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0 commentsThe Corby Touch is now available at Rogers and has a 3-inch touchscreen (resolution of 240 x 320), 2 megapixel camera, music player, holds up to 32GB with a microSD card. Specs sound good and this can be yours for .99 on a 3-year or .99 on a 2year. If you’re thinking about getting this [...]
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Boost Mobile launched the Samsung Seek (SPH-m350), Boost Mobile’s first touchscreen device with a slide-out QWERTY keypad offers social-0networking voice, text messaging, Web, e-mail, IM and calls to 411 for just a month without an annual contract. Features include a 2.6 inch touchscreen, 1.3 megapixel camera, Bluetooth, GPS, microSD and a speaker phone with voice recognition.
Samsung Seek will be available Aug. 25 at for 9.99 (excluding taxes). Shipping is free. The phone is available now through Boost Mobile exclusive retail stores and select independent wireless dealer locations. By the end of the month, the Seek will also be available at Best Buy and RadioShack. The Seek will be in Sprint stores in September and in Target in October.
Samsung Seek Specs:
• 2.6-inch QVGA touchscreen display
• Slide-out QWERTY keypad
• 1.3MP camera
• Wireless Web and e-mail access to Gmail®, MSN®, Yahoo! ® and more
• Instant messaging capable (Yahoo! ®, AIM®, and Windows Live™ Messenger)
• Stereo Bluetooth capable
• Music player (microSD card required)
• Multimedia and text messaging capable
• GPS enabled
• Supports microSD™ card up to 32GB
• Voice mail, caller ID, call waiting and call forwarding
• Speakerphone with voice recognition
• Downloadable games, wallpapers and ringtones
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Samsung Captivate (Galaxy S) rated 4 out of 5 by Wireless and Mobile News’ Review of Reviews
Reviewers of the Samsung Captivate all agree that the Captivate captivates, and give it the accolade of being the best Android smartphone at AT&T right now.
Reviews all agreed that the Super AMOLED touchscreen is gorgeous, captivating and brilliant, you can even see the colors pop in bright sunlight. The processor is fast, the added TouchWiz features can be helpful and the call quality is very good.
All the reviewers hated a few things you can’t use/install apps that are not from the Android Market, the camera lacks flash and the Samsung Captivate lacks Wi-Fi hotspot sharing like its top Android competitors(Droid X, HTC EVO 4G and Droid Incredible.)
The six axis acclerometer sensor makes screen mode changing very fast. In benchmark tests the speed of the Samsung Captivate was very fast and on AT&T’s 3G network slightly faster than the iPhone 4G. Like the iPhone 4, you can get attenuation (loss of signal strength) when you grip the Samsung Captivate fully with your hand.
There are four modes of text input ensuring that you will find a way to enter text that you like. The music player and ability to sync media with PCs were praised. All reviewers found the web browser to be fast but one pointed out that you can’t force the browser to show the desktop version of websites when a mobile version appears. Video capture was also praise, but reviewers wondered why you can’t use and HDMI cable like other Android superstars. You can however show video via Wi-Fi with DLNA.
Most reviewers compared the Samsung Captivate to the iPhone 4, some call it a good alternative while other stayed on the iPhone 4 fence. Because of the many features of this Android powerhouse, you’ll have to see what features are the most important to you. If you however sit out in the sun and web surf along with wave surf, this may be the best option for you. The Samsung Captivate sells for 9 with a contract after rebates from AT&T. Don’t forget to use the AT&T Coupon-Link Off AT&T Wireless with Plan for New Customers with a Contract.
AmazonWireless Beta offers the Samsung Captivate with a new contract for .99 and 4.99 for renewing individual accounts. Note: this price only valid on the Amazon Wireless Beta website.
www.Wirefly.com is offering the Samsung Captivate for for new customers with a contract and 9.99 for renewing customers.
Bonnie Cha at CNET Rated the Samsung Captivate 4 out of 5 or the gorgeous AMOLED touch screen, 1GHz Humming birdprocessor, great call quality, many wireless options and HD video capture. As with all Android AT&T smartphones, owners can’t sideload/install non Android Market Apps, Unfortunately, the camera lacks a flash. She does call the best AT&T Android device, now with great performance. She found the design to be lackluster but solid. The 4 inch touchscreen with 400 x800 resolution is great looking, crisp, responsive and fast. The six axis acclerometer comes in handy for quick gaming. Samsung TouchWiz added some handy on screen shortcuts, the social networking is improved. It’s quad-band world phone but can’t be used as mobile hotspot. Although it’s supposed to combine contacts from various sources, she had to hand link some accounts. AT&T added software and services come with an additional cost. The speaker phone sounded hollow. The web browser was good and the Captivate felt fast.
Sascha Segan at PCMag rated the Samsung Captivate 4 out 5 for its fast processor, beautiful screen, PC syncing options, calling the top Android smartphone at AT&T. He didn’t like that you can only use Android Market apps and the absence of a camera flash. He found the touchscreen thrilling and it didn’t wash out in bright sunlight. It can use 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi. He did find a death-grip of attenuation on when he held the bottom of the Samsung Captivate. He found call quality to be decent and liked the noise cancellation. For all it’s features it had goo battery life. The are four ways to enter text, two handwriting recongition programs, a T9 keypad and swipe. The processor came out faster than the Snapdragon in benchmark tests. Merging of email, and calendars worked for him well with Samsung Kies. He didnt’ like the social networking for Twitter and Facebook because they don’t auto update more than once an hour. Media Syncing works on PCs only. The camera took decent photos. He found the social networking to be better than the iPhone, free Google voice-guided navigation/directions, and super colorful screen.
Mark Spoonauer at Laptopmag rated the Samsung Captivate 3.5 out of 5 for the super vibrant AMOLED touchscreen, daily briefings, HD camcorder, audio player and strong call quality. He didn’t like the lack of a camera flash, lack of mobile Wi-Fi hotspots, and inability to sideload apps. The Samsung media hub for downloading videos/movies isn’t ready yet, He liked the still poacketable size, larger than the iPhone but smaller than the Droid X. It lacks an HDMI cable but you can stream video via DLNA. He wrote good things about the TouchWiz interface. The process was fast but had some delays. Downloads on 3G were slightly faster than on an iPhone 4. In the browser, you can’t force desktop versions to download. The coolest utility app that comes on the Captivate is the Write and Go app, you take a note and then decide later where to send it. For Wi-Fi file transfer there’s AllShare, which requires selecting the files first. The music player is very good and supports 5.1 sound. In order to use Google maps you have download it and another speech-to-text app. The captivate is the best Android phone on AT&T
Posted by AdminQuick news from around the Web
@FierceWireless: Verizon CEO blasts FCC’s ‘unimaginative’ Internet proposal. Article (sub. req.) | Follow @FierceWireless
> T-Mobile USA and Samsung announced a lineup of new Qwerty phones, including the Samsung Gravity 3, the Samsung Gravity T and the Samsung 
(pronounced “smiley”). Article
> Apple is adding more patents to its infringement claims against HTC. Article
> Car audio and electronics firm Clarion and Nokia announced they will collaborate on Terminal Mode, a technology the companies said will allow mobile devices to work with car infotainment systems. Release
> LG is betting on the success of its latest Android phone, the Optimus Q. Article (sub. req.)
> The Nokia N8 will be the vendor’s final Nseries device to run Symbian; subsequent Nseries gadgets will sport the company’s MeeGo platform. Article
> AT&T Mobility completed the nationwide rollout of its femtocell offering. Article
> Apple sold its three millionth iPad, 80 days after introducing the device. Release
> Motorola said 9.8 million of debt was tendered in a Dutch auction. Article (sub. req.)
> Spectrum Bridge, Plumas-Sierra Rural Electric Cooperative & Telecommunications and Google announced that Plumas-Sierra County, Calif., launched a smart grid wireless network trial using TV white spaces spectrum. Release
Mobile Content News
> Only 19 percent of Apple’s App Store application downloads so far have been paid for; the other 81 percent of the App Store’s downloads were free. Article
> Digital entertainment services firm RealNetworks announced plans to reorganize its business and operational structure, eliminating 85 jobs. Article
> Google announced its web-based Google Voice communications management platform is now available to all U.S. consumers. Article
> Apple has revised its consumer privacy policy to authorize the collection and sharing of “precise location data” from devices like the iPhone and iPad. Article
Developer News
> More than half the 2,733 developers surveyed by Appcelerator, which provides development tools, believe Android has the best long-term potential among mobile platforms. Article
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Posted by AdminIsn’t this interesting. We only thought that Bell was going to be launching Samsung Wave… but thanks to one of reliable Rogers tipsters who let us know that we can expect to see it in their lineup also. There’s no confirmed launch date or pricing but this operates on Samsung’s new open mobile platform called [...]
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Posted by AdminSamsung confirmed it will release a tablet product in the second half of this year, days after pictures of the purported device popped up on the Web.
“While Samsung is aiming to bring a device to market in the second half of this year, we have not yet confirmed the markets for launch or detailed product specifications,” the company said in a statement to InformationWeek. Pictures of the device, dubbed the “GalaxyTab,” began floating around last week after the Twitter account of Samsung’s South African blog inadvertently posted images of the gadget and a brief snippet of information about its specifications. The information was subsequently removed.
Though details on the device are few and far between, it is reported to have a 7-inch display and run Google’s Android platform.
Apple’s (NASDAQ:AAPL) breakaway success with the iPad tablet–the company has sold more than 2 million units so far–has set off a frenzy among computer makers and handset vendors alike to get into the tablet game. Verizon Wireless (NYSE:VZ) plans to launch an Android tablet, and Verizon Wireless CEO Lowell McAdam has said that LG, Motorola (NASDAQ:MOT) and Samsung are in the running to build tablets for the carrier.
Still, some sounded cautious tones about the new market opportunity. “It’s an interesting market,” Tudor Brown, the president of ARM Holdings, told the Financial Times. “What we have to be very careful of is projecting just how big that particular part of the market is going to be, because it’s very early days since any of these tablets have been on the market.”
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- see this InformationWeek article
- see this ZDNet article
- see this FT article
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Posted by AdminBesides releasing the highly anticipate Galaxy S all across the world, Samsung has a few other Android devices in the making. They have just introduced the Corby i5500. This is a mid-range handset that runs Android 2.1 and will be available shortly in Europe.
This device has a 2.8 inch QVGA TFT LCD touch screen, 600 [...]
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Samsung has announced their Android-based i5500 handset will be headed for Italy under the Corby umbrella. The Corby Smartphone runs Android 2.1 and features a 2.8-inch QVGA LCD touch display, a 2-megapixel camera, and support for 3G HSDPA 7.2 Mbps. The quad-band GSM phone runs a 600MHz processor and has all the other requisite Android offerings including WiFi, Bluetooth 2.1, A-GPS, and a microSD card slot supporting up to 16GB. The Corby Smartphone is targeted to a wider audience as it looks to bridge the gap from feature phone to high-end smart phones
Look for these to arrive in Black Ebony later this month on Italian carriers Telecom Italia Mobile (TIM) and Wind Telecomunicazioni SpA (WIND). The price tag of Euros 199 comes to around 7 US dollars.
Source: Cellular Mania (translated) via Samsung Hub
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If you have been following any of my posts, or listening to any of the Android Guys Thursday Night Podcasts, you know that I am holding my breath for when the Samsung Galaxy S drops for purchase with T-Mo, my carrier of choice.
There have been many rumors as to the exact release date in the US for the Galaxy S, but no hard date. It has been incredibly frustrating to watch boy bands in China get their grimy little hands on the Galaxy while I am sitting here starving with my G1 which is getting older and older by the day.
Everyday I have been scouring Google News Timeline searching to see if anyone has a date for the drop, when I came across this post from CNET.
CNET is reporting that they received this black box in the mail, and upon opening it, found a UFO saucer shaped USB speaker inside, underneath the word, “Samsung Galaxy S, Landing Soon”. Alas there is no date as of yet, but this is a good sign that we are getting closer to a release date here in the US.
Check out the full article over at CNET, and keep your fingers crossed with me that my new toy will drop soon!
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