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While Samsung is building up its smartphones‘ army, it is finally expanding its Bada Android phone again with the upcoming Samsung Wave 723 (GT-S7320E). Compare to Samsung Wave S8500, the Wave 723 is a lower end smartphone, comes with 3.2-inch WQVGA TFT-LCD touchscreen display, WiFi (802.11 b/g/n), A-GPS, 5 megapixel camera and support dual band UMTS/HSPA. Wave 723 is also developed based on the bada SDK 1.1. The SDK 1.1 has Auto-UI scaling feature where application developers can reproduce applications to work on Wave 723 from already developed bada Application on Wave with minimum effort.

“The Wave 723 reflects our relentless pursuit of the best in mobile phone technologies by optimizing the application and social media experience. In new and innovative ways, the Wave 723 delivers on Samsung’s goal to give a rich, connected smart phone experience to everyone,” said JK Shin, President and Head of the Mobile Communications Business, Samsung Electronics.

The Wave 723 will be available starting in this September in Germany and will be gradually rolled out to other European markets including Southeast Asia, the Middle East Asia, and Africa.

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Samsung has decided to help the Samsung Epic 4G owners by posting the full manual online in PDF file. In the manual, you’ll find the usual assortment of instructions on the intricacies of Samsung’s TouchWiz skin and how to work the phone. If you have been following the mobile devices, then there won’t be anything special about this manual but if you just starts to keep up on the Epic 4G then this will be the best opportunity for you to know better.

The Epic 4G is Sprint’s Samsung Galaxy S Variant. The Epic 4G is the only Samsung Galaxy S that have physical QWERTY keyboard and runs on the 4G speed. Overall, the Epic 4G is a great android smartphone. It will be available soon.

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Best Buy has just proclaimed that the Verizon fascinate preorder will be available on Sunday, August 29th. The preorder will be open for general public but those Best Buy Reward Zone members can preorder starts from today. There are no wording on the price of Verizon Samsung Fascinate.

The Fascinate is Verizon’s version of Samsung Galaxy S smartphone that features 4-inch Super AMOLED screen, 5MP camera, 1GHz CPU, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS, speedy 3G connectivity for web browsing, mobile hotspot capabilities to allow the device  to connect up to 5 WiFi enabled devices, an HD capable camera/camcorder, and runinig Android 2.1 operating system.

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Samsung has finally made Samsung Galaxy U for LG U+ official. The name of Galaxy U is indicates that the handset is a Unique grip design, Ultimate display, Utilitarian apps, and Ubiquitous features like WiFi. The handset will come in black or white color.

Galaxy U features 3.7-inch AMOLED Plus WVGA (800×480) display, Android 2.1, 1GHz CPU, T-DMB, Wi-Fi 802.11n, Bluetooth 3.0, internet tethering, Allshare, 5MP camera with 720p HD video recording, OZ Store and Google Market support, GPS, microSD card (up to 32GB; 8GB bundled). The pricing of these smartphones will be 800,000 won which is $682 USD.

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Samsung is launching Samsung Omnia 735 aka Omia Pro 4 In German. The price for Omnia Pro 4 is €299 which $380 USD. It’s very simple and boxy.

The phone features a 2.62, 320 x 320 pixels resistive touchscreen display, full QWERTY keypad, HSPA, Wi-Fi, GPS, Office Mobile 2010, 3.5mm headset jack, 3.2MP autofocus camera and MicroSD card support (up to 32GB). The Omnia Pro 4 will not receive the Windows Phone 7 upgrades.

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The Sprint Epic 4G is one of the Samsung Galaxy S devices that have been released in US. There are few additions that make this one bad boy stand apart from it’s cousins. The Epic 4G can activate Sprint’s Wimax data in a location that has service.

As you can see on the picture, the handset will have horizontal keyboard. The Epic 4G features 4-inch Super AMOLED screen, 5-megapixel camera on the back, front camera, 1GHz Hummingbird processor, Android 2.1, Touchwiz user interface, and 512MB storage. The smartphone itself more rounded and lighter than EVO 4G. The Epic 4G will be available on August 31st. Check out the hands-on video.

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T-Mobile is going crazy with their Samsung Vibrant’s pricing. Yesterday, T-Mobile had a one-day sale on the Samsung Vibrant (2 years contract). But today, the smartphone is sale for only a penny on AmazonWireless.

However, there are terms and condition to be able get this deal. When you buy your device with service from AmazonWireless.com, they will automatically pass along an instant discount from the carrier to you. This discount has been provided to you based on your agreement to (a) activate a new, or extend an existing, line of service for this device with the carrier, and (b) maintain this service in good standing for a minimum of 181 consecutive days. If you do not activate or extend a line of service in connection with this device, or if your service is canceled/disconnected before 181 consecutive days, AmazonWireless.com will charge you $250 per device, plus applicable taxes. So, what are you waiting for? Hurry and get yourself a brand new phone for only a penny.

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Samsung is expected to officially reveal the Samsung Galaxy Tab tablet at IFA 2010. The firmware that will run on the European version has been released and is numbered P1000XXJH3.

Opening up the firmware has revealed a few details about the smartphone including the camera resolution, screen resolution, CPU and other details as listed below.

The details also show that when it launches, it will run Google Android 2.2 which is good news. However, the processor is revealed as being 1GHz rather than the 1.2GHz we have previously seen.

None of this is of course confirmed until Samsung make the official Galaxy tablet announcement which is due soon. We’ll keep our eye out for more rumours and the official details as soon as they launch.
Samsung Galaxy Tab Specs

- Screen resolution 480×800.
- Camera Max resolution 2048×1536.
- Camcorder Max resolution 2048×1536. (Not sure about this info)
- Front cam Max resolution 240×320.
- CPU Profile ARM11.
- CPU Core S5PC110.
- CPU speed 1.0GHz.
- Flashplayer.
- GPS. (Google Maps)
- WIFI.
- SyncML support.
- Swype.
- JavaScript 1.5.
- Bleutooth (Don’t know the version yet)

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The Samsung Epic 4G is rumoured to be arriving at Sprint as early as August 11. The information is found in what BGR refer to as the “Sprint playbook” where other information also indicates that stores will be opening up at 8am that day.

The launch of the Samsung Epic 4G jumps in just before the BlackBerry Torch 9800 and the DROID 2.

The phone it’s self is a dual-mode 3G/4G device that can work on either 3G or 4G networks depending on what coverage the user has.

A mini site was launched a few days ago that allows you to register interest in the device as well as see a few demonstrations of what’s in store and what it is capable of.

When we get more official details we’ll post them here. But for now, prepare for an August 11 launch.

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Sprint has uploaded a teaser site showing off the Samsung Epic 4G that is launching soon.

The new Epic 4G is a dual-mode handset capable of working on either 3G or 4G networks. No new information is revealed on the Sprint site although it does show a teaser video of the camera being used although it isn’t a real life example. Other “coming soon” videos include gaming and movie watching. The mini site teaser page can be found here.

Other than just a little bit of information on the slider device, the real reason for the mini site is for you to provide your email address so you can register your interest.

It looks like quite a nice device and one we look forwards to testing in the future.

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Samsung could be unveiling the Samsung Galaxy Tab Android OS tablet device in just a couple of weeks time. We hear from Electronista that the release date might be August 11, or should I say the unveiling of it.

The new Samsung Galaxy Tablet will have Android OS when it is launched. An invitation has been sent out to numerous news sites indicating that three new products will be revealed.

Right now we are just going on rumours as there isn’t much information about the Galaxy Tablet about. What we have heard is that it does measure 7 inches which puts it right between the Dell Streak and Apple iPad in terms of size. We also suspect it will run similar, if not slightly better specs than the Galaxy S smartphone.

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We first heard of Samsung Cetus from a purported leaked UK mobile phones roadmap. Now new details have surfaced about Cetus, courtesy Bluetooth SIG which obviously holds more legitimacy than the leak before.

Although we’re not sure if it will be the first one, Cetus or SGH-i917 will run on Windows Mobile 7 OS. Amongst other features, the smartphone will be more or less at par with Galaxy S and feature a 4-inch WVGA AMOLED screen ( Super AMOLED), GPS, Wi-Fi 802.11n, FM Radio, microUSB port, 5MP rear camera with front-facing VGA camera. The only difference we’ve found is the Bluetooth version, which is Bluetooth v2.1 in Cetus.

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Samsung UK has announced that the Galaxy S will get Android 2.2, named Froyo, in late of this September. It is the European version that gets updated then. So far no no word on Froyo for Vibrant (T-Mobile USA) or Captivate (AT&T).

If you are owner, or are interested in getting a Samsung Galaxy S (aka the Epic 4G, Vibrant, Fascinate, Captivate) we have some great news for you, developers are currently working on an official update which will give the already impressive smartphone Android 2.2 FroYo.

No carriers have revealed when they will be offering the over-the-air update, however I am sure they will be keen to have the update live as soon as possible.

To be honest I wouldn’t be surprised if some U.S. carriers roll out the update in early October, this is mainly because each carrier branded the Galaxy S with a different name, therefore the update may have to be slightly modified to suit their particular smartphones.

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The portfolio of the Dual-SIM phones are going to get an addition: today the family of more than 10 Dual-SIM models will be joined by Samsung E2152. The phone will go on sale next month and will cost 90 Euros.

The E2152 has appeared on Samsung’s MEA website, and it seems to feature a QVGA display, Music player, FM radio, and a VGA photo camera.

Mobil.cz has it that the Samsung E2152 will be available starting next month. The phone’s price should be around €90 ($115).

Samsung currently has more than 10 dual SIM phones, including the B7722 – its first dual SIM handset to come with 3G connectivity. You can always unlock Samsung phones if needed and want to stay off the carriers.

Specifications :

• Form factor: monoblock
• Screen: QVGA
• Camera: 1.3 megapixel
• Mp3-player
• FM-radio

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Several weeks ago we told you that the Samsung i8520 Galaxy Beam would be available in Singapore this month and now it has gone official.

StarHub customers should already be able to buy it from their carrier from free up to SG$ 398, depending on price plan.

The Samsung Galaxy Beam is the world’s first smartphone to feature an integrated pico-projector. This allows you to create projections of multimedia content from your phnone varying from 5 to 50 inches in size.

It runs Android 2.1 and has one of the biggest capacity batteries to ever be put in a cell phone at 1800 mAh. This is surely needed for the projector, but no one is stopping you from buying one of these and just not using the pico-projector. In which case, this phone’s battery life can be among the best ever seen on an Android handset.

Here’s a quick recap of the other important features of the Samsung i8520 Galaxy Beam:

* 3.7″ WVGA (480 x 800) Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
* 8 Megapixel autofocus camera with LED flash and 720p video recording at 30fps
* 720 MHz processor
* HSDPA 7.2 Mb/s and HSUPA 5.76 Mb/s
* WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 3.0
* GPS
* TV out
* 16 GB storage, 512MB ROM, 384MB RAM
* microSD card slot
* Dimensions: 123 x 59.8 x 14.9 mm
* Weight: 155 g

Sadly, there’s still no word on global availability for this touchscreen phone. It’s in a niche of its own and, with a bit of smart marketing, it may reach decent sales levels in the lucrative European markets. That is if Samsung ever decide to launch it there.

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