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Samsung Omnia was spotted with Verizon’s logo on it about one month ago, but it’s still not officially released by the second largest US mobile carrier. However, BGR has come up with some live shots of the Windows Mobile 6.1 handset, straight from a Verizon retail store, which means that it won’t be long until the [...]

Filed under: Handsets , Samsung , Verizon Wireless , Windows Mobile , EV-DO , CDMA Not that we've any reason to be shocked here, but Samsung's Omnia is indeed coming to Verizon Wireless. 'Course, most everyone with any remote affiliation to Big Red is frenzied over that other phone today, but those with a soft spot for Windows Mobile 6.1 may want to give this one a bit of attention. You know the highlight specs by now -- a 5-megapixel camera / camcorder, full HTML browser and an expansive touchscreen -- but the nitty-gritty details are still being withheld. As of now, the link on Samsung's website tunnels straight to an error page, forcing us to be content with the knowledge that somehow, someday, this phone is destined for a life on VZW's shelves. Enlarged screengrab is after the jump. Continue reading Samsung Omnia makes official Verizon appearance Samsung Omnia makes official Verizon appearance originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Fri, 21 Nov 2008 10:25:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments

If you do any kind of traveling through the Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), you’re probably already well aware that Samsung Mobile has started distributing mobile phone charging stations throughout departure terminals. Samsung launched their airport mobile phone charging kiosks last year to help tech-addled travelers keep their electronic gadgets juiced up pre-flight. Samsung Mobile has [...]

Today Qualcomm scored a huge coup for its MediaFLO mobile television service by winning the right to broadcast the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show and to create a 27/7 channel devoted to the event. All MediaFLO subscribers will be able to watch the broadcast when it airs on Dec. 3. The fashion show pulled in a television audience last year of 6.5 million , exactly mirroring the number of people who are watching any form of mobile TV, which includes options other than MediaFLO. But as the February transition to digital television looms, groups such as the National Association of Broadcasters and the Open Mobile Video Coalition (pushing a jointly developed LG and Samsung standard ) are seeking to develop alternate methods to watch TV on the go to avoid being beholden to wireless providers. The OMVC and it's backers are branching out beyond cellular networks, hoping to install their technology in cars and laptops. Should those efforts succeed, Qualcomm's investments in MediaFLO won't pan out. With its Ultra Mobile Broadband 4G wireless effort officially shuttered last week , Qualcomm needs to find another way to mint money. It still has a platform effort in Gobi, MediaFLO is still around, and 3G networks aren't going anywhere for a while, but Qualcomm built its success on controlling the IP for the widely adopted mobile standard CDMA. It can certainly play in other fields, but without a choke hold on some widely needed intellectual property, its negotiating power and royalty rates will be lessened. Image from CBS

Kodak, the camera manufacturer we all know and love, is opening up both barrels of legal shotgunnery on LG and Samsung for the camera modules and software they use in their phones. Supposedly the patent in question deals with “image capture, compression and data storage and a method for previewing motion images”. This litigation comes [...]

Filed under: LG , Motorola , Nokia , Samsung , Sony Ericsson , Accessories Nokia, Samsung, Motorola, LG, and Sony Ericsson probably don't see eye-to-eye on very many topics, but thankfully, they can all agree that Planet Earth is worth saving (or, at the very least, they can all agree that getting hated on by Greenpeace sucks). The five handset juggernauts have announced a common five-star rating system for phone chargers, making it easier for buyers to figure out which chargers consume the least energy; adapters that have features like automatic standby when the phone is finished charging will be awarded higher ratings. Nokia's been saying for some time that a ridiculous amount of energy is wasted every year by chargers that are idling their watts away plugged into fully-charged phones, so this could be a major step toward getting charger manufacturers to produce more advanced models en masse. [Via Phone Scoop ] Top five handset manufacturers get together for treehuggin' chargers originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Wed, 19 Nov 2008 20:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments