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Jan

28

2012

Will We Finally See the Release of the Samsung Epic 2?

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by Jack Holt
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The sequel to the original Samsung Epic 4G was rumored to be seen on Sprint‘s network way back in quarter three of last year. However there hasn’t been much in terms of news regarding this device since then. Heck, the phone hasn’t even seen a release since it was first announced. Well it appears that [...]

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Jan

19

2012

New Kernel Source Available for Epic 4G and Epic 4G Touch, OTAs Probably to Follow

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by Jack Holt
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If you check out Samsung‘s open source portal you’ll see that both the Epic 4G and 4G Touch have a new kernel source up. The 4G has both a kernel and other open-source items for update version EL30 ready for download while the 4G Touch has theirs for version EL29. An OTA update usually follows [...]

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Sep

14

2011

[Leak] Sprint’s Galaxy S II Epic 4G User Guide Surfaces Days Before Release

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by Justin Routhier
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Chances are, the last thing you’ll be thinking about once you get your hands on the Galaxy S II Epic 4G when it’s released this Friday is flipping through the user guide straight away. In light of this, let’s regard the news of Sprint’s leaked user guide as an unexpected benefit and investment your near [...]

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Sep

5

2011

[Leak] Samsung Stratosphere press shots revealed

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by Robert Nazarian
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We heard about the Samsung Stratosphere 4G (SCH-i405) for Verizon Wireless about a month ago. and we knew it had to be the leaked Samsung QWERTY slider that we saw in June. What else could it be since Verizon decided to pass on the Galaxy S II? If you were looking for something more concrete, [...]

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Sep

1

2011

Samsung Galaxy S II Logs show NFC support for AT&T

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by David Laborde
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An extended analysis of AT&T’s variant of the Galaxy S II reveals it is rife with NFC.  In addition to containing kernel drivers and a pre-installed APK, the system files indicate the device is running in a mode named NDEF (NFC Data Exchange Format).  It hasn’t been determined if the handset will be capable of [...]

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Aug

25

2011

Motorola DROID Bionic receives a gift; No Samsung Galaxy S II for Verizon Wireless

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by Robert Nazarian
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At one time it was thought that Verizon would be the first U.S. carrier to get the Samsung Galaxy S II, and now it seems as though Verizon has decided to not carry it at all. It has been confirmed by the Wall Street Journal and  Brenda Raney, a Verizon spokesperson. We know the Samsung [...]

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Jul

26

2011

Latest Gingerbread 2.3.4 ROM for the Samsung Epic 4G leaks

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by Robert Nazarian
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Many hoped the Gingerbread update for the Samsung Epic 4G was going to be here this month, but an announcement by Sprint squashed that. While you are still waiting for official release, you can check out a leaked ROM. This ROM is build EG22 (back in June it was EF02), and it is based on [...]

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Jul

17

2011

More info on the Samsung Slider headed to Verizon

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by Robert Nazarian
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A couple of weeks ago we showed you leaked photos of an unannounced Samsung slider headed to Verizon. We have some more pics, and although it still looks like an Epic 4G, there are some differences with the keyboard. The shift and fn buttons have been moved, the Internet shortcut key is new, and the [...]

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Jul

15

2011

Sprint confirms the Samsung Epic 4G is NOT shipping with Gingerbread

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by Robert Nazarian
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There has been a lot of talk that the Epic 4G will ship with Android 2.3 Gingerbread, but Sprint has just confirmed that the above screenshot is indeed a typo. Yes it stinks, but typos do happen, I think I might have made one or two myself in the past. Okay, I made a lot [...]

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Jun

13

2011

So what exactly is going on with Sprint?

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by Andrew Greenfield
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For a company that many thought would be in trouble by year’s end, Sprint has seemingly taken the mobile world by storm. In fact, there’s more Sprint coming up in my Android feed than both Verizon and AT&T for the first time I can remember. That didn’t happen even before the release date of the [...]

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