T-Mobile’s AWS 1700Mhz 3G network is starting to take its first steps in to the world of nationwide 3G, and with T-Mobile expected to bring more than a couple dozen additional 1700Mhz 3G markets online by October, it makes sense that manufacturers are starting to warm up to T-Mobile’s own special flavor of 3G. The…
Report: RIM still leads US smartphone market, Apple takes second place
All the doom and gloom surrounding the US economy’s downward spiral into recession apparently isn’t enough to stifle the US smartphone market. While the rest of the US suffers from weak consumer spending, the smartphone market is a veritable “shining star” of hope. For the January to July 2008 period, NPD Group reports that overall…
Low-end Samsung u430 coming to Verizon
This is hardly a news at all, but we can’t cover the cool phones all of the time. Verizon will be adding the low-end Samsung u430 to its offering in the near future. Nothing too spectacular with the low-end phones — the u430 sports a VGA camera, Bluetooth support, we guess some music player, and…
FCC reveals Samsung i910, i907 Omnia models; Heading to Verizon and AT&T?
There are no doubts Samsung will try to push its Omnia smartphone towards the U.S. shores. However, at present the i900 model’s radio support only 3G frequencies that are used in Europe and Asia. The right bands for the U.S. 3G are not there, hence the Korean giant will be (is already?) preparing special models…
UK: Samsung to empty £5m in to Omnia Advertising!
We’ve known the Omnia has been coming for some time – we’ve even seen the Ads in the sunday newspaper today – but what is the total cost of all that marketing and advertising in the UK? Well, according to Mobile News, we now have an answer…… ….. and the answer is nearly £5m! The…
Samsung i900 Omnia hitting Europe, big time!
Few days ago, Samsung has announced the “European wide market availability” of its iPhone-killin’ i900 Omnia smartphone. Currently, the all-touchscreen device is available in Italy, Netherlands, and Germany; and will be available in most of European countries including UK, France, Spain from September. And that’s about all we have from the Samsung’s release. In the…
AT&T adds Samsung SGH-a137 to its GoPhone offering
AT&T has recently added a new phone to its GoPhone offering – Samsung SGH-a137. The entry-level device prides itself with a built-in GPS receiver, which makes it kinda stand out in the carrier’s pay-as-you-go phone portfolio. Other specs include 2-inch screen, Bluetooth support and a music player. Size wise, the Samsung SGH-a137 measures 88.9×45.7×20.3 mm…
Samsung to purchase SanDisk?
A South Korean businss paper has reported that Samsung is persuing SanDisk, for acquisition purposes. Both companies would not confirm or deny the report, which to me sounds like it’s on baby! Samsung currently supplies NAND flash memory chips to SanDisk … which is the world’s largest supplier of flash storage card products. Samsung is…
Verizon launches simple Samsung Knack
In today’s mobile-world filled with dizzying acronyms and even dizzying-er feature-sets, there are bound to be those with a need for a simple flip-phone that focuses on doing one thing well – making voice calls. To that end, Verizon has announced today the launch of the Samsung Knack for the less-than-power-users out there. The Samsung…
Nokia buys out Samsung’s Symbian shares on road to Symbian Foundation
Nokia’s road to establishing an open-source Symbian Foundation has just been cemented with Samsung’s reported acceptance of Nokia’s offer to buy-out Samsung’s shares in Symbian. Samsung is the last remaining share-holder in Symbian that stands between Nokia and their Symbian Foundation initiative. With their offer accepted by Samsung, Nokia will have ownership rights to the…