Samsung announced the release of its latest portable LED projector, the Samsung P410M, an LED-based DLP pocket projector. Weighing less than two pounds, the P410M’s compact design (5.8” W x 2.5” H x 5.7” D), USB port, and auto play feature, make presentations “laptop optional” and packs easily into your laptop bag or briefcase. The Samsung P410M LED projector is now available at an Estimated Retail Price of $599. “Samsung prides itself on delivering the most innovative and advanced display technology to its customers, and the new Samsung LED projector leverages our heritage of superior display performance,” said Doug Albregts, Information Technology Division, Samsung Electronics.

Samsung Mobile UK announces that its Galaxy handset (Samsung i7500) is now available on the O2 network in the United Kingdom through O2 retail stores and O2’s telesales team. The Samsung Galaxy smartphone is the company’s first handset powered by Android, giving customers instant access to familiar applications, as well as access to a range of ever-expanding services being developed for the Google Android platform.

During a crowded Summer Millionaire Fair 2009 in hotel 'Huis ter Duin' in Noordwijk aan zee, the Netherlands, Samsung Mobile Netherlands officially launched two new Samsung mobile phones, the Samsung Omnia II and the Omnia Qwerty. Like its predecessor, the Samsung Omnia II comes in a so-called Millionaire pack. In addition to the Omnia II phone, the Omnia Millionaire Pack II contains a luxury leather travel case, a voucher for the Millionaire magazine, and a chance to win exclusive prizes.

• Read our full publication about the Samsung Omnia smartphones.

Samsung Electronics, a mobile phone provider, announced that sales of the Samsung Star, its hugely popular touch screen mobile phone, surpassed the 5 million mark this month. The Samsung Star (model number Samsung S5230), launched in May 2009, is the fastest cell phone in Samsung’s history to reach the milestone. Launched first in Europe, one million of the Samsung Star phones were sold in the first month and a half alone, after which the company expanded sales efforts to include markets in CIS, Southeast and Southwest Asia, East-Central Africa, China, and Central America.

Samsung Mobile announced the market expansion of the Samsung Omnia 2 (model: Samsung I8000), an all-in-one Smartphone based on Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional. Launched on July 15 in Singapore, where its predecessor Omnia was unveiled last year, the Samsung Omnia II is in great demand by eagerly awaiting fans. The Samsung Omnia 2 multimedia cell phone began selling in other Asian countries including Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines, and Vietnam in July, and will be launched in over twenty further countries during August, including The Netherlands, China, Australia, Turkey and The United Arab Emirates.

With the availability of the Samsung Pixon 12 M8910, the mobile photographer is confronted with high resolution pictures for the first time. The Samsung Pixon 12 features a AMOLED touchscreen for a powerful color reproduction, and provides the avid user with several creative possibilities to capture everything in his surroundings and share it immediately with the mobile community. The various communication options and functionalities we will take for granted, because in this review we'd like to focus primarily on the picture functions of the Pixon 12.

• Take a look at our Samsung Pixon 12 test photos.

Whether you’re going to the beach, to the swimming pool or on a mountain biking tour; also in summer time, our mobile phones come with us wherever we go and at any time. That makes the summer quite a risky time for our phone, considering the fact that sand, dust and moisture are often the main causes of damage to our beloved mobile phones. That is why there have always been manufacturers that produce mobile phones that can withstand a bump and a drop of water. The Samsung B2100 Xplorer certainly is such a nice, fairly compact, solid and shockproof mobile phone.

• Read our full Samsung cell phone review.

Nearly every mobile phone lets you enjoy your favorite music, wherever you are. However, there are phones that take things just one step further; these are the genuine music phones. Just about every well-respected A-brand offers this type of phone within their assortment. The built-in speakers of music phones tend to be of a slightly higher quality and the phone generally provides quick access buttons to music functionalities. In addition to the Samsung Beat music phone, a special BeatDJ application has been developed for this phone. This enables the user to get even more out of his/her music.

• Read our full Samsung M7600 review.

Samsung Electronics introduces its new camcorders that make recording and viewing video in HD easy. The Samsung HMX-U10 is an ultra compact camcorder that records in full-HD and takes 10 megapixel still photos. It also allows users to easily share content online with its one-touch "upload" button to YouTube. The SMX-K40 and SMX-K45 record video in standard definition but then upscale the footage to near full-HD when viewing through an HDMI output (cable sold separately). These new models join Samsung’s second-half camcorder line-up for 2009, which includes the recently introduced Samsung SMX-C14 and Samsung SMX-C10.

Samsung Electronics unveiled the flagship model of its expanded LED HDTV lineup with the all-new Samsung 8500 Series. The new Samsung HD TV combine the award-winning picture quality and thinness of Samsung’s previous LED HD TV models, with the latest networking and interactive features, to provide an ideal option to all TV connoisseurs. “For consumers who are looking for the ultimate HD centerpiece and high-level performance in their home theater, the Samsung 8500 LED TV Series delivers break-through quality and design,” said John Revie, senior vice president of Visual Display Marketing, Samsung Electronics America.