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Samsung Galaxy Mega is official and comes in 6.3- and 5.8-inch sizes

We knew Samsung was planning more devices, but we didn't expect the arrival of two Galaxy Mega smartphones at the same time. Both are apparently headed to Europe some time next month, continuing to prove that Samsung are willing to test out any screen-size. The 6.3-inc

Rumor: Google's own tablet not due until July

Created on 07 April 2012

There have been lots of rumors in the past few months that Google plans to release a tablet under its own name. An official announcement about the device was expected to be made in May but now The Verge reports, via unnamed sources, that those plans have now changed and we won't be hearing anything official about the Google tablet until sometime in July.

The story claims that the decision to delay the tablet's launch was due in part to make some design changes for the product and also to hopefully lower the price of the device. While the tablet was said to be targeting a $249 or a $19 price point, a more recent rumor claims that it could go down as low as $149.

Samsung announces Ultra High Speed–1 microSD memory card

Created on 07 April 2012

Micro SDHC In a way, I am quite glad that most of the world has agreed to the SD memory card standard – it just makes life a whole lot easier whenever you purchase one of these puppies, knowing that it is capable of being hooked up to a slew of different devices out there (unless you are talking about older generation Sony products, of course, that relies on nothing but their proprietary Memory Stick format).

Well, over the years, the standard sized SD memory card just did not do, and we folks wanted something smaller – and hence heralded the birth of the microSD memory card which is as small, or even smaller for some of us, than the size of our fingernail.

Google strikes Paramount deal, adds 500 films to YouTube, Google Play

Created on 06 April 2012

Paramount Google YouTube has announced a content deal with Paramount which will provide access to nearly 500 new flicks. Google Play, formerly known as the Android Market, will also enjoy the additional content thanks to the new agreement. While what movies will be made available remains unknown, that number of movies could include more than half of Paramount's films since the 1950s.

The new content will be slowly added over the next few weeks to YouTube and Google Play's movie libraries. The blog post only mentions availability to U.S. and Canadian users, so access to the videos may be limited exclusively to North America.