What with hybrid cars and ethanol powered air travel you would think the market for foodstuffs would be exhausted, but then you hadn’t expected the Samsung “corn” phone clearly.
In a move that may be problematic if recent cellphone corn interactions are anything to go by, the Eco Phone SCH-W510 is a constructed of a shell of bioplastik derived from Corn.
A laudable attempt by Samsung to improve its green credentials the Corn phone process avoids toxic substances such as BFR (brominated fire retardants - brominated flame arresters) and PCB (polychlorinated biphenyls - polychlorinated biphenyls) and avoids the use of lead, mercury and cadmium.
So if you avoid slathering the device in butter and watching Sleepless in Seattle you can enjoy a feature set that includes 3 mp camera, Bluetooth, DMB-receiver and 3g HSDPA.
The phrase iPhone-killer may have become ubiquitous but the Samsung I900 Omnia wants its turn in the ring, and frame for frame the contender looks a match.
No doubt the forthcoming iPhone 3G will put pay to such catch-up attempts but if its looks that matter the I900 is definitely worthy of consideration.
The Samsung I900 Omnia has been causing waves since its announcement and judging by this video from CommunicAsia 2008 in Singapore it may well live up to the hype.
We used to accuse a phone of being an iPhone killer but when it comes to UI the question now is will the Samsung I900 be able to fend off interest in the HTC Diamond and Sony Ericsson XPERIA X1.
Fashion phone fans get the plastic ready cause there’s a new 5 megapixel contender, the Samsung SGH I900.
Featuring an array of must-haves like 16GB internal memory, 3G HSDPA, GPS, WinMo 6.1, MicroSD expansion, WiFi and Bluetooth, the touchscreen I900 not only delivers on the feature front but when you look at the photos your only regret is the 5 megapixel camera phone doesn’t have the pleasure of photographing itself.
Love Surfing the internet on your phone? Take note. A first outside the Apple iPhone, the Samsung L870 S60 Slider will feature Apple’s much loved mobile Safari browser.
The Symbian powered OS is the same as featured in N Series Nokia smartphones and when combined with the sleek brushed stainless steel 13.55 mm thick body, 3 mp camera, 3G HSDPA 3.6Mbps and 2.4″ 16M TFT display this is one spicy addition to Samsung’s smartphone ranks.
S60 and Safari what more could you want? Well regrettably the phone lacks WiFi functionality, more proof that when it comes to cell phones you just cant have it all.
Armed with all the audiophile features you could hope for, the Samsung F400 Dual Slider has been unleashed and its music to our ears.
Like music? You will love the feature pack that boasts Bang & Olufsen ICEpower technology, Smart Bass, Smart Limiter, DNSe 2.0, a music recognition capability, dual stereo speakers, 3.5mm audio jack, FM radio with RDS and dedicated music keys.
While fans of the Sony Ericsson W890 may be crying foul and if that feature pack’s not enough to get you digging through your Metallica back catalogue the phone also features 3 megapixel camera with autofocus, microSD memory card slot, Bluetooth 2.0 connectivity, a 2.2″ 262k TFT LCD display and 3G HSDPA support.
The Samsung F400 will be available in Europe later this month with Asia and the Middle East to follow.
Global Mobile Phones Shipments and Marketshare 2008 Q1:
Nokia is still on top with a constant growth in sales; 91.1 Million handsets in Q1 2007 to 115.5 Million handsets in Q1 2008. The clearest changes are seen in Samsung and Motorola ; Samsung has increased sales by 33% from the last Q1 and Motorola has dropped sales by 39.4%.
Sony Ericsson’s Q1 2008 is not a reliable sales estimate as most of their 2008 releases will only be released around mid of this year.
The new mobile phones patent trends are slowly shifting to hand-recognition . We saw first Nokia’s hand-recognition patent, and Now Samsung has patented a New hand-gesture recognition control .Was the minority report an accurate prediction for our future? Nowadays, you will look insane waving around your phone, but would it be a normal gesture in the new future?
Samsung has released the SCH-470, a high-speed Windows Mobile slider handset that sports High-Speed Uplink Packet Access (HSUPA), 2 Megapixel Camera, Bluetooth, and Wifi.
Price Range: 600,000 and 700,000 won (about $616 to $718).
