AT&T releases the Samsung Galaxy Rugby Pro rugged smartphone. Built to meet the Mil-STD 810F standard and rubber skin, the phone is shock and water resistant and dustproof. It is powered by a Qualcomm MSM8960 1.5GHz dual-core processor with 1GB of RAM and comes shipped with Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich operating system. The new rugged Galaxy sports a 4-inch 480×800 Super AMOLED touchscreen display and its 5 Megapixel auto focus camera is capable of Full HD 1080p video recording. There is also a 1.3 Megapixel front-facing camera for video chat. The Rugby Pro supports not

Samsung ATIV Smart PC Along with the Windows RT ATIV Tab, Samsung also brings the ATIV Smart PC (aka Series 5 Slate in the US)  and ATIV Smart PC Pro (Series 7)  tablet PCs running the latest Windows 8 operating system. Offering Windows 8 functionality, the two Smart PCs also provide full Windows 7 compatibility. They come with a detachable keyboard dock that allows users to switch between a clamshell notebook PC and a tablet PC form factor, offering great mobility with maximum productivity. Samsung ATIV Smart PC Pro The ATIV Smart PC is powered by Intel’s Atom processor,

Samsung unveils two new premium LCD monitors, the Series 7 SC770 Touch Monitor and the non-touch Series 7 SC750 with an ergonomic design. The company says that both models are built to put professional-grade picture quality within the reach for professional and consumer audiences alike. Samsung is going to show these Series 7 monitors at the CES 2013. Samsung Series 7 SC770 The 27-inch SC770 is Samsung’s first multitouch display optimized for Windows 8. It supports up to 10 points of simultaneous multitouch, allowing users to drag, rotate or select items and objects on the

Samsung announced the new Galaxy S III Mini, the compact version of the company’s flagship Galaxy S III smartphone. Featuring the same design as the original high-end S III, the Mini version is not a smaller-sized flagship, but just a mid-range phone. The handset gets a smaller 4-inch Super AMOLED touchscreen display. It is powered by a 1GHz dual-core processor with 1GB of RAM. The Galaxy S III Mini features a 5 Megapixel auto focus camera with LED flash and 720p HD video recording and a VGA front-facing camera. The phone includes support for GPS, Bluetooth 4.0, WiFi

As part of of Samsung’s new ATIV range, the new ATIV Tab is a Windows RT tablet. Designed with a classy hairline finish, the tablet is slim at 8.9mm and lightweight at just 570g. The 10.1 device is powered by a 1.5GHz dual-core processor with 2GB of memory. Running Windows RT, a version of Windows 8 for ARM devices, boots instantly and comes with Office Home and Student 2013 RT, offering Word, Excel, Powerpoint and OneNote applications. The ATIV Tab sports a 0.1-inch 1366×768 touchscreen display, a 5 Megapixel auto focus camera with LED flash, a 1.9 Megapixel front camera,

Samsung introduces its new SSD 840 and SSD 840 Pro series of solid state drives. The 840 PRO uses SATA III interface and packs MDX controller. It delivers up to 520MB/s read and 450MB/s write speeds and 100,000 IOPS random read and 90,000 IOPS random write performance. The SSD 840 PRO comes in 64GB, 128GB, 256GB and 512GB models, and the price will start at about $100. Samsung will also release the SSD 840 line, but no details has been mentioned. [Engadget]

Here comes another Galaxy smartphone for the US market. The new Samsung Galaxy Axiom, a budget-friendly LTE smartphone, has just landed US Cellular for $79 with a 2-year contract or $399 for those who don’t want a contract. With similar design and specs, the Axiom is like the little brother of the Galaxy S III Mini. Powered by a 1.2GHz dual-core processor, the LTE handset runs Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. It gets a 4-inch WVGA 800×480 touchscreen display, a 5 Megapixel main camera with LED flash and a 1.3 Megapixel front-facing camera. Other than Bluetooth, GPS and WiFi,

Sprint and Samsung launch the new SPH-M400 mobile phone with accessibility features designed specifically to meet the needs of senior citizens and people with disabilities. The phone has dedicated 911 key and an In Case of Emergency (ICE) button that stores up to three contacts so users can dial emergency contacts quickly. The flip-style handset has a 2.4-inch large main display and a 10.7-inch external display for users to see incoming calls and notifications easily and quickly. The adjustable font sizes makes it easy to read text on the screen. Samsung’s M400, designed for

Samsung announced the new Galaxy Music, a low-end Android phone said to provide superb sound quality. The budget-priced Galaxy features dual frontal stereo speakers and Sound Alive and SRS Surround sound enhancement technologies to deliver outstanding sound quality. It has Music Dedicated key for quick and convenient access to the music player. The Galaxy Music has a 3-inch 240×320 low-res touchscreen display and a 3 Megapixel main camera without flash. It supports Bluetooth 3.0 and WiFi 802.11b/g/n, GPS and has built-in FM radio. There is 4GB internal memory and a

While most super-slim Ultrabooks do not has built-in optical drive, some users may need one for access to documents or multimedia content stored on optical discs. Here comes Samsung’s new SE-218CB super slim portable DVD writer with a sleek design and mobile size. At compact size of 148x14x143mm, the lightweight drive is an ideal companion for Ultrabook users who need to access optical media on-the-go. The SE-218CB not only works with Windows (including Windows and Mac computers, it also works with Android tablets with USB port. Though burning discs is not possible, you can