During the CEBIT, Slashgear got a minute to check-out the stylish Samsung SGH-F500. The SGH-F500 is a member of the Samsung’s Ultra family that sports such things as a 2 MP camera, Bluetooth with A2DP support, and a TV-Out. This short video illustrates how to use the SGH-F500 for video playback. (Note: Check out the…
CEBIT highlights: Samsung Ultra Smart F700
SlashGear got a chance to shortly preview the upcoming Samsung Ultra Smart F700, an ultra-cool device that resembles the iPhone, but also adds sliding QWERTY keyboard and a much better camera (5 megapixels). The unit that they’ve got their hands-on is still buggy, and somehow locked!? Still, we can see just how promising this device…
Deal: Samsung i607 BlackJack smartphone for $-25.01!
Cingular keeps pushing great offers through Amazon. This time they are offering the popular Samsung i607 BlackJack for $-25.01 after rebates. Basically, you save $500 bucks with this offer. Of course, such offer requires a compatible service plan, and that’s where Cingular gets its money. Anyway, the BlackJack is a Windows Mobile 5-based smartphone that…
Beyonce’s “Irreplaceable” Cellphone By Samsung
Beyonce, of Destiny Child’s fame, will evidently be using the Samsung’s new Ultra Music SGH-F300 mobile phone. Why did she choose this device? Well, because she just signed on as Samsung’s spokesperson (of sorts) and will collaborate with them in “TV commercials, advertisements, global concert tours, and other co-promotional activities.” This slim 9.4mm, music oriented…
Another Google Phone – iPhone Killer!
Apparently, a subscriber of a paid-survey website got his hands on a survey that could shed some light on the rumored iPhone killer dubbed the Google Phone. The phone may be manufactured by Samsung and sport a 2 mega-pixel camera, wifi, and 3G on a google interface. Of course this could all just be another…
Samsung brings Heat to Helio members
Few days ago, Helio annouced the newest addition to its portfolio of mobile devices – the Heat. A slim, gleaming slider with an electrostatic touchpad integrated into a chic form factor, Heat combines Helio’s line-up of 3G content and services into a fashionable package. The new handset is manufactured by Samsung exclusively for Helio members…
First Vodafone specific S60-based software package
During the 3GSM, Nokia and Vodafone announced a significant milestone in their collaboration on the development of S60 software on Symbian OS, with the release of the first Vodafone specific software package to all S60 licensees. The S60 platform and the Vodafone specific software offer an integrated reference implementation that enables Vodafone to roll out…
Samsung introduces the first truly double-sided LCD
Here’s another interesting technology we could see implemented in the future phones. Samsung announced the “world’s first” truly double-sided LCD, that can display two entirely different sets of information simultaneously on the front and back of the same screen. The 2.22-inch display is 2.6-mm thick and features a QVGA (240×320) resolution, support for 265k colors,…
Samsung's "optical joystick"
Last week Samsung announced an interesting feature phone (SCH-V960) sporting what they call the “optical joystick”. In its press release, Samsung points out that the mention technology may revolutionize the way users interact with the menu and mobile handsets’ UI. Users utilize the optical joystick key by placing their finger and moving a cursor to…
New photos of Samsung's new Symbian smartphone
Thanks to the Aving, we have the new photos of Samsung SGH-i520 Symbian OS HSDPA smartphone, which was released at the Symbian Smartphone Show 2006 held from October 17 to 18 in London, UK. These are most likely the official Samsung’s photos. However, I was unable to find them on Samsung’s site. If someone happen…