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Samsung Galaxy Tab price may start where iPad stops
Sep 5th
Samsung’s Galaxy Tab could have an unsubsidized price high enough that it would be more expensive than most any Apple model, based on early if unconfirmed claims. The French at Journal du Geek were quoted a price of 699 euros with tax for the 16GB version, or $ 895. At this level, it would cost as much as a 32GB, 3G iPad does despite the smaller screen.
The price might also be the most conservative. Those at ARMDevices were told the price would be 799 euros, or $ 1,025. British retailer Expansys listed it at £680, or $ 1,047. At these prices, More >
Samsung Galaxy Tab may hit Sprint in November with 4G
Sep 4th
Samsung’s Galaxy Tab may get a unique-to-Sprint model based on a brief rumor on Friday. An unnamed BGR source said the tablet’s CDMA-friendly version is due for Sprint in November. If true, it would also have both 3G through EVDO and 4G through WiMAX, making it one of the earliest 4G tablets.
The Android tablet has already been spotted in Verizon’s inventory system and, with a Sprint launch, could receive a similar treatment given to the Galaxy S phone with a multi-carrier simultaneous launch. Samsung had success with the strategy earlier in the year and may be keen to replicate that to More >
Samsung hopes to crack 10% smartphone share, sell 25m units
Sep 4th
Samsung hopes to break through the 10 percent mark in smartphone share by the end of 2010, the company’ mobile group head JK Shin said at the IFA show today [sub. required]. He was optimistic about Samsung’s success in light of the Galaxy S and explained that Samsung now expects to ship 25 million smartphones this year, up from an earlier prediction of 18 million. It may ship as many as 50 million smartphones in 2011.
The Korean company has routinely held a top spot in cellphones and has over 20 percent of the market, but until now it has had More >
Samsung 50-inch, 3D plasma dips below $1,000 at Best Buy
Sep 4th
Samsung had the distinction of breaking the $ 1,000 price barrier for a 3D plasma TV as the PN50C490B3D has been dropped to $ 990 at Best Buy. The 50-inch TV only peaks at a 720p resolution and doesn’t include 3D glasses. Regardless, it produces a full 600Hz refresh rate that can handle the enhanced display and is smoother for 2D content as well.
The TV produces a 2,000,000:1 dynamic contrast ratio and carries three HDMI inputs, two component inputs and one each of VGA and optical audio. No Internet access is built-in, but it carries USB to add an More >
Samsung brings N350 netbook with hybrid 3G, 4G to IFA
Sep 4th
Samsung as part of its IFA rollouts showed a new netbook with both 3G and 4G built-in. The N350 has both an HSPA+ modem for 3G networks and LTE for 4G in the same 10-inch frame. With the hybrid links, it can connect at a peak 100Mbps on cutting edge networks but still run at a quick 21Mbps on 3G.
No matter the connection type, it also represents one of Samsung’s newer netbook designs with a chiclet keyboard and a stylized barrel hinge. Appropriately, it uses newer netbook components as well, stepping up to a 1.66GHz Atom N455 with 1GB More >
