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Samsung’s complete earnings results for the April – June 2012 period won’t come out until July 27th, but Reuters reports its early guidance to investors estimates the company’s profit at a record 6.7 trillion won ($5.9 billion). That’s mostly due to strong sales of the ever-expanding (and increasingly targeted by lawsuits) line of Galaxy smartphones. Sales forecasts are slightly below earlier estimates, and while there’s no specific numbers for each division, a Bloomberg breakdown of analyst predictions suggests there should be more good news to go around later this month.

Continue reading Samsung expects record earnings for Q2 thanks to all those Galaxy phone sales

Samsung expects record earnings for Q2 thanks to all those Galaxy phone sales originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 05 Jul 2012 20:34:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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In regards to the Samsung Galaxy S III, Verizon Wireless has been very vague about its “coming weeks” launch window, but it’s become much more specific now: July 10, to be exact. The flagship device will be hitting both online and brick-and-mortar stores on that day, though only the 16GB model is going to be in retail stores at first (the 32GB will be available online, but won’t get to stores until — you guessed it — the “coming weeks”). The phone will come in both white and blue — the same color selection we’ve seen on Sprint and T-Mobile. As for pricing, the 16GB version will cost you $200, while the 32GB will be $250. The press release is just below, if you want to check it out.

Continue reading Samsung Galaxy S III hits Verizon shelves on July 10

Samsung Galaxy S III hits Verizon shelves on July 10 originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 03 Jul 2012 14:43:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Samsung mentioned its S Health app in passing during the grand unveiling of the Galaxy S III — presumably due to the glut of similarly S-suffixed apps and services that were also unveiled. The service has now apparently launched in Samsung’s homeland, alongside more details of what it’ll offer. This includes a raft of metric-measuring charts, as well as the ability to connect through Bluetooth and USB to health devices like heart-rate monitors and connectivity-friendly scales. The app will record and even graph your health ups and downs, aiming to help “regulate” what you eat and gauge exactly how much you exercise. It has now launch on Samsung’s App hub and will make its way to the US and five to-be-confirmed European countries soon. Let Samsung explain the “warm emotional experience” in a Google-translated release right after the break.

Update: We’ve just received the English version of the PR, which adds that the app is now live in the UK, alongside an initial list of compatible health devices. Take a look after the break.

Continue reading Samsung launches S Health services: Monitors weight, blood sugar and graphs it all

Samsung launches S Health services: Monitors weight, blood sugar and graphs it all originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 02 Jul 2012 04:41:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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In case you haven’t heard, Sprint is now stocking its shelves with the Samsug Galaxy S III. Just as it promised, the Now Network is offering both 16 and 32GB versions of the handset online and through telesales, for $200 and $250, respectively. If you take the “Now” slogan to heart, however, you’ll have to settle for the smaller option, Sprint’s retail locations won’t have the 32GB model on hand. The rest of you? Skip on down to the source link below to order up.

PSA: Samsung Galaxy S III now available in Sprint stores originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 01 Jul 2012 15:42:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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If three’s a crowd, the Samsung Galaxy S III party in the US is about to get pretty stuffy. Having already reviewed AT&T and Sprint’s variants — not to mention the original I9300 before them — we’re now ready to put a third iteration through its paces, this time from the country’s fourth-largest carrier, T-Mobile.

Of course, the phone itself needs no grand introduction, as it’s fast become the new darling of the smartphone world. And rightfully so, in many respects: it’s the first high-end device to launch on all four major mobile operators in the US (a feat in and of itself), and it’s done so with minimal carrier branding, hardware changes or bloatware levies. It is, in essence, an unadulterated handset. The reason this piece of news is so wondrous is that it opens up your ability to choose your phone service based on the network, not on the actual phone each individual carrier offers.

Sadly, the big tradeoff here is the loss of an Exynos quad-core processor in exchange for a Snapdragon S4 dual-core chipset and additional RAM. Join us as we take a deeper look at the T-Mobile Galaxy S III. Is it the best phone on the network? Is it worth shelling out $280 (with a two-year contract) for the 16GB model or $330 for 32GB? How well does it perform? This and more answers await you in our full review below.

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Samsung Galaxy S III for T-Mobile review originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 28 Jun 2012 15:00:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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