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 Since when does a Windows Mobile smartphone toting the latest version of the mobile OS and 3.6Mbps HSDPA qualify as an “uninspired” handset? When said handset comes from Samsung's R&D labs, that's when.
We're used to seeing some incredibly sleek and trim designs coming out of the Korean handset giant, but the Samsung i200 leaves the company's sharp design aesthetic at the door - opting for a business-suit friendly motif.
Still, the 11.8mm-thick profile and 102g scale weight makes it clear that Samsung has turned slim handset manufacturing in to an art.
As mentioned, the Samsung i200 will be surfing the UK's UMTS/HSDPA networks on just a single 2100Mhz frequency band, while the tri-band (900/1800/1900Mhz) GSM/EDGE radio makes sure that the i200 can lock on to any available GSM band in the area. The Samsung i200 packs in Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR, 2 megapixel camera, front-facing VGA camera, 2.8-inch QVGA display, and a light-sensor (a la the iPhone).
Unfortunately, GPS and WiFi are left out of the Samsung i200's feature-set, but with Windows Mobile 6.1 Standard and Microsoft Office Mobile, Windows Live Messenger and ClearVue in tow, we're sure the i200 will find a good home in a few corporate environments.
The Samsung i200 is available now for €399 ($625) without contract.
[Via: unwired::view]
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 With the iPhone 3G launch so close we can almost taste it, Apple's retail stores are putting on their Sunday best and bringing out the iPhone 3G advertising-guns. Similar to what we saw last year, Apple stores are erecting larger-than-life iPhone 3G displays to give customers a opportunity to explore the iPhone 3G's feature-set. And, a leaked memo indicates that Apple stores will be taking shipments of iPhone 3G demo units starting July 8.
Beginning July 8th you’ll receive the new iPhone 3G demo devices at your store to enhance your sales process. These devices will be used the same as your 2G demo devices in your sales process but now you can demonstrate the additional capabilities of the iPhone 3G including the App Store
Employees are apparently instructed to download apps from the AppStore on July 11, and should activate their iPhone 3G demonstration models on July 10 - which means eager-beavers won't likely be getting a preview of a real, live iPhone 3G or the AppStore until launch-day.
Still, if you hound an Apple store employee long enough, they might just let you touch it…
[Via: MacRumors]
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Here are some new images of the BlackBerry 9500, known as Thunder, running version 4.7 of the BlackBerry OS. This will be the first touch screen enabled BlackBerry and from the looks of it RIM is trying to further increase their reach into the consumer space by appealing to the multimedia crowd. You can't really tell how tight it's going to be by just these few photos, but hey, someone out there is going to use this as flame bait in an online forum. The screen has a 480
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 In a not so unsurprising turn of events, O2 has had to halt its iPhone 3G pre-order system in the face of huge customer interest. O2, being the sensible and classy UK outfit that we know them to be, started offering queue-wary customers the option of pre-ordering their iPhone 3G on the web early Monday. Rather than subject their subscribers to the hustle and bustle that’ll no doubt define the iPhone 3G's global launch on July 11, O2 hoped to give iPhone 3G hopefuls a more civilized method of buying the new Apple handset. Customers placing on the internet pre-orders would find their brand-new iPhone 3G at their doorstep on July 11, side-stepping any need to wait in a queue (European-speak for “line”).
It seems, however, that the deluge of customers placing their orders for the as-yet un-launched handset has quickly depleted O2's initial iPhone 3G stock. O2 opened the floodgates to the iPhone 3G pre-order system at 8am local time, only to take part of the system offline a few minutes later as the customer demand overloaded O2's servers. iPhone owners looking to upgrade to a shiny new iPhone 3G were locked out early, while new iPhone customers were getting their pre-orders for a few hours longer.
O2 finally shut the entire iPhone 3G pre-order system down absolutely just hours after it green-lighted the fiasco, citing “huge demand” that depleted O2's online-allotment of iPhone 3G handsets.
Here's a rundown of O2's iPhone rate plans (tariffs).
For the sake of crowd-averse Brits, let's hope that O2 can re-up their on the web iPhone 3G stock and bring the pre-order system back on the web before July 11. It'd be a shame for just a lucky few in the UK to be privileged enough to avoid the lines on launch day.
But, more importantly, let's hope that the UK has enough iPhone 3G stock to satisfy what is shaping up to be some serious demand for the new hotness from Cupertino.
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The Samsung M3510, or at least the rumored model number of the device pictured above, is a 10 mm thick music phone with a 3.5 mm headphone jack, built in accelerometer that controls music playback (which only people who want to look like assholes use), 2 inch QVGA screen, FM radio w/ RDS and a microSD slot that may or might not support microSDHC. No clue as to when it will be announced or released, but it should cost between 200 and 250 EUR ($315 - $390). Pricey compared to something like the Nokia 5310 XpressMusic ($200 on Buy.com), but then again maybe the money you save by not walking down the street shaking your mobile phone to get rid of the newest Spice Girls album blasting in your ears can be used for a better pair of headphones like the Koss Porta Pros that I and half of Finland's under 25 population use.
I do admit, the styling is nice. Unwired View notes Sony Ericsson has been doing shake control for music for over a year, to which I reply: when is Sony Ericsson going to start using 3.5 mm headphone jacks?
[Via: Unwired View]
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If Sprint has nothing to state about their upcoming phones, FCC has. The CDMA carrier will apparently launch the Motorola Vegas VE20 at some point in the future. We don't have the exact date, but considering it's on the FCC's website, we wouldn't be surprised to see the Moto clamshell hitting Sprint's portfolio during the summer.
In terms of the look, the VE20 looks like a child of a RAZR and KRZR and is built using plastic and aluminum (back). Specs wise, anticipate EV-DO support, 2 megapixel camera, Bluetooth, microSD memory card slot, and music-dedicated keys.
In a nutshell, it's low to mid range device, which will Sprint probably sell for $100 (or less) with a contract…
[Via: PhoneArena]
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Have Sirius radio in your vehicle? At home? Want to listen it on your iPhone as well? Now you can thanks to the application called uSirius.
You'll need to have a jailbroken iPhone and then find the app through Installer.app (it's available via via the iSpazio.net source, which is part of Community Sources). Then goes the setup which is iPhone-like swift and simple. Simply input your username and password, and let the app load all the channels and channel logos. In a WiFi connection it takes no more than 5 minutes, and you're ready. A total of 163 channels are available at your disposal.
Alternatively, you may want to try out FlyTunes which is growing as rapidly as the economy of China, if not faster. 
[Via: JustAnotherIphoneBlog]
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Roughly two weeks ago we wrote about NeuTouch, the multi touch engine for the Nokia N95. The same guy who prepared that impressive demo went one step further. The so called NeuScreen project demonstrates what a smart guy equipped with a Nokia N95 can do. It's impressive to state the least.
That smart guy is Bangkok, Thailand-based Sittiphol Phanvilai who is at the same time a Nokia Forum Champion. You may know him for his popular YouTube client, MobiTubia. Now that I'm thinking, the Finnish handset makers should make him Nokia Forum King! You'll see why in a sec. Enjoy the video!
[Via: SymbianFreak]
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As a response to requests from individuals and small to midsize businesses, NTT DoCoMo is launching BlackBerry Internet Service for direct connection to the World wide web without the need for a dedicated server on August 1st.
The device that’ll “do the work” is the BlackBerry 8707h, which will be sold through the mobile operators's online shop, corporate business division and DOCOMO Shops' corporate business sections on August 1.
The BlackBerry World wide web Service (BIS) will cost 3,045 yen (around $29) per month with taxes. The FOMA basic monthly fee and normal packet charges will apply separately.
In addition, DoCoMo is preparing a discount packet-billing plan to be launched on September 1. The so called BlackBerry Data Transmission Package will enable users to transmit up to 80,000 packets of data per month for a flat charge of 1,680 yen (about $16). Data exceeding this limit will be charged at 0.0525 yen per packet.
The carrier will demonstrate the new BlackBerry World wide web Service during Wireless Japan 2008 at Tokyo Large Sight from July 22nd to 24th.
[image from FarEastGizmos]
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I just read a fascinating bit of research that Vodafone had commissioned regarding the impact that email has on (UK) businesses. To mak no bones about it, the reason that Vodafone sponsored the research is because they want to push their mobile email as a solution for the issues that were found - but aside from that, the summary data itself makes for interesting reading.
The first stat(s) that struck me were that a third of UK businesses continue to anticipate an email response to their new business enquiries within two hours - more alarmingly however is the growing number of businesses (up 11% on 2007) where patience levels are wearing even thinner – anticipating a reply to their enquiry by email in half an hour!
A shocking (but perhaps not surprising) pair of figures, I am sure you might agree. Certainly in the conversations that I’ve had with many colleagues, email is variously seen as either an essential tool, or the bain of some peoples' lives! Moreover though, as email is still pretty much a “fire and forget” medium (i.e. often you won't know if your email has reached the recipient, or, if they have read it), then anticipating a response within a couple of hours might be a tad bit much!
Lack of access to email (and here comes the mobility bit) is cited as a reason for stress and anxiety in the workplace - more than a third (36%) of UK workers are aware of occasions where lack of access to email, whilst on the move, has caused unnecessary stress and conflict in the workplace, rising to 48% for those working in London.
I’m sure many of us have had those situations where you’ve had a call asking why you haven't replied to (or seen) something on email, despite the fact the person you know is aware you’re travelling! I wonder whether these people are also the ones stabbing away at their “Mobile Email Devices” whilst lying in bed at 2 in the morning!
Anyhow, there were some other stat highlights, so I pulled a couple for you:
- Mobile Email for the Masses - 42% of all workers now say they need to be able to access and respond to emails when away from the office during work hours, simply to keep the wheels of business turning
- Mobile Email as Stress Solution - Three out of ten workers suffer stress when encountering a very full inbox upon returning from meetings - rising to more than a third of younger workers, while 17% feel anxious when they are 'offline'
- Time critical - 35% of the workforce also feel that the absence of mobile email access or availability leads to wasted time (such as in between meetings or travelling to events). The average time wasted across a typical working month equates to 4 working days per month - 31hrs a month - (or a fifth of the working month)
I’m glad it was recognised that returing to a “full inbox” can cause stress, as for those of us that work in IT know, coming back from perhaps a holiday and finding 500+ email in your inbox really doesn't make for a relaxed begin to work!
[Via: 3G.co.uk]
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