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  Just like the population explosion in China, Samsung is going to explode the market with over 30 Samsung models, all equipped with 3G. China is the only country to adopt three different 3G standards and to cater different 3G users, Samsung has initiated a new marketing initiative known as “3GSamsung, 3G for all” that [...]

  Look what Wi-Fi certification spilled yesterday? It’s the Galaxy Lite aka GT-I5700, the purported light-on-features version of Galaxy I7500. Other than the presence of Wi-Fi, rest of the details is under wraps. We don’t even know if it will be based on Android but we still believe it will be. As for the Lite [...]

  Set to release on September 25, Amazon is now taking up pre-orders of Samsung’s latest pocket camcorder, HMX-U10. U10 is capable to record videos at full HD resolution as well as 10 megapixel 1/2.3-inch CMOS sensor to take still images. The camcorder also features a 2-inch LCD screen, one-touch YouTube upload button and a [...]

  Samsung has announced the 8500 Series LED TV, its new flagship model of the HDTV lineup. Coming in sizes of 46- and 55-inches, the Touch of Color (ToC) painted TVs pack a lot of features, better picture quality and connectivity options. The feature set boasts a full HD playback, 7,000,000:1 contrast ratio, 2ms response [...]

  Samsung has officially introduced the Solstice or SGH-A887, if you prefer remembering numbers. The phone’s official specs is the same we reported yesterday. It has a 3-inch touchscreen with TouchWiz UI, 2 megapixel camera, global GSM support, dual-band 3G support, Bluetooth, music player, microSD slot supporting up to 16GB and widgets for various social [...]

  A877 is Impression, A887 is Solstice and A897 is Blackbox? The phone that is been allegedly listed as “Blackbox” on Gameloft has been certified by the Bluetooth organization. In addition to the certification, Bluetooth has also listed out the specs. Expectedly, the phone will have a full touchscreen display, quad-band GSM and tri-band UMTS [...]

  BGR has got first-hand info about AT&T releasing a budget Samsung touchscreen phone. Dubbed as Solstice (A887), the phone is expected to get official on August 2, Sunday and will sell for $99.99 with a two-year contract, $174.99 for 1-year and 249.99 with no-contract. On the features front, it supports quad GSM bands, dual-band [...]

  UPDATE: Bell Canada has also announced the phone. Apparently, Samsung Link was not Bell exclusive as it’s been launched on Virgin Mobile. The cheap messaging phone comes in grey hue that allows to check up to five email accounts, one-touch Facebook button, 1.3MP camera, 2.2-inch display, music player, Stereo Bluetooth, 3.5mm headphone jack and [...]

  Samsung has announced a 3.5-inch 1TB Spinpoint F3 HDD that uses two platters instead of the usual three. 500GB on each platter means increase in areal density, faster data access and enhances performance by up to 30 percent. In addition to this, less number of mechanical parts also increases its reliability towards data failure. [...]

  As much as Samsung spends on R&D of phones, it also spends a considerable amount on marketing too. The high profile Jet recently got a viral ad that is fast paced and includes…elephants and UFOs. Not the best of virals we’ve seen from Samsung but conveys the message well. Enjoy the ad. [Thanks Vincenzo]