Verizon will launch a new Samsung handset soon, the Glyde 2. The phone hasn’t been officially unveiled yet but someone managed to snatch a picture of the Glyde 2 with Verizon’s logo all over it. We’re looking forward for some leaked specs too as we don’t have any idea what this Glyde 2 has to offer. According to rumors we can expect the phone to have an impressive AMOLED screen, a slide-out QWERTY keyboard and Samsung’s TouchWiz UI. What do you say Samsung? Verizon? Anyone willing to tell us more?

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LG is holding the third spot after Nokia and Samsung when it comes to market share but the manufacturer has big plans for the future. By 2012 LG plans to get that second spot currently held by Samsung. It’s going to be a fierce fight since Samsung is a force to be reckoned with in the mobile business.

In order to accomplish its plans, LG will launch a “Black Label” phone before the end of the year meant to compete against the iPhone. LG is also working on the third version of the Prada III and other smartphones are expected too. Windows Mobile and Android will be the chosen OS for these future smartphones so we’re definitely interested to see LG’s future line up.

What do you think? Will LG be able to conquer that sweet second spot position?

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The most important cell phone makers out there have already announced 12-megapixel camera phones or are on the verge of doing so. We already know that Samsung, LG or Sony Ericsson will offer their customers a 12-megapixel shooter and Nokia will not want to miss any of that action.

The Finnish company will launch a 12-megapixel camera phone by the end of the year. There’s no official news from Nokia about the new phone but the rumors say it will feature a Carl Zeiss lens capable of optical zoom. That optical zoom will definitely convince some people to pick this 12-megapixel camera phone over that the competition has to offer.

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Samsung N510

Samsung are preparing to launch a new, 11.6-inch netbook called the N510 which will come with a 1.66GHz N280 processor.  The N510 will also use NVIDIA’s Ion graphics chipset, coupled with 1GB of RAM and a 160GB hard-drive.  The usage of Ion will make the N510 capable of high-definition video playback. Competitors such as the Acer Aspire One 751, which have similarly-sized displays but use the Atom Z5xx series processors and standard netbook graphics which have demonstrated to be underpowered for HD content.

Some of the other Samsung N510 specs include WiFi b/g/n, Bluetooth and wired ethernet, as well as an integrated microphone and webcam, multi-format memory card reader, Windows XP Home and a 6-cell Li-Ion battery. It wiil probably be priced at around €570 ($799).

NVIDIA’s Tegra processor is a fine solution to consider when creating a new smartphone. According to recent rumors one of the top five cell phone manufacturers is going to launch such a smartphone by the end of the year. The rumor is going even further to suggest that AT&T and T-Mobile will pick the phone up and sell it for around $199. So who do you suppose is making the phone? Samsung maybe? Is Motorola going to impress us with a new smartphone? Is it going to be an Android or Windows Mobile device? Any guesses?

There’s good news for everyone charging their phones in Europe. It looks like there’s a phone charging standard coming to all those European handset owners. The European Commission has received today confirmation for that micro-USB charging socket from the most important names in the mobile business. Nokia, Sony, Ericsson, Motorola, Apple, LG, NEC, Qualcomm, RIM, Samsung and Texas Instruments are all going to play ball and we should expect them to launch devices ready to be charged via a micro-USB charger sometime next year. On the long run the micro-UBS standard could be adopted by other markets too since CTIA, OMTP and the GSM Association also support it. Can’t wait for the day when I won’t hate myself for forgetting a certain phone charger! What are your thoughts on this?

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At this point, the fact that Samsung is launching new phones will not surprise anyone. The company has been doing it all year long and we hope it won’t stop anytime soon. This time around Samsung has new entry-level phones for us.

The S6700 is a dual-band HSDPA slider phone ready to offer you a 2.4-inch QVGA display, a 3 megapixel camera with auto-focus and dual-LED flash, GPS, 120MB of internal memory and microSDHC support.

The C5510 comes with a 2-megapixel camera, a 2.2-inch QVGA display and microSDHC support.

The M2510 is a music-oriented phone with music dedicated keys, a 3.5mm headphone jack, FM radio tuner with RDS, DNSe audio enhancement and a 1.3 megapixel camera.

The last in the list is the M2310. It sports a VGA camera, 9MB of internal memory upgradeable up to 8GB via microSD card and quad-band EDGE connectivity.

We have no availability dates just yet and as for prices we can probably assume you’ll get these phones for free with now contracts. Which one did you like best?

Are you anxious to get that Omnia II from Samsung? It looks like Verizon Wireless is already planning a July release although there’s nothing official yet. I guess Verizon picking up the Omnia II is the logical step to follow since Verizon is already selling the first Omnia phone. We’re still waiting for prices and some official details from Big Red and while we do that we can definitely wonder if the Jet is also coming. I hear it sells like hot cakes in Korea!

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I guess Sprint is finally ready to offer Android devices to its subscribers. And we hear that among the handsets considered the HTC Hero and an unknown yet Samsung Android phone with 4G support.

The Hero is in testing right now and Sprint could launch it by the end of the year. What’s more interesting is a Samsung Android phone which will have WiMAX support besides the regular CDMA connectivity. Is that going to be the first 4G Android phone? We have no clear details just yet but we’re hoping someone will clear the air soon!

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After releasing a much needed firmware update to unlock GPS on the HTC Touch Pro, Verizon has decided that a new phone is worthy for such a similar honor. The carrier has launched an updated ROM for the Samsung Saga and now the GPS has been unlocked for the Saga too. So if you own a Samsung Saga and you’re always interested in GPS features and applications than you can go to Verizon Wireless and get yourself that new piece of software. In the mean time all those Samsung Omnia owners are still waiting for a similar update. Verizon, we’re watching you!

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One of our tipsters has recently informed us that the Samsung Reclaim, previously entitled the Samsung Chianti, will be coming to Sprint sometime in Q3 of this year.

The Reclaim will apparantly come in two different colors, grass green and blue, and features a 2.3″ 240 x 320 QVGA display screen, a 2MP camera, full QWERTY keyboard and a micro SD memory slot.

There’s no telling how much the Samsung Reclaim will cost if/when it hits Sprint later this year but we’ll be sure to keep you posted.

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The latest netbook from Samsung Electronics, the N310 Netbook, will be exclusively available from Ebuyer.com. Known as one of the UK’s leading retailers in the category of consumer electronics, Ebuyer.com offers customers the opportunity to own a N310 Netbook for only £364.98.

With the growing demand for compact and efficient mobile devices today, Samsung decided to go with a retailer that has proven itself as far as sales for branded computer and consumer electronic gadgets in the market today. However, they are offering the Samsung N310 online only until supplies last.

The Samsung N310 10″ netbook is a smart, stylish and very powerful device designed to satisfy even the most demanding computing enthusiast. The netbook can be used for storing and sharing information, photos, music and for browsing the internet.

Though it was already posted last month by Chris, here are the specs once again:

• Intel Atom processor of 1.6 Ghz
• 10″ WSVGA Glare SuperBright Gloss LED Display has resolution of 1024 x 600
• Memory of 1GB DDR2 800MHz
• 160GB SATA hard drive of 5400RPM
• Windows XP operating system
• Software options like the Samsung Magic Doctor, Samsung Update Plus, Easy Display Manger
• Weighs only 1.23 kgs

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Samsung first announced their upcoming touch-screen touting handset Jet last week and already have found it to be a highly anticipated phone. Apparantly, Samsung woke up this morning to find that the Jet was pre-ordered a none-too-shabby 2 million times marking the highest pre-order quota Samsung has ever come face-to-face with.

For those who don’t know, or have forgot, the Jet features a beautiful 3.1-inch AMOLED touch-screen along with an 800MHz processor and 3.6Mbps HSDPA support. Additionally it will have a 5 megapixel camera, GPS, DivX and XviD support and of course a full HTML Samsung designed web browser.

With 2 million pre-orders there has to be some one out there that is anxiously awaiting the Jet’s upcoming release date, let us know.

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Zeemote’s JS1 is a cool gaming solution for everyone that likes to play a game or two while on the go. The JS1 controller has been around for a while now and Zeemote has added support for Nokia’s touchscreen phones, the N97 and the 5800 XpressMusic. Besides Nokia phones other Symbian S60 phones like LGs and Samsungs are now supported. All you have to do is get yourself one of those new phones and a JS1 controller and you’ll be playing games in no time.

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T-Mobile will be offering up the new Samsung Highlight on the 15th of July that will feature a full touchscreen display in addition to a 3.1-megapixel camera with autofocus, Bluetooth connectivity,  video recording support, multimedia playback  GPS navigation, instant messaging capability and a microSD memory card slot.

This handset will be available in a red or black version. There is no word on pricing, but it will likely fall into the affordable category when it hits the market next July. Ideal for folks those who want to pick up a new handset without breaking the bank.

Is the iPhone 3G S going to be more successful than the iPhone 3G was in its first sales weekend? Well if we are to believe AT&T it looks that “hundreds of thousands” have pre-ordered the iPhone 3G S. That’s what Ralph De La Vega, president of AT&T has declared in an interview with CNBC. So what is the real number so far? How many hundreds of thousands have pre-ordered the new iPhone? Ten? If you were a betting person would you bet for or against Apple and AT&T selling more than a million phones in the first weekend? What can Sprint say now about its record Pre sales?

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Samsung Preston

The Samsung Preston (S5600) features a slim and compact design. Complete Internet browsing support with an accelerometer sensor for auto-rotation provides with users exciting mobile Internet experiences via 7.2Mbps HSDPA connectivity. Furnished with a 2.8-inch QVGA full-touch screen, Samsung Preston acquired the TouchWiz User Interface and “Gesture Lock” feature, designed to personalize the way you use your cell phone. Mobile widgets can be placed on the screen for one-click access to your preferred applications.

Samsung Preston includes a 3.2 mega-pixel camera, Music Recognition using Shazam’s “Find Music” service, and Multi-codec support including H.263, MPEG4, and WMV. The handset’s large memory (80MB and Micro SD slot up to 8GB) guarantees plenty of storage space for multimedia content. The Samsung Preston will be available in Charcoal Grey, Sweet pink or Snow white colors.

The Samsung Jet was officially unveiled yesterday and it has already made an impression with Vodafone. The carrier will sell the Jet in the UK and those of you opting for a new two-year plan of at least £20 per month will get the phone for free. In case you already forgot or got your facts wrong, the Jet will offer you a 800MHz powerful processor which you will surely find a way to put to good use.

It looks like those people saying that the B7610 Louvre phone was going to be called Omnia Pro were almost right. Samsung unveiled today two OmniaPRO phones, the B7320 and the B7610 formerly known as the Louvre.

The B7610 will offer you a slide-out full QWERTY keyboard and an impressive AMOLED touchscreen. Other important features are the 5-megapixel camera, HSDPA connectivity, AGPS, WiFi and Opera 9.5 browser. These features will make the phone an important asset both to your personal and professional life. Working on the go or looking for some mobile entertainment? The Louvre will deliver in both cases.

We’re expecting the B7610 to come with Windows Mobile 6.1 on board which should be upgradeable to Windows Mobile 6.5 and we’re waiting for a carrier to pick it up.

What would you choose between the Samsung OmniaPRO B7610 and the HTC Touch Pro2? They are similar phones with similar features. What manufacturer do you love most?

Samsung finally unpacked today a bunch of phones. We can’t say we were not expecting some of the models like the Omnia II or the Louvre but we were also pleasantly surprised with a few handsets. The OmniaPRO line has been unveiled today and Omnia lovers will be able to choose from four new Omnia phones. One of them is the OmniaPRO B7320.

The phone brings you a much needed QWERTY keypad which will help you send fast emails and text messages. It comes with features like corporate push email support, social networking (Facebook, MySpace), instant messaging (MSN, Google Talk, Yahoo Chat), a 3-megapixel camera, FM radio with RDS, WiFi and Windows Mobile 6.1 which will be upgraded later to Windows Mobile 6.5. We have no prices and availability dates for the B7320 just yet so we’ll have to wait and see which carrier is going to pick it up!

If you liked the Jack then you’ll love the B7320. I wonder if BlackBerry owners will drop their current Berry for this Samsung handset. What do you say?