Even though Apple’s iOS feature, Newsstand, hasn’t really taken off, Google might be looking to launch its own similar feature.
Google’s newspaper feature will be called Google Play News, and it will be come in issues and subscriptions, similar to the way content is distributed on Apple’s Newsstand.
Yesterday evening, shortly after Samsung’s Galaxy S4 event in Times Square, the company uploaded a video to their official YouTube channel that provides us with a four-minute overview of its new flagship smartphone.
The video displays the new, sleek design of the Galaxy S4, as well as a number of its key features, such as Air View, Smart Pause, WatchON, Sound & Shot, Dual Shot, and more. Check it out below.
Samsung has promised that many of its new smartphone features, which will make their debut on the Galaxy S4 next month, will be coming to its predecessor, the Galaxy S III. “Anything that we can do that’s not dependent on hardware like infrared, we’ll definitely bring to all the flagship devices,” said the company’s vice president of portfolio planning, Nick DiCarlo.
Samsung Electronics now has a trio of co-CEOs after adding presidents Yoon Boo-keun and JK Shin to the executive team. They join Samsung’s current vice chairman and CEO Kwon Oh-hyun and will server alongside COO and president Lee Jae-yong.
The move comes a day after Samsung unveiled its Galaxy S4 at an event in New York City’s Radio City Music Hall.
Amazon Wireless has been slashing prices on Samsung’s popular Galaxy S III and Galaxy Note II devices following the unveiling of the Galaxy S4 on Thursday evening. Available through Verizon, AT&T, and Sprint, the Galaxy S III is now on sale for just a penny, while the Galaxy Note II can be picked up for $69.99 — that’s more than $500 off its regular retail price.
