Samsung announced this morning that it will expand its notebook business into the North American market. The company has manufactured laptops for Dell and others and has offered its own branded notebooks overseas. But the company will offer 5 different notebook lines in the U.S. market
Samsung looks to be off to a solid, if conservative, start by launching seven laptops in four categories: Netbook (the NC10), slim ultraportable (the X series), mainstream consumer (the Q series and R series) and business (the P series). Samsung’s NC10 netbook is sure to give the Eee PC and others a run for their money. With a 10.2-inch wide display, enhanced 6-cell battery battery and 160GB hard drive it will carry a $499 price tag. The Q310 is a highly portable all-purpose laptop for $1,149 and $1,299, featuring a 13.3-inch wide LCD. The R610, with an price of $1,049, is a desktop replacement that features a 16-inch 16:9 aspect ration display.
The X360 and X460 are 13.3 and 14.1-inch ultra thin-and-light laptops that start at $1,599. Completing Samsung’s entry into the laptop market are the business-focused P460 and P560, which are ruggedized laptops with a price range of $1,149 to $1,399.
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With Apple’s new laptops expected at tomorrow’s event, sources have delivered original photos of the MacBook Pro showing an iMac-like “metal and glass” design — with FireWire connectivity — as well as a plethora of other specs and information.The $899 product is codenamed K29, while all other products on the price list begin with an “M” such as “M96.”
The latest photo shows a 15-inch MacBook Pro comprised of aluminum with a glass display that’s framed by a black bezel, matching AppleInsider’s description from April, which noted that the new systems would take design cues from both the aluminum iMacs and MacBook Air. Â Also visible from the photo is what appears to be a new generation of Apple trackpad that lacks a dedicated button. A report received by AppleInsider this evening described a MacBook Pro with a black display bezel whose entire trackpad would serve as a button. The new MacBook Pro will reportedly feature two NVIDIA graphics cards, according to Engadget and our own sources — an integrated GPU for normal use and a dedicated card that will be tapped when the extra power is needed read more…
This Nokia eco-friendly concept flaunts a wooden body made from sustainable timber “This Nokia eco-friendly concept flaunts a wooden body made from sustainable timber. The design features an 8-megapixel camera, bluetooth, speaker and a Symbian S60 Operating System.”The wooden camera phone is said to have its body made from sustainable timber. So, there isn’t a worry about that more trees get cut down while Nokia is going for a mass production for this wooden phone.
 
Cellphone Beat continues: Mobile phones with metallic bodies, which in the designer mode are even seen studded with diamonds and crystals, will have an environment-friendly competitor, if the eco-friendly wooden Nokia concept is realized sometime in the distant future. The natural soulful look of the phone, fitted with advanced technical features, will make it the most sought after device by environmentally-conscious, cell phone users, looking for a phone that does not contaminate the environment with its toxic elements.
Fresh out from FCC lab, the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic has just been approved by FCC. As you may already know, such approval is required before a wireless device can be sold to consumers in the United States and if nothing else FCC approval is always a good sign that phone is on the way and indicates that it will be released for US markets soon, maybe sooner than expected.
The device was spotted in the FCC database earlier this morning along with one critical detail: no HSDPA 850/1900 support. In simple terms this means no 3G speeds for At&t customers here in the states and that the version going through testing is a non-U.S. release. While we continue to wait for a US 3G model coming in 2009, the appearance in the FCC database is always an encouraging sign of things to come.
Samsung Mobile has introduced the SCH-R550 JetSet mobile phone for Cricket Communications consumers. Cricket Communications is a wireless services provider owned by Leap Wireless International.The Samsung JetSet’s 2.0 megapixel camera not only takes great stills, it also functions as a camcorder for video capture and playback and MMS allows users to share this entertainment in a seamless and efficient manner.
The JetSet is a clamshell phone that is AWS compatible, while also boasting several cool features, like a 2.0 megapixel camera and camcorder, stereo Bluetooth capabilities and an MP3 player with touch sensitive external keys. Another thing worth mentioning about this device is the fact that it supports microSD cards up to 16GB, thus allowing users to store all they need on the JetSet.This feather-weight morsel of a clamshell can be picked up now for $199.99.
