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  Samsung has officially introduced two phones for the Indian market – the already available Champ (C3303) and WinMo 6.5 powered Omnia Lite (B7300). Champ as we all know, gives the full touchscreen experience at a very affordable price. Samsung Champ goes for just Rs. 4,500 and brings along with it a 2.4-inch touchscreen display, [...]

  UPDATE: Specs of Wave 2 and Wave 2 Pro. Both phones support quad-band GSM with EDGE connectivity, 3.2-inch TFT LCD, TouchWiz UI, Social Hub, Wi-Fi 802.11n, Bluetooth 2.1, 3MP camera, A-GPS, 80MB internal memory and microSD card slot. As expected, Samsung has introduced new phones on bada, Windows Mobile and Android platforms at CommunicAsia. [...]

  Heavy spenders take note, here’s a gadget in town craving for your attention. Samsung has announced a Gold Edition of its power packed I8910 HD (Omnia HD) that is inlayed with gold and bundles special accessories. The Omnia HD Gold Edition comes in two choices of colors – Champagne Gold and Luxury Gold and [...]

  The leaked doc from last week turns out to be true. Samsung and Verizon have announced the impending Omnia II that will grace the stores beginning December 2. The feature set remains the same, which means it will have a vivid 3.7-inch AMOLED resistive touchscreen display running WinMo 6.5 OS laden with TouchWiz and [...]

  Samsung today announced its flagship device from the Omnia range. The Omnia II (I8000) equipped with a solid hardware set is one of the most sought devices but the decision to go with Windows Mobile 6.1 seems to be an absurd move, since WinMo 6.5 is already released. Anyways, if you’re aware of the [...]

  Samsung has officially stamped B7330 as the newest entrant in the Omnia series. The B7330 will join its siblings in the OmniaPRO series that is segregated for Omnia devices with QWERTY keyboard. Running Windows Mobile 6.5 OS, the OmniaPRO B7330 features a 2.63-inch display, 7.2Mbps HSDPA/2Mbps HSUPA, 3MP camera, FM Radio, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS [...]

  Verizon users will soon be spoilt for choice. A total of six phones, out of which five phones are power packed have been added to Verizon’s Inventory Database, hinting their launch maybe near. The phones – RIM BlackBerry Storm 2, HTC Touch Pro2 (XV6875), Samsung Omnia II, Convoy U640 and interestingly two Palm devices [...]

  Samsung’s B7330 first showed its proof of existence when Wi-Fi certified the device and now we’ve got the images in addition to some specs. The phone is a clear upgrade to Omnia PRO B7320 and when you compare them head to head, the differences aren’t many. To start with, B7330 smartphone has a revamped [...]

  The wait is over. Samsung has officially announced its HD video recording phone Omnia HD in India. For a decent price of Rs. 33,990 and the rich feature set, I think it’s going to be tough for Nokia to justify N97’s price. Anyways, back to Omnia HD, the phone as we know boasts a [...]

  We knew Omnia II was upgradeable to Windows Mobile 6.5 but it seems Austria will be the first country to get Omnia II loaded with Windows Mobile 6.5, out of the box. The phone will be released on Austria’s A1 network by the end of September. Omnia II was unveiled at the Communicasia last [...]

  With 624MHz CPU, 128MB RAM, 3.2-inch touchscreen and other nifty features, a lot of hackers felt Omnia’s prowess was being wasted with Windows Mobile 6.1 and thus, they have initiated a project called the Andromnia – to install Android OS on Omnia. The goal is still faraway but a major step realizing their goal [...]

  Looks like Indians are in for a treat these two months. Samsung India’s Country Head, Guru Dutt has confirmed that they’ll bring about 7 new phones by July, including an Android phone. Their aim is to capture about 20 percent of the market by the end of this year and with the powerpacked list [...]

It seems like Samsung has got a full Omnia range ready to cater to different kinds of users. Samsung has created a clear segregation amongst Omnia phones bearing no physical keyboard and ones with physical QWERTY keyboard, irrespective of the screen supporting touch or not. From the Omnia range, it’s the previously leaked Omnia II [...]

  UPDATE: Specs have come in for the B7610. It has a 3.5-inch AMOLED screen with 800×480 resolution, 5.1MP camera, 1gig of internal memory, Wi-Fi, GPS, TV-Out and FM Tuner. [Via] Samsung has revealed its showcase lineup for the CommunicAsia which also includes the much rumored Louvre from the Omnia Pro Series. The Omnia Pro [...]

  Just when we thought Samsung had only a couple of Cubic button phones under its sleeve, one more slips through suggesting that the Cubic range is bigger than we expected. Thanks to a Lithuanian retailer, I8000 or Omnia 2 has shown its face along with the full specifications. As with the Omnia, Omnia 2 [...]