One more Bell device to tell you about today. As expected, the Samsung Galaxy has launched on ‘big blue’, and is available from $99.95 on a 3-year term, $299.95 on a 2-year, $399.95 on a 1-year or $449.95 outright. The Galaxy runs a stock version of Android (1.5) and packs a not-so-bad feature set… and…
Samsung SPH-W9500 spotted on Korean shopping site
Here’s a device we haven’t seen before. It’s the Samsung SPH-W9500, which could easily be a part of the company’s recently launched Diva collection. The phone was spotted on Korean shopping site Naver and details are scarce at the moment. We only know it will be offered by KT, and I would bet it’s Samsung’s…
Samsung unveils CorbyPlus B3410 and CorbyPro B5310 in India
Samsung is bringing another pair of Corby phones to India. This time the handsets launched are the CorbyPlus B3410 and CorbyPro B5310, both of which come with a QVGA touchscreen, 3.5mm headset jack, and Samsung’s TouchWIZ UI that includes quick access to popular social networking sites such as Facebook, Twitter and MySpace. In addition, the…
42% of Feature Phone Users Willing to Pay for Apps
Mobile applications tend to be shoehorned into the smartphone category, since they have the horsepower of a mini-computer to handle a variety of demands, but that doesn’t mean folks with feature phones want to sit idly by while their high-rolling buddies get all the fun. In fact, a study by Samsung has shown that 42%…
deCarta is on board Samsung’s bada to enable location-aware apps for the platform
deCarta, the location-based services company which we know already have some navigation deal in place with LG, announced a partnership with the second large electronics maker in Korea – Samsung, to provide developers with location geoservices on the new bada platform. As a result, developers will be able to add maps, location-based search and routing…
T-Mobile Samsung Memoir Now Free on 2-Year Contract
T-Mobile has dropped the price on the Samsung Memoir from $199.99 on a 2-year contract, to FREE on the same 2-year agreement. Not too shabby, T-Mo… Not too shabby. The Memoir weighs in at 4.4 ounces, packs an 8MP camera with video, hi-res touchscreen, Bluetooth, microSD expansion (comes with a 1GB SD card), GPS, speakerphone,…
Samsung M5650 Lindy is a higher-end Corby
Thanks to GSMArena, we know Samsung is preparing to launch a new Corby-like handset – M5650. From what we’ve heard, the soon-to-be-launched device will be pretty similar to the Corby, adding new things to the mix such as 3G connectivity, better camera (3-megapixel as opposed to Corby’s 2-megapixel), WiFi, front VGA camera for video calls…
Samsung Bada: Based on TouchWiz, $2.7 million in prizes for developers, more information soon
Samsung has just announced more information about their custom operating system called “Bada“. It will be based on Samsung’s TouchWiz user interface that we see today deployed across their wide portfolio of feature phones, Windows Mobile devices, and the Symbian powered i8910 HD. Samsung is also announcing a $2.7 million prize fund that will shell…
Samsung working on a CDMA-based Corby S3650 for India?
Although the Samsung Corby S3650 is a GSM-based handset, that doesn’t stop the Korean company from releasing the CDMA version, as well. Apparently, Samsung plans to do just that so it could sell its fancy all-touchscreen device to subscribers of India’s carriers like Reliance and Tata. If released — and we believe that will happen…
T minus 2 days until Samsung reveals Bada; EA and Twitter to be at the launch event
I don’t know about you, but I’m actually quite curious to see what Samsung has up their sleeves with their home grown Bada operating system. You may not know this, but Samsung is the second largest handset maker in the world. They’re not a little fish in the sea, and depending on which analyst you…