Samsung Electronics is set to officially unveil another mobile phone soon after getting approval for its Samsung SCH-W799. The handset underwent rugged tests and satisfactorily met all conditions set by the FCC and now the only thing left is when it would officially hit the market. A lot of the tests done focused on the electromagnetic emissions of radio frequencies. The only thing clear about the Samsung SCH-W799 for now is that it comes with Bluetooth 2.0 with enhanced data rates and a permanently attached antenna with no provisions for an external one. But expect the official features to come out soon and it should not be surprising if it comes with the usual built-in camera, media players, GPS and other connectivity options as well.

(Source) FCC

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Wi-Fi access can be a problem at times especially if you are located in an area that happens to be poor in reception. Thanks to Berkeley Varitronics Systems, a handheld solution called Beetle-BANG can help resolve these Wi-Fi issues.

BEETLE - B/A/N/G is a calibrated wireless test receiver system that verifies, sweeps, measures and optimizes all popular 802.11 Wi-Fi network standards including 802.11b/g (2.4 GHz), 802.11a (5 GHz) and 802.11n. When equipped with a BVS DF (Direction Finding) antenna, BEETLE - B/A/ N/G locates and pinpoints rogue MACs, APs, STAs and SSIDs.

Beetle-BANG includes both 2.4 & 5 GHz omni-directional antennae, charger, software and hard carrying case and is available now all for $3,500.

(Source) Press

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The Sony X610 Concept Phone is a new phone boasting of a larger screen with a pull-down keypads. As for phone power requirements, it would run on a fuel cell battery and show off 24 mil color via its VGA screen.

This phone carries same features that standard mobile phones have. It has a 14 mega pixel camera and Bluetooth 3.0 interface but what should be striking about it is that fact that it can be a mobile projector as well.

Among the features that this concept phone carries include:

• Windows Mobile 7
• Wimax Technology
• Sky dvb + antenna
• Laser Pointer
• Fuel Cell Battery
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A new kind of cloaking device can help hide objects from sight. This was bared by David Smith of Duke University in North Carolina. The said cloaking technology can be used to make obstacles that impede mobile communication to virtually disappear.

A new light-bending material has brought scientists one step closer to creating a cloaking device that could hide objects from sight.

“You might have two or more antennas trying to ’see’ or receive signals, one being blocked by the other,” he said. “You could imagine adding cloaks that would make one antenna invisible to the next, so that they no longer interfered.”

Smith said the notion of a device that makes objects invisible to people is still a distant concept, but not impossible.

“This latest structure does show clearly there is a potential for cloaking — in the science fiction sense — to become science fact at some point,”

(Source) Reuters

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The Samsung SCH U350 may look like a simple and basic mobile phone but don’t let looks deceive you. This CDMA phone from Samsung has a distinct feature that many may be surprised to find from an entry-level looking phone.

The Samsung SCH U350 also boasts of a built-in GPS antenna. This along with the usual features you would find in a mobile phone like a built-in VGA camera, Bluetooth, and speakerphone make it a great phone to have.

(Source) Unwired View

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