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Samsung Convoy arrives on Nov 15 on Verizon Wireless

kunal — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:35:38 +0000

Verizon lifted the veil off few phones yesterday which also included Samsung’s Convoy. The Convoy (U640) clamshell phone may not be an eye turner but it is designed to work in the harshest of conditions. The phone complies with 810F military standard that gives resistance against shock, dust, vibration, salt fog, humidity, solar radiation, altitude and low and high temperature storage.

The phone also features Push-to-Talk that uses Verizon’s EV-DO Rev. A network, dual display, loudspeaker, 2MP camera, GPS, Bluetooth and powerful 1300mAh battery.

Convoy will reach retail stores on November 15 for $49.99 with a 2-year service agreement and $50 mail-in rebate.

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Samsung Highlight to be launched as Impact (SGH-T746) in Canada

kunal — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:46:09 +0000

Samsung’s Highlight that is currently selling in US will soon be seen across the border. While the availability and price is not known, the phone will be sold as Impact (SGH-T746) in Canada. The specs expectedly, remain unchanged.

The Impact will feature 3-inch touchscreen display with TouchWiz UI, 3MP camera, 3G, music player, A-GPS, Bluetooth, 60MB internal memory and microSD card slot (up to16GB).

Samsung Jack now upgradeable to WinMo 6.5

kunal — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 09:43:09 +0000

Samsung has released the WinMo 6.5 update for its Jack smartphone. Exclusive to AT&T, the Jack aka i637 will now be able to take advantage WinMo’s Windows Marketplace, IE 6 browser and Vlingo, a voice command execution app.

Additionally, the phone has a 3.2MP camera, Wi-Fi, 256MB RAM, A-GPS, Bluetooth and microSD card slot.

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43,000 Samsung OTR Microwaves recalled in USA

kunal — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 06:59:06 +0000

Samsung has issued a voluntary recall of about 43,000 over the range Microwave Ovens in USA. The recall is due to the possible shock hazard that is caused by an installation bolt coming in contact with the component inside while the microwave is plugged in an underground outlet.

Microwaves were sold at around $200 from January 2009 through July 2009 with the following models affected.

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Sync your Samsung device with Mac OS X via FoneSync

kunal — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 11:08:05 +0000

Germany-based Nova Media has released FoneSync software that helps to sync your Samsung phone with Mac OS X. FoneSync gives an easy to use interface that will allow users to sync contacts and calendar entries from their latest Samsung device to Mac’s Leopard or Snow Leopard OS.

FoneSync currently supports models like M8800 Pixon, M8910, S5230, S5600, S7220, S7350, S8000 and S8300 and goes for Euro 19.90 in Europe while Americans and Canadians can snag it for US$19.95.

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Samsung Star S5230 sales surpass 10m units

kunal — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:29:01 +0000

Samsung’s hot selling S5230 Star has reached the iconic milestone. The phone has surpassed sales of 10m units and is the fastest selling Samsung device till date. Star achieved this figure in just 6 months, about 4 months faster than Samsung’s E250 that reached the 10 million landmark.

Star boasts a 3-inch WQVGA touchscreen, TouchWiz UI, DNSe, Bluetooth 2.1, microSD slot, 3.2MP camera with SmileShot and more.

Samsung to provide real-time updates of Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games

kunal — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 13:20:37 +0000

Samsung is the Worldwide Olympic Partner in Wireless Communications Equipment and being the official partner have some advantages. They’ve announced the availability of Wireless Olympic Works (WOW) communications platform, an app that will provide real-time updates to users during the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics.

Any Samsung device running Windows Mobile 6.1 or 6.5 will be able to download the new app that Samsung claims will deliver up-to-date Olympic news, schedules, results and medal standings previously available only to official staff.

WOW will be added to the Samsung Application Store soon or below are few instructions if you want to download right away.

Recently, Samsung announced Omnia II will be the official handset of the Winter Olympic games.

For more info or to download the app, click here.

Instructions:
- Visit this site
- Click on Mobile Phone
- Click on WOW
- Then click on WOW Technology
- Finally, click Download application by selecting the appropriate device

SCH-W920 DMB equipped phone for South Korea

kunal — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 07:49:30 +0000

Koreans only wanting to enjoy live television on their phones and don’t care much about other features can go for the recently announced W920 from Samsung. The 12.9mm thick phone is equipped with S-DMB, 3000 phonebook memory, 3MP camera, front facing camera for video calling, SOS, music player, Bluetooth, e-dictionary and pre-installed TOEIC/TOEFL tests.

The SCH-W920 will come in black and white colors at a price of 500,000 won ($425).

Samsung creates a 0.6mm thick 32GB memory chip

kunal — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 06:50:06 +0000

Samsung has developed the world’s thinnest multi-die memory package that is just 0.6mm thick and packs a whopping 32GB of storage. The new memory package is 40 percent thinner and lighter compared to the conventional memory packages stacked with eight chips. The ultra-thin package consists of eight dies (chips) of 4GB NAND flash that are stacked together using 30nm process and potentially allows to double the storage in the same form factor. Most devices use chips measuring 30um but the latest memory package from Samsung measures just 15um.

No word on the mass production or the tentative price.

Bell makes Omnia II Official Mobile Device of 2010 Olympic Winter Games

kunal — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 07:17:02 +0000

Bell will be launching its HSPA network tomorrow and have announced Omnia II to complement its fast network. The device is the same that is sold in other markets but the Canadian Omnia II is bestowed with a special tag. It’s the official mobile device of 2010 Olympic Winter Games that will be held in Vancouver in February, 2010. Users will also be able to download Samsung’s Wireless Olympic Works (WOW) allowing them to keep track of the happenings during the Olympics.

Omnia II feature set includes Windows Mobile 6.5 OS, TouchWiz UI, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, 3.7-inches AMOLED touchscreen, 5MP auto focus camera with dual LED flash, Office doc support, 16GB internal memory and expandable up to 32GB with microSD card slot.

It will start selling from next month at an undisclosed price.