SugarSync chosen by Samsung for its Galaxy

The passage of Dropbox for SugarSync will be beneficial only to the loyal customers of the Korean firm...

As the Taiwanese HTC, Korean Samsung announced a partnership with Dropbox to offer 50 GB storage space for free with the purchase of a Galaxy S III, but only for two years. After that, should fulfill the usual package in Dropbox to continue to use it. Otherwise, the storage space down to 2 GB, initial free offer of the claimant.

However, Samsung is also closer to SugarSync to offer its features of reading and sharing of multimedia content, but for its TVs Smart TV division. Korean announced today an extension of its partnership with SugarSync for his mobile and tablets to return directly to its AllShare Play program. Thus, the Smart TV, mobile, tablets and computers from Samsung can share content directly and with a single platform easily.

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The Samsung Galaxy S3 is available at Free Mobile

The fourth mobile operator, Free Mobile, now offers the Samsung Galaxy S3 in his catalogue of phones.

The last flagship of Android, Galaxy S3 of Samsung smartphones, is officially its entry in the catalogue of phones available for sale on the Free Mobile web site.

The tariff proposed by the troublemaker of telecoms is significantly lower than that requested by other operators or 595 euros naked (it is 597 euros in B & You and 599 euros in Sosh for example). The proposed version is equipped with 16 GB of internal memory available in the colours white and blue.

The Subscriber can pay at one time cash by paying the sum of 595 euros so or choose a formula to credit spread over 23 to 35 months which brings back the tariff respectively to 655 and 685,60 euros still. Nu is therefore particularly interesting for who can release the 595 euros at once, by contrast credit offers are less attractive than in the competition.

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Samsung joins the Linux Foundation

A new arrival in the Board of Directors of the Linux Foundation and not least, Samsung!

For memory, the Linux Foundation established in 2007 brings developers the world over as the prominent Linus Torvalds to guide the future development of the Linux kernel. The Foundation now has about 70 members, such as HP, IBM, AMD, Oracle or even NVIDIA recently.

Should now count on Samsung comes to Silver member member Platinum with the contribution of $ 500,000 per year to the Foundation. The Platinum level crossing allows to sit on the Board of Directors and, therefore, to make decisions on the development of the Linux kernel, but also on the progress of the Foundation strategy.

Tizen project in Pocket in collaboration with Intel, Samsung seems to want to offer - take hand impose? -, its choice of the development of the kernel to be more in line with its products which fly its mobile operating system. But we also believe the Korean giant is looking to shed more in addition to the links connecting with Google because the commercialization of its smartphones under Android impose too many constraints. The hands-free, Samsung may follow its own schedule for development of its products without having to be forced to follow another firm such as Google Calendar.

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Samsung Unveils Hybrid a laptop / touch Tablet

The South Korean manufacturer Samsung unveiled at the Computex its concept of laptop with detachable screen becomes touch tablet.

ASUS due to emulate with its concept of apparatus hybrid Tablet/ultrabook to the turn and after Acer and its Iconia W510 is Samsung which makes it to the Computex sauce.

Indeed, the South Korean manufacturer exposes a model of laptop screen is released from the keyboard to become a touch tablet on its stand. The Samsung Hybrid 5 is indeed a laptop whose "11.6 screen is maintained at the keyboard through a broad magnetic socket, taking over the screen detaches and becomes a stand-alone touchscreen tablet.

This digital slate will offer HDMI connectors (not accuracy whether or not this port is in mini format), USB and microSDHC and the connectivity WiFi and 3 G. It weighs only 747 grams for 9 mm thick and runs under Windows 8, a stylus similar to the Galaxy of the mark is also in part to take advantage of the capabilities of the new Microsoft OS.

Two versions of the Samsung Series 5 Hybrid will be proposed, first taking a processor Intel Atom ultra low power to the TDP of 2 Watts and another with a more powerful processor also provided by Intel and offering a slab HD 1920 by 1080 pixels only to it, the version low consumption has not unveiled this information at this time.

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The Samsung Cloud Gaming, or video game streaming on TV

To play a video game directly on its TV without having to turn on the console or computer? Samsung said that it will be possible with the Samsung Cloud Gaming application for its Smart TV.

Samsung wants to grow the game on our television screens in a new dimension. In partnership with Gaikai, one of the leaders of the video game in the cloud, the Korean will offer a simple interface called Samsung Cloud Gaming to play all of the games of the moment without having to process download, installation and application of complicated patches.

For Korean is to give the opportunity to its customers to play in under a minute to any recent game as well as the headlines of the industry without recourse to a living room console or a computer.

After the beta test will take place first in the United States, all screens purchased this year in the Samsung LED 7000 series and the following will be able to visit the "Smart Hub" menu and find the new "Samsung Cloud Gaming" from the time when the Internet connection is sufficient, without more than precision. Samsung also States that it will be possible to test the games free of charge and pay then if the game please. A good way to check if it is playable comfortably or not on its Internet connection speeds. Gaikai and Samsung will make a demonstration a few days at E3, we know more at this time there.

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S Voice: the Siri of Samsung for all?

S Voice should be - at least temporarily - an exclusive feature in Galaxy S III. But the vocal Wizard is already available on other Android 4.0 smartphones...

S - Voice is one of the functions that Samsung has put forward at the presentation of his new star smartphone: the Galaxy S III. But while the latter is not yet available in shops, the hackers of the XDA-Developers team managed to wear S-Voice on other terminals Android 4.0.

They are indeed able to extract this function as the Samsung Siri of the smartphone ROM and have then proceeded to porting to other terminals. To date, S-Voice seems functional on a short list of Mobile Android 4.0 (Samsung Galaxy Nexus, Sharp Aquos, Motorola RAZR, HTC EVO 4 G and HTC EVO 3D), but it could quickly go, including to update to the new version of the system are deployed by operators.

It is therefore concluded that XDA-Developers has managed to procure a Galaxy S III before its official release. They give all the information about the installation of S-Voice and offer a Kit ready to use on this forum. Quickly, Samsung visibly blocked access to S-Voice servers to other terminals Android, but the hackers have a blow in advance and offer procedures to suggest to the servers that other smartphones are also the Galaxy S III...

And this is the new flagship of the Galaxy range which could well lose the exclusivity of a function to the thought basis to compete with the iPhone voice Wizard 4 S, which no doubt will also be renewed in the next iPhone.

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Strong demand for Samsung flexible OLED screens

What does Samsung of its flexible OLED screens that it will begin mass production? Will propose to its partners or to keep exclusive temporarily...

Last week, LG meant advances in the design of screen OLED flexible and unbreakable dedicated terminals in small sizes, type smartphones. It was for us an opportunity to recall that compatriot Samsung is, for its part, obviously more advanced still matter, promising for some time already the output of finished products with such screens for the year 2012. But it was Samsung will retain this innovation for its own products, it would seem that the usual Samsung partners, those who regularly purchase screens to Display division, are many to seek the brand to buy these flexible screens.

Knowing that Apple is one of the first clients of Samsung on the screens, it takes more to panic junkies iPhone rumors... Even if it is known that between the two giants, the tensions are numerous. Is Apple or not, Samsung suggests that interest in its flexible screens is strong, but does not say if he has to give in to these sirens or if he prefers to stick to its initial plans, which could give it a very important competitive advantage if it is the first to propose laptops equipped with flexible screens.

A few clues filter also about the ability of production of Samsung flexible OLED tiles, because one learns that it is the plant of Tangjeong in the South of the province of Chungcheon receiving the tools necessary for the production of 960.000 leaves OLED of this type to the end of the year. According to Samsung, the OLED will gradually replace the LCD on the market and the demand will be high as soon as 2015 for the finer and brighter screens.

Kwon Oh-Hyun, Vice President of Samsung, says that the company has invested heavily in the OLED and will continue to do so, as a leader in this emerging market. In this context, be the first to mass produce flexible OLED send a message strong. And be the first to market with a smartphone that is equipped with more...

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It would be the Galaxy S3 of Samsung...

Leak of rigor before the announcement in good and due form of the Galaxy S3 of Samsung.

Go, history of wait until the Samsung of future Conference during which the manufacturer will throw the veil on its new Galaxy S3, here is a photo which is now the turn of the Web and who would be (you you in would have doubted) this famous Galaxy S3.

The design would look like not bad to the Galaxy Nexus. The screen would be "4.7. The phone would have a LED notification. The embedded processor is a quad-core. The photo sensor would be 12 megapixels. All would be under Android 4 Ice Cream Sandwich. The "Home" button would be maintained. And the terminal would be the GT-i9300 reference...

Phew, overdose of conditional! Will in any case, whether the good Galaxy S3, picture or not, the be that tomorrow .

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The Samsung 7 Chronos passes to speed

Update of the Chronos Series 7 with processor Intel Ivy Bridge and the Kepler in the mobile version for the graphic part.

Samsung would be about to deliver his new laptop computer equipped with the latest processors Intel Ivy Bridge and coupled to a graphics from NVIDIA, the GeForce GT 640 M. Of a diagonal 15.6 inches and a definition of 1600 x 900 matte finish - finally! -This new laptop will weigh 2.4 kg for correct dimensions (36,21 x 23.85 x 2.39 cm). A hair too thick to be classified Ultrabook the last criteria of Intel, may still slip into a large bag as needed. It is therefore the same as the Chronos Series 7 currently on sale.

       

Moderated by an Intel Core i7-3615QM processor at 2.3 GHz to 6 MB of cache, it will be joined by 8 GB of RAM at 1600 MHz 4 GB directly welded on the motherboard, which offering while a single memory bank of available to increase the size of the memory of the machine. Chipset selected by Samsung is Intel HM76 that supports the WiDi, wireless for a screen display technology or additional TV, but also the ExpressCache technology that uses Korean with a cache of 8 GB also soldered on the motherboard. This will allow the laptop to start very quickly or to come out of hibernation in less than 2 seconds.

For storage, it is a hard disk of 1 To spinning at 5400 t/m. an optical drive is also present for the reading of film or for the installation of various software which still pass on this type of support. On accessories and connectors present on the machine, Samsung provides its new 7 series of two speakers 2 x 2W with a subwoofer additional, a camera of 1.3 megapixel, the Bluetooth 4.0, taken RJ45 supporting gigabit, a sound output to the jack format and its micro with a microphone installed in the packagetwo USB 3.0 ports and a USB 2.0, to complete a farm eight cells (80 Wh) who will happily pass the 1500 cycles of recharge from Korean.

He will be delivered with Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit on this product sheet on the Samsung portal, without indication of the actual sale price of the new model. We now await the official launch of the new Chronos Series 7 rafraichi that we look forward to testing. You can always read our test of the model currently sold, to wait.

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Samsung DVD burner plan

This external burner would be the thinnest in the world. The perfect companion for the ultrabook?

Have a super ultraportable end and having to carry the size of a brick, step top optical reader/writer... At the time, Samsung is brushed metal finish that he loves in this time and applies it to a new ultra-fine laptop DVD burner.

If end that the Korean giant is sure of its move in presenting as "the finest in the world" with only 14 mm thick. Some would say: "It is all beauuuuuuté".

This SE - 218BB has enough conventional specifications. Powered by USB, it has 1 MB memory cache. Its write speeds, they are 24 x for CD-R/CD-RW, 8 x for DVD + R/DVD-R, 5 x DVD-RAM, 6 x for the DVD + R DL/DVD-R DL, 8 x DVD + RW 6 x DVD - RW.

This external DVD burner weighs 255 grams for dimensions of 148 x 14 x 144 mm. It is expected to cost about €50 in France.

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Some "official" info on the Samsung Galaxy S3

The Samsung Galaxy S3 will launch officially next week, on 3 may, but info already starting to filter.

No more call it Galaxy S III or the "next Galaxy" as like in the teaser Samsung, its final name should probably be Galaxy S3. Indeed, several sources had already alluded to this new name, but there is serious because the information comes directly from chez… Samsung, and more precisely its House, KIES data synchronization software as shown in the image below.

The photo of the model is not, of course, that Galaxy note having been reused but the commercial name and the product code appear well and indicate "Galaxy S3 – GT – I9300".

But in addition to the name, this is also the type of SoC to be used by the smartphone was unveiled by Samsung himself at a comparative technical demonstration. In this case it will be its Quad-Core House, the Exynos 4 Quad (name of code Exynos 4412) based architecture ARM Cortex-A9, engraved in 32 nm, measured 1.4 Ghz and incorporating a Mali-400 MP4 dual-core, it, 400 Mhz graphics chip against on the Galaxy S II 266 Mhz.

All of this is in the end very attractive if these infos are indeed true, the Samsung Galaxy S3 has the air to have under the hood to sink to its Chinese competitors that are visible on the horizon (Meizu MX Quad and Huawei D Quad XL). More than a small week to wait to be fixé…

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The screen of the Samsung Galaxy S III already in production?

Samsung Mobile Display has launched the production of screens using the Super AMOLED Plus HD technology that equip the Galaxy S III.

The Display of the Korean Samsung Mobile division has launched the mass production of screens technology Super AMOLED Plus HD and type "non-PenTile" that could equip a certain Galaxy S III.

A reminder, the screens fitted the Samsung Galaxy Note and Galaxy Nexus were of type Super AMOLED HD PenTile, that they used a slightly different technology at the subpixel level, without returning to the sharp technical details, are of lesser density thus giving a less fine and precise image with colors to relatively less flattering rendering for the retina.

The new screens in production will therefore benefit from an excellent display quality, size would be "4.65 and the density of pixels would reach the 316 ppi (pixels per inch) as the Super LCD 2 of the recent HTC One X screen (against 326 on the 4 and 4 S Apple iPhone and on the Sony Xperia S 342).

Competition is tough and the output of the Galaxy S III said. According to The Verge, Samsung said the Korean daily Asia that its future Android terminal is currently testing various Korean operators. This phase, usually for a period of two months, could be shortened by Samsung who wishes to bring to market its Galaxy S III more quickly. But terminal shipping of multiple recent technologies such as LTE (4 G), a processor connectivity quad core and a new screen model, the challenge is full-bodied. It would be a pity to leave a smartphone also advanced with bugs fixed and other technical problems.

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Samsung produces fast ultra MicroSD cards

The Korean firm Samsung has launched the mass production of memory cards format microSD UHS - 1 ultra fast.

Samsung announced yesterday have launched the production of UHS-1 (Ultra High Speed-1) microSD memory cards offering high-speed access times. With a capacity of 16 GB, this new type of microSD is capable, according to tests carried out internally by Samsung, read data at speeds of up to 80 MB per second, or four times faster on average than the maps currently available microSD operating to 21 MB per second. However, no data on the write speed was provided, but hope that they also be very swift.

This new type of cards microSD UHS-1 is intended for new smartphones and tablets compatible with LTE networks / 4 G, with flows compounded the marketplace, will need memory to the access time to enjoy to the maximum available bandwidth, high-speed allowing read HD videos or play HD games, and this without unpleasant slowdowns.

This microSD is only available in version 16 GB initially at a rate and a commercialization date not specified. Samsung will be extended next year capacity cards.

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Of the Samsung ultrabooks, or almost...

Samsung out two Ultrabook models, but without being really because does not pasting to the specifications of Intel.

Use the term "ultrabook" to refer to cell phones which are not according to Intel, must be daring. Samsung is there risk by introducing two new laptops "5 Series" that are first launched in Korea. It thus discovered a 13 "model which weighs 1.4 Kg and one of 14" who weighs 1.8 Kg. Two machines that do not scrupulously comply with the specifications of the ultrabooks developed by Intel. For example, the 14 "exceeds the allowed limit of weight of 400 grams, and also exceeds the maximum thickness with 20.9 mm.

For the screen, it is quite basic. 1366 X 768 pixels in bright mode, anti-glare Treaty. In the 14 "model, can be found an Intel Core i5 processor and up to 8 GB of RAM, a hard disk of 1 TB and 16 GB of SSD (storage hybrid), an optional optical drive and an AMD Radeon HD 7550M graphic card. Side connectors, multiple USB ports, the RJ45, a VGA port, and another in HDMI. WiFi and Bluetooth are of course part, but we have no details as to the standards used.

13 "Model has the same bright screen and the same definition, all in a chassis not exceeding the 14.9 mm (eligible for the title of ultrabook!). Inside, 500 GB of hard disk coupled to a 16 GB SSD. The graphic part is this time limited to the controller of the processor. For ports, this will be the same as those of the 14 "model. To do such as LG, Samsung developed the ExpressCache system to kick start his machine in 7 seconds chrono from the hibernation and 2 seconds since the classic standby mode.

         

These portable two "5 Series" - name usually used for the Chromebook range - are diverted to fill the role of Ultrabook. Have the Korean brand been taken to court by the buzz of the ultrabooks kick? In any case, it will have to pay $ 1125 for the entry without any options and up to $ 1298 the all options on the model 13 ", or $ 1167 and up to $ 1341 model 14". Therefore, it is still far from directives of Intel pricing... See if 13 "deserves well its title of Ultrabook compared to the UX31 of Asus, Toshiba Z830 and Acer Aspire S3 we tested.

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Samsung would stop netbooks

Are netbooks they dead? After a minor actor (Sony), it is the turn of Samsung - according to our colleagues from Blogee - stop netbooks as such. The society is at the basis of a device that is very well sold (with reason), the NC10.

Without known the exact reasons, even if competition tablets - which is what we think - and the delays to Intel with the next Atom are two valid reasons.

Samsung abandons that a market: one 10-inch netbooks - the firm is never out of this framework - and will focus on traditional PCs, the ultrabooks and ultraportables classics in 11.6 inches and 12.1 inches.

Remains to be seen one thing: how will be equipped with the 11.6-inch for example. Given the fall in prices in the field of portable computers, an 11.6 inches with a Pentium processor or AMD (Llano or Brazzos) chip is not necessarily much more onerous than an Atom-based netbook.

It must be to say that the concept of netbook played on its price (soon 4 years ago) to sell: it was (and is) less rapid than a more traditional model, but it was (and is not) much cheaper. PCs equipped with a 15 inch screen where to high prices of some netbooks range, the deal is different.

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Of new Samsung mSATA SSD sticks

An engraving in 20 nm, the encryption on the fly, to increase performance, Samsung reviews its PM830 range for the good of the ultrabooks...

No need to make Samsung or format mSATA, interface of choice for the finest laptops with very little room to integrate a disk with the classic format.

This known and recognized leader out a new range of mSSD. Available 64 GB to 256 GB - 32 GB for the manufacturers of hybrid hard disk drives - and even, these chips will form part of the PM830 family exit low this year.

Engraved 20 nm and using 6 Gb/s SATA 3 interface, they are advertised to 500 MB/s read and write to 260 MB/s, in sequential course. A good point that may be of interest to companies in need of security, these SSD have integrated encryption AES 256 bit chip, thus facilitating the use of a secure environment and protection of sensitive data loss or theft of the laptop.

The ultrabooks and other mobile products are taking the weight on the market, especially with the price decline is planned on the ultrabooks. These flash in Samsumg disks might be good to find a place in these products.

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Samsung prepares its Galaxy S III

Korean giant Samsung will launch a 2012 Galaxy S III explosive characteristics.

Samsung has just to finish - in principle - with its line of S II Galaxy that we discover the first information about the third generation of the iPhone-killer reference. This is a slide from a presentation of the Korean giant that has some juicy details about this future smartphone.

The Galaxy S III is designed around a 4.6 inch screen AMOLED type Super Plus, offering an HD resolution of 1280 x 720 pixels. Would be found under the hood a dual-core processor running at 4212 Exynos 1.80 GHz and accompanied by 2 GB of RAM.

Its 12-megapixel sensor reach back and it would be accompanied by an f/2.3 lens. This new smartphone would support the NFC and LTE, and it would be supplied with Google Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich). Availability is expected next year, at a rate unknown ...

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A Samsung monitor supplied with Ethernet

Samsung has announced the NC220, a screen that has the particularity to feed in Ethernet. There is currently very little details on this screen, a priori a diagonal 22 inches (in view of its name), and the only thing on which the Korean firm communicates is its food.

In fact, it uses the standard UPOE, worn by Cisco: the Universal Power Over Ethernet is an enhancement of the PoE classic and allows to provide 60 W to a device, against 30 W usually. With this power, it therefore is more confined to cameras, phones and other Wi - Fi access points and it is possible to feed screens backlit by LED (as this model).

The press release gives little information, but the NC220 is obviously a thin client: USB ports allow to connect a keyboard and a mouse on the screen, and the latter then serves light terminal: the operating system and data are supported by a remote server. This is a trend that existed for many years in it, but current systems finally make viable whole. Cloud computing, an end to the mode currently, is that a new term for something that existed for many years...

Remains to be seen what is needed at the level of the servers for this screen, knowing that an architecture using Cisco equipment is required for the power of the screen.

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IBM, TSMC, Global Foundries, Intel and Samsung allies in research

In an unexpected move, the main casters of semiconductors of the world decided to ally in a joint R & D project. It represents an investment of $ 4.4 billion, of which 3.6 billion made only by IBM.

All of the research will be conducted in facilities located in the State of New York, to the United States, where IBM, Intel and Global Foundries already own factories. Total 2500 high-tech jobs (1900 positions for the construction of buildings) will be created. The investment will be used two different projects. The first, involving IBM, Samsung and Global Foundries, aims to develop the next two generations of chips, 14 nm and 22 nm. Recall that Intel has a step ahead of them and already produced chips in 22 nm "3D".

The second project, bringing together five casters, will study the update of engraving plants for use with wafers of 45 cm in diameter. The majority of the industry today uses wafers of 30 cm in diameter. The transition to 45 cm would double the amount of chips per wafer.

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A quad-core Samsung tablet to present Windows 8?

In a few days, we know more about Windows 8 and we can also discover a new tablet.

The Build of Microsoft Conference, to be held between September 13 and 16, is for some time already pointed the finger as an event which will revolve around a new presentation of Windows 8. New information that goes in the sense just falling, indicating that it is a Tablet Samsung under ARM that Microsoft could use to demonstrate the benefits of its new OS. In any case, this is what unveils the Korea Economic Daily, which anticipates that this is a very successful version of the system which will be presented by Steve Sinofsky, Director of the Windows division.

And this is not everything, since according to this same source, it would be the famous quad-core tablet which it had heard recently. A prototype that would be close to being finalized, and that could even be offered to developers who attend the event. It remains to see what new announcements Microsoft reserve us about Windows 8 (compatibility of Windows Phone 7 applications, evoked by Nvidia?), while Steve Sinofsky has just published a long note to confirm that the Hyper-V virtualization tool would be well integrated with the OS natively.

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