The new Samsung SGH-a827 Access was announced these days to be the first (of two) MediaFLO TV compatible GSM phone for AT&T, that the South Korean manufacturer has built. It’s a quad-band (850/900/1800/1900MHz) GSM mobile phone with 3G support that has some interesting features including stereo Bluetooth, stereo speakers, Wireless, microSD card slot and a 1.3 megapixel camera.

The candybar shaped cellphone comes with a 2.3-inch screen display that was optimized for better TV viewing and offers “exceptional” Mobile TV reception though it doesn’t have a whip antenna. Samsung SGH-a827 Access will also feature Video share, IM and mobile email.

AT&T will launch Mobile TV this year, in May, the same month when SGH-a827 Access will go on sale.

via MobileBurn

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has confirmed the testing for Samsung SCH-U940. The mobile phone will be probably released with Verizon Wireless.

As I have said above, Samsung U940 will be compatible with Verizon’s CDMA and EVDO network. It is an American version of the F700 model. The phone sports a 3.2″ touchscreen and full QWERTY keyboard. It has a single key on the front panel, but the side-sliding unveils its keyboard.

Other features of this phone include a 2.0 megapixel camera, 150MB of internal memory, a microSD slot and Stereo Bluetooth. We cannot tell for sure the exact release date nor its price. But we should expect it somewhere in the first half of 2008.

via Electronista

Samsung, as the official partner of the Olympic Games, has created a special edition mobile - Samsung Anycall 18K Golden Edition E848. It seems Samsung prepared its campaign for Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. The mobile has the official logo printed on its back, so it more than a souvenir. Featuring functions above the middle category mobiles, E848 impresses with its golden case. This jewel mobile could retail for HK$2,780 (Honk Kong Dollars) or $360 USD.

Please check the list of features:

Band: Quad Band (850/900/1800/1900MHz)
Dimensions: 101.5 (H) x 52.5 (W) x 10.6 (D) mm
Weight: 99g
Display: 2.2-inch 260K TFT color display (240 x 320 pixels)
Camera: 2.0 Megapixel camera (4 x digital zoom)
Memory: 70 MB + support microSD

Internet Browser: NetFront Browser 3.4
Talk time: up to 5 hours
Stand-by time: up to 250 hours
Document Viewer: Yes
Speakerphone: Yes
Codec: Audio Format: MP3, AAC, AAC+, e-AAC+, WMA
Video Format: H.263, MPEG4

Connectivity:
Data Transfer: EDGE / GPRS
Bluetooth: Version 2.0 , A2DP
Data Connectivity: USB 2.0

via Mobile Phone Blog

The Olympic Games will take place in Beijing next year, but it looks like many sponsor tech companies are going to launch products before the opening. It’s a very good marketing idea so why not do it.
Samsung SGH-U308 also known as Samsung Beijing 2008 was unveiled at the China Beijing International High-Tech Expo 2007. It’s one year before, so give it time to see what features the new SGH-U308 has and what the price is, because this is something they haven’t released yet. Waiting!

[Source: Ubergizmo]

Akihabara announces two new HSDPA mobiles coming from Samsung Korea. There are two new models: SCH-W270 and SCH-W290. The phones are available for the Korean market.

The first model which is also know as SCH-W2700 has a 2.3″ LCD screen, 1.3 megapixel camera, Bluetooth, music player and it is compatible with the Windows Office utilities. It is a clamshell phone. You can see the phone in the picture below - the white one. It retails for 400000Won ($430).

The other model, SCH-W290 or (SCH-W2900) is a slide phone with the same capabilities like the SCH-W270 model. The difference is made by the 2″ screen and the MicroSD port. The price for this model is the same - $430.

[via Akihabara]

Samsung Electronics will announce very soon a new mobile, sustains Mobile Whack. Samsung SPH-W2400 was found on the approved list of FCC (Federal Communications Commission). The HSDPA mobile will be ranked amongst the top cell phones in its class.

Samsung SPH-W2400 is great looking with only 1.9 millimeters thickness. It features the regular utilities like camera, Bluetooth, media player and FM radio. Samsung promises a great mobile, a spectacular design and the best technology.-MIHNEA BOIANGIU

[Credits: Mobile Whack]

The new Samsung SGH-i400 smartphone was recently showed to the media representatives last week at the S60 summit in Madrid, Spain.

“We are happy to introduce our new Symbian based smartphone SGH-i400 which follows the earlier release of SGH-i520, the first Symbian OS smartphone. We can provide a convenient mobile phone experience for our users by adopting Symbian S60.”

Featuring a 2.3” QVGA TFT display, the mobile phone is ideal for multimedia applications as it has built-in music and video playback, a 2 MP digital camera and two stereo speakers. Due to the use of the Symbian operating system additional applications can be easily downloaded and installed on the smartphone to satisfy various needs of the customers.

As for connectivity we have USB 2.0 support and Bluetooth v2.0 to go along the Tri-Band GPRS/EDGE (900/1800/1900) compatibility. To obtain better storage on the smartphone a microSD slot was included with support for cards that offer up to 4 GB. The SGH-i400 will be available in Rusia starting July 2007 but soon after other Europena markets should receive the smartphone too.- Marius TRUSCULESCU -

This is a message targeted to those enjoying mobile phones that live in the U.S. because we have news for you. The FCC approved Samsung i760 to be released in the States. Verizon has it in their garden and will be the one selling it. I think you would be more interested in some brief specs. Here we go!

Samsung i760 works on Windows Mobile 6 and comes with a slide-out QWERTY keyboard has Bluetooth 2.0 and EV-DO support. The slider puts the dialpad on a side and the keyboard under so that you don’t mistype. It’s a nice mobile phone that I think is very well suited as an intelligent phone and will do well when they start selling it this year in the USA. See the pictures gallery below (copyright of Engadget). - ALEX ION

Samsung came with fresh technology at 3GSM Congress in Barcelona. Samsung launched the new U series: U100 (picture above left), U300(above right), U600 and U700 (below).

The U100 looks very nice. It is only 6mm thin. That’s impressive! The phone has a 3.2 megapixel camera, Bluetooth, EDGE, multimedia features. But the main problem is the memory. The Samsung U100 doesn’t have a memory card slot and 70MB are not enough for such a phone.

What about Samsung U300? It is a clamshell about 9.6mm thin and features like U100 3.2 megapixel camera, EDGE, stereo Bluetooth, document viewer and MP3 player. Here the same problem - no expandable memory.

The others, U600 and U700 are some cool sliders. Personally, I find those two more interesting like a clamshell. The U600 has the same features like U100 and U300, but it has a microSD card slot. The Samsung U600 is a quad-band phone and it measures 11mm thin.

The U700 model is a 3G device supporting high speed mobile broadband (HSDPA), so you can download data at up to 3.6Mbps. It also features an HTML browser. The other options are the same with U600.

Advice: If you want good battery life, you shouldn’t expect to much from these thin phones, because the battery life isn’t a key advantage of these mobiles.

*The pics don’t represent the real phones dimensions.

A new stylish slim mobile Samsung mobile phone is available from Samsung. This beautiful clamshell features a dual hinge design allowing both a full QWERTY keyboard and a regular phone keypad, due to the two possibilities available when opening the SCH-u740.
A sexy handset like this one could not lack multimedia functions and Samsung tried to impress you with the photo taking and video recording capabilities as well. As for the music, well you can download it directly to your mobile phone using Verizon’s Vcast solution, which also enables video downloads. Bluetooth support is included so you can listen to your favorite tunes using a wireless headset, while the 176 x 220 LCD Display may prove just big enough to enjoy your favorite videos. As such a multimedia device requires plenty of storage a microSD slot was included to permit an upgrade of the memory size.

The SCH-u740 is available immediately from Verizon and for a two year contract you get a price of $149.99 after a $50 mail in rebate.