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  It needs no explanation why this phone is called as VVIP (SCH-W910). Sadly, apart from its somewhat gaudy golden and beige texture, there’s nothing that says important people should be using it. On the features front, the clamshell has AMOLED as the main screen, measuring 2.6-inches (240×320) and the external is a 1.5-inch OLED [...]

  Samsung has announced to launch its iteration of App Store on September 14. It will be an on-device application store that will be available initially in UK, France and Italy, followed by 30 other countries. As for the phones, only Omnia and Omnia HD (I8910 HD) will be able to use the store for [...]

  UPDATE: Samsung Spain has added the PMP on its website. Click here. Samsung has decided to launch its R1 PMP outside its homeland. R1 comes in an aluminum chassis and is touted as the lightest and slimmest (50g and 8.9mm thickness) media player to give out of the box DivX, XviD, H.264, WMV compatibility. [...]

  Samsung teamed up with Qualcomm to bring Mpower 699 slider phone in India that is claimed to be the world’s first OMH (Open Market Handset) CDMA handset. Earlier, users had to buy a phone from a particular CDMA operator to use their service but with OMH enabled handset, a user now only needs an [...]

  It seems Omnia II’s launch on Verizon is one step closer. The screen grab above shows Verizon’s Inventory Database getting an addition of Samsung’s anticipated WinMo device. While there are no details on the actual release date, the addition to the database and Samsung Mobile USA’s coming soon page indicate, the launch is nigh. [...]

Despite being the second largest handset manufacturer, Samsung does not have phones based on its own OS, until now. Dong-hoon Chan, head of mobile devices design group at Samsung confirmed recently that Samsung is developing its own OS based on Linux platform. We’ve also managed to gather some more info. With no OS in their [...]

  Samsung has launched the Korean version of Jet with two new colors. Known as Haptic AMOLED (W850/W8500/W8550) the phone is now available in White and Pink hues with the battery cover having a Chess Wave design pattern. The Korean Jet is somewhat different to the Jet available in the rest of the markets. It [...]

  Samsung will bring in a fleet of products at IFA that starts from next week and it will also include a new line of digital frames. The P-Series digital picture frame is said to evolve from the current generation of picture frames in terms of design and features. The frame bezel and the stand [...]

  The latest report suggests that Samsung’s Android phone has been delayed in UK but if you’ve been wanting it badly, you can pick one up on both Orange and O2 network. Phoneslimited is selling them and if you’re ok to bind yourself with a 2-year contract and £35.00 monthly rent, you can take the [...]

  The date for Samsung’s Rogue and Intensity has been set. According to the leaked docs, both the phones will be launched on September 8, which means the official announcement is in order any moment. Users seeking a cheap messaging phone can opt for Intensity (U450). For $29.99 with 2-year contract ($199.99 full retail), a [...]