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Samsung's latest Galaxy S III ad touts sex tape-sharing with a quick bump

2012-10-25T05:53:50Z

Samsung's newest Galaxy S III commercial promotes one of the phone's perhaps lesser-known abilities — discreetly sharing sex tapes with your husband.

"Work Trip" shows a father waving goodbye to his family as he leaves for a few days. His daughters have recorded a video for him to watch on the plane, which gets effortlessly (suspiciously so, in fact) transferred between his Galaxy S III and his wife's through NFC. His wife has also recorded a video, as it turns out, but she makes a slightly different recommendation for when he should watch it. What's on the video? Let your imagination run wild.

Next up in the new series is "Game On," which features two friends playing the same game — one on an iPhone, the other on a Galaxy S III....

After lengthy delay, Galaxy S III 'Developer Edition' released to non-existent market

2012-09-21T22:33:04Z

Well, that took just a bit longer than expected. Samsung's "Developer Edition" Galaxy S III for Verizon Wireless is now available directly from the manufacturer — over two months after we were told that the device would be "coming soon." Over that time period, an xda-developers member uploaded an unlocked bootloader, which has made it just as easy to load custom ROMs onto the device as any other variant of the Galaxy S III.

After Verizon's decision to lock the bootloader on the standard, on-contract Galaxy S III, the "Developer Edition" was announced as an option for those who wanted to have full access to their devices, allowing them to heavily customize how the phone runs and completely change the user interface using alternative...

Watch this: Samsung's design team tells the story behind the Galaxy S III

2012-08-24T08:38:58Z

Samsung has released a video called "Galaxy S III Design Story" which explains the development history of their latest, well-received flagship phone. The company's design team doesn't have as high a profile as that of Apple, which frequently appears in videos to promote new products, but the ongoing trial between the two companies has put the Korean giant's development process under the spotlight. The video features interviews with various Samsung designers, including Jeeyeun Wang who testified in court last week, and sheds some light on how the Galaxy S III came to be.

Much of it is devoted to the influence of nature on the phone's hardware and software, with VP of mobile design Jacob Lee explaining that the company "wanted a more...

64GB Samsung Galaxy S III not canceled, set for release later this year

2012-07-18T16:22:04Z

We had all but forgotten about it, but the 64GB version of the Galaxy S III is alive and well. We heard a few reports yesterday that the high-capacity variant was canceled — the source of the news was a notice on a retailer's website that marked the phone as discontinued — but Samsung has confirmed to us that the phone is still in the works and is on track for a release sometime in the second half of this year. Samsung also pointed out that the device has only been announced internationally, so don't expect to see a 64GB Galaxy S III at your local Verizon store any time soon. Full statement below.

"The 64GB model of the GALAXY S III will be available during the second half of this year. The market availability and timing may vary...

Samsung S Health launched: control your weight and blood sugar with the Galaxy S III

2012-07-02T09:02:34Z

Samsung has launched S Health, an app for the recently-launched Galaxy S III that allows users to watch their weight, blood pressure, and blood sugar levels from their phone. First announced at the Galaxy S III's unveiling back in May, the app syncs with blood pressure monitors and blood glucose meters from Lifescan, Omron, and A&D over Bluetooth or USB depending on the device.

S Health stores readings from these devices so the user can view them over time and share them with contacts or social networks. The idea is to provide a framework for users to set goals and track their progress. S Health is launching in the US, South Korea, and five European countries, and can be downloaded either from the Samsung Apps store or More Services link...

Galaxy S III to top 10 million sales next month, says Samsung

2012-06-25T05:29:23Z

Last we heard, the Samsung Galaxy S and Galaxy S II had moved over 52 million units worldwide between them, and it doesn't look like the latest in the series is going to struggle to live up to the lofty precedent. According to Reuters, Samsung's head of telecommunications JK Shin expects the Galaxy S III to top the 10 million unit mark by the end of July.

It's not clear whether this refers to units shipped to retailers or sold to customers, but either way it's an impressive figure — we heard before launch that the device had over 9 million pre-orders, and Sprint has already had to delay its launch due to "overwhelming demand." It's easy to see why the Galaxy S III might spark such excitement, too, as we were more than a little...

Korean Samsung Galaxy S III could be the world's first quad-core LTE phone available (update)

2012-06-25T03:12:24Z

While the Galaxy S III hasn't been subject to quite the same level of region-specific chopping and changing as its predecessor, various carriers and countries are offering Samsung's new flagship with differing components beneath its plastic battery cover. Models with LTE support have been using a dual-core Snapdragon S4 processor in lieu of Samsung's own quad-core Exynos chip, and we've also seen Japanese and Canadian variants with 2GB RAM. Now we can add another configuration to the list — reports are coming out of South Korea that the local variant will feature LTE support and 2GB RAM as well as that quad-core Exynos processor.

The world's first quad-core LTE phone to be released

If true, this could make it the world's first...

Samsung Galaxy S III review

2012-06-20T04:01:00Z

How do you review a phone like the Galaxy S III? It’s already been subject to so much speculation, exposure, and early judgment — some of it coming from myself, admittedly — that it feels overwhelming to try and condense what it means to everyone into a single treatise. To Samsung, it’s the new flagship handset to keep the company ahead of every other Android OEM through 2012, for most people it’s a device that stretches the definition of the smartphone form factor, and to mobile gaming enthusiasts it’s potentially the most powerful platform yet.

Being a spec leader isn’t new to Samsung, but the Galaxy S III betrays an even loftier ambition: South Korea’s largest chaebol wants to also be known as a front runner in...