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HTC Pledges To Pump Up ‘One’ Production While Samsung’s New Flagship Ships Like Crazy

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Oh HTC. You’ve produced one of the finest Android smartphones ever (seriously, just look at all these reviews), but you’ve faced more than your share of challenges when it came to actually pumping your top-tier One smartphone. As it happens, that may all soon change.

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FocusTaiwan reported earlier today that HTC is preparing to pump out more of its wonderful Ones in short order — Jack Tong, the company’s North Asia president, noted that this month’s production capacity for the flagship device is twice that of April, and that surge will only continue into June.

Sounds pretty yawn-worthy, right? Normally I would spend too much time dwelling on the finer points of production capacity, but here’s a device that was launched to widespread praise by an underdog smartphone company some people have written off, and HTC has basically been getting screwed thanks to part shortages for the One’s Ultrapixel camera and a brief injunction due to the HDR microphone it uses. It’s like a perfect storm of headaches for a company that really, really doesn’t need it — one look at its Q1 financials and it’s clear that HTC needed this launch to go as smoothly as possible. It didn’t.

For what it’s worth, HTC hasn’t disclosed how many Ones it’s shipped since it launched earlier this year. Meanwhile, rival Samsung’s Galaxy S4 has become the Korean electronics giant’s fastest moving smartphone — Samsung shipped 6 million units in just over two weeks, and it hopes to cross the 10 million unit threshold by the end of this month. Oh, and let’s not forget the fact that Google’s Hugo Barra showed off a version of the S4 at the company’s I/O developer conference that runs a version of Android that’s unfettered by the software bloat that many a reviewer took umbrage at. Company representatives were careful not to call it a Nexus — even though it seems to harbor many of the advantages inherent to the Nexus line like a clean Android build and access to frequent software updates.

As I noted towards the end of my HTC One review, the wireless industry isn’t a meritocracy — the well-executed device doesn’t always wind up saving the day. Hopefully now that some of these production woes have been ironed out we’ll see HTC live to fight another day, but that’s still far from a given.

Samsung’s Galaxy S4 Active Rugged Smartphone Hits Bluetooth SIG As All-Terrain Phone Battle Heats Up

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Author: Jack Schmidt

Samsung is moving quickly to diversify its phone line, with variants of the S4 popping out of the woodwork left and right, including the Galaxy S4 Zoom, which features a rumored 10x optical zoom on its rear camera. Today the Galaxy S4 Active, a ruggedized, smaller version of the flagship S4 has hit the Bluetooth Special Interest Group for certification, which means it could be coming along shortly, too.

The S4 Active is supposedly a water- and dust-resistant phone designed for use with an active lifestyle, or in outdoor conditions where generally phones don’t fare very well. The S4 Active would compete head-to-head with Sony’s latest lineup of phones, including the Xperia ZR announced today, which is a smaller version of the Xperia Z with slightly less impressive specs. It’s submersible in water for up to 1.5 meters, however, which pits it against the Active’s rumored feature set.

Both the Active and the Zoom S4 variants remind me of how companies are diversifying in another crowded, near saturated market: point-and-shoot cameras. Manufacturers regularly highlight the long zoom and rugged versions of their devices, as these are areas where consumers feel they need more than what’s available to them on the smartphone devices they carry around every day.

Manufacturers like Sony and Samsung moving in this direction with their devices marks an attempt to broaden their lineup’s appeal vs. other similar competitors, but also encroaches on the territory of single-purpose devices like the camera. And the market is likely to get more crowded, not less, as Google has been teasing devices that can withstand harsh environmental forces coming from its Motorola acquisition, through executive statements.

I said previously that Samsung is essentially preparing a phone for every feature to compete with any unique advantage its rivals may try, and the S4 Active is definitely that. But these variant devices also have the potential to act as advance market research for tech that can be adopted back into a flagship device: if any is particularly successful, it provides a roadmap for Samsung about what will draw customers to the S5 or beyond.

The S4 Active getting its Bluetooth certification means it’s likely to get a consumer reveal before too long, so we should see exactly how far Samsung has taken the rugged phone concept soon.

Samsung’s official Q1 earnings show $6.4 billion in net profit

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Author: Matthew Baker

Samsung has released its Q1 2013 numbers and as it predicted a few weeks ago, business continues to boom. Operating profits are 8.78 trillion won as predicted, while net profit is up to 7.15 trillion won ($ 6.4 billion), up sharply from the same quarter last year when its net profit was 5.50 trillion won. Last year at this time we were still anticipating details on the Galaxy S III, but this time around Samsung is on the eve of its worldwide launch for the Galaxy S 4, which should push sales even higher. We’re still digging through the numbers now, we’ll have more information on just how it made all that cash (hint: lots of Galaxy phones) in a moment.

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Filed under: Cellphones, Home Entertainment, HD, Mobile, Samsung

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Source: Yonhap, Bloomberg, Reuters

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How would you change Samsung’s Series 9?

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Author: Jenny Zhao

It’s not that many devices that we ever really go to bat for, but Samsung’s Series 9 Ultrabook has a small place in our heart. When we reviewed the mid-2012 refresh, we could only find a few problems — the flaky trackpad, the limited storage options and the fact it was a bit on the pricey side. We’ve known for a while that Samsung’s product engineers scour your comments for useful suggestions, so if you bought one of these, why not share your experiences with ‘em?

Filed under: Laptops, Samsung

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How would you change Samsung’s Series 9?

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Author: Margo Tipton

It’s not that many devices that we ever really go to bat for, but Samsung’s Series 9 Ultrabook has a small place in our heart. When we reviewed the mid-2012 refresh, we could only find a few problems — the flaky trackpad, the limited storage options and the fact it was a bit on the pricey side. We’ve known for a while that Samsung’s product engineers scour your comments for useful suggestions, so if you bought one of these, why not share your experiences with ‘em?

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Samsung’s Android phones affected by another lockscreen bypass, fix is in the works

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Author: Matthew Baker

Since lockscreen bypass methods are apparently what’s hot in the streets, it’s no surprise that yet another one has surfaced, this time targeting Samsung’s Android phones. A variant of another, earlier uncovered method, this one does not fully unlock the phone by itself, but does provide access to apps and settings for a brief period. Given that, as demonstrated in the video by Terrence Eden, it’s possible to use Google Play to download an app to disable the locked screen and fully access the phone.

According to Terrence, this problem is confirmed on the Galaxy Note II, possibly the Galaxy S III and potentially on other TouchWiz UI Samsung Android phones. Disabling screen animations under developer options should reduce the vulnerability, but doesn’t eliminate it without switching to another ROM. He also mentions Samsung is aware of the issue and is working on a fix, but that leaves phones accessible right now. We’ve certainly seen enough of these recently (Apple’s latest version of iOS has also been victimized again in the last day) to know leaving our phones out, locked or unlocked, is foolish. At the same time, if a manufacturer insists on adding customized software to the existing platform, it could at least have the courtesy to do so without causing security leaks.

Filed under: Cellphones, Software, Mobile, Samsung

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Smoked by Windows Phone ads move to TV, Microsoft targets Samsung’s Galaxy S3

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Author: Natalie Wood

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Smoked by Windows Phone originally appeared at CES 2012 before heading to YouTube in a series of challenges on streets and in Microsoft retail stores. Designed as a way to compare Windows Phone features against the competition, smoked by Windows Phone, or the Windows Phone challenge as Microsoft now refers to it, will start airing on national TV this week. A short 30-second spot of a Lumia 920 vs. Samsung’s Galaxy S3 will air on ESPN and CBS throughout the men’s and women’s NCAA basketball tournament.

The ad directly targets Samsung’s Galaxy S3, comparing the camera differences in low-light conditions. “Say hello to the Nokia Lumia and say goodbye to bad smartphone photos,” claims the voiceover in the ad. Samsung also manufactures…

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Introducing Samsung’s Galaxy S4

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Author: Dave Adams

http://cnet.co/10SpCOq We dive into Samsung’s new flagship smartphone’s camera and eye-tracking extras.
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Samsung’s JK Shin: there’s ‘lackluster demand’ for Windows-based phones, tablets

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Author: Dave Adams

You don’t need to be Captain Subtext to understand that a few manufacturers (and developers) aren’t best pleased with Microsoft’s latest mobile products. The latest to damn Redmond with faint praise is Samsung’s newly-minted Co-CEO, JK Shin, who told The Wall Street Journal that demand for Windows-based phones and tablets isn’t sending the company’s accountants cross-eyed with glee. When asked about Samsung’s relationship with Microsoft after the latter deepened its ties with Nokia, Shin said:

“Smartphones and tablets based on Microsoft’s Windows operating system aren’t selling very well. There is a preference in the market for Android. In Europe, we’re also seeing lackluster demand for Windows-based products.”

Which, naturally, has done nothing to scotch those persistent rumors of the ATIV Tab being axed in Europe as well as the US. The CEO added that we can expect to see a Tizen-based phone in the third quarter of the year, although Samsung will continue to flirt with every available OS for the needs of its customers.

Filed under: Cellphones, Tablets, Mobile, Samsung, Microsoft

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Samsung’s gaming controller shows a heavy Xbox influence

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Author: Charity Woods

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While there weren’t a lot of surprises at Samsung’s big Galaxy S4 unveiling today, one place the company never disappoints is in kooky accessories, and today was no exception. Engadget reports that the company was showing off its own Bluetooth gaming controller, complete with dual analog sticks, four face buttons, shoulder buttons, and a D-Pad. It looks pretty much exactly like an Xbox 360 controller, down to the colors of the face buttons, the positioning of the sticks, and the D-Pad design.

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The smartphone gaming controller space has filled out over the past year as more companies try to provide a console-like gaming experience on the go, but there still hasn’t been a breakout success…

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