When you’re the head of one of the nation’s four largest mobile carriers, you’ve got access to a lot of phones. You’ve probably got to try them out all the time. But do you ever have access to so many phones that you forget which is which, or that the iPhone in your hand is not, in fact, a Samsung Galaxy phablet?

Samsung looks to be preparing its own extended warranty plans that will provide additional coverage for its smartphones, tablets, and other consumer electronics, according to a new trademark registered with the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office.

Called “Protection Plus,” the service is expected to offer the same kind of protection that is available to iPhone, iPad, and iPod users with AppleCare+.

A leaked press render of Samsung’s first camera/phone hybrid, the beastly Galaxy S4 Zoom, has surfaced on the internet, indicating that the device will now be available to purchase on AT&T in the not-too-distant future.

Samsung has today begun rolling out its latest Android 4.3 software update to the Samsung Galaxy S4 LTE (GT-I9505). Most of the changes and improvements in this release are under the hood, so users should notice an increase in speed and better performance, as well as improved stability.

While the Galaxy Note 3 has received rave reviews since it went on sale last month, it’s has its fair share of bad press, too.

First there was the region lock, which means the device must be activated with certain SIM cards in certain markets to function correctly — and then it became apparent that the device has a locked flash counter that makes using custom ROMs close to impossible without voiding the handset’s warranty.

Now users are reporting that the device is suffering from random restarts and boot loops, and no one knows what’s causing them.