Samsung Sweden has confirmed a free firmware update for Omnia II users. The update will be available in the latter half of May and the biggest change will be the touchscreen performance. Samsung says in addition to the revamped UI, the touch response will be much faster and intuitive. Samsung also confirmed to launch […]
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Samsung Apps Store comes to Singapore, Germany, Brazil & China
As promised, Samsung has now initiated to expand its Apps Store to other countries. Beginning this month, the Samsung Apps Store will be available to Omnia II (I8000) and OmniaLITE (B7300, I329) users in Singapore, Germany, Brazil & China. Users with respective devices can download the apps client on the phone and can download […]
Samsung brings Omnia II to India, comes with WinMo 6.1
Samsung today announced its flagship device from the Omnia range. The Omnia II (I8000) equipped with a solid hardware set is one of the most sought devices but the decision to go with Windows Mobile 6.1 seems to be an absurd move, since WinMo 6.5 is already released. Anyways, if you’re aware of the […]
Samsung Omnia 2 (I8000) to come as WiTu AMOLED in Russia
Samsung is ready to launch the Omnia 2 (I8000) in Russia. Samsung’s Russian site has listed the I900 successor (aka WiTu in Russia) as WiTu AMOLED. However, despite of the name change, rest of the specs are the same – quadband GSM, tri-band HSPA, ARM11 SC36410 CPU clocked at 800MHz, Windows Mobile 6.5, Opera […]
Omnia II I8000 reviewed, suffers from UI sluggishness
After giving us a brief hands-on on Omnia II I8000’s retail unit, Phone Arena has reviewed the unit in great detail. They were highly impressed by Samsung’s effort to integrate TouchWiz UI deeper in Windows Mobile menus but were marred by UI lags. The lag was so frequent that they reckon could “ruin the […]