One of the things that I missed when I went from my old point-and-shoot to my new DSLR a few years ago was the massive zoom that the point-and-shoot offered. You can get high levels of zoom with DSLR cameras too, but the lenses tend to cost a pretty penny.
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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: a way to get first- and third-party developed applications onto their phones. Well, it looks like that's about to change.
Samsung has unveiled a new multimedia player called the R1 that boasts some nice specifications that media fans will appreciate. The R1 is hailed as the slimmest and lightest multimedia player around that is compatible with DivX.
Another week has come and gone leaving us with memories and a hoard of cool stories to throw your way for weekend reading in case you missed them over the week. An Asus 900HA netbook was hacked into a touchscreen slate on Monday and we really liked it. DIY gear is so cool, especially when it turns out this good. Monday also brought some details on the Blackberry Storm 2 piezo touchscreen tech. We really hope its better than the original Storm.
Pre-paid and unlimited wireless services are the way to go for many mobile phone users. This sort of plan allows users to get all the minutes they want without having to sign a contract and without worrying about overages.
We’re resisting the urge to break into a rousing chorus of “We Are Family” at the sight of Sprint’s upcoming Samsung Instinct HD snuggling in between its siblings, so instead we’ll just point to the slightly bowed casing (middle-aged spread, perhaps?) and – in an image you can see after the cut – the 5-megapixel camera. The handset, last spotted in a Best Buy promotional leak, is tipped to arrive within the next month or so.
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. Whenever that means.
Best Buy’s website has outed the upcoming Sprint Samsung Instinct HD, and while there’s no confirmed release date the “coming soon” handset’s launch would seem to slot into a month-long window. It also confirms the official name for the touchscreen handset, which has been variously known as the m850 Dash and the S50 along its leaky history.
Samsung may be delaying their N510 Ion-based netbook in the US, but someone in Germany obviously didn’t get the same memo. NetbookNews has not only unboxed the 11.6-inch notebook but thrown up some comparison shots between it and the smaller Samsung NC10. There’s also some demo footage showing HD video performance of both systems side-by-side, in case you’re really wondering what difference the GeForce GPU makes.
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Hot on the heels of word that Lenovo’s IdeaPad S12 NVIDIA Ion netbook will be delayed until the launch of Windows 7 in late October, comes the news from Samsung that they’re planning the same tactics for their own Ion ultraportable, the N510. The 11.6-inch notebook – which last we heard was set to arrive in the US come September – pairs Intel’s 1.6GHz Atom N270 processor with 1GB of RAM and the GeForce 9400M GPU.
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