14 DAY TRIAL // Bell Mobility and Samsung seem to be pretty involved in Canada's participation at this year's edition of the Olympic Games (celebrated in Beijing, China, between August 8 and August 24), as the companies have announced that they will offer Samsung Ace smartphones for every member of Canada's Olympic Team. Moreover, Bell and Samsung will also release, on the 4th of July, a Samsung M530 Olympic Edition phone.
Samsung Ace is a Windows Mobile 6.0 smartphone that features a 2.3 inch TFT display, a full QWERTY keypad, stereo Bluetooth, a 1.3 Megapixel camera, email and Web capabilities, document viewer and so on.
Talking about Samsung Ace, Paul Brannen, General Manager, Wireless Terminal Division, Samsung Electronics Canada, said: "With its all-in-one wireless solution, including built-in web browser, camera, camcorder, email and voice, the Samsung ACE will enable the Canadian Olympic Team to stay closely connected to the people and information they need while competing in Beijing and around the world."
Sylvie Bernier, Canada's Chef de Mission for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, completed: "The Canadian Olympic Team athletes are so excited to receive these phones and service from Samsung and Bell. Being able to connect with their Olympic support network of coaches and trainers from Beijing will also ensure Canada's athletes have the tools they need to remain focused on their performance."
Samsung Ace is also available for non-members of the Canadian Olympic team - hence normal users - but in order to have the handset they have to pay $149.95 (with a contract agreement for three years).
The other Olympic Samsung, the M530, is a brand new handset that comes in a clamshell form factor and is packed with GPS, Media player, external music-dedicated keys, a 1.3 Megapixel camera and 40MB of expandable memory. The price of the clamshell will be $99 with a 3-year contract agreement.
