www.WirelessFederation.com/news: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., a leading mobile phone provider, today announced the launch of its newest full-touch screen mobile in the Egyptian market – the S5233 also known as the Star. With this latest product, Samsung is able to enhance its position as a leading player in the hugely popular touch screen mobile market.

“The Samsung Star is a significant product in our full-touch screen mobile portfolio, bringing stylish designs and intuitive user interfaces. We are committed to strengthening our portfolio of full-touch phones by introducing a variety of handsets to suit every lifestyle,” said Mr. Duke Park, Samsung Cairo Branch Manager. “The Samsung Star will continue to bring the exciting experience of touch to mobile phone users and will further enhance Samsung’s leadership in the full-touch market.” (more…)

www.WirelessFederation.com/news: Telenor and Research In Motion (RIM) today introduced the BlackBerry® solution to Telenor customers in Norway.  The BlackBerry solution brings together smartphones, software and services to allow easy wireless access to email, phone, calendar, web, multimedia and other business and lifestyle applications. Telenor customers in Norway will now be able to enjoy the freedom and productivity benefits of using BlackBerry® smartphones to stay connected to people and information on the go.

“We are happy that our customers can now enjoy the benefits of the BlackBerry solution. This complements our extensive product offering to our international customers,” says Abraham Foss, Vice President and CMO, Telenor Norway. (more…)

www.WirelessFederation.com/news: Verizon Wireless and Research In Motion announced today the BlackBerry® Pearl™ Flip 8230 smartphone will be available on the nation’s largest 3G broadband network beginning June 19. The BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8230 features the industry’s leading mobile e-mail and messaging solution combined with rich multimedia capabilities and the high-speed connectivity of Verizon Wireless’ broadband network in a popular flip design.

Available color: Silver

Key features:
Two high-resolution color displays; the external LCD lets customers preview incoming messages without opening the handset
2.0 megapixel camera with zoom, flash and video recording capabilities; video recording requires a microSD™ card, which can be purchased separately
Large SureType® QWERTY keyboard for easy typing and dialing
Advanced media player for music, videos and pictures
microSD/SDHC card slot with support for up to 16 GB of memory per card
BlackBerry® Internet Service and BlackBerry® Enterprise Server support
Voice-activated dialing and speakerphone capabilities (more…)

www.WirelessFederation.com/news:Tigo, mobile operator based in Ghana and Research In Motion have introduced the new BlackBerry Bold smartphone to serve Tigo’s corporate subscribers in Ghana. The Blackberry Bold supports high-speed mobile broadband and features with integrated GPS and Wi-Fi as well as a set of multimedia and business capabilities. For organizations that manage their own email servers, the phone is integrated with Microsoft Exchange, Novell and other programmes and uses encryption and IT policy controls to enable secure, push access to e-mail and other corporate data.