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Just how much does it cost to construct a US-bound 32GB Samsung Galaxy S4? Well, since the majority of the components found within this flagship smartphone from Samsung was produced by the South Korean manufacturer themselves, research firm IHS figured out that the entire shebang would cost somewhere in the region of $237 in order to cobble together. Considering how most of the components were internally sourced and are not too far off from the Samsung Galaxy Note tablet’s innard that cost them approximately $270 per unit, it makes perfect sense to see a sub-$240 figure quoted.

IHS analyst Vincent Leung mentioned, “Samsung’s strength is this ability to in-source to itself. They just keep adding to the list of components that they can supply to themselves.” It is speculated that the international version of the phone will run on the Samsung-made Exynos 5 Octa which costs $28 per chip, while the US versions have the Qualcomm-powered Snapdragon processor that is cheaper at an estimated $20. Both the display and touchscreen are provided by Samsung and cost somewhere in the region of $75. Corning would provide the Gorilla Glass display cover, while Broadcom takes care of its Bluetooth and Wi-Fi connectivity needs.

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Earlier this morning, we did talk about how T-Mobile’s Samsung Galaxy S4 has started to receive an update, and here we are with word that AT&T, too, would be on the receiving end of an update for their version of the Samsung Galaxy S4. Just to refresh our memories, the T-Mobile variant’s refresh would carry version number M919UVUAMDL, where it would bring along with it improvements made to the Visual Voicemail app alongside ISIS app improvements. Of course, it goes without saying that the chances of other changes and fixes under the hood are also significantly high.

As for AT&T’s version of the Samsung Galaxy S4, it would be on the receiving end of update version I337UCUAMDL. Unfortunately, no official changelog has been issued, but this does not mean it is a dead end update as those who have already installed this Over The Air (OTA) update have started to share their much improved experience on the latest Samsung flagship smartphone.

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We did bring you news at the end of last month that the Samsung Galaxy S4 from Sprint has already begun to receive its first Over The Air (OTA) update, and here we are with word from T-Mobile that their flavor of the Samsung Galaxy S4 would be on the receiving end of a new software update. This is pretty fast, don’t you think so? After all, the smartphone has only been made available for purchase for a single week from T-Mobile, and so, from today onwards, owners of the Galaxy S4 from T-Mobile will be able to enjoy baseband version M919UVUAMDL after being bumped up from baseband version M919UVUAMDB.

Those Galaxy S4 owners out there can perform the update after grabbing it Over The Air or via Samsung Kies, whichever floats your boat. The official changelog is nothing much to shout about, where it listed improvements made to the Visual Voicemail and Isis apps, and the entire update weighs in at approximately 168MB in size. Are you stoked of this new update, or do you think you could do without it? [Document Page]

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It is not unusual for companies to take a swing at their rivals in commercials. We’ve seen Samsung mock the iPhone’s features quite a number of times in its past commercials. Recently Nokia aired its latest spot in which it showed Apple and Samsung fans fight it out, affirming that its Lumia range of smartphones rules the third spot in the market. Samsung’s latest Galaxy S4 commercial not only highlights the device’s amazing features, it also mocks the iPhone for not having similar features.

It is shown in the ad that a user can answer their phone by just waving over the S4, immediately after that an iPhone user is shown trying to do that, which he obviously can’t. This commercial also mocks the lack of Samsung’s S Beam like functionality in iPhone, which is used to effortlessly and quickly transfer files between devices. The punch line of this ad: “So some smartphones are smarter than other smartphones?” is said by a character with an iPhone in his hand. Samsung’s campaign has no doubt been meticulously created, it’ll be interesting to see how Apple counters to it when they release the next generation iPhone later this year.

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If you read our post on Steve Kondik confirming that AT&T Samsung Galaxy S4 bootloader arrives locked, and wondered how long would it take for someone to unlock said bootloader, look no further as the AT&T Galaxy S4 bootloader has already been unlocked. Developers weren’t put off by the fact that AT&T was shipping S4 with locked bootloader, because it didn’t mean that it became unbreakable, it only causes delays for developers who will be creating custom ROMs for this latest smartphone.

Dan Rosenberg, a well known figure in the root/unlock arena, tweeted a photo earlier today confirming that he had unlocked the Galaxy S4 bootloader. In a Q&A published on xda, Dan has confirmed that it was the AT&T S4 that he cracked and it allows him to run custom kernels and recoveries. He has also made it clear that a release won’t be taking place until Verizon’s Galaxy S4 comes out later this month, Dan is almost certain this will work on Verizon’s variant as well, releasing it now would give the carrier an opportunity to plug it. Those who are willing to take advantage of this are advised not to install new Galaxy S4 software updates, though that might deprive them of, if any, crucial security and bug fixes so its really the user’s own decision.

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