Samsung Announces Galaxy Xcover 2 Smartphone, Includes Underwater Camera

Samsung has officially announced its rumored Android-powered Galaxy Xcover 2 smartphone.

Running on Android 4.1 Jelly Bean, the Xcover 2 is shock and dustproof, in addition to being IP67 certified; consequently, it's waterproof and can function in up to three feet of water while being able to stay there for half an hour. A dedicated camera key, meanwhile, has made it possible for underwater photography.

It's powered by a 1 GHz dual-core processor and 1 GB of RAM, as well as sporting a 4.0-inch WVGA (480 x 800) TFT screen. A rear 5-megapixel auto focus camera with LED flash is included, as is a front-facing VGA snapper.

Bluetooth v 4.0, USB 2.0, WiFi 802.11 b/g/n and Wi-Fi Direct support are all included, accompanied by a 1,700mAh battery. 4 GB of internal memory can be expanded via a microSD slot (up to 32GB).

Pricing or availability details weren't divulged but expect more information during MWC late next month.

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Rumors Of Samsung Galaxy S 4

It is Rumored that Samsung is planning to launch Samsung Galaxy S4 in the fall of first quarter or somewhere in the head of 2nd quater of 2013. Samsung Galaxy S4 price in India may be lie in the range of Rs. 35,000-40,000. The smart phone  is expected to be unveiled during WMC, Barcelona. Samsung Galaxy S4 launch in India can be expected in or after March 2013.

Samsung Galaxy S4 features will be better and upgraded as compared to Samsung Galaxy S III. It is reported that it will have 5 inch screen size which slightly better than in S III. Also Samsung Galaxy S4 will be powered with the latest version of Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean) operating system. This Korean Company Hasn’t revealed much information about its new SMARTPHONE Samsung Galaxy S4 will be compatible with LTE technology. It will definitely give a tough Competition to the latest Apple iPhone 5 in the market. Samsung Galaxy S4 may be have better looks and slightly lighter weight to make it more. Also the latest trend in high resolution cameras, Samsung Galaxy S4 may also have much better than 8 MP camera which currently S III has.

Huawei, Sony and ZTE Make Big Gains in Smartphone Market Share in Q4 2012

There are some surprising winners in the smartphone market in the last quarter of 2012. The top 2 manufacturers are well established (Apple and Samsung), but the other 3 spots in the top 5 ranking seem to be Huawei, Sony and ZTE, in that order.
                  Most people should be surprised by Huawei and ZTE getting so big, considering they’ve only made poor quality products in the past, but if you’ve been watching them for the past year or so, you would’ve noticed that they’ve worked hard to increase the quality of their Android devices, while in the same time trying to compete in the higher-end devices market.

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Samsung smartphone sales touch 63 million in Q4: Report

Samsung Electronics, the world's top handset maker, sold 63 million smartphones in the fourth quarter and commanded a 29 percent share of the global smartphone market, a report by research firm Strategy Analytics showed on Friday.

In 2012, Samsung sold 213 million smartphones with a 30 percent market share, followed by Apple, which sold 135.8 million iPhones with a 19 percent market share, the report said.

The company said in Friday's earnings call that net profit soared 75.6 per cent to a record 7.04 trillion won ($6.6 billion) in the fourth quarter of 2012, driven by strong smartphone and memory chip sales.

The world's largest technology firm by revenue and top smartphone maker also saw a record operating profit in October-December of 8.84 trillion won, up 89.7 per cent from a year earlier.

The figures were largely in line with Samsung's guidance released earlier this month.

For all of 2012, Samsung logged a net profit of 23.8 trillion won, with revenue and operating income reaching 201.1 trillion won and 29.05 trillion won respectively.

Is Lenovo buying RIM ??

Is the Chinese computer company LENOVO buying the Canadian phone company RIM? 
Should they?



And if they do, will this threaten Android in China?
Lenovo is already selling more phones there than Apple, and is about to 
overtake Samsung in the world's biggest mobile phone market.


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