Having Conquered Wii, Opera Locks up Samsung
Those of you enamored with Opera after its debut on the Wii earlier today, can now get your Opera fix from one other device, your Samsung handset. Opera has secured a contract to stock Samsung’s (presumably higher-end) mobile offerings with its Opera Mobile browser in a per-phone sold licensing agreement. Considering Samsung’s massive market share…
Samsung Ups T9’s Capacity From 2GB to 8GB
Samsung plans to upgrade the YP-T9‘s storage capacity from 2GB to 8GB. Of course, we couldn’t tell you when this is likely to happen, but odds are we’ll find out more once CES rolls around in the second week of January. We also couldn’t tell you exactly which model of the T9 is going to…
Chinese-Tailored Samsung SGH-i718 Smartphone: Now With Business Card Reader
There’s a telecom expo going on right now in Hong Kong, which helps o explain all the recent cellphone announcements and groovy mockups we’ve seen. Now Samsung is getting into the mix with a smartphone of its own, the SGH-i718. Running on Windows Mobile 5, the i718 has a 2.0-megapixel camera, microSD support and the…
Gold-Plated Samsung YP-Z5 Hits Auction Block
To celebrate the sale of one million YP-Z5s, Samsung has created ten special editions of the player that are gilded in 18K gold. The newly golden digital audio players will hit the auction block in Japan (we think—machine translation stinks) where the lucky winners gets to take home the DAP. Samsung even coated the box…
Fuel Cell Cellphone Charger: Goes Great with Your Prius
We might not be seeing fuel cell cars anytime soon, but at least we’ll be able to use the technology to power some of our stuff. Like cell phones, for example. Samsung and SAIT have developed this diminutive charger using fuel cell technology to ensure that you never run out of juice again. Simply pop…