Samsung’s SH100 compact point-and-shoot is pretty much like every other modern compact cam: It features a 14.2 megapixel resolution, HD video recording, and a 3-inch touchscreen. The 5x optical zoom’s relatively good for a cam this size, but here’s where this thing could shine: wireless connectivity and features that’s built to work with smartphones.
The rumors have been all over the web for the past month or so, so getting a confirmation from the company itself is a refreshing change. If only to get a good, clear look at the phone. Anyway, you heard it right: Google has just put up a page for the much-rumored Galaxy S, the Samsung-built, Google-branded smartphone that also bears the distinction of being the first phone to run Android 2.3.
Earlier this year, Motorola slapped R2-D2’s mug onto a Droid 2 to make for a cute special edition. But Samsung? They managed to recruit Darth Vader to pitch the Galaxy S for Docomo in Japan. We’ve got to give this year’s award for best mobile phone-Star Wars crossover to Samsung, because anyone can draw R2-D2’s panels on a phone. But to get D.V. to help you market a new mobile phone, the force must be strong in you. Okay, all you really need is an appropriately-sized guy to wear a really good Darth Vader costume. If you’re wondering what ‘ol Darth is doing—silently hanging out with the people as they go about their business in the video–he’s supposed to be like the phone that’s “always with you.” Why they specifically used Darth Vader to represent the phone, we have no idea. Maybe the guy who was supposed to come dressed in a foam phone costume got sick that day, and this was all they could get. One more video of Darth Vader appearing in Docomo’s press conference after the break.
Giorgio Armani and Samsung aren’t strangers, having collaborated on a number of Samsung handsets that basically adds a stylish twist to the typical Samsung phone. The latest Samsung phone to get pimped by Armani? The Android-powered Galaxy S. What’s new? We’re not entirely sure yet. Going by the photos, it still looks like your basic Galaxy S with the black front and carbon-fiber back plate; no gold highlights, no stainless steel inserts, and certainly no diamonds. The photos show a Giorgio Armani logo on top of the screen though, and there’s an Armani app icon on the phone’s interface, but it could just be a link to the fashion brand’s website.
Well, that was too easy. Some users over at the XDA Developers forum just found out an unbelievably easy way to unlock the Samsung Galaxy S: just look at the file system. Apparently, the phone packs its own unlock codes in an internal backup (.bak) file and not stored in a remote server.
Giorgio Armani and Samsung aren’t strangers, having collaborated on a number of Samsung handsets that basically adds a stylish twist to the typical Samsung phone. The latest Samsung phone to get pimped by Armani? The Android-powered Galaxy S. What’s new? We’re not entirely sure yet. Going by the photos, it still looks like your basic Galaxy S with the black front and carbon-fiber back plate; no gold highlights, no stainless steel inserts, and certainly no diamonds. The photos show a Giorgio Armani logo on top of the screen though, and there’s an Armani app icon on the phone’s interface, but it could just be a link to the fashion brand’s website.
