In response to the credit crunch, Carphone Warehouse is selling the Samsung B130 mobile phone for £4.95 on pay-as-you-go (PAYG).
The Samsung B130 is a very basic phone, and is claimed by Carphone Warehouse to be Britain's cheapest pay-as-you-go mobile. However the widely-promoted £4.95 headline price is valid only when the phone is purchased with £10 top-up credit on the Orange or T-Mobile networks.
Andrew Harrison, UK CEO at The Carphone Warehouse said: 'When the bills are going up we’re committed to bringing our customers products they can afford with a credit-crunch-busting mobile for under a fiver.'
Samsung B130 Black
The Samsung B130 Black offers very basic internet connectivity, and lacks a camera or MP3 player. It's a sharp contrast when compared with the feature-rich T-Mobile Google phone that was launched last month.
Samsung clearly believe that the market for mobile phones is diverse, and that there is still a need for basic handsets that do little more than allow the user to make calls.
Jon Barrow, senior Which? researcher, said: 'Although this phone won't appeal to everyone, it's a fantastic offer. And our research shows that there are many people who just want simple handsets for calling and texting. If you're in the market for such a phone, then this could be the one for you.'
BT bring down telephone charges for consumers on benefits
This step to bring down consumer costs in the telecommunications sector follows an offer launched by BT last month, who introduced a subsidised £4.50 monthly landline service for householders on benefits. More information about this service from BT can be read in our BT news report.
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Wednesday, December 3, 2008
Tuesday, December 2, 2008
Virtualization is poised to give mobile phones the business
Continued...
And other solutions are out there. Motorola, Cisco, Intel and Texas Instruments have invested funds in VirtualLogix (nee Jaluna), which was founded by Sun Microsystems alumni. Open Kernel Labs has had product out for months in various Toshiba, LG, Sony Ericsson and HTC handsets; the company has a private-public partnership with Australia's Information and Communications Technology Centre of Excellence (NICTA). Its other customers include Samsung and Qualcomm.
On other platforms, organizations already "get" virtualization. A survey released by IDC in July indicated that 52% of all servers purchased in 2008 are expected to be virtualized -- and that 54% of firms not already on the virtualization bandwagon expected to be riding within 18 months. It's even more impressive that buy-in is so thorough that most companies aren't even worrying about making a separate business case for virtualization -- infrastructure is just infrastructure, parts is parts.
The numbers are nowhere near as high for mobile virtualization, but both handset manufacturers and virtualization vendors are operating on the premise that the camel's nose is already well into the tent.
The longtime goal of a smartphone that requires just one or two chips -- subtracting both complexity and cost -- probably isn't around the corner, but virtualization seems to be the most visible milestone along the path. You'll know when we reach it, because a lot of tech folks' belts and backpacks will be lighter by at least one beeping, buzzing device. End.
And other solutions are out there. Motorola, Cisco, Intel and Texas Instruments have invested funds in VirtualLogix (nee Jaluna), which was founded by Sun Microsystems alumni. Open Kernel Labs has had product out for months in various Toshiba, LG, Sony Ericsson and HTC handsets; the company has a private-public partnership with Australia's Information and Communications Technology Centre of Excellence (NICTA). Its other customers include Samsung and Qualcomm.
On other platforms, organizations already "get" virtualization. A survey released by IDC in July indicated that 52% of all servers purchased in 2008 are expected to be virtualized -- and that 54% of firms not already on the virtualization bandwagon expected to be riding within 18 months. It's even more impressive that buy-in is so thorough that most companies aren't even worrying about making a separate business case for virtualization -- infrastructure is just infrastructure, parts is parts.
The numbers are nowhere near as high for mobile virtualization, but both handset manufacturers and virtualization vendors are operating on the premise that the camel's nose is already well into the tent.
The longtime goal of a smartphone that requires just one or two chips -- subtracting both complexity and cost -- probably isn't around the corner, but virtualization seems to be the most visible milestone along the path. You'll know when we reach it, because a lot of tech folks' belts and backpacks will be lighter by at least one beeping, buzzing device. End.
Monday, December 1, 2008
Virtualization is poised to give mobile phones the business
By Angela Gunn
The possibilities are tantalizing. For instance, Citrix is said to be nearing the Apple App Store (metaphorically speaking) with virtualization software for the iPhone. If the makers of the popular GoToMyPC app can deliver, the new number-two smartphone vendor could offer a powerful push for adoption to business folk using Wintel systems at work.
Over at market leader VMware, meanwhile, they've talking up VMware MVP (Mobile Virtualization Platform), which frames the virtualization possibilities in terms of the things users already do on their phone -- or, rather, phones. One of the chief selling points of MVP is its potential to allow "multiple personalities" for a single device -- that's right, two phones / one handset. That would be happy news for those whose jobs require that they carry a work phone but not use it for personal purposes, since the phone's functionality could be swapped between a corporate personality (security-conscious, approved apps only) and personal settings (Bejeweled, photo-happy).
That sort of Chinese wall will cheer up the IT guys responsible for troubleshooting those work devices, and the prospect of quick development over multiple platforms -- another aspect of VMware's mobile-virtualization pitch -- ought to cheer the software-development types. Some might argue that that's why we have Java, but faced with the practical aspects of running, say, Windows CE and Symbian operating systems and apps on the same device, VMware's investment in mobile this week makes good sense. The company announced the purchase in October of Trango Virtual Processors, a French specialist firm. Continued...
The possibilities are tantalizing. For instance, Citrix is said to be nearing the Apple App Store (metaphorically speaking) with virtualization software for the iPhone. If the makers of the popular GoToMyPC app can deliver, the new number-two smartphone vendor could offer a powerful push for adoption to business folk using Wintel systems at work.
Over at market leader VMware, meanwhile, they've talking up VMware MVP (Mobile Virtualization Platform), which frames the virtualization possibilities in terms of the things users already do on their phone -- or, rather, phones. One of the chief selling points of MVP is its potential to allow "multiple personalities" for a single device -- that's right, two phones / one handset. That would be happy news for those whose jobs require that they carry a work phone but not use it for personal purposes, since the phone's functionality could be swapped between a corporate personality (security-conscious, approved apps only) and personal settings (Bejeweled, photo-happy).
That sort of Chinese wall will cheer up the IT guys responsible for troubleshooting those work devices, and the prospect of quick development over multiple platforms -- another aspect of VMware's mobile-virtualization pitch -- ought to cheer the software-development types. Some might argue that that's why we have Java, but faced with the practical aspects of running, say, Windows CE and Symbian operating systems and apps on the same device, VMware's investment in mobile this week makes good sense. The company announced the purchase in October of Trango Virtual Processors, a French specialist firm. Continued...
Friday, November 28, 2008
What is the future for mobile phones?
With the advancement of technology in the mobile phone industry forever on the move, new things are brought to the mobile handset, the latest craze in the mobile arena being the touch-screen. Every month we see a new touch-screen being announced to released, the touch-screen is taking over.
There were tries at touch-screens quite a few years ago, but it wasn’t until Apple and the revolutionary Apple iPhone first hit, that the awesomeness of the touch-screen was truly recognised. Now everyone is following suit, Samsung, BlackBerry, Nokia, LG, HTC, you name it they are doing touch-screens. No doubt a few years along we will see the complete demise of the standard non-touch handset. But what is next, what new road can the mobile industry take to ensure they grab the public’s attention?
Research In Motion has gone the touchy feely route with the “clickable” BlackBerry Storm, which probably given a few months will see more handsets coming out with the same tech. But what after the touch-screen and the haptic, clickable device, what would you think will be the next big thing with mobile phones to catch the excitement of the public?
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There were tries at touch-screens quite a few years ago, but it wasn’t until Apple and the revolutionary Apple iPhone first hit, that the awesomeness of the touch-screen was truly recognised. Now everyone is following suit, Samsung, BlackBerry, Nokia, LG, HTC, you name it they are doing touch-screens. No doubt a few years along we will see the complete demise of the standard non-touch handset. But what is next, what new road can the mobile industry take to ensure they grab the public’s attention?
Research In Motion has gone the touchy feely route with the “clickable” BlackBerry Storm, which probably given a few months will see more handsets coming out with the same tech. But what after the touch-screen and the haptic, clickable device, what would you think will be the next big thing with mobile phones to catch the excitement of the public?
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Saturday, November 22, 2008
Understanding Tech Issues with Reliable Vision of Innovation
Continued...
The first thing I wanted to check out when I got hold of the phone was its performance. I've tried a couple of Windows Mobile 6.1-powered phones and most of them, if not all, are a bit slow. Certain delays are very noticeable, like going from one application to another. Shifting from portrait to landscape mode also suffers lag, something I didn't see with the Android-powered HTC Dream.
The speed of the Android is faster than any other Windows Mobile 6.1 I have tried, but it still has yet to be faster the Apple's iPhone. How the phone reacts to my commands using its touchscreen interface was impressive. I didn't notice any delays when I started drawing a pattern to unlock the phone.
The phone comes with Gmail, Google Talk, Google Calendar, Google Maps, Google Search, YouTube and Android Market, making it a phone made for the Web, so to speak. Android Market is Google's answer to Apple's App Store and Microsoft's SkyMarket. I tried Market and I was given around 50 or more applications, ready for downloading free of charge.
Will give you more updates as I try out the phone some more. God bless us all!End.
The first thing I wanted to check out when I got hold of the phone was its performance. I've tried a couple of Windows Mobile 6.1-powered phones and most of them, if not all, are a bit slow. Certain delays are very noticeable, like going from one application to another. Shifting from portrait to landscape mode also suffers lag, something I didn't see with the Android-powered HTC Dream.
The speed of the Android is faster than any other Windows Mobile 6.1 I have tried, but it still has yet to be faster the Apple's iPhone. How the phone reacts to my commands using its touchscreen interface was impressive. I didn't notice any delays when I started drawing a pattern to unlock the phone.
The phone comes with Gmail, Google Talk, Google Calendar, Google Maps, Google Search, YouTube and Android Market, making it a phone made for the Web, so to speak. Android Market is Google's answer to Apple's App Store and Microsoft's SkyMarket. I tried Market and I was given around 50 or more applications, ready for downloading free of charge.
Will give you more updates as I try out the phone some more. God bless us all!End.
Thursday, November 20, 2008
Understanding Tech Issues with Reliable Vision of Innovation
by Jerry Liao
Ever since Google's operating system "Android" was announced, my anticipation to try out the much-talked-about OS has never waned. Just the other day, my editor called me up and said: "Jerry, the boss just came back from Hong Kong and I have in my hands right now the Philippine's first Google phone". I couldn't believe what I was hearing. Finally, I get to lay my hands on the Android. I wasn't so much excited about the hardware components of the said phone, but more about its software. I remember when it was first announced, everybody thought the Android would be Google's mobile phone offering.
It turned out Google had other things in mind. Why offer a mobile phone when you can have more by installing the software in every phone. That's what Google seemed to be saying to the mobile world. And true enough, the 34 members of the Open Handset Alliance, which include HTC, LG, Motorola and Samsung Electronics, have pledged to develop Android-powered mobile handsets, HTC Dream being the first, if I am not mistaken.Continued...
Ever since Google's operating system "Android" was announced, my anticipation to try out the much-talked-about OS has never waned. Just the other day, my editor called me up and said: "Jerry, the boss just came back from Hong Kong and I have in my hands right now the Philippine's first Google phone". I couldn't believe what I was hearing. Finally, I get to lay my hands on the Android. I wasn't so much excited about the hardware components of the said phone, but more about its software. I remember when it was first announced, everybody thought the Android would be Google's mobile phone offering.
It turned out Google had other things in mind. Why offer a mobile phone when you can have more by installing the software in every phone. That's what Google seemed to be saying to the mobile world. And true enough, the 34 members of the Open Handset Alliance, which include HTC, LG, Motorola and Samsung Electronics, have pledged to develop Android-powered mobile handsets, HTC Dream being the first, if I am not mistaken.Continued...
Tuesday, November 18, 2008
Samsung outsmarts Moto
By Wailin Wong
Motorola Inc. has ceded the top spot in U.S. mobile-phone sales to Samsung Electronics Co., according to a report released Friday by Boston-based research firm Strategy Analytics.
In the third quarter, Samsung posted market share of 22.4 percent to become the No. 1 handset manufacturer in the U.S. for the first time. Schaumburg-based Motorola fell to second place with a 21.1 percent share.
About 30 percent of mobile phone shipments in the U.S. are smart phones, devices that can e-mail and surf the Web.
Co-Chief Executive Sanjay Jha has acknowledged that Motorola needs to put out more smart phones and will face challenges through the first half of 2009 while it develops products.
Jha scrapped a number of launches scheduled for early next year to overhaul the mobile-phone division.
"One of the key challenges for Motorola is they don't have a product in [the smart-phone] segment," said Bonny Joy, an analyst at Strategy Analytics.
"They're not part of the growth segment in North America, and they're paying the price."
Jha said Motorola will have a smart phone running Windows Mobile 6.5 by the second half of next year, along with a device powered by Google's Android open-source software.
"The smart phones are very saleable even in developing countries. People want to be updated of a lot of things."
Motorola Inc. has ceded the top spot in U.S. mobile-phone sales to Samsung Electronics Co., according to a report released Friday by Boston-based research firm Strategy Analytics.
In the third quarter, Samsung posted market share of 22.4 percent to become the No. 1 handset manufacturer in the U.S. for the first time. Schaumburg-based Motorola fell to second place with a 21.1 percent share.
About 30 percent of mobile phone shipments in the U.S. are smart phones, devices that can e-mail and surf the Web.
Co-Chief Executive Sanjay Jha has acknowledged that Motorola needs to put out more smart phones and will face challenges through the first half of 2009 while it develops products.
Jha scrapped a number of launches scheduled for early next year to overhaul the mobile-phone division.
"One of the key challenges for Motorola is they don't have a product in [the smart-phone] segment," said Bonny Joy, an analyst at Strategy Analytics.
"They're not part of the growth segment in North America, and they're paying the price."
Jha said Motorola will have a smart phone running Windows Mobile 6.5 by the second half of next year, along with a device powered by Google's Android open-source software.
"The smart phones are very saleable even in developing countries. People want to be updated of a lot of things."
Sunday, November 16, 2008
Motorola Earnings Beat Estimates After Job Reductions (Update2)
Continued...
Slowing Handset Demand
The third-quarter net loss was $397 million, or 18 cents a share, compared with a profit of $60 million, or 3 cents, a year earlier. Sales fell 15 percent to $7.48 billion, missing the $7.82 billion average analyst estimate.
Jha, 45, is tasked with reviving a business that hasn't had a hit since the all-metal Razr flip phone, introduced in 2004. Once the industry leader, Motorola now competes against South Korea's LG Electronics Inc. to hold on to its No. 3 ranking.
Revenue from mobile phones fell 31 percent to $3.12 billion last quarter, and the unit was the company's only money-losing business with a loss of $840 million. That widened from $248 million a year earlier.
Touch Screens
Motorola's share of the global market declined to 10 percent in the second quarter from 14.5 percent a year earlier, according to researcher Gartner Inc. Nokia, based in Espoo, Finland, led with 39.5 percent, followed by Samsung at 15.2 percent. LG, which had 8.8 percent of the market in the second quarter, said last week it sold 23 million devices in the most recent period.
Jha, who spent 14 years at San Diego-based Qualcomm, plans to sell more expensive devices with full keyboards and touch screens to boost profit. Motorola, whose older W755 phone sells for $19.99, this month unveiled the $149.99 Krave, which has a clear flip cover and a full touch screen inside. The Krave is Motorola's first touch-screen model in the U.S., challenging Apple Inc.'s iPhone.
Two weeks ago, Gartner cut its global mobile-phone sales forecast because consumers are reducing purchases and signing up for longer contracts. Unit sales will rise 8 percent this year, down from a July projection of 10 percent to 11 percent, according to Stamford, Connecticut-based Gartner. Last year, sales rose 16 percent to 1.15 billion phones. End.
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Slowing Handset Demand
The third-quarter net loss was $397 million, or 18 cents a share, compared with a profit of $60 million, or 3 cents, a year earlier. Sales fell 15 percent to $7.48 billion, missing the $7.82 billion average analyst estimate.
Jha, 45, is tasked with reviving a business that hasn't had a hit since the all-metal Razr flip phone, introduced in 2004. Once the industry leader, Motorola now competes against South Korea's LG Electronics Inc. to hold on to its No. 3 ranking.
Revenue from mobile phones fell 31 percent to $3.12 billion last quarter, and the unit was the company's only money-losing business with a loss of $840 million. That widened from $248 million a year earlier.
Touch Screens
Motorola's share of the global market declined to 10 percent in the second quarter from 14.5 percent a year earlier, according to researcher Gartner Inc. Nokia, based in Espoo, Finland, led with 39.5 percent, followed by Samsung at 15.2 percent. LG, which had 8.8 percent of the market in the second quarter, said last week it sold 23 million devices in the most recent period.
Jha, who spent 14 years at San Diego-based Qualcomm, plans to sell more expensive devices with full keyboards and touch screens to boost profit. Motorola, whose older W755 phone sells for $19.99, this month unveiled the $149.99 Krave, which has a clear flip cover and a full touch screen inside. The Krave is Motorola's first touch-screen model in the U.S., challenging Apple Inc.'s iPhone.
Two weeks ago, Gartner cut its global mobile-phone sales forecast because consumers are reducing purchases and signing up for longer contracts. Unit sales will rise 8 percent this year, down from a July projection of 10 percent to 11 percent, according to Stamford, Connecticut-based Gartner. Last year, sales rose 16 percent to 1.15 billion phones. End.
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Saturday, November 15, 2008
Motorola Earnings Beat Estimates After Job Reductions (Update2)
By Amy Thomson and Vivek Shankar
Motorola Inc., the world's third- largest maker of mobile phones, posted third-quarter earnings that beat analysts' estimates after cutting more than 9,000 jobs in two years to make up for slumping sales.
The company delayed a plan to split of its handset division by the third quarter of 2009, citing the financial crisis and slowing economy. The company said in March it plans to separate the unit to focus on profitable TV set-top boxes, two-way radios and wireless-networking gear.
Motorola said it will exceed its goal of cutting $1 billion in expenses this year. Co-Chief Executive Officers Greg Brown and Sanjay Jha, who was hired in August to revive the phone unit, are overhauling the company to win back sales lost to Nokia Oyj and Samsung Electronics Co. Handset sales fell 32 percent to 25.4 million units, the seventh straight drop.
"The bottom line was better'' as the cost cuts are having an effect, said Matthew Thornton, a Boston-based analyst at Avian Securities LLC. He rates the stock ``neutral.''
Profit, excluding costs from job cuts, was 5 cents a share, Motorola said today in a statement. That exceeded the 2 cents analysts in a Bloomberg survey projected. The company said it plans to reduce costs by $800 million next year.
Profit this quarter will be 2 cents to 4 cents a share, excluding costs for job cuts, Motorola said. That missed the 7- cent average analyst estimate.
Motorola, based in Schaumburg, Illinois, rose 39 cents, or 7.1 percent, to $5.85 in early trading. The stock closed at $5.46 on the New York Stock Exchange yesterday. It had lost 66 percent this year before today.Continued...
Motorola Inc., the world's third- largest maker of mobile phones, posted third-quarter earnings that beat analysts' estimates after cutting more than 9,000 jobs in two years to make up for slumping sales.
The company delayed a plan to split of its handset division by the third quarter of 2009, citing the financial crisis and slowing economy. The company said in March it plans to separate the unit to focus on profitable TV set-top boxes, two-way radios and wireless-networking gear.
Motorola said it will exceed its goal of cutting $1 billion in expenses this year. Co-Chief Executive Officers Greg Brown and Sanjay Jha, who was hired in August to revive the phone unit, are overhauling the company to win back sales lost to Nokia Oyj and Samsung Electronics Co. Handset sales fell 32 percent to 25.4 million units, the seventh straight drop.
"The bottom line was better'' as the cost cuts are having an effect, said Matthew Thornton, a Boston-based analyst at Avian Securities LLC. He rates the stock ``neutral.''
Profit, excluding costs from job cuts, was 5 cents a share, Motorola said today in a statement. That exceeded the 2 cents analysts in a Bloomberg survey projected. The company said it plans to reduce costs by $800 million next year.
Profit this quarter will be 2 cents to 4 cents a share, excluding costs for job cuts, Motorola said. That missed the 7- cent average analyst estimate.
Motorola, based in Schaumburg, Illinois, rose 39 cents, or 7.1 percent, to $5.85 in early trading. The stock closed at $5.46 on the New York Stock Exchange yesterday. It had lost 66 percent this year before today.Continued...
Friday, November 14, 2008
Imagination lives in 'live' Samsung Fun Club website
Samsung Electronics Philippines Corp. took Web addicts to a realm that shamed their wildest imagination as they walked inside its live website at the Samsung Fun Club Day at the Eastwood Central Plaza recently.
The Samsung Fun Club Day celebrated the coming to life of the Samsung Fun Club (SFC), which has long hibernated within the bounds of the computer.
Still and stiff as it may seem when one stares at it on the monitor, the SFC gives everyone now a more dynamic, fun and alive online experience of Samsung mobile phones.
The SFC was a response to the call for a service that allows phone users to maximize the capabilities of their Samsung phones.
Unknown to majority of users, the SFC is actually a global brand. There are over 40 local SFCs around the world and it has only been present in the Philippines since 2005.
Young as it is, the SFC proves to be an effective avenue for consumers to learn more about their Samsung mobile phones in a very interactive and dynamic way. And today, as the webpages come to life, the visitors are give assurance of a day of laughter and surprises.
Visitors were guided to every “live page” by avatars from Magic 89.9 and courtside announcer Andie 9 with the Boys Nite Out.
They can now stop drooling over the images of the different Samsung mobile phones on the website because there they got the chance to feel and experience Samsung’s latest releases such as the Samsung Omnia (i900), Samsung Soul (U900), Samsung F480, and Samsung Innov8 (i8510).
The one who wants it the most gets the most, they say. So the visitors just held on to their passports and they got a stamp every time they visited a page from the live website. And when they completed all six stamps, they got rewards — from cool mugs, jackets to even a digital picture frame.
Visitors also got to download the latest ringtones, wallpapers and other phone applications — all these to make their mobile phone experience go beyond texting and calling. Up for grabs as well was a Samsung F400 that was raffled off later in the evening.
And to wrap it all up with a bang, one of the most prolific hitmakers in the local music scene, Parokya ni Edgar, rocked the night away.
And if all these are not enough, log on to samsungmobile.com where definitely, Imagination Lives!
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The Samsung Fun Club Day celebrated the coming to life of the Samsung Fun Club (SFC), which has long hibernated within the bounds of the computer.
Still and stiff as it may seem when one stares at it on the monitor, the SFC gives everyone now a more dynamic, fun and alive online experience of Samsung mobile phones.
The SFC was a response to the call for a service that allows phone users to maximize the capabilities of their Samsung phones.
Unknown to majority of users, the SFC is actually a global brand. There are over 40 local SFCs around the world and it has only been present in the Philippines since 2005.
Young as it is, the SFC proves to be an effective avenue for consumers to learn more about their Samsung mobile phones in a very interactive and dynamic way. And today, as the webpages come to life, the visitors are give assurance of a day of laughter and surprises.
Visitors were guided to every “live page” by avatars from Magic 89.9 and courtside announcer Andie 9 with the Boys Nite Out.
They can now stop drooling over the images of the different Samsung mobile phones on the website because there they got the chance to feel and experience Samsung’s latest releases such as the Samsung Omnia (i900), Samsung Soul (U900), Samsung F480, and Samsung Innov8 (i8510).
The one who wants it the most gets the most, they say. So the visitors just held on to their passports and they got a stamp every time they visited a page from the live website. And when they completed all six stamps, they got rewards — from cool mugs, jackets to even a digital picture frame.
Visitors also got to download the latest ringtones, wallpapers and other phone applications — all these to make their mobile phone experience go beyond texting and calling. Up for grabs as well was a Samsung F400 that was raffled off later in the evening.
And to wrap it all up with a bang, one of the most prolific hitmakers in the local music scene, Parokya ni Edgar, rocked the night away.
And if all these are not enough, log on to samsungmobile.com where definitely, Imagination Lives!
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Thursday, November 13, 2008
Samsung M150, the newest attractive bar type phone
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd, a leading mobile phone provider, has introduced M150, another highly attractive bar type phone with captivating design, features and price.
With the M150, Samsung again firmly proves its prominent influence in the bar type mobile phone market.
The M150 first captivates its viewers with its luxuriously metal-resembling design. It features a softly brushed hairline pattern, which is exclusively found on many of Samsung’s famous full-metal phones.
With the delicate finish and various futuristic colors available — Light Gray, Charcoal Gray, Pure White, Lavender Pink and Ice Blue — the dual-band M150 turns into more than just a mobile phone. It is a great high-end fashion accessory that matches every age, gender and style.
At only 12.7mm thick, the M150 features all the essential technologies everyone seeks in a mobile phone.
The M150 features a high-quality MP3 function, which is rarely embedded in phones at a similar price range.
Also with an embedded VGA camera and MPEG4 video recording technology, capturing life’s important moments becomes easier than ever.
The phone’s 20MB internal memory provides just enough space to store all favorite moments, so users can carry them around anywhere they go.
Various entertaining features such as FM radio with recording function, as well as its unique personalized ringtone and alarm tone features are also embedded.
Using the FM radio’s recording feature, users can record their favorite songs playing on the radio right onto their own phones. Moreover, these recorded tunes can be used as ringtones and alarm tones to customize each user’s phone.
"This new product is great. I want to record my favorite music when I heard it over the radio. I will not have a hard time or spent money to buy a cd which contains various songs and I am after for only a few of the songs."
With the M150, Samsung again firmly proves its prominent influence in the bar type mobile phone market.
The M150 first captivates its viewers with its luxuriously metal-resembling design. It features a softly brushed hairline pattern, which is exclusively found on many of Samsung’s famous full-metal phones.
With the delicate finish and various futuristic colors available — Light Gray, Charcoal Gray, Pure White, Lavender Pink and Ice Blue — the dual-band M150 turns into more than just a mobile phone. It is a great high-end fashion accessory that matches every age, gender and style.
At only 12.7mm thick, the M150 features all the essential technologies everyone seeks in a mobile phone.
The M150 features a high-quality MP3 function, which is rarely embedded in phones at a similar price range.
Also with an embedded VGA camera and MPEG4 video recording technology, capturing life’s important moments becomes easier than ever.
The phone’s 20MB internal memory provides just enough space to store all favorite moments, so users can carry them around anywhere they go.
Various entertaining features such as FM radio with recording function, as well as its unique personalized ringtone and alarm tone features are also embedded.
Using the FM radio’s recording feature, users can record their favorite songs playing on the radio right onto their own phones. Moreover, these recorded tunes can be used as ringtones and alarm tones to customize each user’s phone.
"This new product is great. I want to record my favorite music when I heard it over the radio. I will not have a hard time or spent money to buy a cd which contains various songs and I am after for only a few of the songs."
Wednesday, November 12, 2008
Google G1 Android phone: What next?
Continued...Mobile network operators, too, must ensure they do not strangle Android at birth by making unreasonable demands about the kind of software that can run on the device, for fear that they may cannibalise their own revenue streams. Free voice-over-IP calling services such as an Android version of Skype, as well as over-the-air music download services and song streaming, must be allowed to thrive on the platform. Offering compelling services will increase user investment in Android, stimulate developer creativity, and inspire network loyalty in customers who enjoy using the device. Network operators need to be in it for the long haul, rather than short-term profits.
If Google can find a way to provide the perfect mobile experience through its Android platform, then it not only opens up a new front in its quest for online domination, but it also has a potential global audience of millions. Android is designed to be light and flexible, and although the focus is on what swizzy new handsets running the OS will look like, the ambition is for Android to find a home, in one form or another, on just as many crumbling old phones, especially in developing nations.
Android is designed for the everyman: teenagers might use the social networking applications and built-in GPS to stay connected to friends; housewives may use its barcode-scanning and price-comparison features to save money on their weekly shop.
Ultimately, that's the point: Android is what you choose to make of it. It's made an impressive debut. Now, it needs to hope that developers and phone users get behind it in order to propel it forward. End.
"Making the Android phone obsolete will enable the lower market to afford it."
If Google can find a way to provide the perfect mobile experience through its Android platform, then it not only opens up a new front in its quest for online domination, but it also has a potential global audience of millions. Android is designed to be light and flexible, and although the focus is on what swizzy new handsets running the OS will look like, the ambition is for Android to find a home, in one form or another, on just as many crumbling old phones, especially in developing nations.
Android is designed for the everyman: teenagers might use the social networking applications and built-in GPS to stay connected to friends; housewives may use its barcode-scanning and price-comparison features to save money on their weekly shop.
Ultimately, that's the point: Android is what you choose to make of it. It's made an impressive debut. Now, it needs to hope that developers and phone users get behind it in order to propel it forward. End.
"Making the Android phone obsolete will enable the lower market to afford it."
Tuesday, November 11, 2008
Google G1 Android phone: What next?
Continued...Samsung is already reportedly hard at work on its own Android phone, and given the Korean company's flair for design, it's sure to provide stiffer competition to the iPhone in the looks department than the G1 has yet succeeded in doing. Asustek too, is said to be considering a mobile phone based on the Android platform. The Taiwanese company, best known for its ultra-cheap, ultra-portable "netbook" computer, the Eee PC, has both the vision, and the manufacturing expertise, to churn out a truly compelling device.
While better looking, flashier phones may come and go, what will remain a constant is the operating system itself. But Android in its current form is not the Android you'll find on the Motorola, LG or Samsung phones of the future.
Google's operating system is a work in progress. While the search giant has happily laid the foundations, it's up to the software developers to build the scaffolding for the platform. The quality of applications can make or break a device. Users of Apple's iPhone have downloaded more than 200 million applications onto their devices since the App Store launched in July. While many of these are games and mobile versions of desktop services, such as Facebook and Twitter, many others are truly innovative and push the iPhone to its limits.
Android will need to engender the same sense of adventure in its developers and, by extension, its users. Applications do not need pre-approval from Google to make it into the Android Market, and it will be up to the Android community to sort the wheat from the chaff.Continue...
While better looking, flashier phones may come and go, what will remain a constant is the operating system itself. But Android in its current form is not the Android you'll find on the Motorola, LG or Samsung phones of the future.
Google's operating system is a work in progress. While the search giant has happily laid the foundations, it's up to the software developers to build the scaffolding for the platform. The quality of applications can make or break a device. Users of Apple's iPhone have downloaded more than 200 million applications onto their devices since the App Store launched in July. While many of these are games and mobile versions of desktop services, such as Facebook and Twitter, many others are truly innovative and push the iPhone to its limits.
Android will need to engender the same sense of adventure in its developers and, by extension, its users. Applications do not need pre-approval from Google to make it into the Android Market, and it will be up to the Android community to sort the wheat from the chaff.Continue...
Monday, November 10, 2008
Google G1 Android phone: What next?
By Claudine Beaumont
Yesterday may have marked the launch of Google's first ever mobile phone, the T-Mobile G1, but thoughts are already turning to is next device.
# Google G1 phone comment
# Google G1 Android Phone review
# Google G1 Android Phone to 10 applications
# Google G1 phone security flaws
# Google G1 phone: applications announced
The G1 runs Android, Google's open source operating system, which is designed to bring the desktop computing experience to mobile devices. In the coming months, scores of mobile phones will be launched that run Android - the G1 was simply the first in a long line of "Google phones".
Motorola is recruiting a 350-strong team of Android developers to help ring the changes at the ailing phone giant. Sanjay Jha, the company's new co-chief executive, is reported to be focusing his attentions on the platform in an effort to help showcase Motorola's range of handsets. The company is having a tough time of it - it's at a 16-year low on the stock market, hasn't turned a profit since 2006, and is struggling to come up with a new mobile phone design that will become as successful and iconic as the Razr, which sold more than 110 million units globally.
The company is expected to launch its first Android-based phone by next Christmas, and it is thought that it will be similar in design to the G1, with a large touchscreen and slide-out Qwerty keyboard. Rumours suggest the device will place a strong emphasis on social networking, perhaps with applications from services such as Facebook and MySpace tailored for the Motorola device and more easily accessible with a single click. Continued...
"The T-Mobile G1 has really spurred competition in the mobile phone industry."
Yesterday may have marked the launch of Google's first ever mobile phone, the T-Mobile G1, but thoughts are already turning to is next device.
# Google G1 phone comment
# Google G1 Android Phone review
# Google G1 Android Phone to 10 applications
# Google G1 phone security flaws
# Google G1 phone: applications announced
The G1 runs Android, Google's open source operating system, which is designed to bring the desktop computing experience to mobile devices. In the coming months, scores of mobile phones will be launched that run Android - the G1 was simply the first in a long line of "Google phones".
Motorola is recruiting a 350-strong team of Android developers to help ring the changes at the ailing phone giant. Sanjay Jha, the company's new co-chief executive, is reported to be focusing his attentions on the platform in an effort to help showcase Motorola's range of handsets. The company is having a tough time of it - it's at a 16-year low on the stock market, hasn't turned a profit since 2006, and is struggling to come up with a new mobile phone design that will become as successful and iconic as the Razr, which sold more than 110 million units globally.
The company is expected to launch its first Android-based phone by next Christmas, and it is thought that it will be similar in design to the G1, with a large touchscreen and slide-out Qwerty keyboard. Rumours suggest the device will place a strong emphasis on social networking, perhaps with applications from services such as Facebook and MySpace tailored for the Motorola device and more easily accessible with a single click. Continued...
"The T-Mobile G1 has really spurred competition in the mobile phone industry."
Sunday, November 9, 2008
Samsung's mobile, LCD margins drop, sees tough Q4
Samsung Electronics Co Ltd (005930.KS: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz), the world's second-biggest mobile phone maker, said on Friday it sold 51.8 million mobile phones in the third quarter, compared with 45.7 million units in the second.
Profit margins at its telecom division nearly halved to 7 percent in July-September from 13 percent in the previous quarter.
"Despite seasonal strength expected in the fourth quarter, growth of global mobile phone markets will slow down...but we expect to achieve our sales target of 200 million units," Samsung said in a results statement.
Samsung, also the world's largest maker of liquid crystal display (LCD) screens, said profit margins at its LCD business fell to 8 percent from 21 percent in the second quarter.
Source
Profit margins at its telecom division nearly halved to 7 percent in July-September from 13 percent in the previous quarter.
"Despite seasonal strength expected in the fourth quarter, growth of global mobile phone markets will slow down...but we expect to achieve our sales target of 200 million units," Samsung said in a results statement.
Samsung, also the world's largest maker of liquid crystal display (LCD) screens, said profit margins at its LCD business fell to 8 percent from 21 percent in the second quarter.
Source
Saturday, November 8, 2008
Motorola eliminates 4,800 jobs in '08, phone share 'light years behind Nokia'
BY SANDRA GUY
Motorola, whose falling market share of cell phones has pushed it to No. 4 in the worldwide market, has more bad news to share, according to analysts and regulatory filings.
The Schaumburg-based cell phone maker, which reported 66,000 employees at the start of the year, reported that another 4,800 jobs had been cut in the first nine months of 2008.
The company's estimated market share for cell phones has fallen to 8.4 percent, according to Gimme Credit research analysts. That puts it "just behind Sony Ericsson, significantly behind Samsung and light years behind Nokia," in the words of Gimme Credit analyst Dave Novosel in his report Friday.
Motorola's cell phone division needs all the company's cash to survive as an independent company, and the money would last only two years. Novosel wrote in his note to investors that Motorola's free cash flow "continues to plummet" and estimates it will be a negative $500 million this year, the company's second straight year in the red.
New cell phones using Windows Mobile 6.5 won't be ready until the second half of 2009, and cell phones using the Android system won't be ready until holiday 2009. As a result, Motorola is expected to fall further behind in market share in the first half of next year, analysts say.
Source
Motorola, whose falling market share of cell phones has pushed it to No. 4 in the worldwide market, has more bad news to share, according to analysts and regulatory filings.
The Schaumburg-based cell phone maker, which reported 66,000 employees at the start of the year, reported that another 4,800 jobs had been cut in the first nine months of 2008.
The company's estimated market share for cell phones has fallen to 8.4 percent, according to Gimme Credit research analysts. That puts it "just behind Sony Ericsson, significantly behind Samsung and light years behind Nokia," in the words of Gimme Credit analyst Dave Novosel in his report Friday.
Motorola's cell phone division needs all the company's cash to survive as an independent company, and the money would last only two years. Novosel wrote in his note to investors that Motorola's free cash flow "continues to plummet" and estimates it will be a negative $500 million this year, the company's second straight year in the red.
New cell phones using Windows Mobile 6.5 won't be ready until the second half of 2009, and cell phones using the Android system won't be ready until holiday 2009. As a result, Motorola is expected to fall further behind in market share in the first half of next year, analysts say.
Source
Friday, November 7, 2008
Samsung's Unique and Customizable TouchWiz (TM) User Interface Making Its Way to the U.S. Market in Several New and Powerful Touchscreen Phones
Continued...
Each phone that supports TouchWiz may also include carrier-specific widgets for easy access to carrier's custom services.
"Samsung's TouchWiz interface has been a huge hit overseas and we're excited that it is coming to several new Samsung phones in the U.S.," said Bill Ogle, Chief Marketing Officer for Samsung Mobile. "TouchWiz is all about customizing your phone to make it look and work just the way you want it to. The fun and exciting possibilities with TouchWiz include one-touch access to your photos, instant message conversations, music library and much more."
Samsung Mobile expects to launch several full touchscreen devices with TouchWiz technology in late 2008 and early 2009.
*Samsung Mobile is proud to provide ENERGY STAR-qualified power adapters with its mobile phones and accessories. ENERGY STAR qualified products use less energy, save money, and help protect the environment. Products that have earned the ENERGY STAR meet strict energy-efficiency guidelines set by the US Environmental Protection Agency and the US Department of Energy.
About Samsung Telecommunications America
Samsung Telecommunications America, LLC, a Dallas-based subsidiary of Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., researches, develops and markets wireless handsets and telecommunications products throughout North America. For more information, please visit www.samsungwireless.com.
About Samsung Electronics
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. is a global leader in semiconductor, telecommunication, digital media and digital convergence technologies with 2007 consolidated sales of US$103.4 billion. Employing approximately 150,000 people in 134 offices in 62 countries, the company consists of five main business units: Digital Media Business, LCD Business, Semiconductor Business, Telecommunication Business and Digital Appliance Business. Recognized as one of the fastest growing global brands, Samsung Electronics is a leading producer of digital TVs, memory chips, mobile phones and TFT-LCDs. For more information, please visit www.samsung.com. End.
"Samsung phones can really be trusted."
Each phone that supports TouchWiz may also include carrier-specific widgets for easy access to carrier's custom services.
"Samsung's TouchWiz interface has been a huge hit overseas and we're excited that it is coming to several new Samsung phones in the U.S.," said Bill Ogle, Chief Marketing Officer for Samsung Mobile. "TouchWiz is all about customizing your phone to make it look and work just the way you want it to. The fun and exciting possibilities with TouchWiz include one-touch access to your photos, instant message conversations, music library and much more."
Samsung Mobile expects to launch several full touchscreen devices with TouchWiz technology in late 2008 and early 2009.
*Samsung Mobile is proud to provide ENERGY STAR-qualified power adapters with its mobile phones and accessories. ENERGY STAR qualified products use less energy, save money, and help protect the environment. Products that have earned the ENERGY STAR meet strict energy-efficiency guidelines set by the US Environmental Protection Agency and the US Department of Energy.
About Samsung Telecommunications America
Samsung Telecommunications America, LLC, a Dallas-based subsidiary of Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., researches, develops and markets wireless handsets and telecommunications products throughout North America. For more information, please visit www.samsungwireless.com.
About Samsung Electronics
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. is a global leader in semiconductor, telecommunication, digital media and digital convergence technologies with 2007 consolidated sales of US$103.4 billion. Employing approximately 150,000 people in 134 offices in 62 countries, the company consists of five main business units: Digital Media Business, LCD Business, Semiconductor Business, Telecommunication Business and Digital Appliance Business. Recognized as one of the fastest growing global brands, Samsung Electronics is a leading producer of digital TVs, memory chips, mobile phones and TFT-LCDs. For more information, please visit www.samsung.com. End.
"Samsung phones can really be trusted."
Thursday, November 6, 2008
Samsung's Unique and Customizable TouchWiz (TM) User Interface Making Its Way to the U.S. Market in Several New and Powerful Touchscreen Phones
TouchWiz(TM) Offers Users One-Touch Access to Their Favorite Features
Samsung Telecommunications America (Samsung Mobile) today announced the upcoming availability of their innovative TouchWiz(TM) user interface in the U.S. market. This unique and customizable interface has been made popular by Samsung's international products, including the SGH-F480/TouchWiz and Samsung Omnia(TM).
Samsung Mobile's one-of-a-kind TouchWiz user interface has specially designed widgets to customize and personalize the way you use your phone. The bright and colorful icons provide a one-touch access point to a user's favorite and most commonly used applications and features.
Widgets are organized within the widget tray located on the left side of the home screen of the phone. By expanding the widget tray, users can simply 'drag and drop' widgets onto the phone's home screen for instant access to their favorite functions.
Users can pick from several widgets preinstalled on the widget tray. Some of the standard widgets include:
-- Web
-- Music player
-- Messaging
-- Instant Messaging
-- Bluetooth
-- Games
-- Calendar
-- Clock
-- Alarm Clock
-- Navigation Services
-- Account info
-- Search
Continued...
Samsung Telecommunications America (Samsung Mobile) today announced the upcoming availability of their innovative TouchWiz(TM) user interface in the U.S. market. This unique and customizable interface has been made popular by Samsung's international products, including the SGH-F480/TouchWiz and Samsung Omnia(TM).
Samsung Mobile's one-of-a-kind TouchWiz user interface has specially designed widgets to customize and personalize the way you use your phone. The bright and colorful icons provide a one-touch access point to a user's favorite and most commonly used applications and features.
Widgets are organized within the widget tray located on the left side of the home screen of the phone. By expanding the widget tray, users can simply 'drag and drop' widgets onto the phone's home screen for instant access to their favorite functions.
Users can pick from several widgets preinstalled on the widget tray. Some of the standard widgets include:
-- Web
-- Music player
-- Messaging
-- Instant Messaging
-- Bluetooth
-- Games
-- Calendar
-- Clock
-- Alarm Clock
-- Navigation Services
-- Account info
-- Search
Continued...
Wednesday, November 5, 2008
Samsung Highnote review (Sprint)
The Samsung Highnote would be a much better music phone if the musical features were truly something special. The music player needs a serious upgrade, and considering this is the only slide-out speakerphone on the U.S. market, the speaker should have been something truly impressive, a replacement for our mini speakers and travel alarm clocks. Instead, the phone gets the same music apps as every other Sprint Power Vision phone, and the speaker is comparable to, and not better than, many other music phones on the market. Kudos to Samsung for finally adopting a standard microUSB port, 3.5mm headphone jack and packing in a gigabyte of memory, but competitors, including arch-nemesis Nokia, has been doing this for years.
We also think Samsung should have followed Nokia's lead with some real playback controls, since this is a music phone, after all. Still, besides these shortcomings, Sprint's One Touch menus make this phone competitive, with great shortcuts and a modern look to the interface. But if you're looking for a phone with some music power, strangely that's one area where it just doesn't stand out. Release: October 2008. Price: $100.
Pros: Unique dual-slide speaker design. Great One Touch menu interface from Sprint. Scroll wheel worked well in every app. Suprisingly robust messaging features.
Cons: Music features are nothing special; even the speaker didn't impress us like it should have. Other multimedia features are a wash. Slow, mediocre Web browser.
For the full review visit:
http://www.infosyncworld.com/reviews/cell-phones/samsung-highnote/9874.html
We also think Samsung should have followed Nokia's lead with some real playback controls, since this is a music phone, after all. Still, besides these shortcomings, Sprint's One Touch menus make this phone competitive, with great shortcuts and a modern look to the interface. But if you're looking for a phone with some music power, strangely that's one area where it just doesn't stand out. Release: October 2008. Price: $100.
Pros: Unique dual-slide speaker design. Great One Touch menu interface from Sprint. Scroll wheel worked well in every app. Suprisingly robust messaging features.
Cons: Music features are nothing special; even the speaker didn't impress us like it should have. Other multimedia features are a wash. Slow, mediocre Web browser.
For the full review visit:
http://www.infosyncworld.com/reviews/cell-phones/samsung-highnote/9874.html
Tuesday, November 4, 2008
Samsung Brings TouchWiz Tech To U.S
The finger-friendly interface allows for specially designed widgets to give cell phones one-touch access to the Web, weather, and stocks.
By Marin Perez
As more and more touch-screen phones hit the market, the user interface becomes increasingly important. With this in mind, Samsung announced Thursday it would bring its TouchWiz UI to U.S. cell phones.
TouchWiz is a finger-friendly interface that uses specially designed widgets to give users one-touch access to the Web, weather, stocks, and more. The widgets are organized in a tray on the left side of the phone's home screen, and users can add different widgets to the tray to suit their preferences.
"Samsung's TouchWiz interface has been a huge hit overseas and we're excited that it is coming to several new Samsung phones in the United States," said Bill Ogle, chief marketing officer for Samsung Mobile, in a statement. "TouchWiz is all about customizing your phone to make it look and work just the way you want it to. The fun and exciting possibilities with TouchWiz include one-touch access to your photos, instant message conversations, music library, and much more."
Samsung said the UI can include carrier-specific widgets for easy access to a mobile operator's services. For example, it would be possible for Verizon Wireless to create TouchWiz widgets for access to Verizon's V Cast music and video services.
TouchWiz can be put onto feature phones, and it can also be layered on top of other operating systems like it is with the Samsung Omnia. The company said it expects to launch several touch-screen handsets with TouchWiz in late 2008 and early 2009, but the company did not specify which models would come to the United States.
By Marin Perez
As more and more touch-screen phones hit the market, the user interface becomes increasingly important. With this in mind, Samsung announced Thursday it would bring its TouchWiz UI to U.S. cell phones.
TouchWiz is a finger-friendly interface that uses specially designed widgets to give users one-touch access to the Web, weather, stocks, and more. The widgets are organized in a tray on the left side of the phone's home screen, and users can add different widgets to the tray to suit their preferences.
"Samsung's TouchWiz interface has been a huge hit overseas and we're excited that it is coming to several new Samsung phones in the United States," said Bill Ogle, chief marketing officer for Samsung Mobile, in a statement. "TouchWiz is all about customizing your phone to make it look and work just the way you want it to. The fun and exciting possibilities with TouchWiz include one-touch access to your photos, instant message conversations, music library, and much more."
Samsung said the UI can include carrier-specific widgets for easy access to a mobile operator's services. For example, it would be possible for Verizon Wireless to create TouchWiz widgets for access to Verizon's V Cast music and video services.
TouchWiz can be put onto feature phones, and it can also be layered on top of other operating systems like it is with the Samsung Omnia. The company said it expects to launch several touch-screen handsets with TouchWiz in late 2008 and early 2009, but the company did not specify which models would come to the United States.
Monday, November 3, 2008
Google phone, BlackBerry and iPhone set for Christmas battle
A mobile phone handset battle is likely this Christmas as Google launches its first-ever mobile and BlackBerry brings out a touch screen model.
Apple's market-leading iPhone is set for a serious challenge as Google's G1 and the BlackBerry Storm boost a clutch of new features, including a high-definition screen and applications which teach owners how to play the guitar and mix perfect cocktails.
The G1, which runs Google's Android operating system - designed to turn the phone into a pocket computer, will hit the shops on Thursday. T-Mobile, which has the exclusive rights to sell the phone in the UK, will open its flagship Oxford Street store in the early hours of the morning so commuters can snap up the phone on the way into work.
Customers queued through the night outside T-mobile's New York store when it was launched in America on Tuesday.
BlackBerry-makers Research in Motion are also set to launch their phone, which boosts a movie-quality screen and memory capable of storing hundreds of films, in the run-up to Christmas.
It will be exclusively available with Vodafone.
Traditional heavyweights Nokia, Samsung and Sony Ericsson have also entered the battle with slew of new handsets and services to tempt consumers.
Apple, which has sold more than 10million iPhones so far this year, is confident its device will still be the bestseller this Christmas.
The Daily Telegraph has released its own news widget for Google phones, allowing users to get one-touch access to the latest news, sport and travel headlines.
Source
Apple's market-leading iPhone is set for a serious challenge as Google's G1 and the BlackBerry Storm boost a clutch of new features, including a high-definition screen and applications which teach owners how to play the guitar and mix perfect cocktails.
The G1, which runs Google's Android operating system - designed to turn the phone into a pocket computer, will hit the shops on Thursday. T-Mobile, which has the exclusive rights to sell the phone in the UK, will open its flagship Oxford Street store in the early hours of the morning so commuters can snap up the phone on the way into work.
Customers queued through the night outside T-mobile's New York store when it was launched in America on Tuesday.
BlackBerry-makers Research in Motion are also set to launch their phone, which boosts a movie-quality screen and memory capable of storing hundreds of films, in the run-up to Christmas.
It will be exclusively available with Vodafone.
Traditional heavyweights Nokia, Samsung and Sony Ericsson have also entered the battle with slew of new handsets and services to tempt consumers.
Apple, which has sold more than 10million iPhones so far this year, is confident its device will still be the bestseller this Christmas.
The Daily Telegraph has released its own news widget for Google phones, allowing users to get one-touch access to the latest news, sport and travel headlines.
Source
Saturday, November 1, 2008
New caller tunes: Nokia, Samsung
Continued...
Samsung
Marketshare: 8%
Next is what? That’s what Aamir Khan, the brand ambassador for Samsung Mobile can be seen saying in the TVC. The company plans to leverage Aamir Khan in its brand advertisements, as well as product advertising for mobile phones.
With Nokia ahead of others with a fair margin, the fight seems to be amongst the rest of the players.
Samsung, the second major player in the industry, holds approximately 8% marketshare and is looking for around 15% by 2009. Like Nokia, Samsung also launched Apple’s iPhone competitor, Samsung Omnia.
Despite the market slowdown, the brand has become quite aggressive in the Indian market. R Zutshi, deputy MD, Samsung India, says the company’s business strategy and approach to the market have not changed.
“We will continue to grow our presence in the market and keep introducing innovative new products across all product segments, both in the big and small cities, as well as marketing initiatives to create consumer interest,” he says. End.
"Samsung is really becoming saleable."
Samsung
Marketshare: 8%
Next is what? That’s what Aamir Khan, the brand ambassador for Samsung Mobile can be seen saying in the TVC. The company plans to leverage Aamir Khan in its brand advertisements, as well as product advertising for mobile phones.
With Nokia ahead of others with a fair margin, the fight seems to be amongst the rest of the players.
Samsung, the second major player in the industry, holds approximately 8% marketshare and is looking for around 15% by 2009. Like Nokia, Samsung also launched Apple’s iPhone competitor, Samsung Omnia.
Despite the market slowdown, the brand has become quite aggressive in the Indian market. R Zutshi, deputy MD, Samsung India, says the company’s business strategy and approach to the market have not changed.
“We will continue to grow our presence in the market and keep introducing innovative new products across all product segments, both in the big and small cities, as well as marketing initiatives to create consumer interest,” he says. End.
"Samsung is really becoming saleable."
Friday, October 31, 2008
New caller tunes: Nokia, Samsung
The war in the mobile manufacturing market is hotting up. Reacting to the competition by Samsung and LG, that have established themselves as stylish handset manufacturers, Nokia is aggressively projecting itself as a company that is also focused on design.
Nokia, that has Shahrukh Khan as its brand ambassador, has recently roped in Priyanka Chopra to add some style and glam quotient. The interesting point, however, is that in spite of the fierce competition in the market, Nokia has remained an undisputed leader.
Nokia has been very aggressive in its marketing approach. Sample this: Nokia launched N96 in India, just three days before the launch of the Apple iPhone. This was an attempt to steal the thunder from Apple’s iPhone.
The N96 was to be launched globally in October but Nokia went ahead to alter its plans with the apparent launch of iPhone and made its first global launch in India. The company is now focusing on becoming solution-centric.Continued...
Nokia, that has Shahrukh Khan as its brand ambassador, has recently roped in Priyanka Chopra to add some style and glam quotient. The interesting point, however, is that in spite of the fierce competition in the market, Nokia has remained an undisputed leader.
Nokia has been very aggressive in its marketing approach. Sample this: Nokia launched N96 in India, just three days before the launch of the Apple iPhone. This was an attempt to steal the thunder from Apple’s iPhone.
The N96 was to be launched globally in October but Nokia went ahead to alter its plans with the apparent launch of iPhone and made its first global launch in India. The company is now focusing on becoming solution-centric.Continued...
Thursday, October 30, 2008
Samsung Propel Slider Phone Available in US from AT&T
Samsung Propel Phone Samsung has rolled out its new Propel mobile phone in the US exclusively through AT&T. Said to be a fun and trendy messaging phone, it allows users to access multiple messaging options and share video via full QWERTY keyboard.
The other features of the Propel phone inlcude large 2.2-inch display screen, dedicated one-touch messaging key, 1.3 megapixel camera with video capture, stereo Bluetooth technology and up to 8 GB of microSD memory card slot.
Based on dual-band 3G connectivity, the entertainment phone runs on quad-band GSM technology and sports a host of AT&T functionalities such as AT&T Mobile Music suite of services.
Additionally, it also comes equipped with a multimedia features such as AT&T Video Share, MobiTV, CV and AT&T Navigator.
“The Propel is a stylish way to stay connected. With a full QWERTY keyboard, multimedia features and four color options, this handset has something for everyone,” mentioned Bill Ogle, Chief Marketing Officer, Samsung Telecommunications America.
Weighing 3.79 ounces and measuring 3.85 x 2.33 x 0.58 inches, the Samsung Propel is available in four vibrant color schemes such as red/white, apple green/black, blue/black and red/black.
Priced at $79.99 (approx. Rs. 3,980), the Samsung Propel phone is available across the US exclusively through AT&T with a two-year service agreement and after mail-in rebate.
The other features of the Propel phone inlcude large 2.2-inch display screen, dedicated one-touch messaging key, 1.3 megapixel camera with video capture, stereo Bluetooth technology and up to 8 GB of microSD memory card slot.
Based on dual-band 3G connectivity, the entertainment phone runs on quad-band GSM technology and sports a host of AT&T functionalities such as AT&T Mobile Music suite of services.
Additionally, it also comes equipped with a multimedia features such as AT&T Video Share, MobiTV, CV and AT&T Navigator.
“The Propel is a stylish way to stay connected. With a full QWERTY keyboard, multimedia features and four color options, this handset has something for everyone,” mentioned Bill Ogle, Chief Marketing Officer, Samsung Telecommunications America.
Weighing 3.79 ounces and measuring 3.85 x 2.33 x 0.58 inches, the Samsung Propel is available in four vibrant color schemes such as red/white, apple green/black, blue/black and red/black.
Priced at $79.99 (approx. Rs. 3,980), the Samsung Propel phone is available across the US exclusively through AT&T with a two-year service agreement and after mail-in rebate.
Wednesday, October 29, 2008
First Look: Samsung Rugby SGH-a837, mobile phone
Another handy feature is its AT&T Navigator, which gives you GPS driving directions. This service is free for a 30-day trial period after which it costs an additional $9.99 a month.
For connecting to your computer or printer, this item supports Bluetooth so you can transfer pictures and music without hassling with clumsy cables. Play standard MP3 audio files or browse your messages from common e-mail services such as Hotmail, AOL, and Yahoo! For taking pictures, you can use the integrated 1.3-megapixel camera, which provides resolutions up to 1280x960 with 4x digital zoom.
The Samsung Rugby SGH-a837 phone is ideal for anyone who needs a standard mobile phone with a tough exterior that can withstand any hostile environment short of gunfire or flooding. If you’re tired of fragile phones that scratch, chip, or shatter too easily, you’ll find the $279.99 Samsung Rugby an ideal mobile companion that can survive practically anywhere you go.
"I think it's very suitable for people who's work involve a lot of travel. Also, for police and military men."
Source
For connecting to your computer or printer, this item supports Bluetooth so you can transfer pictures and music without hassling with clumsy cables. Play standard MP3 audio files or browse your messages from common e-mail services such as Hotmail, AOL, and Yahoo! For taking pictures, you can use the integrated 1.3-megapixel camera, which provides resolutions up to 1280x960 with 4x digital zoom.
The Samsung Rugby SGH-a837 phone is ideal for anyone who needs a standard mobile phone with a tough exterior that can withstand any hostile environment short of gunfire or flooding. If you’re tired of fragile phones that scratch, chip, or shatter too easily, you’ll find the $279.99 Samsung Rugby an ideal mobile companion that can survive practically anywhere you go.
"I think it's very suitable for people who's work involve a lot of travel. Also, for police and military men."
Source
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
First Look: Samsung Rugby SGH-a837, mobile phone
continued from previous post...A tiny screen on the outside of the case can display the date and time while also showing you the amount of battery charge remaining. Although this screen remains exposed, it appears made out of scratch-resistant plastic that won’t likely crack or break except through extreme pressure.
If you really want to see how tough this phone can be, check out this video of the phone getting tossed in a pond of muddy water, dropped on the ground, catapulted into the air, shot against a wall with a slingshot, and dunked in water and still working after so much physical abuse.
This phone only weighs 4.66 ounces and takes up little space when folded close (3.95 inches tall, 2.05 inches wide, and 0.90 inches thick). A lithium ion battery provides up to 5 talk time or up to 250 hours standby time.
Beyond its rugged exterior case, this product also offers a Push to Talk (PTT) feature, which lets you check who is available before you call them. Once you find out who is available, you can contact those people individually or as a group. PTT incurs additional charges, but you can convert a PTT call to a regular cellular call at any time. Continued...
"Its durability is really great!."
If you really want to see how tough this phone can be, check out this video of the phone getting tossed in a pond of muddy water, dropped on the ground, catapulted into the air, shot against a wall with a slingshot, and dunked in water and still working after so much physical abuse.
This phone only weighs 4.66 ounces and takes up little space when folded close (3.95 inches tall, 2.05 inches wide, and 0.90 inches thick). A lithium ion battery provides up to 5 talk time or up to 250 hours standby time.
Beyond its rugged exterior case, this product also offers a Push to Talk (PTT) feature, which lets you check who is available before you call them. Once you find out who is available, you can contact those people individually or as a group. PTT incurs additional charges, but you can convert a PTT call to a regular cellular call at any time. Continued...
"Its durability is really great!."
Monday, October 27, 2008
First Look: Samsung Rugby SGH-a837, mobile phone
Many mobile phones may appear aesthetically pleasing when seen on a store shelf, but they may prove too fragile to deal with the bumps and bruises from everyday life. That’s what makes the Samsung SGH-a837 mobile phone so different. With a flip-up, clamshell case that covers the keypad when not in use, this phone is designed to take abuse and keep on working.
The main feature of this phone is its rubber case with raised bars and bumps so you can grip it easily. Besides making this product easy to hold, its rubber case is designed to meet Military Standard MIL-STD-810F, which is a military specification that specifies environmental conditions that equipment must be able to withstand such as vibration, rain, humidity, solar radiation, dust, and extreme temperatures. Even its recharging port is protected by a rubber flap that snaps into place and pops off so you can plug in its recharging cable. If you need a tough phone that won’t damage easily, this phone should meet your standards too.Continued...
"The rubber case is very practical. I may be able to enjoy my investment long enough before the mobile phone will be repaired."
The main feature of this phone is its rubber case with raised bars and bumps so you can grip it easily. Besides making this product easy to hold, its rubber case is designed to meet Military Standard MIL-STD-810F, which is a military specification that specifies environmental conditions that equipment must be able to withstand such as vibration, rain, humidity, solar radiation, dust, and extreme temperatures. Even its recharging port is protected by a rubber flap that snaps into place and pops off so you can plug in its recharging cable. If you need a tough phone that won’t damage easily, this phone should meet your standards too.Continued...
"The rubber case is very practical. I may be able to enjoy my investment long enough before the mobile phone will be repaired."
Sunday, October 26, 2008
Samsung S7330 versus Samsung B2700
The Samsung S7330 is quite fascinating, it has TFT screen with 16m colour. The display size is 240 x 320 pixels. The Samsung B2700 has also a TFT screen with 256,000 colours and its display size is 176 x 220 pixels. It is 1.9 inches and has nice wallpapers. It has polyphonic ring tones of 64 channels and it also has the option of MP3 players. On other hand Samsung S7330 also has polyphonic ring tones but it has 72 channels and it also comes with MP3 player.
The Samsung B2700’S model size is quite different from Samsung S700. The dimensions of Samsung S700 are 115 X 52 X 18 mm and its weight is 114 grams. Whereas Samsung S7330’s dimensions are 104.8 x 49.4 x 13.9 mm and it weighs just 110 grams.
Samsung S7330 comes in silver colour and Samsung B2700 comes in matte finish black and blue colour.
Both these handsets can be obtained from the online shops with great gifts and offers. The customer can take advantage of such offers and make his shopping experience a memorable one.
"For those people who plan to buy a new phone, these two models are worth to be considered. Cool."
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The Samsung B2700’S model size is quite different from Samsung S700. The dimensions of Samsung S700 are 115 X 52 X 18 mm and its weight is 114 grams. Whereas Samsung S7330’s dimensions are 104.8 x 49.4 x 13.9 mm and it weighs just 110 grams.
Samsung S7330 comes in silver colour and Samsung B2700 comes in matte finish black and blue colour.
Both these handsets can be obtained from the online shops with great gifts and offers. The customer can take advantage of such offers and make his shopping experience a memorable one.
"For those people who plan to buy a new phone, these two models are worth to be considered. Cool."
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Saturday, October 25, 2008
Samsung S7330 versus Samsung B2700
The Samsung S7330 has number of specifications and it looks really stunning and has a very appealing look. Its key features are 3G with HSDPA support, Quad-Band GSM support and worldwide usable connectivity and Touchpad navigation. Its other features include some phenomenal characteristics like 2.2 inches with 262,000-colour QVGA display, 3 mega pixel auto focus camera with LED flash and lots more.
The Samsung B2700 is another catchy model. Some of its characteristics are pedometer, altimeter and a flashlight which make this handset a unique one among the mobile phone users. The handset is incorporated with Quad-Band GSM/PRS/EDGE phone technology with UMTS 2100 Megahertz. It has a very nice and responsive user interface. It also has a 2 mega pixel camera and secondary video call camera. It has 1.9 inches screen with 256,000 colour display of 176 x 220 pixels. The other features of this phone are a good MP3 player, MPEG4/3GP video player and FM Radio with RDS
The connectivity features of Samsung S7330 include GPRS, EDGE, Bluetooth with v2.0 with A2DP and USB cable port and the Samsung B2700 also comes with GPRS, EDGE, Bluetooth and USB cable port.
Both the mobile phones have amazing messaging options like SMS (Short Message Service) for text messaging, MMS (Multimedia Messages) for illustrated messages and email.Continued...
"I am a samsung mobile user. The features are great."
The Samsung B2700 is another catchy model. Some of its characteristics are pedometer, altimeter and a flashlight which make this handset a unique one among the mobile phone users. The handset is incorporated with Quad-Band GSM/PRS/EDGE phone technology with UMTS 2100 Megahertz. It has a very nice and responsive user interface. It also has a 2 mega pixel camera and secondary video call camera. It has 1.9 inches screen with 256,000 colour display of 176 x 220 pixels. The other features of this phone are a good MP3 player, MPEG4/3GP video player and FM Radio with RDS
The connectivity features of Samsung S7330 include GPRS, EDGE, Bluetooth with v2.0 with A2DP and USB cable port and the Samsung B2700 also comes with GPRS, EDGE, Bluetooth and USB cable port.
Both the mobile phones have amazing messaging options like SMS (Short Message Service) for text messaging, MMS (Multimedia Messages) for illustrated messages and email.Continued...
"I am a samsung mobile user. The features are great."
Friday, October 24, 2008
Samsung S7330 versus Samsung B2700
Mobile phones with user-friendly features and amazing style comes from the most known mobile phone brand, Samsung. It comes in slim yet powerful handsets. The cost-effective, stylish handsets attract customer's attention at first glance..
MOBILE PHONES nowadays are common among people. It is now a necessity and has become an essential device for every individual. There are number of brands available in the market and most of them are now producing mobile handsets which are easy-to-use and come in a sleek and trendy look.
The most known mobile phone brand, Samsung comes in slim yet powerful handsets. The cost-effective, stylish handsets from Samsung attract customer’s attention at first glance. The high class phones from Samsung are no doubt one of the best among brands. Whether the customer is looking for clamshells, sliders, candy bars, flap or swivel, he can get any of them from the Samsung range of phones. These latest gadgets are designed to live up to the user’s expectations. The impeccable features and striking looks are sure to make you the centre of attraction.
Samsung is one of the best brands in the field of mobile phones. Samsung is a renowned brand; the mobile phones made under this brand name are actually a class apart.Continued...
"Yes, I agree that cellphones are becoming a need nowadays. Communication is very important.
MOBILE PHONES nowadays are common among people. It is now a necessity and has become an essential device for every individual. There are number of brands available in the market and most of them are now producing mobile handsets which are easy-to-use and come in a sleek and trendy look.
The most known mobile phone brand, Samsung comes in slim yet powerful handsets. The cost-effective, stylish handsets from Samsung attract customer’s attention at first glance. The high class phones from Samsung are no doubt one of the best among brands. Whether the customer is looking for clamshells, sliders, candy bars, flap or swivel, he can get any of them from the Samsung range of phones. These latest gadgets are designed to live up to the user’s expectations. The impeccable features and striking looks are sure to make you the centre of attraction.
Samsung is one of the best brands in the field of mobile phones. Samsung is a renowned brand; the mobile phones made under this brand name are actually a class apart.Continued...
"Yes, I agree that cellphones are becoming a need nowadays. Communication is very important.
Saturday, October 18, 2008
LG Fuels 8-Megapixel Craze With Latest Cameraphone
continued from previous post...The KC780 has Schneider-Kreuznach optics, autofocus, and flash. Additionally, there's built-in software that automatically detects faces, and there's an optional "Beauty Mode" that lets users remove spots and imperfections from photos of people's faces. The camera can also be used to record video that LG said is "DVD-resolution."
The camera phone has a sliding form factor, and the 2.4-inch screen can be used to view Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and PDF documents. But the KC780 only has EDGE connectivity for on-the-go Internet access, which may not be fast enough for some mobile professionals.
The KC780 does have Bluetooth version 2.1, and this can be used to pair with a computer to use the phone's camera as a Webcam. The camera phone also has a multimedia player, organizer, accelerometer, and expandable memory up to 8 GB via the MicroSD slot.
The handset measures 4.2 by 2 by 0.5 inches and weighs about 4.2 ounces. LG said the KC780 will go on sale in November in Europe, and will then expand to other markets.
The KC780 is the second cell phone from LG to sport an 8-megapixel camera as the company recently rolled out the LG Renoir. Samsung has also introduced a pair of cell phones with a hefty camera, the Innov8 and the Pixon.
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The camera phone has a sliding form factor, and the 2.4-inch screen can be used to view Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and PDF documents. But the KC780 only has EDGE connectivity for on-the-go Internet access, which may not be fast enough for some mobile professionals.
The KC780 does have Bluetooth version 2.1, and this can be used to pair with a computer to use the phone's camera as a Webcam. The camera phone also has a multimedia player, organizer, accelerometer, and expandable memory up to 8 GB via the MicroSD slot.
The handset measures 4.2 by 2 by 0.5 inches and weighs about 4.2 ounces. LG said the KC780 will go on sale in November in Europe, and will then expand to other markets.
The KC780 is the second cell phone from LG to sport an 8-megapixel camera as the company recently rolled out the LG Renoir. Samsung has also introduced a pair of cell phones with a hefty camera, the Innov8 and the Pixon.
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Friday, October 17, 2008
LG Fuels 8-Megapixel Craze With Latest Cameraphone
The KC780 handset includes Bluetooth, expandable memory, and a multimedia player, but mobile professionals may be turned off by the lack of connectivity options and productivity features.
By Marin Perez
The LG KC780 has an 8-megapixel camera, Bluetooth, expandable memory, and a multimedia player.
With the introduction of the LG KC780, LG Electronics is the latest to jump in the megapixel race for cell phones.
The latest camera phone from LG packs an 8-megapixel camera, and it may prove to be a good convergence device for shutterbugs. But mobile professionals may be turned off by the lack of connectivity options and productivity features.
"We found that most of the time people use the camera on their mobile phones to take pictures of themselves, their families, friends, and significant other," said Skott Ahn, president and CEO of LG's mobile communications company, in a statement. "With this in mind, LG developed the LG KC780 with a number of face-enhancing features to augment its high-quality 8-megapixel camera." Continued...
An 8 megapixel camera in a cellphone is very high. This can already be used for billboard printing and any other high resolution printing. Advertising companies can take advantage of this. Moreover, cellphone fanatics who love to take pictures of themselves anywhere they maybe.
By Marin Perez
The LG KC780 has an 8-megapixel camera, Bluetooth, expandable memory, and a multimedia player.
With the introduction of the LG KC780, LG Electronics is the latest to jump in the megapixel race for cell phones.
The latest camera phone from LG packs an 8-megapixel camera, and it may prove to be a good convergence device for shutterbugs. But mobile professionals may be turned off by the lack of connectivity options and productivity features.
"We found that most of the time people use the camera on their mobile phones to take pictures of themselves, their families, friends, and significant other," said Skott Ahn, president and CEO of LG's mobile communications company, in a statement. "With this in mind, LG developed the LG KC780 with a number of face-enhancing features to augment its high-quality 8-megapixel camera." Continued...
An 8 megapixel camera in a cellphone is very high. This can already be used for billboard printing and any other high resolution printing. Advertising companies can take advantage of this. Moreover, cellphone fanatics who love to take pictures of themselves anywhere they maybe.
Thursday, October 16, 2008
Scrimp or splurge?: Mobile phones
By Anne-Sophie Jahn
Diamonds are a girl's best fiend, as everybody knows. So to please the rich and famous, Vertu – the specialist in ultra-deluxe cellphones — has launched a new mobile in 18-carat white gold, covered with 429 diamonds (923 precious stones in total). And for the most demanding of ladies, the handsets of the latest Vertu models include a button that connects them directly to a 24-hour global concierge (free of charge for one year). More than a phone, it's jewellery, an accessory for exquisite parties.
But is it really worth spending £39,000 on a phone? For a fraction of that, you can still pick up a phone that is both chic and easy to use.
Thinner, lighter and very elegant, the Samsung Tocco has a five-megapixel camera and a built-in video recorder. It can read Microsoft Office and Power-Point documents, and has a touch-screen. For £315 or free with a monthly plan (with Orange, Vodafone or T-Mobile), you might as well save the £39,000 and buy yourself a sports car or a barn in the French countryside and still have a phone. The bling era's over, anyway.
Mobile phones are now a need and not a want. Communication is always the reason for buying one. Adding diamonds makes it a want and I think its not practical to buy. Unless you are lying on a bed of roses.
Diamonds are a girl's best fiend, as everybody knows. So to please the rich and famous, Vertu – the specialist in ultra-deluxe cellphones — has launched a new mobile in 18-carat white gold, covered with 429 diamonds (923 precious stones in total). And for the most demanding of ladies, the handsets of the latest Vertu models include a button that connects them directly to a 24-hour global concierge (free of charge for one year). More than a phone, it's jewellery, an accessory for exquisite parties.
But is it really worth spending £39,000 on a phone? For a fraction of that, you can still pick up a phone that is both chic and easy to use.
Thinner, lighter and very elegant, the Samsung Tocco has a five-megapixel camera and a built-in video recorder. It can read Microsoft Office and Power-Point documents, and has a touch-screen. For £315 or free with a monthly plan (with Orange, Vodafone or T-Mobile), you might as well save the £39,000 and buy yourself a sports car or a barn in the French countryside and still have a phone. The bling era's over, anyway.
Mobile phones are now a need and not a want. Communication is always the reason for buying one. Adding diamonds makes it a want and I think its not practical to buy. Unless you are lying on a bed of roses.
Wednesday, October 15, 2008
Samsung Omnia Review
By Franz Bicar
Multimedia plays a big role on the Omnia. As an alternative to the standard Windows Media Player 10 Mobile, Samsung includes something called the Touch Player, which features a nicer user interface and a functionality similar, but not as streamlined, as the iPhone’s Coverflow. Supported music and video formats include MP3, WMA, AAC, eAAC+, MP4, 3GPP, H.264, and DivX/Xvid.
Other goodies include podcast support, a streaming media player, and an FM radio, though you have to use the included headset for the latter. As for memory, the Samsung Omnia comes in two flavors: 16GB or 8GB. Either way, you should have plenty of storage; plus, you have the microSD/SDHC expansion slot, which accepts up to 16GB cards.
The Omnia comes equipped with a 5-megapixel camera with a slew of advanced features. In addition to video recording and digital zoom, you get a flash, auto focus, and face detection. For still images, there are three quality settings and six size options. You have a grand total of 15 shooting modes, ranging from sports to sunset to fireworks as well as white balance adjustment, various effects, ISO settings, and much more. You can even geotag your photos with the embedded GPS radio. In video mode, you don’t get as many tools, but you still get three size and three quality choices.
Picture quality, in the Omnia, is quite impressive. Objects come in clear and defined in photos, and the camera response time is also good. Video quality is also better than most camera phones out there. Once done, you can, of course, send your photos via e-mail or multimedia message. The Omnia also has a Digital Frame application that displays the time and date, while rotating through your photo gallery in the background. Finally, you get TV-out capabilities and a video editing application is included on the device in case you want to make a quick movie on the spot.
With all the new features that it have, I will not be surprised if it costs a lot.
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Multimedia plays a big role on the Omnia. As an alternative to the standard Windows Media Player 10 Mobile, Samsung includes something called the Touch Player, which features a nicer user interface and a functionality similar, but not as streamlined, as the iPhone’s Coverflow. Supported music and video formats include MP3, WMA, AAC, eAAC+, MP4, 3GPP, H.264, and DivX/Xvid.
Other goodies include podcast support, a streaming media player, and an FM radio, though you have to use the included headset for the latter. As for memory, the Samsung Omnia comes in two flavors: 16GB or 8GB. Either way, you should have plenty of storage; plus, you have the microSD/SDHC expansion slot, which accepts up to 16GB cards.
The Omnia comes equipped with a 5-megapixel camera with a slew of advanced features. In addition to video recording and digital zoom, you get a flash, auto focus, and face detection. For still images, there are three quality settings and six size options. You have a grand total of 15 shooting modes, ranging from sports to sunset to fireworks as well as white balance adjustment, various effects, ISO settings, and much more. You can even geotag your photos with the embedded GPS radio. In video mode, you don’t get as many tools, but you still get three size and three quality choices.
Picture quality, in the Omnia, is quite impressive. Objects come in clear and defined in photos, and the camera response time is also good. Video quality is also better than most camera phones out there. Once done, you can, of course, send your photos via e-mail or multimedia message. The Omnia also has a Digital Frame application that displays the time and date, while rotating through your photo gallery in the background. Finally, you get TV-out capabilities and a video editing application is included on the device in case you want to make a quick movie on the spot.
With all the new features that it have, I will not be surprised if it costs a lot.
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Tuesday, October 14, 2008
Samsung Omnia Review
By Franz Bicar
continued...As mentioned, its not the touch screen features that makes the Omnia unique. It is, however, Samsung’s TouchWiz user interface. TouchWiz allows for an extra level of personalization on your Home screen. There is a tray located on the left side with various applications, such as the clock, music player, photo gallery, games, and notepad. You can then drag and drop these widgets to the main screen so they’re easily accessible to you every time you fire up your phone. Once you’ve customized the phone to your liking, you can collapse and hide the tray by tapping the arrow button. Beyond the Home screen, there’s also the Main Menu page that organizes the major applications in a nice user-friendly view.
The Omnia doesn’t look like a traditional Windows Mobile device, but it does run on Windows Mobile 6.1 with all the usual trimmings, including the Microsoft Office Mobile Suite and support for Microsoft’s Direct Push Technology for real-time message delivery and automatic synchronization with your Outlook calendar, tasks, and contacts via Exchange Server. The Omnia can also be configured to access your POP3 and IMAP e-mail accounts. There are plenty of other PIM tools to keep you on task and organized, including a task list, a task manager and switcher, a smart converter, a calculator, and a PDF reader, among other things.
For Web browsing, you could use Internet Explorer Mobile but the Samsung Omnia also ships with the Opera Mobile Web browser, which many find to be a superior browser. There’s also Windows Live integration and a Google Launcher that gives you quick access to search, Gmail, and Google Maps. Unfortunately, there’s no Flash support. As far as connecting to the Web, you can use the smartphone’s integrated Wi-Fi or any EDGE network.
Phone features include quad-band world roaming, a speakerphone, conference calling, text and multimedia messaging. The phone book is limited only by the available memory, and there’s room in each entry for multiple numbers, e-mail addresses, instant-messaging handles, and birthdays. For caller ID purposes, you can assign a picture, one of 20 polyphonic ringtones, or a group ID. Bluetooth 2.0 is also onboard for use with mono and stereo Bluetooth headsets, hands-free kits, object exchange, and dial-up networking. And no need for a Bluetooth GPS receiver, since the Samsung Omnia has assisted GPS. Continued...
continued...As mentioned, its not the touch screen features that makes the Omnia unique. It is, however, Samsung’s TouchWiz user interface. TouchWiz allows for an extra level of personalization on your Home screen. There is a tray located on the left side with various applications, such as the clock, music player, photo gallery, games, and notepad. You can then drag and drop these widgets to the main screen so they’re easily accessible to you every time you fire up your phone. Once you’ve customized the phone to your liking, you can collapse and hide the tray by tapping the arrow button. Beyond the Home screen, there’s also the Main Menu page that organizes the major applications in a nice user-friendly view.
The Omnia doesn’t look like a traditional Windows Mobile device, but it does run on Windows Mobile 6.1 with all the usual trimmings, including the Microsoft Office Mobile Suite and support for Microsoft’s Direct Push Technology for real-time message delivery and automatic synchronization with your Outlook calendar, tasks, and contacts via Exchange Server. The Omnia can also be configured to access your POP3 and IMAP e-mail accounts. There are plenty of other PIM tools to keep you on task and organized, including a task list, a task manager and switcher, a smart converter, a calculator, and a PDF reader, among other things.
For Web browsing, you could use Internet Explorer Mobile but the Samsung Omnia also ships with the Opera Mobile Web browser, which many find to be a superior browser. There’s also Windows Live integration and a Google Launcher that gives you quick access to search, Gmail, and Google Maps. Unfortunately, there’s no Flash support. As far as connecting to the Web, you can use the smartphone’s integrated Wi-Fi or any EDGE network.
Phone features include quad-band world roaming, a speakerphone, conference calling, text and multimedia messaging. The phone book is limited only by the available memory, and there’s room in each entry for multiple numbers, e-mail addresses, instant-messaging handles, and birthdays. For caller ID purposes, you can assign a picture, one of 20 polyphonic ringtones, or a group ID. Bluetooth 2.0 is also onboard for use with mono and stereo Bluetooth headsets, hands-free kits, object exchange, and dial-up networking. And no need for a Bluetooth GPS receiver, since the Samsung Omnia has assisted GPS. Continued...
Monday, October 13, 2008
Samsung Omnia Review
y Franz Bicar
The Samsung Omnia is arguably one of the most sought after smartphones of 2008. Along with the RIM BlackBerry Bold and Sony Ericsson Xperia X1, the Samsung Omnia has made news as one of the alternatives to the very successful iPhone 3G. The Samsung Omnia couldn’t boast of its touch screen feature, after all, the Samsung Instinct couldn’t quite make it. However, Samsung’s TouchWiz interface has piqued the curiosity of a lot of people. This feature brings drag-and-drop widgets for the Today screen and provides an extra level of device customization. Its not as slick as the iPhone but it does make Windows Mobile much easier to use. As an added bonus, the smartphone is loaded with productivity and multimedia features that truly make it an all-in-one device that will satisfy both consumers and mobile professionals.
For now, the Samsung Omnia is available only in Europe. But pretty soon, it will be available to a lot of countries so we all just have to wait. The Omnia is a beautiful smartphone, no doubt about that. It is both simple and elegant. It has an attractive black-and-slate silver chassis and slim candy bar design that measures 4.4 inches tall by 2.2 inches wide by 0.4 inch deep and weighs 4.4 ounces. While light and compact, it has a nice solid construction and feels comfortable to hold and use as a phone.
On the outside, the phone is very simple and has a minimalistic design. There aren’t a lot of external controls and it focuses more on its touch screen capabilities. The Omnia features a 3.2-inch diagonal TFT screen with a 262,000 color output and 240×400 pixel resolution. The display isn’t as large as the Instinct’s or the iPhone’s. The screen, however, is sufficient for most tasks, and very easy to read and vibrant.
For text entry, you can either use the full QWERTY keyboard, the Block Recognizer, or the Transcriber. The touch screen is mostly responsive and offers haptic tactile feedback that lets you know that your touch has registered with vibrations. You can adjust the intensity of the feedback as well as choose from various vibration rhythms under the VibeTonz folder in the Settings menu. In addition, the Omnia’s display has a built-in accelerometer so the screen will rotate from portrait to landscape mode when you turn the phone. Continued...
The Samsung Omnia is arguably one of the most sought after smartphones of 2008. Along with the RIM BlackBerry Bold and Sony Ericsson Xperia X1, the Samsung Omnia has made news as one of the alternatives to the very successful iPhone 3G. The Samsung Omnia couldn’t boast of its touch screen feature, after all, the Samsung Instinct couldn’t quite make it. However, Samsung’s TouchWiz interface has piqued the curiosity of a lot of people. This feature brings drag-and-drop widgets for the Today screen and provides an extra level of device customization. Its not as slick as the iPhone but it does make Windows Mobile much easier to use. As an added bonus, the smartphone is loaded with productivity and multimedia features that truly make it an all-in-one device that will satisfy both consumers and mobile professionals.
For now, the Samsung Omnia is available only in Europe. But pretty soon, it will be available to a lot of countries so we all just have to wait. The Omnia is a beautiful smartphone, no doubt about that. It is both simple and elegant. It has an attractive black-and-slate silver chassis and slim candy bar design that measures 4.4 inches tall by 2.2 inches wide by 0.4 inch deep and weighs 4.4 ounces. While light and compact, it has a nice solid construction and feels comfortable to hold and use as a phone.
On the outside, the phone is very simple and has a minimalistic design. There aren’t a lot of external controls and it focuses more on its touch screen capabilities. The Omnia features a 3.2-inch diagonal TFT screen with a 262,000 color output and 240×400 pixel resolution. The display isn’t as large as the Instinct’s or the iPhone’s. The screen, however, is sufficient for most tasks, and very easy to read and vibrant.
For text entry, you can either use the full QWERTY keyboard, the Block Recognizer, or the Transcriber. The touch screen is mostly responsive and offers haptic tactile feedback that lets you know that your touch has registered with vibrations. You can adjust the intensity of the feedback as well as choose from various vibration rhythms under the VibeTonz folder in the Settings menu. In addition, the Omnia’s display has a built-in accelerometer so the screen will rotate from portrait to landscape mode when you turn the phone. Continued...
Sunday, October 12, 2008
Android’s here, time to Google
The phone may be a threat to Apple’s iPhone and iPod because the device is able to download digital music from Amazon.com. As a result, about 6million tracks will be available on the G1 at the touch of a button.
However, the G1 cannot compete with Apple’s sleek design. At first touch, the G1 looks and feels plastic and clunky by comparison.
The mobile allows easy access to Google’s range of online applications, such as Gmail — its personal e-mail service — and YouTube. The G1 also allows you to see Google maps in street view, allowing you to explore cities virtually, as if standing on the street corner itself.
However, the buzz surrounding the G1 has less to do with its ground-breaking new features and more to do with Google’s innovation, the Android operating system that runs the phone. Google’s aim is to get more people online and using the search and advertising services from which it makes money.
And there are more Android-powered phones to come, with manufacturers LG and Samsung likely to reveal mobiles that run on the software next year.
Google hopes to overtake Apple by making Android “open source”, meaning that people will not be charged to use it on their handset or for writing applications for it.
“It’s a very clever way for Google to level the playing field in handsets,” says Toby Shapshak, the editor of Stuff magazine. Giving one of the most important components — the operating system — away for free, says Shapshak, allows Google to maintain its dominance in online services, as is the case with computer-based access to the Internet.
“PC users often go straight to Google’s pages for search, mail or documents, so Google is ensuring the same happens on cellphones by building access to its services right into Android,” he says.
“Web-based services, or what everyone is calling Web 2.0, is the future of the Internet. Google has cleverly given itself a leg-up in the crucial cellphone market, which the next generation of web-savvy, Internet users is expected to use as their primary means of going online.”
I love google.
However, the G1 cannot compete with Apple’s sleek design. At first touch, the G1 looks and feels plastic and clunky by comparison.
The mobile allows easy access to Google’s range of online applications, such as Gmail — its personal e-mail service — and YouTube. The G1 also allows you to see Google maps in street view, allowing you to explore cities virtually, as if standing on the street corner itself.
However, the buzz surrounding the G1 has less to do with its ground-breaking new features and more to do with Google’s innovation, the Android operating system that runs the phone. Google’s aim is to get more people online and using the search and advertising services from which it makes money.
And there are more Android-powered phones to come, with manufacturers LG and Samsung likely to reveal mobiles that run on the software next year.
Google hopes to overtake Apple by making Android “open source”, meaning that people will not be charged to use it on their handset or for writing applications for it.
“It’s a very clever way for Google to level the playing field in handsets,” says Toby Shapshak, the editor of Stuff magazine. Giving one of the most important components — the operating system — away for free, says Shapshak, allows Google to maintain its dominance in online services, as is the case with computer-based access to the Internet.
“PC users often go straight to Google’s pages for search, mail or documents, so Google is ensuring the same happens on cellphones by building access to its services right into Android,” he says.
“Web-based services, or what everyone is calling Web 2.0, is the future of the Internet. Google has cleverly given itself a leg-up in the crucial cellphone market, which the next generation of web-savvy, Internet users is expected to use as their primary means of going online.”
I love google.
Saturday, October 11, 2008
Android’s here, time to Google
It’s not the interface or sleek design that is the point here, the Internet-savvy software is the cellphone’s best drawcard by far
THE first mobile phone powered by Google was launched last month, ready to do battle with Apple’s iPhone for the top spot on many Christmas gift lists.
The long-awaited smart phone, the T-Mobile G1, which was unveiled at a press conference in New York, will go on sale in the US this month and is expected to hit British stores by early November. South Africans might have to wait a while longer as operators have not yet announced plans for a local version.
The New York event, featuring the whooping and cheering more often associated with the unveiling of new Apple products, revealed the first handset to run on “Android”, Google’s new software for mobile phones.
The arrival of Android signals the opening round of the battle between Google and its rivals, such as Nokia and Apple, to create software for the next generation of mobile phones.
However, upon being granted a first glance at the new device, The Times found that the phone did not seem to offer a ground-breaking feature to rival the “wow” factor of the iPhone’s touchscreen. Instead, the G1 happily adopts the best features of the iPhone and BlackBerry, two of the best smartphones on the market.
It has an easy-to-navigate and intuitive touch screen like an iPhone. But, like the BlackBerry, it also has a qwerty keyboard, which slides out and a track ball that helps you navigate around the screen.
The Internet giant emphasises that the phone is not a Google phone per se as it is manufactured by HTC, a Taiwanese manufacturer, and will be offered exclusively by T- Mobile in Britain. But it seems the product will be sold on the back of Google’s street cred. Instead of the manufacturer’s name on the back, it reads “with Google”. As a result, it is Google’s brand and reputation that will be enhanced, or dented, by this phone. Continued...
This is great news!Competition from among these giant companies will enable prices of mobile phones to be lower.Thus, more people can afford to buy new versions of these phones.
THE first mobile phone powered by Google was launched last month, ready to do battle with Apple’s iPhone for the top spot on many Christmas gift lists.
The long-awaited smart phone, the T-Mobile G1, which was unveiled at a press conference in New York, will go on sale in the US this month and is expected to hit British stores by early November. South Africans might have to wait a while longer as operators have not yet announced plans for a local version.
The New York event, featuring the whooping and cheering more often associated with the unveiling of new Apple products, revealed the first handset to run on “Android”, Google’s new software for mobile phones.
The arrival of Android signals the opening round of the battle between Google and its rivals, such as Nokia and Apple, to create software for the next generation of mobile phones.
However, upon being granted a first glance at the new device, The Times found that the phone did not seem to offer a ground-breaking feature to rival the “wow” factor of the iPhone’s touchscreen. Instead, the G1 happily adopts the best features of the iPhone and BlackBerry, two of the best smartphones on the market.
It has an easy-to-navigate and intuitive touch screen like an iPhone. But, like the BlackBerry, it also has a qwerty keyboard, which slides out and a track ball that helps you navigate around the screen.
The Internet giant emphasises that the phone is not a Google phone per se as it is manufactured by HTC, a Taiwanese manufacturer, and will be offered exclusively by T- Mobile in Britain. But it seems the product will be sold on the back of Google’s street cred. Instead of the manufacturer’s name on the back, it reads “with Google”. As a result, it is Google’s brand and reputation that will be enhanced, or dented, by this phone. Continued...
This is great news!Competition from among these giant companies will enable prices of mobile phones to be lower.Thus, more people can afford to buy new versions of these phones.
Friday, October 10, 2008
Verizon Releases Music Phone Slider "Samsung Sway"
by Mitch Marconi
Here is the list of specs:
"Key features and capabilities of the Samsung Sway from Verizon Wireless include:
Media Center-capable – downloadable games, ringtones, wallpapers, location-based services and more
Mobile Web-capable – customizable, enhanced wireless access to the latest in news, sports, weather and more
Mobile IM capabilities
Text, picture and video messaging
Bluetooth profiles supported: headset, stereo, hands-free (car kits), serial port, object push for vCard and vCalendar only, basic imaging, basic printing and phonebook access profiles
2.0 megapixel camera with NightShot
Camcorder
Expandable memory up to 8GB with external microSD™ card slot
Hearing aid compatibility = M4
Bilingual user interface (English and Spanish)
Personal organizer with calculator, calendar, alarm clock, world clock, stop watch and notepad
Dimensions: 4.15" (h) x 1.96" (w) x 0.47" (d) with standard battery
Weight: 3.56 ounces
Display: 2.2"
Usage time: up to 270 minutes with standard battery or
Standby time: up to 312 hours with standard battery" (c) tPC
Gee, maybe the new samsung sway is what I want to buy.harharhar
Here is the list of specs:
"Key features and capabilities of the Samsung Sway from Verizon Wireless include:
Media Center-capable – downloadable games, ringtones, wallpapers, location-based services and more
Mobile Web-capable – customizable, enhanced wireless access to the latest in news, sports, weather and more
Mobile IM capabilities
Text, picture and video messaging
Bluetooth profiles supported: headset, stereo, hands-free (car kits), serial port, object push for vCard and vCalendar only, basic imaging, basic printing and phonebook access profiles
2.0 megapixel camera with NightShot
Camcorder
Expandable memory up to 8GB with external microSD™ card slot
Hearing aid compatibility = M4
Bilingual user interface (English and Spanish)
Personal organizer with calculator, calendar, alarm clock, world clock, stop watch and notepad
Dimensions: 4.15" (h) x 1.96" (w) x 0.47" (d) with standard battery
Weight: 3.56 ounces
Display: 2.2"
Usage time: up to 270 minutes with standard battery or
Standby time: up to 312 hours with standard battery" (c) tPC
Gee, maybe the new samsung sway is what I want to buy.harharhar
Thursday, October 9, 2008
Verizon Releases Music Phone Slider "Samsung Sway"
by Mitch Marconi
Verizon has just announced another great phone, now you can swing with the Samsung Sway SCH-u650. This is verizon's answer to the the up and coming new high-tech phones.
So amoung the many things a lot of do-all phones such as IM cabilities, email, mobile web, GPS, and various of the other standard high-tech phones have nowadays. It's a sliding phone, the sway has a silver finish, 2.2-inch display, and 0.47-inches thick phone. The phone has a 2-megapixel camera with NightShot. THis phone has plenty of other features such as Bluetooth support, media player functionality, with a A2Dp stereo that will be sure to blast your mp3s right out your phone.
Verizon is trying to get Rhapsody service for the phone so you can download music on the go. As usual the phone will have the ever popular V CAST Music. You can load the phone with a 8GB microSD card.
The Samsung Sway phone will be available this October 14th and will be priced at $69.99 with a $50 rebate. That means though you have to get a two-year contract agreement for it at that price though, which would end up around $19.99.
I love this new samsung phone. I will try to check its specifications.
Verizon has just announced another great phone, now you can swing with the Samsung Sway SCH-u650. This is verizon's answer to the the up and coming new high-tech phones.
So amoung the many things a lot of do-all phones such as IM cabilities, email, mobile web, GPS, and various of the other standard high-tech phones have nowadays. It's a sliding phone, the sway has a silver finish, 2.2-inch display, and 0.47-inches thick phone. The phone has a 2-megapixel camera with NightShot. THis phone has plenty of other features such as Bluetooth support, media player functionality, with a A2Dp stereo that will be sure to blast your mp3s right out your phone.
Verizon is trying to get Rhapsody service for the phone so you can download music on the go. As usual the phone will have the ever popular V CAST Music. You can load the phone with a 8GB microSD card.
The Samsung Sway phone will be available this October 14th and will be priced at $69.99 with a $50 rebate. That means though you have to get a two-year contract agreement for it at that price though, which would end up around $19.99.
I love this new samsung phone. I will try to check its specifications.
Wednesday, October 8, 2008
Samsung Sway, Motorola Rapture VU30 and more released
Verizon Wireless today also started selling the new Samsung Sway, a slim slider with a silver finish (check out its menu icons at the bottom of this story - a good example of how Samsung is getting Verizon Wireless on the right track). The Samsung Sway offers a 2.2" screen, a 2-megapixel camera with NightShot and video capture, Rhapsody service, Bluetooth, and a microSD slot supporting up to 8GB cards. Other key features include a media center, offering downloadable games, ringtones, wallpapers, location-based services and more. Samsung claims a talk time of up 4.5 hours. to Measuring 4.15 by 1.96 by 0.47 inches and weighing in at 3.56 ounces, the Samsung Sway costs $120 with a two-year contract, before a $50 mail-in rebate.
Today, AT&T Wireless and T-Mobile customers also got a couple of new choices through the Pantech C610 (see image at the bottom) and the Motorola W450, respectively. The Pantech C610 packs AT&T Navigator, Bluetooth, microSD and a 1.3-megapixel camera. With 3G connectivity, it also supports AT&T Video Share and MobiRadio (streaming music). Pantech handsets are not something we test all day long here at infoSync, so we can't tell you much about what to expect, but it should be available this week in the price range of the Motorola VU204 mentioned above. The Motorola W450 for T-Mobile is also a low-end phone, selling under the name Motorola Active for $80 with a two-year contract. A $50 mail in rebate is available. Key features include a 1.3-megapixel camera and a claimed talk time of up to 7.5 hours (EDGE only).
The new samsung sway is hot.
Source
Today, AT&T Wireless and T-Mobile customers also got a couple of new choices through the Pantech C610 (see image at the bottom) and the Motorola W450, respectively. The Pantech C610 packs AT&T Navigator, Bluetooth, microSD and a 1.3-megapixel camera. With 3G connectivity, it also supports AT&T Video Share and MobiRadio (streaming music). Pantech handsets are not something we test all day long here at infoSync, so we can't tell you much about what to expect, but it should be available this week in the price range of the Motorola VU204 mentioned above. The Motorola W450 for T-Mobile is also a low-end phone, selling under the name Motorola Active for $80 with a two-year contract. A $50 mail in rebate is available. Key features include a 1.3-megapixel camera and a claimed talk time of up to 7.5 hours (EDGE only).
The new samsung sway is hot.
Source
Tuesday, October 7, 2008
Samsung Sway, Motorola Rapture VU30 and more released
AT&T Wireless, Verizon Wireless and T-Mobile today released new cell phones; most notably the Samsung Sway for Verizon Wireless with nice-looking menu icons.
A pile of new cell phones were announced today, including the Motorola VU30 and VU204 for Verizon Wireless, the Motorola W450 for T-Mobile, the Pantech C610 for AT&T Wireless and the Samsung Sway for Verizon Wireless.
The Motorola Rapture VU30 sports a clamshell design with a touch-sensitive external display that allows customers to capture pictures and access their music without opening the phone. The phone also has a dedicated shutter button for the 2-megapixel camera, and music downloaded via V Cast Music with Rhapsody can be stored on microSD cards up to 8GB. Other features include Bluetooth, VZ Navigator and a 2.5mm headset jack. The Motorola Rapture VU30 costs $180 with a two-year contract. A $50 mail-in rebate is available when signing up for a qualifying plan. The new Motorola VU204 is a low-end phone offering a VGA camera, Bluetooth and VZ Navigator, though primarily meant for calling. It's available now for $80, and a $50 mail-in rebate is available. Continued...
A pile of new cell phones were announced today, including the Motorola VU30 and VU204 for Verizon Wireless, the Motorola W450 for T-Mobile, the Pantech C610 for AT&T Wireless and the Samsung Sway for Verizon Wireless.
The Motorola Rapture VU30 sports a clamshell design with a touch-sensitive external display that allows customers to capture pictures and access their music without opening the phone. The phone also has a dedicated shutter button for the 2-megapixel camera, and music downloaded via V Cast Music with Rhapsody can be stored on microSD cards up to 8GB. Other features include Bluetooth, VZ Navigator and a 2.5mm headset jack. The Motorola Rapture VU30 costs $180 with a two-year contract. A $50 mail-in rebate is available when signing up for a qualifying plan. The new Motorola VU204 is a low-end phone offering a VGA camera, Bluetooth and VZ Navigator, though primarily meant for calling. It's available now for $80, and a $50 mail-in rebate is available. Continued...
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