Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., a leader in advanced semiconductor technology, announced that it is mass-producing a 16M color display driver IC (DDI) for active matrix-based organic light-emitting diode (Amoled) displays used in mobile phones and other handheld devices. With outstanding image quality, Amoleds are attracting attention from device designers as the next generation display technology of choice.

Samsung, NXP Semiconductors and T3G Technologies announced the world’s first TD-SCDMA HSDPA/GSM/GPRS/EDGE multi mode mobile phone, which has also been demoed at the PT/Wireless Exposition in Beijing on October 23rd. Powered by a software-defined modem capable of achieving data transfer rates of 2.8Mbps, the Samsung SGH T578H enables about 20 times faster transfers than GPRS, allowing consumers to download several high-quality MP3 files in less than a minute. The multi mode mobile phone is based on the T3G7210 system solution featuring the industry’s first soft modem empowered by NXP’s Embedded Vector Processor (EVP) to achieve high data transfer and multi mode capability.

During a mixed dealer and press event in London, Samsung officially announced the Samsung G800 camera phone. The high resolution 5 Megapixel Samsung G800 is an enhanced version of the G600. Samsung introduce the new G800 camera phone as a striking digital camera that can also be used as a mobile phone. Samsung has high expectations from the G800 handset. Samsung had hired part of the British Museum for the event that took place in London on Monday night 29th of October.

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Surf the internet right on your mobile phone display. Enhanced features like an embedded camera and music player, combined with user-centered features, are embedded in the mobile’s frame of design brilliance. Simple and unassuming, with design details that elevate its style. The Samsung J750 cell phone offers polished simplicity with premium features for value that cant be beat.

More and more cell phones are able to offer HSDPA or UMTS thus offering options like MSN, Skype, Internet and Email; all very attractive functions for the business user. Up until recently not much attention was paid to the design of a business phone. Most of them were just grey or black models. Often they came with a belt clip because their large size did not allow these huge models to fit into trouser or shirt pockets. Samsung dares to put an end to the grey episode and is introducing the SGH-i620 cell phone. The Samsung i620 is a small, based on Windows Mobile 6, handset with a QWERTY keyboard. The Samsung i620 is available in black, white and pink. Business women are also able to lay their hands on a stylish business model..

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At a Samsung dealer event in the Netherlands I had the change to get my hands on the upcoming 5 Megapixel mobile phone; the Samsung G800. The Samsung SGH-G800 will be introduced later on this year, at least in the Netherlands, and target the multimedia consumer who is also into mobile imaging. The Samsung SGH-G800 is an ultra thin slider mobile phone and show off with a great design. The designer Samsung G800 cam phone has a digicam-like metallic design and features a 5 Megapixel digital camera. The handset is one of Samsung’s top models and has to bring Samsung into the high resolution market for mobile phones. This segment is interesting for the manufacturer, the consumer is willing to pay some extras for mobile image quality.

Samsung has officially announced the G800 camera phone. It is the worlds first 5 Megapixel cell phone and is equipped with a 3x optical zoom lens. The optical zoom lens is an inner zoom, where the lens does not extend outside the cell phone body, ensuring a slimmer design. Samsung Mobile has opened the door for many snap shot photographers among us that feel comfortable with just one mobile device instead of having a digital camera next to it. The Samsung G800 camera phone has adapted technology features such as face detection and Wide Dynamic Range from their digital camera range into a stylish compact cell phone. The G800 from Samsung will be supported by media campaigns across Europe and will go on sale in European countries in November.

Samsung announced the availability of the Samsung SCH-i760, a full QWERTY horizontal slider phone featuring Windows Mobile 6 operating system with Verizon Wireless, operator of the nation’s most reliable wireless network. The Samsung SCH-i760 is a mobile device for the professional consumers who wants a stylish, yet intelligent and robust smartphone. The Samsung i760 operates Microsoft Windows Mobile 6 Professional featuring Microsoft Office Mobile software applications such as Word, Excel and PowerPoint.

Samsung intros the Beyonce BPhone, offering customers a new look and exclusive content on an iconic music phone, Samsung Mobile announced the upcoming availability of the Beyoncé Special Edition B'Phone by Samsung, a limited edition handset exclusive to Sprint Mobile. As an update to the popular, award-winning UpStage by Samsung, the B'Phone showcases a dual-sided design phone to optimize music capabilities with the look of an MP3 player on one side and a phone on the other.

The Samsung A517 cell phone, exclusively from AT&T, is ultra sleek in design and strong in features. The glossy black Samsung A517 is ideal for consumers who are looking for a stylish, feature-rich mobile phone at a value-inspired price. The Samsung A517 cell phone will be available at Radio Shack retail locations on October 8th and at AT&T cellular retail locations in the coming weeks.