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Everybody looks like they’re trying to get into the cell phone scene nowadays, and next in line is Hugo Boss. Of course, Hugo Boss isn’t going to spend precious time and resources coming up with a whole new phone, so they’ve teamed up with Samsung to customize the F480 TouchWiz handset. The phone will be the same as the standard F480, keeping the original 5 megapixel camera, 2.8-inch touchscreen, and 3G/HSDPA. The difference will be the Hugo Boss branding, which will be visible on the icons, wallpapers and the phone cover, not to mention a collection of ringtones that supposedly “reflects Hugo Boss style”. You’ll also get a Hugo Boss styled Bluetooth headset along with the phone. To be honest, €479 is quite steep to pay for a phone that only has a few design changes, but if you’re into fashion, then you’ll probably be willing to pay for it. The phone should retail in Europe through Hugo Boss retail outlets in December and will be distributed via PhoneHouse/Carphone Warehouse online.

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Samsung and Alltel have announced the Samsung SCH-r800 Delve which is a full touchscreen phone that boasts Samsung’s TouchWiz user interface on a 3-inch 240×400 pixel touchscreeen display. The Delve will also have a 3.5mm headphone jack, along with Bluetooth 2.0 with A2DP support, microSD card expansion, and EV-DO. The phone is up for pre-order today at $199.99 on a 2-year contract and $100 mail-in rebate. The phone will be available in stores and online on November 7th.

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The folks over at Japan will be getting the Samsung Omnia this November via SoftBank. Now before you start laughing at them and stating that the phone is already available in Europe, do take note of the specs of the phone. The Japanese Omnia will be called the SoftBank 930SC Omnia, an will have a 3.3-inch touchscreen that has a resolution of 800 x 480 pixels, which is a hug increase from the standard 240×400 pixels. Aside from the screen, the phone will also have a built-in 1-Seg TV tuner, and will be available in black, white or red.

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Samsung has launched another dual-SIM phone – the S9402 DuoS, with the name clearly indicating that it supports dual SIM cards. Aside from supporting dual SIM cards the phone is a luxury phone, which is made from premium materials which includes a hardened scratch resistant display glass, along with a metal frame covered with rhodium.

* Triband GSM (900/1800/1900 Mhz), GPRS/EDGE connectivity on 1st SIM card
* Dual band (900/1800 Mhz), GPRS/EDGE connectivity on 2nd SIM card
* 2-inch 262K color QVGA AMOLED display
* 5 megapixel camera with autofocus and LED flash
* Image stabilization and smile detector
* Integrated FM Radio with RDS
* 1GB internal memory
* microSDHC memory card slot (up to 8 GB)
* Bluetooth 2.0 and USB connectivity

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Samsung i7110 phone has just been official for about day, and now live pictures of the phone have surfaced again. The sleek and stylish looks of the phone looks to indicate that it will be well received by a lot of users.

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AT&T has just released the Samsung Propel for the QWERTY loving crowd. The Propel will sport features like a 1.3 megapixel camera, UMTS, AT&T Navigator and Video Share support, and of course, the sliding QWERTY keyboard.

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Here’s a phone that should really interest the ladies and the fashion conscious. With its pink floral design and pocket mirror look, Samsung looks like it’s trying to tease all the ladies who are looking for a mobile phone. There isn’t much information on this just yet, but based on the site that Samsung put up, all should be answered by this winter.

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Samsung today announced the I7110, the latest Samsung smartphone based on S60 and Symbian OS with 12.9mm thickness. The candybar phone will be showcased for the first time at the Symbian Smartphone Show in London on Oct. 21st – 22nd. The I7110 offers cutting-edge mobile phone features, including a 2.6? AMOLED (Active Matrix Organic Light Emitting Diode) screen, to deliver outstanding experiences in navigation, multimedia, and connectivity.

The I7110 boasts geo-tagging and navigation capabilities in pedestrian and driving modes. The AMOLED screen makes it a perfect pedestrian navigator as it provides sharp images even under intense sunlight. Currently, the pedestrian navigator is available in 10 cities in Western Europe including Amsterdam, Barcelona, Berlin, Helsinki, London, Madrid, Milan, Munich, Paris, and Rome. In addition, the FM transmitter enables drivers to receive the voice navigation guide via car speakers.

Users will be able to enjoy high resolution photos with its 5 megapixel camera featuring auto focus and LED flash. It also comes with the latest digital camera features including ‘smile shot’ and ‘blink shot’ functions. The I7110 supports multi-codec formats including DivX, thereby saving users from the issues associated with converting video files. It also features 50MB of internal memory and a SDHC-supported micro SD slot, allowing users to store various digital contents up to 16GB. The smartphone’s 1,200 mAh battery can facilitate up to 11 hours of talk time and extended multimedia experience.

To offer seamless connectivity for multimedia experience, the I7110 comes equipped with HSDPA and Wi-Fi connectivity. The phone also offers an 8-way optical mouse to maximize the easiness of mobile browsing. The Samsung I7110 will be available in Russia from November 2008 and will soon be introduced in other markets.

* Network: HSDPA 3.6 Mbps (900/2100), EDGE / GPRS (850/900/1800/1900)
* Symbian OS V9.3, S60 3rd Edition Feature Pack 2
* Display: 2.6? 262K QVGA AMOLED
* Camera: 5 Megapixel CMOS with AF and LED Flash
* Smile Shot, Blink Shot
* Video Player (DivX / H.263 / H.264 / WMV / MP4, RV)
* VGA 30 fps / QVGA 120fps Video recording H.263+AMR NB
* FM Radio with RDS
* DNSe 2.0
* Music Player (MP3/ AAC / AAC+ / eAAC+ / WMA / RealAudio)
* GPS Navigation: Pedestrian & Driving, Geo-tagging
* Optical Mouse, Accelerometer, FM Transmitter
* Embedded 3D Games : FIFA 2008, Asphalt
* Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA)
* Bluetooth v2.0 / USB v2.0 / Wi-Fi
* 50MB User Memory
* microSD card slot (up to 16GB)
* Size: 118 x 52 x 12.9 mm
* Battery: 1200 mAh
* Talk time: up to 11 hrs/ 6 hrs (EDGE/WCDMA)
* Stand-by time: up to 427 / 451 hrs (EDGE/WCDMA )

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There’s something about being a “limited edition” and being gold plated that seems to make everybody want a phone. Whatever the reason that seems to make people want to buy limited edition things, Samsung has decided to go come up with a limited edition version of its U900 Soul. Aside from the usual features of the phone, which include 7.2Mbps HSDPA, OLED d-pad and 5 megapixel camera, the phone also will command an extra 700 Czech crowns ($40) premium over the standard version

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A pink variation of Samsung’s upcoming “Behold” T919 cell phone has been spotted. According to TmoNews, it has also been confirmed that there will be a pink variant of the Behold. A quick glance at the features of the Behold show a html browser, 3G, 5 megapixel camera, stereo Bluetooth, mobile backup and speaker phone.

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AT&T will supposedly be offering Samsung’s QWERTY phone, and they’ll be calling it the Propel, though the name hasn’t been officially confirmed yet. The phone is said to be going for $80 with a contract, which isn’t too bad, considering it should support AT&T Navigation, and will come in red, green or blue.

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T-Mobile will be getting Samsung’s T919 pretty soon, and apparently the phone will be dubbed the “Behold” instead of the previously hinted “Tocco”. The phone is said to be available on T-Mobile from November 10th, and will set you back $149, which should definitely be a subsidized price. The phone should be offering the following specifications, though nothing has been confirmed yet:

* 5 megapixel camera
* Front-facing secondary camera
* GPS
* Streaming video support
* Video ringtone support
* Capacitive touchscreen
* MicroSDHC support
* Brushed aluminum back
* Consumer email functionality

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It looks like the time of 8 megapixel camera phones is looming closer, as live pictures of Samsung’s M8800 Bresson have made it to the internet. The phone should be retailing for something around 550 Euros when it hits the stores, and will have the following specs:

• Quad band GSM, tri-band HSDPA

• Qualcomm MSM6281 chipset

• Native Samsung OS

• 3.2? 240×400px TFT Display

• 8 megapixel camera (3264×2448) with VGA video recording at 30 fps

• FM Radio with RDS

• Built-in accelerometer

• 100MB of user memory

• microSD card slot

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Unveiled at a press event held in Milan, Italy on Sunday, Samsung and Armani introduces the M75500 candy bar with a nickname called Night Effect. The Night Effect is the first mobile phone with Emporio Armani branding (it was Giorgio Armani last year) for Samsung. It comes with 2.2-inch AMOLED display screen, 3.2 megapixel camera, 120 MB internal memory, microSD card slot and supports HSDPA/GSM network.

The Samsung M75500 Night Effect will be available in November this year in Europe. There is no confirmed selling price but it will be around 300 euro for one. The company has not revealed the release plan for other regions at the moment.

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Samsung today announced its newest series of music phones, Samsung BEATb M3510 and Samsung BEATs M3200 as the starters of the company’s music phone line ” The BEAT Edition”. Consisting of two form factors bar and slider, Samsung BEATb and Samsung BEATs both have the Digital Natural Sound engine, also known as DNSe, which is inherited from Samsung’s own audio technology, provides more natural sound effects. It reproduces a genuine 3D sound and deep bass resonance.

Samsung BEATb and Samsung BEATs offer a variety of music dedicated features. ‘Auto EQ’ function automatically turns the equalizer into the best setting according to the genre and type of the music users listen to. Also, by using Shazam’s ‘Find Music’ service, users can find any song they want to listen to even at an unexpected moment. By recording and sending a tune to Shazam server, users can easily track down and even purchase the song, through participating operators’ music stores.

Samsung BEATb and Samsung BEATs come with ‘Motion Play’ feature, which enables users to control their music with motions. For instance, users can play or pause music simply by tapping their phone. By flipping the phone, the music is muted and the phone is automatically set at the etiquette mode. Moreover, by simple shaking the phone, users can play the next song or previous song.

Besides the Motion Play feature, Samsung BEATb and Samsung BEATs also feature physical music control keys on the outside. Users can immediately play, stop, pause, fast forward or rewind music using these control keys even when working on other tasks such as sending text message and playing mobile game.

Samsung BEATb (model: M3510) is the trendy and slim bar type music phone with mere 9.9mm thickness. Having Samsung mobile’s music DNA such as superior sound quality powered by DNSe technology, Auto EQ, Find Music, Motion Play and more, Samsung BEATb attracts hip and trendy users who love their music to be always on. Samsung BEATb, the first to be launched out of The BEAT Edition will be available in September.

Samsung BEATs (model: M3200) is a slider type music phone with a sleek MP3 player-alike design. Besides all the music dedicated features, Samsung BEATs is equipped with an amplifier by B&O ICEpower as well as a stereo speaker to provide even-better sound quality to users. Samsung BEATs will be available in October next month.

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