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Samsung P1000 Galaxy Tab goes official, has phone functionality

Sep 3

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The Tab has landed – the Samsung P1000 Galaxy Tab tablet just went official, confirming many of its rumored specs. The 7″ tablet has full voice call functionality, up to 7 hours of video playback, DivX and Flash videos included and the excellent Android web browser that has plenty of room to stretch its legs on the WSVGA screen.

The Samsung Galaxy Tab is centered around a 7″ TFT screen with 1024×600 pixels resolution, driven by a Cortex-A8 processor running at 1GHz, 512MB RAM and PowerVR SGX540 graphics.

The OS running the show is Android 2.2 Froyo, of course, but without the TouchWiz skin. Samsung have concentrated on providing and excellent app package instead.

The Tab has GSM/GPRS/EDGE along with HSPA-enhanced 3G connectivity. Both for voice and data, SMS and MMS too. It even has a front-facing 1.3MP camera for video calls. On the back, there’s a second camera – a 3MP auto-focus snapper with LED flash.

The Samsung P1000 Galaxy Tab is big for a phone but compact for a 7″ tablet, it measures 190.1 x 120.5 x 11.98mm and weighs 380g. The reduced weight compared to the iPad is in part due to the smaller size and because the Tab has a plastic body.

There are two options for the built-in memory – 16GB or 32GB, which is expandable using microSD cards up to 32GB. The connectivity of the Samsung Galaxy Tab is rounded off by Bluetooth 3.0, Wi-Fi b/g/n and an Apple-like 30 pin data connector.

And an HDMI will come in handy – the extensive video codec support (DivX, XviD, H.264, Flash 10.1 too) and the 4000 mAh battery that has enough juice for up to 7 hours of movies. The tab handles HD resolutions with ease too.

Samsung have added the Readers Hub, which boasts access to 2 million books and thousands of magazines and newspapers, joining on the tablet assault on eReaders. If the apps that come preloaded on the Samsung P1000 Galaxy Tab aren’t enough, you have full access to the Android market. We’re not sure whether most apps there would be fit for the Tab’s 1024×600 pixel resolution.

The Samsung Galaxy Tab will launch in Europe in mid-September (Italy first) and expand to the US, Asia and Korea in the months to follow.

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Samsung Announces Five Phones, Running Android, Windows Mobile, and Bada

Jun 16

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Samsung just unloaded a whole lot of phones, running the gamut of Android, Windows Mobile, and Bada operating systems. For Android, there’s the Galaxy 3; for Windows Mobile 6.5, there’s the Omnia Pro 4 and Omnia Pro 5; finally, for Bada, there’s the Wave 2 and Wave 2 Pro. It’s quite an impressive spread to announce all at once, despite the all of the TouchWiz flying around. They’re also showing off the Beam projector phone, the Galaxy i5500 (named Galaxy 5), and the Galaxy S at the show. Let’s run down some of the specs for the new guys.

Galaxy 3 (I5800)

  • Android 2.1
  • 3.2″ 240 x 400 display
  • Wi-Fi (b/g/n), 3G, GPS
  • Bluetooth 3.0
  • 3 megapixel camera with autofocus
  • Available in Europe and Asia in July

Wave 2 Pro (S25330)

  • Quad-band EDGE, GPS, Wi-Fi
  • 3.2″ touchscreen
  • 3 megapixel camera
  • Slide-out QWERTY keyboard
  • Bada OS
  • Available August in Russia and Southeast Asia

Wave 2 (S5250)

  • Quad-band EDGE, GPS, Wi-Fi
  • 3.2″ touchscreen
  • 3 megapixel camera,
  • Bada OS
  • Available August in Russia and Southeast Asia

Omnia Pro 4 (B7350)

  • 2.6″ 320 x 320 touchscreen
  • Dual-band 3G, Wi-Fi b/g, Bluetooth, GPS
  • FM radio
  • 3.2 megapixel camera with autofocus
  • Windows Mobile 6.5
  • Available July in Europe, Europe, Southeast Asia, Russia

Omnia Pro 5 (B6520)

  • Tri-band 3G
  • 2.5″ 320 x 240 display
  • 2 megapixel camera
  • Windows Mobile 6.5
  • Available August in Southeast Asia, Middle East, Africa, India, Latin America

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Samsung W960 AMOLED 3D Announced As First 3D-Capable Phone

May 7

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Samsung SCH-W960 is another one of the Asian phone maker’s premieres, being the first 3D AMOLED display phone to be officially introduced. The handset can display 3D images without requiring special glasses and the 3D mode can be activated via a button on the device.

You can control the SCH-W960 through gestures, thanks to its incorporated accelerometer and we also have to mention that the handset relies on the Touch Wiz 2.0 interface. We expect the new Samsung phone to be released locally first, via SKT, KT and LGT operators.

The device comes with support for WCDMA/HSUPA and GSM standards, a 13.99mm waistline, a 3.2 inch touchscreen display (240 x 400 pixels), a 3.2 megapixel camera with autofocus and a T-DMB TV receiver. Samsung SCH-W960 weighs 119 grams and uses a microsD card, an electronic dictionary, currency converter, supports Bluetooth 2.1 and USB connectivity.

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Samsung Star S5230 available in FIFA World Cup Fan Package and LaFleur editions in Germany

Apr 26

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Samsung is rolling out new versions of its highly popular Star S5230 handset in Germany.

The first one is the LaFleur edition, which used to be available for one other Samsung phone – F480. The special version of the handset will come in red with floral patterns on the case.

The second Star version is FIFA World Cup Fan Package, which is obviously made to celebrate the upcoming 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa.

Both devices will be available starting from May, when interested Germans will be able to grab them for 245 EUR.

Specs wise, the Samsung Star S5230 comes with a 3-inch WQVGA touchscreen, 3.2-megapixel camera, accelerometer, Bluetooth, HTML browser, media player and a microSD memory card slot.

In addition to these two new versions, Samsung has released other flavors of the device, including Hello Kitty and Think Pink versions, WiFi-enabled Star and the one with analog TV receiver. To date, the Korean company has moved more than 10 million Star units.

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62 Applications Running Simultaneously on Symbian OS; Take that iPhone!

Apr 13

Posted by looda in Samsung, iPhone | 1 Comment

If some of you rolled your eyes hearing that the iPhone will receive multitasking via the new OS, we’ll show you that other platforms have long time used this concept of running apps simultaneously. Even good old Symbian is capable of such a feat, as you can see in the video below, showing the OS running no less than 62 full apps at the same time.

It all happens on Samsung i8910 HD and credits go out to Andy, aka HyperX. Apparently, the device is using modified firmware and we learn that 194MB of free RAM were available for this task. S60 running so many apps means that Android or webOS should also have the power to reach the same performance, right?

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Samsung launches TV Remote Control app for the iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad

Apr 11

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Although it sells phones that run few different platforms, Samsung decided not to forget about its iPhone/iPod Touch/iPad-ownin’ users. Hence, they’ve released a dedicated remote control application in the AppStore.

As you can presume, using it you can control your TV from a comfort of your beloved handset/media player. The application supports both on-screen controls as well as gesture-based control for changing volume and channels.

The problem (if that’s a problem at all), however, is that you need to have one of the newer Samsung TVs. The official line is that the application will sing along only the 2010 models with Internet@TV. Moreover, a TV set should be WiFi-enabled — you can buy a USB WiFi dongle if wireless connectivity doesn’t come built in. One wonders what happens with 2009 models which also support Internet@TV? Are they not supported, or Samsung just wants to get more people to buy new TVs?

Anyway, the application is free (you did pay a small fortune for a compatible TV, after all).

[Via: SamsungHub]

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Samsung I9000 Galaxy S hits with a 4-inch Super AMOLED screen

Mar 23

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Today Samsung unveiled their new Android flagship, the Samsung I9000 Galaxy S. Packing a 4″ Super AMOLED display and a 1 GHz CPU inside an ultra thin body, the Galaxy S is certainly among the hottest Android smartphones to-date.

Running on a heavily customized version of Android 2.1, Samsung I9000 Galaxy S packs a 5 megapixel autofocus camera, capable of recording 720p video footage at 30fps. The magnificent display will sport WVGA resolution and there will be support for Wi-Fi b/g/n. GPS with A-GPS is also on board, along with 3G (with HSDPA support), USB and Bluetooth 3.0 connectivity.

The Samsung I9000 Galaxy S will come in two versions, with 8 and 16GB of internal memory respectively and they will both have a microSD card slot. A 1 GHz application processor of a yet unknown architecture will tick inside the amazingly slim 9.9mm body. DivX and XviD video playback support (for videos up to HD resolution) complete the list of noteworthy features.

As of now there is no information about the target availability or pricing of the Samsung I9000 Galaxy S. Those should be made official in the coming weeks.

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Samsung CorbyF Shows Up On Official Website

Feb 27

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A new flip phone just went up on Samsung’s South Korean website under the ever-growing Corby line.  Called the Samsung CorbyF (the F stands for Folder), the handset bundles a fun, playful design, along with smooth, curvy lines.

Intended for mid-range to low-end markets, the device borrows the youthful style available from previous cellphones in the series, making it a bit more attractive than the form you usually find on flip-style phones.  Otherwise, it seems like a conventional clamshell, with regular, non-touchscreen displays.

The 15.9mm-thick Samsung CorbyF features a 2.6-inch internal LCD (QVGA resolution), an external LED display (unspecified size), a 3.0 megapixel camera module, a video-calling front camera, DMB TV, SOS calling, subway maps and microSD card extension (up to 16GB).  It supports HSDPA 3.6Mbps (for SK Telecom and KT, not sure for non-Korean versions).

From the looks of it, this will be running Samsung’s default non-touch interface, which isn’t really anything special, despite being quite easy to use.   The device will come in Candy Pink, Lime Green and Blue Black colors.

There’s no exact pricing nor availability date, but Samsung says the CorbyF should come to South Korea soon.  Since it’s coming out with the the usually-affordable Corby branding, expect it to be generally inexpensive.

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GSMA Awards 2010: HTC Hero phone of the year

Feb 17

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GSMA announced the winners of the Global Mobile Awards 2010. HTC Hero was crowned device of the year, while the technology breakthrough award goes to Orange for the HD voice technology.

Yesterday on a special ceremony at the MWC 2010 GSMA announced the winners of the Global Mobile Awards 2010. The best mobile handset this year is HTC Hero, which beat the other four nominees in this category – Samsung Star, Nokia N97 mini, BlackBerry Bold 9700 and Samsung Omnia HD.

The Orange’s mobile HD voice technology won the prize in the Best Mobile Technology Breakthrough category overtaking the Snapdragon CPU and the new Opera Mini browser, which were the other hopefuls in the category.

The Last City is the new mobile game of the year, so if you haven’t tried it yet, maybe it’s time to check it out. The other nominees in this category were The Sims 3, Farm Frenzy, Hero of Sparta and Speedhero.

Elsewhere, CBS were triumphant in the Best Mobile Service category (TV.COM). The Best Mobile Connected Device (non-handsets) went to the MiFi Intelligent Mobile Hotspot from Novatel Wireless. The Best Mobile Enterprise Product or Service is RIM’s BlackBerry Enterprise Server v5.0. The Mobile Industry Personality of the Year is Mr. Steve Jobs. The latter was a media vote.

You can find the full list of the Global Mobile Awards 2010 winners here.

[via GSM Arena]

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MWC 2010: Samsung I8520 Android Projector Phone Gets Detailed

Feb 16

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Samsung’s official MWC 2010 page holds some pretty interesting info, also detailing the likes of the Samsung I8520 model. This is an Android device packing a projector and a 3.7 inch WVGA Super AMOLED display, based on a new technology by Samsung.

There’s also an 8 megapixel camera on board, with autofocus and flash, plus HD video playback among the specs (maybe HD video recording as well). The main appeal of the handset is its Texas Instruments-built projector, that will turn the device into the ideal tool for video presentations.

TouchWiz 3.0 also works its magic together with Android and you have to know that the device is also dubbed Samsung Halo and we’ll probably see more of it these days at MWC 2010. Samsung I8520’s specifications list also includes a 1800 mAh battery, FM radio, a microSDHC card slot, WiFi, Bluetooth 2.1, A-GPS and a 3.5mm audio jack.

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