Samsung has made two major announcements recently. The first is the announcement of the Samsung Galaxy Note Premium Suite. This premium suite will bring the features that were recently made available for the Samsung Galaxy Note 2 and Galaxy S3 such as Multi-View split screen Multi-Tasking. Alongwith, the original phablet will get updated to Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean OS. Say hello to Project Butter's buttery smoothness and the loved Google Now virtual assistant as well. In addition, Samsung announced the 2.0 version of their increasingly popular and truly multi-platform (every platform, including the Web) messenger service, Samsung ChatON. And, lastly we got some details about what could possibly be Samsung's next generation Galaxy S IV smartphone.
Samsung Galaxy Note Premium Suite
Let's have a quick look at what all the Premium Suite will bring for the Samsung Galaxy Note.
As you can see, these are quite some nice features. This isn't the complete feature set. There are more goodies in store. It's good to see that Samsung takes absolute care for it's premium handsets, be it previous generation as well. The Galaxy Note, Galaxy SII, Galaxy SIII and the Galaxy Note II are receiving the best treatment a company can provide. In addition, the Samsung Galaxy S Advance is scheduled to receive Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean OS update as well! The Galaxy S3 Mini is already on the latest (almost) OS.
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Samsung ChatON 2.0 Messenger
Samsung has updated their popular messenger service ChatON to version 2.0 bringing a slew of new features with it. This new update brings syncing across all devices, better support for tablets, Walkie-Talkie and much more.
Here's a list of new features in ChatON v2.0.5 -
List of new features in ChatON Tablet v1.9.3 -
Samsung ChatON on Google Play Store
Samsung ChatON on Apple iTunes Store
Samsung's ChatON is available on Android, iOS, Windows Phone, Blackberry, Java Phones, Bada as well as the Web. ChatON is available in more than 200 countries and in over 60 languages which is no small feat. Also, a full syncing of all your messages no matter which device you use (multi-platform seamless transition at it's best) is noteworthy.
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Samsung GT-I9500 is the Galaxy S IV?
Samsung's next generation flagship namely the Galaxy S IV might be code named GT-I9500. There will also be a version with code name GT-I9505 as well. The Galaxy S IV is expected to launch within the next 3 months, i.e. Q1 2013 and feature Google's latest Android 4.2 Jelly Bean OS with a new version of Samsung's custom TouchWIZ UI running atop it.
The GT-I9505 version will be different from the GT-I9500 version in that it will pack LTE (Long Term Evolution network) on board. This will probably be the US version while the GT-I9500 will be the global version.
Other features for the phone might be a quad core Exynos 5450 chipset (ARM Cortex A15) clocked at 2.0 GHz (shudder in fear all other Droids) and a 4.99" Super AMOLED 1080p Full HD (1920*1080 pixels) display. We expect nothing short of spectacular results from this smartphone!
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[UPDATE]
It seems that the Galaxy S IV might pack an S Pen as well. This would give Samsung's next flagship the same capabilities of it's Note lineup. Funny that Samsung wants to mix these two different lineups by giving them the same feature set. In addition we have:
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Samsung Galaxy Note Premium Suite
Let's have a quick look at what all the Premium Suite will bring for the Samsung Galaxy Note.
- Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean OS
- Project Butter, Google Now and other goodies
- MultiView multi-tasking
- pop-up version of Note app
- S-Note app, Easy Clip, Paper Artist, etc.
- Handwriting support in S-Planner & Email
As you can see, these are quite some nice features. This isn't the complete feature set. There are more goodies in store. It's good to see that Samsung takes absolute care for it's premium handsets, be it previous generation as well. The Galaxy Note, Galaxy SII, Galaxy SIII and the Galaxy Note II are receiving the best treatment a company can provide. In addition, the Samsung Galaxy S Advance is scheduled to receive Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean OS update as well! The Galaxy S3 Mini is already on the latest (almost) OS.
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Samsung ChatON 2.0 Messenger
Samsung has updated their popular messenger service ChatON to version 2.0 bringing a slew of new features with it. This new update brings syncing across all devices, better support for tablets, Walkie-Talkie and much more.
Here's a list of new features in ChatON v2.0.5 -
- Sign in with Samsung account: All connected devices receive the same message simultaneously
- Move Special buddy to More menu
- Improvement of My Page: Multiple profile images & Comment on PostON
- Change font style of chat room
- Send multiple images at once
- Send Anicon/Animessage+text
List of new features in ChatON Tablet v1.9.3 -
- Walkie-talkie [push-to-talk]
- Improvement to My Page
- Add image effects
- Add group profile editing
- Add members of chat room as a group
- Add typing status
Samsung ChatON on Google Play Store
Samsung ChatON on Apple iTunes Store
Samsung's ChatON is available on Android, iOS, Windows Phone, Blackberry, Java Phones, Bada as well as the Web. ChatON is available in more than 200 countries and in over 60 languages which is no small feat. Also, a full syncing of all your messages no matter which device you use (multi-platform seamless transition at it's best) is noteworthy.
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Samsung GT-I9500 is the Galaxy S IV?
Samsung's next generation flagship namely the Galaxy S IV might be code named GT-I9500. There will also be a version with code name GT-I9505 as well. The Galaxy S IV is expected to launch within the next 3 months, i.e. Q1 2013 and feature Google's latest Android 4.2 Jelly Bean OS with a new version of Samsung's custom TouchWIZ UI running atop it.
The GT-I9505 version will be different from the GT-I9500 version in that it will pack LTE (Long Term Evolution network) on board. This will probably be the US version while the GT-I9500 will be the global version.
Other features for the phone might be a quad core Exynos 5450 chipset (ARM Cortex A15) clocked at 2.0 GHz (shudder in fear all other Droids) and a 4.99" Super AMOLED 1080p Full HD (1920*1080 pixels) display. We expect nothing short of spectacular results from this smartphone!
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[UPDATE]
It seems that the Galaxy S IV might pack an S Pen as well. This would give Samsung's next flagship the same capabilities of it's Note lineup. Funny that Samsung wants to mix these two different lineups by giving them the same feature set. In addition we have:
- chipset built on 28 nm high-K metal gate technology
- possibly ARM's LITTLE.big architecture (with ARM Cortex A7 cores)
- 13 MP camera module
- 9.2 mm thickness
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