Samsung Claims One Million Galaxy S II Sales in Korea

The highly anticipated Samsung Galaxy S II had a great start: more than 200,000 units pre-ordered in the week prior to the Korean launch, actual sales of more than 120,000 in three days and more than 3,000,000 units pre-ordered by carriers.

Recently Samsung is claiming that it sold more than 1,000,000 units on its home market. Given the launch was 30 days ago, that's an average of more than 30,000 per day. And the current Galaxy S II numbers seem to be crushing the previous record of the Galaxy S which sold 1,000,000 in a little more than two months from its launch. Samsung's Galaxy S II is featured on the three Korean carriers, SK Telecom, KT and LG U+. Now we're waiting for the international numbers!

Source: Samsung HUB

Google Rolling Out Revamped Mobile Site on Apple iPhone?

Google has recently updated the dedicated iPhone Search App bringing speed, aspect and usability improvements but it appears that the mobile website, while accessed from the iPhone, is starting to look different. 

If you take a look at the screenshots above and below you will see a row of dedicated icons that act as shortcuts to Google's various offerings. Google, Images, Places and News act as tabs but pressing the More button reveals additional shortcuts to other services of El Goog's, in addition to options the user can choose as per where to exactly conduct the search -- or which search results to display, to be more specific. Check one more screenshot out at the source link and if you met the new interface, let us know in the comments! 



Source: PhoneArena

Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 Meets 2.1.B.0.1 Firmware Update

According to PTCRB, the 2.1.B.0.1 is the latest firmware for the Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 and it has slowly started to roll out to certain smartphones, though it's not the Gingerbread update many have been waiting for. 

Not much is known about the fixes and improvements but according to reports, the new system refresh version brings performance and battery life improvements. Also, the phone is reportedly switching faster between 2G and 3G networks and touch sensitivity seems to be improved, with multi-touch being enabled and working. There are also some improvements in the browser as Internet appears to be working faster according to user reports. 

Source: XDA Developers, PTCRB 
Via: Xperia X10 Blog

Google Adds Web Android Market Screenshot View Controls

If you use Google's Android Market on the web for application discovery and even installation, you'll be glad to find out Google made some improvements to the application screenshot view controls. 

Clicking on a certain screenshot image in an application page will open up that specific picture and display the controls above it. You can not only go back and forth to the previous and next images in cue but you can also use the rotation controls to manipulate how the images are displayed. The Close button has gone and all you have to do to exit the screenshot display view is to click away from the image. The improvements might be rolling out in phases so in case you don't see the improved controls, hang on, they will get to you too! 

Source: Android Market 
Via: AndroidPolice

More BlackBerry Torch 2 Picture Leak Goodness, Running BBOS 7

On Wednesday we showed you a couple of pictures starring the BlackBerry Torch 2 and more recently a new set of pictures has surfaced with the RIM-made smartphone in the camera focus. 

The new set basically pictures the Torch 2 inside-out, from all angles, front, back, side, screen as well as flipped-out to reveal the keyboard. And to make things even more interesting, the Torch 2 is running the new BlackBerry OS 7 announced at the recently held BlackBerry World Event. The Torch 2 is powered by a 1.2GHz processor and has a 3.2-inche display with 480 x 640 VGA resolution, a nice upgrade from theBlackBerry Torch. For more pictures, hit the source link and check out the gallery. 



Source: TechnoBuffalo 
Via: CrackBerry