You might have already seen that the Samsung Star sold 5 million units in record time. Now Samsung is doing something really smart to sell more Star phones. Its coming out with the Star WiFi which is technically the same as the Star except for the Wi-Fi. The new phone has been announced in the middle east and is expected to be available in Asia and the Middle East soon.
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Samsung Blogger Meet @ TGIF, Delhi
This past Saturday, saw Samsung did something which it does not do. Till now, Nokia was the only active company which ‘cultivates’ a league of bloggers, but it is not so. Samsung seems to have clearly declared ‘war’ on all fronts. Fonearena was also invited to the event at T.G.I.F, Vasant Kunj in Delhi. Since it was the first that Samsung was doing, we just had to go.
Samsung To Launch Its Own Application Store on September 14
After the Immense success of Apple’s App Store and moderate success of Nokia’s Ovi Store, Samsung is coming up with its own new app store for all the Samsung Smartphone users on September 14th 2009. However Initially, the Samsung App Store will be open only for the UK, France and Italy users of Omnia and I8910 HD, with 30+ countries like Germany and Spain to follow later. Samsung has further added that the App Store will be then expanded to accomodate other models such as Omnia II and OmniaLITE etc.
The Samsung Application Store will supposedly kickstart with 300 native apps and then grow it to approximately 2000 apps by the end of year 2009. The various apps present in the app store will range from Games, references, social networking, e-books and health related apps which can be easily downloaded in a single click. Companies like Gameloft, Electronic Arts, Handmark, TAITO, Paragon SW, Capcom etc will be among the main providers of applications to the Samsung Application Store.
However in order to activate the App Store Service, Both Omnia and I8910 HD users will have to upgrade their devices. Omnia users can simply download and install the mobile client from www.samsungapps.com to access the app store on their mobiles once the store opens up on 14th Sep 09. Samsung I8910 HD users also can download the mobile client by selecting the Application Download icon on their mobile phones.
So if you are an Omnia or I8910 HD mobile user, you can just head over to www.samsungapps.com for more details on the app store and also to browse featured applications after 14th Sep 2009.
Samsung Star Mobile Phone Sales Exceed 5 Million
Samsung Star is turnning out to be a SuperStar for Korean handset maker Samsung with sales exceeding 5 Million Units in barely 3 months.Samsung star is the cheapest one and the first one to get released among the touchwiz series of handsets. Its sleek squared shape design with chic black color completes touch style.Comes with mobile widgets that customize screen with embedded widgets such as clock, scheduler, and other useful apps.Also offers enhanced camera features, MP3 player, FM radio with RDS and a great internet experience with full browser support.
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Samsung i8320 Leaked!
Well here is something good for you Linux fans out there. Nokia recently leaked their Nokia N900/RX-51 Rover which runs on the Maemo (Linux) Platform.
It now seems that Samsung are also wanting to try out Linux on their phones and here’s the end result. The Samsung i8320 is a Linux Based smart-phone which is in the final stages of production. The phone supports touch pad. Continue reading “Samsung i8320 Leaked!”
Samsung Solar Phone
Samsung launched the first solar powered mobile phone, the Solar Guru E1107. The highlighting feature of this phone is, it enables dual charging. The phone has photovoltaic panel at the back, which helps to charge the battery with sun light. Since the battery can be charged anywhere using the solar energy, the users don’t have to worry when the phone battery is running out of charge. Continue reading “Samsung Solar Phone”
Samsung Omnia HD and Omnia Pro launched in India get a Price
The wait for Sasmung i8910 Omnia HD is finally over in India. Samsung just launched the 2 phones in Mumbai today – the Omnia HD and the Omnia Pro
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Samsung Releases 1GHz CPU for Mobiles
Samsung and Intrinsity jointly announced the Hummingbird CPU which is based on the ARM® Cortex™-A8 processor architecture in 45 nanometer (nm) Low Power (LP), low leakage process technology. It is the fastest processor in the industry.
The processor is almost twice as powerful as the iPhone 3GS and Samsung OMNIA HD processors. It is also extremely power efficient and utilises a minimum supply voltage of 1V. Continue reading “Samsung Releases 1GHz CPU for Mobiles”
Nokia N97 vs Samsung OMNIA HD Photo Gallery
Here is a gallery showing the comparison between the Nokia N97 and Samsung OMNIA HD. The pictures have been taken by a good friend of mine, Centrinos. Thanks goes to him. Continue reading “Nokia N97 vs Samsung OMNIA HD Photo Gallery”
Samsung to Release NVIDIA Tegra Phone
A Samsung representative confirmed that Samsung is working on a phone equipped with NVIDIA’s Tegra Processor. Last month, NVIDIA said that a phone equipped with the Tegra processor would be released on AT&T ir T-Mobile costing around 199$. So now it’s almost sure that the phone will be a Samsung. Continue reading “Samsung to Release NVIDIA Tegra Phone”
Samsung Star 3G Review Photo Gallery
Samsung Star 3G is a 3G version of its popular Star phone. These phones – Star , Star 3G and Beat DJ were announced few months ago. We take a look at the Star 3G in this review with a bunch of photos of the phone. The phone uses TouchWiz technology for an intuitive touch experience . The Accelerometer enables the display orientation to rotate automatically .
Samsung S9110 Wristwatch Phone Announced!
We gave you news of the Samsung S9110 set to release very soon and it has just been announced by Samsung.
The Samsung S9110 is a Touchscreen Wristwatch Phone. The watch is 11.98 mm thin and has a 1.76 inch (4.5cm) scratch proof touchscreen.
The watch also has Bluetooth, Speakerphone, Speec Recognition etc.The casing is made from stainless steel and strap from leather.
It will be released this month at a price of 450 Euros.
Samsung S9110 and i920 Coming Soon?
Samsung S9110
Samsung has all type of phones under the S class ranging from the low-end S3310, mid-end S5230 to the high-end S8300 UltraTouch and S8000 Jet. And now there is a leaked photo showing the approval of the GT-S9110 by Bluetooth SIG. Features are not known although, it is expected to have Bluetooth 2.1 with EDR and A2DP which can be seen on the Bluetooth SIG Approval. It may also have Wi-Fi. Considering that he only other phone in the S class with such high model number is a luxury handset, the GT-S9110 might also turn out to be one. Continue reading “Samsung S9110 and i920 Coming Soon?”
Samsung OMNIA HD vs HTC Touch Pro 2 Photo Gallery
The Samsung OMNIA HD and HTC Touch Pro 2 are two of the hottest touchscreen devices in the market right now.
The Samsung having an 8 Megapixel Camera with Autofocus and HD Video Recording, 600mHz Processor, 3.7″ AMOLED Touchscreen (360*640 resolution), 8/16GB Memory, 3.5mm Jack etc. Continue reading “Samsung OMNIA HD vs HTC Touch Pro 2 Photo Gallery”
Samsung OMNIA HD Photo Gallery
Here are some brilliant shots of the Samsung OMNIA HD which is one of the latest and best devices out in the market right now combining most major features such as an 8 Megapixel Camera with Autofocus and HD Video Recording, DivX, 3.8″ Touchscreen, Symbian S60 5th Edition etc to create a Multimedia Monster.
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