The iPhone’s design is easily recognizable around the world. There’s no denying Apple’s ability to churn out eye-pleasing creations that have tech-heads drooling for more clean lines and minimalist style. But, that doesn’t mean we can’t have Apple-like design and those high-end features that those Asians are so damn good at packing into a handset…
Samsung F400 dual-sliding music phone looks awesome
Samsung launched the F400 dual-slider, for which the Korean company used some of the Bang & Olufsen’s technology and I guess some of their designers. The phone looks awesome and is built out of high-quality materials. The specs include 3 megapixel camera with auto-focus, 2.2-inch 262K color screen, HSDPA support, dual stereo speakers, standard 3.5mm…
Samsung overtakes Motorola in India
Q1 2008 has delivered a shake-up in the rankings of Mobile Handset Vendors in India. Nokia continues to dominate, follow by Sony Ericsson. However, Samsung have now passed Motorola to take 3rd position (echoing changes that we have seen occurring in other countries). If you want some stats, and I’m sure you do, Nokia are…
Samsung names new CEO – Lee Yoon Woo
With the ouster of Lee Kun-hee as the company’s chariman last month, Samsung’s getting back in to the swing of things. Samsung announced today that its CEO Yun Jong Yong has stepped down from the top position at South Korea’s largest company. To fill the newly vacant position, Samsung has named a new CEO to…
LG and Samsung team up to develop and promote North American mobile TV
LG and Samsung are teaming up to propose their jointly developed technology as the North American technology standard for mobile DTV. Two Korean giants are proposing a system that will “reflect the findings of the IDOV (Independent Demonstration of Viability) conducted by the Association of Maximum Service Television (MSTV) on behalf of the Open Mobile…
Bell Canada to add LG Vantage, Samsung Ace
Bell Mobility in Canada is set to add two mid-range devices to its portfolio. The first one, Samsung Ace, is considered to be the BlackJack’s younger brother, boasting full QWERTY keyboard, Windows Mobile 6 Standard edition, 1.3 megapixel camera, microSD slot, Bluetooth support. The lack of 3G and WiFi may be a dealbreaker for some…
Samsung i200 officially out, comes with Windows Mobile 6.1
Back in February we posted about Samsung SGH-i200 mid-range smartphone. Now it’s officially announced, but unlike we initially thought, it will come with the latest version of Windows Mobile – 6.1 (not 6.0). The thin device seems designed to turn an average feature phone user into a full fledged smartphone junkie. This little phone has…
Samsung Glyde goes live on Verizon!
So, it’s not just the new Curve that reached Verizon ahead of schedule. Samsung Glyde joins the party with its glossy surface and the full QWERTY keyboard. Actually, our earlier story was right. The Glyde will hit the Verizon offering within the next 48 hours, but that doesn’t stop you from annoying the carrier’s sales…
Sprint website gives first look on iPhone-fighting Samsung Instinct
How do we know that Sprint is pushing the Samsung Instinct to go toe-to-toe with AT&T’s Apple iPhone? Well, aside from the obvious touchscreen and form-factor similarities, an email from Sprint suggests, “Move over iPhone, The Instinct by Samsung is coming.” Sprint’s going all out in marketing their iPhone-fighting all-touchscreen device and has launched a…
FCC reveals Samsung i770, global version of the i760?
Back in November of last year, we talked about Verizon’s plans to release the dual CDMA/GSM version of the Samsung i760. From then on, we haven’t heard anything more about it. Until now. Not that Verizon or Samsung are announcing anything, yet. It’s the FCC where we spotted the i770 smartphone, which looks familiar and…