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Samsung unveils Galaxy S4: 5-inch display, available in April

Samsung's next flagship smartphone is here.

Samsung took the wraps off the Galaxy S4, the much awaited successor to the S3, at an event in New York tonight.

The handset, which has a 5-inch display, will be available on 327 carriers in 55 countries, starting in April. The company did not provide a price.

It packs new features like simultaneous shooting from dual cameras, "smart" scrolling and pausing that works by tracking eyeballs, health tracking, and a built-in language translator.

The phone will come in both black and white, which the company is calling "black mist" and "white frost."

As expected, the S4 has got an onslaught of new hardware and software features. Here's a quick rundown:… Read more

Teardown of suspected Galaxy S4 appears on Web

With mere minutes to go before Samsung is expected to take the wraps off the Galaxy S4, leaked images of the suspected device have already gone deeper.

Appearing on the Chinese Web site It168.com, the detailed images show a meticulous teardown of the handset, which is expected to be unveiled this evening in New York. The source of the images appears to be the same person who leaked clear images last night of the assembled handset.

The gallery of images is an apparent confirmation of many of the rumors that have been circulating about Samsung's new flagship phone, … Read more

Samsung Galaxy S4 vs. iPhone 5, HTC One, and BlackBerry Z10

It's been nearly 10 months since the highly successful Samsung Galaxy S3 was first released in the U.S., and in a few more days, the Galaxy S4 will be sold online and in several retail stores across the U.S.

With a 5-inch HD screen, a 13-megapixel camera, and either a quad- or octa-core processor (the U.S. will get the former), the GS4 is dressed to the nines with hardware goods.

So how does it stack up against its current competition? Based purely on a spec-by-spec showdown, we compare the handset with three other popular flagships, all … Read more

Comparing the Samsung Galaxy S4 and the Galaxy S3

No matter whether you're deciding if you should wait and get the Samsung Galaxy S4 next week, making sure you don't have buyer's remorse from just having purchased your Galaxy S3, or perhaps just plain curious, CNET makes it easy to compare the two sibling handsets with this chart.

Physically, the GS4 didn't get any bigger. In fact, it even sports a thinner build and weighs a hair lighter. But with a slimmer bezel, its 5-inch full HD Super AMOLED touch screen had room to expand, and the display now sports a higher pixel density.

Also new is its quad- or octo-core processor. Similar to the situation when the GS3 debuted, which CPU is available will depend on where you live. The U.S. will receive the 1.9GHz quad-core Snapdragon 600.… Read more

Is the Samsung-Google alliance heading for a crossroads?

Samsung's pole position in the Android ecosystem is about to get another boost when the Korean electronics giant unveils the Galaxy S4 in New York today. But while it's all glitz and glamour this week, there's an underlying tension between Samsung, Google, and the Android ecosystem that is about to reach a crossroads in 2013.

The Android leaderSamsung's current flagship phone, the Galaxy S3, became the best-selling Android device in the world in 2012. In its first six months on the market, the Galaxy S3 sold more than 40 million units. In the third quarter of … Read more

Samsung swagger: Plans for 10M Galaxy S4 sales in a month

If you're worried about being able to get your hands on the next big thing in Android flagship phones, the word is you have nothing to fear.

As today's expected unveiling of the Samsung Galaxy S4 has approached, some analysts have predicted that over 10 million of the much-anticipated new phones could be sold in the first month. And this time around, they say, Samsung is ready.

Join CNET at 3 p.m. PT / 6 p.m. ET for live coverage of the Samsung Galaxy S4 event

"Based on checks we had with suppliers, Samsung has already … Read more

Revived BlackBerry still needs to prove itself in U.S.

BlackBerry has built up a nice head of steam. The question is whether it can keep the momentum going.

So far, there's been a lot to like about the BlackBerry Z10's launch. Early consumer sales have been stronger than expected; retailers have acknowledged strong demand; and BlackBerry said an "established partner" placed an order for 1 million units -- the largest order in the company's history.

All of this is fuel for BlackBerry's turnaround ambitions. The company hopes its next-generation BlackBerry 10 platform, led by the Z10, gives existing BlackBerry users a reason to … Read more

Samsung Galaxy S4 event: Join us at 3 p.m. PT today (live blog)

Samsung Electronics is set to unveil its next big thing, the Galaxy S4, and you can get all the details right here.

The company is holding its launch event at 4 p.m PT/7 p.m. ET today at Radio City Music Hall in midtown Manhattan. CNET's Jessica Dolcourt, Brian Bennett, Shara Tibken, Sarah Tew, and I will be bringing you all the live news, photos, and commentary starting about an hour before the actual event.

You can tune in to the live blog here:

Join CNET starting at 3 p.m. PT/6 p.m. ET for live coverage of the Samsung Galaxy S4 event … Read more

Galaxy S4 features shown off in YouTube videos

Samsung's Galaxy S4 may be getting its full unveiling later today, but that hasn't stopped a YouTube user from posting videos of what he claims is the device in action.

YouTube user iStevenCom has posted four videos today showing the Samsung Galaxy S4's new features. The first shows the device's ability to react to user input without actually touching the screen. Another video shows how the device will automatically pause a video when the viewer looks away.

The features shown in the videos seem to follow the rumors surrounding the Galaxy S4. For weeks, we've … Read more