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Samsung Omnia gets Windows 7 also

Mark Rollins — Mon, 11 Oct 2010 20:48:53 +0000

It has been a while since we have reported on the Samsung i8910 HD with Windows Phone 7, and the Omnia has been unveiled as an official WP7, like Samsung’s Focus. The Omnia will be launching on Orange, SFR, Movistar and T-Mobile with a Super AMOLED display, 5 Megapixel camera, 8GB or 16GB on board. [...]

Samsung Omnia II for $200 from Verizon on December 2

Mark Rollins — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:24:03 +0000

The Samsung Omnia II will soon be released at Verizon on December 2 for $200 on contract after a $100 mail-in rebate. This should probably come as no surprise as the original was also with the big V, and so this Windows Mobile 6.5 will be in stiff competition with the Moto Droid. Here’s a [...]

Samsung Application Store Revealed to Omnia i900 Owners

Chris — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 23:09:26 +0000

If you happen to own an Omnia i900 phone from Samsung then you might be one of those lucky fellows that can honestly say they have taken a peak at Samsung’s upcoming Application Store. Unfortunately you’d have to go the UK, Italy or France as that’s where the store has been made available so far. [...]

Samsung App Store Opens September 14

Brian — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 15:41:39 +0000

Samsung has been gaining ground in the recent weeks with its varied mobile handsets and it is only fitting to know that they will be topping all of these releases with their very own App Store. Samsung will be opening its own on-device application store for all its Samsung smartphones this coming September 14 in [...]

Firmware update unlocks Samsung Omnia’s GPS

Jeff Baker — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 21:30:16 +0000

Verizon has recently announced that they have recently released the much sought after firmware update for the Samsung Omnia that will unlock the even more sought after GPS unlock. The Omnia has been a decent contender in the smartphone market ever since its creation with its Windows Mobile 6.1 OS, 624MHz processor, 128MB RAM/256MB ROM, [...]

Samsung Saga Received GPS Update from Verizon Wireless

Chris — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 00:16:41 +0000

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 [...]

Samsung OmniaPRO B7320

Chris — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 20:55:32 +0000

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 [...]

Verizon Samsung Omnia Runs on Windows Mobile 6.5 Already?

Chris — Sun, 03 May 2009 21:50:57 +0000

It looks like the first Windows Mobile 6.5 running device is the Samsung i910 Omnia and not the Touch Pro2 or Touch Diamond2 from HTC. How is that possible you ask? Well it seems that a cooked up Windows Mobile 6.5 ROM is out there available to install on the Omnia. The custom ROM will [...]

Verizon’s Samsung Omnia Receives Unofficial i910 ROM

Chris — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 09:39:45 +0000

For all those of you that purchased a Samsung Omnia from Verizon there’s an unofficial ROM, the i910, ready to upgrade you handset. One of the most important features is the GPS unlock but the ROM does other things too: 5% battery increments Ability to disable threaded text messaging via system settings Pop-up keyboard keys [...]

Samsung Omnia Goes to Canada via Bell

Chris — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 13:33:24 +0000

While we’re waiting for Samsung to release the OmniaHD some people are still waiting for the first Omnia version. Canada for example will get the thouchscreen smartphone from Bell this April. Keep your eyes on Bell between April 9th and April 12th and get your Omnia for $199.95 or less. There’s no official pricing yet [...]