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Jun

Samsung Galaxy S Launch Event Recap, Photos, And Q&A

Our Samsung Galaxy S Launch Event Report, Photos, And Q&A

Posted by Andrew Gould in AT&T, Captivate, Epic 4G, Fascinate, News, Samsung, Sprint, T-Mobile, Verizon Wireless, Vibrant

Last Updated: July 23rd, 2010

Last night, Samsung officially announced their Galaxy S smartphone family at a swank New York City party after several weeks of blurrycam shots, spec sheets and rumors. Spanning all four major US carriers - Sprint, Verizon, AT&T and T-Mobile - the Galaxy S flavors stand to be a surging juggernaut in the HTC dominated Android world.

Incidentally, I was at the event and had the pleasure of doing a live blogging session, followed by some hands-on time with all the phones.

Galaxy S Line

The Galaxy S line in the US consists of the following devices:

Verizon Fascinate
T-Mobile Vibrant
AT&T Captivate
Sprint Epic 4G

All four phones run Samsung’s skinned Android 2.1 OS variant (TouchWiz) and feature Samsung’s new Super AMOLED multi-touch screens.

Jun

Samsung Galaxy S Series Launch Event Today At 6PM EST, Tune In For Our On-Site Live Coverage

Update: We're Live! Samsung Galaxy S Series Launch Event Today At 6:30PM EST In NY, Tune In For Our On-Site Live Coverage

Posted by Artem Russakovskii in Captivate, Epic 4G, Galaxy S, News, Samsung, Vibrant

The Samsung launch event will open doors today around 6PM EST and start at 6:30PM EST. One of AndroidPolice reporters will be there, covering it live.

Update 6:20PM EST: Our reporter Andrew is in line, waiting to get seated. Everything is running behind.

Note: If you see a link to the event below, click on the post title above to go to the individual post page - the live coverage widget should be there.

<a href="http://www.coveritlive.com/mobile.php/option=com_mobile/task=viewaltcast/altcast_code=2d6908740d" class="external" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Samsung Launch Event</a>

Jun

UPDATED: Kindle for Android App Now Available On The Android Market

Posted by David Ruddock in Applications, Apps/Games, Galaxy S, News, Vibrant

Update: The Kindle for Android app is now available to the masses, and can be found via a simple market query for “Kindle”or the QR code below.

The app appears as it does in the preview; upon booting it offers up a registration/sign in screen. Upon sign-in, the app pulls your purchased books from Amazon’s Kindle Bookstore servers and transfers them to your device. A link to a mobile-optimized version of the Kindle Bookstore is available by a press of the menu button while in the app.

Amazon has also offered up new details on features the Kindle for Android app intends to eventually deliver on:

Future Improvements

We hope you are enjoying this version of Kindle for Android and the large selection of Kindle books that are available in the Kindle Store.

Jun

Samsung Galaxy S Series Devices Now Confirmed For Sprint (Epic 4G), Verizon (Fascinate), And US Cellular. T-Mobile’s Version (Vibrant) Details Emerge

Posted by Nate Kimmey in AT&T, Captivate, Epic 4G, Fascinate, Galaxy S, Samsung, Sprint, T-Mobile, Verizon Wireless, Vibrant

Last Updated: July 1st, 2010

It was reported some time ago that the Samsung Galaxy S would hit every major carrier in the US – and it seems like the prediction was dead on. First announced for AT&T as the Samsung Captivate, the Galaxy S has already been confirmed for T-Mobile as the Samsung Vibrant, and was just announced as the Samsung Epic 4G for Sprint, the Samsung Fascinate for Verizon, and an unnamed version of the device for US Cellular.

Samsung Epic 4G - Sprint

The Epic 4G is Sprint’s version of the Galaxy S Pro (the only US carrier to get the Pro version, which includes a sliding keyboard), and is, as the name implies, compatible with Sprint’s 4G network.

Jun

Samsung Expands Galaxy S To T-Mobile – Introducing Samsung Vibrant

Posted by Aaron Gingrich in Carriers, Devices By Manufacturer, News, Samsung, T-Mobile, Vibrant

Last Updated: June 23rd, 2010

Last week, Samsung announced the Galaxy S for AT&T would be named the Captivate. Today, they have announced the same phone for T-Mobile will be called the Vibrant, and boy is it (still) one sexy piece of kit.

In case you need a refresher on the details, based on AT&T’s spec page:

Android 2.1 with Samsung’s TouchWiz 3.0 user interface overlay
4” AMOLED Screen
1 GHz Hummingbird CPU
16 GB internal storage (and support for a 32 GB microSD card)
802.11n, FM Radio
Bluetooth 3.0
5 MP camera (no flash), 720p video recording

Couple this with the fact that T-Mobile doesn’t cripple their phones like AT&T does, and they’ve got a blazing fast 3G network… well, things certainly look good for T-Mo customers at the moment, don’t they?