Phone Scoop - Samsung Captivate Glide Updates

AT&T Pushing ICS Update to Samsung Captivate Glide

Fri, 09 Nov 2012 16:06:00 GMT

AT&T today announced that it is resuming delivery of the Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich update to the Samsung Captivate Glide. The update had been put on hold for further refinement. The update must be downloaded and installed via PC.

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AT&T Pushing Android 4.0 to Samsung Captivate Glide

Fri, 07 Sep 2012 17:49:56 GMT

AT&T recently announced that the Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich update is now available for the Samsung Captivate Glide. The update must be downloaded and installed via Samsung's Kies desktop software. It won't be delivered over the air. Android 4.0 includes a wide range of improvements to the Captivate Glide. AT&T said that more Ice Cream Sandwich updates will soon be available to more of its devices, though it didn't specify which ones.

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Accessories available at 1800mobiles.com

Fri, 11 May 2012 16:32:26 GMT

1800mobiles.com is now selling accessories for the Samsung Captivate Glide. Follow the link to check it out.

AT&T Updates List of Phones Slated for Android 4.0

Thu, 22 Mar 2012 20:51:22 GMT

AT&T today published a list of devices that it plans to update to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich in the coming months. The devices include the LG Nitro; the Motorola Atrix and Atrix 4G; the Pantech Burst and Element; and the Samsung Captivate Glide, Galaxy Note, Galaxy S II, Galaxy S II Skyrocket, and Galaxy Tab 8.9. These devices will all be updated in the coming months, according to AT&T, but more precise times weren't provided.

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Review: Samsung Captivate Glide for AT&T

Fri, 02 Dec 2011 17:53:42 GMT

Samsung delivers a winner in the Captivate Glide, an Android smartphone that includes a slide-out QWERTY keyboard for the messaging minded mobile user.

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Released for AT&T

Sun, 20 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT

The Samsung Captivate Glide is now available for AT&T.

Hands-On: Samsung Captivate Glide

Fri, 18 Nov 2011 01:06:21 GMT

The Captivate Glide from Samsung adds a slide-out QWERTY keyboard to the familiar look of Samsung's Galaxy phones. It is fast, svelte, and has a great display.

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AT&T Announces Five New Android Smartphones

Tue, 11 Oct 2011 04:00:00 GMT

AT&T announced a slew of new Android smartphones today from Motorola, Samsung, Pantech, and ZTE.

Motorola Atrix 2: The Atrix 2 is a follow up to this year™s Atrix with a few spec bumps. It includes a dual-core 1GHz processor with 1GB of RAM; 4.3-inch qHD display with 960 x 540 pixels; and a 2GB microSD card. The Atrix 2 can access AT&T™s HSPA+ network at 21Mbps. It also includes an 8-megapixel camera with LED flash, 1080p HD video capture, fast-camera start-up, and a user-facing camera. The Atrix 2 runs Android 2.3 Gingerbread, supports HDMI mirror mode, Motorola™s Lapdock accessory, and Zumocast.
Samsung Captivate Glide: This sideways slider has a 4-inch Super AMOLED Plus display in addition to a slide-out QWERTY keyboard. It features a dual-core 1GHz Nvidia Tegra 2 processor, 1GB of RAM, 1GB of internal storage and support for microSD cards up to 32GB; Android 2.3 Gingerbread; 8-megapixel main camera with autofocus, flash, and 1080p HD video capture; a 1.3-megapixel user-facing camera, and support for HSPA+ at 21Mbps.
Samsung DoubleTime: This Android 2.2 Froyo smartphone has a dual-screen design and a flip form factor that features a 600MHz processor with 260MB of RAM; a 3.2-inch 320 x 480 pixel display; 3.2-megapixel camera with video capture, and voice recognition. It supports microSD cards up to 32GB.
Pantech Pocket: This Android 2.3 Gingerbread phone has a 4-inch display with 600 x 800 pixels; 5-megapixel camera with flash and 720p HD video capture; support for 32GB microSD cards; Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 2.1+EDR, and 600MB of RAM.
ZTE Avail: This device is aimed at customers of AT&T™s prepaid GoPhone service. It has a 5-megapixel camera with autofocus and video capture; 512MB of RAM and 512MB ROM, 3.5-inch touch display; Wi-Fi, and Android 2.3 Gingerbread.

AT&T did not announce availability or pricing details for any of these phones other than that they will be available in the fourth quarter of this year.

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