Samsung Introduces S5350 Shark
Samsung has announced its latest stylish candybar phone, the S5350 Shark; this marks the first unveiled device of the three coming in Samsung’s “Shark” line.
Focused on multimedia and social networking, the S5350 measures in at a slim 115.2mm x 46.7mm x 11.9mm with a sleek look and a fully customizable GUI with a focus on [...]
Samsung Launches Handset Recycling Program
Mobile phone manufacturer Samsung wrapped up its week at CES 2010 with the announcement of its new March For a Million Phones program, a green effort aimed at recycling phones.
Striving for the recycling of one million handsets during 2010 in the United States alone, Samsung’s Telecommunications Chief Marketing Officer Paul Golden introduced the program in [...]
Samsung Settles With Kodak
Samsung has agreed to settle with camera-manufacturer Kodak in a suit that saw Samsung accused of infringing on two of Kodak’s camera patents. Samsung will pay an undisclosed amount to the plaintiff and the companies will sign a cross-licensing agreement to avoid similar trouble in the future.
An American International Trade Commission judge ruled last week [...]
Samsung Announces S5150 Diva Folder
Samsung has announced the coming launch of the S5150 Diva Folder, a very stylish clamshell handset shown as the latest addition to Samsung’s 2010 lineup and aimed directly at women.
The phone sports a silver embossed cover with a small illuminated LED screen secretly placed, offering the time and latest notifications. The style-related features continue with [...]
Samsung Announces Bada Mobile OS
Samsung has announced that they are developing a new mobile operating system for their entire lineup, from feature phones to smartphones. Dubbed Bada, Samsung promises a simple and intuitive user experience through a smooth graphical interface with original design. An app store is planned for future release, allowing third-party developers to write new apps for [...]
Samsung Jack Gets Windows Mobile 6.5
Owners of the Samsung Jack on the American AT&T network will be receiving a free upgrade to Windows Mobile 6.5 over the next few days, adding new features, functionality and stability to the popular Samsung smartphone.
New functionality includes access to the Windows Marketplace app store and a major browser upgrade with Internet Explorer 6 Mobile; [...]
Samsung Displays New Technologies
Samsung has been busy this week as they unveiled several new technologies for smartphone devices aimed at increasing performance in all areas while decreasing power consumption and size. The showings have all taken place during the Samsung Mobile Solutions Forum currently taking place in Taipei, Taiwan.
The three technologies causing much buzz this week include the [...]
Samsung Launches App Store
Samsung Apps, the official mobile application storefront for Windows Mobile-powered Samsung handsets, has been launched for users in the United Kingdom, Italy and France with the Omnia i900.
While the usability is limited by both region and the fact that there are only 300 apps available for now but Samsung has plans to provide the service [...]
Samsung Expects to Release Low-Cost Android Devices
In a recent interview with the New York Times, Samsung’s Product Manager for the Samsung Reclaim, Casey Ryan, indicated that consumers will likely have access to a variety of touchscreen devices running Google Android and priced below $100 USD. The article offers little in the way of context so it isn’t clear whether Ryan was [...]
Samsung Announces S9110 Watch Phone
Samsung has announced the S9110, the thinnest watch phone yet to be manufactured. Samsung claims that the advanced surface mounting technology has allowed the S9110 a width of only 11.98mm.
A surprising list of features includes a 176×220 pixel touchscreen display, MP3 playback and 40 MB of internal storage for files and voice recordings. If tiny [...]
