We’ve seen some very sketchy signs of an Android phone from Samsung, but nothing that you’d call concrete. Well, Dr. Won-Pyo Hong, executive vice president of global product strategy, has confirmed one Android phone outside of the U.S. will be launching in June, with two more coming to American shores sometime in the second half…
Dual-SIM Samsung B5702 hitting Russia, other countries starting from May
Some time ago we talked about Samsung’s two SIM card slot-equipped B5702, and now it’s been official announced. The decent-looking slider is designed to work on “all continents,” as both SIM cards support quad-band GSM connectivity — that includes 850, 900, 1800 and 1900 MHz bands. Rest of the specs involve 2.4-inch QVGA screen, Bluetooth…
Samsung unveils new mid-range slider – S5200
Samsung keeps pumping new devices to the market. Lately we spotted yet another mid-range device produced by the Korean giant – S5200. Not many details are known at this stage, but we do have some tidbits here and there. Among the things we know are: 2.1-inch screen (most probably QVGA – 240×320 pixels), 3 megapixel…
Samsung cuts OmniaHD branding – Meet the Samsung i8910
Actually, you’ve already met the Samsung i8910. The Samsung OmniaHD has always been known as the i8910, but Samsung has apparently decided to ditch the “cooler” OmniaHD model name for the sake of avoiding confusion. We would never confuse the OmniaHD, and it’s 3.7-inch QHD AMOLED touchscreen display, 8-megapixel camera, HD video recording, 3G (HSPA)…
Michael Bay backfires on LG promotional event
At CTIA Wireless 2009, LG brought Michael Bay to Las Vegas to help announce a special-edition LG Versa. The special-themed LG Versa was aimed at promoting the upcoming Transformers 2: Revenge of the Fallen movie. After three separate press-event delays, Bay finally arrived at the LG booth, only to spoil LG’s party. The highlight of…
AT&T launches Samsung Impression
Well that sure didn’t take too long. Just days after Samsung launched their AMOLED-equipped Samsung Impression, AT&T has announced that the new messaging-oriented QWERTY-slider is available on the No. 2 US wireless network. The Samsung Impression sports a class-leading AMOLED touchscreen that measures 3.2-inches (400 x 240), a 3-megapixel camera, 3G data (HSDPA), microSD card…
Samsung, LG To Have a Strong Showing in US Market This Year
South Korean device manufacturers are set to take a huge chunk of the US market in 2009. This new information comes from Taiwanese market sources via DigiTimes: “Samsung and LGE have continued to increase their penetration in the US handset market since 2008, and the two companies are expected to grab the top and second…
Stylish Samsung B7610 Louvre Windows Mobile smartphone spotted
It seems Samsung has another Windows Mobile smartphone in the pipeline. The so called B7610 Louvre borrows some design lines from one other Samsung’s device – F700, but adds Windows Mobile 6.1 into the mix. As a result, the Korean giant may soon release the ultra-cool lookin’ WinMo-powered handset with full slide-out QWERTY keyboard. And…
HTC Snap, Touch Pro2 and more headed to T-Mobile USA
HTC’s latest messaging handset, the HTC Snap, made waves at CTIA Wireless 2009 as one of the slickest mid-range smartphones to rock Windows Mobile 6.1 Standard in quite some time. Before that, HTC launched the HTC Touch Pro2, at Mobile World Congress 2009, as the company’s flagship Windows Mobile Professional handset. Now, word has it…
Samsung Mondi video walk-through
Despite WiMAX’s slow roll-out in the US, Samsung is committed to supporting the WiMAX revolution. The South Korean cellphone giant used the world-stage at CTIA Wireless 2009 to announce their first WiMAX device – the Samsung Mondi. The Samsung Mondi is headed to Clearwire’s WiMAX-based Clear network with WiMAX and WiFi connectivity, boasting a massive…