Korean website Hanooki.com reports (English translation link) that Samsung has sold 100,000 units of its Android-powered Galaxy smartphone in Europe within a month after the launch. The figure may be far behind Apple’s numbers, but it’s important to realize we’re talking about a single Android phone, only. To be fair, I’m sure that the number…
Samsung I5700 aka Galaxy Lite gets an FCC approval!
Want one more proof Samsung is working on a lower-end Android smartphone? The mentioned Samsung I5700 aka Galaxy Lite has been cleared by the FCC. We only know it will be a GSM phone — meaning at this point it won’t reach Sprint nor Verizon — and that it will support WiFi and Bluetooth wireless…
Motorola Sholes and BlackBerry Storm 2 hitting Verizon in October?
The leaked footage of the BlackBerry Storm 2 was a good sign that the next-gen touchscreen BlackBerry was headed to Verizon in the near future, revamped SurePress screen in tow. Turns out, it’s little more than a month away. New leaked documentation from Boy Genius points to an October. The Storm 2 will be launching…
Low-end Samsung Glint u350 lands at Alltel
Low-end Samsung Glint is now available for all Alltel Wireless subscribers looking for a simple and easy to use phone for texting and making phone calls. The entry-level clamshell comes with a VGA camera, two screens (internal is 128×160 pixels), Bluetooth connectivity (stereo), MMS support, and the ability to sing along two carrier’s services –…
Update: Samsung Galaxy i7500 on O2 due imminently
Well it’s a small update of sorts…. A few days back, I reported on a story from Electricpig, stating that the i7500 Galaxy (an Android handset from Samsung) was due in a week or so. To try and substantiate this, I asked O2 directly, and their spokesman said: “The Samsung Galaxy is currently going through…
Samsung S3650 Corby Gets Pictured, Looking Sporty
A full-touchscreen phone from Samsung has shown its face, apparently called the S3650 Corby, and packs a lot of style for its modest specs. Quad-band GSM connectivity with GPRS and EDGE 2.8 inch QVGA touchscreen display Access to YouTube, MySpace and Facebook Bluetooth 2.1 with A2DP MP3 player FM radio 2MP camera MicroSD card support…
Samsung B3310 is So Pink it Hurts
Ugh. I’m glad I’m wearing Gunnars. Pictures of the Samsung B3310 have surfaced, revealing a a QWERTY slider with an interesting vertical arrangement for the numeric keys and a garish pink paint job. The specs are mid- to low-end: 2 megapixel camera with no flash, Bluetooth, FM radio, microSD memory card slot, and comes with…
Mid-range Samsung W8300/W8350/W830 clamshell unveiled
Samsung unveiled a new fancy device — or that’s more of them — marked SCH-W830 for SK Telecom and SPH-W8350 for LG Telecom. The “fancy” part comes from the fact that this clamshell(s) comes with external round screen, which looks super-cool. Moreover, at 13.4mm – it’s a super slim handset that also comes with a…
Verizon’s Samsung U450, U960 Rogue caught in the wild
Two of the upcoming slated-for-Verizon Samsung phones have been spotted in the wild. We have only one photo per device, but that should be good enough for the moment. First comes the U450, picture on the right, which will be sold as an entry-level QWERTY phone. But it’s not just the full slide-out keyboard this…
Samsung Announces Three New Bluetooth Headsets
Three fresh Bluetooth headsets are on the way from Samsung: the WEP850, WEP870, and WEP470. The first on the left, the WEP870, is a compact mono headset that can be connected with a stereo earbud if you’re listening to music rather than taking calls, and can pair up with two devices simultaneously for those packing…