Samsung announced the planned launch two environment-friendly handsets SCH-W510 and SGH-F268 later this month. The first of the two (W510) uses “natural-dissolved bio-plastic made from corn starch for the battery cover and other parts.” In addition, an anti-bacterial surface coatings is used to minimize harmful effects of mobile handsets on the nature and the human…
Samsung t229 lands on T-Mobile without much fanfare
T-Mobile has added Samsung’s low-cost t229 to its portfolio. No reason to rejoice, like at all, except if you’re looking for an entry-level device that can do texting and calling. Forget about WiFi or 3G, you won’t find any of the mentioned radios under the t229’s hood. There’s however, a VGA camera and a single…
Samsung i900 Omnia now DivX certified
It seems LG is not the only one which likes to certify its devices for DivX. Samsung also does that, even though we missed their releases on DivX certification. Their iPhone killer device, i900 Omnia, is the first DivX certified Windows Mobile smartphone. And while I’m not sure that will help them boost sales, I…
Video: Short Samsung i900 Omnia review
Lucky folks of Megawhat.tv got their lucky hands on the recently announced Samsung i900 Omnia. What can we say — we want to have the same lucky hands as they do. What we lack are few lucky contacts at Samsung who would send us the device for a review. The Omnia rocks, and I love…
Walt Mossberg reviews Sprint’s Samsung Instinct, plugs iPhone 3G in process
When Walt Mossberg reviews a product, the world listens. Perhaps it’s the man’s wisdom, age, or maybe a little of both that make Mr. Mossberg such a highly-respected reviewer. So respected, in fact, that Walt is one of the very few tech-journalists to ever get Apple products ahead of launch. So, with Sprint fighting to…
Sprint announces Samsung Instinct at $200
Apple and Steve Jobs threw us all a slight curveball by announcing an incredibly low-priced iPhone 3G – even Sprint, was taken for a loop. Not to be outdone by Apple and AT&T, Sprint has announced its new price-point for its iPhone 3G-fighter, the Samsung Instinct. Sprint wants you to seriously consider spending your $200…
Samsung i900 Omnia announced; Ready to compete head to head with iPhone, HTC Diamond, others
Samsung has officially announced its real iPhone killin’ device. Instinct is just not smart enough to compete with Apple’s handset, but the 12.5mm-thick i900 certainly is. Let’s quickly go through specs, shall we: Network: quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE + HSDPA 7.2Mbps Wireless: stereo Bluetooth (A2DP), WiFi Display: 3.2-inch WQVGA (240×400 pixels) touchscreen Camera: 5 megapixels with auto-focus,…
Samsung Instinct vs. Apple iPhone – Round 1
We all know that handset manufacturers (and their partner carriers) that aren’t the iPhone are gunning for the all touchscreen form-factor that’s proved to be so popular among smartphone fans. But, this newest advertisement from No. 3 US wireless carrier Sprint may be the first case of a carrier overtly going for the iPhone’s jugular.…
Samsung SGH-U800 welcomed as new Soul phone – Samsung Soulb
Samsung’s new push to take the Soul lineup to new heights has seen a few handsets with varied form-factors proudly sporting the Samsung “Soul” branding. The newest Samsung monoblock (candybar) mobile phone to be inducted into the “Soul” lineup is the Samsung SGH-U800. Samsung has branded the U800 as the Samsung Soulb. With quad-band (850/900/1800/1900Mhz)…
Samsung Steel heading to Vodafone
Vodafone will be introducing a new Samsung slider this June. We don’t have all the details, but we do know enough for a start. The rock-solid Samsung device, which somehow reminds me on the Nokia 6500 Slide, will feature tri-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE as well as HSDPA radios on board. In addition, there’s 3 megapixel camera with…