The Very Simple Samsung Knack Now Available On Verizon
Designed for portability and extreme ease-of-use, Samsung’s new Knack flip phone is now available on Verizon. Among some new features, are dedicated 911and ICE (In Case of Emergency) keys, a large contoured keypad, and an adequate 220 x 176 display. The Knack is available as of today on Verizon’s website, and will be available in […]
Samsung SGH-A837 3G Push to Talk Clamshell Revealed
The first images of the Samsung A837 clamshell have surfaced. Image courtesy of Boy Genius Report The Samsung SGH-A837 will be the first Mil-Spec certified device on the carrier when it launches on AT&T later this year to answer its direct competitor in Verizon’s G’Zone Boulder clamshell. The phone will feature quadband GSM/EDGE access, dual-band […]
Sprint’s Samsung SPH-Z700 Dies a Quiet Death
Sprint and Samsung have killed off the planned SPH-Z700. The Z700 was intended to be a high-end partner to the SPH-Z400 Direct Connect phone, already launched on Sprint’s new QChat network. The Z700 dropped the rugged design to become a truly media-focused Direct Connect phone. However, it failed at standing out from the Z400 in […]
FCC Reveals HTC Dream, Samsung M530
The FCC has showcased two phones this week that have been approved for launch. The long-covered HTC Dream will be the first phone to ship running on the Android Linux-based platform, and will launch initially as a T-Mobile exclusive. The FCC documents have not added any significant new information about the device, as confidentiality has […]
MetroPCS Launches the Samsung Messenger
The Samsung Messager (SCH-r450) is now available for MetroPCS service. Samsung announced the availability via their website on August 8th. The Messager is the third Samsung for MetroPCS and the first to offer a full QWERTY keyboard. In addition to the QWERTY keyboard, the phone features a 1.3 megapixel camera, Stereo Bluetooth, Mp3 player, and […]
Samsung Instinct Gets its First Firmware / Software Update
Sprint today issued software version BF30 for the Samsung Instinct. This update contains various bug fixes, but no other descriptions were given to what was specifically changed. The Instinct has had several minor issues, ranging from being unable to update its roaming files, to the weather application not properly loading data. One advantage to the […]
AT&T Launches New Colors for Samsung BlackJack II
AT&T has launched two new color combinations of the Samsung BlackJack II smart device designed to appeal to the fairer gender. Both devices share the white color on the face of the device with a different color and pattern screened onto the backplate. They are otherwise identical to the more businesslike red and black versions […]
Review: Samsung Instinct (Sprint)
We run down every angle of Instinct. The iPhone competitor has the right features, but how does Instinct stack up against the competition? Read more to find out…
Video: Instinct Product Placement TV Ad
Gone are the days of the hippie “magic of SprintSpeed” ads that we nailed would fail. Now, Sprint is trying to promote actual devices by actually showing the features they can perform with. And, to tie into Sprint’s Instinct Product Placement sweepstakes, they made a TV ad that tries to both be a bit corney, […]