Honestly, we’re not sure whether this is an official device (we haven’t spotted any such press release), but somehow it makes sense to think so. After all, who would want to custom-build its own Madonna cellphone and cover it with real Swarovski crystals? Now me for sure! 🙂 Anyway, the device in question is Samsung’s…
Samsung goes for gold with AnyCall E848 18k Gold Edition
What better way to celebrate the coming of the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing than to release a special edition of the Samsung AnyCall E848? Samsung’s new AnyCall E848 18k Gold Edition is clad in the same precious metal that Olympic athletes will be vying for in Beijing China next year. With a 2.2 inch…
The Beyonce Phone gets real – Sprint’s Beyonce-themed Samsung UpStage
We’re not sure why, but Sprint has made the Beyonce Phone a reality. The B’Phone is essentially a Burgundy-colored, gold-accented Samsung’s new Ultra Music SGH-F300 that comes with Beyonce-themed goodies and packaging that looks like a CD case. Now, don’t get this confused with a product launch. The Samsung UpStage has been on market for…
T-Mobile launches Samsung T639 3G handset. T-Mobile 3G network to go live soon?
We’ve been expecting this for quite some time now, and T-Mobile’s finally pulled the trigger on the Samsung T639. The Samsung T639 passed through the FCC months ago, and reports indicated that the handset would launch in September. Well, T-Mobile has launched their first 3G handset ahead of its actual 3G network rollout. The Samsung…
Samsung E950 – the first Samsung phone to use Scalado’s imaging software; More to follow
We’ve already talked about Scalado and their image processing technology that allows fast and memory efficient image manipulation on the camera equipped mobile phones. Now, they’ve announced a major licensing agreement with Samsung, to integrate their CAPS imaging technology in a number of new Samsung handsets. The first device that will be rolled out with…
Broadcom and Samsung expand their partnership
Broadcom and Samsung announced that they’ve expanded their partnership under which Samsung will keep including Broadcom’s 3G solutions in the coming devices. The first Samsung handset that used Broadcom’s baseband technology, SGH-Z220, was released over a year ago and I guess made money for both parties involved. Lately, we’ve seen Samsung using Broadcom’s “advanced silicon…
Video: Hands-on Samsung i450, G800
PortableGear.nl got a chance to play with two cool Samsung devices – Symbian-based i450, and the 5 MP camera equipped G800. Both devices rock in their respective categories (music / camera) and both are set to hit “selected markets” this Christmas. Picking THE right phone just got more complicated. Enjoy the videos! Hands-on Samsung G800…
Samsung launches new music lineup for Europe – Samsung i450, Samsung F330, Samsung F210
Samsung sure has been making some waves today. With the Samsung i617 BlackJack 2 getting some time in front of the camera, their announcement of WVGA OLED production, the sweat-loving WEP-420 headset, AT&T’s A127 GoPhone, Virgin Mobile Canada’s top-of-the-line Samsung m510, and the Singapore branch’s announcement of Windows Mobile 6.0 upgrades for the Samsung i600,…
Samsung announces Windows Mobile 6.0 updates for South East Asia – WM6 goes to Singapore
Would you like some WinMo6 with that bowl of Pad Thai? Well, thanks to Samsung Singapore, you definitely can have the best of both worlds – the newest Windows Mobile OS and some delicious noodles. Samsung Singapore has announced that owners of the Samsung SGH-i600 WM5 smartphone can bring their aging device into the Samsung…
Samsung gearing up to manufacture WVGA OLED displays
The South Korean mobile phone manufacturing giant is gearing up to do what no other manufacturer has done before – make OLED display panels with WVGA resolutions. Until now, active matrix OLED displays were limited to a 240 x 320 pixel resolution. But, with PenTile RGB technologies from partner Clairvoyante, Samsung SDI has announced that…