Last time we covered GyPSii, they were partnering with Garmin. This time, however, the location-based mobile social network announced that it has entered into a multi-year worldwide agreement with Samsung. This is a huge win for GyPSii as it will be able to reach more users than ever. Under the terms of agreement, GyPSii will…
Hands-on Samsung Omnia i900
iPhone hype be damned. Samsung isn’t about to sit back and watch Apple and HTC steal the stage this year with the iPhone 3G and HTC Touch Diamond. South Korea’s handset manufacturing giant is preparing their Samsung Omnia i900 to go head-to-head with the big-guns from Apple and HTC. And, with features like: 3.2-inch touchscreen…
Video: Samsung i8510 INNOV8 gets first hands-on treatment
Lucky folks of MobileBurn had a chance to try out the Samsung i8510 INNOV8 before the rest of us. As a result they compiled a short video to briefly demonstrate some of the phone’s features. The video bellow may be a bit blurry but should show you just how powerful Samsung’s latest device is. If…
Sony and Samsung connect up with Wireless HD
Sony and Samsung have become members of an HD consortium that is working to send HD video signals wirelessly from a single Set-top box (STB) wirelessly to screens placed aroundthe home. The new consortium will consist of Sony, Samsung, Motorola, Sharp, and Hitatchi – and will develop a standard around tech from a company…
Samsung: 150 million handsets sold in the US, and going strong
Every now and again, Samsung just has to toot their own horn. Whether it’s the “World’s First” this, or “World’s Slimmest” that, Samsung is always crunching out amazing hardware from the tiny South Korean homeland. The latest announcement from Samsung comes in the form of a congratulatory self-pat on the back. Samsung has apparently sold…
Samsung i8510 INNOV8 officially announced
Samsung’s ultra-powerful Symbian S60 based i8510 smartphone has been officially announced as the Samsung INNOV8. The 8 megapixel camera equipped device is ready to go head-to-head with Sony Ericsson C905 and most probably leave it far behind thanks to the open OS it runs. Let’s recap the specs: Network: HSDPA 7.2 Mbps (900/2100), EDGE/GPRS (850/900/1800/1900)…
Samsung graces home-country with Samsung BlackJack III
Following on the Samsung i788 BlackJack III’s pre-release showing yesterday, Samsung has graced its home-market of South Korea with the Samsung BlackJack III. The South Korean Samsung BlackJack III should be available to eager Windows Mobile fans around mid-July on SK Telecom. But, this particular variant of the BlackJack III isn’t the Samsung i780 or…
Samsung i740 officially official
Yeah, we knew this is coming. With the i740 smartphone, Samsung is targeting mid-range phone buyers who may have not used smartphone in the past and/or emerging markets — it was officially announced in Ukraine, after all. The Windows Mobile 6.1 powered device sports a 2.8-inch QVGA touchscreen, 3.2 megapixel camera, built-in GPS receiver, FM…
Samsung’s M150 low-end candybar coming out next month
Samsung will be releasing a new low-end phone next month. Nothing to get you too excited about, rather the M150 is a decent-looking candybar which is set to hit Germany during mid-August, and eventually other markets of Europe, Africa, Asia and Middle East, soon after. Specs wise, the Samsung M150 is a dual band GSM/GPRS…
Video: Pre-release hands on Samsung i788 aka BlackJack III
We’ve been reporting about the upcoming Samsung i788 for quite some time now. We know AT&T will pick it up and market it as the BlackJack III. The Treo-killin’ device is actually the i780 model with right frequencies for AT&T’s 3G network and will see its U.S. debut somewhere in October this year. Expect all…