Smartphones and extreme cold – Samsung Galaxy S II wins!
Depending on where you live, you may be interested on how well your phone functions in extreme temperatures – especially in extreme cold. Last winter there were some news and discussions on cases in Norway where iPhones broke or stopped functions when temperature dropped below zero (0°C). Just recently a Finnish computer magazine MikroPC (www.mikropc.net) … Continue reading
Samsung Galaxy Series: Slim Stick Type Bluetooth Headset
I got this fancy gadget couple of days ago, and I am quite pleased with it. It goes quite well with Samsung Galaxy Tab. So what is it. Is it a handsfree? Not exactly. Is is a phone? No, it is a Bluetooth headset that looks like a pen. It has a clip just like … Continue reading
Differences in Android 2.3 in Samsung Galaxy
Samsung Galaxy S, Galaxy S II and Galaxy Tab have been updated to Android 2.3. But it is interesting to notice that although they all have 2.3, they are not exactly similar. USB modes Galaxy S II has Kies mode automatically on, you cannot select it anywhere. You can only choose not to activate it … Continue reading
Samsung Kies gets better
It has been a nice surprise to see that someone is really earning his (or hers) salary in Samsung corporation. After those desperate moments last year (trying to update firmware of Samsung Galaxy S I9000) now Kies seems to work quite smoothly. Not perfect but at least connecting and update works. I have now updated … Continue reading
Pen is mightier than… Galaxy Tab or iPad
Pen is mightier than sword. But is it mightier than electronic pads like Galaxy Tab. Not only do they seem to be the latest craze but something that kills printed newspapers (or so they claim). They are handy, they are connected to WWW, they keep you updated to events of world as well as your … Continue reading
Samsung Galaxy Tab Layar in action
Looking through window with Layar. Damn, that window is smutty, but this is what Layar found in center of Turku, Finland (Suomi). In the horizon there is Turku Cathedral, and sun is just rising behind it. I used N900 and HDR Capture, but even that could not manage to shoot good picture. Since HDR Capture … Continue reading
Samsung Galaxy Tab Out of Box
Samsung Galaxy Tab alongside Nokia N900 and Acer Aspire 8930 with 18″ screen.
Samsung Galaxy S, tethering and wvdial
I check daily what kind of keywords people have used in Google search in order to stumble on this website. Just recently I have found out that quite an odd combination has been used. Basically people have used the words in the title of this post “Samsung”, “Galaxy S”, “wvdial”, “wvdial.conf”, “modem” and “tethering”. I … Continue reading
Samsung Galaxy Tab price
Galaxy Tab should be available during October. Price is quite high, nearly 1000€, more than iPad costs. I expected it to cost more than 500€ since it is basically a 7″ Samsung Galaxy S I9000. My guess was something like 700€, approximately same or a bit less than iPad. But we’ll see, quite often these … Continue reading
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