Posts Tagged ‘samsung’
Carphone Warehouse price Samsung Galaxy Tab at €600 »
The Carphone Warehouse's UK site has put up a pre-order page for the Samsung Galaxy Tab, pricing it at the equivalent of €600 for the device outside of a contract. Samsung's Android-based rival to the iPad is due to launch in Europe on the 1st November and so far there has been no clear confirmation of a price. At €600 the 7" tablet ...Read On »
Competition: Win a Samsung Wave from Three »
Next up in the teic.ie 1st birthday giveaways is a Samsung Wave, courtesy of Three mobile. The Samsung Wave is a cracking Bada-based touch-screen phone with a beautifully sharp 3.3" SuperAMOLED screen, a 5mp camera and a solid and slick design and interface. This competition is now closed - a winner will be announced shortly. The ...Read On »
Windows Phone 7 Irish launch round-up »
Microsoft has officially unveiled its new phone OS - Windows Phone 7 - with three handsets (compared to 10 in the US) running the platform to be available in Ireland in time for Christmas. All three devices have a lot in common - not least because of Microsoft's strict rules about minimum specifications. For example all three run on a 1GHz ...Read On »
Windows Phone 7 to launch today »
The new phone operating system from Microsoft - imaginatively named Windows Phone 7 - is to be unveiled today in a number of launch events around the world. The main event will take place in New York at 2:30pm Irish time, with an event in Dublin due to start later this evening. A number of handsets will be showcased as part of the launch, ...Read On »
Microsoft confirm 11th Oct launch of Windows Phone 7 »
Following a vague invite late last week Microsoft has confirmed that its event on 11th Oct will be to launch Windows Phone 7. The Dublin event will start at 6pm local time, meaning it will actually be 2 hours ahead of the New York launch due for the same day (though a few hours behind London's). Windows Phone 7 is the latest phone operating ...Read On »
Opinion: What is the point of Samsung’s Bada? »
With Samsung committing to an Android future what is the point of keeping its own open source OS alive?, asks Adam Maguire. Just less than a year ago Samsung announced Bada OS, its own open source operating system that would challenge the growing dominance of Android and iOS. It made a lot of noise about the new software at the time, ...Read On »
Review: Samsung Galaxy S »
The Samsung's latest swing at an Android device is a huge leap forward on the Galaxy Spica but it's far from flawless, writes Adam Maguire. The Samsung Galaxy S is very much a deceptively designed phone. At first glance you would be forgiven for thinking it was an iPhone 3GS as physically it bears a striking resemblance, right down to the ...Read On »
Samsung tease their GalaxyTab before 2nd Sept reveal »
It was one of the worst-kept secrets in the gadget world but Samsung has finally taken the wraps off its Galaxy-branded tablet. Due to be unveiled in Germany next week Samsung's 7" tablet device has been teased by the company in a new video available on MobileBurn's YouTube channel. The 20 second clip gives plenty away in terms of spec, ...Read On »
Review: Samsung Wave »
Samsung has been one of the most enthusiastic adopters of Google's Android operating system but the Wave sees the company run a phone on its own Bada software for the first time. So is it a strong competitor in an increasingly competitive space? In physical dimensions alone the Samsung Wave is an attractive and impressive phone. It houses a ...Read On »
Opinion: Where next for the netbook? »
Having shown potential to be the next step in mobile computing the netbook now appears to have been a mere stop-gap. Adam Maguire wonders where does the device-type go from here or whether it is destined to decline. When the Asus EeePC first appeared it was a revelation. The idea of having a functional laptop with the footprint of a small ...Read On »
