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On Monday, Nov. 5, Samsung announced that its highly anticipated Galaxy Camera would hit the UK shelves on Nov. 8. The Galaxy Camera first made its appearance at the IFA 2012 in Berlin, and will be available for purchase to Samsung brand store customers a day earlier on Nov. 7.
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Samsung unleashed its much-awaited Galaxy Note 2 in October this year, followed by Google who launched the LG-manufactured Nexus 4 smartphone on Oct. 29. Here's a look at how the Galaxy Note 2 and Nexus 4 stack up against each other.
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The last decade has seen a significant demand for smartphones and Android is the operating system for a majority of the smartphones available in the market. Recent research now indicate that over 100K Android apps on Google Play store are either 'suspicious or questionable'.
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Samsung launched its mid-range smartphone Stratosphere last year in October. Now leaked images and rumors are surfacing that the successor to the handset - Stratosphere 2 - will be revealed soon.
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Google announced its much-rumored LG-made Nexus 4 smartphone on Oct. 29, whereas smartphone market leader Samsung's flagship Galaxy S3 has been creating waves since its May release this year. Here's a look at how the Nexus 4 compares to the Galaxy S3.
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Samsung Galaxy S3 users in the U.S. had much to cheer about when Sprint became the first U.S. carrier to roll out the Android Jelly Bean 4.1 update. Now, rumors suggest that Verizon is also slated to push out the update soon and a pre-release of the build has been leaked on XDA Developers forum.
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On Friday, Nov. 2, Samsung announced that it had sold 3 million units of its Galaxy Note 2 phablet, a follow-up to the Galaxy Note. The Galaxy Note was announced in August at the IFA 2012 event in Berlin and released in South Korea in September, followed by other countries in October.
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On Friday, Nov. 2, research firm comScore released results from a new survey, which indicates that more than 50 percent of mobile phone users in the U.S. own smartphones. The study also revealed that Samsung was the leading handset manufacturer in the U.S., accounting for 26 percent of the market share.
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Samsung recently launched its Galaxy Note 2 phablet in Canada and now, the Korean company is on song to add to its handset offerings and has rolled out the Galaxy Rugby LTE smartphone. Canadian carrier Bell will be offering the Galaxy Rugby LTE for $79.95 on a three-year contract.
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Smartphone market leader Samsung is continuing to gather laurels for its flagship device for 2012, the Galaxy S3. The Galaxy S3 breezed past 10 million and 20 million unit sales in July and September this year, respectively, and now per reports, a tweet from Samsung Poland indicated that the Korean company has hit the 30 million sales milestone.
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The tablet market is getting crowded with a slew of tablets launched by tech giants like Apple, Samsung, Microsoft, Google et al. Samsung and Apple are some of the most popular names in the industry with high-end tablets on offer.
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Amazon jumped on to the gaming bandwagon in August this year with the launch of Amazon Game Studios. The Seattle-based e-retailing giant kicked off its campaign with the game "Living Classics" for Facebook, and now Amazon Game Studios has launched "Air Patriots," its first mobile-focused game.
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On Thursday, Nov. 1, U.S. carrier Sprint announced that it would begin offering Samsung's Galaxy Tab 2 10.1, its first 4G LTE tablet for $549.99 from Nov. 11.
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