Samsung Smartphone On All Carriers

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Samsung, the industry's second-largest mobile device manufacturer, lags in the smartphone market where it is the fifth-largest player (behind Nokia, RIM, Apple and HTC).

Samsung plans to raise its smartphone sales target for this year to more than 20 million units, up 2 million from an earlier target.

Samsung's new flagship Galaxy S is their platform for this clallenge. It will soon be available on all the top mobile operators in the United States, including AT&T, Verizon, Sprint and T-mobile.

- Sprint yesterday announced plans to offer the device over its WIMAX network (branding it 'Epic'). Sprint will include a 16GB microSD card with the Epic 4G. Sprint says it will be available later this summer.

- T-Mobile will be the first US operator to launch Galaxy S on July 21, branding it the Vibrant and selling it for US $200 with a two-year contract.

- AT&T will sell it as 'Captivate' but has not revealed launch dates

- Verizon will sell its version as the Fascinate and expects to offer the device by late summer or early autumn.

All Galaxy S variants include Samsung's 1GHz A8 Cortex Hummingbird processor, Android 2.1 operating system with TouchWiz 3.0, 5 megapixel camera with 720p HD video capture, 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi, and Swype Software for the on-screen of QWERTY keyboard.

All five will be among the first to ship with Bluetooth 3.0 which offers high-speed data transfers between devices. Bluetooth 3.0 uses the Bluetooth link for negotiation and link establishment, but high data rate traffic is carried over a colocated 802.11 link.

The South Korean vendor claims over 100 operators worldwide have already decided to offer the smartphone. Canada's Bell Mobility will reportedly offer the device this summer branded as Vibrant.

James kendrick has a Cheat Sheet for the Top 6 Android Phones.
The iPhone 4, Droid Incredible, Evo 4G, and Nexus One are compared in this chart by Bill Shrink. It compares the costs over a two year contract.

AT&T's new $15/month plan maxes out at 200MB. Their new "unlimited" $25 plan is now capped at 2GB - with $10 per 1GB in overage fees. That makes using video chat impossibly expensive if you want to capture an extended event. A "4G" network like Sprint's WiMAX service - with truly unlimited service - may be a virtual necessity for heavy video use.




By Sam Churchill, www.dailywireless.org

Samsung Announces New Consumer Notebooks and Netbooks

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Samsung has announced its consumer notebook lineup for summer 2010. The notebooks include the R40 and R530 notebooks and the N220 and N230 netbooks.

R40 Series
The R40 series includes two models: the 14-inch R440 and 15.6-inch R530 and R540. Both notebooks have a 1366x768 screen resolutio, Windows 7 Home Premium, and 4GB of RAM. The larger R540 has an integrated numeric keypad.

The R440 has an Intel Core i3-330M (2.13GHz) processor, a 320GB hard drive, integrated Intel graphics, a 4.85 lb weight, and a claimed for hour battery life.

The R530 has an Intel Core i3-330M (2.13GBz) processor, a 500GB hard drive, dedicated Nvidia GeForce 310M graphics, a 5.51 lb weight, and a claimed four hour battery life.

The R440, R530, and R540 will be available through Samsung resellers in the beginning of July for $729, $799, and 999, respectively.

N220/N230 Netbooks The N230 is Samsung lightest netbook, weighing only 2.2 lbs. It has a glossy black finish and is supposed to get up to seven hours of battery life.

The N220 weighs 2.9 lbs has a new design pattern in a polished green gradated color with chrome accents. Samsung is also updating its N150 netbook to the N150-11BL, which has a matte black finish with red accents and a non-glare screen. Its battery life is up to 10 hours.

All of Samsung's netbooks have a 10-inch display (1024x600), Intel Atom N450 (1.66GHz) processor, 1GB of RAM, a 250GB hard drive, and Windows 7 Starter.

The 150-11BL and N220 are available now for $349 and $369, respectively; the N230 will be available in the beginning of July for $399.




Source: Charles P. Jefferies, www.notebookreview.com

New Samsung Netbook Line-up to Launch in January 2010

The Netbook World Summit was being held today in Paris and some interesting tidbits of information have been gleaned form Samsung Notebook Product Manager, Jaewoo Seo. He says that a completely new range of Samsung netbooks will be revealed in January 2010 based on the Intel Pine Trail platform.

This is hardly surprising news as we already know that most of the big manufacturers are planning on showcasing their Pineview-powered netbooks at CES 2010 in early January.

However, we did learn that these models are expected to incorporate a much thinner design whilst having even longer battery lives. Samsung already delivers some of the longest netbook battery lives so this is great news. Also, at least one netbook with a toucscreen display is expected.

These new netbooks will also feature an instant-on OS solution, allowing quick access to the web and select software. Samsung plan to focus their netbook range on a few select models going forward, rather than the 8-9 models on the market currently. This can only be good news as it means resources will be pumped into some, hopefully, killer netbooks.



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Samsung Showcases 2010 Extended Notebook Line-up

Netbooks LAS VEGAS - (Business Wire) Samsung Electronics America Inc., a subsidiary of Samsung Electronics Corporation, announces the launch of its newest notebook computer series, the Samsung R30 series featuring the R430 and R530 and the Samsung R80 series including the R480, R580 and R780, at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas. Ideal for viewing HD video, managing digitac music, editing photos or playing the coolest PC games, Samsung's latest notebooks are flexible and powerful.

"With Samsung's new notebook models, we're excited to deliver a both stylish design and high performance," said Todd Bouman director of product marketing at Samsumg Electronics information Technology Division. "Combining a range of wireless connectivity options and LED backlit displays, these products are ideal to be used both as mobile devices as well as desktop replacements for all-day use."

MULTIMEDIA POWERHOUSE NOTEBOOKS - 80 SERIES

Available in Samsung's "Touch of color" gradation with various patterns and including a Blu-Ray optical drive in the R480 and R580, these laptops are perfect for watching movies both at home and on the go. Additionally, the nVIDIA GeForce graphics card included in the R580 and R780 will appeal to the gamer in any household. The HD LED backlit displays (17.3" - R780, 15.6" - R580, 14.0" - R480) provide the sharpest images and boldest colors with a proper 16:9 aspect ratio.

Based on the Intel Core i5 430M processor, the 80 series comes equipped with a 500 GB hard drive. With a 1.3 MP Web cam and integrated microphone, they are ideal for use with communicating with friends and family over Skype or other VoIP networks.

CRAFTED TO PERFORM - R30 SERIES

Also, available in Samsung's "Touch of Color" gradation with various patterns in stylish white and red respectively, the Samsung R530 are built using the Intel Core 2 Duo T6600 processor and contain a 320GB hard drive. They each pack 4GB DDR3 memory and an Intel GMA 4500MHD graphics card, making them ideal machines for office users and gamers alike. The R530 also comes equipped with a 17-key numeric keypad.

These new notebooks offer a variety of visual options. The 16:9 aspect ratio of the bright, high-resolution 14 inch and 15.6 inch LED HD displays make the Samsung R430 and Samsung R530, respectively, ideal for viewing a wide variety of content.

The R-series' ergonomic design allows for a more enjoyable and productive user experience. Samsung notebooks are perfect as a desktop replecement as well as an on-the-go compuning solution.

The Samsung R430 and R530 will MSRP for $670 and along with the Samsung R780, which has an MSRP of $929, are available through Samsung resellers now. The R480 and R580 will be available from March 2010 at price points of $829 and $949 respectively.

Samsung's notebook line will be on display at the LVCC Central Hall, booth 11026 during the International Consumer Electronics Show at the Las Vegas Convention Center, January 7 - 10, 2010.


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Samsung: OLED Notebooks by Late 2010

Samsung says we could get the first commercial OLED laptops a year from now.

Speaking at the official IFA launch of the X-Series and N-Series notebooks and notebooks and netbooks, Kyu Uhm, Head of Worldwide Sales and Marketing for Samsung's Computing Division, said that the company would look to release towards the end of 2010.

"Samsung is the largest OLED screen manufacturer. And as soon as it's available commercially for laptops we will adopt it," he said. After a hushed word from a colleague he added the reveal: "Probably sometime Q3 next year."

That means a year from now we'll have OLED notebooks. Possibly. Patrick Povel, European Senior Product Manager, was quick to add that analyst Gartner believes mainstream OLED notebooks will become the norm over the next half-decade.

And Samsung is clearly set on the idea, having previously shown off an OLED prototype notebook.

Pavel had previously spoken about the PC becoming more personal than ever before, and that the days of one PC per household are gone.
"We're moving towards one PC per person, the computer is becomin personal... The growth is coming from the low end," he added as he talked up the N-Series netbooks.

He explained that the X-Series - powered by low voltage Intel chips - are the best compromise power and mobility, and that customers had sometimes been dissapointed by the lack of netbook power.

"60 per cent of people don't know the difference between a notebook and a netbook," he explained, referring to a recent survey. "Why do they buy a new notebook? Because they're not satisfied with the performance."


"The netbook car drives at 100km/h, some of our competitors drive at 150km/h. The target for [us is] 200km/h.

"With the X-Series gone are the days when you had to choose between style and performance," added Povel. "The on-the-go user needs some better performance and larger screens."


By Dan Grabham, www.techradar.com

Samsung Solstice: Samsung & AT&T Newest QWERTY & Touchscreen Phone

Once again, Samsung & AT&T announced their new product. The new product from Samsung & AT&T is Samsung Solstice. Samsung Solstice use TouchWiz as user interface & it works in quad band GSM / EDG & 850/1900 dual-band 3G radios. Samsung Solstice has QWERTY keyboard to make easier the user to type long words.


Samsung Solstice has 3 inch touch screen, camera with 2 megapizel resolution plus video capture, bluetooth & supports microSD cards up to 16GB. Samsung Solstice available in store in August 2009 & the price of Samsung Solstice is about 100$ USD.

Samsung Solstice has great features, some are:

- Full touch screen display and Widget bar keep you favorites close at hand.

- Messaging made easy with full touch QWERTY keypad with vibration response to touch.
- Integrad 2.0 Megapixel Camera with video capabilities to capture special moments as they happen.

- Download your favorite songs, listen to streaming radio or cut your own ringtones with AT&T Music.

- Mobile Email and Instant Messenger for quick and easy on the go.
Video Share capable to share video in real time.

- Personalize with downloadable games, grapic, ringtones and applications.
- Stereo Bluetooth-capable for a truly hands-free conversation and music experience.


Source: www.gadget.pdamu.co