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If you just so happen to have a recent Samsung TV, a Samsung Galaxy Tab, and a Samsung Galaxy S phone…chances are you work for Samsung. But on the off chance that you don’t, here’s a neat little app for you.

Available now on the Galaxy S line of Android phones as well as Samsung’s flagship Galaxy Tab tablet, the TV remote app allows you to control your Samsung TV with a feature-rich, intuitive touchscreen interface.

The app uses a Wi-Fi connection to link to your TV and is useful when you’re browsing Internet@TV content like Youtube or Facebook, because it provides a touchscreen Qwerty keyboard.

It also makes it easier to access your favorite content with dedicated Samsung Apps buttons as well as a 4-way directional pad for scrolling through menus and TV listings.

This probably won’t affect too many users, but it does highlight Samsung’s growing focus to get consumers to recognize its brand.

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AT&T is now offering another netbook which it will subsidize for you upon signing up for a data plan. The Samsung Go will feature Windows 7, but only Starter Edition.

The latest netbook which AT&T is offering under the subsidy arrangement (requiring a 2 year data plan signup from the consumer) is the Samsung Go. The mini-notebook tips the scales at 2.8lbs and sports a midnight blue “soft texture” design featuring rounded edges and a chiclet keyboard.

The netbook specs are fairly standard. The Go will utilize an Intel Atom N270 with 1GB RAM and a 160GN HDD. It has 3 USB ports and VGA along with audio in/out and 802.11b/g WiFi, and a 10.1″ 1024×600 resolution. Read more…

As the most expensive horse in Samsung’s stable of edge-lit LED-based LCD TVs, which the company calls “LED TVs” in most of its marketing materials, the UNB8000 series is differentiated from its cheaper herd mates by the addition of 240Hz processing.

If you’re wondering whether that feature is worth the cash, wonder no more: in our opinion, it’s not. Other than the extra hertz, Samsung’s edge-lit sets share most of the same picture quality characteristics, including deep black levels, mostly accurate color, and some uniformity problems that might have something to do with its ultrathin panels. In the plus column, however, the UNB8000′s picture is still pretty dang good–especially after a firmware update–and the styling of these Samsung sets just can’t be beaten.

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Well, August 23 has come and gone, and the Samsung Omnia 2 hasn’t graced the shelves at your local Verizon retailer, but Samsung doesn’t want you to freak out. In fact, they want you to take a look at a creepy silhouette of the Omnia II and rejoice in the fact that it’s coming soon. Whenever that means.

The ad dictates that the Omnia II will revolutionize the way you email and text, promoting that it will be faster and more accurate. More accurate than what? We’re not sure, but that’s a pretty bold statement, especially considering the Omnia II is rocking Windows Mobile and a resistive touchscreen. Sure, it’

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