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PC Advisor have published a review of the Samsung Galaxy Tab Google Android tablet. 'The Samsung Galaxy Tab is a 7-inch Google Android slate PC. While we've been hearing about the rush of Android tablets for some time now, the Galaxy Tab is the first high-end Android tablet to hit the market and thus the first real contender to the Apple iPad. 7in tablet PC; 7in capacitative touchscreen; Google Android 2.2; GPS receiver; Microsoft Exchange support, email; voice recorder, video/audio playback; Alarm, Calculator, Calendar, Notes, Stopwatch; 802.11n, 3G, Bluetooth; phone-calling capability; rechargeable battery.'

DirWell have published a review of the Samsung YP-R1 MP3 player. 'In the YP-R1, there is a touch screen, and there is FM radio. The player itself seems a little inspired by the iPod Nano, they are mostly the same size, and they have similarly tough brushed metal sheen. There is a 2.7" display, which is larger, compared to the Nano's 2". You might be worried that this small screen might not function well as a touchscreen, but it does stay functional nonetheless. Maybe it's not as responsive as the screen from Apple, but it's resistive rather than capacitive. Also, the icons are very small - so you might just end up missing vital controls sometimes. But all said and done, you do get used to the screen, and when you do - it's easy to work on it.'

The Samsung U5 2 GB MP3 Player (Black) is on offer for $36.98 over at Amazon Marketplace. 'The YP-U5 is so small and lightweight you can easily carry it with you everywhere and listen to your favorite sounds on the go. The built-in USB makes downloading files from your PC easy and 2 GB gives you enough space for 500 songs. Want even more music? With the FM tuner you can enjoy your favorite radio stations too.'

A review of the Samsung YP-R1 16GB portable media player has been posted over at the Register Hardware. 'To all intents and purposes the new YP-R1 is a half pint version of the YP-P3 with which it shares the, now familiar, Samsung widget and icon based TouchWiz touchscreen UI. The main difference is screen size. While the P3 has a 480 x 262 resolution 3in affair, the R1 makes do with 2.6in screen at 400 x 220. The drop in screen size has allowed Samsung to make the R1 quite a bit smaller than the P3. In fact at 85.2 x 45.5 x 8.9mm and weighing only 50g, it's just about the smallest PMP we have come across with pretensions to serious video playback.'

Press Release

Seoul (Korea): Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., a leader in consumer electronics and digital convergence technology, has announced the South Korean market launch of its newest multimedia player, the R0 (YP-R0), featuring advanced audio and video capabilities together with a MicroSD external memory slot that frees users of memory constraints.

A review of the Samsung YP-R1 MP3 player has been posted over at TechRadar.com. 'The YP-R1 is very intuitive, too, with a tap of a light bulb icon to adjust the brightness, and a sweep of the finger to change tracks or fastforward. Samsung has added some fun applications, such as a few touchscreen games and widgets, including SleepCat, which will turn your player off after a set interval. Gadgets aside, the Samsung is actually a remarkable media player, and certainly the best we've seen at this price point. Music sounded incredible thanks to what Samsung terms the DNSe sound engine, with James Holden's intricate "Lump" sounding rich and fleshed-out.'

A review of the Samsung YP-R1 8GB touchscreen media player has been posted over at TrustedReviews.com. 'The centrepiece of the YP-R1 is, of course, its 2.6in, 400 x 240 pixel touch-sensitive display (yes I know that SamsungConnect lists it as 2.7in, but we didn't have a review unit to confirm with when we published the competition). As you might imagine, putting the player's controls on-screen frees up physical space, such that at 85 x 45.5 x 8.9mm the YP-R1 is barely any bigger than a Sony E Series Walkman, despite having a notably larger display (with a more useful aspect ratio to boot). The brushed metal finish, looks just as good, in an understated way, in black or silver and makes the price tag seem entirely justified; in the hand the YP-R1 really does feel like a quality piece of equipment.'

The Register Hardware have published a review of the new media players from Sony and Samsung. 'With the market for mid-range MP3 players never having been more competitive, seeing Sony and Samsung fight it our for advantage is like watching two wannabe WAGs scrap over a premiership footballer who is rumoured to be hung like a horse and has a Manchester City transfer cheque in his pocket. So with both Sony and Sammy releasing new media players with similar specifications at the same time and at virtually the same price Register Hardware thought it would be a good idea to review them together.'

A review of the Samsung S3 MP3 Player has been posted over at AssociatedContent.com. 'The Samsung S3 Slim is available in five different colors including black, green, red, blue, and white. This Samsung MP3 player also has glowing controls that are touch sensitive which are located below the exterior. The cool part about these controls is that they only light up when they are touched by your finger. The only setback that this creates for the Samsung S3 Slim is that it adds an extra navigation step. At the bottom of this Samsung MP3 player you will find a 3.5mm headphone jack and the main syncing port.'

Trusted Reviews have published a review of the Samsung YP-Q2 8GB.media player 'Well, first impressions are definitely good. The YP-Q1 had a slick, elegant design, but the YP-Q2 is even better. At 49mm x 101mm x 10mm it's very slightly larger than the Q1, but also slightly slimmer and lighter. The diamond shape that used to show the limits of the touch-sensitive D-pad has gone, leaving the player stripped back to the 2.4in screen, a metallic surround around the face of the unit and decals for the 'back' and 'options' menu and the Samsung logo.'