Samsung Galaxy S4 Google Play Edition officially taken down from Play Store

Google is continuing to remove old Google Play Edition devices from the Play Store. Last month, it took down devices like Sony Xperia Z Ultra, LG G Pad 8.3 and HTC One (M7) from the Play Store. Today, Google has announced that it has dropped Samsung Galaxy S4 from the list as well.

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Apple and Samsung to end all their patent disputes outside the US

Samsung and Apple announced in a joint statement that they will drop all ongoing patent lawsuits outside the U.S. However, the smartphone rivals have not yet settled the dispute. The two companies have sued each other in a total of eight countries viz, Australia, Japan, South Korea, Germany, Netherlands, the UK, France, and Italy, and all these cases are being dropped, without being settled and without any cross-licensing agreements being negotiated.

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Samsung Galaxy Note 4 launch scheduled for 3rd September ahead of IFA in Berlin

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Like every year, Samsung will announce the next generation of the Galaxy Note 4 later this year. Following tradition, it was expected that the Korean giant would launch it at IFA and right on cue, Samsung has started sending out invitations for its Galaxy Note 4 launch event ahead of IFA in Berlin.

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Microsoft files patent lawsuit against Samsung over Android royalties

Microsoft has sued Samsung in U.S. District Court, over patent licencing deal. The company claims that the South Korean giant has stopped making royalty payments on time last fall and is refusing to pay interest for the delay.

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Android accounts for 85% of smartphone share in Q2 of 2014, Xiaomi hits fifth spot: Report

Android continued its dominance in the smartphone market and accounted for a record 84.6% share of global smartphone shipments in Q2 of 2014, according to research by Strategy Analytics. Global smartphone shipments reached 295.2 million units in Q2 said the report.

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Samsung Galaxy Alpha with Exynos 5433 Octa, 12MP camera could be announced on August 13

SamMobile stated just two days ago that the Samsung Galaxy Alpha will be launched on August 4.  However, a new report from AllAboutSamsung says that the company’s first ever Android smartphone to sport a metallic design is now said to be launching on August 13.

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Samsung Gear VR Manager screenshots leaked

We already know that Samsung is working on a Virtual Reality headset for its Galaxy devices. Today, more information about the VR has surfaced in a new leak. SamMobile has posted some screenshots of the Gear VR manager app that will control the Samsung Gear VR.

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Samsung Galaxy Alpha live images surface in new leak

Photos of the Samsung Galaxy Alpha had surfaced earlier this month and showed an aluminium frame and 4.7 inch display. Today, more photos of the phone have been leaked by a Vietnamese site TinhTe that gives a more clear look for the phone.

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Samsung Galaxy Note 4 might feature flexible display, 16MP camera with OIS and metal build

Last week there were rumors that the Samsung Galaxy Note 4 might come with a retina scanner. Now, a new report from Korean publication ET News is stating that the Galaxy Note 4 will sport a flexible display and have a metal build. It also states that the phone will boast of a 16-megapixel camera with optical image stabilization (OIS).

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Samsung Galaxy Tab S 10.5 First Impressions

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Samsung’s Galaxy Tab S 10.5 is the Korean giant’s latest tablet for the enterprise, plain and simple. While it is very much the bigger brother of the Tab S 8.4 we just detailed, the form factor alone dictates a different destiny. Priced to match the iPad Air in the US, the Tab S 10.5 launched here, soon after the global launch, is unsurprisingly the higher end mobile version, priced at Rs. 44,800. Yes, a 10.5″ tablet that can make calls and even send SMS, but it will naturally be used for data, mostly. Tablets as a whole are mostly geared towards consumption, but companies have been trying to go at it from a productivity angle too, like the Surface and numerous other OEM based tablets. Samsung’s take on the Tab S 10.5 is based on the same idea, with a good amount of preinstalled enterprise focused apps. Armed with a Super AMOLED screen, the Tab S 10.5 aims to satisfy the office goer, and our first impressions video might help explain that cause a bit more, watch –

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Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 First Impressions

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Samsung unveiled their new Tab S products in New York and surprisingly, they didn’t take much time to bring it to India either. There were two Tab S devices announced, S possibly standing for Super AMOLED, because, lets face it, these new Samsung tablets are all about the screen. In India, the Tab S 8.4 and the Tab S 10.5 were launched for Rs. 37,800 and Rs. 44,800 respectively, catering to the premium market segment with mobile-only versions, while in the US, Samsung has squarely targeted the Tab S devices at iPad Air and retina iPad mini price points with WiFi-only versions. These are clearly decisions driven by market necessities and strategy, so with that in mind, we took a look at the mini version of the Tab S first to detail our first impressions of the Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 –

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Samsung reportedly buying SmartThings home automation company for $200 million

Samsung is in talks to acquire a smart home automation company SmartThings for $200 million, according to a report from TechCrunch. SmartThings is company that produces home automation products that can be controlled with an Android and iOS smartphone app.

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