Those among you who have been waiting for an Android 2.3 Honeycomb update on your Samsung Galaxy S and the Galaxy Tab has something to cheer. Though unconfirmed, a rumor doing the rounds suggests that the two devices are likely to get the update by the end of the current quarter. The rumor trickles down from an Amsterdam-based website called SamFirmware and they have tweeted this piece of info.  A visit to their Twitter account will open before you this: “Samsung still plans Android 2.3 for Galaxy Tab and Galaxy S release allround end Q1 begin Q2.” Believe it or not, this

Do you live in Canada, own a Galaxy S smartphone (Vibrant on Bell or Captivate on Rogers) and wish you’d be getting the Android Froyo update sooner? You’re in luck as we’re hearing from Samsung Mobile Canada via Facebook that both mobiles will be upgraded sometime mid-December. But there’s drawback, as you may have noticed — unfortunately, those of you with a Fascinate on Telus will have to wait until early 2011. Samsung Galaxy S in three flavors “We’d like to acknowledge the tremendous interest in the Froyo (Android 2.2) upgrade for Galaxy S series smartphones in

Giorgio Armani and Samsung have again teamed up to launch another mobile phone, this time a Galaxy S smartphone. The new Giorgio Armani Samsung phone is basically an AT&T Captivate with Giorgio Armani’s logo. The phone will be available in Giorgio Armani boutiques and leading mobile retailers in Italy, France, the U.K., Germany, Dubai, China, Hong Kong, Spain, Russia and the Netherlands starting from December and the price will be about Euro 700. As you may know, the Giorgio Armani Galaxy S / AT&T Captivate /GT-i9010 is powered by a 1GHz processor and features a

Amazon Wireless have slashed the price of the Samsung Captivate. If on AT&T the Galaxy S variant costs $199.99 with a new two year plan or $499.99 if you don’t want commitment, Amazon will sell you one for $29.99 if you sign a new individual contract for 24 months, or $69.99 if you add a two year extension to your contract. Samsung Captivate is a capable and versatile smartphone. Some call it an iPhone killer, some think they can’t be compared. Actually, it all comes down to personal preference. As a reminder, the most important specs of the Captivate include the 1 GHz

Canadians with a Rogers contract and some affinity for Samsung’s new Galaxy S smartphone, would be happy to know that the carrier has confirmed that Samsung Captivate will be launching for their clients sometime next week. Rogers made the official announcement on the company’s blog (source link at the bottom). From what we know, the Captivate has been delayed a few times due to manufacturing issues, and no one knew how long it would take for it to be released — but thankfully, they did a good job in coming up with a fix and a release date is now due for next

Just now, we had reported about Dell’s announcement that the Android 2.2 “Froyo” update for the Dell Streak is coming before the end of this year. Now, we have got information about the Froyo update for the Samsung Galaxy S. Samsung has provided the Froyo update source code via their Open Source Release Center. This information does not mean that the official Android 2.2 Froyo update is coming soon. But it is definitely a first step toward the release of the update for the series of Samsung Galaxy S smartphones such as the Samsung Fascinate on Verizon Wireless, Samsung

Yesterday, we had reported about Samsung’s release of the Galaxy S’ Android 2.2 Froyo update source code. Now, we have got disappointing news related to the matter. The source code has now been removed from download by Samsung. Samsung had provided the Froyo update source code via its Open Source Release Center. This release was thought to be a first step toward the release of the update for the series of Samsung Galaxy S smartphones such as the Fascinate, the Vibrant, the Captivate and the Epic 4G, which are available from the four major carriers in the US. As reported from

The Android 2.2 Froyo update to the Samsung Galaxy S might be coming in October. According to Samsung Mobile Spain fan page on Facebook, the smartphone might receive the Android 2.2 treatment sometime by the end of October. Samsung had earlier confirmed that the update would be made available sometime in September. The company had also stated that all of its U.S. versions of the Samsung Galaxy S such as the Fascinate, Captivate, Epic, and Vibrant would also be upgraded to Froyo almost simultaneously as their European counterpart. Now, the Samsung’s Spanish Facebook page has

Seems like Samsung Galaxy S might soon become the most globally popular handset after the famed Apple iPhone versions. Galaxy S is set to arrive with four of the biggest US carriers and one of them (indeed two), AT&T, has even gone ahead and given the official nod-ahead. Announced today, AT&T users will be able to make the Samsung Captivate (AT&T specific version of the Galaxy S) their own, come July 18. As expected the Galaxy S version will be priced at $199 on contract without any rebate requirements. If you remember, it wasn’t long back that we talked about

AT&T customers who have been waiting for the new Galaxy S, or better said Galaxy Captivate, are in for a treat — we have official word from the company that the smartphone’s release date has been announced for July 18th. A rather powerful device, the Galaxy S has already charmed the world, with the company selling some 200,000 units in South Korea, already. So why all the hype? The new Samsung Captivate comes with impressive features like the amazing 4-inch Super AMOLED touchscreen display, Android 2.1 on-board (with rumors speaking of Android 2.2 soon) and a