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700 euros burning a hole in your pocket? Here’s an Armani-Samsung phone for you.

You’re looking at the latest fashion phone that’s sure to find its way into celebrities’ gift bags at the end of fancy yacht parties. It’s the product of a collaboration between Armani, Samsung and Microsoft. That’s right: a €700 phone that runs WinMo 6.5 . Oh, dear. The phone, I think, doesn’t look bad at all. It doesn’t reinvent the wheel, so to speak—QWERTY slider with touchscreen for good measure—nor does it really have it. It’s not like this phone is aimed at you or I or anything. The specs: 3.5-inch AMOLED screen, built-in GPD, 8GB …

[ More ] October 12th, 2009 | No Comments | Posted in Mobile |

Samsung’s WinMo 6.5-powered Armani smartphone gets previewed

Got a cool grand to drop on a Windows Phone? Oh, yeah? Then have a gander at Samsung’s latest fashion piece , the Armani -branded M7500. The cool cats over at PhoneArena managed to get their paws around a unit, and as predicted, they didn’t hesitate to bust out the camera and give us all a good look. They also took the chance to give us a brief overview of how the handset handled, calling it “bulky even for a WinMo smartphone,” though praising the high-res display and well-spaced keyboard. Feel free to hit the read link if …

[ More ] October 10th, 2009 | No Comments | Posted in Cellphones |

Softbank’s cell phone lineup for this summer (part 2: Armani and other models)

SoftBank today not only announced six new cell phones made by Sharp but also nine other models from companies such as NEC, Panasonic, Samsung and Armani (well, the Armani handset is really made by Samsung). The carrier will start rolling out the handsets between May and October this year. Here is the rest of the SoftBank summer 2009 line-up (all models that are not made by Sharp): NEC 931N (Wi-Fi cell-phone featuring a maximum performance of 54MBps, a rotating 3-inch touch screen and a 8MP camera) NEC 930N (featuring a super-slim body (13.9mm) and a 8MP camera) NEC 831N (easy-to-use handset with earth quake information function) Panasonic 931P (VIERA handset …

[ More ] May 19th, 2009 | No Comments | Posted in Mobile |