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Lauren Goode in News on March 28 at 7:18 am PT
Samsung says it has shipped five million units of its Galaxy Note, a $300 smartphone-tablet hybrid with a 5.3-inch screen that hit the market last October. It’s unclear exactly how many units of the device have been sold; in February, Samsung said it had sold more than two million units worldwide. In his review of the Galaxy Note, AllThingsD’s Walt Mossberg said that some users might find it appealing as a stylus-driven small tablet, but he couldn’t recommend it as the main mobile phone for most people.
Ina Fried in Mobile on February 19 at 8:59 am PT
Samsung is apparently not alone in seeing a market for phones with a 5-inch screen. LG’s Optimus Vu is slated to start shipping in Korea next month,
Walt Mossberg in Personal Technology on February 15 at 6:02 pm PT
Walt tests the Samsung Galaxy Note, a phone-tablet hybrid with a large screen that uses a stylus as well as your fingers.
Lauren Goode in News on January 9 at 4:50 pm PT
At Samsung’s CES press event, the electronics giant again showed off its “phablet” device, plus a 7.7-inch Galaxy tablet that will run on Verizon’s LTE 4G wireless network.
John Paczkowski in News on December 29, 2011 at 8:26 am PT
One million Galaxy Notes shipped in two months.
Beth Callaghan in AsiaD on October 20, 2011 at 6:08 am PT
Cher Wang, co-founder and chairwoman of HTC, got her start in tech selling motherboards many years ago, so that she could create smaller devices to power “easier communication.”
Katherine Boehret in The Digital Solution on September 13, 2011 at 3:13 pm PT
LeapPad Explorer from LeapFrog Enterprises, a company known for its educational children’s toys, is a tablet aimed at ages 4 through 9.
Kara Swisher in News on April 20, 2011 at 3:10 am PT
A video of Czech President Vaclav Klaus sneakily pocketing a fancy pen at a signing ceremony has, of course, continued to rack the views on YouTube.
And–also, of course–there is now a Facebook campaign to send him more pens.
Ina Fried in Mobile on February 15, 2011 at 12:55 am PT
HTC became the latest company to “friend” Facebook, showing off a pair of Android phones that have a button for connecting directly to the social network. It also used Mobile World Congress to show off its first tablet and other Android devices.
