While iPhone in South Korea has been enjoying decent sales (about 4,000 units everyday), KT, its official operator seems to be getting less attention from local players, particularly by Samsung. KT Chairman’s Lee Suk-chae is pretty unhappy about how Samsung is providing “lax technology support on handsets” on KT as well as announcing new […]
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Omnia HD running 62 apps at a time on custom firmware
Here is another reason for Omnia HD users to switch to custom firmware instead of the official one. Modder Andy or famously known as HyperX has created HX-V4-Speed-SE firmware that runs 62 apps at one time. Of course, there’s little reason for you to fire up every application in your phone like this one […]
Samsung Omnia II sales surpasses 600,000 units in SK
Samsung has announced that its Omnia II smartphone has surpassed 600,000 units in South Korea. Unlike in the international market, Samsung sells different versions of Omnia II on different cellular operators like T*Omnia II (left) for SKT, SHOW Omnia (center) for KT and OZ Omnia (right) for LGT. Samsung says Omnia II sales averaged […]
Omnia HD lookalike to be one of first Samsung devices running Windows Phone 7 Series?
At the MIX developer conference yesterday, Microsoft was demoing its Windows Phone 7 Series where eagle-eyed viewers stumbled on this Samsung device. This unnamed device is a modified version of Symbian running Omnia HD and the only visible change is its center Windows button. We’re not sure if Samsung is eventually planning to sell […]
I8910 HD firmware with kinetic scrolling caught on video
Latest I8910 HD (Omnia HD) firmware is scheduled to arrive this month but if you’re itching to know what’s more in addition to kinetic scrolling, check out this video. The guy managed to run an unreleased build of the firmware giving us a detailed 10-minute walkthrough. The update promises to give faster multimedia experience, […]