The wait is almost over: The Samsung Galaxy S III will be available from five US carriers beginning later this month. AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile, Verizon and U.S. Cellular will all get versions of the Galaxy S III. Unlike the global version of the Galaxy S III, the US versions will not have the quad-core Exynos processor. Pricing and availability will be announced by the individual carriers in the coming weeks, but Samsung says that prices will start at $200.
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The Galaxy S III will be powered by a 1.5GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 dual-core processor. There were early reports that Samsung's Exynos processor might not be compatible with US LTE networks, but Samsung has yet to state why the US version comes with a different processor.
HTC pulled a similar trick with the One X: The global version of that phone runs on an Nvidia Tegra 3 processor, while the US version uses a dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 processor--the same as the one found in the U.S. Galaxy S III. In this case, Nvidia's quad-core processor was not yet compatible with AT&T's LTE network at the time of the One X's release. In our benchmarks, however, the U.S. version of the One X did quite well.
The Galaxy S III is 8.6mm thin and sports a 4.8-inch display with a very small bezel. Running Android 4.0, it has new features like a content sharing service, a voice-activated virtual assistant and motion controls. It can also tracks your eyes via the front-facing camera to keep the phone on while you're using it. When you put the phone down, the screen will turn off.
We got our hands on the global version of the phone last month--check out our first impressions to get a feel of Samsung's newest offering. Stay tuned for PCWorld's full rated review of the U.S. Galaxy S III in the next few weeks.
Google, Samsung team up for new PCs - Australian Financial Review
Google, Samsung team up for new PCs
Google has taken the “next step” along the way to convincing us that computers built around its Chrome operating system are worth giving a damn about, launching two new Chrome OS computers with Samsung and penning a little haiku to accompany the news:
Last year we announced
a new kind of computer
This is the next step
Though, equally, the haiku might have read like this:
Here are two PCs
They don’t do a lot of stuff
Does anyone care?
Not many people cared the first time around – I can’t say that I know too many people who own a Chrome OS computer – but who knows what will happen this time? A partnership between Google, the world’s largest advertising company, and Samsung, the world’s largest consumer electronics company, must eventually produce results, right?
Chrome OS (for those of you who didn’t care the first time) is a lightweight operating system designed for people who run most or all of their computing services in the internet cloud. If you use Google Docs instead of Microsoft Word for your word processing, and Gmail, Google Calendar and Google Contacts instead of Microsoft Outlook, you could well be a candidate for one of these two new machines.
One of the new Samsung devices is a “Chromebook” laptop known as the Samsung Series 5 550. It’s said to have a battery that lasts 2.5 times longer than Samsung’s first foray into Chromebooks, the Series 5.
It will go on sale in Best Buy stores in the US, as well as online, for $US449 for the Wi-Fi-only version, and $US549 for a version that incorporates 3G mobile broadband.
Perhaps of more interest is the other new device, known as a Chromebox. It’s what would once have been called a thin-client PC, or maybe an Apple Mac Mini, with an Intel Core processor, 4Gb of RAM, 6 USB ports, ethernet as well as Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and a DVI output for attaching it to a monitor. So, not all that thin, at least from a hardware specs perspective. It will sell for $US329.
The Samsung Chromebox: just add a monitor
Source: Google
One of the main criticisms of the previous generations of Chromebooks (to the extent that anyone bothered criticising them at all) was that they weren’t very good at doing stuff when they weren’t attached to the internet.
For cloud-centric machines, they were a little too cloud-centric.
But Google promises it has fixed that issue with the latest version of Chrome OS, which will sport a version of Google Drive (Google’s cloud-based storage system) that supports offline file access, and a version of Google Documents (Google’s answer to Microsoft Office) that allows you to work on documents even when you’re not attached to the internet.
That’s on top of what Google promises are hundreds of “offline-capable web apps” already in the Google app store, a phrase that must be less oxymoronic than it sounds.
Windows 8 so cheap, it’s almost free
Windows 7 users who feel a little short-changed by the shift to Windows 8 in coming months will be able to upgrade for pocket change. Microsoft has set the price for a Windows 8 upgrade, and it’s only $US14.99.
Depending on currency fluctuations between now and the launch of Windows 8 in October*, that could cost you as little a five cups of coffee.
But there’s a catch with that low price: it only applies to people who buy a Windows 7 PC after June 2 this year.
Whether or not you’d really want to upgrade a Windows 7 to Windows 8 is another matter, though.
If you’re buying a Windows 7 machine between now and October* (or indeed between now and next January, which is when the cheap upgrade offer expires), the chances are it won’t have a touch sensitive screen, and given that most of the enhancements to Windows 8 work best with a touch screen, Windows 8 will have limited, no, or possibly even negative appeal to many potential upgraders.
But there are a few things to Windows 8 that might convince a non-touch screen PC owner to shell out those $15. In the Windows 8 Release preview, the company greatly improved the software which drives touchpads, bringing it closer to the rich gesture-based, multi-touch experience that Mac owners have enjoyed for years. Multi-monitor support will be better in Windows 8 than in Windows 7, too: you’ll have more control over the location of the task bar, and will even be able to have a task bar on each monitor, with each one containing icons only for the applications that are displayed on that monitor.
By the time it’s released in October*, Windows 8 should also use less disk space, take up less memory, and use less CPU power than Windows 7, all of which might matter a great deal to someone without a touch screen PC but with, say, a low-voltage Ultrabook which didn’t come with a lot of memory or a lot of hard disk space in the first place. For such people, $US14.99 might seem like a bargain indeed.
(*Microsoft has yet to announce an official launch date for Windows 8, but in his blog the man in charge of Windows, Steven Sinofsky, wrote that Windows 8 would “enter the final phases of the Release To Manufacturing process in about two months”. This would put Windows on course for that much-rumoured October release.)
Samsung Galaxy S3 vs. Motorola Droid 3: Android Smartphones' Shootout - ibtimes.co.uk
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Dimension
The Droid 3 has dimensions of 124 x 64 x 13mm and weighs 167g, whereas the Galaxy S3 measures 136.6 x 70.6 x 8.6mm and weighs just 133g.
Display
The Droid 3 features a 4.0in TFT capacitive touchscreen with a resolution of 960 x 540 pixels at 275 pixels per inch (ppi). The Galaxy S3 comes with a 4.8in Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen with a resolution of 1280 x 720 pixels at 306 ppi. It is covered with Corning Gorilla Glass 2 which offers better touch responsiveness than its predecessor. It includes the TouchWiz 4.0 User Interface that features visual improvements as well as motion gestures.
Processor
The Droid 3 is powered by a TI OMAP 4430 chipset with a 1GHz dual-core Cortex-A9 processor. By comparison, the Galaxy S3 is powered by a quad-core Exynos 4212 processor, which was clocked at 1.4GHz. The Droid 3 ships with 512MB of RAM while the Galaxy S3 comes with 1GB of RAM.
Camera
Both smartphones pack eight megapixel rear-facing cameras with auto-focus, LED flash, touch focus, geo-tagging and face detection and both phones allow users to capture videos at 1080p. The Droid 3 has a secondary VGA-quality camera, while the Galaxy S3 comes with a 1.9 megapixel front-facing camera.
Operating System
The Droid 3 runs on the Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) operating system whereas the Galaxy S3 comes pre-installed with the latest version of Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich (ICS)) - Android 4.0.4.
Storage
The Droid 3 has just the one model - with 16GB of onboard memory. It does, however, accept a microSD card and provides for additional memory of up to 32GB. The Galaxy S3, in contrast, comes in three internal storage variants - 16/32/64GB. The 64GB model is expected to arrive later this year. It too has a microSD card slot and provides more additional memory than the Droid 3 - 64GB.
Connectivity
The Droid 3 offers Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot and Bluetooth 2.1 with A2DP and EDR. By comparison, the Galaxy S3 features Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot and Bluetooth 4.0 with A2DP and EDR.
Battery
The Motorola smartphone comes with a Li-Ion 1540mAh standard battery which allows for talk time of up to 550 minutes and stand by time of up to 300 hours. On the other hand, the Samsung smartphone is has a Li-Ion 2100mAh standard battery which allows for talk time of up to 11 hours 40 minutes and stand by time of up to 790 hours on 3G networks.
Samsung Galaxy S III coming to AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile, Verizon Wireless and US Cellular this month - engadget
Samsung Galaxy S III Coming To Five Major Carriers Beginning in June
In an industry first, Samsung delivers the same iconic smartphone design and premium content sharing experience with customized AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile, Verizon Wireless and U.S. Cellular services starting from $199
DALLAS - June 4, 2012 - U.S. consumers on five major service providers will now be able to own the highly anticipated Samsung Galaxy S® III. Galaxy S III, optimized for peak performance on the nation's fastest 4G LTE and HSPA+ 42 networks, will be launching with AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile, Verizon Wireless and U.S. Cellular starting in June. Exact pricing and retail availability will be announced by each of the five carriers in the coming weeks.
"The U.S. launch of the Galaxy S III is the most anticipated launch of the year. As promised, we are delivering the 'next big thing' for U.S. customers and across all major carriers," said Dale Sohn, president of Samsung Telecommunications America. "Galaxy S III introduces new technological innovation and takes sharing to the next level."
With the Galaxy S III, Samsung is setting a new standard for smartphones. This device was designed to be lightweight, durable and powerful. The Galaxy S III weighs 4.7 ounces and is 8.6 millimeters thin, making it lighter and sleeker than other leading smartphones, including several competitor models with smaller displays. The brilliant 4.8 inch display extends to an ultra-thin bezel to maximize the viewing area. The Galaxy S III delivers impressive processing power to allow more applications to be accessible simultaneously.
The Galaxy S III goes far beyond content consumption to content sharing. Continuing its history of innovation, Samsung has simplified how consumers share content and control the device with a single touch, through enhanced gesture technology or the simple movement of the eyes.
Sharing Made Simple
The content sharing experience on the Galaxy S III addresses the sharing needs of consumers, whether it's sharing and editing a presentation with a large group in real-time, sending digital images to several other smartphones at the same time or transferring large files within seconds from one phone to another. Further, these sharing experiences are simple and require little, if any, set-up.
Sharing With Multiple Devices
- The Galaxy S III introduces the next evolution of Samsung's content sharing service with AllShare® Play. This service automatically notifies the Galaxy S III to Samsung HDTVs, mobile tablets, laptops and other consumer electronic devices on the same network that are ready to receive video files. Users can also remotely access files from devices on other networks.
Sharing with Groups
- With AllShare Group Cast on the Galaxy S III and a Wi-Fi network, users can share and collaborate on documents, presentations or images in real-time with multiple friends or co-workers' without loading the file separately.
- With Share Shot, become the official photographer for a group of friends. There's no need to send photos and video via email, MMS or a USB drive. Users can quickly and seamlessly share pictures taken with the Galaxy S III's 8 megapixel camera to other phones from up to 200 feet away. Once the Galaxy S III is synched with chosen devices, the pictures are automatically shared.
Sharing Smartphone to Smartphone
- S-Beam is an industry first, providing fast, easy transfer of large files, such as videos and documents, with a single touch of the Galaxy S III without needing a Wi-Fi connection or cell signal. A 1GB movie file can be shared as quickly as three minutes and a 10MB music file can be transferred in seconds by simply touching another GALAXY S III phone.
Smartphone Simplicity
- The S-Voice™ feature on the Galaxy S III offers much more than just asking and answering questions. S-Voice allows users to control the applications and services used most with words instead of touch. Use S-Voice to turn the volume up or down on the music player, answer or reject incoming calls, shut off or choose to snooze the alarm clock, or take a picture by saying "smile" or "cheese."
- Smart Stay puts the "smart" in smartphones. With Smart Stay, the Galaxy S III tracks the user's eye to ensure the device screen is always on while you're looking at it. By knowing when you are looking at the screen, it doesn't dim the backlight or timeout to an idle screen.
- Motion simplifies and short cuts many common functions including converting a text message to a call by simply raising the phone to the ear, tapping the top of the phone to go to the top of an email and list of emails or contacts, and alerting to missed call or text message.
- The capabilities of the Galaxy S III's 8 megapixel camera are far beyond point and shoot. Burst Shot captures still pictures at a rapid-fire pace at three images per second with zero shutter lag; and Best Shot recommends the best picture to keep based on colors, lighting and clarity. The Galaxy S III shoots and plays back 1080p HD quality video with a backside illuminated sensor that improves performance in low light environments, and provides the ability to capture a photo during videoing
- Watching video while downloading a large file or service is seamless with Pop Up Play. Pop Up Play allows you to watch any side-loaded video content while operating any application in full-screen, background view at the same time. Video running on Pop Up Play can be moved anywhere on top of the full screen, much like picture-in-picture capabilities on large screen TVs.
Powerful Performance
The Galaxy S III includes Android™ 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) with TouchWiz enhancements, a Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 1.5 GHz dual core CPU and 2GB of internal RAM to provide high-speed performance enabling efficient and seamless multi-tasking. The dual-core processor offers competitive speeds and performance as leading quad-core processors without sacrificing valuable battery life. The brilliant 4.8-inch HD Super AMOLED™ touchscreen display brings content to life, without compromising the device's true pocketability. The expansive display is protected by Gorilla Glass 2.0 to guard against cracks and scratches and provide enhanced touchscreen responsiveness.
The Galaxy S III, which comes in Marble White and Pebble Blue, is powered by a removable 2100 mAh battery for extended use on a single charge. Users can store large libraries of photos, videos and music onboard the Galaxy S III with expandable memory to compliment the standard 16GB or 32GB of onboard storage.
"The Galaxy S III is the most innovative smartphone on the market today. It is an industry first to see five major carriers align behind the launch of a single device virtually simultaneously," said Todd Pendleton, Chief Marketing Officer for Samsung Telecommunications America. "To support the immense excitement for the Galaxy S III we will execute our biggest marketing campaign ever. Consumers won't be able to miss why this device is the must-have smartphone."
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Samsung announces Galaxy S III for five U.S. carriers - AndroidGuys
Priced as low as $199, the Galaxy S III begins deploying later this month.
Samsung today confirmed that the Galaxy S III would be coming to five U.S. wireless providers, putting to bed some pretty exciting rumors. In fact, it was not so much of an "if" but rather a "when" it was going to happen. Much as we had hoped and expected, Samsung will deliver the same form function and design across all releases of the handset. According to Samsung, the Galaxy S III will start arriving in June for Verizon, AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile, and U.S. Cellular. Pricing will start "as low as" $199 but exact costs and launch dates will be announced in the coming weeks.
UPDATE:
- Verizon pre-sales begin June 6
- T-Mobile's version on sale June 21
- Sprint Galaxy S III on sale June 21
- U.S. Cellular's version arrives in July
Samsung Galaxy S III Coming To Five Major Carriers Beginning in June
In an industry first, Samsung delivers the same iconic smartphone design and premium content sharing experience with customized AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile, Verizon Wireless and U.S. Cellular services starting from $199
DALLAS — June 4, 2012 — U.S. consumers on five major service providers will now be able to own the highly anticipated Samsung Galaxy S® III. Galaxy S III, optimized for peak performance on the nation’s fastest 4G LTE and HSPA+ 42 networks, will be launching with AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile, Verizon Wireless and U.S. Cellular starting in June. Exact pricing and retail availability will be announced by each of the five carriers in the coming weeks.
“The U.S. launch of the Galaxy S III is the most anticipated launch of the year. As promised, we are delivering the ‘next big thing’ for U.S. customers and across all major carriers,” said Dale Sohn, president of Samsung Telecommunications America. “Galaxy S III introduces new technological innovation and takes sharing to the next level.”
With the Galaxy S III, Samsung is setting a new standard for smartphones. This device was designed to be lightweight, durable and powerful. The Galaxy S III weighs 4.7 ounces and is 8.6 millimeters thin, making it lighter and sleeker than other leading smartphones, including several competitor models with smaller displays. The brilliant 4.8 inch display extends to an ultra-thin bezel to maximize the viewing area. The Galaxy S III delivers impressive processing power to allow more applications to be accessible simultaneously.
The Galaxy S III goes far beyond content consumption to content sharing. Continuing its history of innovation, Samsung has simplified how consumers share content and control the device with a single touch, through enhanced gesture technology or the simple movement of the eyes.
Sharing Made Simple
The content sharing experience on the Galaxy S III addresses the sharing needs of consumers, whether it’s sharing and editing a presentation with a large group in real-time, sending digital images to several other smartphones at the same time or transferring large files within seconds from one phone to another. Further, these sharing experiences are simple and require little, if any, set-up.
Sharing With Multiple Devices
The Galaxy S III introduces the next evolution of Samsung’s content sharing service with AllShare® Play. This service automatically notifies the Galaxy S III to Samsung HDTVs, mobile tablets, laptops and other consumer electronic devices on the same network that are ready to receive video files. Users can also remotely access files from devices on other networks.
Sharing with Groups
With AllShare Group Cast on the Galaxy S III and a Wi-Fi network, users can share and collaborate on documents, presentations or images in real-time with multiple friends or co-workers’ without loading the file separately.
With Share Shot, become the official photographer for a group of friends. There’s no need to send photos and video via email, MMS or a USB drive. Users can quickly and seamlessly share pictures taken with the Galaxy S III’s 8 megapixel camera to other phones from up to 200 feet away. Once the Galaxy S III is synched with chosen devices, the pictures are automatically shared.
Sharing Smartphone to Smartphone
S-Beam is an industry first, providing fast, easy transfer of large files, such as videos and documents, with a single touch of the Galaxy S III without needing a Wi-Fi connection or cell signal. A 1GB movie file can be shared as quickly as three minutes and a 10MB music file can be transferred in seconds by simply touching another GALAXY S III phone.
Smartphone Simplicity
The S-Voice™ feature on the Galaxy S III offers much more than just asking and answering questions. S-Voice allows users to control the applications and services used most with words instead of touch. Use S-Voice to turn the volume up or down on the music player, answer or reject incoming calls, shut off or choose to snooze the alarm clock, or take a picture by saying “smile” or “cheese.”
Smart Stay puts the “smart” in smartphones. With Smart Stay, the Galaxy S III tracks the user’s eye to ensure the device screen is always on while you’re looking at it. By knowing when you are looking at the screen, it doesn’t dim the backlight or timeout to an idle screen.
Motion simplifies and short cuts many common functions including converting a text message to a call by simply raising the phone to the ear, tapping the top of the phone to go to the top of an email and list of emails or contacts, and alerting to missed call or text message.
The capabilities of the Galaxy S III’s 8 megapixel camera are far beyond point and shoot. Burst Shot captures still pictures at a rapid-fire pace at three images per second with zero shutter lag; and Best Shot recommends the best picture to keep based on colors, lighting and clarity. The Galaxy S III shoots and plays back 1080p HD quality video with a backside illuminated sensor that improves performance in low light environments, and provides the ability to capture a photo during videoing
Watching video while downloading a large file or service is seamless with Pop Up Play. Pop Up Play allows you to watch any side-loaded video content while operating any application in full-screen, background view at the same time. Video running on Pop Up Play can be moved anywhere on top of the full screen, much like picture-in-picture capabilities on large screen TVs.
Powerful Performance
The Galaxy S III includes Android™ 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) with TouchWiz enhancements, a Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 1.5 GHz dual core CPU and 2GB of internal RAM to provide high-speed performance enabling efficient and seamless multi-tasking. The dual-core processor offers competitive speeds and performance as leading quad-core processors without sacrificing valuable battery life. The brilliant 4.8-inch HD Super AMOLED™ touchscreen display brings content to life, without compromising the device’s true pocketability. The expansive display is protected by Gorilla Glass 2.0 to guard against cracks and scratches and provide enhanced touchscreen responsiveness.
The Galaxy S III, which comes in Marble White and Pebble Blue, is powered by a removable 2100 mAh battery for extended use on a single charge. Users can store large libraries of photos, videos and music onboard the Galaxy S III with expandable memory to compliment the standard 16GB or 32GB of onboard storage.
“The Galaxy S III is the most innovative smartphone on the market today. It is an industry first to see five major carriers align behind the launch of a single device virtually simultaneously,” said Todd Pendleton, Chief Marketing Officer for Samsung Telecommunications America. “To support the immense excitement for the Galaxy S III we will execute our biggest marketing campaign ever. Consumers won’t be able to miss why this device is the must-have smartphone.”
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Samsung Galaxy S3 most popular UK phone - PC Advisor
The Samsung Galaxy S3 has unceremoniously tipped Apple’s once-untouchable iPhone off the top spot as the UK’s most popular smartphone.
Galaxy SIII knocks Apple iPhone 4S off top spot
Just days after its UK launch the Galaxy S3 has topped the uSwitch Tech’s Mobile Tracker, replacing the white iPhone 4S. See also: Group test: What's the best smartphone?
The price-comparison website’s Mobile Tracker ranks handsets based on live searches and sales.
The smartphone war is clearly set between the two main phone makers: Samsung and Apple. The iPhone 4S had only briefly replaced the Samsung Galaxy S2, last month. The Android-powered S2 remains at number 3, despite the arrival of its successor, and there are two other Galaxy handsets (Ace phone and Note "phablet") in the top ten.
Apple’s older iPhone 4 still places in the mobile league table.
See also: Samsung Galaxy S3 vs Apple iPhone 4S comparison review.
uSwitch’s Ernest Doku forecasts that the “one-two punch” of the S2 and S3 augur well for continued strong showings for Samsung in the Mobile Tracker.
“Feeling surprisingly light to carry due to its brushed polycarbonate casing, especially considering the vast 4.8 Super AMOLED screen, the Samsung S III looks set to give the iPhone a serious run for its money,” Doku said when announcing the new smartphone ranking.
Behind the Apple iPhone and Samsung Galaxy handsets is the HTC One Series mobile, three of which appear in the top ten, leaving just Sony hanging on in the Samsung/Apple/HTC smartphone domination.
See also: Samsung Galaxy S3 vs HTC One X comparison review.
Top Ten Handsets for March 2012 by web search (uSwitch)
4. HTC One X
8. HTC One S
9. HTC One V
10. Sony Xperia S
Doku added: “What is interesting this month is the arrival of the HTC One series as a major player in the smartphone market alongside Apple and Samsung.
“The One V’s new entry means HTC now has all three One series devices in the top ten. These are fun yet powerful smartphones, concentrating on cutting edge devices at incredibly competitive prices.”
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