Tag Archives: Times Square

Here is the HTC One crashing Samsung’s Galaxy S4 party

Last week as the Phandroid staff waited in line amongst a crowd of journalists outside of Radio City Music Hall on a chilly Thursday, a peculiar site caught our eyes. Several girls in HTC garb were handing out snacks and drinks to those in the queue. This was peculiar, of course, because we were all waiting to [...]


Samsung takes over Times Square to promote its new Galaxy S4

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Samsung’s press conferences are often polarizing — from the heights of weirdness at CES 2011 to the depths of boredom at CES 2013. For the launch of the Galaxy S4 on Thursday, the company clearly wanted to make as big an impress…


LG sticks it to Samsung with Times Square billboard

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This one made us chuckle. Samsung has been busy taking over Times Square in the lead up to their big Samsung Galaxy S4 announcement to take place at New York City’s Radio City Music Hall. With either a sense of humor or desperation, LG has taken the opportunity to post their own billboard in the [...]


LG tries to upstage Samsung ahead of Galaxy S 4 announcement

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Samsung has been using the “4″ numeral a lot in its hype campaign for the next Galaxy smartphone, which makes sense when you consider the Galaxy S III’s popularity. The only trouble, though, is that it’s pretty easy to imitate, and LG…


Samsung’s Galaxy S4 has people dancing in the streets

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Samsung won’t be unveiling their Galaxy S4 until Thursday, but the company has already taken over New York City in advance of their Unpacked event. Folks in Times Square have been treated to quite the show these days, as a group of Samsung-hired dancers have been taking it to the streets, decked out in black [...]


100 days of Windows 8: Microsoft claims a ‘solid start,’ but there’s a lot to prove

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Microsoft’s Windows 8 operating system launched back on October 26th to a lavish ceremony in Times Square and a marketing effort worth millions. After months of sales, Microsoft’s Windows CFO, Tami Reller, sat down with The Ve…