By Editor on November 10, 2010 · Leave a Comment
Verizon Wireless, the nation’s largest and most reliable wireless voice and 3G data network, and Samsung Telecommunications America (Samsung Mobile), the number one mobile phone provider in the United States, today announced the upcoming availability of the Samsung ContinuumTM, a Galaxy STM smartphone. The Continuum is the world’s first smartphone designed with a dedicated ticker display, which provides users with up-to-the-minute news, sports, finance and social networking updates for maximized multitasking.
The Continuum features two separate but integrated displays: a 3.4-inch touch screen Super AMOLEDTM main display and a customizable 1.8-inch Super AMOLED dedicated ticker display that streams customized information in real time. Additionally, the Continuum is powered by AndroidTM 2.1, with support for Google Mobile Services, including GmailTM, YouTubeTM, Android MarketTM and more. The Continuum also includes a 1GHz Hummingbird Application Processor, 5-megapixel camera, and multiple entertainments and social networking features and is available in Mirror Black Color.
Key features and specifications:
- 3.4-inch Super AMOLED Main Touch Screen Display – Main display provides user-customizable homescreens and widgets in a brilliant screen display
- 1.8-inch Interactive Super AMOLED Ticker Display – Dedicated ticker display enables zero-click access to news, social networking, sports and entertainment feeds; users can select what content they want on the ticker by selecting from menu on display
- Grip Sensor – By touching the bottom sides of the device, the ticker display lights up to give users real-time weather, social networking services (SNS), message, IM and e-mail notification updates
- Super AMOLED Screen Technology – Brilliant screen makes watching movies, viewing videos and playing games come to life like never before, even in bright light and outdoor environments
- Android 2.1 platform – With support for Google Mobile Services, including Gmail, YouTube, Google Talk and Android Market
- Preloaded with Bing Maps and Bing Search
- Full HTML Web browsing capabilities
- 3G Mobile HotSpot capabilities – Allows customers to transform their phone into a wireless modem for up to five compatible Wi-Fi-enabled devices
- Advanced touchscreen gestures capabilities, including multi-touch pinch to zoom, double tap to zoom and horizontal swiping, which provides easier and quicker access to many applications, including location-based services, Web browsing and digital photos or videos
- Multiple file formats supported, including DivX and Xvid support
- Samsung 1GHz Cortex A8 Hummingbird Application Processor – Produces amazing graphics, faster upload and download times, and HD-like multimedia content
- Six-axis sensor that works with the smartphone’s accelerometer to provide a smooth, fluid gaming experience when the user is tilting the device up or down or panning the phone to the left or right
- Virtual QWERTY Keyboard Featuring Swype Technology – Input text faster and in a more intuitive way with one continuous finger motion across the screen keyboard
- Full suite of messaging options – Text, picture, video and voice messaging; corporate and personal e-mail accounts supported
- 5.0-megapixel camera/camcorder – Auto-focus and LED flash with HD video recording and playback capabilities to capture photos and videos for playback on your HD television; playback (720p) on the screen display
- Wi-Fi Connectivity (802.11 b/g/n)
- Stereo Bluetooth® Technology – Support for headset, hands-free, stereo, phonebook access, and object push for vCard and vCalendar
- Corporate Email – Supports Android ‰clair Exchange ActiveSync e-mail to synchronize corporate e-mail, contacts and calendars from office e-mail accounts
- Music player features lock screen, ticker display and quick side panel controls and 3.5-millimeter headphone jack
- 8 GB microSDTM card preinstalled expandable up to 32 GB
Lifestyle features:
- V CAST Music with Rhapsody®, V CAST Video on Demand, V CAST Song ID, Visual Voice Mail, V CAST Tones, VZ Navigator®, Mobile IM, City ID, Bing Search and Maps, and Blockbuster Application
- Dedicated ticker displays up-to-the minute news, weather and SNS updates, as well as music player controls and incoming e-mail, IM, and text messages without interrupting the activity on the main display
- Samsung’s Social Hub – Built around messaging, contacts and calendar sync, which allows users to send and receive information, whether it is e-mail, social network updates or SMS messages
- Integrated Calendar information from portal calendars, on Exchange, Google CalendarTM and SNS, including Facebook®
- Integrated Contacts syncs with Exchange, Google, Twitter and Facebook – Facebook contacts display in four categories, including Info, History (previous calls and messages), Activities (status updates and notifications on social networking sites), and Media (Facebook profile photos and photo gallery)
- AllShareTM – Enables inter-device connectivity through Digital Living Network Alliance® (DLNA®), so users can send multimedia content wirelessly to other DLNA Certified®-enabled devices such as TVs and laptops
- Daily Briefing – Instant access to weather, news, stocks and schedules
- Write and Go – Quickly jot down an idea and later decide on a format, such as SMS/ MMS, e-mail, calendar or memo, to send or post to popular SNS sites such as Facebook, Twitter and MySpace
- Smart Alarm – Natural alarm sound and display automatically illuminates
- Weather Clock – Displays current time and weather of the selected city (ability to add and select other cities)
Pricing and availability:
- The Samsung Continuum will be available for order starting Nov. 11 in Verizon Wireless Communications Stores and online at www.verizonwireless.com for $199.99 after a $100 mail-in rebate with a new two-year customer agreement and data package. Customers will receive the rebate in the form of a debit card; upon receipt, customers may use the card as cash anywhere debit cards are accepted. The device will be available for purchase in stores beginning Nov. 18.
- For additional information on Verizon Wireless products and services, visit a Verizon Wireless Communications Store, call 1-800-2 JOIN IN or go to www.verizonwireless.com.
About Verizon Wireless
Verizon Wireless operates the nation’s most reliable and largest wireless voice and 3G data network, serving more than 93 million customers. Headquartered in Basking Ridge, N.J., with more than 79,000 employees nationwide, Verizon Wireless is a joint venture of Verizon Communications (NYSE, NASDAQ: VZ) and Vodafone (LSE, NASDAQ: VOD). For more information, visit www.verizonwireless.com. To preview and request broadcast-quality video footage and high-resolution stills of Verizon Wireless operations, log on to the Verizon Wireless Multimedia Library at www.verizonwireless.com/multimedia.
About Samsung Telecommunications America
Samsung Telecommunications America, LLC, a Dallas-based subsidiary of Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., researches, develops and markets wireless handsets and telecommunications products throughout North America. For more information, please visit www.samsungwireless.com.
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By Editor on November 2, 2010 · Leave a Comment
Google has removed the controversial Android Market application that enabled users to secretly spy on text messages sent via someone else’s smartphone.
Google primarily approved DLP Mobile’s Secret SMS Replicator for download via Android storefront, but removed the application about 18 hours later as the application automatically creates blind carbon copies of incoming text messages and forwards them to a selected number.
According to the developer (DLP Mobile), the app is unique because there is no visible icon or shortcut to access it, so once it’s installed, it will continue to monitor without revealing itself. The app’s creators had given it the slogan to tha application as ‘nothing is secret’.
As per the company’s chief executive, Zak Tanjeloff, the app was certainly controversial but can be helpful to people in relationships where this type of monitoring can be useful.
According to a Google spokesperson, Secret SMS Replicator was removed because it violates the Android Market Content Policy.
By Editor on May 5, 2010 · Leave a Comment
www.WirelessFederation.com/news: Samsung’s first Android 2.1 smartphone, the SHW-M100S has been launched in South Korea as Samsung Galaxy A. The Galaxy A will be sold via SK Telecom.
The model features 3.7 inch WVGA screen besides T-DMB mobile TV, 5-megapixel camera, 720MHz CPU, front-facing camera for video calls, 8GB of internal memory, HSPA and WiFi connectivity, 3.5mm headset jack, Bluetooth 2.1 and a 1500mAh battery.
The phone will support all Google services, including access to Android Market.
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Tagged with Android, Android Market, Google, Google Services, Korea, megapixel camera, Mobile TV, Samsung, Samsung Galaxy, SK Telecom, skt, smartphone, South Korea, T-DMB, telecom
By Editor on March 17, 2010 · Leave a Comment
Absolut Vodka has launched Drinkspiration app for Android. The application is defined as an interactive encyclopedia of recipes†and it combines the latest mobile technology with GPS, Twitter and Facebook to Google’s Android operating system.
The basic aim of this application is to help a user in finding and sharing drink recommendation based on a variety of conditions including location.With over 400 drink recipes, it will give an individual an all-encompassing gateway to the world of good alcohol.
Drinkspiration by Absolut for Android is available free of cost in the Android Market and there is also a free version of the application in the Apple’s App Store.
According to Fredrick Tallroth, senior manager of interactive marketing at the Absolut Co Stockholm, Sweden, the company wanted Drinkspiration by Absolut to be available for a larger audience and not only for iPhone users.
By Editor on March 7, 2010 · Leave a Comment
The Motorola Backflip which came out this weekend for AT&T looked like a standard mid-range Android device. According to the critics it is completely bush league.
While the Backflip is loaded with AT&T’s bloatware, the default Google is completely replaced with Yahoo. AT&T is doing business so it cannot be blamed for blindly copying Android but you can blame them for not allowing you to delete those carrier apps or install apps that don’t come from the Android Market.
According to Phandroid, programs cannot be installed from other app stores even if an individual puts them into his microSD card while it’s connected to his computer. This could be AT&T approach to ensure that the Backflip Android experience isn’t tainted by bad apps but it goes directly against what the company said it planned to do with the operating system.
Last year the AT&T Mobility’s CEO, Ralph de la Vega opined that, the Android is liked as an operating system on its own, however the company wants to make sure that the company as well as the customers have the option to put applications on that device that are not just Google applications. Therefore when the G1 came out and T-Mobile launched it, it’s primarily a Google phone.
The company wants to give customers the choice of other applications on that device and not just the same Google applications.
Eric Zemen of Phonescoop added to the scene by mentioning on his Twitter stream that the MotoBlur on his Backflip gave him the option to set up myFaves at a time when myFaves is an exclusive calling feature of T-Mobile.
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Tagged with Android, Android Market, Applications, AT&T Mobility, Droid, Google Applications, Launched, LED, MicroSD card, Mobile, MOTOBLUR, Motorola, Operating System, Phandroid, phone, RIM, T-Mob, T-Mobile, twitter
By Editor on September 4, 2008 · Leave a Comment
In a Google Android Developer challenge, Big in Japan, a Dallas-based idea factory for mobile applications proclaimed that its GoCart(TM) application has been named one of 10 winners among nearly 1,800 entries. This contest is basically to build mobile-phone applications for the Android operating system. $275,000 was awarded to Big Japan by Google for its winning entry. GoCart mobile applications helps consumers to comparison shop while on the go. It looks up product reviews to further assist with purchase decisions. Rylan Barnes, the Big in Japan co-founder who led GoCart’s development said, The problem with price comparison Web sites is that they’re never around when you need them. GoCart empowers consumers with information while they are actually out doing their shopping. They can get reviews instantly, discover what online retailers are charging, and find out if a nearby store is selling a product cheaper, Barnes added. Through Google’s Android MArket, GoCart mobile application will be available as soon as the first Android-powered handsets are introduced commercially.
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