Samsung Galaxy S III: A Look at the Smartphone That Looks Back

The Samsung Galaxy S III, which uses the 4.0 version of Googles Android operating system, or Ice Cream Sandwich, got its official rollout in London May 3 with much fanfare, and demonstrated how far the smartphone market has come. Calling, messaging, emailing, Web browsing, high-definition video, two cameras& these are all on board, of course, and should perform perfectly. However, these features are far from what Samsung had spent big bucks to show off. "At Samsung, we believe a phone should be more than smart, and that is where the Galaxy S III comes in," said Jean-Daniel Ayme, a Paris-based Samsung vice president, introducing the device. What's more than smart? Intuitive, proactive& a phone that jumps to the right conclusions. Understanding that important emails or calls have been missed, the S III buzzes a specific way in a user's hand to alert him or her. It recognizes friends in photos, helping people to share and organize content, and& with its front-facing camera& it watches the user, staying alert when it knows that someone is looking at it, even if he or she hasn't touched the display in a while. The S III, said Ayme, "knows precisely what we are doing, and it follows our intentions." To help illustrate some of this new mobile technology, eWEEK takes a first look at the new Galaxy S III smartphone. - ...

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