Environment-Friendly Samsung Intensity II Arrives on Verizon
July 29, 2010
Want a mobile phone that will not make you feel guilty about damaging the environment knowing the fact that mobile phone manufacturing and using a mobile phone actually hurts the environment? You have to check out the new Samsung Intensity II mobile phone which will be available from Verizon Wireless in the coming weeks.
Partly made of recycled plastic, the Samsung Intensity II boasts of a horizontal slide-out QWERTY keyboard, one-touch access to social networking sites, a 1.3MP infrared camera with night vision and a music player. Adding to the phone’s environment-friendly feature is the fact that its design includes an exteriror battery cover which is made from 35% post-consumer materials and recycled plastic which were actually extracted from water bottles and other polycarbonate materials. The phone also comes with an integrated eco-calculator that you can use to calculate your carbon footprints that tracks your car fuel mileage, efficiency and amount of carbon dioxide emitted to the air.
Additionally, the Samsung Intensity II is packaging is also made from recycled paper and all the markings on the package printed with soy ink. The package size was also made unintentionally smaller. And its charger alerts you when the battery is full during charging.
Key specs and technical features of the Samsung Intensity II include - a 2.2-inch QVGA screen, 1.3MP infrared camera with night vision, series and divided shot modes, voice commands, advanced speech recognition, bluetooth, microSD card slot. The phone also comes with a built-in music player, one-touch contact list access, full suite of messaging options, social beat apps and VZ Navigator.
For your mutimedia needs, the Samsung Intensity II gives you easy access to downloadable games, ringtones, wallpapers, location-based services, as well as personal organizer and tools with calendar, calculator with currency converter, stop watch and more.
The Samsung Intensity II will be available from Verizon Wireless for $49.99 after a $50 mail-in rebate with a new two-year customer agreement.
Samsung Outs a Worthy iPhone Rival - Galaxy S Android Phone
July 27, 2010
The first time I saw the Samsung Galaxy S on display at one of the phone shops, I couldn’t believe that I was actually holding a Samsung smartphone. But the Samsung brand gave it away. Indeed I was holding a Samsung phone - displaying a home screen with app icons similar to the iPhone or an Android phone. Was I impressed? - Certainly.
The Samsung Galaxy S was recently launched globally. And I wouldn’t be surprise why it is getting the news coverage that it certainly deserves. It is a full-featured, technically advanced smartphone featuring a 4-inch Super AMOLED screen. If phones with AMOLED screen blew your mind away, wait till you see the Samsung Galaxy S’ Super AMOLED screen.
Aside from this, the Samsung Galaxy S runs on a 1GHz app processor. This simply means that app switching is a breeze and running these apps are as smooth as silk.
The Samsung Galaxy S is a super multimedia machine on the go capable of displaying HD video on its high-resolution screen.
While I was playing around with the Samsung Galaxy S, I couldn’t help but noticed it striking resemblance to the iPod Touch. Both devices have curvy edges and the silver undertones in front. Overall, the Samsung Galaxy S looks classic and the slightly smaller than the Xperia X10. However, the Xperia X10 has a more glossy appearance.
The Samsung Galaxy S runs Android 2.1, which is a good thing. Hopefully, update to Froyo 2.2 will be rolled out later this year. With Android running, you’d have 7 home screen all in all to fill with Android apps. It also runs Samsung’s TouchWiz UI interface on top of Android.
Among its major features include:
- instant access to weather, news, stocks, and scheduler
- inter-device connectivity via DNLA technology
- can be used as a digital photo frame, table clock, calendar and music station
- Swype text input
And now for the Samsung Galaxy S’ specs:
- Android 2.1 OS
- 5MP camera with autofocus
- support for various media formats such as MP4, WMV, MP3 and more
- A-GPS
- Augmented Reality with Layar Reality Browser
- Wi-Fi, Bluetooth
- 2.5G (GSM/GPRS/EDGE)
- 3G (HSDPA 7.2mbps, HSUPA 5.76mbps)
Samsung Launches the Galaxy S Smartphone with 4-inch AMOLED
March 24, 2010
Samsung has just launched its latest mobile phone offering, the new Samsung Galaxy S. Featuring a 4-inch AMOLED screen and a 1GHz mobile processor running the latest Android OS, the Samsung Galaxy S promises vibrant HD video handling, rich augmented reality content through Layar Reality Browser and advanced location based services. The Samsung Galaxy S is slated for a simultaneous release in Europe, North America, Latin America, Australia and Asia. Read more
Samsung Corby Shows Up at CES 2010
January 6, 2010
Samsung has finally brought it’s cool mobile phone, the Samsung Corby to the U.S. via an official launch during the CES 2010. Sporting a chic and trendy design with touchscreen display, the Samsung Corby is a nice mobile phone that will most likely appeal to the younger mobile phone users.
The Samsung Corby features simple and easy to use user interface via Samsung’s Touchwiz. It also has a haptic feedback system that allows you to customize the Corby phone with applications and widgets available at the Samsung widgets store.
For controls and menu navigation, the Samsung Corby has a nice “one finger zoom” feature that allows you to zoom in-and-out using your finger. It also lets you unlock the phone by drawing a letter on the screen. Since this phone is geared for the younger crowd, the Samsung Corby features the simple Pop-up SNS (Social Networking Service) notification feature that lets you update your status as well as access your friends’ updates on Facebook, MySpace and Twitter. The Samsung Corby also supports YouTube, Flickr, Picasa, Photobucket and other SNS sites.
The Samsung Corby comes in several funky colored covers - yellow, orange, pink, white as well as fashion jackets with patter design cover and standard black cover. These covers are interchangeable so you can mix and match it with what you are wearing at the moment.
For specs, the Samsung Corby features the following:
- 2.8-inch QVGA TFT LCD Full Touch Screen
- 2MP CMOS camera
- H.263, MP#G4, WMV video support
- FM Radio with RDS
- USB 2.0, Bluetooth Connectivity
- 50MB Internal Memory + microSD slot
Samsung Launches the Galaxy Spica Phone
October 23, 2009
Somewhere in Russia, Samsung is announcing its latest smartphone model dubbed Galaxy Spica. This mobile phone is said to be running on Google Android system and happens to be the second Samsung Android Phone. The Samsung Galaxy Spica allows for easy synchronization with network services allowing faster speed when connecting to a mobile network. Read more
Samsung’s First Android Phone is Called the Samsung Moment
October 7, 2009
Samsung may be a little late in joining the Android market but still it’s good to know that it has finally arrived and it’s going to be called the Samsung Moment. Honestly, it sounds cheesy for a smartphone name but nevertheless this Android phone is definitely packed with great features including 3G network connectivity (EVDO Rev.A) and quick access to Google mobile services such as Search, Maps, Gmail, YouTube thousands of apps in the Android market. Read more
Samsung AMOLED 12M is the World’s 12-MP Camera Phone
October 1, 2009
Recently, Samsung announced their upcoming mobile phone called the Samsung AMOLED 12M aka SCH-W880. This Samsung mobile phone boasts of 12-MP camera with 3x optical zoom lens is scheduled for an early October release in the Korean market.
Sprint Announces the Eco-Friendly Samsung Reclaim Phone
August 7, 2009
Samsung and Sprint has teamed up to bring an eco-friendly mobile phone called the Samsung Reclaim. What makes this phone special is the fact that it is the first mobile phone in the U.S. that was made from eco-friendly bio-plastic materials. To be specific, the Samsung Reclaim was made from 80% recyclable materials. But aside from being an eco-friendly phone, the Samsung Reclaim is also a feature-rich mobile phone. Read more
Samsung and T-Mobile Bring Out the Highlight Phone
July 20, 2009
Samsung and T-Mobile USA has once again teamed to bring yet again a new touch screen mobile phone known as the Samsung Highlight. The Samsung Highlight is a compact, full-touch screen phone equipped with Samsung’s TouchWiz user interface. This mobile provides users with fast web browsing experience, a plethora of multimedia features, a 3MP camera with video capture, music player and microSD slot that can hold as much as 16GB of memory. Read more
Samsung Jet is Smarter than a Smartphone
June 19, 2009
Samsung has launched its latest smartphone - the Samsung Jet. This smartphone is smarter than a smartphone, Samsung claims. The Samsung Jet boasts not only of features common among smartphones available in the market today, but also of features that you would normally find in traditional non-smartphones. Read more
