Samsung sells over 50 million units of first two Galaxy S models, 7 million Samsung GALAXY Notes

According to the latest sales results confirmed by Samsung, since its launch in June of 2010, have been sold 24 million  Samsung Galaxy S  smarphones and the result of its direct successor to Samsung Galaxy S2 (still considered one of the best Android smartphone on the market ) has reached 28 million units sold in about half the time. In total therefore the previous two generations of the Galaxy line S have moved a turnover of more than 50 million units, according to initial estimates of the numbers that will be equaled and probably surpassed by the Samsung Galaxy S3 which has already reached the 9 million pre-orders .

Good results also for the Galaxy note that the release took place last October has already placed more than 7 million units worldwide, a sign that many users were satisfied with the large 5.3-inch display and the new band device opened by the Korean manufacturer with this device.

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Samsung Galaxy SIII Pebble Blue arrived in Vietnam

Good news for all buyers who are waiting for the Samsung Galaxy SIII Pebble Blue version. Although difficult to see him in Italy before the middle of June, Korea started the first shipments of Blu versions of the product. The first country to see the Pebble Blue version is Vietnam, but surely other countries in the coming days will see the first deliveries. 

Although the delay is due to a problem of painting the back cover, Samsung seems to be able to quickly correct the error and the total delay in the world could be so pretty content. So a few more days to see him in blue in Europe, perhaps in the first on-line store and then physically in stores.

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Samsung Launches Premium Music Hub in the UK, France and Germany

Today is not only the day of the launch of the Samsung Galaxy S III, because apparently the Korean company had another trick up its sleeve that has thus far wisely kept hidden from the eyes of the world, namely the "extension" of its Music Hub which now becomes a complete music store that points directly to compete with the likes of Apple and Google.

British, French and German users  will be able to benefit from a streaming service that will draw from a catalog of 19 million songs , with 100 GB of space in the cloud for you: obviously similar services are not free, but at a cost of € 9.99 per month.  For those who would rather not subscribe, there will always be able to listen to tracks purchased, either by phone or through web interface .

The new Music Hub will become a standard in future models of the company, and not necessarily just talking about phones, plus the service will later be distributed on a global scale , although we have no precise information on either the timing or countries involved, in any case, the common goal was to make as much as the messaging app Chaton .

Below is the full press release

Samsung Launches Music Hub, Offering the Ultimate Mobile Music Service

New service integrates all your music experiences in one place: Millions of songs, your own music stored in the Cloud, a music store and radio discovery
Initially launching on the Samsung Galaxy S III in Germany, France, Spain, Italy and the UK

Open Mobile Summit, London, U.K., (May 29, 2012)- Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd, a global leader in digital media and digital convergence technologies, today announced the arrival of the much anticipated new Music Hub – the first completely integrated, all-in-one mobile music service. Initially available on the Samsung Galaxy S III and hitting European markets today, Music Hub vastly simplifies and enhances the everyday experience of listening to music. Whether you’re an avid collector wanting easy access to your own music collection, someone with ever-changing music tastes, someone who likes to sample a broad selection of music and genres or a passive listener who prefers radio, Music Hub provides a richer music experience for everyone.

Based on the technology services of mSpot, a leading mobile content service provider recently acquired by Samsung, the new Music Hub service will initially be available on the Samsung GALAXY S III and will soon be offered on a wider selection of devices.

“When you ask yourself, ‘what do I want to listen to?’ there is now one simple answer, for every mood, every place and everyone,” stated TJ Kang, Senior Vice President of Samsung Electronics’ Media Solution Center. “With the new Music Hub, we’re bringing the joy back to music – listening, collecting and sharing.”

“We believe that today’s mobile market must have an open mobile music system – one that offers all kinds of services across different devices. Music Hub removes all the barriers to your music,” stated Daren Tsui, CEO of mSpot.

The new Music Hub service will be offered for free and also in a Premium version:

Music Hub Store: (free)
Offering a vast, 19 million song catalog provided by 7digital, Music Hub Store enables you to buy songs and albums, as well as listen to 30-second previews of all songs. Purchased music is stored in the cloud and automatically appears on all of your devices, while music can also be stored locally on devices for offline listening.

Music Hub Premium: (€/£9.99 per month)
For €/£9.99 per month, you can upload and access your entire music collection anywhere, enjoy unlimited streaming from the millions of songs in the Music Hub catalog and discover new songs with radio stations based on the artists you like.

Music Hub features include:

Scan & Match Cloud Locker: Upload your music to the cloud so you can play it anywhere. Music Hub utilizes scan & match technology to decrease upload time and ensure high-quality playback. Any unmatched songs are directly uploaded from your library so you can access rare or personal recordings (100 GB of storage for all unmatched songs). When you edit playlists or purchase music, your collection stays automatically updated across all authorized devices.

Catalog of millions of songs: Enjoy full access to our entire catalog to stream or purchase, with unlimited plays and no advertisements. Search for new music, create playlists, share songs with friends, and view lyrics and album information.

Radio: Relax and listen to the music you like with personal radio and programmed stations. Create personal stations based on songs and artists you love, or browse genre stations recommended and tailor-crafted by the Music Hub team. Hear a song you like? Tag it so you can find it later and play it again whenever you want.

Recommendations: Discover great new music all the time with customized recommendations for songs, artists, albums and radio stations. The more you listen, the better recommendations you’ll get.

Optimized for Mobile: Music Hub is optimized specifically for your Samsung device. Advanced streaming and downloading options let you save storage space, play music when offline, and cut down on cellular data usage. Audio settings are designed to prolong battery life and ensure smooth streaming even under spotty network coverage.

Web Player: In addition to the mobile app, users can access their music library and the Music Hub catalog/store online at www.musichub.com. The Web Player allows users the freedom to play their music easily on any PC.

N.B.: Users must initially register on a Galaxy S III phone using a Samsung account.

Samsung Galaxy S3 already on sale in Dubai at a price of $ 667!

It is unclear how it is possible, but in a shop in Dubai the new Samsung Galaxy S3 is available for purchase and confirmation would come not only from photos taken at the wheel of the actual availability of the smarphone also from a conversation that took place with the sales agent of the department that would have confirmed that the white variant is already in stock ready to be dealt with early preorders. 

Not only that even the sale price would have been much lower than even many online retailers, with  $667 that the change would correspond to about € 529 for the lucky buyers who will bring home the new Samsung flagship smartphone.

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Flipboard arrived on Android thanks to XDA developers

Flipboard is an application that is so good that we would recommend to buy iPad just for sake of it. But there is no need for it anymore. Popular and super cool application for review of news, blogs and social profiles, it not longer exclusive only to iPad and iPhone.


Flipboard has arrived on Android, but is not available on Google Play,at least for now.Currently available only for Samsung Galaxy S III as part of a promotion and will remain so at least for some time.

But no worries, anyone can take the file install Flipboard thanks to the user Valcho from XDA-developers who has shared .apk file that can be installed via mobile browser or via QR code. 

Flipboard was one of the favorite applications of the late Steve Jobs, and one of the favorite applications of 8 million iOS users, and I'm sure will be a favorite for the Android users as well, who will enjoy to read beautifully designed news drawn from the social networks.

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Galaxy S3 benchmarks compared with the current top range Android smartphones

The Samsung Galaxy SIII was involved in an interesting series of tests made by GSMArena using benchmarks by which we can compare on paper the Galaxy S III with the current top range Android smartphones. 

Benchmark Pi

Lower is better

Linpack

Higher is better

Quadrant

Higher is better

NenaMark 2

Higher is better

GLBenchmark Egypt (offscreen 720p)

Higher is better

SunSpider

Lower is better

BrowserMark

Higher is better

In addition to these data will also leave some tests related to the display, always with the various comparisons with the current top range Android phones:

Display test	50% brightness			100% brightness
	Black, cd / m2	White, cd / m2	Contrast ratio	Black, cd / m2	White, cd / m2	Contrast ratio
Samsung I9300 Galaxy S III	0	174	∞	0	330	∞
One HTC X	12:15	200	1375	00:39	550	1410
Samsung Galaxy Nexus	0	112	∞	0	247	∞
Motorola RAZR XT910	0	215	∞	0	361	∞
Samsung i9100 Galaxy S II	0	231	∞	0	362	∞
One HTC S	0	177	∞	0	386	∞
Samsung Galaxy Notes	0	287	∞	0	429	∞
HTC Sensation XE	12:23	172	761	0.64	484	752
Sony Xperia S	-	-	-	00:48	495	1038

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