Alltel Wireless, America’s largest network, and Samsung Telecommunications America (Samsung) announced today that the Samsung Delve™ will be available for pre-sale at alltel.com on October 30. With an intuitive interface and attractive touchscreen design, the Samsung Delve is a stylish way to stand out in the crowd and stay connected to those who matter most.
The touchscreen phone, highlighted by a virtual QWERTY keyboard and tactile feedback, has been designed with Samsung’s unique TouchWiz™ interface. The TouchWiz interface incorporates specially designed widgets that allow the user to customize and personalize their phone. Users can ‘drag and drop’ widgets onto the main screen, which offers users instant access to their favorite functions. The widgets allow users to customize the main display screen to match the icons of the applications and features they use the most.
“There is a paradigm shift in the way users are interacting with their wireless devices, and Alltel is at the forefront of creating new ways for users to harness the power of their mobile phones,” said Brian Ullem, vice president of device strategy for Alltel Wireless. “The Samsung Delve boasts a new, powerful user interface using ‘widgets’ customers can drag and drop to configure their phone. It offers a new level of control and convenience.”
Music lovers will appreciate the Samsung Delve’s MP3 player, and the 2.0 megapixel camera with video capabilities will add value for fans of multimedia content.
Several applications are preloaded on the phone for the ultimate entertainment experience, including Alltel Pic Transfer, Alltel Mobile Advisor, City Id, Collapse Chaos and Wallpaper Universe. The Samsung Delve also features Bluetooth® capabilities, an expandable MicroSD memory slot and an industry standard 3.5 millimeter headset jack. The Samsung Delve contains additional accessories such as an additional battery, a stylus, soft protective case, travel charger, stereo headset and PC data cable.
“The customizable features of the Samsung Delve make it easy for people to use and navigate,” said Bill Ogle, Chief Marketing Officer for Samsung Mobile. “People are busier than ever, and the easy-to-use Samsung Delve will keep the features people need within a single touch.”
Beginning today, Alltel customers can be among the first to order the Samsung Delve at alltel.com for $199.99 after $100 mail in rebate. The Samsung Delve will also be available in retail stores and at shopalltel.com on November 6. Additionally, customers purchasing the phone will receive free access to Email, Alltel TV on Demand Connect, Alltel Navigation, MyCast Weather and Alltel Radio Connect. A Smart Choice Pack is required in order to purchase the Samsung Delve at this price.
Additionally, Alltel’s newest music application, nuTsie, is available for free access on the Samsung Delve. nuTsie provides the ultimate music experience by allowing users to stream their own iTunes™ playlists, their friends’ iTunes playlists and nearly limitless new music from nuTsie’s catalog – with no side-loading or uploading hassles. For more information on this innovative application, please visit alltel.com/nutsie.
Proporta sent this to SvenOnTech today so we’re passing it on to you. We love Proporta and even though they are based in the UK, it does have very economical shipping rates world wide. Take a look and see what a great selection of protection they have for your device. And now, without further wait, Proporta….
It’s an exciting time next week for Proporta who are releasing new products for three of the latest Smartphones to hit the market: the Samsung SGH-i780, E-TEN Glofiish M810 and the i-mate 9502. Wow, what a week :o)
For a bit of background on these devices the Samsung i780 is a 3G Smartphone, which comes with easy to use business features and high performance technology.
The E-TEN M810 is targeted to chatters and bloggers - the sort who want to stay online at all times. It has a QWERTY keyboard for quick text input and runs on Windows Mobile 6 Professional. It features GPS, WiFi and 3G HSDPA data for that all important high-speed internet.
The Ultimate 9502 is a no-compromises messaging device with a high-resolution touch screen display. It also includes wireless connectivity and even has integrated GPS for mapping, navigation, and a plethora of location-based services.
Proporta have designed their highly acclaimed Alu-Leather Case and Advanced Screen Protectors for all three of these devices to provide you with essential and well-deserved protection for whichever one you’re lucky enough to own.
The Alu-Leather Case, like many of Proporta’s cases, is hand crafted to meet the exact specifications of your device and features their trademark ‘Screen Saver System’ using a sheet of rigid, lightweight aircraft grade aluminium to protect your device against crushing and impact shocks.
Such a convenient little product, there’s no reason to ever have to remove your device from the case as all the necessary cut outs are provided to give access to all ports and controls.
A Proporta Advanced Screen Protector is also a must-have if you want the precious screen of your device to stay in pristine condition. Proporta have been able to improve the thickness of the high-clarity plastic that they’re manufactured from, without impairing screen brightness or quality.
P.S. This Dual Power Car Kit supplies you with everything you need for charging your devices whilst on the move in your car.
Verizon Wireless, builder and operator of the nation’s most reliable wireless network, and Samsung Telecommunications America (Samsung Mobile) announced that the Samsung Glyde™ will be available on May 9, 2008, online at www.verizonwireless.com and in more than 2,400 Verizon Wireless Communications Stores from coast to coast, including those in Circuit City. The Glyde is a powerful and sleek multimedia and messaging phone that boasts a robust feature-set packaged in a compact, touch-screen device with a full QWERTY keyboard.
The Glyde features a 2.8” advanced touch-screen that offers a tactile response and a slide-out QWERTY keyboard that provides customers with an easy way to send text and instant messages. This multimedia device comes equipped with a full lineup of Verizon Wireless’ hottest services including V CAST Music and Video. With V CAST Music, customers have access to more than 3 million songs from well-known and independent artists that can be purchased and downloaded directly over-the-air to the Glyde. V CAST Video gives customers access to content from the best names in news, sports and entertainment.
Other features include a 2.0 megapixel camera with flash, microSD™ card slot, which supports up to 8 GB of external memory, and Bluetooth® stereo headset support.
Additional features of the Glyde include:
- HTML browser with touch navigation
- Get It Now® – download games, ringtones, wallpapers, location-based services and more
- 2.0 megapixel camera and camcorder with flash and zoom:
- Brightness adjustment
- Self-time: Off, three, five or 10 seconds
- Color effects: Normal, black and white, sketch, antique, negative, green, aqua
Multi-shot Mode: Series, divided - Resolution Adjustment: 1600 x 1200, 1280 x 960, 1024 x 768, 640 x 480, 320 x 240, 176 x 144
- VZ NavigatorSM capability – get visual and audible directions to thousands of destinations, locate businesses and other points of interest, get maps of a location, and share directions with others
- Music Player for .mp3, .wma, and unprotected .aac and .aac + files
- Bluetooth – supports headset, hands-free car kits, serial port, dial-up networking, advanced audio distribution (stereo), phone book access, object push for vCard, basic imaging for sending/printing non-protected images to a compatible device and basic print
- Text, picture and video messaging
- Instant Messaging using AIM®, MSN®, Yahoo!®
- Speakerphone
- Speed dialing
- Dimensions: 4.09” x 1.97” x .7” (standard battery)
- Weight: 4.13 ounces (with standard battery)
- Display: 240 x 440 pixel, 262K TFT, 2.8” active screen area
- Bilingual user interface: English and Spanish
- TTY/TTD-capable
- Hearing Aid Compatibility = M4
- Personal organizer with calendar, calculator, notepad, currency converter, alarm clock, world time and stop watch
- Phone book with up to 500 entries with multiple contacts
- Usage time: Up to 210 minutes with standard battery or up to 250 hours with standard battery for standby time
- 2.5 mm headset jack
The Glyde will be available for $249.99 after a $50 mail-in rebate with a new two-year customer agreement. Customers can get the most out of their Glyde with Verizon Wireless’ Nationwide Premium calling plan. Starting at $79.99 monthly access, the Nationwide Premium calling plan includes: unlimited messaging, VZ Navigator, Mobile Email, and V CAST VPak plus unlimited megabytes for Mobile Web and Get It Now. For more information on Verizon Wireless products and services, customers can visit a Verizon Wireless Communications Store, call 1-800-2 JOIN IN or visit www.verizonwireless.com.
DisplayLink announced today that its USB display technology is providing core functionality for the Samsung SyncMaster 2263DX, a 22-inch LCD monitor with an attached 7-inch tandem monitor (rear view).
DisplayLink’s USB Display Technology provides the hardware and software that connects and powers the 7-inch tandem monitor to the main monitor by a simple USB cable – without the need for additional power connections. This provides the flexibility to allow the 7-inch tandem monitor to be positioned above or on either side of the main 22-inch monitor. DisplayLink software enables users to easily switch between portrait and landscape modes.
The SyncMaster 2263DX has attracted significant attention from reviewers and users alike, and was an Innovations Award honoree at CES 2008. Its unique 7-inch tandem monitor provides extra screen space without consuming desktop space. With its compact size, the 7-inch monitor offers surprising utility, providing ample space for instant messaging, media players, Skype, calendars, or application toolbars.
“Samsung is now the world’s leading manufacturer of LCD displays for the PC market, and DisplayLink is helping them stay at the forefront of innovation with our one-of-a-kind USB display technology,” said Dennis Crespo, executive vice president of marketing and business development for DisplayLink.
Alltel Wireless, America’s largest network, providing coverage across the nation, today announced that three new handsets – the LG Scoop, red BlackBerry Pearl 8130, and the Samsung Muse – plan to be available in Alltel retail stores and online at www.alltel.com/style during the first quarter of 2008. Whether into music, messaging or quick access to applications on the go, such as e-mail and the Internet, Alltel customers can choose from an extensive lineup of phones in brilliant colors to find one that fits their unique personality.
“Alltel strives to provide customers with phones that have the most innovative technology and allows them to express their individual style,” said Brian Ullem, vice president of device strategy for Alltel Wireless. “Our phone lineup delivers a variety of functions, from music to messaging, which will give our customers the ultimate wireless experience.”
Messaging Made Quick and Easy
For people who stay connected through text messaging, the LG Scoop allows customers to take it easy on their thumbs with a messaging-friendly QWERTY keyboard and chat-style IM. Offered in three colors including citrus orange, slate gray and turquoise blue, the LG Scoop has AOL Instant Messenger and Yahoo! Messenger pre-loaded, so there is never a missed message. The phone also features a 1.3 MP camera with video capabilities and is Celltop-ready as well as Bluetooth capable. The LG Scoop is the ideal phone to use Alltel’s new service, Axcess Voice2TXT, which converts incoming voicemails to text and sends them to the customer’s text inbox. With the QWERTY keyboard, users of this phone will be able to easily and discretely respond to voicemails.
Coolest Smartphone is Now Red Hot
The BlackBerry Pearl 8130 smartphone, now available in red, gives customers an exceptional mobile experience with powerful communications and multimedia capabilities. This sleek, eye-catching smartphone offers e-mail, fast HTML Web browsing, a 2 MP camera with flash and video capture, GPS capabilities, Bluetooth wireless technology and microSD expandable memory. With the stylish red BlackBerry Pearl 8130, customers can multi-task like a pro, and look good while doing it. This smartphone is available for pre-order at www.alltel.com/style.
When Music is Your Inspiration
The Samsung Muse sports a fresh look and a stimulating sound to satisfy all who find inspiration in music. With the Samsung Muse, those passionate about music always have their favorite tunes within reach. Users can customize the phone with a dedicated music key for ringtones, XM Radio Mobile and easy access to the MP3 player. The modern design, available in midnight blue, also features a 2 MP camera with video capabilities, GPS capabilities and is preloaded with Axcess Mobile Guide and Stereo Bluetooth technology. Multimedia fans can also enjoy streaming music from their PC using Music Powered by Celltop along with premium preloaded applications like Axcess TV and Search.
Verizon Wireless, the wireless company with the nation’s most reliable wireless voice and data network, and Samsung Telecommunications America (Samsung) today announced the online availability of the Verizon Wireless FlipShot™ by Samsung.
Featuring a 3.0 megapixel built-in camera with a rotating display for optimal viewing while in camera mode and available in black, the FlipShot enables photo enthusiasts to capture picture-perfect moments while carrying a device that allows for full mobile phone functionality and high-quality digital photos. The handset features Bluetooth® capability for headsets, stereo, car kits, object push (for vCard only), basic image and basic print as well as a business card scanner.
Additional features of the new Verizon Wireless FlipShot by Samsung include:
3.0 megapixel camera with Digital Zoom
Camcorder
Living Wallpaper
PictBridge printing capable
V CAST Music and Video capable
Speakerphone
Get it Now®
Messaging Services – SMS, EMS and MMS messaging, e-mail, Mobile IM and chat
VZ NavigatorSM
Mobile Web 2.0SM
Dimensions: 3.76” X 1.83” X .73” with standard battery
Personal organizer with Calendar, Calculator, Notepad, Alarm Clock and World Clock
Display: 240 X 320 pixel, 260K color TFT Internal
The FlipShot is available today online at www.verizonwireless.com for $199.99 with a new two-year customer agreement.
For more information about Verizon Wireless products and services, visit a Verizon Wireless Communications Store, call 1-800-2 JOIN IN or visit www.verizonwireless.com.
About Verizon Wireless
Verizon Wireless operates the nation’s most reliable wireless voice and data network, serving 63.7 million customers. The largest U.S. wireless company and largest wireless data provider, based on revenues, Verizon Wireless is headquartered in Basking Ridge, N.J., with 68,000 employees nationwide. The company is a joint venture of Verizon Communications (NYSE: VZ) and Vodafone (NYSE and LSE: VOD). Find more information on the Web at www.verizonwireless.com. To preview and request broadcast-quality video footage and high-resolution stills of Verizon Wireless operations, log on to the Verizon Wireless Multimedia Library at www.verizonwireless.com/multimedia.
Tekkeon announces myCharger™, a portable USB power adapter with retractable prongs and several adapters, for charging iPhone, iPod and many popular mobile phones at home or while traveling.
myCharger can be used with the USB power cord from any small mobile device, or with any of the included adapter tips that enable connection to most models of:
- iPhone (uses iPhone/iPod USB cable)
- iPod (uses iPhone/iPod USB cable)
- Blackberry
- LG mobile phones
- Motorola mobile phones
- Nokia mobile phones
- Samsung mobile phones
- Sony Ericsson mobile phones
Optional adapter tips are available for other 5V devices including Bluetooth headsets, digital cameras, other mobile phones, MP3 players, PDAs, portable games, and portable media players. An optional travel pack includes interchangeable international plugs for use abroad. Tekkeon provides a list of compatible devices on its web site at www.tekkeon.com.
Verizon Wireless, the leading wireless company with the most reliable voice and data network, makes it easy for graduates to stay in touch long after the last yearbook has been signed. As students look to the future, Verizon Wireless gives customers the list for 2007 “Best in Class” featuring the latest phones and accessories from Verizon Wireless.
Samsung SCH-u740 – With its dual-flip QWERTY keypad, making it easy for customers to text message or e-mail, the SCH-u740 gets the prize for “Most Talkative.”
MOTORAZRTM maxx Ve – Featuring an eye-catching design with touch-sensitive music keys, while offering access to V CAST Music and Video, Get It Now® and Mobile Web 2.0SM, the maxx Ve is the “Best Catch” of 2007.
USB720 wireless modem – As the first BroadbandAccess Rev. A-capable USB wireless modem from Verizon Wireless, the compact USB720 is compatible with the latest notebooks, desktops and handhelds via an industry standard USB interface, and is this year’s “Most Likely to Succeed.”
LG VX8700 – The LG VX8700 sports a slim, super-sexy clamshell design with a large color screen, a 2.0 megapixel camera/camcorder for easy access to V CAST Music and Video, beating out competitors for the accolade “Best Dressed.”
BlackBerry® 8830 World Edition smartphone – The first CDMA/GSM BlackBerry smartphone, coupled with “always-on” global e-mail and 24/7 Help Desk, keeps travelers connected in more than 60 countries and earns it the distinction of “Most Likely to Become a Globe Trotter.”
Pricing and Availability
The Samsung SCH-u740 and the USB720 are each available for $129.99 after a $50 mail-in rebate with a new two-year customer agreement. Customers may purchase the MOTORAZR maxx Ve for $199.99 after a $50 rebate and a new two-year customer agreement; the LG VX8700 for $149.99 after $50 rebate with a new two-year customer agreement or the BlackBerry 8830 World Edition smartphone for $299.99 after a $100 rebate with a new two-year customer agreement.
For more information about Verizon Wireless products and services, visit a Verizon Wireless Communications Store, call 1-800-2 JOIN IN or go to www.verizonwireless.com.
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., the world leader in advanced semiconductor technology solutions, today announced that it has developed an 8Gigabyte (GB) microSD (Secure Digital) memory card, a size optimal for today’s multimedia mobile phones. Featuring the highest capacity today for a microSD card, the new fingernail-sized card is capable of storing 2,000 MP3 music files, 4,000 digital photos, or approximately five DVD-quality movies.
SD cards, to date, have been largely used for data storage in digital still cameras and increasingly in televisions. MicroSD cards, which are a quarter the size of an SD card, are backward compatible with SD cards using an extender, to allow multimedia files downloaded by mobile phones to be easily displayed on other media.
With a read speed of 16 Megabytes (MBs) per second and a write speed of 6MB/s, Samsung’s 8GB microSD card well exceeds the Speed Class 4 SDHC (Secure Digital High Capacity) standard which requires a data write speed of 4MB/s. This is also much faster than the SD Speed Class 2 designation carried by most competing microSD cards currently on the market.
This achievement is the latest in a string of record-breaking improvements in flash memory cards for Samsung as it continues to aggressively pursue its goal of being the development leader for the SD card market, as well as the competing MMC (multimedia card) market.
The market research firm Dataquest predicts that the memory card market as a whole will average 10 percent annual growth between 2006 and 2010, while demand for high density 8GB cards will grow an average of 2.6 times per year over the same period. By 2010, the 8GB memory card will be the market mainstream in terms of units sold.
Alltel Wireless, America’s largest network, today announced The Wafer, one of the thinnest, sleekest phones available on the U.S. market today, is now available exclusively at shopalltel.com and Alltel Wireless retail locations.
The Wafer (SCH-r510) by Samsung, offers customers the cool features they have come to expect out of their wireless phones in a quarter-inch form that can slip easily into a pocket, purse or the palm of your hand.
The Wafer, weighing only 2.7 oz., features XM Radio Mobile, Axcess TV and Axcess Mobile Guide. The Wafer is preloaded with Axcess Search, which allows customers to search for ringtones, wallpaper or other information on their phones by simply holding down the pound key. Other features include a 1.3 megapixel camera with video capabilities, an MP3 player, an expandable memory slot, Stereo Bluetooth Headset capability and Alltel’s award-winning Celltop technology.
“Alltel is committed to accommodating our customers and their always-on-the-go lifestyles,” said Wade McGill, senior vice president of product management for Alltel Wireless. “The Wafer delivers an amazing array of fashion, functions and features in a groundbreaking ultra-thin form.”
“The Wafer represents the new era of form and function for phones in the United States,” said Peter Skarzynski, senior vice president of Samsung Telecommunications America. “The handset demonstrates that a phone as thin as a few credit cards can deliver all of the features that consumers have come to expect of today’s high-end phones.”
The phone is equipped with Alltel’s exclusive Celltop technology, which is free-of-charge and features 11 pre-installed and downloadable “cells.” Each cell is a category-specific half screen comprised of graphics and text that provides shortcuts for wireless users to navigate through information and applications including: call log, weather, news, baseball, basketball, football, rodeo, stocks, text messaging inbox and ringtones. Celltop recently was named “Best in Show” at the Second Annual Emerging Technology (E-Tech) Awards at CTIA Wireless 2007, the world’s largest event for the wireless industry.
The Wafer is now available at Alltel Wireless retail stores and at shopalltel.com for $49.99 after a $50 mail-in rebate. This discounted price is available when new customers sign-up for a two-year service agreement as well as existing eligible customers on qualifying rate plans. Customers who purchase The Wafer and are on a qualifying calling plan are able to join “My Circle,” Alltel’s exclusive feature that allows customers to choose who they call for free – any 10 numbers, any network.
Alltel Wireless also offers Anytime Plan Changes, giving customers the flexibility to change their rate plan any time, without extending their contract.