by Mike Beauchamp on May 21, 2013 in Android, Gadgets, News
By now, we’re all familiar with Samsung’s latest and greatest flagship phone: the Galaxy S4. It’s already available for sale from most carriers in the U.S. (Verizon’s launches this Thursday) and has received rave reviews. However, there’s another version rumored to be launching in July – the Samsung Galaxy S4 Active – but only in Europe. There [...]
by Mike Beauchamp on May 16, 2013 in Android, News
You already know about the new Samsung Galaxy S4, which is now available on most carriers in the U.S. What you probably haven’t heard of yet is the Google edition of the phone, slated for launch June 26, directly from Google. It’ll be available in the Google Play Store for $650, fully unlocked (16gb model). [...]
by Mike Beauchamp on May 13, 2013 in Android, Gadgets, News
Verizon announced this morning that general availability of the long-awaited Samsung Galaxy S4 will be next Thursday, May 23. The device will be available on that date for Verizon’s website and in their retail stores. Previously, the release date was scheduled for May 30. As a reminder, you can currently pre-order the Galaxy S4 for [...]
by Mike Beauchamp on May 8, 2013 in Gadgets, Social Media
We’ve all seen the infamous ‘Will it Blend?’ videos, where kitchen appliance company BlendTec actually blends smartphones and other gadgets in their industrial-strength blenders. We’ve seen drop tests, hammers and keys and nails tests, and we’ve seen “run over by a Hummer” tests. But if destruction is your fancy, nothing quite compares to a 4k [...]
by Mike Beauchamp on April 24, 2013 in Android, Gadgets, News, Product Reviews
The phone many of you have been waiting for is almost here – the next big thing from Samsung: the Galaxy S4. Depending which carrier you use, it’ll be available as soon as next week. If the GS4 is on your wish list, you’ll appreciate hearing what others who’ve spent some time with the phone [...]
by Mike Beauchamp on April 22, 2013 in Android, Gadgets, News
If you’re with Big Red, you’ve been waiting and watching while all the other major carriers announce the availability of the Samsung Galaxy S4. We still don’t have an exact release date from the nation’s largest carrier, but we do know, thanks to their Twitter account, that we should expect it “in May“. If you [...]
by Mike Beauchamp on April 17, 2013 in Android, Gadgets, News
Samsung announced more details about the launch of the much-awaited Galaxy S4 this morning. Mum is still the word for a couple major US carriers, though. We know it’ll be coming to the following 7 companies in the US, though. Here’s the most current information we have: AT&T – $199 w/ two-year contract Pre-orders: April [...]
by Mike Beauchamp on April 10, 2013 in Android, Social Media
As we wait for the Samsung Galaxy S4 to officially go on sale, we can easily see Samsung’s marketing wheels start spinning into high gear. Check out these three video ads they just released. —– You should follow Mike on Twitter for more great tech insights and good conversation. Be sure to say hello! You can [...]
by Mike Beauchamp on March 26, 2013 in Gadgets, News, iPhone
Earlier today, T-Mobile announced the launch of their 4G LTE network. It’s a huge step up in speed for the nation’s 4th-largest wireless carrier, and certainly a sign of the times. BGR went hands-on at the event today with a few T-Mobile-specific 4G LTE devices to bring you some speed test results of just how [...]
by Tyler Riggs on March 15, 2013 in Android, Gadgets, New Technology
I’ve been buying into the Samsung Galaxy S4 hype these last few weeks. I watched with joy the Samsung “Next Big Thing” teaser videos with Jeremy, the spunky little kid who was going to deliver the box with the next big thing in it to Samsung’s UNPACKED event on Thursday. I then sat and watched [...]