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| STORIES ABOUT: Samsung |
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| Samsung's "Corn Phone" Gets a Korean Green Prize |  | Samsung SCH-W510, the first mobile phone from the second largest handset manufacturer to be made out of bio-plastic materials, was recently presented in South Korea.
The plastic used in Samsung W510 is obtained from corn, literally. Moreover, the phone doesn't include hazardous metals like Lead, Cadmium or Mercury. These are the reasons why the Korea Eco-Products Institute has awarded the handset a "green label" ... [read more >>] | | 04 July 2008, 10:46GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Samsung B2700, New and Tough Candybar |  | Samsung is no stranger to resistant mobile phones (M110 and Z400 being among the latest-released one ... [read more >>] | | 04 July 2008, 04:19GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Samsung SPH-M4655 Unveiled by LG |  | LG Telecom, the South Korean mobile carrier controlled by LG Group, has recently unveiled a new Samsung smartphone, announced to be launched soon for its Korean subscribers. The handset we’re talking about is Samsung SPH-M4655 and it was presented in the same press release that announces the availability of LG Secret& ... [read more >>] | | 03 July 2008, 10:00GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Samsung Instinct Announced for Canada |  | Initially believed to be released only in the US and only via Sprint, Samsung Instinct (model name SPH-M800) will in fact be available in Canada too, as the Canadian website of Samsung has added the elegant touchscreen phone to its "coming soon" section. This is major news for Canadian mobile us ... [read more >>] | | 03 July 2008, 06:41GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| New i740 Touchscreen Handset From Samsung |  | After the high-end Omnia i900 Pocket PC, unveiled by Samsung less than one month ago, the largest South Korean handset manufacturer has come up with yet another Windows Mobile 6.1 handset, named Samsung i740.
Although it's not presented in an official way, the i74 ... [read more >>] | | 02 July 2008, 13:10GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Samsung J638 to Hit Asia |  | Samsung has recently introduced a new mobile phone targeted for the Asian market, the Samsung Anycall J638. This is actually the Asian version of J630, a clamshell that was first unveiled back in February and seems to be already available on several markets from Europe and the Middle East.
Anyway, the new Samsung J638 is not too different from the J630, save for the fact that the J638 will be available in more colors: bl ... [read more >>] | | 01 July 2008, 08:47GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Samsung Instinct Is a Record-Selling Handset |  | Samsung Instinct, released in the US only a week ago by Sprint, the third largest American mobile carrier, proves to be a smash-hit in terms of sales. More exactly, Sprint says that the new touchscreen device "has become the fastest-selling EVDO handset" in the carrier's history, although it doesn't mention an exact number of sales.
According to Sprint, there is such a high demand for the Instinct that, in some re ... [read more >>] | | 27 June 2008, 05:52GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Show Off Your Instinct, Get Cash from Sprint |  | Sprint's new and fancy Samsung Instinct touchscreen handset, released on June 20 as an "iPhone defeater", can make you super-happy and $10,000 richer. The conditions? You have to be a Sprint customer and make a short clip that has to feature a Samsun ... [read more >>] | | 26 June 2008, 02:43GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Samsung L700 and J800 in Live Images |  | Two of Samsung's latest mid-end mobile phones, the L700 and J800, were spotted in live images, allowing us to make a better impression on what the handsets have to offer to end users. Both of them have recently been presented in Singapore by the South Korean manufacturer.
Samsung L700 is an elegant handset that comes in a candybar form factor and, at first sight, it might appear as a high-end device. But L700's ... [read more >>] | | 24 June 2008, 14:36GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Olympic Samsung Phones for Canada |  | 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.
[ADMARK= ... [read more >>] | | 24 June 2008, 10:28GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| AT&T to Release Samsung Omnia, Apple Might Lose Sales |  | Apparently, AT&T will soon be offering the Samsung Omnia Pocket PC, a device that could be considered, by some, far better than Apple's iPhone 3G. I'm sure you already know that AT&T will also carry the new iPhone in the US, starting July 11, and now it seems that the largest North American operator has yet another killer-handset, Samsung Omnia.
Omnia's arrival at AT&T is not official for the moment ... [read more >>] | | 24 June 2008, 03:30GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| HDDs Remain Samsung's Main Focus |  | Samsung, one of the leading manufacturers of consumer electronics is aware of the fact that the storage market is slowly heading towards a new standard. As a consequence, the South Korean company has already unveiled its flash-based SSD storage solution, which Dell uses in a rather large number of its notebooks. Still, the company also keeps a close eye on its hard drive business, while moving forward with its SSD plans.
Accor ... [read more >>] | | 23 June 2008, 06:07GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Nokia 6301 and Samsung T339 Launched by T-Mobile |  | T-Mobile USA has just announced the release of two new handsets for its subscribers: Nokia 6301 and Samsung T339, both being compatible with T-Mo's HotSpot @Home wireless service.
Nokia 6301 is a candybar that resembles the old 6300 model. Weighing 3.2 ounces (91 grams) and measur ... [read more >>] | | 23 June 2008, 04:29GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Samsung's Got a Pink and Free Soul |  | Samsung's phones and female users have always had a special relationship, and I say this because the South Korean handset manufacturer is known for coming up with girls-only versions for lots of its mobile devices. Now Samsung has done it again by presenting the U9 ... [read more >>] | | 21 June 2008, 05:34GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| 1,000,000 Souls Sold by Samsung |  | Samsung, one of the globe's largest companies and the world's second largest handset manufacturer, (after Nokia), announced having sold more than 1,000,000 units of its U900 Soul mobile phone. This impressive number comes after less than two months, as the U900 was released at the end of April across Europe.
According to ... [read more >>] | | 20 June 2008, 11:35GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Luxury Edition of Samsung D780 – Russia's Official Olympic Phone |  | The Russian division of Samsung announced today the release of a Samsung Duos D780 in a Gold edition, which will be the official phone of Russia's Olympic team for the Beijing Olympic Games held in August. The handset will be commercialized as a limited edition, starting the 8th of August – the date when the 2008 Olympic Games debut.
Besides being plated with gold, the luxurious D780 also has the official logo of the O ... [read more >>] | | 20 June 2008, 07:00GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Alltel Released the Entry-Level Samsung MyShot |  | Samsung MyShot, a handset created for users who don't need too many mobile features, was released today by Alltel, the fifth largest mobile operator in the US. The phone can be bought for as little as $29.99 with a contract agreement for two years, both online (via Alltel's website) or from the carrier's retail stores.
Also known as Samsung SCH-R430, the handset is not really new for the US market, as it was ... [read more >>] | | 20 June 2008, 05:54GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Samsung Instinct Out Now, 21 Days Before the iPhone 3G |  | As repeatedly announced starting April, Sprint has released today, June 20, its Samsung Instinct touchscreen handset, presented from the beginning not only as an iPhone competitor but also as a device that can easily outperform Apple's handset. Well, the Instinct is now available for purchase, priced at $129.99, so that everyone can try its capabilities. Of course, not "everyone" in the full meaning of the word, bu ... [read more >>] | | 20 June 2008, 03:58GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Samsung's External TruDirect Slim DVD Writer Released |  | Samsung has announced the development of a slim, slot-in external optical disk drive, the SE-T084M/RSWD model, which comes to expand the company's TruDirect line of optical drives.
Through Samsung's TruDirect technology, users are allowed to create DVDs or burn digital content through a PC even if it doesn't feature a hard disk drive.
Samsung designed the External TruDirect drive to be able to work even without[ADMAR ... [read more >>] | | 19 June 2008, 09:17GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Samsung Confirms Mass Production for Spinpoint Drives |  | Leading manufacturer of consumer electronics Samsung has recently confirmed the rumors according to which the Spinpoint M6 and M2 HDDs will go into mass production. In doing so, the company hopes that its M2 model will be featured in a large of number of desktop replacement and gaming laptops.
According to Samsung, the Spinpoint M2 hard drive is "one of the world's fastest laptop hard drives." Offering a maximum ... [read more >>] | | 19 June 2008, 06:52GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Samsung A523 Going to Canada |  | SPH-A523 is the latest Samsung mobile phone to be released in Canada, via Telus, the third largest operator in the country. The handset is already available in the US, as it was released back in January by Helio, the MVNO that uses Sprint's network.
While the US got the Samsung ... [read more >>] | | 19 June 2008, 04:09GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Samsung Instinct Priced at $129.99, Out in Two Days |  | Sprint's mega-hot touchscreen phone, the "iPhone killer" and award-wining Samsung Instinct, will have a price tag lower than the one of Apple's iPhone 3G. The Instinct will cost $129.99, after a $100 mail-in rebate and the signing of a contract agreement with Sprint for two years.
This price is 70 bucks lower than the one initially rumored, namely $199.99, so I guess Sprint's customers should be pr ... [read more >>] | | 18 June 2008, 11:39GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Samsung J800 and M150 Unveiled |  | Alongside the L700 candybar, Samsung has also unveiled, during the CommunicAsia fair from Singapore, the J800 and M150 mobile phones. Like the L700, these are not high-end devices, but they will most probably be successful, thanks to the fact that they come with ... [read more >>] | | 18 June 2008, 10:40GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Samsung L700 Shows Lack of Naming Originality |  | Samsung has recently unveiled one of its new mobile phones, the L700, which is a mid-end device that will be released on lots of markets around the world, except the Americas and Africa.
The thing is that this new handset has exactly the same name as another Samsung device, which is a 7.2 ... [read more >>] | | 18 June 2008, 07:14GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Samsung Omnia is DivX Certified, Hits the Market This Week |  | Samsung Omnia, also known as Samsung SGH-i900, the latest high-end touchscreen handset unveiled by the South Korean company, is now DivX certified. This makes Omnia the first Windows Mobile handset to get DivX certification (aside from the fact that it's the fourth DivX-certified phone from Samsung).
Younghee Lee, Vice President of Marketing for Samsung's Telecommunication Business, said in a press release, " ... [read more >>] | | 17 June 2008, 11:39GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Samsung T229 Released by T-Mobile |  | T-Mobile, the fourth largest mobile carrier in the US, has recently released a new affordable handset: Samsung T229 (or Samsung SGH-T229).
Given its low price, Samsung T229 is an entry-level device, hence it can't offer too many advanced features to those who need their handsets to pack the latest in technology. Therefore, the new Samsung will only attract those who need simple phones, reasonably priced.
Sams ... [read more >>] | | 17 June 2008, 03:18GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Sprint Released the Rugged Samsung Z400 |  | Sprint has recently released Samsung Z400, a new handset that comes in a clamshell form factor and features a rugged design. The phone meets the MIL-STD 810F military standards for shock, dust and vibration resistance and it's the first Samsung to have support for Sprint's Nextel Direct Connect service.
The Direct Connect feature of Z400 allows users to instantly connect with millions of Sprint subscribers tha ... [read more >>] | | 16 June 2008, 04:46GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Samsung Goes Green with Two New Phones: W510 and F268 |  | Samsung, currently the second largest handset manufacturer in the world, announced the future release of two new environment-friendly mobile phones: SCH-W510 and SGH-F268, both being slider phones that look quite good.
Samsung W510 is the company's first phone that includes bio-plastic materials. More exactly, the back cover of the handset is made of plastic obtained from corn. Plus, unlike most of the phones on the mar ... [read more >>] | | 16 June 2008, 03:36GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Samsung TouchWiz F488 Celebrates the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games |  | Just like LG's Secret, which got a new version for South America (KF755, as opposed to the KF750 European version), Samsung TouchWiz has been now announced in a version especially made for Asia: TouchWiz F488. The European edition of the handset is called ... [read more >>] | | 13 June 2008, 08:05GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Samsung SCH-W480 Brings 3X Optical Inner Zoom |  | In its continuous attempt to bring better and better mobile phones, Samsung has released the SCH-W480, a new handset that works not only as a phone but also as a digital camera. Of course, there are lots of other handsets that can be proud of their built-in cameras, but there aren't too many of them to feature a 5 Megapixel camera with 3X optical zoom. And the SCH-W480 does have such a camera.
Even more, the optical zoom ... [read more >>] | | 13 June 2008, 03:49GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Samsung Instinct Prepares for Battle, Gets $199 Price, as the iPhone 3G |  | Samsung Instinct was, from the beginning, seen as a direct competitor for Apple's iPhone on he US mobile market. But the Instinct was announced at the beginning of April, when the new iPhone 3G had not been unveiled yet. Now, things are different, as not only the iPhone 3G was announced, but we also know its price. Therefore, Sprint apparently set the price for the Instinct, too.
If the recently appeared rumors are corre ... [read more >>] | | 12 June 2008, 12:01GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Samsung W5000 Clamshell Announced |  | Samsung has recently spilled the beans on the existence of a new mobile phone that should be released in the near future. Named Samsung SPH-W5000 (or simply Samsung W5000), the handset comes in a clamshell form factor and, judging by its specs, it is a mid to low-end device.
The W5000 has a fashionable design, sporting two displays: an internal 2.2 inch one with 176 x 220 pixels and an external one that measures only 1 inch a ... [read more >>] | | 11 June 2008, 04:46GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| O2 to Offer Samsung Omnia in Germany |  | O2 Germany will apparently offer its customers Samsung's latest high-end Pocket PC, the i900 Omnia, starting August 2008.
Although the South Korean company announced its new marvel only yesterday, European carriers are already making plans on how to better market the hands ... [read more >>] | | 10 June 2008, 06:45GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Samsung i900 Omnia Fully Unveiled |  | Samsung i900, which, by the looks of things, seems to be one of the nicest Pocket PCs to hit the market this year, was fully unveiled by Samsung and it also got a new name: Samsung i900 Omnia. The handset is said to hit the market this month, but in Europe it will only be available starting July.
The new Pocket PC runs on Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional, measures only 112 x 56.9 x 12.5 millimeters and has an elegant overa ... [read more >>] | | 09 June 2008, 03:12GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Sprint's Instinct Showcased in New Videos |  | With the 3G iPhone knocking on the gates of the global mobile market, Sprint is getting ready to roll-out the Samsung Instinct, a full-touchscreen phone described by Sprint to be a fierce competitor for Apple's handset. Actually, Sprint even says its Ins ... [read more >>] | | 06 June 2008, 06:27GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| The Exquisite Samsung i900 Appears Again |  | Samsung i900, of which we've heard a lot of nice things until now, appeared again on the Web, this time in clear and crisp photos, which allow us to say that the handset is really a good looker. Although its design doesn't have anything out of the ordinary, its overall aspect is a very elegant one and we assume many users will see in i900 one of the best mobile devices of 2008. This is not only due to the aspect of the device, bu ... [read more >>] | | 04 June 2008, 08:02GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Samsung Plans to Change the Notebook Market |  | Although Samsung isn't the biggest player on the notebook market, the consumer electronics company has quite a few pretty decent models which provide a good ratio of computing power and portability. However, not being among the top notebook brands doesn't stop the company from researching and coming up with a technology innovation that is believed to change a significant part of the portable computers market.
Apparen ... [read more >>] | | 04 June 2008, 05:44GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Samsung Serenata Available in Hong Kong |  | Samsung recently released its unique and expensive Serenata mobile phone in Hong Kong, offering users there the chance to experience the latest music-meets-phone technology.
Officially announced at the end of last year, Samsung Serenata is made in collaboration with Bang & Olufsen, the legendary Danish company that manufactures audio and electronics products, hence it's one of the best music phones currently on the ... [read more >>] | | 03 June 2008, 05:10GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Samsung i770 and Palm Treo 800w Landing on Verizon |  | It looks like two of the future smartphones to be offered by Verizon Wireless are Samsung i770 and Palm Treo 800w, both coming equipped with Windows Mobile and several other nice features.
Unveiled by Engadget Mobile, the new Verizon handsets ar ... [read more >>] | | 02 June 2008, 10:43GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Samsung U900 Soul Hits India |  | The Indian division of Samsung Mobile has released the U900 Soul phone, one of the high-end devices prepared by Samsung to conquer the global mobile market in 2008. Already available in several countries across Europe, the U900 is a slim and very good-looking slider that als ... [read more >>] | | 30 May 2008, 05:29GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Samsung W4950 Slider for Korea |  | Samsung continues to roll-out one mobile phone after another and one of the latest handsets to come from the South Korean company is the SPH-W4950, or simply W4950.
Coming in a slider form factor, Samsung W4950 looks nice and it also seems to be quite slim. I ... [read more >>] | | 30 May 2008, 03:03GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Samsung Soulb, the Soul Candybar Announced |  | Samsung announced, just a few hours ago, the release of Samsung Soulb, the third mobile phone from the South Korean manufacturer’s Soul family. Samsung obviously chose to name the new handset Soulb due to its bar-type form factor (or candybar, as it's popularly known).
... [read more >>] | | 29 May 2008, 09:53GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Nokia Presents the Safari-featured Samsung L870 |  | It's a rare thing to see an important handset manufacturer presenting a device made by another big manufacturer, but this is what happened today. Nokia literally presented the L870, Samsung’s latest mid-end slider.
We first saw Samsung L870 back in mid-April, when ... [read more >>] | | 28 May 2008, 05:50GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Samsung SGH-i780 Released in Romania |  | Samsung SGH-i780 was released today in Romania, via HAT Group, Samsung Mobile's official distributor in the country. Launched in Romania after U900 Soul, another new Samsung handset, the i780 was named "Samsung SGH-i780 Mirage" and it's a smartphone targeted fo ... [read more >>] | | 27 May 2008, 10:58GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Samsung Steel via Vodafone |  | Samsung Steel is a brand new phone that will be available exclusively via Vodafone UK this summer. The handset has a nice metallic look and it seems to be a combination between G810 and U900 Soul, two of Samsung's most advanced devices from its 2008 line ... [read more >>] | | 27 May 2008, 06:28GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Samsung's 256GB SSD With SATA II Interface |  | Samsung plans to revitalize the storage market with the release of its new 256GB Solid State Drive. Simply dubbed the 256GB FlashSSD, this new product is built on a Serial ATA interface and is said to read in-order data at 200MB per second. This is double the rate of Samsung's earlier 128GB drive. The drive is also expected to boost hard drive read speeds.
According to Samsung, the real news is the product's manufac ... [read more >>] | | 26 May 2008, 07:01GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Sprint's Instinct vs. iPhone, Live from June 20 |  | Sprint will begin to commercialize the high-end Samsung Instinct starting the 20th of June (this year, obviously), offering its customers what seems to be the best device ever included in its line-up of phones.
First unveiled at the beginning of April, during CTIA Wireless 2008, Samsung Instinct is a slim, fashionable and advanced touchscreen handset that will probably attract many mobile users.
Sprint is very ... [read more >>] | | 23 May 2008, 03:59GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
| Samsung F480 TouchWiz Hits Europe |  | Samsung announced today the upcoming European release of its latest high-end touchscreen handset, the F480 TouchWiz. The phone will be available starting June, in most European countries, coming with a major advertising campaign.
The F480 was first presented in ... [read more >>] | | 22 May 2008, 05:45GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia |
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