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 The T-Mobile version of the Galaxy SII (S2) is receiving an update today, either via OTA or Samsung Kies, that keeps the device on Android 4.0.4 but brings a few needed fixes. The update, which can bring you to . . . → Read More: T-Mobile Galaxy S2 receiving small OTA update, still ICS for now  The back and forth continues. US International Trade Commission Administrative Law Judge Thomas Pender has made an initial ruling that some Samsung’s devices violate four Apple patents, including one iPhone design patent (the one you see above) and three software patents . . . → Read More: ITC rules that Samsung violates four Apple patents covering design, touch  It appears that a brand new update for the T-Mobile Galaxy S II subtly includes an “ISIS/NFC update.” If this update enables the ISIS service on the phone, it would make the Galaxy S II the first phone to utilize the Google-Wallet mobile payments competitor. ISIS, if you happen to have forgotten, (no one would blame you, it was announced all the way back in 2010 ) is an NFC-based mobile wallet system backed by AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon. Now it seems like things are finally coming to a head — Bloomberg reports that the ISIS payments system is expected to go live sometime next month, so expect more similar updates to roll out to other NFC-enabled devices sooner rather than later. . . . → Read More: New Update Appears To Bring ISIS Mobile Payments Support To T-Mobile’s Galaxy S II (Update)  Mobile payments, those made from a phone and typically via NFC , haven’t exactly had a huge impact on the average American consumer just yet, but look past that and you’ll see a battle is brewing. Google had been making the most noise, with its Google Wallet , but today the competing service Isis just launched its first proper salvo. The T-Mobile version of the Galaxy S II is currently receiving an OTA update (T989UVLH1) that, among a few other tweaks, enables support for Isis NFC payments, making it the first such device on the market . . . → Read More: Mild-mannered Samsung Galaxy S II update brings Isis mobile payment support  Square gets most of the media hype, but without an international presence, would-be competitors have had a chance to carve out their own niches in the mobile commerce market. Sweden’s iZettle has managed to make quite a splash in its homeland, and it’s expanding its mini empire by finally bringing its wares to Android — albeit in an extremely limited form . . . → Read More: iZettle comes to Android for a few lucky Swedish Samsung owners  It’s been a long, long time since we first saw the unannounced Galaxy S II Plus show up in some leaked benchmarks . Today, however, Sammy’s souped-up flavor of that famed S2 is making the rounds on the interwebs once more, and better yet, we’ve got an idea of what it could look like physically come its official revelation. According to Chilean carrier VTR, Samsung’s Galaxy S II Plus will be sporting a 4.5-inch AMOLED display, which is said to be paired alongside a dual-core, 1.5GHz Exynos CPU, 1GB of RAM, 16GB of built-in storage and an 8-megapixel rear camera — notably, the site’s also listing it as an Ice Cream Sandwich device, making it slightly different than what we’d seen previously in earlier benchmark scores. . . . → Read More: Rumored Samsung Galaxy S II Plus resurfaces: adds purported specs and pictures  After seeing many other Galaxy S II variants get upgrades to Samsung’s TouchWiz’d edition of Android 4.0 , tomorrow should finally be the day for owners of Sprint’s Epic 4G Touch . While the date has been rumored before, now TechnoBuffalo has posted the image above showing off the date and details, while Phandroid also points out that source code for the FF18 update has already arrived on Samsung’s servers indicating a release is imminent . . . → Read More: Sprint Galaxy S II Epic 4G Touch Ice Cream Sandwich upgrade reportedly arrives tomorrow  Samsung’s complete earnings results for the April – June 2012 period won’t come out until July 27th, but Reuters reports its early guidance to investors estimates the company’s profit at a record 6.7 trillion won ($5.9 billion). . . . → Read More: Samsung expects record earnings for Q2 thanks to all those Galaxy phone sales  A quick heads up that the fine folks in our AT&T Galaxy S II forums are reporting that the phone's Ice Cream Sandwich update is available again from the Samsung Kies software. . . . → Read More: AT&T Galaxy S II Ice Cream Sandwich update available again  A quick heads up that the fine folks in our AT&T Galaxy S II forums are reporting that the phone's Ice Cream Sandwich update is available again from the Samsung Kies software. . . . → Read More: AT&T Galaxy S II Ice Cream Sandwich update available again |
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