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Samsung gets in a loving mood by introducing the Galaxy Note 10.1 in Garnet Red

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Samsung is getting into a loving mood by introducing a new variation of its Galaxy Note 10.1 tablet for both Korea and additional global markets. In the spirit of Valentine’s Day, the new tablet will feature a special-edition Garnet Red color and come fired up with full LTE connectivity as well— giving customers yet another way to connect to those various 4G networks out there. Aside from the LTE chip built-in and the Garnet Red color, the tablet will pretty be identical to the original by including a quad-core Exynos chip, 10.1-inch 1,280 x 800 display, 5MP + 1.9MP FFC cameras and all those fun S-Pen bells and whistles.

There’s no word on pricing and availability of the new color variation— but we suspect that we will see something in Korea and additional markets soon… very soon.

source: pocket-lint

Korean Variant Of The Samsung Galaxy Note II Smartphone Officially Reaches 1 Million Sales

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As Samsung continues to experience unprecedented success with its Galaxy Note II smartphone, it continues to experience unprecedented sales of the revolutionary device. Recent news has surfaced that the device despite the device being launched within the last few months, the Korean variant of the smartphone has officially surpassed the 1 million sale mark, selling three times as a fast as the original Galaxy Note smartphone. What’s even more fascinating is the original G-Note ended up selling 10 million devices worldwide in just a mere 10 months after its launch, but current forecasts have the Galaxy Note II reaching 10 million sales in just 4 to 5 months if it continues to keep up with its current pace.

You gotta hand it to Samsung— when it really believes in a product, it will do its very best to convince consumers to believe in it too. Feel free to chalk this one up as another notch under Samsung’s belt.

source: MK

Samsung Pushes Jelly Bean Update To The Korean Variants Of The Galaxy S III Smartphone

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News has surfaced that Samsung has (finally) pushed the coveted Jelly Bean update to the Korean variants of the Galaxy S III smartphone. According to the gang at SamMobile, the update is now up for owners of the different Korean versions of the smartphone and can be downloaded via Kies Desktop Software or through OTA. The massive update will bring the Android software version to 4.1.2 and the build to JZO54K, while bringing the usual goodies like Multi-View, Smart Rotation and revamped Notification Panel.

As exciting as this news is— the rest of the world is still waiting for the other versions of the Galaxy S III getting the Jelly Bean update. At least we’re seeing the devices get the update— one step at a time.

source: SamMobile

New Galaxy Note 10.1 set to launch in Korea with Jelly Bean and VoLTE

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 Samsung has recently decided to revamp its Galaxy Note 10.1 tablet for Korean markets to include VoLTE, or voice-over-LTE. That will give users fast data speeds, as well as the ability to make voice calls. I can’t imagine too many people holding that monster up to their ear, but speaker phone always works. » Read the rest

Samsung Galaxy S III with 2GB RAM, Quad-core CPU, and LTE Hitting Korea on July 9

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We previously wrote that Samsung was creating a “special” Galaxy S III for their home country of Korea. Looks like those reports were true as Samsung is giving their home territory a “suped-up” version of their Galaxy S III which will release on July 9th. This Galaxy S III will contain a quad-core Exynos 4 CPU, 2GB of RAM and 4G LTE connectivity. The Korean Galaxy S III will launch on SK Telecom, Korea Telecom and LG U+ carriers, with different radios to accompany each network. The trade-off for this extra connectivity and power is that it will be a little bulkier, weighing in at 4.88 oz compared to 4.7 for the international model, and measuring 9mm thick versus 8.6mm elsewhere.

Given the specific hardware and radios needed for the Korean market, don’t expect to be able to use it on any American or European network if you plan on importing one. What do you guys think about Samsung essentially “saving the best for last” and only releasing it in Korea?

source: Android Central

Samsung To Whip Up A Special Galaxy S III Variant In Korea: Includes Quad-Core Exynos Processor And LTE Modem

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You remember how we told you about how Samsung planned on bringing an “extra-special” version of the Galaxy S III in Korea? Well it’s looking like it’s going to be a version of the Galaxy S III beyond our wildest dreams. While the international (GT-I9300) model has a quad-core Exynos processor, it only manages to have a ‘mere’ 1 gig of RAM. Conversely, the North American LTE variants feature ‘only’ a dual-core Snapdragon processor, but features an ample 2GB of RAM. Samsung plans on combining both variants for the Korean shorelines only and making a special model which features the hyper-fast Exynos processor and an LTE modem stuffed inside. According to the gang at The Verge, the LTE modem is not built-in to the Exynos chip— but rather the LTE modem is completely separate from the processor, which helps to explain how this is possible. In addition, reports are indicating the smartphone has added minimal girth as it’s grown to 9mm in thickness.

If all holds up, Sammy is positioned to release the world’s first quad-core LTE smartphone… though LG might have something to say about that. All in all— as exciting as this certainly is, it definitely begs the question: when can those outside of Korea expect a quad-core LTE smartphone?

source: The Verge

LG Announces “Quick Voice” in Korea, Their Answer to Siri and S-Voice

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With voice command assistants being all the rave these days, LG just couldn’t resist and decided to join in on all the fun. To attempt to stay on pace with Samsung, LG released their voice recognition software dubbed as “Quick Voice”. There’s nothing really new here if you’re already familiar with the Galaxy SIII’s S-Voice software and the iPhone 4S’s Siri. It’s a voice activated software that will enable the user to ask for various questions such as what the weather is and will assist you in setting up certain tasks such as setting up an alarm or calendar events. Quick Voice will launch “soon” on some of their current smartphones in Asia such as the Vu and LTE II. So far, no word yet on whether it will appear on some of their American handsets such as the Optimus 3D and LG Thrill 4G.

I’ve never really cared too much for these types of dedicated voice recognition apps as Android has already had this since the Eclair days. Having a dedicated app such as S-Voice and Quick Voice just seems gimmicky to me. But with the popularity it gained from Apple’s Siri, I can’t blame the competition for taking a crack at it.

source: LG Korea

Samsung Galaxy S ICS “Value Pack” Update Released… For Korea Only

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You remember the Samsung Galaxy S smartphone right? You know the phone that is among the best selling handsets of all time? We know it’s old, really old. While Google has repeatedly highlighted Ice Cream Sandwich would obviously hypothetically work on any device capable of running Gingerbread 2.3, Samsung has argued having ICS on its Galaxy S devices is next to impossible due to umm… no room for both TouchWiz & ICS. The criticism flowed from all sorts of people and that caused Sammy to re-think its strategy for it’s best-selling device and think about releasing an alternative ICS Value Pack for that device which incorporates ICS features on a Gingerbread 2.3 device. Naturally Sammy changed its mind again and made it clear it would not release any sort of enhanced update for the Galaxy S.

Well Sammy had a change of heart and decided to release the Galaxy S Value Pack update… for those in Korea that is. The newly released update features sweet options such as Facial Unlock and the ability to take photos while shooting video. If you’re a Galaxy S owner in Korea, all you do is head out to the source link below for the specific details and files, fire up Kies 2.0 and boom— you’re all set for some welcomed additions to your device.

Before you ask— there’s no word on if a similar update will ever reach American shores. It’s probably a safe bet that you don’t hold your breath on it.

source: Samsung | Samsung Tomorrow
via: Engadget

Samsung, LG and Pantech fined $40 million for price fixing

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It seems that a few of the big Korean manufacturers and network carriers haven’t been playing fair. The South Korean Fair Trade Commision found that Hardware companies Samsung, LG and Pantech have been collaborating with the big 3 carriers KT, LG Uplus and SK Telecom in order fix prices. The investigation showed that the manufacturers were raising the price of handsets in order to subsidise discounts for the carriers thus creating the illusion to the customer that they’re getting a good deal. It may sound like standard practice to many of us however the FTC felt fit to impose some pretty hefty fines as punishment.

Over $40 million in fines were shared amongst the 6 firms with Samsung and SK Telecom hit the hardest picking up $12.6 million and $17.8 million fines respectively. Furthermore the FTC have imposed a series of sales restrictions in order to prevent similar practices in the future.

 

source : engadget

2 Years Later and Korea Finally Gets Games Added to the Android Market

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It has only been 24 months since the Android operating system was introduced in Korea and within that time the Korean market has grown to be the second-largest app consumer in the world. No matter how app hungry the market may be, you might be surprised to know that they have never even had access to games through the Android Market. Until now.

Beginning right now, Android users in Korea can access the many thousands of popular games that are available for download through the Android Market. Purchases are going to be made a bit different than what we are used to hear in the states, they will make purchases that will directly be billed through their network provider as opposed to having their market account attached to a credit card. Sounds like trouble to me!

Google wants to reach out to game developers to let them know that “now is the time to localize game resources, app descriptions, and marketing assets to take advantage of this new opportunity”. With the increased availability of apps, it is expected that a large jump in game purchases and downloads will be seen in the weeks ahead. If you are a developer who likes the thought of making a little extra dough, I strongly suggest hitting up the source code below.

[via Android Developers Blog]

 

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