April 2009 Archives

A new compact flip phone has been unveiled by Samsung Electronics in cooperation with Metro PCS Corp. The sleek, compact flip design of the Samsung Tint makes it both durable and fashionable. The Samsung Tint includes grey and pink faceplates as a standard accessory to help match the user's style.

Additional faceplates are also available in various colors. This handset also features customizable wallpaper, banner themes and fonts to personalize the visual experience on the Samsung Tint.

The Samsung Tint is equipped with a powerful feature set, including an integrated camera, SMS, MMS, email and IM messaging capabilities, advanced voice recognition, Bluetooth wireless technology and speakerphone for easy, hands-free operation.

For immediate access to family and friends, the Samsung Tint offers ChatLINK℠ a push-to-talk social networking tool that works like a walkie-talkie. Users can simply push a button and talk without dialing to individuals or groups with compatible phones.

With the Samsung Tint, MetroPCS subscribers will be able to navigate the mobile Web, download ringtones and graphics and interact with social networks without having to use a laptop or PC.

MetroPCS' plans for its wide variety of other phones range from $30 to $50 per month and allow subscribers to talk all they want, 24-hours-a-day, seven days a week. Unlike most carriers, MetroPCS does not require a signed contract, which means that consumers can activate service without going through a credit check or paying a deposit.

The Samsung Tint is available at all MetroPCS authorized dealers and company-owned retail locations. Visit MetroPCS' website at www.metropcs.com for specific locations or to purchase the Samsung Tint and sign up for service plans.

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One more Samsung phone is out there anxiously waiting for subscribers to pick it up. The T349 is coming from T-Mobile and it looks like the device will be available around May 20.

The phone described as a "20-key messaging phone" and it will sport the following features:

• 20-key keypad


• 1.3 megapixel camera w/ video capture


• SMS, MMS, Email and IM


• Bluetooth


• Speakerphone


• Photo caller ID, alarm clock, calculator,


• Mobile backup


• GPRS connectivity

via BGR

A new Samsung phone, and we had a lot of those lately, is going to Verizon Wireless. The Trance will go on sale tomorrow, April 24 and it will cost just $49.99 after a $50 mail-in rebate with a 2-year contract. The Trance is a phone dedicated to music and here's what you can expect from it:

• 2.1-inch display with 176 x 220 resolution


• CDMA 1X 800/1900mHz Digital Only


• 1.3 megapixel camera


• 1GB of Internal memory dedicated to Music, up to 16GB microSD expansion


• 3.5mm headset jack


• Bluetooth


• Mobile email, mobile web, VZ Navigator, Chaperone Parent and chat capable


• V CAST music with Rhapsody support


• Music Player for MP3, WMA & unprotected AAC & unprotected AAC+ Formats


• Bang & Olufsen ICEpower external speakers


• One touch access to music and ability to create & manage playlists and to multitask while listening to music


• Sync music from PC to phone (over the air music downloads are not supported)


• Text, Picture, and Voice Messaging with threaded messaging feature


• Tools: Alarm Clock, World Clock, Calculator with Converter, Stop Watch

It started as a rumor and it got confirmed faster than we could have imagined. The Samsung I7500 we have shown you yesterday is the first Samsung Android phone. And we have some hands-on photos to delight our imagination with. We can get a general idea about size and shape and all we need now is clear launch dates. At this point the first question that comes to mind is what would you choose? HTC Magic or Samsung I7500?
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via mobile-review

Last week, the GC900, which we have now come to call as the LG Viewty Smart, made an appearance on the LG blog, which was later taken down. This time around, we bring you news straight from the horse's mouth and have one more detail to add: a release date. According to the press release by LG recently, the 8mpx Viewty Smart cameraphone will start appearing through "operators in Europe" this May, but the article did not mention a price, so may be it's up to the operators now to come out with their subsidized prices. In the meantime, enjoy a few beauty shots of the LG Viewty Smart on us after the break...

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Toshiba's future lineup has been leaked recently and now we have some pictures to match those names. The TG01 which we are already expecting will be followed by two new sets the TG02 and the TG03. The shots aren't exactly clear but we're so familiar with blurry leaked pictures that we'd be surprised to see the new handset any different. Now that we have the leaked images we'd like more details about actual pricing and availability dates.
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T-Mobile has a new Sony Ericsson phone scheduled to be released soon. It's the C905 which has just been approved by the FCC. T-Mobile will sell it as the CS8, which means its the version for T-Mobile's GSM and AWS 3G bands. The phone should arrive later this year so both AT&T and T-Mo subscribers will be able to enjoy that same phone. Question is, who will be the first one to launch it?

via Engadget

And Smart it is, with its ultra-sleek looks and power-packed features. LG has now fessed up and announced the GC900, which we knew better as the Viewty II, and will be called the LG Smart hereon. We pretty much knew all its ins and outs but in case you missed some, here are its major features all crammed into a thickness of 12.4 mm:

• HSDPA network support


• WiFi


• 3-inch TFT touchscreen display


• 8-megapixel camera with video capture at 720x480 resolution


• aGPS with Geotagging


• S-Class 3D UI


• Weight: 90g

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We have been talking about the Zune HD lately and we have a specs list which might or might not impress you. Will you choose a Zune HD over an iPod touch? Let's take a look at this Zune's specs:

• ~3.6-inch OLED full touchscreen


• NVIDIA Tegra powered


• 4GB, 8GB, 16GB and 32GB versions


• HDMI Connection to stream straight to your TV


• HD Radio


• Web browser


• Wi-Fi compatible, with wireless marketplace


• Released, early fall


• International release of the Zune device itself


• Home AV packs, Car packs, Charge packs

via Neowin

I know you have been waiting for this one and it has finally arrived. The QWERTY handset from Samsung baptized the Propel Pro is finally available from AT&T. You can have it for $149.99 after $50 mail-in rebate on a two-year contract. And here are the official specs of the Propel Pro, just to remind you what all that money will buy:

• Slider form factor, QWERTY keypad
• 2.5-inch TFT display, 320 x 320 pixels, 65K colors
• Quad band GSM/GPRS/EDGE connectivity (850/900/1800/1900 MHz)
• Tri-band UMTS/HSDPA connectivity (850/1900/2100 MHz)
• Windows Mobile 6.1 Standard OS
• 3 megapixel camera with autofocus
• Wi-Fi, GPS, Bluetooth 2.0
• MicroSDHC support
• 4 x 2.5 x 0.6 inches, 4.8 ounces
• Talk time: up to 6 hours, Standby time: up to 12 days

via Business Wire

Samsung seems to have finally realized that it would be foolish not to use the successful "Omnia" moniker and has decided to use it after all with the Samsung i8910. The i8910 is now scheduled for a release in Italy as the Omnia HD, although Samsung may still go ahead and release it as the i8910 HD in other markets. Making the event a bit more special is Samsung's colloboration with the movie, X-Men Origins: Wolverine, which will be opening the same week, for the release of Omnia HD in Italy. As we already know, the the i8910 is similar in most features to Samsung Omnia with a few worthy upgrades, the most notable being an 8-megapixel lens instead of 5 megapixels and the use of AMOLED technology instead of TFT for its 3.2-inch touchscreen display. We still have no idea whether it will be able to record vidoes in 720p, but considering the HD tag that is attached to its name, we are betting it will.

Look for it to land in Italy on April 29 at an undisclosed price.

We've seen the Samsung S8000 a while ago and now we have some more specs for you. These features have been leaked from a Russian retailer's website and now the whole world can get a better idea of the S8000 Cubic phone. And here are those features for you:

• Quad band GSM/GPRS/EDGE connectivity (850/900/1800/1900 MHz)
• Dual band UMTS connectivity (900/2100 MHz)
• Wi-Fi
• A-GPS
• Bluetooth 2.1
• Media player
• 3.5mm headset jack
• 5MP camera with autofocus
• 2GB of internal memory
• 1,100 mAh battery
• 108.9 x 53.5 x 11.9 mm

What do you think? Would you get a Cubic? Or would you rather get an LG Arena instead? The Cubic has a new TouchWiz UI which is similar to LT's S-Class 3D UI.

The price has not been leaked yet but if the Russian site is getting ready to launch the Samsung phone, we should assume we're going to find out more about the S8000 soon.

via Euroset.ru

Samsung may have been thinking of a reliable rugged phone worthy for military use and it looks like the Samsung SGH-A657 is the perfect fit. However, if you are expecting to get some attention as far as features and overall appearance concerned, you can just forget it!

As far as features go, it's the mobile equivalent of a Kia Spectra wrapped up in a tank's body. It's got Bluetooth 2.0, Stereo Bluetooth, AT&T Navigator and Mobile music, Push to Talk, EDGE and HSDPA, microSD expansion, and all the basics you would expect from any phone.

The Samsung SGH-A657 was specially made for meeting military specifications for dust, shock, vibration, and extreme temperatures. As a bonus, it has a flashlight, just in case you drop the keys of your military vehicle along the way.

(Source) Mobile Crunch

This is just an early rumor with absolutely no confirmation whatsoever from HTC or anybody else, but the Fiesta is said to be another Google phone made by HTC.

The Android phone will supposedly be available in Asia, Europe and North America but we have no clue about its features. The Android phone has been found in the Bluetooth SIG so it will at least have Bluetooth support. We won't mind if you happen to have more information on the Fiesta! Just send it over right away!

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Apple is getting ready to launch a new iPhone and RIM's response seems to be a new BlackBerry Storm. The Storm 2 has been confirmed by Alain Segond von Banchet, RIM's Channel Sales manager in the Netherlands. The phone should arrive in late 2009 or early 2010. Isn't that too late? The new handset will launch with KPN which must mean the second Storm won't be a Vodafone exclusive.

What novelties will the Storm 2 bring us? A new touch input method which should be better than what we've seen so far. We're guessing that other things are also going to be added by RIM because just a new input method will not suffice in this tough business.

via tweakers.net

A while ago we announced AT&T buy-one-get-one new offers which included the Samsung Magnet, the Samsung Propel Pro and the Samsung Impression. The latter one is on sale starting today. You can have it for just $199.99 with a two-year contract and a $50 mail-in rebate via AT&T Promotion Card. The phone will also be available free of contract for $399.99.

Here's a quick features recap of the Samsung Impression:

• Quad band GSM connectivity


• Dual band HSDPA connectivity (850/1900 MHz)


• GPS


• Bluetooth 2.0 with A2DP


• 3.2 MP camera


• 190 MB of internal memory


• MicroSD card support


• Talk time: up to 3 hours


• Standby time: up to 250 hours


• 4.48 x 2.28 x 0.61 inches


• 5.3 ounces

This may seem out of the blue but that's the way most cell phones get leaked, isn't it? Touted to be a successor to the F700, a new smartphone has popped up on ThePhoneHouse (Dutch subsidiary of Carphone Warehouse) called the Samsung B7610 Louvre. Details are sparse as of now but from the picture, we can assume that the device will be running Windows Mobile 6.1 and has a full QWERTY keypad. We will have to wait for Samsung to open up for other details and with a release date of July according to the website, they better make it official real soon, before blurry pictures or detailed spec sheets start emerging.

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Samsung is very witty in promoting its phone models. Samsung M2310 was under cover in Brazil, where as in Dutch the company seemed to exhibit this low-end model overtly.

Along with the M2310, other phones that made appearance at the Dutch Trade Show were the M2510 and S5200. Yes, I know most of us are unaware of these models. Well, among these the S2500 seems different.

Boasting a trendy two-tone black / red scheme, the S2500 comes equipped with a 3 megapixel camera. The M2510 slider infused with QVGA display, FM radio, and VGA cam bears dedicated music keys.

These three upcoming phones by Samsung are much awaited by music lovers who do not want to spend more and yet enjoy the music beats on their phones.

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If music ain't your thing, Sony Ericsson has just announced another cell phone, the S312, another low-ender in its S class of handsets. There is not much to write home about, but for a entry level cell phone, the S312 does seem pretty loaded. Buyers will find Bluetooth, FM radio, a 2-inch TFT display, a speakerphone, and GSM/GPRS/EDGE/900/1800 connectivity. The music player included is also capable of TrackID akin to the W205 and there's a M2 slot for further expansion. A 2-megapixel camera with a dedicated camera key is also thrown in along with the ability to snap pictures "horizontally," which as you know is possible on any cameraphone out there.

The Sony Ericsson S312 will make its way to the market in the second quarter of 2009 for a price that is yet to be announced.

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