More good news for Canadians this morning. A tipster over at BGR has reported that Bell is set to launch the Samsung Omnia between April 9th and 12th. The Omnia runs on Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional and has a 3.2″ 240×400 touchscreen display… Plus all of the other things you’d expect including GPS, WiFi, EVDO…
Samsung B2100 aka Xplorer gets all official
At the end of January, we talked about the Samsung B2100 handset. The rugged candybar is now officially official and it’s designed for those living on the edge. And by “edge” we mean that the B2100 aka Xplorer has an IP57 certificate protection, which means it can be accidentally dropped in water and left there…
Mobile phones most searched online, Apple iPhone leads the pack
Data mining is a powerful tool. When applied to web traffic data, interesting trends start to emerge. And the latest trend seems to be cellphones. Go figure. Hitwise has come out with the latest web search trends that shows mobile phones as the most searched for consumer electronics across the web. By looking at data…
Leaked Slide Features Touchscreen Goodness From Samsung in 2009
The same slide that featured the blurry Samsung Android-powered device also had a whole whack full of other devices on it. In fact, if you check it out above, you’ll notice that most of these devices appear to be of the touchscreen kind. Not a whole heck of a lot is known about these devices,…
Samsung Omnia HD rumored to run Windows Mobile
In a surprising (possible) turn of events, the Samsung Omnia HD that we thought was a Symbian S60-exclusive smartphone may actually play nice with Windows Mobile. During a dealer conference in Amsterdam, Samsung showed off their upcoming handsets in a Powerpoint slide. Samsung’s 2009 product lineup will apparently include a Windows Mobile 6.5-powered Samsung Omnia…
Samsung’s First Android Device Makes Blurry Debut
Samsung has been talking about getting an Android phone for some time now, but now we finally have a blurry, pixelated image to work with, along with some specs. Capacitive touchscreen 528 MHz processor Quadband GSM (850/900/1800/1900MHz) UMTS, 7.2 MBps HSDPA, 1.3MBps and HSUPA American (900 UMTS) and European (2100 UMTS) versions expected Stereo Bluetooth…
Sprint ’09 Roadmap Leaked: Mi-Fi Hotspot, BlackBerry Niagara, Samsung Mini and More Spotted
Hooah, now here’s some news for y’all: Sprint’s entire 2009 roadmap has made it out into the wilds of the blogosphere. First HTC, now Sprint? Man, what’s going up with the big companies these days. Loose lips sink ships, they say. Samsung, HTC, LG, Palm, and Sanyo all make an appearance in the leak, but…
Samsung: We hold 25% of the worldwide touchscreen phone market!
Just when they announced that more than 5 million F480 units has been shipped to date, Samsung is out with yet another number. This time the Korean giant is claiming a quarter (25%) of the overall touchscreen phone market! Most of the devices shipped run Samsung’s own widget-friendly TouchWIZ UI, although some models for North…
Alltel offers Samsung Delve with Mission Impossible Trilogy on a microSD card
Samsung and Paramount Digital Entertainment recently announced the availability of a 2-gig microSD card preloaded with the Mission Impossible Trilogy, which comes free of charge with the purchase of the Samsung Delve from Alltel Wireless. The idea is not novel, and in that sense we’ve already seen Nokia bundling such movies as The Da Vinci…
Low-end-ish slider Samsung C3110H hitting Hong Kong
Remember that Samsung’s entry-level slider C3110, which we saw getting FCC’s seal of approval at the end of last year? Well, the same device just got an “H” at the end of its name for the Hong Kong market and it looks quite decent in all those color options — “all those” as in black,…