Samsung Galaxy K Zoom coming to South Korea as the Galaxy Zoom2

Before the Samsung Galaxy K Zoom was announced, as the successor to the Galaxy S4 Zoom, we thought that the company would maintain its 2013 naming convention, and release the device as the S5 Zoom. Instead, Samsung announced the Galaxy K zoom on April 29, and the device is available in just a few select markets for the moment.However, the camera-phone crossover will be available this Friday, June 13, in South Korea, ...

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Pocketnow Weekly 094: Fitness, Photography, and Fidelity with Myriam Joire!

Nimble hops between short subjects, or longform plumbing of deep depths? We don’t like to make you choose with our podcast, so we occasionally hop across formats between episodes. This here is one of the deeper variety. This week’s special guest is Myriam Joire (aka tnkgrl), Engadget alum and current product evangelist at Pebble. She brings her considerable expertise in optics and audio to a discussion ranging from the best high-end headphones ...

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Samsung’s Galaxy K teaser shows the power of optical zoom

Two weeks back, Samsung started sending out notices for its next media event, inviting us to “kapture the moment” and featuring a large letter K that seemed to give credence to rumors that the device we had been calling the Galaxy S5 Zoom would instead launch as part of a new Galaxy K brand. Last week we got to check out a rather convincing image of the actual hardware, and now we’re just hours away from ...

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Galaxy S5 camera issues, OnePlus One launch, iWatch future & more – Pocketnow Daily

Watch today’s Pocketnow Daily as we talk about Google’s roll in the Apple vs. Samsung trial, at least monetarily in favor of Samsung. Samsung follows as we get the first leaked photos of the Galaxy K. Then we talk about the Samsung Galaxy S5, and the user complaints on the camera software. Apple follows the news as we talk about how the iWatch could replace the iPod, and how Nike+ could be elemental to the iWatch. We end today’s show talking about the OnePlus One launch, and our thoughts on the phone. All this and more after the break. Stories: -

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Samsung Galaxy K pictures leak as we get a glimpse at the S5 Zoom

Call it the Samsung Galaxy K, the Galaxy S5 Zoom, or the Galaxy K Zoom, we all know what we’re talking about: it’s the 2014 follow-up to last year’s Samsung Galaxy S4 Zoom. We’ve already heard about it, and it seems like a logical move for the South Koreans to follow last year’s pattern, which includes a camera with a phone, alongside the mini version of the flagship. April 29 should be the day of ...

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Pocketnow Weekly 092: Galaxy S5 vs HTC M8, Windows Phone 8.1 review, and Engadget’s Brad Molen!

Skipping listener mail for two weeks in a row? We know, we know … unconscionable. But we also know you’ll forgive us in exchange for two things: a packed review schedule, and an awesome podcast guest. We’re bringing you both of those as the week winds down to a close. In addition to the usual news segment narrated by the soothing voice of Chief News Editor Stephen Schenck, we’ve got additional insights on Samsung’s new Galaxy S5: how it compares to its forebears, how well it fares against competition like the HTC One M8, and a debate on the merits of standout ...

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Android 4.4.3 details, Windows Phone 8.1 review, leather Moto X+1 & more – Pocketnow Daily

Watch today’s Pocketnow Daily as we talk about the Samsung Galaxy K event dates, and what to expect. We then talk about the rumored Moto X+1, and the leather options that might be coming. Then we talk about the recent rumors of an HTC One M8 in plastic for the budget sector. Then we talk about the rumors of Android 4.4.3, and what to expect, aside from some Nexus 5 appearance on Sprint. We end today’s show talking about our review of Windows Phone 8.1, and why it’s worth you giving it a try. All this and more after the break. Stories: -

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Galaxy S5 Zoom teased to launch April 29 as Galaxy K

Of all the possible “spin-offs” that would join the Galaxy S5 as members of Samsung’s 2014 family, a Galaxy S5 Zoom has long seemed the most likely to make an appearance. We’ve been chasing leads on the phone for a couple months now, but the most interesting development came earlier this month, when a source both provided the first possible image of the hardware, along with a new name for the model: the Galaxy K Zoom. We weren’t quite sure ...

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