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Samsung SHW-M120S will be the first Android to sport Bluetooth 3.0?

Samsung SHW-M120S will be the first Android to sport Bluetooth 3.0?

 
Yet another Samsung phone has been blessed by the Bluetooth authorities. This time it’s the SHW-M120S and it looks to be the successor of Samsung’s SHW-M100S Android phone that features the latest 2.1 build. The listing has spilled some specs and good thing M120S is confirmed to have is Bluetooth 3.0. Interestingly, Samsung has reduced [...]

Samsung Galaxy Spica gets Android 2.1 update (unofficially)

Samsung Galaxy Spica gets Android 2.1 update (unofficially)

 
If you can’t wait till Q2 when Samsung will officially release Android 2.1 update for Galaxy Spica, you can download the unofficial ROM from the link below to delve in the Éclair goodness now. New things the update brings to the table is the new UI, personalization features and more. The phone however, doesn’t work [...]

Samsung drops Android 2.1 powered SHW-M100S in South Korea

Samsung drops Android 2.1 powered SHW-M100S in South Korea

 
Samsung has announced their first Android phone for their home market, which is also the first Samsung device to run Android OS 2.1. The phone’s known as SHW-M100S and will arrive in March on SK Telecom.
M100S comes with an 800MHz processor and sports a 3.7-inch AMOLED touchscreen (WVGA), 5MP camera with 720p video recording support, [...]

Samsung BCH-I899 is an Android phone for China

Samsung BCH-I899 is an Android phone for China

 
Samsung has been churning out decent touchscreen phones for the Chinese market. Joining the ranks of high-end touchscreen devices, BCH-I899 Android phone will soon be available in stores. This device is equipped with CDMA2000 EVDO Rev. A and also adds Wi-Fi/WAPI to make mobile internet surfing easy and cost effective.
In addition to its internet friendliness, [...]

Samsung Omnia HD to get Kinetic scrolling and Moment Android 2.1 update

 
Quick note to all using Symbian-based Omnia HD (I8910 HD) and Android-based Moment devices. Samsung’s official Facebook fan page confirmed that they’re working on a firmware update which will include the much needed kinetic scrolling. It’s not yet clear when will they release it but expect it sometime in Q1 2010.
As for Moment users, Sprint [...]

SKT in talks with Samsung to provide Android 2.0 phone

 
In an attempt to thwart iPhone’s possible penetration in South Korea, SKT plans to release an Android phone. SKT is reportedly in talks with Samsung (and LG) to provide them with an Android device running the v2.0 Eclair update. SKT reckons Android-powered phones provide better data processing than iPhone.
“We are gauging the timing of the [...]

I6500 Saturn to be the fifth Android phone?

 
I6500 Saturn’s existence came into light last week but did not reveal anything except the inclusion of Wi-Fi. However, Dutch site Tweakers is claiming that I6500 codenamed Saturn will be the fifth Android device to come out of Samsung’s stable. Apparently, the phone will run on Android 1.5 with a screen measuring 3.2-inches or more [...]

Press images and pricing of Galaxy Lite I5700 leaked

Press images and pricing of Galaxy Lite I5700 leaked

 
Galaxy Lite I5700 seems to be the worst kept secret for Samsung. Yet more images and info have made it to the interwebs, courtesy a Dutch site. Unlike what we heard the last time, the site claims that I5700 will be announced this month while sales will start from next month. It will be priced [...]

Samsung Galaxy comes to India for Rs. 29K

 
The wait for Samsung’s Android phone is over. At the presser in Delhi, Samsung unveiled its first Android phone, making it the third Android phone for the Indian market. For the launch, Samsung has tied up with Tata Docomo to provide Galaxy users with 500MB of free data for the first six months. It’s kind [...]

I5700 Galaxy Lite caught in the wild, this time with video

I5700 Galaxy Lite caught in the wild, this time with video

 
New images and a video has surfaced showing Samsung’s second Android phone. The new pictures show a different Galaxy Lite complete with a Home and Web button which were lacking in the previous image. It has a 3.2MP camera, 1GB internal storage, microSD slot, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, GPS and HSDPA. There’s no mention on the processor [...]