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We were hearing that Verizon would be getting the next Samsung Omnia sometime in July, but with the date come and gone, it’s obviously been delayed. How come? Apparently the Omnia II I8000 got a little facelift before launch. The new d-pad reminds me a bit of the B3410 and does a good job of providing the Omnia 2 with some much-needed differentiation from the Jet. Running Windows Mobile 6.1, and packing a 3.7″, WVGA AMOLED touchscreen, and a 5 megapixel camera, the Omnia II is nothing to sneeze at. While there’s still no update on when it will actually become available in North America, the I8000 has happily been finding its way across a bunch of foreign markets.
[via Brighthand]
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Simon Sage’s education largely surrounded writing, technology and online community, leading him to begin his blogging career at www.BlackBerryCool.com and to quickly discover a vibrant and active community surrounding BlackBerry and mobile technology. In exploring RIM’s platform, he has learned what enterprises are looking for in mobility as well as what makes the innocuous BlackBerry so appealing to them. Recently Simon’s been covering RIM’s gradual move into an already-crowded consumer market, and the impact of burgeoning challengers, such as the iPhone, as well as long-time leaders, like Nokia, on BlackBerry’s advancement. With plenty of content under his belt, Simon will be branching off a bit to see what other smartphone manufacturers are working on while still using BlackBerry as a barometer. At IntoMobile, you can count on his posts being even-handed, well-informed and thought-out.
