LiMo forms Korean Association, will launch the Samsung SCH-M510 via SKT
LiMo Foundation announced the establishment of the Korean LiMo Ecosystem Association, together with major Korean mobile companies including Samsung, LG and SK Telecom.
The role of the Korean LiMo Ecosystem Association, which is supported by the Korean Government, is to “fully catalyze and empower innovation upon the LiMo Platform within the Korean mobile industry.”
As part of [...]
Microsoft Announces WinMo 7 Announcement Coming March 2010
It’s always weird to hear that a company is announcing that it will make an announcement, but Microsoft doesn’t have to worry too much about little things like that, since any announcement the company makes receives an incredible amount of news exposure.
This particular time, Microsoft is announcing that Windows Mobile 7 will make its grand [...]
Hands-on Review of T-Mobile Samsung Behold II
My friends, we are in the middle of an Android revolution; the Google-powered OS is starting to overtake the world. Up until last month it was a slow but sure process, with very few actual Android handsets coming out over the last year. Since October, however, we’ve seen a huge spike in new devices [...]
Samsung Galaxy Spica i5700 available in Europe. Samsung Go announced for AT&T
Samsung has just unveiled that its Galaxy Spica i5700 Android smartphone is now available in Europe and CIS, and will soon reach the Middle East and Asia. The announcement comes not long after the i5700 was officially presented in Russia.
The features of Galaxy Spica include a 3.2 inch HVGA touchscreen display, HSDPA connectivity, Wi-Fi, GPS, [...]
Upgraded Samsung Corby announced in Korea with 3G, WQVGA screen and more
In Europe, the Samsung Corby S3650 may be a 3G-less, entry-level phone, but, for South Korea, Samsung decided to upgrade it a bit.
Announced as Samsung SCH-W900 / SPH-W9000 / SPH-W9050, the Korean Corby features a 3 inch WQVGA display – as opposed to the 2.8 inch QVGA screen of the European version.
Furthermore, the improved Corby [...]
Samsung to make 100 million touchscreen phones in 2010, 65% of them with capacitive screens
We recently told you that Samsung plans to sell about 270 million phones in 2010, and it looks like 100 million of those will be touchscreen handsets.
According to Telecoms Korea and a Shinhan Investment report, Samsung should ship about 57 million touhcscreen phones by the end of 2009, and it plans to almost double this [...]
Samsung Corby WEP490 Bluetooth headset announced
Samsung currently has three Corby phones (well, four, if you count the B3310 Corby Mate too), and it will soon introduce a Corby Bluetooth headset as well.
Named Samsung WEP490 Corby, the headset comes in various color versions, to match the colorful Corby phones.
The WEP490 Corby features a status LED indicator, echo cancellation, noise reduction and [...]
Samsung, LG to launch Android 2.0 phones for SK Telecom
Remember those rumors about KT wanting to release an Android phone made by Samsung or LG? Well, new reports are coming from Korea, saying that KT’s rival carrier, SK Telecom, is also in talks with the two giant handset makers for developing Android devices.
According to Korea Times, SK will launch Android 2.0 phones next year. [...]
Samsung to increase phone sales by 20% in 2010 (to 270 million units)
Samsung had an excellent year until now (when it comes to selling phones, anyway), and it looks like 2010 will be even greater.
China Times had a chat with DonJoo Lee, Senior Vice President of Samsung’s Mobile Communications Division and Digital Media & Communications Business, who says that the company expects to sell 260 to 270 [...]
Samsung B5722 and C6112 dual SIM phones show up
If you intend to buy a new dual SIM phone in the near future, you should know that Samsung is readying not one, but two such handsets that will be released in Europe this December: B5722 and C6112, both being included in Samsung’s Duos family.
The first device, Samsung B5722, is a touchscreen phone shaped like [...]