Samsung Galaxy S III apparently due in AprilMarch 2, 2012 - 21:09 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Samsung will launch the Galaxy S III in April, a Samsung-affiliated marketing executive has apparently confirmed, with a UK campaign tying the much-anticipated smartphone into the 2012 Olympics tipped. Slash Gear reports that an April release had been tipped previously, but according to ZDNet Korea the Chiel Worldwide marketing agency has confirmed that a huge promotion will kick off that month for the Android device. According to the marketeers, Samsung is pushing ahead with an NFC payments system using the Galaxy S III as its flagship device. A collaboration between Samsung, VISA and the Olympics had already been announced, with a special “Samsung Olympic and Paralympic Games mobile handset” promised. NFC is just one of the elements tipped for the new Galaxy S III. The smartphone is also tipped to have a 1.5GHz quadcore Exynos processor of Samsung’s own creation, along with a 4.8-inch display tipped for either 720p or 1080p HD resolution. There’s also expected to be an 8-megapixel main camera with Full HD video recording, plus a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. The whole thing is said to be wrapped up in a ceramic casing, a new material for Samsung, and an improvement over the existing plastic-bodied Galaxy S II. OS is expected to be Ice Cream Sandwich, with 4G LTE for supporting networks. Top stories Yerevan will host the 2024 edition of the World Congress On Information Technology (WCIT). Rustam Badasyan said due to the lack of such regulation, the state budget is deprived of VAT revenues. Krisp’s smart noise suppression tech silences ambient sounds and isolates your voice for calls. Gurgen Khachatryan claimed that the "illegalities have been taking place in 2020." Partner news Most popular in the section | The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization. Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. |