Throw In WiFi This Time: Samsung Ultra Messaging i600
It’s as if Samsung was listening to every word we said. Back in November when Cingular rolled out Samsung’s Blackjack, we wondered why they’d forgotten to include WiFi in a smartphone that seemed to have almost everything else going for it.
Today at ITU Telecom World 2006 in Hong Kong Samsung launched its Ultra Messaging i600 and this time, they didn’t forget the WiFi. Add that to the 3G high speed (HSPDA) data and it’s just about the most up-to-date little Windows Mobile smartphone you could want. There’s even an RSS feed and podcast download tool.
At less than half an inch thick, Samsung’s calling it the “world’s thinnest QWERTY smartphone”. Like the Blackjack it’s a GSM phone, so it’s a candidate for Cingular or T-Mobile in the U.S. But we North Americans will have to be patient - Europe and the Asian Pacific region will get it first, probably first quarter of next year.
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[via Daily Tech]
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