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Samsung today announced the Korean market launch of “T*OMNIA”, the Korean version of “Samsung OMNIA”. Samsung OMNIA, renamed as T*OMNIA, will be available from mid-November under exclusive deal with SK telecom. Compared the original Samsung OMNIA, T*OMNIA equipped upgraded 3.3″ WVGA touch screen (480×800) and added Satellite DMB function, an essential feature for Korean users who would like to enjoy Mobile TV. The smartphone will be sold in 2 different version, SCH-M490 with 4GB internal memory and SCH-M495 with 16GB internal memory.

T*OMNIA also comes with a five-megapixel CMOS camera included auto-focus (AF) and image stabilizer, offering Wi-Fi connection and GPS features. DivX supported touch player and Samsung’s patented sound quality technology “DNSe”(Digital Natural Sound engine) help the users enjoy various dynamic multimedia experience.

“T*OMNIA” offers an enhanced multimedia experience with HSDPA networks with speeds as fast as 7.2Mbps. With Bluetooth® 2.0 and USB 2.0, users also will be connected to a range of peripherals including wireless headsets and mobile printing.

via [Akihabara News]

To promote its new 8 megapixel camera phone, Sony Ericsson C905, the company has worked together with Bauer Media to create a magazine advertisement with photoshot from the camera phone. The full page advertisement will be printed in December 2008 issue of FHM magazine.

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SouthWing has announced the release of the new SF350 Bluetooth hands-free car kit.  Thanks to its magnetic clip, the SF350 can be attached and detached from the sun visor with ease. Echo cancellation and noise reduction thanks to the DSP ensures clear conversations and full duplex communication allows for natural speech on the SF350 Bluetooth car kit by SouthWing.

Other features of the SF350 include:

• Bluetooth 1.2
• 2 Watt speaker
• Full integrated microphone
• PSP: Digital Signature Processor Technology
• Reject incoming call
• Multi-function button
• 10 hours talk time
• Up to 3 paired devices
• Low battery indicator

“These car kits have been around for quite some time and are extremely popular in Europe and we want to offer the same high quality Bluetooth products to our American customers. Because of hands-free laws recently enacted in various states these car kits are becoming more and more popular for drivers who do not want to fumble around with a small Bluetooth headset while driving, the SF350 just clips onto the sun visor,” stated Bart Huisken, Founder of SouthWing.

via [mobileburn]

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SouthWing, purveyor of popular European Bluetooth gadgetry to the US, has announced the release of the new SF350 Bluetooth hands-free car kit
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While most of the T-Mobile G1 users have got notified on the new Android firmware update (version RC29) on their G1, some users have not receive the OTA update notification and choose to upgrade the firmware manually through a method discovered on xda-developers forum.

Note that it is not entirely guarantee that your T-Mobile G1 will be safe from the manual firmware update, some users have also reported failed update until they change to a new microSD card from the stock 1GB microSD card.

What you need to do is first download the file here, rename the file to “update.zip” and put it to the root of your microSD card. Turn off your T-Mobile G1 and hold the home key when you turn it back on. Till you see a triangle with an exclamation mark on the screen, open your G1 keyboard and press ALT+L to get a menu. You can now press ALT+S to start the firmware update. When it says upgrade complete you can follow the instruction to restart your phone.

Make sure you go through the thread here before you do the upgrade.

via [Android Community]

Getting the first full touch screen BlackBerry smartphone? Crackberry has posted the BlackBerry Storm 9530 manual, you can download the 249 pages user manual first to know about the smartphone in detail! Click here to download the file (1.14 MB)

The BlackBerry Storm (also called BlackBerry Thunder previously) will be available this month for Verizon Wireless and Vodafone customer. Price detail for Vodafone has just been announced as below:

• With 12-month contract, minimum £40/month subscription, it cost £300
• With 18-month contract, minimum £40/month subscription, it will be free!
• With 24-month contract, minimum £35/month subscription, it will be free!

Check out Verizon Wireless pricing rumor here

Source [CrackBerry]

A surge in early adoption of the new G1 mobile handset — the first to incorporate Google Android mobile computing platform - indicates Apple’s iPhone may have another challenger for the title of hip mobile device, according to WebTrends.

During the first few days of availability, leading digital businesses such as Telegraph Media Group (TMG), publishers of the UK’s biggest selling quality daily newspaper The Daily Telegraph, The Sunday Telegraph and Telegraph.co.uk, have received significant traffic from the G1 handset from T-mobile. To date, a new Google Android application available at Telegraph.co.uk/mobile has generated more than 5,000 downloads and nearly 31,000 visits.

“Part of Android’s cachet is its encouragement of third-party development due to the openness of its platform. As a result, many businesses are already creating applications to increase brand awareness and engagement,” said Nick Sharp, VP and General Manager EMEA and Australasia, WebTrends. WebTrends updated its On Demand software to track and report on Google Android in its reports on Oct. 30, the day of the platform’s release in Europe.

Our sister site SlashGear has just done their review on the HTC Touch Pro, which is to be sold on Sprint network. The reviewer writes, “We can see a lot of Instinct owners enjoying the Touch Pro. We recommend this phone to anyone who is looking for a device that is capable of doing a lot of useful tasks such as editing Word documents and receiving exchange email.” Click here to read the full review.

Glu Mobile announced the global launch of “Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa”, a mobile game based on the DreamWorks Animation SKG animated film, which opens in U.S. theaters on November 7. The film is the sequel to the studio’s 2005 hit “Madagascar,” and is the first title Glu has developed and published with DreamWorks Animation, according to the company.

“The Glu team has worked hard to bring ‘Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa’ to life in a mobile game that retains elements of the movie, but has a unique storyline and game mission unto itself,” said Jill Braff, senior vice president of global publishing, Glu. “We’ve had a great experience in working with the team at DreamWorks Animation to extend this hugely popular property to the mobile platform.”

In the game, Alex the lion, Marty the zebra, Melman the giraffe and Gloria the hippo all return to action in their latest outing. The zoo-raised crew is not quite at one with nature as they find themselves in the wildest place of all - Africa. Gamers roar into action playing as both Alex the lion and Marty the zebra charting a course for a side-scrolling African adventure.