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Samsung Wave Y LaFleur Edition

February 4th, 2012 Hornet

It seemed that Samsung has forgotten all about its LaFleur lineup of female-targeted phones, but as it turns out they were simply flying under the radar. We just stumbled upon a LaFleur edition of the Samsung Wave Y that is already on sale, but we have never seen before.

The Samsung Wave Y S5380 LaFleur surfaced on a Ukrainian online store’s website and it costs just $165. Judging by the specs on the handset’s listing page, there are no functional differences between the LaFleur and the original version.

Still, the nicely decorated purple back and the accents on the front will probably be enough to win the Wave Y LaFleur plenty of fans among the ladies, and with Valentine’s day just around the corner that might work out quite well for Samsung.

Unfortunately, there’s no official information about the Samsung Wave Y LaFleur availability outside Ukraine.

source : GSMarena, Rozetka

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TomTom Signs Strategic Deal with Samsung

January 30th, 2012 Hornet

TomTom has signed a strategic deal with Samsung whereby TomTom maps and location content will power the Wave3 smartphone. TomTom will provide information to support daily location needs of Wave3 users, from navigation to search and find.

‘Signing the deal with Samsung highlights TomTom’s ability to deliver the map and enhanced content needed to enable the location based services for wireless users’ said Charles Cautley, Managing Director TomTom Automotive and Licensing. ‘TomTom is excited to collaborate with the global leader in the smartphone market.’

‘As we strive to deliver innovations for the global smartphone market, location-enabled content and applications are increasingly important to our customers,’ said David Noh, Vice President & Head of Technology Alliance Group. ‘We needed a partner that could deliver to our strict requirements for quality and TomTom rose to the occasion.’

The agreement gives Samsung access to TomTom global maps and premium location content including:

– Map coverage for over 200 countries globally, providing over 35 million kilometers of road network

– Points of Interest providing information that enables users to find the people, places and services they need, wherever they are

– 3D City Maps and 3D Landmarks adding a dimension of clarity and reality to the map, enhancing recognition and providing a visual orientation aid

– Enterprise Traffic delivering live road conditions, including the location and length of a traffic incident, helping drivers find the quickest route to their destination

– Speed Cameras providing a location alert for safety related cameras to promote safe driving habits and optimize the navigation experience.

About TomTom

TomTom is a global supplier of location and navigation products and services. We provide consumers and enterprise, government and automotive industry customers with digital maps, traffic intelligence, navigation software, PNDs, automotive systems, fleet management services, smartphone apps, fitness devices, POIs and speedcam intelligence.

Headquartered in Amsterdam, TomTom has over 3,500 employees and operates from 50 locations in 35 countries.

source: Business Wire

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Bada Merger With Tizen OS Not Definite, Says Samsung

January 21st, 2012 Hornet

Samsung Electronics appears to be backtracking from earlier reports that said it was merging its own bada mobile platform with the Intel-backed Tizen operating system, stating on Wednesday that no decision on the merger has been made.

“We are carefully looking at it as an option to make the platforms serve better for customers,” Samsung said in a statement.

Tae-Jin Kang, senior vice president of Samsung’s contents planning team, said the merger was already under way in an interview with Forbes magazine last week. After the integration, Tizen will support mobile applications written with bada’s SDK (software development kit), he said.

“Samsung will probably confirm the status (of the merger) officially when a product is ready, not prematurely,” said Thomas Kang, a director with research firm Strategy Analytics. Samsung has also used other operating systems — Kang mentioned Palm OS and Tizen’s Linux-based predecessor LiMo, but the company has also released phones running Symbian OS, Android and, more recently, Windows Phone — “so there is enough room in Samsung’s portfolio to test another one,” he said.

Samsung has largely relied on Google’s Android OS in its hottest-selling phones, but may have reason to keep alternatives ready. While Android is open source and available to manufacturer, Google announced plans last year to acquire Samsung rival Motorola Mobility, which would allow it to make its own Android phones. This sparked concerns that Google might eventually favor Motorola over other handset vendors with its Android OS, something Google denies.

Despite the possible merger of bada and Tizen providing an alternative OS for the company, Samsung will still heavily focus on using Android to compete with Apple’s products, Kang said. Tizen, however, could provide an additional OS that can not only be used on smartphones and tablets, but also TVs and other consumer gadgets, he said.

Samsung will continue to support open-source based development and work with other “industry stakeholders,” it said in its statement Wednesday.

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Samsung S8600 Wave 3 Released

November 28th, 2011 Hornet

Today Samsung announced that its new bada flagship, the S8600 Wave 3 is hitting the shelves around the world. The smartphone, which was announced at the end of August is making its market debut just in time for the holiday shopping spree.

Samsung didn’t quote the price of the Wave 3, but a quick search around online shops did the trick. The Samsung S8600 Wave 3 is currently going for about €280 after taxes in Europe, which seems like quite a decent bargain considering the package you are getting.

The Samsung S8600 Wave 3 is built around a 4″ Super AMOLED of WVGA resolution and runs bada OS 2.0 on a 1.4GHz Scorpion processor. A 5-megapixels auto-focus camera with LED flash and 720p video recording @30fps should cater for your photography needs, while a VGA front-facing snapper enables video-chatting.

Throw away your depression medication! Now all the old Wave owners can expect a bada 2.0 firmware upgrade soon!

source:- GSMarena

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