About a few months back, Samsung India had announced a dual-SIM variant of Galaxy Ace known as Galaxy Ace DUOS with GSM and CDMA network support. Now bearing the same name, Samsung has announced a global version that supports GSM networks only. The phone supports 7.2Mbps HSDPA suppor and comes with ‘Dual SIM always on’ feature. It basically allows users to use both the SIMs with calls from SIM 2 being forwarded automatically to the active SIM 1 in case of an incoming call on SIM 2.

As for other features, it runs Android 2.3 OS and comes with an 832MHz single-core processor, 512MB RAM, 3.5-inch HVGA display, 5MP camera, 3GB internal memory, microSD card slot, A-GPS, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, ChatON messaging support and 1300mAh battery.

Samsung hasn’t revealed the price but will launch the phone next month in Russia followed by other regions.

Samsung’s first tablet to run Android 4.0 out-of-the-box has been launched in India. Pegged at Rs. 23,250, the Galaxy Tab 2 310 aka Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 brings the ICS experience in one of the most affordable package. The tablet features 3G support with voice calling and comes with a 7-inch WSVGA (1024×600) display, 3MP rear-facing camera, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS, 8GB internal memory, microSD card slot and 4000mAh battery.

Samsung also pre-loads the Galaxy Tab with their own services like Game Hub, Readers Hub, ChatON, S Suggest app recommendation engine, Allshare, Kies air.

Consumers purchasing the tablet will also be eligible for 3GB of free data from Tata Docomo for a period of three months.

After South Korea, Thailand and Malaysia, India is the latest Asian country to receive the Premium Suite upgrade. Galaxy Note users in India should receive an OTA notification on their device or can connect to Kies to update the device.

The Premium Suite will upgrade the phablet to Android 4.0.3 and will bring in S Pen optimized apps like S Note and My Story. Take a look at the video below to check out the Premium Suite upgrade.

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Samsung has started taking pre-orders of its 7-inch Galaxy Tab 2 in India. One of the most affordable Galaxy Tabs, the Galaxy Tab 2 310 can be booked by interested consumers for Rs. 23,250, which is bundled with a free Tab stand worth Rs. 1000. Interestingly, the same tablet is now up for sale from retailers in Mumbai at a discounted price of Rs. 19,500.

Samsung’s Galaxy Tab 2 is the first tablet in its range to run Android 4.0 out-of-the-box and features 7-inch WSVGA display (1024×600), 3G support, 1GHz dual-core processor, Wi-Fi, 3MP rear-facing camera, front-facing VGA camera, GPS, 8GB internal memory, microSD card slot and 4,000mAh battery.

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Samsung India has started taking pre-bookings for its upcoming Galaxy S III phone. The start of the pre-booking is interesting because Samsung hasn’t revealed the exact price but is asking interested consumers to pay Rs. 2,000 in advance for a coupon that expires 15 days from the launch of the device and is non-refundable.

However, if you’re genuinely interested, you can head to the link below to pre-book it in the color of your choice. Consumers pre-booking the phone will also get an assured gift, which is a Bluetooth headset.

Samsung’s Galaxy S III comes with a quad-core 1.4GHz processor, 4.8-inch 720p HD display, 8MP camera, 1.9MP front-facing camera, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS, up to 64GB microSD card slot, 2100mAh battery and software features like S-Voice, Smart Alert, Direct Call etc.

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Samsung gave us a glimpse of their Super OLED TV at the CES early this January but this week the Korean company revealed their first production model that will go on sale later this year. The 55-inch ES9500 OLED TV will be sold in the second half of this year carrying a price tag of whopping $9000.

For a steep asking price, you’re looking at a TV set packed with features like improved color reproduction, Smart DualView function that allows watching two channels simultaneously, Smart Interaction that brings in the voice, facial and hand gestures and Smart Evolution that will make TV upgrading easier by adding new features.

[Via Yahoo!]

Samsung has announced a new Windows Phone that will take the lower-end of the WP market. The Omnia M one ups the Omnia W in the display department but is low on other aspects. The phone comes with 1GHz of processing power and 384MB of RAM that is able to run the latest windows Phone 7.5 OS.

As for the other features, the 119g phone boasts a 5MP autofocus camera with front-facing VGA cam for video calls, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, A-GPS, 4GB internal storage, 1500mAh battery and host of services like Samsung Family Story that allows sharing multimedia content with family members, People Hub, ChatON messaging service, AllShare, 25GB storage with Windows Live SkyDrive, Xbox Live.

Samsung hasn’t revealed the price but it will arrive soon in Europe followed by other regions.

Samsung’s fourth Focus device has made its way to America’s biggest GSM operator, AT&T. Dubbed as Focus 2, it is Samsung’s first Windows Phone to sport 4G LTE and AT&T sweetens the deal by pricing it at just $49.99 on a 2-year contract.

Apart from the fast surfing speeds, the phone features a 4-inch Super AMOLED WVGA display, 5MP camera, 720p HD video recording and playback, front-facing VGA camera for video calling, 8GB internal memory, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi and a huge 1750mAh battery.

Admittedly, Nokia’s Lumia 900 is a bit superior in specs (and price) but Samsung’s offering could be a great way to try out the Windows Phone OS for cheap.

Samsung Focus 2 will be available from May 20.

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Samsung’s most hyped Galaxy S smartphone has been officially unveiled at an event in London. Dubbed as Galaxy S III, Samsung is touting the smartphone to take advantage of natural interactions. For instance, SmartStay feature will keep up the screen brightness when it detects users eyes looking at the device. Couple of other natural interactions include S Voice and Direct Call that places a call directly from the SMS screen when the user places the phone near the ears.

On the hardware front, Galaxy S III is powered by 1.4GHz Exynos 4 Quad quad-core processor, 4.8-inch HD Super AMOLED display (1280×720), 8MP camera with burst mode function, full HD playback and recording, S Beam support with NFC, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS/GLONASS, 16/32/64GB internal storage variants, microSD card slot up to 64GB and 2100mAh battery.

Samsung has confirmed to launch the phone on May 29 in Europe followed by other regions.

Given the strong sales of Samsung’s Galaxy smartphones and decline of market share for Nokia, I guess this was inevitable. Anyways, research firm Strategy Analytics claims that Samsung has shipped 93.5 million handsets in a single quarter managing to grab a market share of 25.4 percent which is way more than what Nokia shipped in the last quarter. In comparison, Nokia shipped only 82.7 million units.

This milestone has ended Nokia’s 14-year stint at the top as the world’s numero uno handset maker.

Meanwhile, Samsung also announced their first quarter results today, which was pretty much positive thanks to the sales of Galaxy smartphones.

[Via WSJ]