Showing posts with label Samsung Electronics. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Samsung Electronics. Show all posts
Saturday, May 5, 2012
Samsung Giorgio Armani W820/W8200 Shows Up In Fresh Press Photos
Samsung Giorgio Armani W820/W8200 was first spotted weeks ago, but now we’ve got some official press pics to check out, showing the luxury device up close. No info on its launch date, but at least we can declare ourselves charmed by the gold-plated back cover of the handset.
This phone packs a 3.1 inch WVGA touchscreen display, a 5 megapixel camera, a microSD card slot (up to 16GB) and support for Bluetooth, DMB TV and HSDPA connectivity.
Samsung Giorgio Armani W820/W8200 also features an alphanumeric keypad and we still haven’t figured out if we’ll ever see the phone outside of Korea or not.
Tuesday, April 17, 2012
Microsoft Launches iPhone Competitor
Microsoft Corp., the world’s largest global software company, has propelled itself into the mobile market with its Kin smartphone.
Teaming up with HTC Corp., Samsung Electronics Co., Sharp, and other mobile makers, Microsoft unveiled a line of mobile phones geared toward teens and young adults, attempting to capture market share with its social-networking focus.
Microsoft is trying to mark its territory in the mobile phone market, as well as diversifying its product line-up into an explosive market. Historically, Microsoft has been a software provider in the wireless industry to different handset makers, however, it has been losing ground with the launch of Apple’s iPhone and Google Inc.’s Android platform.
“Kin is an interesting attempt to target the 15 to 25 market,” said Ross Rubin, consumer electronics and wireless industry analyst at market research firm NPD Group in an interview with Reuters.
Rubin believes that the success of the software giant’s phones will hinge on the pricing of its data plans, which is yet to be announced. Microsoft spokeswoman Melissa Havel has opted not to comment or release details about the pricing of the phones.
The phones have been branded as Kin One and Kin Two, produced by Japan’s Sharp Corp. and sold by Verizon Wireless, based in Basking Ridge, New Jersey, a joint venture between Verizon Communications Inc. and U.K.-based Vodafone Group Plc.
Microsoft President Robbie Bach, who leads the mobile-phone division, launched the phones on April 12 at an event in San Francisco.
“We said, ‘Look, there’s a segment here that we can really go after deeply,” Bach said on Monday in an interview with Bloomberg TV. “And once you decide to go deep, you can’t go part way and say we’ll do the software and then we’ll hand it off to somebody else. You have to really be involved in the whole process.”
The new phones will be sold in May in the United States, and subsequently Europe in the last quarter of the year—on Vodafone’s European network.
According to the vice president of Microsoft’s mobile communications marketing group, there are possibilities of it developing hardware for other parts of the market in the future. However, Bach has reiterated that the company prefers to work with handset producers that create their own hardware.
“This isn’t a Microsoft product,” said Robbie Bach. “Sharp is not just the manufacturer, they sell the phones to Vodafone, not Microsoft. This is a very traditional model, it’s just that we were more involved in the design and the hardware with Sharp.”
Sales of data plans at Verizon Wireless rose 46 percent in the fourth quarter, contributing almost a third of the company’s wireless-service revenues.
The target demographic is clearly focused on those who are savvy with social media such as Twitter, Facebook, and MySpace.
The camera, touch screen, and slide out keyboard interface is designed to move seamlessly between videos, photos, text messages, and Web sites and to simultaneously share content with others.
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Teaming up with HTC Corp., Samsung Electronics Co., Sharp, and other mobile makers, Microsoft unveiled a line of mobile phones geared toward teens and young adults, attempting to capture market share with its social-networking focus.
Microsoft is trying to mark its territory in the mobile phone market, as well as diversifying its product line-up into an explosive market. Historically, Microsoft has been a software provider in the wireless industry to different handset makers, however, it has been losing ground with the launch of Apple’s iPhone and Google Inc.’s Android platform.
“Kin is an interesting attempt to target the 15 to 25 market,” said Ross Rubin, consumer electronics and wireless industry analyst at market research firm NPD Group in an interview with Reuters.
Rubin believes that the success of the software giant’s phones will hinge on the pricing of its data plans, which is yet to be announced. Microsoft spokeswoman Melissa Havel has opted not to comment or release details about the pricing of the phones.
The phones have been branded as Kin One and Kin Two, produced by Japan’s Sharp Corp. and sold by Verizon Wireless, based in Basking Ridge, New Jersey, a joint venture between Verizon Communications Inc. and U.K.-based Vodafone Group Plc.
Microsoft President Robbie Bach, who leads the mobile-phone division, launched the phones on April 12 at an event in San Francisco.
“We said, ‘Look, there’s a segment here that we can really go after deeply,” Bach said on Monday in an interview with Bloomberg TV. “And once you decide to go deep, you can’t go part way and say we’ll do the software and then we’ll hand it off to somebody else. You have to really be involved in the whole process.”
The new phones will be sold in May in the United States, and subsequently Europe in the last quarter of the year—on Vodafone’s European network.
According to the vice president of Microsoft’s mobile communications marketing group, there are possibilities of it developing hardware for other parts of the market in the future. However, Bach has reiterated that the company prefers to work with handset producers that create their own hardware.
“This isn’t a Microsoft product,” said Robbie Bach. “Sharp is not just the manufacturer, they sell the phones to Vodafone, not Microsoft. This is a very traditional model, it’s just that we were more involved in the design and the hardware with Sharp.”
Sales of data plans at Verizon Wireless rose 46 percent in the fourth quarter, contributing almost a third of the company’s wireless-service revenues.
The target demographic is clearly focused on those who are savvy with social media such as Twitter, Facebook, and MySpace.
The camera, touch screen, and slide out keyboard interface is designed to move seamlessly between videos, photos, text messages, and Web sites and to simultaneously share content with others.
Tuesday, March 20, 2012
Samsung/Orange launch Welsh language mobile phone
THE world’s first Welsh language mobile phone will have predictive text in the dialects of both South and North Wales. The slimline handset in white, black or purple is a collaboration between Samsung and Orange and includes more than 44,000 Welsh words, complete with accents. “It’s an amazing idea and perfect for people like me who do a lot of our conversing in Welsh,” said S4C presenter Alex Jones of Hip neu Sgip and Chwa!, who helped to launch the new phone on the Maes yesterday. “Things like typing and sending text messages are so much easier on this phone as opposed to the issues we all face on English-only phones. I know all my friends will want to get hold of one as soon as they are in the shops.” That won’t be until September 1. Samsung vice president for UK and Ireland Mark Mitchinson said there remained final tests and consultation with the Welsh Language Board to ensure that standards are as high as possible. He said the new device follows the success of the first Irish language phone last year. “That was enormously successful. The appetite is definitely there and we’re extremely proud and deeply honoured to be part of this ground-breaking initiative. Wales Heritage Minister Alun Ffred Jones said Orange and Samsung had recognised the benefits of offering services through the medium of Welsh and the importance of responding to customer needs. “It’s important to be able to have services and technology available in the language so that people can live their lives through the medium of Welsh,” he said. Meri Huws, who chairs the Welsh Language Board, described the phone as “a big step forward for Welsh and for mobile phones”. She said: “The way that people communicate is constantly changing. It is important that people can use Welsh as easily as they can use English and they can do that now for the first time with this great new phone.” The Samsung S5600, complete with widgets, camera and full internet browsing capability, will be available free on 24-month Orange contracts or on Orange pay-as-you-go from the company’s 16 shops in Wales before being rolled out beyond Wales and online.
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Monday, March 19, 2012
Sprint, Samsung unveil eco-friendly phone
Samsung and Sprint today announced the launch of the green Reclaim mobile phone, as the companies take aim at eco-friendly consumers.
The phone is based off of 80 percent recyclable materials, with $2 from each purchase going towards the Nature Conservancy’s Adopt an Acre program. The phone itself has an outer casing made from corn, and the outer packaging and other unnecessary materials are made from 70 percent recycled materials.
Are you familiar with the bulky, often useless manuals that come with mobile phones? To cut down on environmental waste, Samsung isn’t shipping a physical paper manual with the phone, as the company will point phone owners to an online web site to download the manual.
Naturally, the phone’s charger has been Energy Star approved and requires 12 watts less power than Energy Star’s standards for standby power consumption.
The Samsung Reclaim will be released on Aug. 16 for $50 with a two-year phone agreement with Sprint-Nextel. Consumers can purchase the phone online, at Sprint retail locations, Best Buy, or Radio Shack. Starting in September, Wal-Mart will also begin to sell the phone.
Sprint continues to lose revenue and subscribers, which makes each new phone launch an important event. The company remains the No. 4 wireless provider in the United States, but continually trails the likes of Verizon Wireless, AT&T, and T-Mobile. Launching an eco-friendly phone is the company’s latest ploy to attract new subscribers, especially with growing concern about the negative impact old phones have on the environment.
Is this the type of mobile phone you’d be interested in purchasing?
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