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Samsung Omnia (Verizon Wireless)

Photo gallery:Samsung OmniaEditors' note: Portions of the Design and Features section were taken from our original review of the unlocked Samsung Omnia, since both models share a number of similarities.Back in late September 2008, we reviewed the unlocked version of the Samsung Omnia and at the time, we didn't know...

Tags: Keyboards, Smart phones, Monitors & displays, Handhelds, Cellular phones, Obviously IT, Verizon Wireless, Samsung OMNIA, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Omnia, touch screen, RIM BlackBerry, full-QWERTY

Product reviews 2008-11-25

Verizon Wireless announces Samsung OMNIA and HTC Touch Pro

Verizon Wireless announces Samsung OMNIA and HTC Touch ProVerizon Wireless announces Samsung OMNIA and HTC Touch ProDoes the OMNIA require a data plan like other Verizon smartphones such as the blackberry?Nice, and WM too!I think I just found my next phone. :)RE: Verizon Wireless announces Samsung OMNIA and HTC Touch...

Tags: Smart phones, Samsung OMNIA, HTC Touch Pro, HTC Touch, High Tech Computer Corp., Verizon Wireless, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.

Discussion threads 2008-11-25

Verizon Wireless announces Samsung OMNIA and HTC Touch Pro

I purchased and then reviewed the Samsung OMNIA after a trip to Singapore in September. Today, Verizon Wireless announced the OMNIA will be available starting tomorrow for US$249.99 after a US$70 mail-in rebate and 2-year contract. I paid over US$700 for my OMNIA just a couple months ago and can't...

Tags: Touch Screen, High Tech Computer Corp., Device, Microsoft Windows Mobile, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Verizon Wireless, HTC Touch, Samsung OMNIA, Keyboards, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Monitors & Displays, Handhelds, Hardware, Peripherals, Software, Components, Matthew Miller

Blog posts 2008-11-25

AT&T’s Samsung i907 named 'Epix'

AT&T’s Samsung i907 named 'Epix'i907I thought the i907 was supposed to be the AT&T version of the Samsung Omnia. Wtf happened!? I've been waiting forever for the Samsung Omnia i900 to come to AT&T. Is that ever going to happen?

Tags: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Epix, Samsung OMNIA

Discussion threads 2008-10-04

Samsung Omnia

Photo gallery:Samsung OmniaAlong with the RIM BlackBerry Bold and Sony Ericsson Xperia X1, the Samsung Omnia is one of the most requested and sought after smartphones of 2008. Why all the buzz? It's not so much the Omnia's touch screen that's drawing attention (after all, we've seen it in the...

Tags: Smart phones, Keyboards, Monitors & displays, Cellular phones, Handhelds, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Samsung OMNIA, OMNIA, touch screen

Product reviews 2008-09-30

Samsung OMNIA first impressions show that Windows Mobile can beat the iPhone

Samsung OMNIA first impressions show that Windows Mobile can beat the iPhoneNot fair to compare??Sorry, but I have to disagree. Looking at the price of an iPhone 3G it IS in the same bracket as the more powerful smart phones. All this shows is it is poor value...

Tags: Operating systems, Handhelds, Advertising & Promotion, Matthew, Samsung OMNIA, Microsoft Windows Mobile, Apple iPhone, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., mobile, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2008-09-02

OMNIA gallery image 1 (Image Gallery: First impressions of the Samsung OMNIA WM 6.1 Pro device)

OMNIA gallery image 1 (Image Gallery: First impressions of the Samsung OMNIA WM 6.1 Pro device)Yawn...Nothing exciting for me to see...I prefer QWERTY devices more than non-QWERTY devices.I like HTC Diamond and HTC Touch Pro better than Omnia.I am only impressed as this is more interesting than the Palm WM.You...

Tags: Cellular phones, Samsung OMNIA, OMNIA gallery image, gallery image, Samsung OMNIA WM 6.1 Pro device, Samsung OMNIA WM 6.1 Pro, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Image Gallery

Discussion threads 2008-09-02

Samsung OMNIA first impressions show that Windows Mobile can beat the iPhone

I wrote about my Samsung OMNIA buying experiences in Singapore and wanted to post a first impressions article as I continue to work on a full review of the device. I purchased the 16GB white colored device and think it may be my new preferred Windows Mobile device. Like the...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Device, Microsoft Windows Mobile, Mobile, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Headset, Stylus, Samsung OMNIA, Center Button, Microsoft Windows, Podcasts, Operating Systems, Software, Internet, Matthew Miller

Blog posts 2008-09-02

Some tips for the mobile phone buyer traveling abroad

I just returned from a short business trip to Singapore and knew before I went out there that it might be trouble for my credit card because Singapore is known for their electronics stores and malls dedicated to electronics. After a couple days of work, it turned out my trip...

Tags: SIM Card, Phone, Device, Mobile, Credit Card, Retail Company, Cell Phone, Electronics, Singapore, Samsung OMNIA, G900, Retail, Taxes, Free Trade, Sales Channel, Financial Services, Financial Planning, Finance, Sales, Matthew Miller

Blog posts 2008-08-31

T-Mobile 3G news heats up with HTC Dream and Samsung T919 rumors

T-Mobile 3G news heats up with HTC Dream and Samsung T919 rumorsSamsung Omnia falls below expectationsA personal view for those who are looking into Samsung Omnia. PLS RE-CONSIDER!!Bought my phone for less than a mth, and had been to Samsung service centre thrice! 1st software glitch, then hardware crashed. Their...

Tags: Telecom & Utilities, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Samsung T919, Samsung Omnia, T-Mobile 3G, High Tech Computer Corp., 3G, T-Mobile

Discussion threads 2008-08-21

Samsung OMNIA coming to Italy on 22 July

Last month Samsung announced the OMNIA Windows Mobile device that looks like a direct competitor to the Apple iPhone. I was bit surprised, and yet pleased, to see that Samsung announced it will be available on 22 July starting in Italy. It seems these devices are usually announced and then...

Tags: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Italy, Samsung OMNIA, GPS, Pocket PC, Handhelds, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, Software, Matthew Miller

Blog posts 2008-07-16

Samsung announces the OMNIA Windows Mobile device with 5 megapixel camera

It is great to see so many new and innovative Windows Mobile devices being announced and launched from the likes of HTC, Sony Ericsson, and now Samsung. Samsung announced the Samsung OMNIA (SGH-i900) on Monday and my buddy, Arne Hess, already had a chance to put his hands on an...

Tags: High Tech Computer Corp., Microsoft Windows Mobile, Mobile, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Camera, Samsung OMNIA, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Handhelds, Software, Hardware, Matthew Miller

Blog posts 2008-06-11

Samsung announces 3G 'iPhone killer'

Coming in the Toybox inbox this morning is news of the Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional-based 3G Samsung Omnia, announced today while Apple fanboys around the globe wait nervously for an announcement of a 3G iPhone at today's WWDC keynote. The Omnia's enters the ring looking to fight,...

Tags: Apple iPhone, DivXNetworks, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Video, H.264, XviD, Samsung Omnia, 3G, Corporate Communications, GPS, Cellular Phones, Wireless, Handhelds, Operating Systems, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Marketing, Hardware, Software, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2008-06-09

Additional Resources

Seagate's "random freeze" problem: worse than reported?

Reports that Seagate is having "random freeze" problems on its new 1.5 TB drives may be more serious than the company has admitted: 1 TB Seagate drives may be affected as well. Seagate on the case Seagate spokesman Mike Hall wrote: Seagate is...

Tags: Seagate Technology LLC, RAID, Storage, Hardware, Robin Harris

Blog posts 2008-12-04

Holiday Gift Guide 2008: High-end home theater setups

Economy be damned, you want to upgrade your home theater—and do it right—for the holidays (and/or in anticipation of the Super Bowl). If you have the means to spend more than two grand on a set and the hundreds and hundreds more to round out your setup with primo components,...

Tags: Plasma, Home Theater, Home Entertainment, Consumer Electronics, Tv & Home Theater, Personal Technology, Sean Portnoy

Blog posts 2008-12-03

Group calls on Washington to establish national Broadband strategy

Group calls on Washington to establish national Broadband strategyNational BroadbandI'm surprised AT&T is involved, in 1995 they promised us DSL "soon" were we live (20 miles north of Silicon Valley). It's soon to be 2009 and nothing DSL or WiFi yet. I wonder what their definition of 'soon'...

Tags: Network technology, Broadband Internet, Sprint Communications, DSL, broadband, strategy

Discussion threads 2008-12-02

In other Nokia news today...

All the buzz about Nokia today may have been about the launch of the N97, the company's new high-end smartphone. But Nokia did have other news: it has completed its acquisition of Symbian, maker of the mobile operating system on many cell phones. Symbian employees will become Nokia employees on...

Tags: Nokia Corp., Symbian Inc., Mergers & Acquisitions, Corporate Law, Smart Phones, Open Source, Operating Systems, Investment, Finance, Business Operations, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Software, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2008-12-02

Netbooks dominate Cyber Monday sales

Netbooks dominated the Computers & PC hardware bestsellers list on Amazon this Cyber Monday, the biggest online shopping day of the year in the U.S. Netbooks FTW! Chalk it up to a small form factor (7-10 in., about 3 lbs.) and an even smaller...

Tags: Monitor, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Sales, LCD, MSI, Monitors & Displays, Notebooks, Hardware, Components, Notebooks & Tablets, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2008-12-02

Hi Def Voice: Cool Sounding, But Do You Care?

Hi Def Voice: Cool Sounding, But Do You Care?We have been suffering so long with poor quality voice, that we are used toit. It almost does not seem like a phone call when the quality is good. But, talking so someone with high quality voice IS really nice. Of course...

Tags: Telecom & Utilities, phone

Discussion threads 2008-12-01

Rating Samsung's first notebooks for the U.S.

Rating Samsung's first notebooks for the U.S.Wow, increadably mediocre!Samsung has some of the best hardware in the electronics biz. What were they thinking with this laptop? First, 16:9? And low rez? Give me a break. Screen real-estate on a laptop is a must. 16:10 and high...

Tags: Notebooks, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., first notebook, notebook

Discussion threads 2008-12-01