and Gold Pink, leaving little doubt that these versions...
Flexible display coming to a premium version of Samsung Note 3 in October?
At the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) earlier this year, Samsung demonstrated its flexible display technology, called YOUM. Samsung presented a number of prototype displays, from a wafer thin flexible screen that showed vivid colours,...
Samsung list the available Note 3 accessories
Alleviating one of the biggest annoyances in the Android platform, Samsung have taken to releasing their own range of accessories for flagship devices of late. The Galaxy Note 3 is the next in...
Good Deal: Buy a Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 10.1 from Big W and get...
The new weekly catalogues for retailers are rolling out across Australia and Big W's latest catalogue which begins on Thursday has a pretty good deal - Purchase the 16GB Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 10.1...
Optus announce new trade-in scheme to give you credit towards your new plan
If you're into gadgets then chances are you have a number of Smartphones lying around gathering dust, and Optus would like to take them off your hands in exchange for giving you credit on...
Samsung Galaxy S4 Active — Review
The Samsung Galaxy S4 is certainly one of the top three phones of 2013, but can its more-rugged cousin, the Galaxy S4 Active, live up to the ‘Galaxy S’ name?
There’s no denying Samsung have...
DSE now selling the Nexus 10… from last year
There's no doubt we live in surprising times, but when I saw this slide across the news desk today, I had to double check for myself.
You see, it seems that Dick Smith Electronics is...
Harvey Norman announce pre-order pricing for the Samsung Galaxy Note 3
After the Australian launch of the Galaxy Note 3, we now have pricing and availability from carriers for the device and Harvey Norman has just announced that they will be taking pre-orders for the...