The Chinese have copied something again, but this time, for a change, it’s not a cell phone design or the user interface that they have nicked. The Olympics Water Cube Phone borrows its outer shell design from the Beijing National Aquatics Center, where Michael Phelps proved yet again that he was more of a fish than human. This candybar’s design mimics the bubblewrap-like appearance of the building in up to six different colors to choose from with a 3D interface for its 2.4-inch 260k color display. Otherwise, the specs are pretty run-of-the-mill with triband GSM support, Bluetooth, TV receiver, stereo Bluetooth, media player, USB support, an unspecificed camera, and a TF slot for further expansion to 1GB. If this has you all excited, head over to SourcingGate to snag one for $175.
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Yeah, the Olympics is almost over. In fact, there’s only one more week to go. But I guess its still worth mentioning LG’s new M-Sports Edition that allows users (mainly the Korean Olympic team) to receive game results and scores in real-time.

I guess this allows users to keep track of results, schedules and scores of their favorite events. But of course, users would need to sign up to a service to be able to use this.

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The 2008 Summer Olympics being held in Beijing are closer and closer to the end. But we’re not going to talk about any sports and special performances today. We are however taking an angry look at China which cut all iTunes access. Every person in China trying to get online to an iTunes Store will not be able to do so. Why would anyone do such a thing? Well it appears that quite a few athletes have been downloading and listening a pro-Tibetan music album.
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I am told that a certain sportive event of some mediocre significance is rolling out as we speak in China. Should you happen to be there to check it all out, and should you want to blog about it or access some porn from your hotel suite, you might find yourself hitting the Great Wall of China. The Great Firewall of course. (more…)

Samsung really seems to be getting into the sportive spirit this Olympics. First it was the gold-plated D780, which became the official cell phone for the Russian Olympics team, then the m530 for Canada, and now a Special Edition of its new SPH-W5950IL in its Soul line to commemorate the 2008 Beijing Olympics. What else would you expect from the official telecom partner for the event, huh? Samsung has limited itself to 20080 handsets with the Olympics logo emblazoned on its backside and Koreans (as always!) will get a shot at it with no information on its availability elsewhere. The slider boasts of a 5-megapixel camera, 7.2Mbps HSDPA support, Bluetooth 2.0, and a keypad with navigation indicators. Going now for 699,600 KRW (about $688).
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In light of the upcoming Beijing Olympics, Bell Mobility with the partnership of Samsung, has released its new Samsung m530 Canadian Olympic Team Edition. The release of this new handset has been talked about since last month, and now, it is finally a reality.

The Samsung m530 allows users to watch live coverage of the 2008 Olympic Games to be held in Beijing China this coming August 8 - 24. In addition, users will have access to Canada’s medal standings during the said sports event. The special edition phone will have the Canadian Olympic Team logo on its external case as well as with an Olympic wallpaper.

The phone features a 2.1 internal TFT display with 262K colors and 240 x 320 pixels, a 1.2 external CSTN display with 65K colors, GPS with turn-by-turn directions, Windows Live Hotmail, Windows Live Messenger, Full Track Music downloads, external music-dedicated keys, SIRIUS Satellite radio, voice dialing, MMS, a 1.3 Megapixel camera with video, Bluetooth 1.1 with A2DP, speakerphone, 50MB of internal memory and microSD card support for up to 4GB.

The second largest Canadian mobile operator will give users a 3-year contract agreement and will sell the Samsung m530 Canadian Olympic Team Edition for only $49.95. For those who choose a contract for two years, the clamshell is priced at $124.95, while a contract of one year, will cost the phone $249.95. For a contract-free prepaid phone, users will have to shell out $299.95.

The dual-SIM D780 also known as the P240 in some regions has gotten a golden facelift just in time to join the Russians as their official cell phone for the upcoming Olympics 2008 in China. Along with the capability of working with two SIMs at the same time, the Samsung D780 also has a 2.1-inch 262k color QVGA display, a 2-megapixel camera, FM radio, and triband GSM support. This limited edition will also boast of USB 2.0 and Bluetooth 2.0 connectivity with a good-sized 1200mAh battery.

There is no info on pricing yet, but the Samsung D780 DuoS will start shipping around August when the Olympic Games are scheduled to kick off in Beijing.

Samsung Electronics premiered its F268 Beijing Olympic phone in the China market during CHITEC 2008. The F268 features GSM Triband (900/1800/1900MHz), GPRS (General Packet Radio Service) and 2.0 WAP browser. It is Bluetooth 2.0 compatible.

It bears a 2.1” 240X320 pixels 262144 colours QVGA TFT LCD display screen. The F268 is equipped with a 2M resolution CMOS digital camera with video recorder/playback and digital zoom function.

For entertainment buffs there is an in built MP3/MPEG4/3GP/AAC/WMA player and FM radio. You can turn on the speakerphone to make your friends listen to what you are listening. With the MicroSD/TransFlash card expansion slot, you get enhanced storage options. Price and availability is not known yet. Those who are in China can see the model put on demo at the CHITEC 2008.

Via: Aving