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Samsung Monte S5620 gets official

SlashGear  Feb 09 10

A little over a week since we saw it leak into the wild, the Samsung Monte S5620 has been officially launched.  A 3-inch capacitive touchscreen featurephone, the Monte S5620 packs UMTS/HSDPA (900/2100, 3.6Mbps) along with quadband GSM, WiFi, A-GPS and Bluetooth 2.1.  The Monte also has a 3.2-megapixel camera with smile-shot and face detection.

While the Monte isn’t a smartphone – in fact it runs Samsung’s own TouchWiz 2.0 Plus platform – Samsung reckon it has much of the functionality of one.  They’re particularly proud of the handset’s browsing abilities, which support full HTML and both landscape and portrait modes, and its social networking: there are Facebook and MySpace apps, as well as Twitter and Bebo widgets and a multi-platform IM client. Full story...

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Verizon LG VS750 Windows Mobile Classic slider expected April 2010

SlashGear  about an hour ago

It’s not just HTC pushing out Windows Mobile 6.5.3 smartphones despite Windows Phone 7 being due at the end of the year.

MoviePeg holds your iPhone for movie watching

SlashGear  about an hour ago

Any iPhone user who has tried to watch video has probably wished that the iPhone had a stand to make watching more comfortable when sitting down.

MEDL Tech unveils portable 13-inch LCD

SlashGear  about an hour ago

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Imation offers magnetic tape medium with 1.5TB native capacity

SlashGear  just under two hours ago

All around the country there are lots of businesses and consumers that use tape as a backup medium for important data.

InVisage QuantumFilm promises 4x cameraphone sharpness [Video]

SlashGear  4 hours ago

Despite climbing megapixel counts, cameraphones still don’t seem to offer the same photographic performance as a dedicated point-and-shoot.

Viliv S5, X70EX and S7 arrive at Best Buy

SlashGear  4 hours ago

Tempted by Viliv’s range of MIDs and convertible netbooks, but wary of ordering sight-unseen from importers online?  That’s all set to change this week, with the announcement that select Viliv devices will be showing up in Best Buy Mobile stores.

Chevrolet Volt gets geeky video overview

SlashGear  5 hours ago

Let’s face it, the Toyota Prius – while still a reasonable hybrid – has lost one of its more important draws: its newness.

ASUS Rampage III Extreme motherboard gets official

SlashGear  5 hours ago

If the early preview shots of ASUS’ Rampage III Extreme motherboard got your juices flowing, then the full information about the Intel X58-based ‘board should be enough to knock you off your feet.

SlashGear Week in Review – Week 12 2010

SlashGear  23 hours ago

Welcome to the latest edition of the week in review here at SlashGear. Tons of new gear popped up last week, so let’s get right to it.



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