One of the things showcased at the launch of the Samsung Galaxy S III was a beautiful Android version of the burgeoning social network and feed reader, Flipboard. For the time being it seemed that  we would have to wait for the official release of the app, but the tenacious folks over at XDA-developers, especially someone with the alias Valcho has made the impossible possible. Here we are with the version 0.7.17 of the Flipboard android app available for all. At present we don’t know about Froyo compatibility, however Gingerbread and of course ICS is supported. One more thing, if you want the widget as well install the app in phone memory. So head on over to xda-developers to download the app to see it in all its glory.

Source: xda-developers

Here’s what we all have been waiting for. After many rumors and fraudulent leaks the king of all Android smartphones is back. The successor to one of the most successful smartphones, the Galaxy S II, is here. But is it a worthy successor ? Judge it for yourself.

With everything being pushed to the cloud of late, evolution of cloud based operating systems, optical media has taken a backseat. Although I would trust a DVD backup far more than say, uploading it to my DropBox. The reason is plainly that these services are still in their infancy, and we are yet to see if they fare as well as they advertise. Getting back to the point Samsung has come up with the  SE-218BB DVD / CD writer, which the company claims is the world’s thinnest external ODD. The device measures at 14mm tall which according to the company is “18 percent thinner than conventional DVD writers” and eight percent less weighty than a standard DVD ODD.  The unit connects via USB, and will work with Macs, PCs and devices running Android 3.1 and up. You’d have to pay $60 for this svelte companion to your tablet or ultrabook. So, is having a title of world’s thinnest external ODD enough to warrant a second look, that’s for you to decide ? Press release with more details, after the break.

After incorporating support for Intel’s next gen Ivy Bridge processors Google has now demoed Coreboot for its ChromeBooks. It uses Coreboot which is an open source BIOS replacement for Linux systems. This was spotted by Netbooknews at IDF 2012 in Beijing, where it was being demoed on a Prototype Samsung Chromebook. We can only hope that Coreboot enabled Ivy Bridge supported Chromebooks are on their way, but we’ll have to wait for Google I/O for that. Till then here’s a video after the break, keep watching you might just miss it booting-up.

Here’s yet another Galaxy smartphone from Samsung, the Galaxy S Advance. It will ship with Android 2.3 gingerbread up top. It is powered by a 1GHz dual-core processor, a 4 inch Super AMOLED capacitive display, 16GB storage space and 768 MB of RAM. It also supports HSPA connections upto 14.4 MBps.  Follow the source link below to get detailed spec-sheet.

Samsung inadventently revealed its plan for IFA this year when it launched its teaser app called Mobile Unpacked. Held inside the code of this APK were the names of three devices that Sammy is going to unveil come September 1st. These are the Bada OS based Wave 3, Galaxy Note and the Galaxy Tab 7.7.  Although the images reside in the code but there is no information on what the specs of these devices would be.

Samsung’s gorgeous Infuse 4G with a dazzling 4.5 inch Super AMOLED-plus screen will hit AT&T may 15th on a 2 year contract for $200. Keep reading for the specs and press release.

Its Official, Samsung is out of the Hard Drive business. Seagate has come in and bought Sammy’s HDD unit for the nominal amount of $1.375 Billion. The terms of the deal include half the amount in cash and the other half in Seagate shares. But this deal goes farther beyond the amount in question. Keep reading for the inside scoop.