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Wednesday, June 12, 2013
Friday, May 31, 2013
The Galaxy S4 has been launched on other carriers for a few weeks now, and is finally making its way to Verizon.
Originally slated for a May 30th release, the S4 has now been announced to be available both in-store and online starting May 23rd, a week sooner. To many this is a relief, to most, it's still a few weeks too late. Below you will find the updated press release info, along with some links.
Something interesting to note though, the Verizon website still shows the device as shipping on May 30th, not the 23rd. Is this a mistake on Verizon's part? Or is there a big inconsistency there?
UPDATE - Monday, May 13: The Samsung Galaxy S4 will be available for purchase online and in Verizon Wireless Stores starting May 23.
The Samsung Galaxy S® 4 is now available for pre-order online for $199.99 after a $50 mail-in rebate with a new two-year customer agreement. The smartphone will be available for purchase online and in Verizon Wireless stores starting May 30.
The Galaxy S 4 introduces new photo features like Dual Shot, paired with a 13-megapixel rear-facing camera to take professional looking photographs. Dual Shot allows the use of both the rear and front facing cameras at the same time and lets phone users to include themselves in pictures or videos.
The Galaxy S 4 is Global Ready and can travel overseas with anyone, but the software may make it an essential item for the world traveler. S Translator™ operates as a multilingual pocket dictionary native to the phone, translating words and phrases when typed or spoken into the app.
Other apps on the Galaxy S 4 include WatchON™, which turns the smartphone into a home entertainment remote and personal TV guide. Air View™ and Air Gesture let users interact with their smartphone without even touching it. Hovering a finger over the screen lets users preview emails and waving a hand over the phone can scroll up and down a webpage. Customers can choose between two color models, Black Mist or White Frost. Additional product information can be found here.
Thursday, May 30, 2013
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Thursday, May 23, 2013
Just want to test
UPDATE - Monday, May 13: The Samsung Galaxy S4 will be available for purchase online and in Verizon Wireless Stores starting May 23. The Samsung Galaxy S® 4 is now available for pre-order online for $199.99 after a $50 mail-in rebate with a new two-year customer agreement. The smartphone will be available for purchase online and in Verizon Wireless stores starting May 30. The Galaxy S 4 introduces new photo features like Dual Shot, paired with a 13-megapixel rear-facing camera to take professional looking photographs. Dual Shot allows the use of both the rear and front facing cameras at the same time and lets phone users to include themselves in pictures or videos. The Galaxy S 4 is Global Ready and can travel overseas with anyone, but the software may make it an essential item for the world traveler. S Translator™ operates as a multilingual pocket dictionary native to the phone, translating words and phrases when typed or spoken into the app. Other apps on the Galaxy S 4 include WatchON™, which turns the smartphone into a home entertainment remote and personal TV guide. Air View™ and Air Gesture let users interact with their smartphone without even touching it. Hovering a finger over the screen lets users preview emails and waving a hand over the phone can scroll up and down a webpage. Customers can choose between two color models, Black Mist or White Frost. Additional product information can be found here.
Monday, May 20, 2013
Thursday, March 14, 2013
Here we are on the Big Day - the day we get to hear about the refresh of the Samsung Galaxy S III, the phone that toppled the iPhone off of its highest-selling pedestal last year. The Samsung Galaxy S 4 is to be revealed later today, and is purported to become the smartphone to end all smartphones.
How much more can they really cram into these things, really? Big (and Bigger!) screens, NFC, Bluetooth 2.0, 3.0, 4.0, GPS, accelerometers, gyros, and wait for it.... IR (Infra Red) Blasters that you can control your fancy television with! How many of these fancy add ons does one really use? It seems every day we're inundated with phone specifications that are a mile long, only to become obsolete by the Next Big Thing just a few weeks later.
So, we ask our staff this question:
What popular feature on your phone or tablet to you rarely use and why not?
For me, it has to be NFC (Near Field Communications is used to 'bump' phones to kiosks or other phones to transfer payments or data wirelessly). I used the NFC feature on my Nexus 4 for about a week when I first bought it, but rarely use it now. There aren't many retailers near me using NFC terminals for payment. I'll admit it's fun and convenient to use, despite the weird looks I get when I DO use it. I wish I could use it more and hope the technology takes off some day.
Tony Robinson: I have a Samsung Galaxy Note 2 on Verizon Wireless and I hardly ever use the S Pen. Jotting down notes via the virtual keyboard is something that just comes second nature. I'll explore the S Pen features sooner if my life slows down a tad.
Greg Madhere: I use every single feature daily... kidding.... For me, it's Wi-Fi Direct. Though technically it could be my LTE radio since Sprint is rolling out their nationwide network as fast as uploading the Lord of the Rings Trilogy HD Extended Cut over dial-up. /Rant over
Marc Zeffren: Camera. I know, one huge thing people look for in a new phone is the camera. The camera on my iPhone 5 is great, but I just don't really have much to take pictures of on a regular basis, so I rarely use it.
Jason Moser: iPhone. I never use the Stocks app/Widget. I think I've accidentally opened it after moving icons around but never intentionally.
Russ Hanson: I have the the HTC One X+ and I rarely use the front-facing camera. Don't get me wrong, it's a nice feature to have and I have used it maybe once. I don't do video chats, but it is handy when taking self portraits. I'm sure the same could be said for all smartphones, just not a feature I use very much.
Rick Nelson: I don't use the burst shot and video on my One X that got hyped up. I want to record videos use the burst shot but I lack reasons to use my phone over my dedicated video camera.
Andrew Allen: I second the front facing camera. It's nice to have, if I ever decide to use it, but I don't think I've used it more than twice on any phone I've owned. If I need to do a video chat I don't want to have to hold the phone. I'll sit down with my desktop for that.
Shanice Richardson: I hardly ever use Siri on my iPhone 5. I'll admit she's convenient about once every other month, but I wouldn't miss her if she were gone.
Sharon Copeland: Ok this is going to cause gasps...but it's Siri on my retina iPad. I never use her. If I want something, I use Google. On my (Galaxy) Note, I never use the NFC feature, I am actually scared to, but look forward to using it with the Samsung SG3 and One.
Kayla Ward: My Lumia 900 actually fits me well, where the only feature I next to never use is Nokia City Lens. I love the Local feature too much to care a whole lot about City Lens. "That's all I have to say about that." - Forrest Gump
Patrick Campanale: I just got a phone with NFC, and I was super excited to use it as tons of retailers by me have the NFC terminals. Only to find out that, as far as I know, you can't use the NFC on the Lumia 920 for that (unless I've completely missed that). I so badly want to use it, but just can't.
How about you? What feature on your phone to you use the least? Sound off in our comments!
Catch more of our TechFan Roundup articles here.
Image credit: Samsung Mobile US Twitter
How much more can they really cram into these things, really? Big (and Bigger!) screens, NFC, Bluetooth 2.0, 3.0, 4.0, GPS, accelerometers, gyros, and wait for it.... IR (Infra Red) Blasters that you can control your fancy television with! How many of these fancy add ons does one really use? It seems every day we're inundated with phone specifications that are a mile long, only to become obsolete by the Next Big Thing just a few weeks later.
So, we ask our staff this question:
What popular feature on your phone or tablet to you rarely use and why not?
For me, it has to be NFC (Near Field Communications is used to 'bump' phones to kiosks or other phones to transfer payments or data wirelessly). I used the NFC feature on my Nexus 4 for about a week when I first bought it, but rarely use it now. There aren't many retailers near me using NFC terminals for payment. I'll admit it's fun and convenient to use, despite the weird looks I get when I DO use it. I wish I could use it more and hope the technology takes off some day.
Tony Robinson: I have a Samsung Galaxy Note 2 on Verizon Wireless and I hardly ever use the S Pen. Jotting down notes via the virtual keyboard is something that just comes second nature. I'll explore the S Pen features sooner if my life slows down a tad.
Greg Madhere: I use every single feature daily... kidding.... For me, it's Wi-Fi Direct. Though technically it could be my LTE radio since Sprint is rolling out their nationwide network as fast as uploading the Lord of the Rings Trilogy HD Extended Cut over dial-up. /Rant over
Marc Zeffren: Camera. I know, one huge thing people look for in a new phone is the camera. The camera on my iPhone 5 is great, but I just don't really have much to take pictures of on a regular basis, so I rarely use it.
Jason Moser: iPhone. I never use the Stocks app/Widget. I think I've accidentally opened it after moving icons around but never intentionally.
Russ Hanson: I have the the HTC One X+ and I rarely use the front-facing camera. Don't get me wrong, it's a nice feature to have and I have used it maybe once. I don't do video chats, but it is handy when taking self portraits. I'm sure the same could be said for all smartphones, just not a feature I use very much.
Rick Nelson: I don't use the burst shot and video on my One X that got hyped up. I want to record videos use the burst shot but I lack reasons to use my phone over my dedicated video camera.
Andrew Allen: I second the front facing camera. It's nice to have, if I ever decide to use it, but I don't think I've used it more than twice on any phone I've owned. If I need to do a video chat I don't want to have to hold the phone. I'll sit down with my desktop for that.
Shanice Richardson: I hardly ever use Siri on my iPhone 5. I'll admit she's convenient about once every other month, but I wouldn't miss her if she were gone.
Sharon Copeland: Ok this is going to cause gasps...but it's Siri on my retina iPad. I never use her. If I want something, I use Google. On my (Galaxy) Note, I never use the NFC feature, I am actually scared to, but look forward to using it with the Samsung SG3 and One.
Kayla Ward: My Lumia 900 actually fits me well, where the only feature I next to never use is Nokia City Lens. I love the Local feature too much to care a whole lot about City Lens. "That's all I have to say about that." - Forrest Gump
Patrick Campanale: I just got a phone with NFC, and I was super excited to use it as tons of retailers by me have the NFC terminals. Only to find out that, as far as I know, you can't use the NFC on the Lumia 920 for that (unless I've completely missed that). I so badly want to use it, but just can't.
How about you? What feature on your phone to you use the least? Sound off in our comments!
Catch more of our TechFan Roundup articles here.
Image credit: Samsung Mobile US Twitter
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