Kodak sues Samsung, then files for Bankruptcy

Kodak confirmed Wednesday night that it has filed for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy. In its statement, the struggling camera and photography company confirmed it filed for Bankruptcy and hired Dominic DiNapoli as its Chief Restructuring Officer. Kodak will continue to do business during the Chapter 11 proceedings and hopes to emerge from the bankruptcy in 2013.

In a separate development, Kodak filed a lawsuit against Samsung claiming its Galaxy Tab and other tablet device violate its patents. Samsung settled a similar suit  that targeted the company’s Android phones. As part of the agreement, Samsung paid Kodak $550 million. Bolstered by its success, the company is now going after Samsung’s tablets with the same patent infringement allegation. The company owns over 1,1000 digital patents and is using these lawsuits as a way to raise the money it desperately needs. Besides Samsung, Kodak also recently sued Apple and HTC.

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Samsung Galaxy S II HD tipped for UK launch

Samsung is apparently bringing the Galaxy S II Skyrocket HD to the UK, as the Galaxy S II HD, a version of its best-selling dual-core smartphone packing a 720p HD capable Super AMOLED HD display. Although not yet officially confirmed by Samsung itself, the non-LTE smartphone briefly cropped up with UK retailer MobiCity where it was spotted by MoDaCo, though no UK pricing, release date or product page are currently available.

However, based on the US and South Korean variants, along with a product page from the retailer’s Australian division, we have a good idea what the Samsung Galaxy S II HD will offer. In short, it’s just the Galaxy S II we were hoping for: gone is the WVGA display, which although color-rich and with broad viewing angles, was looking short on pixels in comparison to qHD and 720p rivals, replaced by a 4.65-inch 1280 x 720 panel that we’re guessing is the same as on the Galaxy Nexus.

There’s also a 1,850 mAh battery to keep that display – and the 1.5GHz dual-core Scorpion processor with 1GB of RAM – running all day, and Android 2.3 Gingerbread with Samsung’s own TouchWiz tweaks.

In Australia, the Galaxy S II HD will be priced at AU$749 ($780/£508) and is apparently in-stock now. However it’s possible that this is a grey-import of the Korean LTE model; the retailer is using images of that variant on its product page, and the E120s product code is the same as Samsung uses in Korea.

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Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7, it’s finally here!

Well sort of…

After waiting months for the Galaxy Tab 7.7 to arrive in the UK, I finally gave up and have resorted to importing one from Hong Kong, and let me tell you, this is one sexy mutha tablet!

I’ve been watching the product page at Expansys since before Christmas and they stated it would be in stock on the 13th January 2012 (which happens to be the day I received mine), however their page has been updated today to say it should be in stock in around 5 days. This I believe is a load of rubbish as it’s looking like it’s going to be a February release for the UK.

Anyway, I’m going to put some pictures up and maybe video and if you have any question about the tablet, feel free to ask on here, Facebook or Twitter.

Tags: Android, Dual-Core, Expansys, Galaxy Tab 7.7, Samsung, Super AMOLED, Tablet PC's

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Samsung Wi-Fi IP SmartCam

Few people know it, but Samsung Techwin has quite an array for pro/semi-pro surveillance cameras, but the Samsung WiFi Surveillance Camera is a product for home users who want something that is easy to setup. This product basically provide a wireless solution to remotely see what’s going on in your home or office.

To simplify the setup, Samsung has chosen to use WPS, a wireless security technique that is supported by many wireless routers. WPS allows users to pair the Samsung WiFi Surveillance Camera with the network by simply pressing a “wps” button on the router and camera. There is no computer involved and the passwords are randomly generated, so you won’t even have to type it. The idea behind WPS is that one needs to have physical access to your router to use your network.

With the Samsung WiFi Surveillance Camera, users don’t have to setup Network Address Translation (NAT) to view the video from outside the home. Instead, Samsung is providing a web service located at SamsungSmartCam.com which takes care of knowing what your IP address is etc… There is no software to install, and the service can support an unlimited number of cameras. Additionally, Android and iOS apps provide a remote access to the live videos.

The camera can capture video in 640×480 at 30fps (in H.264) and even has an infra-red illuminator for surveillance in complete-darkness (15 feet max). Finally, the camera has two-way audio capabilities, which can be very convenient.

Finally, the camera can even record clips, auto-upload them to Youtube and send a notification to the owner. The YouTube choice is interesting because it effectively creates an unlimited video storage *for free*. On the other hand, make sure to setup that account properly so that your surveillance videos don’t end up in a public area of the site.

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Tags: Android, Apps, iOS, Samsung, WiFi, WiFi Surveillance Camera, WPS

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Samsung Galaxy M offers up Super AMOLED for less

Samsung’s 2011 Galaxy S II still tantalizingly out of your wallet’s reach? Well, you might be tempted by the latest addition to the Galaxy family that’s just gone official in Korea. While the shell appears nigh-on indistinguishable from the previously announced Galaxy R, there are some notable spec differences. The M totes a four-inch Super AMOLED screen, not the Super Clear LCD found on the R, while there’s also only a single-core 1GHz processor here, not the dual-core Tegra 2 found on its older brother. The camera has also felt the pinch, shrinking from a five megapixel to a three megapixel offering. The Gingerbread handset measures in at just under 10mm thick, while still packing a TV tuner and a metallic body more similar to the Wave series than the plastic-backed Galaxy family. The M moniker places it in the high-end affordable spectrum, according to Sammy’s latest naming strategy, priced at around $500, although there’s no news on a release outside of its homeland just yet. The phone will arrive in three confusing color options; Platinum Silver [above], Blue Black and Lavender Pink.

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Samsung Galaxy S II gets new ICS ROM, offers Kies to the kingdom (video)

New year, new you ROMs. Yep, the Galaxy S II is getting even more attention, with a duo of Ice Cream Sandwich versions landing on that capacious 4.3-inch screen. They consist of an early Android 4.0.1 build made on December 20th and version 4.0.3 crafted just ten days later. The interesting part is that, according to YouMobile, both of these will arrive through Kies, Samsung’s Android connectivity software. The mobile news site also suspects that these are close (but still buggy) approximations of what we’ll see on our as-yet un-tinkered Galaxy S IIs in the very near future. These Kies-capable builds also have a few cosmetic differences to the build leaked earlier, like a distinct lack of Tron hues adorning the notification bar at the top. While we await a release through the official channels, you can check out a swift run-through right after the break.

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Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 Due mid January

Mythical beast finally to be unleashed?

The Samsung Galaxy Tab is as rare as “a good hair day” for Donald Trump. It made a brief appearance at IFA 2011 in September before quickly being pulled due to numerous lawsuits courtesy of Apple.

Well it appears it may now finally land in the UK mid January or to be more precise, Friday the 13th!!!. A bad omen? You can now pre-order the device at Expansys, who will fulfil the order on arrival of the stock, which is expected on Friday 13th January 2012. You’ll also need to pony up £524.99, and that’s just for the basic 16GB Wi-Fi only model. For the 32GB model, it’ll cost you £599.99. There’s no sign of the 64GB version or 3G versions.

It’s not all bad though, check out the features on this bad boy!

Features of the Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 (16GB)

• 7.7″ WXGA Super AMOLED Plus Display
• Android 3.2 Honeycomb with TouchWiz UX
• 16GB Internal Storage
• 1.4GHz Dual-Core Processor
• MicroSD Expansion up to 32GB
• Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and HSPA Connectivity
• Up to 10 Hours of Video Playback
• Sleek Design with Metal Finish
• Under 8mm Thick and Weighs 335g

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Tags: Android, Dual-Core, Expansys, Galaxy Tab 7.7, Honeycomb, MicroSD, Samsung, Super AMOLED Plus, Tablet, UK

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Ice Cream Sandwich with TouchWiz 4.0 on Galaxy S II spotted

Although we were already promised that the Samsung Galaxy S II would be receiving the Android Ice Cream Sandwich update at some point, we’re still in the dark as to when. Well, it looks like development on the latest version of Android is going along quite well and below is a video of Ice Cream Sandwich playing nice with TouchWiz 4.0.

It wouldn’t be smart to imagine that the likes of Samsung and others would allow the latest version of Android to shine through as much as we would like but TouchWiz does indeed cover up a lot of what we loved about the Ice Cream Sandwich aesthetic. The video shows off only a couple of new features within TouchWiz that would hint that the handset is running Android Ice Cream Sandwich but what we do see is rather nice.

The changes in TouchWiz, like  Android 4.0, begin at the lock screen. TouchWiz has always allowed the user to swipe anywhere on the screen and drag to unlock and it’s no different this time around. However, it looks like when a finger is placed onto the display on the lockscreen the Ice Cream Sandwich circle lock appears. It’s pretty subtle but we supposed it’s a nice touch.

Other tweaks are minimal, as the home screens look almost exactly like any other TouchWiz build you see today. The new method of multitasking in Ice Cream Sandwich is easily accessible by holding down the home button, just as you would on any other Android device. Face Unlock also made an appearance in the settings, though it wasn’t demoed.

If there weren’t so many sweet tweaks on the back-end of Ice Cream Sandwich, it would be a little disappointing to see TouchWiz covering up so much of the new, futuristic look and feel of the latest version of the OS. Luckily, when Android 4.0 peaks through, it looks great and hopefully there’s more Ice Cream Sandwich to be found.

Given that TouchWiz looks to cover up so much of Ice Cream Sandwich, it makes me wonder if you’ll even know you’re on Android 4.0 when HTC releases it with Sense.

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Samsung Wave 3 launches around the world

If you like Samsung smartphones with alternative operating systems you might want to listen up with the Wave 3 smartphone launching globally. The Wave 3 is a nice looking smartphone that runs the Samsung bada OS. We were hands on with the Wave 3 back in early September.

Samsung calls the Wave 3 smartphone its flagship offering and it has a 4-inch WVGA super AMOLED screen. The Wave 3 also runs a 1.4GHz processor and has a 5MP rear camera with autofocus and a LED flash along with a VGA resolution front camera. It operates on networks that will let it work in countries around the world.

The Wave 3 runs BADA 2.0 and as of today, it is available in Germany, Italy, Russia, as well as the French market it first launched in. Samsung notes the smartphone will come to other countries later this year. There is barely a month left in this year so those other locations will have to come soon. We also heard in September that Bada would go open source in 2012.

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Galaxy Nexus LTE casts slightly larger silhouette

Getting giddy of the thought of an LTE-powered Galaxy Nexus? Well, Google, has just unveiled a full 360-degree view of the Verizon-bound smartphone, and it’s packing a bigger caboose. Around 0.6mm thicker than the HSPA+ version available now in the UK, the 4G-stuffed version loses, at least visually, some of its curved charm and the chin’s become more prominent too. Fortunately, as the tech specs confirm, the slightly bigger body does cram in an extra 100mAh of battery juice, presumably to feed that LTE radio. Will it feel any different in the hand? It looks like we’ll have to wait until Verizon decides to furnish us with one — whenever that is.

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Tags: 4G, Android, Galaxy Nexus, HSPA+, LTE, Samsung, Smartphones, Verizon

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