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Samsung dismiss Apple antenna claims: “reception problems have not happened”

Chris Davies — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 11:27:29 +0000

They don’t seem quite as mad as RIM’s co-CEOs were, but Samsung certainly aren’t willing to let Apple have the final say when it comes to antenna testing. Responding to Steve Jobs’ demonstration of an attenuated Omnia II during the iPhone 4 press conference on Friday, Samsung told the Korea Herald that “reception problems have

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Samsung Omnia II gets HTC Sense with new ROM [Video]

Chris Davies — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 09:52:48 +0000

One of the aspects of the HTC HD2 we most enjoyed was its expansive, eye-catching HTC Sense UI, particularly the way the weather updates swim lazily across the homescreen. If you’ve always wanted some Sense, but got sucked in by Samsung’s hype machine about the Omnia II, fear not: you can now get a hacked

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Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 gets video playtime with HD2, Omnia II, iPhone 3GS

Chris Davies — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 10:59:18 +0000

There’s no real new technical data in this latest video of Sony Ericsson’s unreleased XPERIA X10, but it does give us a chance to see the Android smartphone cavorting with HTC’s HD2, Samsung’s Omnia II and that perennial favorite, the iPhone 3GS. Size-wise, if you thought the HD2 was too big then you should probably

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Samsung Omnia II hitting Verizon December 2nd

Chris Davies — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:14:05 +0000

It comes as little surprise, given that we knew a release date from sneak-peaks into the carrier’s own systems last week, but Verizon have officially announced that the Samsung Omnia II will drop come December 2nd. The Windows Mobile 6.5 smartphone will be priced at $199.99 (after a wretched $100 mail-in rebate) presuming a new

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Samsung Omnia II Up for Pre-Order on Amazon, but for Sanity’s Sake You Probably Shouldn’t Look

Evan Selleck — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 23:14:10 +0000

Amazon is pretty much a bastion of information at this point, isn’t it? Things keep popping up on their site, both locally and globally that would lead most manufacturers to pull their hair out in frustration. And while we’re sure that this time around, in regards to Samsung, no one is all that upset with

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Samsung Application Store Unveiled by Samsung Mobile

Evan Selleck — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 17:26:39 +0000

TouchWiz wasn’t the greatest. TouchWiz 2.0 was a huge leap in the right direction. But there was always going to be something holding back Samsung from taking any steps forward in the mobile marketplace, and it had nothing to do with proprietary software on their phones. They lacked what everyone else and their second-cousin has:

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Verizon leak tips Palm P101 and P121: Pre and Eos?

Chris Davies — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 09:47:58 +0000

Listings for several new devices have appeared in Verizon’s inventory database and been leaked courtesy of a phoneArena tipster. While the handsets include the BlackBerry Storm 2, HTC Touch Pro2 (XV6875) and Samsung Omnia II, all of which we’ve known for some time will be arriving on the network, also mentioned are the Palm P101

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AT&T Pro2, Warhawk, LG Monaco and Verizon Omnia 2 detailed in Sprint leak

Chris Davies — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 11:05:43 +0000

A leaked Sprint spec sheet has delivered the details of a number of so-far unreleased Windows Mobile devices, including the AT&T HTC Touch Pro2, the LG Monaco, HTC Warhawk and Samsung Omnia 2. While the existence of the four devices was already known, the Sprint document does go into more detail about specifics than earlier

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Samsung Omnia 2 Shows Up at Samsung Mobile Site Sporting Verizon Logo

Evan Selleck — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 18:15:02 +0000

Well, August 23 has come and gone, and the Samsung Omnia 2 hasn’t graced the shelves at your local Verizon retailer, but Samsung doesn’t want you to freak out. In fact, they want you to take a look at a creepy silhouette of the Omnia II and rejoice in the fact that it’s coming soon.

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Samsung Omnia II GT-i8000 clears FCC with AT&T bands, plus video demo

Chris Davies — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 12:55:37 +0000

It’s not the first video we’ve seen of Samsung’s Omnia II GT-i8000 and it’s very unlikely to be the last, but news that the dualband 850/1900MHz 3G HSDPA/HSUPA version of the AMOLED touchscreen smartphone has cleared the FCC is definitely worth celebrating with some moving pictures. Beyond the AT&T and Rogers Canada friendly wireless bands

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Samsung Omnia II gets video review

Chris Davies — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 08:50:02 +0000

If you’re going to watch a video about the Samsung Omnia II (i8000) then you may as well watch a long one, and thankfully Hdblog.it have just the thing. Their 10 minute video review – which you can see after the cut – puts the 3.7-inch WVGA 800 x 480 touchscreen smartphone through its paces,

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Samsung Omnia II landing on Verizon in July?

Chris Davies — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 08:41:51 +0000

According to an unnamed phoneArena tipster, Verizon have confirmed that they will be offering the CDMA version of Samsung’s Omnia II this July. The source is seemingly Verizon’s customer services, who revealed that the touchscreen AMOLED Windows Mobile phone will be dropping just next month. Samsung made the Omnia II official earlier this month, surprising

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Samsung Omnia II GT-I8000 preparing for June 15th launch? [Video]

Chris Davies — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 08:49:18 +0000

Further details regarding the Samsung GT-I8000 have emerged, and it seems that you’re looking at the Samsung Omnia II (or Omnia2; the nomenclature isn’t decided yet). Packing a 3.7-inch WVGA 800 x 480 touchscreen – that’s tipped to use an AMOLED panel – the Omnia II has an 8.1-megapixel camera with dual LED flash and

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