Engadget http://www.engadget.com Engadget http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif Engadget http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/<![CDATA[Did the Samsung Galaxy S II with NFC just hit the FCC?]]>http://www.engadget.com/2011/07/29/did-the-samsung-galaxy-s-ii-with-nfc-just-hit-the-fcc/http://www.engadget.com/2011/07/29/did-the-samsung-galaxy-s-ii-with-nfc-just-hit-the-fcc/http://www.engadget.com/2011/07/29/did-the-samsung-galaxy-s-ii-with-nfc-just-hit-the-fcc/#comments Hooray, another Samsung phone made it through the FCC, and it looks like it could be another Galaxy S II variant. No, it's not the Tegra 2-clad version. Nor is it the one with WiMAX. Heck, it's not even the GT-i9100 that showed up in March. Nay, it's the Samsung i777, a new form of the phone sequel we've been pulling our hair out in anticipation for. What's so great about this candidate? It's rocking an NFC antenna on the battery cover and utilizes 850 / 1900 bands in the WCDMA / HSPA variety, making it a tasty target for users on AT&T, Bell, Rogers, or Telus. The phone's dimensions are identical with Europe's current model, which nearly seals the deal on its likely association with the Galaxy S II lineup. Annoyed that this beauty is cradled in some FCC tester's hands and not yours? Fret not, August is quickly approaching.

Did the Samsung Galaxy S II with NFC just hit the FCC? originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 29 Jul 2011 00:21:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>1900mhz850mhzattbellfccgalaxy s 2galaxy s iiGalaxyS2GalaxySIinear field communicationsNearFieldCommunicationsnfcrfidrogerss 2s iiS2samsungsamsung galaxysamsung galaxy ssamsung galaxy s 2samsung galaxy s iiSamsungGalaxySamsungGalaxySSamsungGalaxyS2SamsungGalaxySIiSIitelusFri, 29 Jul 2011 00:21:00 EST<![CDATA[Samsung Galaxy S II nets two additional carriers on South Korea's official launch day]]>http://www.engadget.com/2011/04/28/samsung-galaxy-s-ii-nets-two-additional-carriers-on-south-korea/http://www.engadget.com/2011/04/28/samsung-galaxy-s-ii-nets-two-additional-carriers-on-south-korea/http://www.engadget.com/2011/04/28/samsung-galaxy-s-ii-nets-two-additional-carriers-on-south-korea/#comments Today marks South Korea's official launch of the Galaxy S II, with Samsung ensuring its home country gets plenty of superphone love before turning its attention abroad. Rival carriers SK Telecom and LG Uplus have added this Super AMOLED Plus beauty to their repertoire, joining KT, who's already begun taking pre-orders for the device which retails for approximately $790 (before subsidies, of course). Though we're left wishing this amazing slab of engineering was available everywhere and all at once, we must remind ourselves that patience is a virtue, and -- oh, forget it -- who's flying to South Korea with us?

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Samsung Galaxy S II nets two additional carriers on South Korea's official launch day originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 28 Apr 2011 21:37:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>androidavailabilitybritaincarrierdual coredual-coreDualCoregalaxy s 2galaxy s iiGalaxyS2GalaxySIiglobalgs IIGsIiKoreaktlaunchmobilepre-orderpre-ordersrollouts 2s iiS2samsungsamsung galaxy sSamsung galaxy s IISamsungGalaxySSamsungGalaxySIiSIismartphonesouth koreaSouthKoreaThu, 28 Apr 2011 21:37:00 EST<![CDATA[Samsung Galaxy S II begins quest for 120 country domination]]>http://www.engadget.com/2011/04/28/samsung-galaxy-s-ii-begins-quest-for-120-country-domination/http://www.engadget.com/2011/04/28/samsung-galaxy-s-ii-begins-quest-for-120-country-domination/http://www.engadget.com/2011/04/28/samsung-galaxy-s-ii-begins-quest-for-120-country-domination/#comments How do you best 10 million 14 million in sales of your flagship Galaxy S smartphone? Easy, do what the movie studios do and launch a bigger-budget sequel to an even wider audience. Samsung is holding a media day event in South Korea to celebrate the domestic launch of its smokin' fast Galaxy S II. The dual-core 1.2GHz Gingerbread handset with 4.27-inch 800 x 480 pixel Super AMOLED Plus display, TouchWiz 4.0 UI, MHL port, and 8 megapixel camera capable of 1080p video is already on limited sale in the UK on its way to a 120 country / 140 carrier invasion -- that's plus 10 countries over the initial Galaxy S target. Naturally, we expect variants of the S II, with and without NFC, to hit all the US majors just like the Galaxy S did in its day. Stay tuned to see if our very positive first impressions of this gorgeous 8.49-mm thick superphone carry over to the review which should be up later today.

Samsung Galaxy S II begins quest for 120 country domination originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 28 Apr 2011 03:16:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>carriergalaxy s 2galaxy s iiGalaxyS2GalaxySIiglobalgs IIgsiilaunchrollouts 2s iiS2samsungSIitargetsThu, 28 Apr 2011 03:16:00 EST<![CDATA[Samsung spices up the USB 3.0 hard drive party with three new models]]>http://www.engadget.com/2011/01/04/samsung-spices-up-the-usb-3-0-hard-drive-party-with-three-new-mo/http://www.engadget.com/2011/01/04/samsung-spices-up-the-usb-3-0-hard-drive-party-with-three-new-mo/http://www.engadget.com/2011/01/04/samsung-spices-up-the-usb-3-0-hard-drive-party-with-three-new-mo/#comments It's not the first time that Samsung's pimped up their hard drives with some USB 3.0 goodness, but come April, the Korean giant will be delivering three new product lines that are yet to be named. The first one is a basic portable model that goes up to 1TB, and comes encased in a smudge-resistant matte housing with a choice of four colors. The next one up is simply a premium version of the portable drive that not only looks prettier (as pictured above), but also beefed up with auto backup software and 256-bit Full Disk Encryption. A USB dock will be available for both portable lines.

Last but not least, those looking for more storage space (and presumably faster spinning speeds) can turn to the desktop version, which will be available in three flavors: 1TB, 1.5TB, and 2TB. Press release after the break.

Gallery: Samsung spices up the USB 3.0 hard drive party with three new models

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Samsung spices up the USB 3.0 hard drive party with three new models originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 04 Jan 2011 18:32:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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If you picked up Samsung's 640GB S2 portable USB hard drive earlier this year then you might want to look away. Sammy just update the drive with a USB 3.0 interface and 7,200RPM spindle speed that should easily best its predecessor when it comes to pushing the bits around. Then again, maybe you bought the Michael Jackson edition in which case, a USB 2.0 interface and 5,400RPM speed are the least of your problems.

Continue reading Samsung S2 Portable hard disk does the 7,200RPM bump with USB 3.0

Samsung S2 Portable hard disk does the 7,200RPM bump with USB 3.0 originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 19 Aug 2010 02:19:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>640gb7200rpmhard diskhard disk driveHardDiskHardDiskDrivehdds2s2 portables2 portable usb 3.0S2PortableS2PortableUsb3.0samsungusb 3.0Usb3.0Thu, 19 Aug 2010 02:19:00 EST<![CDATA[Samsung's S2 Portable gets Michael Jackson makeover, promises to heal the world]]>http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/09/samsungs-s2-portable-gets-michael-jackson-makeover-promises-to/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/09/samsungs-s2-portable-gets-michael-jackson-makeover-promises-to/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/09/samsungs-s2-portable-gets-michael-jackson-makeover-promises-to/#comments You know, something deep, deep inside of us knew that this was going to happen, but with Michael Jackson's untimely departure of Planet Earth back in the news thanks to Mr. Conrad Murray's arraignment, it seems like the glut of This Is It-related gear is even touching the typically straightforward tech industry. The drive you're weeping at above is the February 22nd-bound 500GB S2 Portable, complete with a paint job that can only be described as overkill. Jackson's final film is pre-loaded on here (and likely entangled in DRM), as well as Samsung's own Auto Backup feature that'll keep your aged concert photos safe for a few more decades. Of course, the inclusion of a "SecretZone" service -- which encrypts specific files while requiring a password to access -- seems a bit tasteless given the subject matter here, but leave it to Samsung to Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'.

Gallery: Samsung 'This Is It' S2 Portable hard drive

Samsung's S2 Portable gets Michael Jackson makeover, promises to heal the world originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 09 Feb 2010 09:52:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Whatever Toshiba can do, Samsung can do... um, equally well? Evidently that's the game being played over at IFA, as the latter company has issued a 640GB portable hard drive of its own nary 24 hours after Tosh did likewise. The unspeakably cute S2 portable is getting a much-needed capacity bump, making the largest drive in the line 640GB. In related news, the company's 3.5-inch S3 Station external HDD has seen its maximum storage level creep north to 2TB, though storage freaks will have to wait patiently until "early next year" in order to take one home. Prices for both remain a mystery, but if we had to guess, we'd put the MSRPs about a penny under whatever Toshiba settles on. Call it a hunch.

[Via HotHardware]

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Samsung doles out 640GB S2 portable, 2TB S3 Station HDDs originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 04 Sep 2009 18:11:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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We certainly hope that Joongoo Lee has a royalty check in the mail, because to the untrained eye, it looks like Samsung has taken the Costume concept we peeked back in July and made it a reality. The fashionable S1 and S2 hard drives include 1.8- and 2.5-inch HDDs (respectively), with the former arriving in 80/120/160GB capacities and the latter in 160/250/320/500GB sizes. The compact drives are entirely USB-powered and include a handful of expected backup / data protection features. As for colors, you can expect these in piano black, snow white, red wine and chocolate brown this month in Europe, while South Koreans will be asked to wait until November. As for the rest of ya? Hope you know a good importer.

[Via I4U News, thanks Luigi]

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Samsung's S1 / S2 portable HDDs closely resemble Costume concept originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 07 Oct 2008 16:36:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Just look at that little morsel of digital audio playing goodness. How could you not want something like that in your front pocket? Samsung's 1GB S2 DAP has indeed arrived right on schedule, and it's available now for those completely okay with releasing $39.99. It's the green glow that does it, isn't it?

[Thanks, Oscar]

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Samsung's S2 Pebble DAP now available for $40 originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 18 Jun 2008 15:51:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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They are here. Samsung's satisfyingly bulbous S2 "pebble" MP3 player was just released in S.Korea. DNSe audio processing, five colors, and MP3, WMA, and OGG support now yours in 1GB ?49,000 (about $54) or 2GB for ?59,000 (about $65) models. Neato.

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Samsung's YP-S2 pebble skips out in Korea originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 04 Jun 2008 01:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Got a hankering for glossy imagery of those new Samsung S3 and S2 DAPs. We've got the hookup, so knock yourself out. How the photographer made those pebbles look matte we'll never know.

Gallery: Press shots for Samsung's new S2 and S3 players

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Press shots for Samsung's new S2 and S3 players originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 23 Apr 2008 15:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>dapfeaturedportable audioportable videoportableaudioportablevideopress shotsPressShotss2s3samsungWed, 23 Apr 2008 15:45:00 EST<![CDATA[Samsung S2 and S3 hands-on]]>http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/23/samsung-s2-and-s3-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/23/samsung-s2-and-s3-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/23/samsung-s2-and-s3-hands-on/#comments We just got to spend a smidgen of quality time with Samsung's new boringdaps: the S2 and S3. Gone are the pretensions of Bluetooth grandeur of the P2, these two players are about as straightforward as it gets. Samsung's targeting the fashionistas in the crowd, and while the S3 might be a bit larger than they were hoping for in a 4GB player, the S2 "pebble" has kind of a fun feel to it -- though some sort of clip-on apparatus would be appreciated.

Gallery: Samsung S2 and S3 hands-on

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Samsung S2 and S3 hands-on originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 23 Apr 2008 13:01:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Samsung -- known for dropping a PMP or two on the public -- has introduced a couple of new media players sure to have you tearing up and snapping open piggy banks. First up is the S2 "Pebble" player which we saw a little while back, a tiny, rounded DAP with 1GB of storage on-board that can tune in your favorite FM stations (they still have those, right?) as well as play back MP3, WMA, and OGG files. The S2 comes in green, purple, red, and black / white, which should make it easy to match up with your outfit. The other new offering is the S3, a 4GB or 8GB full-function (yet slim) device which sports a 240 x 320 display, plays MP3, MPEG4, and WMA files, includes an FM tuner, flash games, and comes in green, red, blue, or black / white. Both models will be available in June, no word on price. Stay tuned for a thrilling hands-on experience with both new models.

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Samsung intros the S2 'Pebble' and slim S3 portable media players originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 23 Apr 2008 11:50:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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