Samsung Cell Phones http://www.free-cell-phones-guide.net/blog/samsung-cell-phones.html Find Cell Phone Reviews, Ratings, and Comparisons - Samsung Cell Phones - Verizon Cell Phones - Nextel Cell Phones en Copyright 2008 Tue, 15 Jan 2008 09:14:54 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.17 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss The Best of CES 2008 [Roundup] rockyCES2.jpgCES is filled with thousands of gadgets and lots of people to talk to. But most of these "new" products are really just moderate updates. So in case you missed the goodies in the wave of CES news, here's just our favorite stuff after the jump. Yes, lazy people'€"life takes care of you again! pana150.jpgBiggest TV: Panasonic's 150-inch TV We love it because: It makes us feel small. Trouble is: You have to build your house around this TV. 0000_ces_08_samsung_olediwmark.jpgAlmost Big Enough: 31-inch OLED We Love it because: OLED is the future, it's thinner, faster, deeper. Trouble is: These prototypes are years away from being affordable. iwmarkFirefoxScreenSnapz008.jpgBest Media Player: iRiver Media Players We Love it because: We thought they were all concepts, but they're not. They're just incredible. iwmarkKuroDeepBlack600iwmark.jpgBest TV Tech: Tie: 9mm Plasma the Blackest and Mitsubishi's Laser TV because it uses lasers. We love it because: Pioneer's plasmas literally eat light. Lasers, cool. Trouble is: Are we going to have to replace our plasma every year? iwmarkbgates.jpgCoolest Geek: Bill Gates Playing With Dolls Like in Spaceballs and on Windows Sucking We love him because: Without him we wouldn't be here. Trouble is: He's retiring! And when we asked him to play racquetball, Gates said he'd be washing his hair...for the next 30 years. iwmarkbdu5500.jpgMaking the Format War Irrelevant: Samsung BP-U5500 We love it because: It makes the format war go away. Trouble is: The format war may already be irrelevant. Best for those already entrenched in HD DVD iwmarkwarner_bros_blu_logo-2.jpgBest Ambush: Blu-ray Winning the War by getting Warner to announce a change to Blu Jan 4th. We love it because: Sony plays a good game of chess. Trouble is: We prefer HD-DVD! iwmarknonbabes.jpgNameless Women We Love: Non-Booth Babe Babes We love them because: Women should not be on display like TVs at this show. Trouble is: We can't stare at them without feeling a little guilty. iwmarkleotaser.jpgMost Deceptively Dangerous Gadget: Leopard Skin Taser with built in MP3 player We love it because: It's the Frankenstein of gadgets. Trouble is: We want to run it out of town with pitchforks and torches. iwmarkVP60.jpgBest Ghetto Fabulous TV: Vizio HDTV with Silicon Optix Reon inside We love it because: A budget company went for some high end video scaling gear. Trouble is: Can the rest of the set keep up with the Silicon Optix? Reon chip? iwmarkhdcsd9.jpgBest Follow Up to Steve Jobs' Favorite Cameras: Camcorders Panasonic HDC-SD9 We love it because: Tiny, 1080p, under $1000. Trouble is: Sony+Canon=competition. iwmarkmserver.jpgBest Propaganda: Microsoft-at-Home Server Book Low blow, Microsoft (which means it was perfect). Sweetest Laptop iwmarkeeewimax.jpgAsus Eee PC, 8.9-inch We love it because: The only thing wrong with our Eee is the screen size. Trouble is: Like Viagra bottles tell us, erections lasting over 8 hours require doctor consultations. iwmarkroboclock.jpgBest Insulting Robot This Guy War with robots? It's freakin' on! You'd better grow some lasers fast before we kick your... iwmarkintelaigo.jpgBest UMPC Aigo Silverthorne-based system We love it because: Intel Silverthorne chipset makes it tiny. Trouble is: The early version we saw needs some polish. iwmarksweetboombox600.jpgHottest Peripheral Lasonic iPod Boombox We love it because: Minimalist design is played out. Trouble is: Boomboxes are too big for today's weak geeks to tote anywhere. IMG_4937wtmk2.jpgMost Pants-Worthy Phone Sony Ericsson W350 We love it because: It has a sexy, thin design that takes a chance. Trouble is: CES was absolute crap for phones. iwmarkfyretvhandson.jpgBest Couch Masturbation Enabler: FyreTV We love it because: "Quick draws" are rewarded with cheap viewing. Trouble is: It's not disguised as a PS3 or something else that our kids/wives will never touch. iwmarkIMG_2665WTMK.JPGBiggest Surprise: Optimus Maximus Keyboard We loved it because: We considered the hype met. OLED keys make our geek hearts palpitate. Trouble is: People whining about the price'€"like a Ferrari, just because we can't afford it doesn't mean we don't want one. And that's CES my friends! Writing by Brian Lam and Mark Wilson.

From The Best of CES 2008 [Roundup]

]]> http://www.free-cell-phones-guide.net/blog/-cell-phones/samsung-cell-phones/the-best-of-ces-2008-roundup.html http://www.free-cell-phones-guide.net/blog/-cell-phones/samsung-cell-phones/the-best-of-ces-2008-roundup.html Samsung Cell Phones Tue, 15 Jan 2008 09:14:54 -0800 Video: Texas Instruments' Wee Picoprojector for Projecting on the Go [Small We got a chance to check out the picoprojector that Texas Instruments is working on, both in a cellphone and as a standalone device. The picture that it puts up isn't amazing, but you wouldn't be watching HD movies using this thing anyways. It could be useful for business travelers who want to do easy presentations as well as regular consumers who want to share short videos and pictures with their friends. There are no concrete plans to actually put this tech into, you know, devices you can buy, but hey, they're working on it so you've gotta assume they plan to get paid for it at some point.

From Video: Texas Instruments' Wee Picoprojector for Projecting on the Go [Small

]]> http://www.free-cell-phones-guide.net/blog/-cell-phones/samsung-cell-phones/video-texas-instruments-wee-picoprojector-for-projecting-on-the-go-small.html http://www.free-cell-phones-guide.net/blog/-cell-phones/samsung-cell-phones/video-texas-instruments-wee-picoprojector-for-projecting-on-the-go-small.html Samsung Cell Phones Tue, 08 Jan 2008 14:35:10 -0800 Nokia N-Gage First Access Gaming Platform Delayed Until 2008 Nokia's "First Access" service that would let N81 owners play the 2nd Generation N-Gage games has been delayed until 2008, citing issues that they discovered via their 1000 global testers. We actually tested this new N-Gage platform earlier this year, and found it kind of to be like an Xbox Live Lite for mobiles. It seems (from this patent) that Nokia is seriously thinking about beefing up the N-Gage experience, and a successful launch sans bugs goes a big way into doing so. [N-Gage Blog]

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]]> http://www.free-cell-phones-guide.net/blog/-cell-phones/samsung-cell-phones/nokia-n-gage-first-access-gaming-platform-delayed-until-2008.html http://www.free-cell-phones-guide.net/blog/-cell-phones/samsung-cell-phones/nokia-n-gage-first-access-gaming-platform-delayed-until-2008.html Samsung Cell Phones Sat, 22 Dec 2007 08:12:24 -0800 All Giz Wants: A Real Universal Remote Super-Sized%20TV%20Remote.jpgAll Giz Wants isn't about wanting what we have now. It's about wanting what we should have now, what's technically possible but practically improbable. Here's an item I've been (wet) dreaming about for some time'€"a universal remote that's really universal. I don't mean to control both a Blu-ray player and an HD DVD player. I mean to control my TV, computer and the air popper. This is what I imagine: an IR/various 2.4Ghz technology remote with a touchscreen interface to control the more basic functions of any electronic device I own. Here's what it would have: '€ A touchscreen interface would work perfectly here. On/Off should always be in the same spots right on top with some sort of standard button layout ala Harmony, or layouts could graphically mimic the devices I want to control for a more intuitive system with less reading. Want to turn on the shower? Then just twist the on-screen knob. Turning off the lights? Just flick the switch. '€ Proximity sensing could automatically pick up local "favorite" items for me to control. That way I'm not searching through menus all the time. '€ Trigger activated voice recognition is a must for the most simple commands. Just like I'm calling in for an air strike, I could walkie talkie "teapot on!" '€ Obviously consumer electronics manufacturers would need to decide on some standards. But they can have a choice: IR, 802.11n and Bluetooth will all be in my little remote. Actually, no. Screw IR. We're officially in the future and I never want to worry about line of site again...we'll keep it for backward compatibility. '€ Two button syncing. You activate the device while you activate the remote. Done. '€ Fingerprint recognition activation keeps it more secure than you bank account. '€ Oh, and maybe my cellphone should be in this thing, too. That way I can lose both the remote and my mobile at the same time. And besides, it's already got my touch screen, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and super-kinetic-recharging battery (sorry, forgot to mention that). Monster Cable's attempt to control your home theater's lighting system wasn't bad, but we need to multiply that idea by about 1,000. We shouldn't need fancy, expensive home automation to make this work. Most of us already have our own Wi-Fi networks, and face it, wall controls are so 1980s. If someone could invent this by Christmas and leave it on my doorstep, that'd be just great.

From All Giz Wants: A Real Universal Remote

]]> http://www.free-cell-phones-guide.net/blog/-cell-phones/samsung-cell-phones/all-giz-wants-a-real-universal-remote.html http://www.free-cell-phones-guide.net/blog/-cell-phones/samsung-cell-phones/all-giz-wants-a-real-universal-remote.html Samsung Cell Phones Mon, 10 Dec 2007 12:27:40 -0800 Exploding Cellphone Determined to Not Be Cause of Death of Korean Worker lge_explode.jpgThe South Korean man who was reportedly killed by an exploding cellphone battery, well, wasn't. Apparently the damage to his lungs, heart, spine and ribs was too extensive to be caused by one measly cellphone. Still, he did have a melted phone in his breast pocket and they aren't quite sure how exactly he got so messed up, but they're pretty certain it wasn't just his phone. Any hypotheses, super sleuths? [Yahoo News]

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]]> http://www.free-cell-phones-guide.net/blog/-cell-phones/samsung-cell-phones/exploding-cellphone-determined-to-not-be-cause-of-death-of-korean-worker.html http://www.free-cell-phones-guide.net/blog/-cell-phones/samsung-cell-phones/exploding-cellphone-determined-to-not-be-cause-of-death-of-korean-worker.html Samsung Cell Phones Fri, 30 Nov 2007 09:48:16 -0800 Vodaphone Germany Halts T-Mobile iPhone Sales European wireless provider Vodafone on Monday obtained a Court order that requires rival T-Mobile Germany to sell Apple Inc.'s iPhone handset to Germans without a service plan. [AppleInsider

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]]> http://www.free-cell-phones-guide.net/blog/-cell-phones/samsung-cell-phones/vodaphone-germany-halts-t-mobile-iphone-sales.html http://www.free-cell-phones-guide.net/blog/-cell-phones/samsung-cell-phones/vodaphone-germany-halts-t-mobile-iphone-sales.html Samsung Cell Phones Tue, 20 Nov 2007 16:17:53 -0800 Breaking: T-Mobile Pulling Sidekick Slide From Product Line [T-Mobile Pulls Sidekick nosidekick.jpgIn light of the Sidekick Slide's recent problems, T-Mobile is pulling the Sidekick Slide from its product line. Readers are reporting the Slide is no longer on the T-Mobile product site, and anonymous inside sources are confirming the Slide has been . This is convenient, seeing as Fridays (not to mention Friday night), are the best day to announce a story like this with the least news impact. More to come as we get more info. [Sidekick Slide on Giz]

From Breaking: T-Mobile Pulling Sidekick Slide From Product Line [T-Mobile Pulls Sidekick

]]> http://www.free-cell-phones-guide.net/blog/-cell-phones/samsung-cell-phones/breaking-t-mobile-pulling-sidekick-slide-from-product-line-t-mobile-pulls-sidekick.html http://www.free-cell-phones-guide.net/blog/-cell-phones/samsung-cell-phones/breaking-t-mobile-pulling-sidekick-slide-from-product-line-t-mobile-pulls-sidekick.html Samsung Cell Phones Sat, 17 Nov 2007 08:28:29 -0800 Google Android App is Like a Star Trek Tricorder For Finding Your Friends [Android Here's a demo of the potential of the Google Android platform, where Skypop CEO Bruce Leak and CTO Timo Bruck have already made some headway with some interesting applications. The two Silicon Valley developers compare one of their apps to a tricorder sensing device from Star Trek , but instead of scanning for environmental conditions, medical symptoms and lifeforms like the tricorder, they've already started putting together cellphone applications that can find your friends out in the ether. These guys are already starting to create some creative games, too, all while the CEO wears shorts and works out a lot. Must be nice. Now we want to know what they're really up to. [YouTube]

From Google Android App is Like a Star Trek Tricorder For Finding Your Friends [Android

]]> http://www.free-cell-phones-guide.net/blog/-cell-phones/samsung-cell-phones/google-android-app-is-like-a-star-trek-tricorder-for-finding-your-friends-android.html http://www.free-cell-phones-guide.net/blog/-cell-phones/samsung-cell-phones/google-android-app-is-like-a-star-trek-tricorder-for-finding-your-friends-android.html Samsung Cell Phones Fri, 16 Nov 2007 14:50:58 -0800 System Fonts for Android Look Clean and Google-y droidfontspread.jpgFont talk isn't exactly stimulating (unless you're scary weird), but it's worth giving the fonts Ascender's developed for Android's system UI a close look since you'll be looking closely at them in Android's app menus, web browser and other texty situations. Overall, they seem pretty clean with a nice smoothness to them, and if they're being accurately represented size-wise, definitely readable from a decent distance away. More specifics, and your thoughts, this way: The Droid family of fonts consists of Droid Sans, Droid Sans Mono and Droid Serif. Each contains extensive character set coverage including Western Europe, Eastern/Central Europe, Baltic, Cyrillic, Greek and Turkish support. The Droid Sans regular font also includes support for Simplified and Traditional Chinese, Japanese and Korean support for the GB2312, Big 5, JIS 0208 and KSC 5601 character sets respectively. For carriers, developers and manufacturers, Ascender's also willing to bend, shape, twist and tweak the Droid fonts, throw in additional language support or whip a whole new set of typefaces to go along with Android. What do you guys think of what they've already got? [Typophile via Daring Fireball]

From System Fonts for Android Look Clean and Google-y

]]> http://www.free-cell-phones-guide.net/blog/-cell-phones/samsung-cell-phones/system-fonts-for-android-look-clean-and-google-y.html http://www.free-cell-phones-guide.net/blog/-cell-phones/samsung-cell-phones/system-fonts-for-android-look-clean-and-google-y.html Samsung Cell Phones Tue, 13 Nov 2007 09:21:27 -0800 The SNL iPhone Sketch that Never Aired The tipster who filled us in on the real story behind the hacked iPhone that appeared on Saturday Night Live also linked us to this video which never aired that night, cut for another sketch that ran long. In fact, it may be the last in the series ever produced given the recent writers strike. And it's a shame, because while it's certainly funny, the clip is also educational, tutoring us geeks in advanced punch 'n run techniques. Do we smell a new chapter in Jason Chen's iPhone book? We certainly hope so.

From The SNL iPhone Sketch that Never Aired

]]> http://www.free-cell-phones-guide.net/blog/-cell-phones/samsung-cell-phones/the-snl-iphone-sketch-that-never-aired.html http://www.free-cell-phones-guide.net/blog/-cell-phones/samsung-cell-phones/the-snl-iphone-sketch-that-never-aired.html Samsung Cell Phones Mon, 12 Nov 2007 14:29:51 -0800 Motorola Q9H Headed For Sprint as a Palm Powered Q2? motoq2.JPGA holiday teaser site has revealed that a phone dubbed the Motorola Q2 will be "coming soon" to Sprint. If you look closely at the product image on the site, the Q2 appears to be a Motorola Q9H running a Palm OS instead of Windows Mobile 6. Naturally, this information is only a rumor at this point and nothing has been made official, but if a leaked Sprint roadmap is to be believed, we may know more on November 23rd. [Sprint via Howard Forums]

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]]> http://www.free-cell-phones-guide.net/blog/-cell-phones/samsung-cell-phones/motorola-q9h-headed-for-sprint-as-a-palm-powered-q2.html http://www.free-cell-phones-guide.net/blog/-cell-phones/samsung-cell-phones/motorola-q9h-headed-for-sprint-as-a-palm-powered-q2.html Samsung Cell Phones Sat, 10 Nov 2007 14:55:47 -0800 Pantech Duo C810 Dual Slider Now Rocks the AT&T Casbah Check out this hands-on video of the Pantech Duo C810, now available via AT&T just as we told you it would be. The dual-slidin' WinMo 6 phone looks a bit smaller than we thought it was (and smaller than the similar Helio Ocean), but still seems clunky and a bit thick for our tastes. But hey, what do you want for $250 with the usual two-year indentured servitude? Anyway, Eric from Phone Scoop gives us a good gawk 'n' grope of the phone from all angles, even though he could relax a bit. Overall, not a bad handset for the money with its 3G connectivity, but unfortunately there's no Wi-Fi or GPS. [Pocketnow and Wired]

From Pantech Duo C810 Dual Slider Now Rocks the AT&T Casbah

]]> http://www.free-cell-phones-guide.net/blog/-cell-phones/samsung-cell-phones/pantech-duo-c810-dual-slider-now-rocks-the-att-casbah.html http://www.free-cell-phones-guide.net/blog/-cell-phones/samsung-cell-phones/pantech-duo-c810-dual-slider-now-rocks-the-att-casbah.html Samsung Cell Phones Tue, 30 Oct 2007 17:28:02 -0800 Verizon Earnings Report: iPhone Effect Seemingly Non-Existent [Money, verizonearn.jpgIt looks like AT&T's impressive growth of 2 million additional wireless subscribers didn't take too much away from Verizon, who posted 1.8 million net additional subscribers for a total of 63.7 million, trailing AT&T's total by 2 million. Quarterly net income was down over half a billion, to $1.27 billion from $1.92 billion last year, though revenues of $23.77 billion beat Wall Street's bet of $23.6 billion. FiOS rates are also growing, adding 202,000 TV subscribers for 717,000 total (wonder where this comes in), with FiOS internet pulling in 229,000 newbies. But FiOS rollout continues to scratch Verizon's piggy bank, knocking earnings down by 9 cents a share. The DSL front on the other hand is pretty bleh, with "unimpressive" growth, though it's obviously less important than growing out FiOS subscribers, given the amount of money they're dumping into the network. [Reuters]

From Verizon Earnings Report: iPhone Effect Seemingly Non-Existent [Money,

]]> http://www.free-cell-phones-guide.net/blog/-cell-phones/samsung-cell-phones/verizon-earnings-report-iphone-effect-seemingly-non-existent-money.html http://www.free-cell-phones-guide.net/blog/-cell-phones/samsung-cell-phones/verizon-earnings-report-iphone-effect-seemingly-non-existent-money.html Samsung Cell Phones Tue, 30 Oct 2007 10:55:50 -0800 Cellphones: Sony Ericsson's somewhat sexy MBW-150 Music Sony_Ericsson_MBW-150.jpgSony Ericsson's somewhat sexy MBW-150 Music Edition Bluetooth Watch with phone-call and music-player control is now for sale at the SE online store in the UK for around $400, though you may have trouble getting it across the Atlantic. [Gadget Lab]

From Cellphones: Sony Ericsson's somewhat sexy MBW-150 Music

]]> http://www.free-cell-phones-guide.net/blog/-cell-phones/samsung-cell-phones/cellphones-sony-ericssons-somewhat-sexy-mbw-150-music.html http://www.free-cell-phones-guide.net/blog/-cell-phones/samsung-cell-phones/cellphones-sony-ericssons-somewhat-sexy-mbw-150-music.html Samsung Cell Phones Tue, 23 Oct 2007 15:51:28 -0800 Winplus Yada All-In-One Hands Free Kit Makes Talking and Driving yadaheadset.jpgWinplus launched their Yada Hands Free Kit at CTIA tonight, aiming to simplify phone use in your car with an all in one headset/charger/cradle. The YD-V1 fits any cellphone with side supports that adjust to the width of your phone and uses your 12v DC outlet for power. The Yada comes with a Bluetooth 2.0 headset that sports noise cancellation technology, docks and charges on the YD-V1. The headset hangs up calls when docked, turns off when the engine turns off, and turns back on when the engine is turned on (provided it's docked). In addition, The Yada is a super light product for its size, mounting to an air vent or dashboard. Nothing groundbreaking, but the built-in headset charger seems made for people like me who always forget to charge their headset at home. The YD-V1 should hit stores next week for about $60. [WinPlus]

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]]> http://www.free-cell-phones-guide.net/blog/-cell-phones/samsung-cell-phones/winplus-yada-all-in-one-hands-free-kit-makes-talking-and-driving.html http://www.free-cell-phones-guide.net/blog/-cell-phones/samsung-cell-phones/winplus-yada-all-in-one-hands-free-kit-makes-talking-and-driving.html Samsung Cell Phones Tue, 23 Oct 2007 11:22:44 -0800