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Vodafone: Galaxy S III Jelly Bean rollout to commence Monday 26 November
Vodafone have just announced over at their blog something that Samsung Galaxy S III owners have been anxiously (and, perhaps, impatiently) waiting for. That's right - come 1pm on Monday 26 November, Samsung will...
Telstra: Galaxy Nexus, Galaxy S II 4G, Galaxy S III, One XL, RAZR HD...
In Telstra's most recent public announcement of software updates, they've informed users for a range of devices that major updates for their devices are expected to be rolled out before the end of this...
32GB Nexus 7 just $279 with free shipping from Kogan
Kogan has just emailed through their Frugal Friday deals and they're currently offering some pretty good deals on not only the 32GB Nexus 7 for just $279 with free shipping but also the 16GB...
Samsung sells 30 Million Galaxy S III’s, overtakes iPhone 4 as worlds best-selling Smartphone...
The Samsung Galaxy S III has been pretty popular all over the world with Samsung Poland recently announcing that the company had sold over 30 Million of the phones worldwide. Now a company called...
Android Platform distribution figures released, Ice Cream Sandwich Up, Gingerbread down
Google has released the latest platform distribution figures for Android and it shows that the trends we saw last month are continuing. The number of devices running the Eclair, FroYo and Gingerbread versions of...
Unlocked International Galaxy S3 receiving Jellybean Update
Seems the Galaxy S3 update is ready, at least for the non-carrier bloated recipients anyway.
We received a tip today that the unlocked international Galaxy S3 phones are receiving the Jellybean update and subsequently had...
Samsung Galaxy S3 fares slightly better in blender than iPhone 5
The wonderful boffins at Blendtec are at it again, turning shiny gadgets into dangerous black smoke. This time around they pitted Apple's iPhone 5 against the Samsung Galaxy S3, and in spite of criticism...
Samsung releases user guides for Galaxy S III, Note 10.1, Note II onto Google...
Google did it when they released the Nexus 7 and it seems Samsung is supplying digital user guides, at least for a few of their most popular models. If you're in the market for...
Samsung Galaxy S III mini on the way?
Some of us have big hands; some of us have small hands. Some of us like a phone that's almost the size of a small tablet, and some of us just don't. The Samsung...
ANZ Trialing NFC Wallet System
A few months ago we reported on Westpac trialing a new NFC mobile payment system. ANZ yesterday announced a similar trial as part of a new banking upgrade program. 'ANZ mobile wallet' is a...
Samsung Galaxy S III 4G from Telstra now available for online purchase
It turns out that the Samsung Galaxy S III 4G from Telstra might be arriving a little earlier than we thought. Telstra have launched the online store page for the Galaxy S III 4G,...
Telstra could launch the Galaxy S III 4G on October 9th
We have received some information that suggests Telstra will be launching the Samsung Galaxy S III 4G on October 9th. That's a good week and a half away, and a Tuesday, which is when...
Samsung: Galaxy S III immune to USSD vulnerability (with OTA)
Updates
Sep-27 10.30am: Telstra's current CrowdSupport Handset Updates page says a "bugfix" update for the Galaxy S III was approved on September 25 and is awaiting vendor deployment. This update has an ETA of today...
Video: This is what happens when you run the USSD exploit on the Samsung...
If you wanted to see if that factory reset from the browser exploit is actually a thing, then watch the video below -- it's kind of mind blowing to think this is possible. The...
Exploit: Samsung Galaxy S II and III can be factory reset from the browser,...
Update: Don't go to strange links on either device, kids.
Woah, we've got some crazy news here that's just come from the depths of the internet. The Samsung Galaxy S II can be exploited...